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Trapped in the checkout line, Youneda had no desire to give advice to baby dragons.
He was old and did not want desperately earnest questions that could not be properly answered.
As the oldest dragon in the store, Youneda was trapped between questions and broken cash registers.
A sweet slice-of-life fantasy, Checkout Line speaks of hope, change and the freedom of being yourself no matter what.
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Meyari McFarland
Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.
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Checkout Line - Meyari McFarland
Checkout Line
By Meyari McFarland
Other Books by Meyari McFarland:
Matriarchies of Muirin:
Tales from the Dana Clanhouse
Repair and Rebuild
Storm Over Archaelaos
Coming Together
Facing the Storm
Fitting In
Mages of Tindiere:
Artifacts of Awareness
City of the Dead
Transplant of War
Debts to Recover:
The Nature of Beasts
The Manor Verse:
A New Path
Following the Trail
Crafting Home
Finding a Way
Copyright ©2015 by Mary Raichle
Cover image © Alexandrapetruk | Dreamstime.com - Cute Green Dragon Photo
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be emailed to me_ya_ri@yahoo.com
This book is also available in TPB format from all major retailers.
Dedication:
This story is dedicated to Anne McCaffrey's Pern—I wouldn't love dragons as much if I hadn't devoured those books when I was young.
Table of Contents
Checkout Line
Repair and Rebuild
Afterword
Checkout Line
Youneda stalked through the grocery store aisles, his cart of cheese, tea and carefully chosen cuts of meat hovering at the end of his tail. Annoying to have to shop this time of the evening but he'd fallen asleep on his basking couch. The hours of sleep had done him some good. His wings didn't ache as much as normal for the rain falling outside and his perpetual backache was down to a mere ache near the base of his tail, but the lack of pain didn't make up for the
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