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    He Moved through the Fair
    He Moved through the Fair
    He Moved through the Fair
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    He Moved through the Fair

    By K. Bird Lincoln

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    A historical fantasy short story inspired by the traditional ballad "He Moved Through the Fair" set in Monterey Bay of the early 1900's: Hana is Japanese and Cigno is Italian. On  Cannery Row that means they are enemies. One day, Cigno and Hana experience a mysterious connection when Cigno stops fishermen from harassing Hana at his cafe. Can they be together? Or will hate and different cultures tear them apart?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherK. Bird Lincoln
    Release dateAug 24, 2017
    ISBN9781386019459
    He Moved through the Fair
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    K. Bird Lincoln

    K. Bird Lincoln is an ESL professional and writer living on the windswept Minnesota Prairie with family and a huge addiction to frou-frou coffee. Also dark chocolate-- without which, the world is a howling void. Originally from Cleveland, she has spent more years living on the edges of the Pacific Ocean than in the Midwest. Her speculative short stories are published in various online & paper publications such as Strange Horizons. Her medieval Japanese fantasy series, Tiger Lily, is available from Amazon. World Weaver Press released Dream Eater, the first novel in an exciting, multi-cultural Urban Fantasy trilogy set in Portland and Japan, in 2017. She also writes tasty speculative fiction reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Check her out on Facebook, join her newsletter for chocolate and free stories, or stalk her online at kblincoln.com Tiger Lily: "A beautifully-written genderbending tale of rebellious girls, shifting disguises, and forbidden magic, set against the vivid backdrop of ancient Japan."  --Tina Connolly, author of Ironskin  "DREAM EATER brings much-needed freshness to the urban fantasy genrewith its inspired use of Japanese culture and mythology and its fully-realizedsetting of Portland, Oregon. I'm eager to follow Koi on more adventures!" --Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger and Breath of Earth

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      He Moved through the Fair - K. Bird Lincoln

      He Moved through the Fair

      K. Bird Lincoln

      Published by K. Bird Lincoln, 2017.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      HE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR

      First edition. August 24, 2017.

      Copyright © 2017 K. Bird Lincoln.

      ISBN: 978-1386019459

      Written by K. Bird Lincoln.

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      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Also By K. Bird Lincoln

      He Moved through the Fair | By K. Bird Lincoln

      Further Reading: The Garlic Walkers

      He Moved through the Fair

      By K. Bird Lincoln

      ––––––––

      My old love said to me, my mother won't mind

      And my Father won't slight you, for your lack of kin

      He went away from me and this he did say

      It will not be long, love till our wedding day.

      —Traditional Folk Song

      ––––––––

      Hana stood there, at the white-man, gaijin end of Cannery Row, waiting for Cigno Thorne—an Italian gaijin. Her heart beat like the spasmodic jerking of a rockfish on the planks of Father’s fishing boat. The wind-battered, wooden huts bordering the narrow street stood stiff and disapproving. At least the stench of fish guts outside the factories gave way here to the cleaner salty tang of the sea.

      Hana smoothed the waist of her hastily sewed gingham

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