11 Book One, Chapter Ten

09/23/07 • 19 min

"Assam & Darjeeling" is the story of two children who set out to rescue their dead mother from the Underworld -- a nightmare place where the mythological desperately tries to keep pace with the world above. The children encounter cell-phone carrying demons, forgotten deities from defunct pantheons waiting tables, and one nasty character called Juniper who takes a particular, personal interest in their quest. In the tenth chapter of our story, the children make their way downriver before finally reaching the outskirts of Moontown.

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10 Book One, Chapter Nine

"Assam & Darjeeling" tells the story of two children who go to the Underworld to rescue their dead mother after a car accident. Along the way, they have adventures with all manner of characters from mythology, folklore, and classical literature . . . and they find themselves pursued In the ninth chapter of our story, the children, having been left behind by the boatman, decide to make their own way down the river -- discovering, in the process, their new names.