Acrimonious
I’ve taken a few odd cases in my time. As a divorce lawyer, each case is essentially the same: two folks want to split. Sounds simple enough. The details are […]
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Accusal
This is the transcript of Jean Higgins’ final statement to the court, following the jury’s verdict of “guilty”: “Guilty? Am I guilty? Am I not an innocent man? I recognize […]
Accolade
The king’s great sword descended. It touched the embroidered shoulder of Bedevere’s jerkin, rose above his handsome head, and fell, in a regal crescent, to the other shoulder. The sword […]
Acaudal
I am not quite unique. There have been a rash of princes turned to frogs in these last few years; not even by the same witch. This punishment stretches across […]
Abjure
“I abjure writing!” the ragman said, bursting into the courtroom to the awestruck stares and foul consternation of the people at work. “Never was any good at it but Hell […]
