Prose Alchemist

Title: Excuses
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Various.
Setting: General.
Summary: Not all parents find the prestigious Xavier School worthy of their approval.
Disclaimer: They belong to Marvel and Fox. I’m simply playing with them.
Notes: This 650-word ficlet was written in response to a story prompt. The first sentence was provided by my friend beloved_tree; it was then my task to write a continuation of it. The result is not entirely what I expected, but it is hopefully rather amusing. Just don’t take it too seriously, because it was written on the quick, and merely for fun.
A passing reference is made to Sally-Rose, an original X-kid I created several years ago. If you want to know more about her, look up my story "April Fools".

( There were any number of complications… )

Title: The Giving Season (1/4)
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: Extremely mild PG, due to parenthood topics.
Characters: Ensemble, including a return appearance by my OC, Helen Conover.
Setting: Direct sequel to my story "A Haunting in Westchester".
Summary: In a houseful of mutants, some Christmas wishes don’t come true easily.
Disclaimer: Marvel and Fox own the characters that sell. Except for Puck, all original characters are mine.
Credit: Puck originated in the story "Curiosity and the X-Cat", by marag. He is used here with permission.
Notes: After posting my Halloween fic "A Haunting in Westchester", I was asked about writing a holiday story. With several other stories on my plate, I wasn’t planning to do one this year—but the mutants had other ideas. I submit this as a gift to my regular reader-reviewers. Happy New Year to all!

( The December day was cold and clear, with still winds and a cloudless sky. )

Chapters: 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: 4 ::

Title: The Giving Season (3/4)
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: Extremely mild PG, due to parenthood topics.
Characters: Ensemble, including a return appearance by my OC, Helen Conover.
Setting: Direct sequel to my story "A Haunting in Westchester".
Summary: In a houseful of mutants, some Christmas wishes don’t come true easily.
Disclaimer: Marvel and Fox own the characters that sell. Except for Puck, all original characters are mine.
Credit: Puck originated in the story "Curiosity and the X-Cat", by marag. He is used here with permission.

( At mid-morning, Helen called Charles. )

Chapters: 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: 4 ::

Title: A Haunting in Westchester (3/3)
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Ensemble.
Setting: General.
Summary: Chaos ensues when Xavier permits the students to take part in a haunted house.
Disclaimer: Marvel and Fox own the characters you know; others are from my own toybox.

( Logan had never been out and about on Halloween before. )

Chapters: 1 :: 2 :: 3 ::

Title: A Haunting in Westchester (1/3)
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Ensemble.
Setting: General.
Summary: Chaos ensues when Xavier permits the students to take part in a haunted house.
Disclaimer: Marvel and Fox own the characters you know; others are from my own toybox.
Notes: A look at my favorite holiday, Mutant High style. If you know where the name of the house comes from, consider yourself an expert in classic B-horror films.

( Maybe you could go as, like, a vampire. )

Chapters: 1 :: 2 :: 3 ::

Title: Surreality
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Jean, Logan, assorted X-brats.
Setting: General.
Summary: Young mutants ponder life, death, and reality TV.
Disclaimer: I have no rights to either X-Men or "Family Plots". Just having fun with both.
Notes: At first I wasn’t sure if I was going to write this—but the day after I had the idea, a friend happened to mention an MST3k-style story challenge, and I decided to give it a try.

( For some unearthly reason, Kitty had taken a liking to 'Family Plots'. )