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    Artemis and the Cats: An Everyday Goddess Short Story
    Artemis and the Cats: An Everyday Goddess Short Story
    Artemis and the Cats: An Everyday Goddess Short Story
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    Artemis and the Cats: An Everyday Goddess Short Story

    By R.S. Kellogg

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    When the gods disagree, they summon a human to help settle things...
         Penelope chases her dog after he finds an unexpected escalator to a realm of the gods.
         The invisible stairs carry both of them up to the heavens.
         The dog seems less upset by this new development than Penelope feels...
        
    If you love female-led stories of the Greek gods and goddesses, pick up this short story today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.S. Kellogg
    Release dateSep 1, 2021
    ISBN9781386680932
    Artemis and the Cats: An Everyday Goddess Short Story
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    R.S. Kellogg

     R.S. Kellogg writes in the fantasy Breadcove Bay series, as well as exploring other story worlds and non-fiction topics.

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      Artemis and the Cats - R.S. Kellogg

      Artemis and the Cats: An Everyday Goddess Short Story

      R.S. Kellogg

      Published by R.S. Kellogg, 2021.

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      Title Page

      Dedication

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      Further Reading: Artemis the Midwife: An Everyday Goddess Short Story

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      Artemis and the Cats

      by R.S. Kellogg

      On the springtime corner of the year, when the light grows peculiar and the barriers between the heavens and the earth become less like thick lines and more like stairs, Penelope found a heavenly escalator.

      Or rather, her dog found it first.

      Penelope had paused along the path she’d been walking along the hilly trail at the edge of her suburban neighborhood. Holding her beagle, Dally, on a leash and with a cell phone in her other hand to take pictures of the wildflowers (yellow on striking green stems at this time of year), she’d been preoccupied by the dusty beauty of her surroundings.

      The sunset off in the distance was still early enough in its progression that the sky and the hills were filled with light. The clouds looked like neon purple electric guitar strings strung across the heavens above in regular intervals. A flock of birds flapped by overhead in a ragged V formation, calling out to each other as they passed.

      The air smelled of dust and a hint of pollen, and Penelope sniffled, knowing her

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