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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Antigone going out in the summer in sensible shoes instead of trying to sneak out barefoot is enough for Walter to suspect something is up, and all of the Richards children leave their shoes at the door.
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* MixedAncestry: Walter's wife was Half-Filipino; Antigone, Siobhan, and Ryan are 1/4. [[spoiler:They also have Faerie blood, as did their mother]].
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Border, KS is a {{Web Serial Novel}} published every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014. Book one ended December 31, 2015. A short story set between books one and two began on 2/2/2015, with book two to follow.
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* BonusMaterial: Several blog posts talk about what went in to Book One, and were published on the website in January 2016.
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* LampshadeHanging: Antigone and Siobhan in the short story 'O, Death' comment what would happen if they were in a story.
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* LampshadeHanging: Antigone and Siobhan in the short story 'O, Death' "O, Death" comment what would happen if they were in a story.
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* ShortStory: O, Death is set between books one and two and serves to cover some of the TimeSkip.
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* ShortStory: O, Death "O, Death" is set between books one and two and serves to cover some of the TimeSkip.
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* TheIntern: Antigone and Siobhan in the short story O, Death.
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* TheIntern: Antigone and Siobhan in the short story O, Death."O, Death".
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* WorkingTitle: The working titles for books two and three were dropped on the Facebook group for the series. Book two is tentatively [[spoiler:All Shades of Night]] and book three is tentatively [[spoiler:The Green Lands]].
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Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014. It can be found at [[http://www.border-ks.com www.border-ks.com]]
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Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014. Book one ended December 31, 2015. A short story set between books one and two began on 2/2/2015, with book two to follow.
It can be found at [[http://www.border-ks.com www.border-ks.com]]
It can be found at [[http://www.border-ks.com www.border-ks.com]]
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* BonusMaterial: Several blog posts talk about what went in to Book One, and were published on the website in January 2016.
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* LampshadeHanging: Antigone and Siobhan in the short story 'O, Death' comment what would happen if they were in a story.
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* TheIntern: Antigone and Siobhan in the short story O, Death.
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* TimeSkip: Between book one and the first short story (close to two months), and eventually between O, Death and book two (three months).
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* WorkingTitle: The working titles for books two and three were dropped on the Facebook group for the series. Book two is tentatively [[spoiler:All Shades of Night]] and book three is tentatively [[spoiler:The Green Lands]].
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* CreepyTwins: Antigone and Siobhan finish each other's sentence in one of the chapters, while looking at a spooky door.
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* LightningBruiser: The Faeries compared to the humans. And [[spoiler:Tania]] when she goes all out compared to other Faeries.
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* UnusualEuphemism: The Faeries have a tendency to swear with the word Blight.
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* UnusualEuphemism: The Faeries have a tendency to swear with the word Blight.Blight.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Siobhan (Tomboy) and Antigone (Girly Girl) are minor versions of this. Siobhan still cares about lookign nice, but she's quite comfortable being out in jeans and boots (as long as they are black); Antigone takes more time to do make up and dress attractively in order to fit in.
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* MixedAncestry: Walter's wife was Half-Filipino, and Antigone and Siobhan are 1/4. [[spoiler:They also have Faerie blood, as did their mother]].
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* MissingMom: Rhiannon Richards (Walter's wife and the mother of Siobhan, Antigone, and Ryan) is missing. They don't know where she is, nor does her brother.
* MixedAncestry: Walter's wife wasHalf-Filipino, Half-Filipino; Antigone, Siobhan, and Antigone and Siobhan Ryan are 1/4. [[spoiler:They also have Faerie blood, as did their mother]].
* MixedAncestry: Walter's wife was
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* AerithAndBob: Characters include Walter, Ryan, [[OneSteveLimit Ryan]], Siobhan, and Antigone.
* BlitheSpirit: What Antigone appears to try to be.
* BlitheSpirit: What Antigone appears to try to be.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Antigone going out in the summer in sensible shoes instead of trying to sneak out barefoot is enough for Walter to suspect something is up, and all of the Richards children leave their shoes at the door.
* FirstKiss: A relatively normal one between [[spoiler:Walter and Morgan]].
* FirstKiss: A relatively normal one between [[spoiler:Walter and Morgan]].
* FriendlySniper: Walter.
* MixedAncestry: Walter's wife was Half-Filipino, and Antigone and Siobhan are 1/4. [[spoiler:They also have Faerie blood, as did their mother]].
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Ryan Richards is named for his uncle Ryan Aquino, both of whom appear in the story. In addition both Walter's wife Rhiannon and daughter Antigone are referred to by some as Annie.
* PerkyGoth: Siobhan. While she will make up stories about why they transfer schools involving very dark things, Siobhan is a generally this.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Ryan Richards is named for his uncle Ryan Aquino, both of whom appear in the story. In addition both Walter's wife Rhiannon and daughter Antigone are referred to by some as Annie.
* PerkyGoth: Siobhan. While she will make up stories about why they transfer schools involving very dark things, Siobhan is a generally this.
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* TheNicknamer: Walter has a tendency to come up with these for villains. So far they include Ninja Grandpa, and Professor Gloom.
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* TheNicknamer: Walter has a tendency to come up with these for villains. So far they include Ninja Grandpa, and Professor Gloom.Gloom.
* ThinkInText: Internal thoughts are in italics.
* UnconventionalFormatting: In the realm of Nightmare all text and speech are in italics, except if you are speaking in someone else's Nightmare--then it is non-italicized. [[http://border-ks.com/12-6-night-time/ Example]].
* UnskilledButStrong: Walter's assessment of [[spoiler:Ninja Grandpa]].
* UnusualEuphemism: The Faeries have a tendency to swear with the word Blight.
* ThinkInText: Internal thoughts are in italics.
* UnconventionalFormatting: In the realm of Nightmare all text and speech are in italics, except if you are speaking in someone else's Nightmare--then it is non-italicized. [[http://border-ks.com/12-6-night-time/ Example]].
* UnskilledButStrong: Walter's assessment of [[spoiler:Ninja Grandpa]].
* UnusualEuphemism: The Faeries have a tendency to swear with the word Blight.
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* MajorlyAwesome: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', and may qualify as one himself.
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* MajorlyAwesome: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', 'Major' because of it, and he may qualify as one himself.
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Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014.
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Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014.
2014. It can be found at [[http://www.border-ks.com www.border-ks.com]]
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* ColonelBadass: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', and may qualify as one himself.
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* ColonelBadass: DeadpanSnarker: Most of the main cast, most frequently Walter and Siobhan.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Walter continues to insist magic is nonsense, although in later updates he clarifies he acknowledges the results exist but that there must be a logical explanation for the forces behind it, as opposed to HandWaving it all as 'magic'.
* LittleMissSnarker: Siobhan
* MajorlyAwesome: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', and may qualify as onehimself.himself.
* RetiredBadass: Walter is retired U.S. Army Special Forces. He thought he was getting in to a safer line of work.
* TheFairFolk: [[spoiler:Morgan and Tania, and by descent Siobhan and Antigone]]
* TheNicknamer: Walter has a tendency to come up with these for villains. So far they include Ninja Grandpa, and Professor Gloom.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Walter continues to insist magic is nonsense, although in later updates he clarifies he acknowledges the results exist but that there must be a logical explanation for the forces behind it, as opposed to HandWaving it all as 'magic'.
* LittleMissSnarker: Siobhan
* MajorlyAwesome: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', and may qualify as one
* RetiredBadass: Walter is retired U.S. Army Special Forces. He thought he was getting in to a safer line of work.
* TheFairFolk: [[spoiler:Morgan and Tania, and by descent Siobhan and Antigone]]
* TheNicknamer: Walter has a tendency to come up with these for villains. So far they include Ninja Grandpa, and Professor Gloom.
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Border, KS is a {{Web Serial Novel}} published every Tuesday and Thursday.
Walter Richards is a police officer, and former soldier, who moved his family back to the small town their mother came from. Border, a moderately sized city in southern Kansas near the Oklahoma border, was supposed to be a quiet place for them to recover from unexplained tragedy. To date it has proven to be anything but quiet, as Walter quickly finds himself investigating a bizarre murder and dealing with the fact that his family may be more involved than he thought.
Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014.
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* ColonelBadass: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', and may qualify as one himself.
Walter Richards is a police officer, and former soldier, who moved his family back to the small town their mother came from. Border, a moderately sized city in southern Kansas near the Oklahoma border, was supposed to be a quiet place for them to recover from unexplained tragedy. To date it has proven to be anything but quiet, as Walter quickly finds himself investigating a bizarre murder and dealing with the fact that his family may be more involved than he thought.
Border, KS launched on July 1, 2014.
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!! Provides examples of:
* ColonelBadass: While not a Colonel, Walter has had a very intense military career. The police chief calls him 'Major', and may qualify as one himself.
