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Winner's Gulch: Part 1 - Settling in and Making an Impression on the Residents

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 Welcome to Winner's Gulch! Discouraged with his lack of success as both a magician and a mixologist in Roaring Heights, Carmen decided to start out fresh in a smaller, hopefully more receptive "pond," and where he can become a "big fish." He has set his sights on Winner's Gulch, a small gambling town just over the state line.  Because they lived rent free on the upper, unused floor of the public library, Carmen and his wife Angie have managed to save enough for a rental deposit and a few month's rent on a two bedroom house at the edge of town.  Now it's up to Carmen and Angie to find gainful employment and create a stable home for their growing toddler Darby.  Angie took the first job she could find as a low-level kitchen scullion at a bistro in the mall. Never mind that she has no cooking skills since she's never had a kitchen. Carmen decided to start out his first day in town moonlighting as a mixologist in the small casino on the poor side of...

The Case of the Sketchy Nectar Part 1 (companion to video episodes 1 & 2)

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  The Case of the Sketchy Nectar: A Jolene Lawson Mystery  Written (in part) by Alden Lawson Fall has come to Sunset Valley, and as Spooky Day approaches, private detective Jolene Lawson turns her attention to a mysterious illness that has plagued the customers of Goth Manor Nectary all summer. There seems to be frequent outbreaks of a mysterious illness that leaves the customers of the nectary with queasy stomachs and sudden vomiting. But still, the nectary stays open to the public and the customers keep visiting. It seems like there's some bad nectar floating around, but City Hall is turning a blind eye to the problem. Where are the health inspectors, and why is this place still open with the illnesses continuing?  Jolene Lawson is on the case.  During a stakeout at the nectary, Jolene ran into an old sorority sister, Shannon Arkers. Shannon, a werewolf, had to drop out of college due to bad grades. Her werewolf affliction made it impossible to attend classes regul...