Arvel

Other real-life sparks include: My father, Arvel, was the inspiration for Uncle Arvie in Pleasing the Ghost, and the two years that I lived in Switzerland sparked some of the ideas in Bloomability.

Sharon Creech: In Her Own Words ... 2010

Had he, Arvel, not wished for something to attack?

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

He turned about, stared at Arvel, and said, each word falling like lead down a shot tower: "This is fairy gold."

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

Arvel proved to be even less versed in finance and bargaining than Zulio had hoped.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

Arvel could understand why creatures of night and magic now avoided the homes of men.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

Simply time, if last night's business had been delirium after all, and time was a burden on Arvel.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

Irrendal had promised Arvel his heart's desire, but what might that actually prove to be?

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

Arvel reeled out, fell prone upon the blessed sane earth, and let darkness whirl over him.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

Despite the cold, a graveyard stench billowed from it, to make Arvel gag.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

"My ... my wife, the wife I'll have, she's strong and willing the same as I," Arvel begged.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984