The midwife swore under her breath as she stumbled on something in the middle of the courtyard. This was her last well-baby visit for the day, and she was looking forward to getting back home and sitting down with a glass of red. She sighed and looked around at the buildings. The place had seen better days, and she wondered about birthing a baby ( Read more... )

den 20.? Februar 1943.

Liebe Traute,

es gibt nicht viel Zeit...

there is not much time. I am exhausted, physically and emotionally spent, and I want so much to sleep, but there was the opportunity to write to somebody, and I am afraid if I don't take this chance, there may not be another ( Read more... )

Every Yin has its Yang.


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I smelled him before I felt his breath behind my ear.  Beer and some kind of aftershave.

'Hey, Tali.'
( There's a rude word. )

[This is an intersection for LJI Exhibit B: Week 1.  My intersection partner was the incredible witchdollie, whose entry is here. Entries can be read in either order.I can sense her vulnerability. She is like a painting which has been left in the rain, all the colours running together in a chaotic ensemble, nothing like the work the artist had in mind. Yet ( Read more... )

Behold sweeny_todd ! Here are some facts:

• 
  she is Australian
  
• 
  she is bespectacled
  
• 
  she is a sister
  
• 
  we have met! And had coffee and tea together! And would have made a whole day of it, but for the fact that I had to go and pick up my daughter from daycare with suspected concussion. Boo! (daughter was fine, in case you're wondering)
  
• 
  she is a wearer of wonderful shoes
  

Because life is never too crazy that it can't get a bit more crazy, right?

Love to all!