It's that time of year again, the one that's easier to detect now that there's trees for the color of the leaves to change on. John has remembered to change the color of the leaves, or at least to drop the temperatures enough for that to happen on its own, because the city calendars all say it's fall. The city garden's harvest has been in full ( Read more... )

Every year, the City grows more festive in its holiday celebration. Maybe people are getting a better handle on how to celebrate, or maybe the City is getting better organized. There are more jack o'lanterns on porch steps, more costumes for sale at the five and dime, and more celebrations downtown ( Read more... )

The autumn has come, and with it the temperatures have dropped and the winds have picked up. The trees in the City, small but thriving now, get red and gold and brown edges to some of their leaves, and...well, there are no birds to fly South, and no South to fly to, but you get the idea ( Read more... )

The 'Tastee Eets!' Diner has a new employee. Cornelius, a little desperate for some kind of job, but not yet desperate enough to sell watches on streetcorners, has decided to enter the workforce as a busboy and dishwasher ( Read more... )

On a cold and desolate beach, a creepy cottage casts ominous shadows, sending chills throughout the neighborhood ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful, sunny day on the beach. The ocean is a shimmering blue, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. The sand is warm without scorching, and the water is a perfect temperature. In fact, it might be the most wonderful day, weatherwise, that the beach has ever seen (It probably helps that Sarah is close friends with the person who actually ( Read more... )

In The City, Halloween is a holiday mostly for little children, but some adults have gotten into the act. Storefronts are decorated with cutout jack-o-lanterns, and schools are abuzz with fun activities for the students. People are heading to the five-and-dimes to purchase last-minute costume pieces and candy. A few of the jazz bars are offering ( Read more... )

John stops by to check on Schreber and nurse Branigan in the late afternoons, between 'work' and going home to Anna. Schreber lets him know if anyone wants to visit, so John can open a gate someplace out of the way, but the visitors are then expected to come knocking on thefront door of the house as if they got there some conventional way, so nurse ( Read more... )