The sun rises and sets time and time again, but the river has run dry. Men have stolen the water in the north, and those across imaginary borders starve. The landscape, once lush, now a desert, cannot sustain life ( Read more... )

“Okay kids! Now that you’ve had yer breakfast, it’s time for the Camp Rhodes Initiation Gauntlet to be thrown. I, your team captain, Steve, hereby take this,” Steve foisted a thick, long, leather gardening glove. The children gathered gasped in excitement ( Read more... )

Dr. Skinner was a very busy woman. She really did not have time for unexpected scheduling conflicts, nor did she really care if events were inconvenient to you. As her assistant, my job was to keep everything running smoothly. Every week, she would work with tired, cranky, expectant mothers. I would help Dr. Skinner process them like livestock ( Read more... )

“Here lies the essence of FavoriteBean, whose superpower was ultimate invisibility. How’s that for an introduction?” He asked ( Read more... )

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The crew of the S.S. Hass have been at sea for close to 100 suns and 100 moons as of this day’s sun. Setting off to cross the deceptively large Milton Strait, none would have judged by the calm waters at the shore of the Wyntir Isles how tumultuous this journey would be ( Read more... )

Things had been rather quiet in the few months since Old Montgomery died. We grieved for months, as any good family would do. My elder adoptive sister, Missy, took this time to nap. I did too, for that matter. No need to rush over and care for him anymore. No need for crazy antics in order to entertain. My heart felt empty.

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It was Her birthday, the very first of hopefully many more to come. I felt sad that I was not there to celebrate with Her, but a mother has to help keep the lights on. So to work, I went. I chose to take solace in the fact that I would be the one to present Her very first cupcake at the big party just two days later.

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