I'm reading a book (The Black Moth) that had it not been written in 1920, I would have been sure, about four chapters in, that the two most prominent guys would have started a torrid love affair even though they were still enemies of a sort. But I looked up the summary of the book (knew it was a romance, but had yet to be introduced an unmarried ( Read more... )

One more to go.

Title: Too quiet, part 3
Side story to: Complex
Length: 2651 words
Summary: Salathiel's trash is the familiar's treasure. And Salathiel and Cunobelinus have a fight.

Master list: lj DWSteele kissed Dal’s hand as he stepped away. “Would you like me to bring your sewing stuff tonight? You have that shirt you wanted to finish ( Read more... )

Today's bookkeeper forgot to bring me my till, so I went and got it after someone handed me cash (by far most transactions are with a card: credit, debit, or gift). He told me to donate the penny when I got it. But it turns out the bookkeeper forgot to give me any pennies. I realized this when the next customer handed me cash, but instead of ( Read more... )

This story is a result of man-children and listening to "Why is Vermont so White"

Title: Too Quiet, part 1
Side story to: Complex
Length: 2000 words
Summary: Salathiel has problems with Aleš and Jonáš method of communication.

Master list: lj DWSalathiel looked into his full living room feeling lonelier than ever. His son’s Mate had had his ( Read more... )

Title: Rescue, part 2
Side story to: Complex
Length: 2235 words
Summary: Tiziano sees who he most wants to at the worst possible time.

This half only has violence against people to do violence against people who are animals.

Master list: lj DWTiziano gave his statement which was fact plus hearsay, supposition, and conjecture. Everyone looked as ( Read more... )

The last day of my vacation and finally one without a doctor's appointment. I have a contusion (bruise) between the bones in the ball of my foot. No wonder it hurts ( Read more... )

As I was writing a side story for this, I used "who" for kittens (instead of that or which), but Word wasn't happy with that and changed my "who'd" to "which'd" a construction I've never actually seen before.

Title: Complex
Chapter: 11
Length: 1964 words
Summary: Steele's parents ask too many questions.

Master list: lj DWSteele sat in the ( Read more... )

My goal before my next counseling visit was to visit the apartment's gym. I did that today. I tried out the bike for ten minutes then used the stair machine for 5. That five almost killed me. We also have a lateral step machine, which, if I can figure out how to use it, might help strengthen my hips and loosen up my ankles, but I was only on it for ( Read more... )

Master bathroom is clean, ceiling to floor, aside from the two corners behind the toilet that I couldn't get the dust out of. We aren't putting everything back, so we now have a lot more counter space. We put the shower curtain through the washer, so now it's clean, but some of the color came off. More light in the shower ( Read more... )

The big spring cleaning isn't going to happen, but at least little things are getting done. And I finished the side story, so there's that.

Title: Complex
Chapter: 8
Length: 2867 words
Summary: Hezekiel doesn't like other people in his business, even if they think it's their business. But maybe he'll like the result.

Master list: lj DWHezekiel ( Read more... )