I may actually write this whole story completely out of order before I'm done. This is immensely long (for one of these nightly scenes), but I still edited 53 words out of it. I wouldn't vouch for my late night edits as far as quality goes, though.

Anyway -- this is really part of the groundwork I was trying to explain in response to stmargarets question ( Read more... )

I wrote most of this while the Admiral gave the kids a bath. It started as a flashback to promote another scene, but became its own scene. Some good lines by Sirius. I'm starting to enjoy writing scenes that pop into my head without prompt words so I figure that as long as I'm already inspired, I don't need to use the words any more. So...no ( Read more... )

Still on the trusty desktop.

The Word:
Serving“There is no way I’m doing that!” Sirius paced what few steps he could in his tiny flat ( Read more... )

No word for this drabble. Just the idea that I wanted to do homage to John Hughes. I really wanted to set up a whole 'Breakfast Club' sort of thing, but the characterizations didn't really work out. I even considered using Harry's generation during Deathly Hallows and casting Neville in the Bender role -- which could have been awesome -- but ( Read more... )

Getting the kids ready for Day Camp tomorrow, so just another short one. Hopefully with the kids at camp, I will have time for longer forays this week and next.

Todays chosen word was:

SeventeenthAs Black Family birthday parties went, it probably fell short. No ballroom filled with the finest Wizarding families; only the four of them in Sirius’ ( Read more... )

Our local public library sends e-mail reminders for upcoming due dates and notices when books placed on hold are in etc. from the e-mail address: sirsi@accpl.net.

Every time I get one, I allow my mind to twist the letters enough to imagine I'm getting an e-mail from Sirius.

I am lame.

Well, the baby has a 103 fever and the basement is...damp...from last night's thunder showers.

So -- this next is unfinished and will have to be in at least two parts.

The prompt in and of itself was drabble-length and came from rhetoretician who wrote: This would be an AU in which the Weasley children are an exhibition Quidditch team, sort of like the Harlem ( Read more... )