( The Challenge )

Late morning finds Margaret St. John carefully pacing the length and breadth of the green. An equipment bag lies on the ground in the shade of a maple tree. Measurements complete, Maggie stands arms akimbo, and nods. Perfect ( Read more... )

There were a few things that Master Henry always kept as a tradition- the Annual Shakespeare on the Green productions being but a part of them. It was the biggest day of his year, though it was not his only production of the year, it was the biggest. The stage was built for this one night, and on this night Master Henry introduced the play as he ( Read more... )

It was heart-rending, tragic. The old dear had believed she'd come to flirt with him. He'd even thought to liven the occasion with a judicious pinch. Too bad about his hand...and his timing. Really, he should check his surroundings before such endeavors and ensure Charlotte Huntley isn't nearby to bear witness. She'd left Reginald Langdon trying to ( Read more... )

She was doing needle work, something of an odd hobby. It was soothing, at least, to her- and it gave her time to think. To think about her son's and wonder if they'd really let things die down. She suspected that Hadyn wasn't as forthcoming and honest about his ended relationship with The Club, but there were fewer rumors centered on the two ( Read more... )

Wren wants the opinions of All The Hearts. (Although there are a few people she has already discussed this with.) Still, whoever you are, she could probably have a reason for wanting to speak to you.

The citizens of the Deck have had a lot on their minds lately. Wren Nafzger-Pike is not exempt from this.

If he had to regret something- maybe it was the fact that Julien had taken him on for training before he'd decided to snap Amy's arm. Between his mother and the Ace, he didn't think there was a muscle in his body that hadn't been worked- extensively- of late. And on top of it all there had been so much running about in the theatre today that he ( Read more... )

The cough was gone. But then allergies never lingered forever. What remained though was the aching in his head, and his mind seemed to be unable to focus. He honestly felt- tired. And every day felt a little harder to get up, and to make himself move to his office ( Read more... )

Sophie gave her the idea, actually, before they'd even gone to Santorini. They'd both been talking about how they missed playing piano - which, actually, was kind of odd, for Zoe. She played it well, but piano was fraught with memories of hours of training. Repetition after repetition of Beethoven and Bach's piano concertos until she reached a ( Read more... )

So Davin is theoretically working on his job and available for orders of hard-to-find things should any Spades need to request them. But that doesn't mean he has to be in his office to do paperwork, does it? So instead he can be found in a corner booth in the Four Suits with an Irish coffee beside his work and the remains of lunch pushed off to the ( Read more... )