[ Life is short, but sweet for certain...]

( The door to her apartment slammed shut behind her )

[ I came to you with best intentions...]

( For months, Katherine James spent her days in Refugio in a relative peace, falling into a pleasant routine )

When the door opened out into Texas once again, the sun was still creeping past midday. The dusty trail leading to Refugio was hot, and already the chill from Milliways was melting away, replaced by sun-warmed fabric and an almost wet heat. She blinked hard and squinted against the abrasive light, taking a brief moment to readjust to her ( Read more... )

[ To plant the seeds of justice in our bones...]She rode out of town with little rush, and no great manner of circumstance. There were a few wandering eyes from the streets, the boardwalks, the neighboring shops and storefronts, but their glances shied away when her eyes came too near. No one bothered her. No one acknowledged her ( Read more... )

[ I've been down on bended knee...]

( The town wouldn't see hide nor hair of Katherine Barlow for three days following Sam's death )

[Ashes in the water, Ashes in the sea...]

( These are the facts )

[We are crooked souls trying to stay up straight...]

( She had to find him )

[Brace myself and let go...]

( It rained all through the evening, and on into the night )

[ All that you can't leave behind...]

( The next afternoon, after the children had gone on home, she sat at her desk listening to the pitter-patter of the rain on the roof )

( She assumed it would be difficult coming home, and going back to a day she had started more than twelve weeks ago )