This is an intersection. My story should be read first. For part two, click the link below the story. Thanks!D-minor was a simple key. She was from a harmonic family. She had a few melodic cousins, but they didn't associate that much. An aunt had created a scandal when she ran off with a sharp. D-minor wasn't aware of which sharp as the ( Read more... )

Laron was behind the counter of Master Wernin's shop. It would soon be dark and he was cleaning up as he prepared to close. Behind him the bell on the door jingled as a late customer arrived. Laron turned to greet the customer and was stunned into silence ( Read more... )

I grew up as a child with a military parent. We moved around. I would say often, but for us it averaged about every four years. I am used to having family and friends on the other side of the country. Sometimes, it was even the other side of the world. My best friend lives in my hometown in Arizona, along with many of my relatives. My ( Read more... )

I just knew that with our first child, my husband and I were having a boy. We had been trying for nearly a year. In June of 2008, our lives got shaken up as we had a house fire and I decided to quit my job and go back to school. At that point, the thought of a baby went on the back burner as we started to deal with all that we were facing. What ( Read more... )

"I want the lawn to extend to the tree line in the distance ( Read more... )

Have you ever thought about a glorious time from your past and the image you recall seems a little hazy? It has been twenty two years since we left England. What I remember, was an idyllic four years spent in another country. I was just moving out of my early childhood and into my teens when we left for our four year adventure. I was going into ( Read more... )

We live in a cul-de-sac in our neighborhood. After a house fire in 2008, we started getting to know our neighbors better. By the end of 2011, my husband and I had become really good friends with the couple directly across the street from us. Last summer, they didn't have air conditioning and they spent four to five evenings a week in our home ( Read more... )

What's so special about 1337? It's not like it is 1632 and a bunch of West Virginians are transplanted through time and space. It isn't even 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In 1337, you're a year too early for the start of the 100 Years War. Sorry, also ten years too early to have any claims on the Black Death ( Read more... )

"Mary, sweetie, you did the fundraiser at all the games after school. You have single-handedly raised thousands of dollars. You've walked in all the walks this year. Come on, you're sixteen years old. You ran in a marathon last month. You've dedicated your entire year to this cause. Do you really think it's necessary to give them your hair ( Read more... )

Did you know that Amber, aka Adpaz, is Roina_Arwen's long lost sister? I know, right! In the 92 hours that I have known her, I would never have guessed this ( Read more... )