It's really quite astounding that no one does their research before asking for magical solutions to mundane problems. Really now, magic can't solve everything, and for stars' sake, not all magic is flashy. Just because I don't waste energy making things sparkle-- well, that's not important. What is important is realizing that if the tension and ( Read more... )

[ With exams coming up, shy Sheska has been spending more time than usual at a little sidewalk cafe near the public library, but only three of her books seem to be about classwork, and they remain untouched on the top of various stacks. The others, excepting one or two she has open, form the lower parts of the short towers. The stack of notebooks ( Read more... )

List of things to do:1. Find food for this cat ( Read more... )

So... what just happened? According to my computer clock, I slept away multiple days? I have a splitting headache... The last thing I remember was that blinding flash after the drumming stopped ( Read more... )

[There is a soft click as the recording device comes on, and this time the voice is much more recognizably Sheska's, rather than the strident and confident high-pitched voice of the elementary student. She sounds thoughtful and a bit jaded, her words clear and well-pronounced, making her sound like that young, strict school teacher you had in ( Read more... )

Ok. I'm in a strange house, I think, or a stranger library, in a city I don't know, and Mom's left me. She knows she shouldn't wander around by herself! Especially in a strange city! Maybe Daddy's with her. He'd better be ( Read more... )