Among the perils of being the parent of young children (two little girls in my case, ages six and four) is that there are times when you find odd things on your computer. This place, for instance. I found it bookmarked, and I don't remember being the one to do it. Still, it does seem like a pleasant-enough place ( Read more... )

[The first morning back to reality had been spent dropping kisses onto the curls atop her brother's head and allowing him to eat desserts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She called into the front office of his school and the apartment spent hours smelling of cinnamon and chocolate and sugar. The next few days had continued in an oven-warm haze of ( Read more... )

He's gone.

[As Pasithea traveled with Pestilence through Manhattan she had tried to keep a mostly upbeat attitude going. She was normally a very laid-back person, and while there were so many things about the situation that she wasn't keen on the fact remained that whining wouldn't change things - only doing something would. With that mantra in mind, she had ( Read more... )

[She watches it for hours ( Read more... )

[She had been forced - forcefully forced, even - to call her brother. The older one, the taller one, the one with the hair and the spidery fingers and that irritating habit of looking down his nose and talking to her as though she was still twelve-years-old and decidedly incapable of taking care of herself ( Read more... )

i had this awesome dream about being wrapped up in bubble wrap, and i think i know why - i've got like four blankets wrapped around me. i'm still shivery though. i crawled under the bed but got stuck halfway, and don't have the energy to wiggle myself and my blankets out ( Read more... )

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[Generally, there were two categories that people who lived alone fit into: those who preferred the silence and solitude, and those who looked forward to and actually enjoyed company. Hypnos happened to fit into the second category. Pasithea and Smokey's invasion was well-welcomed, and she would never hear a complaint from him, even when bad luck ( Read more... )

[Generally speaking, it seems such an excess of effort to mind very terribly much when small things go wrong. They will inevitably improve. One cannot truly mind.

When her shipment of groceries is lost, Lethe merely frowns and places a new order. Pays the extra for quicker shipment and pays even more for enough to hold the shop over until it ( Read more... )