Gabrielle liked to think that she was an adaptable person. That she could accept change in the world around her. In fact, she thought that she'd done very well on the island, getting used to all the new things in the compound and the references people made when the talked about the worlds they came from ( Read more... )

The latest round of Island Council elections were finished, and I once again had the job of posting the results to the Compound bulletin board:
Tabula Rasa Island Council - Term 12

General RepresentativesShari Cooper ( Read more... )

This isn't working! It's been weeks already and there is simply no possible way she can go on like this. How is she supposed to manage things without Peter? Who is she supposed to look to for directions? WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN CHARGE OF HER, DAMN IT?! She doesn't know how to be a grown-up and now what? She's just supposed to figure it all out ( Read more... )

Friday was Jack's favorite day of the week. He loved waking up before the sun and heading for the beach. He loved swimming. He loved the nets and lines. Every Friday he brought in a catch for the kitchen and the feeling of usefulness he got from the act was unrivaled by anything else he did during the week ( Read more... )

Dated October 6, 2011: Beatrice is devastated after finding her boyfriend in bed with another woman. So devastated, in fact, that she doesn't even notice that she's no longer lying on the floor of her brother's office. Luckily, Savannah arrives to provide a sympathetic ear and eventually breaks the news that Beatrice isn't in Market Shipborough ( Read more... )