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... )

Dated October 31, 2011:
Nick and Karen get a rude awakening by a murderous toy come to life. They are not amused.

[ HERE | In progress | PG for language and bloodthirsty sponges]

Dated 29 October 2011:
At some point between the boutique's opening and now, it had evolved into an oasis. Incredibly personal, calm and orderly, the elegant racks and tables felt right, and there were moments when Pepper genuinely felt as if she could breathe a bit more easily there. For once in her life, she wasn't rushing from place to place, ( Read more... )

There was something about Sunday that still felt like a day off. Maybe it was growing up in Puritan country, maybe it was how my dad had liked to go to S&S on Sundays for brunch and talk to me about the Sox, which was so out of his usual MO that every week had seemed like a special event. Even here, where every day was basically the same (except ( Read more... )

Karen has no idea what to be for Halloween. She's sitting cross-legged in front of the clothes box, surrounded by piles of Disney Princess costumes and fairy-wings. But she doesn't want to be a Disney Princess or a fairy. Those things are fine when you're a little girl, but Karen's nine, now. She wants to feel more grown-up. Sometimes, she ( Read more... )

Today, he's Batman ( Read more... )

My skin is greasy from a liberal application of sunscreen. It's a necessary precaution; I've managed to escape a serious burn since I first arrived in paradise from a rainy night in Hell's Kitchen, but only out of due vigilance. The aforementioned sunscreen. Long-sleeve shirts. Pants. Summer suits. My complexion doesn't lend itself to sunbathing. ( Read more... )

It's only been a few hours, but Auggie thinks he's finally getting a handle on things.

What he's 'seeing' is still not normal by any means, of course. He hadn't been able to see anything the night before, and now - well, now things were certainly a lot more colorful. He catches on what color sounds are to him first - and that a constant sound ( Read more... )

Nearly nine months it's been that they've been working on the Green Arrow Estates, and even standing in the middle of the completed clutch of luxury cottages, Clark can't quite believe that it's finally finished ( Read more... )

Despite having previously been switched into other bodies and aged down a few years younger than her current estimate of fifteen, Karen was not happy. Experience didn't make suddenly regressing any easier to take, especially when she knew she'd outgrown the girl she used to be ( Read more... )