Dated August 31, 2010:
In which Horatio wakes from a vivid dream, only to fall into another.

[ HERE | Complete | PG]

He'd not stopped at the waterfall in well over a year ( Read more... )

She should have been relieved. Happy. Ecstatic, even. But what she felt was panic. The clinic staff had lost two of its' best doctors, Grey was now in charge, and it was only a matter of time before it became quite clear what a complete hack Sadie Harris had turned out to be. Her father was right: she wasn't cut out for this, and she never would be ( Read more... )

The saying was, ‘they grow up so fast’. Sybil had heard it a number of times in conversations with other mothers, with other breeders of swamp dragons, as applied to any manner of small creature. The original intention, of course, was that the phrase be applied toward children. It pained Sybil, how accurate it was ( Read more... )

There is nothing Annabeth likes more than seeing a plan come into fruition, but being a daughter of the Goddess of War also means that she’s been given the wisdom to know when they will fall apart.

( It's going to be a very close battle. )

Archie had a horse following him.

Not just any horse, oh no, but the illustrious Virgin Queen's own war stallion, its snowy white flanks rippling with power as it plodded along beside the path, following Archie like the obedient creature it was. It was not a beast at which one laughed, but Archie Kennedy, former lieutenant in His Majesty's Royal ( Read more... )

The island had done it again. Whether it was pure chance or benevolence none of them would ever know, but somehow, someway, the place had seen fit to give them all booze again ( Read more... )

Some might say that children need boundaries. That, without proper supervision, children become listless, melancholy and tiny slaves to their most base and hedonistic instincts. Without direction, their minds are unable to grow, unable to mature, and they eventually become severe detriments to society ( Read more... )

Anne considered it very much a blessing that Matthew's birthday fell on the eve of Christmas Day. However, that did make it difficult to throw a party for him, when everyone was spending time with their own families and Anne herself was preparing for Christmas and attending Christmas Eve services ( Read more... )

It was like she expected Joe to come back, like at any moment Joe would waltz up the path with that smile on his face and a new pet name for her on his lips. She knew he wouldn't though, just as she knew she wouldn't see Webster for days or weeks at a time now that he'd gone out on his boat alone. She didn't really understand why he'd wanted to ( Read more... )