Between high school and finally up and leaving Harlan at twenty, Raylan Givens had mined Kentucky coal. Not sure what he wanted to do with his life, it'd been a good paycheck, even with the danger and long hours. Sometimes, years away from that time, he wakes up with the taste of coal dust and dynamite smoke in his mouth and he knows that those ( Read more... )

This was beyond humiliating ( Read more... )

I fell ( Read more... )

Nearly a week on, and he could still feel that place under his skin. Shivering down the length of his spine. Three years on, and for the first time, he felt truly ready to put that place behind him. Be rid of it for good. After that brief moment of euphoria, having a wand back in his hand and control of himself for the first time in years, the ( Read more... )

One thing I'd learned in my time on the island was that you could always count on people to lend a hand when you needed it. It had taken most of the day, but working together we'd managed to transform the rec center gym into something straight out of a Fifties flashback ( Read more... )

It had been exactly a month since he had arrived on the island, and Angel wasn’t feeling any more relaxed. This was supposed to be a vacation - albeit one that he hadn’t chosen for himself. Sun, surf, sand - an idyllic tropical island. The kind that he’d only dreamed about visiting in the daylight ( Read more... )

It was always a good day when the democratic process had been carried out without a hitch, and this day was no exception. The results of the latest Island Council election were in, and it was time to celebrate, not only the results, but the process itself. And given the number of hardships they endured on the island, a celebration was something ( Read more... )

Today had seemed like just another day - one of those days that's pretty much like all the others. Violet woke up, stared out her window for a while and wondered why, exactly, the birds were so very loud and also exceedinly cheerful. She got out of bed. She brushed her hair (still damp from her shower the night before), and changed out of her ( Read more... )

His whole life was a lie ( Read more... )

Like everyone doesn't know that just down the hall, Mr. Shuester is making some choices that could be considered poor but brave with the doe-eyed guidance counselor ( Read more... )