The mage called Whisperwind lays on the guestroom bed, the bed that had been occupied by Caelan not a week before. When we brought him here, I recall being glad that I had remembered to launder the sheets as soon as Cael left, rather than waiting ( Read more... )

“My life doesn’t get any less weird,” I sigh to myself as I put a hand on Deacon’s brow. He’s still burning with fever, but less than he was. “And I’m pretty sure I told you to come see me if it started to become infected ( Read more... )

Anthony finds me sitting on the floor with a circuit board between my hands ( Read more... )

It is perhaps unsurprising that eventually my daily run takes me past the house where Joshua’s car is registered. My subconscious knows that I’m particularly dense and responds accordingly ( Read more... )

Al sends me out to look at the Corvair, come up with a figure on restoring it, and I’m only too happy to comply. I don’t even look at the owner, focus instead entirely on the car. The engine needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and if we could find a replacement, it might be cheaper, but I don’t hold out much hope for finding one. Otherwise, ( Read more... )

I’m half under the hood of a Camry when I feel a tingle of magic from somewhere outside. I jerk up, immediately hit my head on the hood, and back away from the car while I try to figure out simultaneously who is wielding the magic and whether I’ve managed to give myself a concussion ( Read more... )

"I found a job, you see," I tell her ( Read more... )

After some research, I'm convinced that no one is going to try to acquire the demesne. For one, the land it's on is public. For another, despite having been there once before, it takes me three tries, a number of wrong turns, and being threatened by a redneck with a shotgun before I find it again ( Read more... )

I finally splurge after a couple of interviews go well and pay the money for an Extended Stay that has dropped their rates low in hopes that someone, anyone, will give them cash. The shower has hot water practically forever and I revel in it. My stack of creature comforts also include a real bed and a tiny kitchenette that is still larger than the ( Read more... )

Anthony slips back into my life seamlessly. A stuttering reintroduction occurs, followed by gentle teasing, after which I invite him to stay with me if he hasn't found other lodgings in Santa Rosa. He hesitates for only a second before smiling shyly and nodding his assent ( Read more... )