The waning moon weakly lit the deer track before him as Mycke picked his way through the King's forest. Though he had never been to the abandoned cottage, he was homing to it as if he was a messenger bird. The Sight was stronger tonight. Mycke was a seasoned soldier, formerly the second highest rank in the King's personal guard, and yet something ( Read more... )

As I, myself, am driven by a burning need, so I drive them out of their hiding places. Once one of the most cherished of creatures, now man believes them to be a myth. I've searched and hunted far and wide to round up every last one of the pure ones. Now they are cowering in the foam on the crest of the waves that beat the shoreline. I have doomed ( Read more... )

Vi and Cal finished washing up from dinner.  While she talked about the most recent crazy thing her mother had done, Vi put the last of the silverware away, and Cal opened a new bottle of wine, pouring two glasses.  They each carried a glass into the living room.  The easy conversation of early in the evening dwindled down until they were sitting ( Read more... )

It's week 6 voting and it ends tonight.  I'm not dead last, but I'm uncomfortably low in the polls this week.  It's community only, so join the comm if you need to (please!) and vote for me down in Tribe 4!  While you're at it, read through some other great entries as well!!

Thanks!!

ETA:  Oh yeah, a link would be handy... 

In school, lunch time didn't seem right without Amy by my side. She was quiet, a bit mousy, and lean. We looked a bit like the Spratts sitting by each other. We both usually brought our lunches. In elementary we'd both bring sandwiches and swap stickers with the other girls to get the best sticker collection. In junior high and high school, she ( Read more... )

"Poison Control, this is Carol, how can I help you ( Read more... )

It's that time again, ladies and gents!  Week 4 voting for LJI has commenced, and you are encouraged to vote for me down in Tribe 9!

Other recommendations:
Tribe Redemption: sikander7
Tribe 1:
Tribe 2:
Tribe 3:
Tribe 4: ladyerlynne, ktdid525
Tribe 5: michikatinski, majesticarky, mstrobel
Tribe 6: oldscratchx, rhetorician, pixie117
Tribe 7: stacieann15, standgale, sketchybrunette
Tribe 8: team_jessie, tigrkittn
Tribe 9: achromaticlight, malruniel11, soprano1790
Tribe 10:  alexmegami, ryl

"No.  I want to be alone.  Solitude in the middle of Wal-mart--it's like the PERFECT thing."

Sitting on my couch in our dorm room, and looking her straight in the eyes, I deadpanned my response to Bekah's request to join me on my expedition to the Wal-mart two towns over.  I couldn't keep my serious expression for long, and we both cracked up, ( Read more... )

Voting for LJI - Week Three's topic of Coprolite is going on now until Thursday night!  Get your vote on!! 

I'm down in Tribe 9 now.

Recommendations:

Tribe Redemption: sikander7
Tribe 1: angelic_mystic and banyangirl1832
Tribe 2: cloworora, cheshire23, dizzydog
Tribe 3: ellakite, horosha, iampiscesrawr
Tribe 4: lapis_lazuli615
Tribe 5: malinaldarose, n_maranda_coy
Tribe 6: ohnocapslock, porn_this_way
Tribe 7: sarcasmoqueen, sketchybrunette
Tribe 8: tigrkittn, xo_kizzy_xo
Tribe 9: malruniel11 , poppetawoppet, sonarvampress
Tribe 10: edith_jones, snack_size

Not all inclusive, but some of my favorites from each tribe.  ( Read more... )

Stepping into the kitchen to refresh her coffee mug before heading back to her home office, Monica saw that her brand new bag of Kisses was half empty and shreds of the silver wrappers were strewn all over the counter and the floor.  She set down her mug,  and started cleaning up the mess while mentally going through the lecture she was about to ( Read more... )