"Felix, you are feckless! Absolutely feckless!"

Felix jumped at the sound of Gran's voice. Darn, he thought, I've done it again. It wasn't that he meant to enter awareness halfway through her speeches; it was just that the world in his mind was so very colorful and loud that the travel time just never quite matched up. He blinked at her. Feckless ( Read more... )

Once upon a time ( Read more... )

"Marnie May smells funny and her clothes are always dirty!"

"Marnie May is too stupid to talk!"

"Stop," a hushed voice of a girl with nicer eyes broke in. "Marnie May hasn't got a momma. Leave her alone."

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Marnie May had known this since she first learned to remember words, but ( Read more... )

Content warning: This entry contains references to childhood trauma. Details are not explicit but there are references to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse."So, the reason we asked you to come in today ( Read more... )

A Tale of Caution

I’ll grant you a moment to assay the ill-condition of my anatomy ( Read more... )

The Crone has sat beneath a gnarled oak tree for three weeks now. Set back from a footpath, she's aware that folks have been taking excited note of her current strangeness and whispers fly that she isn't eating at all--that she is eating vermin--that she may snatch and eat babies! She is used to whispers as she's been the Crone longer than she's ( Read more... )

I'm Kori ( Read more... )

I'm very hopeful that I can manage time better this time! I'm such a sucker for LJ Idol and it's the only thing that keeps me coming back to livejournal, so I'll give it a go this time around! Who else is in??

Is anyone still here? I think I'm coming back for LJ Idol. It's been forever, but I'm excited!

I am facing my very own Trolley Problem, and I hate it ( Read more... )