Dated July 2nd, 2009:
Shadow spends his time working out in front of his home and is met with visitors.

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The little girl is absolutely covered in glitter. For a moment, Karen just stares, horrified. This wasn't supposed to happen. They were sitting making Christmas cards and Karen promised Lily that she'd take good care of Emmy. She'd made sure she didn't cut herself with scissors. She'd carefully drawn a Christmas tree for Emmy to colour in. ( Read more... )

The pie maker had more than a few reasons to dislike any holiday he chose to, and many of them were understandable, if he felt he had to explain himself. Christmas always fell in a sort of gray area when it came to that. It was hard not to be instilled with at least a hollow sense of cheer when everyone seemed to be so bright and happy about the ( Read more... )

Once again the Island had carried out a peaceful and democratic election, which Dale felt was always a cause for celebration. The work was done, the results were in, and it was time for everyone to let loose for one night. If there was one thing that nearly everyone on the Island agreed on, it was that they liked a good party ( Read more... )

Pale and shaking, Sarah Carter pulls the handle on the toilet, breathing out a sigh and sitting back on her haunches as the water dropped out of the tank with a whoosh. She wipes the back of her hand across her mouth, resting her forehead briefly against the cool metal stall partitions, and then pushes to her feet, the door clanging behind her as ( Read more... )

Josh had gotten better at surfing. Not much, mind you, but better. Now when he went out with a board, his swimming trunks stayed on. Which, really, was an improvement. And, from time to time, he managed to actually stay on the board ( Read more... )

Ainsley wasn't sure that there was a set standards in the current American district of Columbia about how women in politics were meant to become mothers on strange tropical islands that occasionally enjoyed switching your DNA so that you would become a man. She was sure that maybe there was the occasional tinhatted lobbyist (usually a democrat) who ( Read more... )

Just as Guy added the last finishing touch to the celebratory decoration, the first guests walked into the party. Or perhaps they were just visiting the bar and had unwittingly ended up in the midst of the birthday boy’s party.

Guy had really made an effort this time. His best friend had just turned 102. Or 48, depending on what calendar one chose ( Read more... )

On her seventh birthday, Karen sits in the rec-room and watches The Lion King with her feet up on the couch. She's got new Doc Marten boots with silver sparkles and a new dress in an alarming shade of lime green. She's got books (but she left them at home) and a promise of cake later. ShorHor has new trainers and Shadow made her a doll with blue ( Read more... )

While there were many causes in the world to be patient for, Ainsley was long past her point of tolerance. She had been patient for a job clerking with Dreifort and she had been patient as she waited for opportunities on television to crop up. She had been patient while she had tolerate bills passing through the Senate and she had been patient in ( Read more... )