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Updating Livejournal...
Wow. I almost forgot about this account, which details some very crazy times in my life, including meeting my husband, having my first baby, and moving to the West from the oppressive cold of Michigan. Good times ( Read more... ) -
Realizing goals feels good.
I have recently discovered that realizing your personal and familial goals feels pretty darn good. With Bill making more than twice what he was making in Michigan, and Samuel growing up to be a darling, decent little boy, my life has been cozy--to put it mildly ( Read more... ) -
My baby is 6 months old...
It's true. Six months ago almost to the day was my first experience with childbirth. It didn't go exactly as I had hoped and planned, but it barely matters now. My baby is so precious to me. He scoots across the floor awkwardly, pausing to mouth toys and say, "Mnah, nah, nah, nah, nah." He looks up at me and smiles when he hears his name. He loves ( Read more... ) -
What about Angus? After chapter 2
Angus looked up at the misty glass wishing he could see the world beyond. The room surrounding him was dark and small, but soft. He didn't know how long he had been couped up there, isolated from human contact. It felt like weeks, but it had probably only been a few days. Drops of bluish green rain streaked down the small, foggy window pane and ( Read more... ) -
Mirielle's sophomore finals: take 2
Brian finally turned and broke into a run toward Calculus, remembering at once his final exam, and his teacher's assertion that late-comers would have ten points taken from their final score ( Read more... ) -
Start of junior year- Mirielle
Mirielle looked at her calendar with dread at the upcoming start of the school semester. August 12th, was fast approaching, and Mirielle wondered where the past month had gone. It seemed like an eternity since the night Angus had disappeared. She had spent most of the lazy summer days with Brian, swimming in the ocean or her backyard pool, or just ( Read more... ) -
Sarei of Sahmoon
Sarei with her big, almond, slanted eyes walked through the Ancient Wood cautiously and froze solid still at the slightest snapping of a twig fifty feet away. Then she heard voices, deep and angry. Men were tearing through the ground ivy and giant fern, examining every redwood tree with a quick, sharp glare as they plowed on. They would know who ( Read more... ) -
Chapter 4- The secret house
Mirielle turned open the thick leather cover of her grandmother's book and began to read. Her grandmother's written words were compelling and the story she told came alive. Mirielle felt at once as if she truly knew Kurt Oriel and his friends in the unit. Remarkably, they weren't so different from Angus and Brian: gruff and brave when they thought ( Read more... ) -
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