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2010, a (belated) Retrospective
2010- A year defined by fashion, working A LOT, excessive travel, and serious partying. Also NOTHING GOT STOLEN for an entire year! Each month's record gets progressively longer, as my memory gets better and life gets more awesome.
January
-Undaunted by the crapshoot that was 2009, I begin 2010 in the pouring rain with two straners outside the QFC. I ( Read more... ) -
Belated Giving Of Ambivalent Thanks
I'm healthy and survived being stuck in my car for 15 hours in 12 degree weather with no heat and no food. And my liver is still functional after an epic night of drinking in Portland. And I have a job, and beautiful house, etc. Ok, I am hereby thankful ( Read more... ) -
Episode 2 - Final Thoughts
Ok, permalink page
Chapter 1- "Forest"
Chapter 2- Nightshade"
Chapter 3- Wainscoting
Chapter 4- "Knightsbridge"
Chapter 5- "Cranberry" (with historical notes)
Chapter 6- "Runway"
Chapter 7- "Sultans"
Chapter 8- "Pliers" (with synopsis of Chapters 1-7)
Chapter 9-"Mask"
Chapter 10- "Garter"
Chapter 11- "Cerebellum" (*warning for interrogation*)
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Masked Criminals in Oxfordshire?
So... Here we are at the end of Episode 2.
It's the end of a season, people go back to school or to new cities and new adventures. It feels strange not to the the one leaving, for once.
In the spirit of saying goodbye, here is the SEASON FINALE:
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More Dante, More History, More people in masks
Let's check in with Saboteur..... ( Chapter 16- Brothers ) -
Adele returns...
So things have been busy. Two jobs. Runway show this week (PRAY I DON'T FALL ON THE RUNWAY) and dancing til 4am and other shenanigans.
The writing has suffered as a result. Both the quality and continuity of this project (but hey, its a fun sideshow thing anyway) and the larger, looming novel-yet-to-be-revised. But I couldn't be be the introverted ( Read more... ) -
Catching Up With The Communists
I am taking a momentary break from running back and forth between jobs (9am meeting! Run to other job for the lunch shift! Run to other job for the closing shift! Now sleep! Repeat from the top!) to give you this chapter.
Scars! Historical references! A rather quick pace since we have a lot to get through!
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Notes On Real Life
-At work, we have formed gangs, made alliances, created hand signals. We must recruit more bussers. The bar division is full of OGs already ( Read more... ) -
Being home sick is an excuse for writing...
With SIS and the Communists after him, what's a sadistic doctor to do?
And what has the charming and fashionable poisoner Lady Adele Smith been up to?
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Fiction! With Nazis! And skewers!
So... we return where we left off. Valentin is in the pub basement, Dante and his fellow agent Bianca have the upper hand.
OR DO THEY?
( It's Chapter 12 Time )