The Principle Of Moments
Pleasing Grandmother
Ask him about family, and Dance’s eyes get that familiar shadow of reserve. Ahh, Drin thinks, so things didn’t go well when he came out.
Even if he could afford to go back he’d keep it short, he tells Drin …
Research & Meta
of so many kinds…
Greet the Ragged Stranger at the Gate
You must always remember, Drin tells himself, to greet the old man at the crossroads in the morning. Acknowledge the crone at the railroad crossing.
It’s always surprising, the results you get when you do.
And even more so when …
A Rather Baroque Trio
This is the section which shows how Drin, Dance, and Emma ended up doing chamber music together.
So to speak.…
Swamp Nation
Originally named Carpe Dia and intended to hold Grace’s backstory, this has been expanded to hold bits and pieces of backstory from the various denizens of Dismal Swamp.…
Pen’s Place
A Parent Page for information about Pen’s place in the woods. The House, the Back Forty, and the Sounding Apparatus are here, as well as other points of interest.…
born careful
“They caught up with you,” Drin says woodenly.
The little girl tosses tangled hair out of her eyes, a gesture Drin does not recognize, a gesture that feels like it must be habit for her, the girl herself. Dance’s word …
Birdsong
Claudia kneels next to her distraught child. “Well, why don’t you set the table? Dinner should be ready in a little bit.” The silverware door sticks a little as she pulls it open and grabs five sets of utensils. Why …