Hello all! If you read my personal blog, you know I have been failing spectacularly at the holidays this year. Luckily, that failure isn't translating over to my wonderful families in my neighborhood rotation. I'm trying to keep each family's holiday celebration in line with who they've been up to this point, whether they have … Continue reading Chapter 23: Happy Holidays From The Dreams And Drama Neighborhood Rotation
Month: December 2016
Round 4, Chapter 22 [Blank]: Secret Monsters
This evening at the Blanks went like most: Bo out with friends if he wasn't home being very domestic, the offspring chatting happily with each other if they weren't doing homework, and Heaven with her guitar and not speaking much to anyone. Gem was snacking on a cookie at the dining room table, but soon … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 22 [Blank]: Secret Monsters
Round 4, Chapter 21 [Blank]: Blending In With The Group
The following morning after their secret chat in the kitchen, Asa stuck to his word and called over the friends from one of his clubs. Gem felt she wisely chose the League of Adventurers. The Renegades had teenagers in it and they just seemed a bit intimidating. Gem did her part and joined some strangers … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 21 [Blank]: Blending In With The Group
Round 4, Chapter 20 [Blank]: Making Theoretically Foolproof Plots and Plans
Bo reluctantly left Summer to go meet Laurel for lunch. When they first arrived, he could feel how deeply he dislikes her and he yelled at her before he could stop himself. Bo apologized then considered his lack of self-control as of late. He decided to do better immediately. After all, he was invited out … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 20 [Blank]: Making Theoretically Foolproof Plots and Plans
Round 4, Chapter 19 [Blank]: Family Leaning On Each Other
Asa ran screaming from the bedroom he shared with his sister Gem. It was bad enough they awoke most mornings with a backache from the cheap beds, now they had to awake each night with fear from the monsters under the bed? Gem knelt by the bed, determined not to wake their mother. Their father was … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 19 [Blank]: Family Leaning On Each Other
Round 4, Chapter 18 [Blank]: Making Beds to Lie in Them
Heaven was taking a nap, like she sometimes did before heading to work in the evenings. Bo had the afternoon to himself, so he spent it the way he normally did when there was nothing to be done in the house or garden. He sat on the couch at became transfixed by the television. Out … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 18 [Blank]: Making Beds to Lie in Them
Round 4, Chapter 17 [Blank]: A Sixamian Secret Revealed
Standing in their kitchen, Bo had many thoughts swirling through his head. What actually came out is mouth was the last thing he expected to say. "Heaven, please don't be mad, but the risk of being exposed as being from Sixam is worth it sometimes, and if you'll hear me out you'll understand," started Bo. … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 17 [Blank]: A Sixamian Secret Revealed
Round 4, Chapter 16 [Blank]: Family Roles, Decided
It wasn't that Heaven Blank was a loner, no that was her husband Bo. Yet, for some reason he was the one with all the friends and the great relationship with their offspring. While she slept most of the day and worked most of the night, he seemed to be really loving life on Earth. … Continue reading Round 4, Chapter 16 [Blank]: Family Roles, Decided