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July 31, 2012
Run Away Fast (Dylan)
Previous Chapters/Contents Run Away Fast (Dylan) Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that we’d crossed a line here, and I didn’t know how to go back. Both of us had more or less admitted that we still loved each other. Both of us were so screwed up I hardly knew what to think or [...]
July 30, 2012
Just remember to breathe (Alex)
Previous Chapters/Contents Just remember to breathe (Alex) The alarm starting ringing at an ungodly hour. As in, before six in the morning. I hadn’t seen that early in the morning since high school, and I’d been perfectly happy that way. Kelly, across the room from me, muttered, “Oh my god, what the hell is that?” [...]
July 29, 2012
A little hair of the dog (Alex)
Previous Chapters/Contents A little hair of the dog (Alex) Dylan and I had settled into a bit of a routine. We were both on the same schedule, work study with Doctor Forrester on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 3 pm until 6. We were making a lot of progress, and had categorized most of Forrester’s library [...]
July 28, 2012
Bring It, Jarhead (Dylan) … Plus today’s bloghop giveaway
Previous Chapters/Contents Bring it, jarhead (Dylan) 8 am Monday morning. It was time for my torture session at the VA. When I was first injured, they evac’d me to the hospital in Bagram, a sprawling affair hidden behind blast walls and littered with shipping containers and temporary facilities. I saw it briefly from the doors [...]
July 27, 2012
No pepper spray in the bar (Alex)
Previous Chapters/Contents No pepper spray in the bar (Alex) “I don’t know, Kelly. I’m not sure I’m up for it.” Kelly rolled her eyes at me while she was shimmying herself into a sheer halter which would take a can-opener to remove, then said, “Alex: it’s the first Friday back in school. We are going [...]
Lengths – Coming soon from Liz Reinhardt and Steph Campbell
A while back I posted a review of Grounding Quinn by Steph Campbell, a book I thoroughly enjoyed. Stephanie is back, along with Liz Reinhardt (author of Forgiving Trinity and the Brenna Blixen trilogy of YA books) with a new title, which will be out sometime next month. Both of them are fantastic authors, so [...]
Lengths – Coming soon from Liz Reinhardt and Stephanie Campbell
A while back I posted a review of Grounding Quinn by Stephanie Campbell, a book I thoroughly enjoyed. Stephanie is back, along with Liz Reinhardt (author of Forgiving Trinity and the Brenna Blixen trilogy of YA books) with a new title, which will be out sometime next month. Both of them are fantastic authors, so [...]
July 26, 2012
Our job was to go out and draw fire (Dylan)
This is first draft material from a story I’m working on during a two week hiatus before I start editing Insurgent. It’s a departure for me, because it falls under the “new adult” genre.You can find thebeginning of the story, discussion of what NA books are, and contents of the story, here. Our job was [...]
July 24, 2012
Strawberries (Alex) – Plus today’s giveaway
This is first draft material from a story I’m working on during a two week hiatus before I start editing Insurgent. It’s a departure for me, because it falls under the “new adult” genre.You can find thebeginning of the story, discussion of what NA books are, and contents of the story, here. Strawberries (Alex) When [...]
July 23, 2012
Ground Rules (Dylan)
“I think we need to set some ground rules,” she said. It was the third day of classes, and our first day actually working for Doctor Forrester. Forrester had a gigantic pile of information, books, files and source documents. It was a disorganized mess. Our first assignment was to begin organizing it and cross referencing [...]
