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Oct 29, 2012
(Note from author Sophie: a “lamby” is a sheep skin that I have slept on and loved since I was a few days old.) Outside the window, wind rushes. It’s so strong it makes the grass move and form patterns. The sky is covered in a dark gray blanket. It reminds me of my childhood, […]
Oct 29, 2012
(Note from author Virginia: I’m going to share a few anecdotes from my day, because I feel like they really show what it’s like here.) This morning I woke up in a bit of a funk and stumbled down to the kitchen to find Raven bouncing off the walls with happiness. The second she saw […]
Oct 29, 2012
Smores! Mmm. Morning “power hour” at Rendezvous cafe Pirate-themed mini golf! Yarrr matey! Wrong way, Cameron. Guess which one is the statue. Focus. Cameron’s small group meeting. Dev’s small group meeting. The daily board, maintained by Seraya (Dev’s daughter).
Oct 28, 2012
The illness flocked around us. We knew people had it but never thought so many had been lost to it. We felt lost in a sea of so many infected faces. They look at us like we are the odd ones, like we have are the sick ones. It’s funny how we look at them […]
Oct 28, 2012
Chase sat down in the tall grass at the top of the hill to think about what he had done. It needed to be done he thought to himself as he laid back to look at the clouds passing by. He thought about going back to see if any of his friends could have possibly […]
Oct 28, 2012
Pondering Wondering Skipping thro time my mind goes over the magic of this world from the friends we met to the lives we lead to the blossom of a flower and coral reefs to every little thing and all the big the coins we find scattered on the ground and the shapes of the clouds […]
Oct 28, 2012
Note from author Virginia: This is what I’m wrote during a 8-10am power hour. I was going to work on one of my short stories, but then I heard the song Wish You Were Here on the radio. That was the first rock song I really, truly fell in love with, and it made me so […]
Oct 25, 2012
The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand? -Johnny Depp (aka Jack Sparrow)
Oct 25, 2012
Dear everyone, Last night I was thinking about a way I could tell you guys how much I care about you all. This is what this letter is. For most of my life I didn’t have any friends at all. I mostly stood behind my big sister waiting for her to introduce me to everyone […]