Monthly Magazine Review: Greatest Uncommon Denominator

... rescue his sister, who died. But the ending's a strange and surprising twist that makes sense, Memento-wise, becoming that rarity of things: a consistent, satisfying time-travel story. The Great Big Nothing, by Frank...Night, by Abigail Hilton (Issue #4) A frail woman is dropped off by uncaring relatives at an old-age home. This story is short, almost flash, but that's good; it's a simple idea,...

holiday musings

...big to ever completely explore. i want to say, "no, you're wrong, i'm not nearly as wise and knowledgeable as my parents were when i was your age." but the thing that really scares me is, ... is like a play that adults put on for children, to shelter them from the truth until they are old enough to understand it. and so the holiday rituals have come to feel like the costumes and the painted cardboard...

Fic: Ednew

... Saruman's influence to lead his people during the War of the Ring. The word ednew is from the Old English ed-nîwe (-nêowe) meaning "renewed, restored." First Draft. Théoden's narrative. AU ...’s son after your reign. As much as I love him, I fear that he shall not make a wise ruler.” “Father-” “Is there anyone special?” His eyes softened. “I don’t claim to understand this preference of ...

... me what it was like to be loved by a woman, and to feel loved, and who is in no wise to blame that the moment was doomed to pass away. For the gift of living in what is still a ... did not stir from bed for whole days together. Also I have lost, permanently this time I fear, an old and dear friend, who moved away to Manitoba while we were not on speaking terms, leaving no address and saying no ...

New! Wrap construction advice wanted. :)

Hello all! I'm new here. :) My son is eight weeks old. I have an infantino slingrider that I got for my shower and although I love being able... kind of fabric. 2. A moby-type wrap uses six yards of fabric, but width-wise, it only uses about half. So can't I just buy three yards of whatever fabric, cut it in half width-wise and attach the two ends together to make one long 6-yard piece? I know that ...

Chapter 2

...some noises – such as the good old man talking to himself and sometimes...catching a cold willingly is not wise.” One of the mysteries around the...” he said. Evans knew the old steward used the keyhole to ... was nearly eighty and an old family retainer. He inherited him from... was a professional, unlike the old drunkard on Ned’s former ...– he recognized the good and wise leader. He swore himself he’...

FIC for mlui187

... spent planning the wedding, which a thirteen year old Severus had no interest in. They drifted apart,... chatted away in front of the fireplace like old times. Conversations were a little more serious now ... hand and kissed it. "You have made a wise choice. We leave tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" Narcissa gasped as ... first room they entered was small and empty. Old wallpaper was falling off the walls, and the...

...pace. My advice for cardio: Don't spend more than half of your workout devoted solely to cardio, time-wise. Don't tire yourself to the point where you skimp on weight training. Don't do incredibly long workouts... that crazy way of thinking. When you start to lose weight, you might notice that some of your old friends might not be that into you anymore. A while back at a concert, a glasses-y group ...

...repeat the cycle. Anyway, I know no one reads this now (except maybe weird anonymous commentators.. i was reading old entries, and there seem to be a lot of those). I think livejournal is a kind of cool way to... on AIM, and because one can only stay in denial/ in a stupor for so long (talking career path wise here, i'm happy personally), and because i still don't know what I'm doing with my life. ...

My First Race Day!

... mile warm-up run. Fitness speaking, it was indeed a nice warm up run and felt good. Weather wise, I really began to question why I was doing this. It was cold and rainy, and apparently in ...would be to turn around. What kept me going now, however, was seeing everyone else there. Young people, old people, families, students, strollers. It was kind of fun to see all these people doing it, so I smiled...