Forty-Two

Stuck in a freezing apartment on Christmas Eve, a young artist and a young writer must huddle together and try to heat each other up.

It was cold. So damn cold. So damn freaking cold! Barrett kicked the broken radiator. A rusted knob fell to the floor and the serpentine shaped metal let out a dying groan as the last bit of luke-warm water burbled onto the floor. Dammit, Barrett swore to himself. He wrapped the blanket tighter around his shoulders. He could barely keep his grip on its edges with his numb fingers, despite the thick ski gloves he was wearing. The front door to the apartment slammed. The sheet of ice that ha

There’s something Killian has been hiding from Joseph and all his friends. When the secret finally comes out, Killian has to fight to hold onto his treasured friendships.

He slapped me. I couldn’t believe it! What the hell? Who does that? “You slapped me!” I yelled, unable to get past the shock. “You’re a goddamn liar!” he accused, his face getting red from the rage. “I never once lied to you!” I stated firmly, truthfully. I rubbed my stinging cheek. “A lie by omission is still a lie.” “Bullshit. You assumed. You saw what you wanted to see.” “Get out,” he growled. “Don’t be an ass! I’m sorry. Please, just let me explain.” “Get out!” he scr

A young doctor struggles to deal with death.

If Only One Could Be So Lucky “… total to two hundred and eighty-nine dead and forty-six injured. The cause of the malfunction–” “–news stories today. A landing gear malfunction caused a small international–” “–hospitals overwhelmed with demand, so if you need to visit an emergency room officials are asking–” “Fucking AM news stations, shut up!” I scream and smash my fist against the face of the car’s radio. I only look up from the display when I hear the long frantic honk of a

Hmm, I think Mike just had a crush on David, I don' t think anything actually happened, but I wouldn't be surprised if it had... Yeah, Ryan was hilarious. He'd be a fun character to follow around for a while because he has no idea how to act in "our" world and wouldn't care to adapt. I wasn't into the Aunties so much... but I think it's hilarious and awesome that they get their powers from menopause

Lol, I watched this at an anime convention years ago

Heh, funny how I read all the books, saw her name so many times, and then started spelling it wrong :wacko: I dunno... smug isn't really a term I would give Vicki... until she fries the vamp in her territory and goes on about how much her pre-vamp life experience makes her better than older vamps who were turned young... so okay, maybe I see what you're saying. I liked Tony better too, I think mostly because he is a lighter character. I liked the humour in the Smoke books better and I found Tony to be a more lovable character. Although there is something to be said for Vicki's straightforwardness. Her frankness is great and I love that she never falls prey to emotional moments - she always swears or whatever to Mike or Henry and just moves on. I think they captured that aspect of her personality perfectly in the show Blood Ties. The third Smoke book is awesome! You have to read it!

Lol, so true! I had a lot of trouble adapting to Vikki as a vampire. I actually didn't like it a whole lot. So much of what made Vikki Vikki was her human challenges, and reading her as a vampire was too much like just reading Henry. She seemed less whole without her eyesight problems and having made the choice between Henry and Mike.

So I finished The Enchantment Emporium. It was good but not as good as the Blood or Smoke series. Any thoughts? I love the dragons. If I were a dragon I'd totally be trying to eat my family (literally - no gross innuendos intended).

Woo, me too! I definitely get that not-too-young, not-too-old feeling! All my close friends are older than me so it helps to keep me from feeling that "Oh my God I've been out of Uni for how long and still haven't done blah blah blah..." Forget that, 24 was my pivotal quarter-life crisis time. Well, it started when I was 23 and branched into 24 but you get the idea. I'm still kinda in a quarter-life crisis but have kinda accepted the feeling...

It's so refreshing to see such love and acceptance from parents, to hear a good story instead of a bad one for once.

Oh, so sad, I love this movie!

Congrats!