November 15, 2009
Sofia: 4 years old
I think they’re both so cute especially Sofia who has Sam’s upturned nose. Taj managed to go from bald to a full head of hair in a single year. They both started the Head Start program a bit early because of their birthdays. (more…)
November 15, 2009
Winter 2010/2011 - Gregory is 32, Nina is 29, and Reagan is 2. (Rachel Heredon is 30, Fabrice Lemieux is 27) Last update: Spring 2010
7 am: Once, a long time ago, Nina would have whined if she had to be awake and alert before 11 am. She had loved the simple luxury of laying in bed until she decided to get up and not the insistent car horn from a coworker trying to make it to work on time. She’d dreamed of being a rich important somebody’s wife, a doctor then, and looked forward to the many days of lazing in a giant bed but dreams tend to skew when they hit reality. (more…)
October 20, 2009
Fall 2010 – Samuel is 31 (Rachel Heredon is 29)
Sam keeps a grueling schedule, immersing himself in the meditative act of writing his newest article almost from the moment he wakes up. He rarely gets frustrated anymore; once, two years ago, he would have stressed about improper word choice and she would have laughed and teased him into a smile but he doesn’t bother now — she’s gone and the article will still come together. (more…)
October 10, 2009
Fall 2010 – Kalen is 25 and Taj is 3
Sometimes Kalen wishes he could be called a decent father or even act like one but it’s not in him. At best, people would call him an absentee father and at the very worse, dead beat, but he’s never cared too much about what people thought. He might not spend his time caring for his son but he always makes sure someone does, only she isn’t there yet and right now Taj is getting on his nerves with his shrieks for attention.
“Stop screaming and use your words, Taj or I’m going to make you sit in there all day.”
September 23, 2009
Fall 2010 – Arthur is 27, Marie is 26, A.J. is 4 and Sarah is 2
His mother always told him he had none of that red head spark, always cool and calm like a mountain lake. Arthur had realized at a young age that she meant he wasn’t boisterous and fun like his older brother; that unfortunately like his father, he was better suited to spending his life among the soil.
The implication never phased him. He’s grown up on his ancestral farm, at his father’s side learning how to properly plant the food that not only nourished him and his family but many families living on the Cove. It’s what Heredons have done for generations, how could he not be proud especially since he’s moved the home based business to its own building across the street.
Waving to Quinn and Jacob, Arthur locks the doors to the greenhouse and the building and walks slowly across the street toward the house. He can hear the baby crying about a taken toy, Marie scolding A.J. about his behavior and goes into the greenhouse instead.
September 1, 2009
Summer 2010: Dina Caliente is 29
Dina often dreams of what she’s lost. The people rarely cross her mind but the jewels do. The money, the vacations, the sheer luxury of it all often visits her while she sleeps and in those brief moments she feels genuinely happy. Her dreams reinforce what she’s always known, that she deserves all of life’s monetary gems and none of its silly tragedies. How could men like Mortimer and Michael compare to delicate pearl necklace?
August 28, 2009
Summer 2010: John is 30 and Rachel is 29. Last update: Summer 2010
Rachel is adept at ignoring certain things, it is skill her mother insisted she perfect and cultivate in an effort to make her adult life easier to bear. In between croissants and afternoon tea Rachel had been taught that the first thing a society woman learns to do is ignore certain unpleasantries, especially in regard to her husband – so she does.
She ignores the nights he comes home in the early morning smelling of cigars and pungent perfume. She ignores knowing looks mixed with envious ones when she goes shopping or to get her hair done. She ignores many things not because her mother told her to but because she remembers why she got married and it wasn’t for love. Rachel doesn’t need someone to tell her to ignore the love that grows within their seven year marriage, she already does.
A call breaks her away from her thoughts and the long abandoned book, drawing her eyes toward the window where John stands smiling. He waves at her, beckoning her to come join him outside.
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