1. Hope is the thing with feathers by callisto [Reviews - 16] 8 (2498 words)
Chapter title from that most excellent of Emily Dickinson poems that everyone should know.

2. that perches in the soul by callisto [Reviews - 14] 5 (4393 words)
Jim's not the only one with a closetful of angst and heartbreak.

Disclaimer still applies.

3. and sings the tune--without the words by callisto [Reviews - 14] 6 (1792 words)
Apparently I'm going to steal lines from this lovely poem for all my chapter titles?


Same disclaimers apply. I don't own these characters.

4. and never stops at all by callisto [Reviews - 5] 3 (3708 words)
Aftermath...wherein our heroes have a fun weekend but then must face the consequences of their actions. Slight spoilers for Fun Run.

5. and sweetest in the gale is heard by callisto [Reviews - 6] 3 (4936 words)
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
- Peter Ustinov

Love is a serious mental disease.
--Plato

6. and sore must be the storm by callisto [Reviews - 8] 5 (3743 words)
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao-Tzu

7. that could abash the little bird by callisto [Reviews - 6] 3 (4457 words)
Disclaimer: not my characters.


There is no remedy for love but to love more.
Thoreau

8. that kept so many warm by callisto [Reviews - 9] 4 (1735 words)
My apologies to everyone reading this story for the way I sort of abandoned it! I promised I’d finish it, and I will. I am going to resist the extremely strong urge to go back and do major editing changes, and just pick it up where I left off. I have the rest of it outlined and all the remaining chapters are started; the next three, in fact, are more or less finished. So it should be done in the next few weeks, especially if I keep putting off the reading I’m supposed to be doing for school.
So where were we. Driving home from Jim’s family barbecue? Yes. Let’s go.

9. Chapter 10 by callisto [Reviews - 10] 6 (2309 words)
I have a seven-page paper due for my organizing information class tomorrow, so I'm doing this instead of finishing my assignment. Because that's what procrastinators do.



Thanks to everyone who's actually still reading this. Your comments are highly appreciated!

10. and on the strangest sea by callisto [Reviews - 7] 7 (2357 words)
I will be sad if (when?) we find out Jim doesn't have a sister. In the meantime...




What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between four and seven beers.
--Dave Barry