Tabitha Crane, Chapter X: Such Great Heights
_They will see us waving from such great heights_ _'Come down now,' they'll say_ _But everything looks perfect from far away_ _'Come down now,' but we'll stay_ _(The Postal Service)_ * * * Leschi was one of those little mountain pass towns that...
The Long, Cold Dark, Chapter II: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
We will find you Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on Mother Nature (Tears for Fears) * * * I awoke groggily in the lap of luxury. Startled into a fuller state of awareness by the unfamiliar surroundings, I looked around, wide-eyed....
Tabitha Crane, Chapter XIV: Guyamas Sonora
_In the hall I heard your faints falling_ _Your trial and my corrections made_ _You had all the prayers of my loose heart_ _You had all the prayers of once had gone_ _(Beirut)_ * * * Mortar disintegrated, glass smashed, and bricks crumbled as the...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter XIII: De profundis
_De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;_ _Domine, exaudi voce meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes_ _In vocem deprecationis meæ_ * * * A smile spread across my lips as I rushed the few remaining paces over to the building my on which parents stood. It...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter VI: Some Boys
The cold, hard ground was the first thing I became aware of as I slowly came to. Blinking, I tried to clear my vision, but nothing worked. Why was everything so blurry? Why did my limbs feel so numb? I tried to stand up, but bashed my head against...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter V: All These Things That I've Done
_I got soul but I'm not a soldier_ _(The Killers)_ * * * Why did my house have the loudest front door in the history of ever? Try as I might to be stealthy, the relentless _squeeeeee_ of the flimsy door hindered my efforts. It probably didn't matter...
Ties That Bind, Chapter II: Attack of the Fifty-Foot Reynard
I couldn't help but gawk as Reynard stared downward back at me. Not that he seemed any less shocked about his general predicament. The balcony on which I stood only came to the middle of his white-furred chest. His jaw hung slack, bewilderment in his...
Ties That Bind, Chapter VIII: Lost!
_You might be a big fish_ _In a little pond_ _Doesn't mean you've won_ _'Cause along may come_ _A bigger one_ _(Coldplay)_ * * * Pressed up against the foot of the bedpost, I scanned the vast expanse of the darkened room. Where could she have...
Tabitha Crane, Chapter IX: Bloodbuzz Ohio
_I still owe money to the money to the money I owe_ _The floors are falling out from everybody I know_ _(The National)_ * * * Reynard knew how to arrange a romantic evening; that much was certain. He'd managed to get reservations at TanakaSan,...
Ties That Bind, Chapter V: We Looked Like Giants
_And together there_ _In a shroud of frost, the mountain air_ _Began to pass through every pane of weathered glass_ _And I held you closer than anyone could ever get_ _(Death Cab for Cutie)_ * * * I needed to make a point of getting kidnapped by...
Ties That Bind, Chapter IV: Love Kills
_And I know when you're in too deep_ _You still think of me sometimes_ _Stockholm Syndrome and misery_ _There's a penalty for love crimes_ _(Robyn)_ * * * Even though the soup had long since gotten cold, I stirred the pot sitting on the trivet in...
Ties That Bind, Chapter VI: A Tattered Line of String
_You've got a tattered line of string_ _And you tie it 'round everything_ _That you want to call your own_ _But it never seems to hold_ _(The Postal Service)_ * * * The squirrel's silly smile seemed completely out of place in the drab...