Don't Stick Out, a story of Addergoole Apocalypse for @clarekrmiller

Written to clare_dragonfly's prompt. Before Year 19 of the Addergoole School.


Shira Pelletier was having a bit of trouble.

"No, this is ridiculous." The girl would not come out of her house, and had settled for talking to Shira through the tiniest crack in the door. "There is no way. I'm safe here. I've got food, water, the people don't hate me... If you go away soon, that is. I don't want to stick out.

"Maressa, I'm sorry, but if you don't come with us, in a few months you are going to stick out far too much. Your parents -"

"My parents are dead. My parents are gone. They went off to fight the war. They left me, okay? So fuck whatever they wanted for me."

"...I'm absolutely certain they wanted you safe."
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[Altersprig]: My first complete Ana White pattern!

I've been admiring Ana White's blog/how-to site for a while now. She breaks carpentry-based DIY and knock-off decor down to a very accessible level, and, even though I grew up with basic carpentry, I didn't grow up following carpentry PLANS, so I really do appreciate this.

So when I looked at my pile of tiny and small art and looked at the wall in my girl cave, I thought a-ha! I bet Ana White has a plan for this!

And she did! $10 Ledges. I went a bit smaller and cut the length into 3 equal pieces - 3" boards instead of 4", because it's a very small room. The lumber cost me $15, the paint is the same as the rest of the room, and glue and screws were around the house.

Dad actually helped me put them together and Mom helped me paint them when they were up this summer. And then, finally, a couple weekends ago, I put them on my walls and started playing with pictures.

...at which point I found out that Zazzle postcards are not quite right for 4x6 frames, sigh.

Not much shows in this picture, but the "L" is by kelkyag, the mermaids are by ellenmillion, the tiny picture is a drawing of Death that kissofjudas bought me, and the postcard is of Mackinac Bridge, from a family trip in my pre-teens.

(I collect postcards ;-)

Next up: I bought two shelf brackets from Lee Valley to put a broader shelf on the other wall. Dictionaries and books I'm published in!

(I also collect dictionaries!)

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Sideline: Cya and Stolen Goods

A Change in Routine
inventrix's Let's Pretend
Class is in Session
A Brief Reunion
inventrix's Unexpected Visitor
Lessons in the Dojo
inventrix's from RP logs
Education and Collars
Trouble in Paradise
inventrix's Mistakes were Made
Stolen
This story takes place here, the morning after "Stolen."
A Reconciliation

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