With the help mostly of Talya, I told Jeffrey about the last six months of my life. He seemed a lot more sympathetic that I had thought police investigators to be, and wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that I was Reena’s friend. Whatever the case, I was happy for the… Read More November 11th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08

By the time I had returned, Talya had had the time to create something of a cozy scene in the living room. Everyone was laughing (although Reena’s laugh was forced and Connor’s overcompensated) and our guest seemed to be enjoying himself. He stood up when I walked in. Talya also stood. “And this is my… Read More November 10th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08

The rest of the week was, well, painful. Keeping a straight face around my children proved to be a lot harder than planned, and – for what had to be the first time since Patrick had colics – I was happy when they would fall asleep or go to school. “Don’t feel ashamed,” Talya would… Read More November 9th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08

If walking home with Patrick had proven to be therapeutic, calming me enough to have a rational conversation about a thorny subject with his mother, supper with both him and Shona was a cure for the anxiety that had taken a hold of me since that morning; I probably was going to sleep like a… Read More November 8th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08

So I have been working on Dead-Alive for a couple of days now; I had posts ready for today & tomorrow, and was looking forward to working tonight on the posts for Sunday and Monday. What can I say – who knows when someone will be pushed off a sidewalk and sprain an ankle. Then… Read More November 7th non-post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08

My reaction probably seemed extreme to Talya and my friends. Quite honestly, it seemed extreme to myself. But it was just so much information to process in so short a time; I hadn’t yet been able to sort through the contradictory thoughts and emotions that having such an ability inspired. I owed them all quite… Read More November 6th post of Dead-Alive for Nanowrimo08

Part 3 I would have preferred staying home that day to continue my research, but I had to take my son to school and then head over to work. Thankfully it wasn’t my turn to stay at home with Shona. I probably would have ended up holed in my office all day, and leaving my… Read More November 4th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo 2008

Part 2 I was exhausted, so it took me a little while to register what Talya had said. We took that time to slip into bed. Something clicked in my head a few minutes later; the dam opened and, within seconds, I digested the information to come up with a mind-boggling conclusion. “I’m tapping into… Read More November 3rd post of Dead-Alive for Nanowrimo 2008

Dead-Alive © Sahar’s Blog Part 1 This wasn’t the first time it had happened, and it probably wouldn’t be the last. It was a terrible thing to go through, but that wasn’t my biggest problem. While it was hard enough on me, what I really couldn’t stand was how hard it was on Talya. “Where… Read More November 2nd post of Dead-Alive for Nanowrimo 2008

So I have decided to join National Novel Writing Month, just because I have so much time on my hands and nothing else to do. Well, that’s a lie, but see? That makes me a perfect candidate to write a 175 page novel. 175 pages. Oh dear me. What have I gotten myself into this… Read More National Novel Writing Month