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Hey look, I did manage to get a new Salt in the Wounds chapter up!

July 1926 – An idyllic morning is shattered by a gunshot echoing across the bay.

Teaser below the cut

John woke early from habit. He stretched in his bed, glancing out the window. Dawn barely peeked over the horizon, a day promising to be warm and calm as the last two weeks. They could all use some rain, but July days like this weren’t bad at all.

Making his way to his dresser and the bowl of water there, John splashed his face and looked in the mirror. . Gray was starting to come into his temples now, just a few strands that told him his twenties were behind him. His body was still firm and strong though, tanned from the sun and hands roughened by work. There hadn’t been anyone in need of rescuing for a while, but of course they were always ready. Downstairs he could hear the kettle starting to boil, which told him Hamish was awake.

By the time he shaved and dressed, Hamish was setting the table. John had always been an early riser, but Hamish had him beat. He smiled at his son; eight years old, slender and strong for his age, dark hair always wild. There were always more rescues in the winter, so instead of attending the village school regularly, John taught him using lesson plans from the schoolmaster, bringing Hamish in once a month or so for the schoolmaster to test, depending on the weather. It was an arrangement that suited everyone, but currently he was free for the summer.

And Hamish already had breakfast and tea ready. John knew he was excited to be going fishing. He loved the water and being out on it. Unlike John, he’d even learned to swim a bit. John took his place at the table and sipped his tea. “Thank you.”

Hamish smiled and picked up his own fork. “You’re welcome.” He dug in with the sort of appetite a young boy could muster. John ate a bit slower, knowing they would still get out on the water before the day got too hot.

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1-59 odds. C:

All the odds? Are you bored? lol Okay….

1)Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.

I don’t have iTunes, so I used spotify. And I got “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” from sound of music, “A Kind of Magic” by Queen, “I could sing of your love forever” by Delirious?, “Baby I need your loving” by the four tops, “Rock of Ages” (the hymn) and “Homecoming” by Green Day. – Clearly I listen to everything.

3)Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.

1924 articulated a new kind of thinking, in which the cultural nationlism of (it’s my history textbook Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America)

5)Ever had a poem or song written about you?

Yes, hubby wrote a very sweet little poem when he proposed, like the only poem he ever wrote for me, unfortunately it got lost.

7)What’s your religion?

protestant Christian, but not a crazy conservative one, pretty much the opposite of that.

9)Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?

REM. Saved my life in High School.

13) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
Umm, I’m friendly and I like to think I’m kind and that’s my strength. weakness, I’d say insecurity and a need for approval.

15) How do you vent your anger?
Mostly I just rant about things.

17) Are you happy with the person you’ve become?
sometime

19) What’s your biggest “what if”?
ummm. I honestly don’t know how to answer this one.

23) What’s the worst place you have ever been to?
Tacoma? lol, I kid. Probably getting lost in the bad part of Philadelphia.

25) To you, what is the meaning of life?
To leave joy and kindness and make the world a bit better then you found it.

27) What was the last movie you saw?
Mortal Instruments

29) Do you have any obsessions right now?
John Barrowman

31) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
I try not to, then again, I’m human

33) What’s the last thing you purchased?
Breakfast at Dennys?

35) In a relationship?
For fifteen years

37) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?
Be friendly as all get out, I guess.

39) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
Uh, here. On tumblr.

41) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?
Get the dog, a job can be replaced.

43) What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
I just stick Aqua-Aquarium on when I need happy music, or the Mama Mia soundtrack.

45) How can I win your heart?
Just love me for who I am.

47) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
ummmm self-publishing my book?

49) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “heart.”
I carry it in my heart

51) What is your current desktop picture?
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It says “I wanted to see the universe, so I stole a timelord and ran away”

53) What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on?
No idea

55) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
Heck. See my grandpa again, so I can ask him all the stuff I never got to when he was alive.

57) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?
See question 29. But Barrowman doesn’t swing my way. All the good ones are on the other bus. Or Timelords.

59) Ever been on a plane?
Yes, lots.

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11, 21, 56. :)

11)Do you believe in karma?

Karma…hmm, that’s a hard one. I believe in doing good for people no matter what, and I like to believe that comes back to you.

21) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.

They both just grabbed my laptop, phones on the left though, currently.

56)You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

Oh gravy, that’s a hard one. Almost drowning when I was a kid? Really though, the bad experiences are as much a part of who I am as the good experiences.

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This is the most unique one I’ve seen, please yes.

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.
2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
4) What do you think about most?
5) Ever had a poem or song written about you?
6) Do you have any strange phobias?
7) What’s your religion?
8) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
9) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
10) What was the last lie you told?
11) Do you believe in karma?
12) What does your URL mean?
13) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
14) Who is your celebrity crush?
15) How do you vent your anger?
16) Do you have a collection of anything?
17) Are you happy with the person you’ve become?
18) What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?
19) What’s your biggest “what if”?
20) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
21) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.
22) Smell the air. What do you smell?
23) What’s the worst place you have ever been to?
24) Most attractive singer/s of your opposite gender?
25) To you, what is the meaning of life?
26) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
27) What was the last movie you saw?
28) What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?
29) Do you have any obsessions right now?
30) Ever had a rumor spread about you?
31) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
32) What is your astrological sign?
33) What’s the last thing you purchased?
34) Love or lust?
35) In a relationship?
36) How many relationships have you had?
37) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?
38) Where is your best friend?
39) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
40) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?
41) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?
42) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?
43) What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
44) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?
45) How can I win your heart?
46) Can insanity bring on more creativity?
47) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
48) What would you want to be written on your tombstone?
49) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “heart.”
50) Basic question; what’s your favorite color/colors?
51) What is your current desktop picture?
52) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?
53) What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on?
54) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?
55) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
56) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?
57) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?
58) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
59) Ever been on a plane?
60) Give me your top 5 hottest celebrities.