Whew! My daughter's
third prom is down and out of the way. She's the junior class president so I
had chaperone duties and, wow, let me tell you… I ran my ass off last night.
LOL And, of course, the weather ended up being a complete downer. Rainy and
actually pretty chilly for the end of April. However, I think this year's dress
is pretty much my favorite.
Anyway… while I'm
putting my feet up, I'll dive into this week's television viewing. I Finished
up Iron Fist and it didn't
disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed Ward and Joy's conversation. I'll be really
happy to see Davos taken down. I want to be sympathetic, but yeah, not really
feeling it. Misty and Colleen need their own show. Just saying.
Caught the Classic Roswell episode, "Heat
Wave" and it's one I really loved when it aired the first time. Still
loved it this time around too.
Watched the Arrow Elseworlds episode. Quite enjoyed
it even though it's the only one I've seen in the crossover event. I'll have to
catch The Flash and Supergirl when they make it to a
streaming platform. It really annoys me that full season's aren't available on
the network's app. Or at least keep the crossover on for the full season.
Also caught another
episode of Murdoch Mysteries. Based
on a little google fu, it looks like there will be another season, which makes
me very happy.
Watched episode
three of The Murders and I like where
this show is going. I'm kind of happy to know why Nolan isn't a big fan of Paul
in guns and gangs. I'm also glad to have a little more insight into Kate's
relationship with her mom.
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries is such a great spinoff. I really hope
there ends up being another season of this one. The second episode had terrific
chemistry between all of the characters and I'm such a fan of the secondary
ones.
I have some things
to discuss about Roswell, New Mexico's
finale and I'll save those for later. Caught an episode of Painkiller Jane and it's one I like the first time around. Answers
start revealing themselves about Jane's ability. I truly do wish this series
had a second season if only for more of those.
Underbelly Razor's penultimate episode dropped some big moves
and is titled the same. With one more episode left in this incarnation, I'm
excited to see how things end for the women.
Watched a Midsomer Murders episode and, well,
found it kind of odd. Then again, with fourteen seasons in front of it and
several more to go, there has to be an odd one here and there, right?
Caught two more
episodes of Peter Gunn and I don't
remember seeing either of them previously. I'm such a fan of how Peter's group
of friends and colleagues add so much to the show.
Okay… Roswell, New Mexico's season finale.
Wow. Seriously. It's been a long time since a show gave me a gut-punch feeling
and I'm not quite sure how I feel about having one. The episode had so much
going on, but all the episodes usually do. The acting ended up being stellar,
from, I'm not kidding, everyone. As for where things went? I'm honestly still
working through how I feel. I'm thrilled there's a second season, which
hopefully means a solution for the thing that happened. I haven't decided if I
trust this showrunner yet. So far, I've loved everything from the characters to
the plot points, even with the somewhat neglected Maria, and pulling a
shock-value move makes me slightly twitchy, hence my inability to fully trust
how things will play out. That said, you can bet my ass will glued to the
screen when the second season premieres, so there's that. I might have more
about the season overall on my sister blog Universes Altered.
And that's it for
television this week. Tonight's post is from Reflex Reaction, a novella that started with a writing community
prompt of "write the story of when one character shows up for another
character's first date and makes them an offer they can't refuse". My
imagination went wild with this one.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
Rory Crame longs for
more than her small hometown can provide. She escapes, leaving her childhood
sweetheart, Gib Larrison, behind. Seven years later she returns, older and
wiser, with a better appreciation for what she walked away from—especially Gib,
who doesn't seem at all interested in rekindling their romance.
And a snippety peek…
Rory Crame drove down the main
drag in the quaint city she used to call home. "Wow… looks like Mom was
right about the upgrades." Speaking of her mom… Rory hit the call button
on her phone and waited for her mom to answer.
Seven years since she'd left to
pursue her dreams or really taken more than a cursory look around the little
burg when she visited. Okay, not exactly little. The city population stood at
about twenty-five thousand. As the county seat, a lot of overflow came in from
the surrounding villages.
Her mom answered. "Hello?
Rory? Are you here yet?" God, she loved the sound of Dinah Crame's voice.
Rory smiled. "I'm here, Mom.
Heading over to Fifth… to my new home." She'd purchased the old service
station for her work studio and residence.
The pumps were long gone and the
previous owner spent a small fortune to remove the holding tanks and repave the
area in front of the building. A downturn in the economy gave her the
opportunity to buy the building outright using the money from her dad's life
insurance policy and the savings she'd set aside. She got the success she'd
dreamed of, but lost the grounded feeling of being surrounded by people she
loved.
Her mom's voice cut through her
thoughts. "Can I meet you there? We could have a late lunch. I know you
want to get inside and start planning your space, but you need to eat,
too."
Rory hesitated. She wanted to
spend time with her mom but didn't know if she wanted to face everyone yet.
Other than holiday visits, she'd kept a very low profile around the town,
keeping mainly to her mom's place a few miles outside the city limits.
Especially after leaving the way she had.
She caved. "Sure, Mom. Let's
grab something as long as it's not fast food." After all, she came back to
see and be seen.
Who
are you kidding? There's only one person you want to see.
"Shut up." Rory's inner
voice could be a pain in the ass.
And it sounded a lot like her
mom.
But… Rory needed to own the fact
she'd returned home because she harbored a hope of seeing him. Gib Larrison. To make amends and maybe—if the universe aligned
the planets just right—seeing if sparks would fly again.
She suffered no illusion they'd
pick up where they left off—she'd burned that bridge when she left. Burned. More like full-on nuked any
chance they had then threw napalm on for good measure.
She pulled into what would become
her living and working space, her residence studio, and rested her forehead on
the steering wheel.
"Rory? I asked if three
o'clock worked for you?" Concern filled her mom's voice. "Are you
okay?"
Rory smiled. "Just tired,
Mom. Three is good. I'm parked out front, just honk when you get here."
She ended the call after promising she'd lock up behind her when she entered
the old station.
Her mother's worry came through
loud and clear. Dinah wanted Rory to stay at home—the one she'd grown up in
after her parents divorced. Rory loved the old house, but needed space to call
her own shots. And she definitely didn't want to become her troubleshooting mom's
new project.
Cutting the engine, Rory exited
her SUV and took a moment to picture what the station would like when she
finished the renovations.
She made her way to the main
entrance, put the key into the slot and unlocked the door. "Here's to
turning the page and starting a new chapter."
I have the main
story outlined here and I like where things are going. Here's hoping the sages
play nice and don't decide to make a bunch of changes. LOL
That's it for this
week. Happy reading!
Skylin
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