Society SPOTLIGHT High school hockey team hot brightly...

One state championship this spring isnt enough for several of the best local high school hockey players . The undefeated Bellingham Blazers, a first-year team led by several veteran players, will take a 9-0 record into the Western Washington High School Championships this weekend at Kingsgate Rink near Bellevue. The Blazers 18-man roster, more than half of whom played for the U18 state club champion Whatcom Warriors, includes players from Sehome, Bellingham, Squalicum, Blaine, Ferndale and Mount... read more

Exposition, or “I first came to Chicago...” Hi, folks. My name’s vienna_waits , and my topic is exposition and how to gracefully work it into a story. After a general discussion of the key elements driving your use of exposition, I’ll outline several strategies and show they can be used effectively with examples from both canon and fic. (Please note I will only be pulling good, Paul-Gross-arms-worthy stuff from people’s fic here. Yay for well-done exposition!) For the purposes of this...

Title: Lightning Strikes Twice Fandom: Grey's Anatomy Pairing: Duh. (Mer/Der) Rating: M Timeline: Post Time After Time. ~~~~~ He closed his eyes, realizing he was alone, really alone for the first time in days.  The door between him and the rest of the world muted the sounds that had been pelting him all morning.  The clacks of computer keyboards.  Nurses chatting.  People moving.  Wheeling stretchers.  All a subtle hum.  He lowered his bed, sighing gratefully as his body flattened out.  He...

Title: Lightning Strikes Twice Author: AriaAdagio Rating: M Pairing: Mer/Der Summary: Post Time After Time. Derek takes Meredith to visit his family in Connecticut, but nothing goes as planned. ~~~~~ He closed his eyes, realizing he was alone, really alone for the first time in days.  The door between him and the rest of the world muted the sounds that had been pelting him all morning.  The clacks of computer keyboards.  Nurses chatting.  People moving.  Wheeling stretchers.  All a subtle hum...

Title: Extra, Extra! Read All About It Synopsis: The Batkids are fairly close and they discuss a lot of things... so, things get sticky when things said in confidence wind up in the Gotham Herald. Slash. Pairing: Wally West/Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson/Roy Harper Rating: PG-13 Notes: Babs is a bitch, sorry. I don’t like her much, it shows. Prompt: Making Headlines                 It was a common occurrence of late, ever since Superman...