Chapter 7 CALLAN I hold my finger on the buzzer a few seconds longer than necessary, hoping that it’s making an obnoxious sound on the other end. Then I let off, wait ten seconds, and do it again. By the third time,...

Chapter 19 CALLAN The careful sound of shuffling footsteps and the quiet rustle of clothes register in my foggy, half-asleep brain, dragging me out of a pleasant dream. It takes another few seconds for enough of my brain cells to come online and my eyes to unblur for me to be able to tell what...

Chapter 8 QUINN It’s late by the time we’re driving through the heart of Philadelphia. Whatever Manny has planned for us apparently isn’t a daytime activity, so we took our time with the drive and then checked into a motel here in the city....

Good morning, Friends! Another Bear update, he's doing well after surgery! He's still at the surgeon's but he'll be coming home Wednesday. We've been getting daily updates and pics from them. They said he's already trying to use his leg (yay, but NO! lol), he's doing really well with his first few physical therapy sessions, and he's generally very happy and lovey with everyone there. Perse and Nandor miss him a lot at home and so do Chris and I!

Chapter 16 CALLAN It takes me about half a second to process the question before I’m on my feet, following him down the hallway. I can hear Slapshot start to lick our plates before I’m even fully out of the living room,...