I'm so giddy over my characters' kisses that I wanted to share them.

Which totally makes this even more like a slumber party.

John, obviously, is the professional heart-breaker. Augustine is the heart-breaker in training. I think she's doing alright.

I have bus duty under an old willow oak in the mornings, rain or shine. My partner is the drama teacher. I began telling him the plot of the story a few days ago and caught him up on it. Now, when I get under the tree, he asks, "What happened today?"

He called the story scandalicious.