I have a series of partial one piecers on my computer that I’ve been posting the last couple of days and I find it hard not to expand them into big fat stories. It’s just a built in mechanism, I like big fat stories in my mind I guess. I’ve also had an […]

So I found a really good article on design patterns with hooks - a quick excerpt
The methods invoked by template methods are called hooks. Hook methods are places where adaptation can occur by subclassing. It’s the job of hooks (and especially hook subclasses) to define, augment, or override each step in the algorithm. Hook methods […]

Rei felt like screaming. In fact, she was sure that this was what hell looked like.
There were kids everywhere…babies, toddlers, all the way up to teenagers with sullen faces and strange piercings.
And the noise. Rei thought for a moment that her eardrums would explode. And then there was Prince Charming. Rei […]

Ami was freezing her butt off.
She mentally consigned whoever designed the Sailor Senshi uniform to an eternity in hell. Then she pondered the idea that her past self might have done the foul deed. Followed by a short mental trip over the paradoxes involved in wishing yourself to eternal damnation and a short […]

Lita swore softly and tucked the bleeding finger into her mouth. The sharp pang passed quickly, but she could taste the tangy copper trickling down her throat. Marcus glared at her from across the room and yelled something in French. Lita didn’t pay her boss any attention; instead, she reached for the […]