• Chapter 42 "Just A Lot Of Hot Air"

    "You know," Michelle said as she pulled her jacket on outside the car, Beatrice standing on the opposite side waiting, "if you'd told me as a child that one day I'd get to see the place giant parade balloons...

  • Chapter 41 "The Hot, New Thing!"

    Casey Kochawski was hiding in her bedroom closet. She could hear the yelling, as always, but this time it wasn't her father and her mother...it was her mother and her babysitter. She couldn't make out...

  • Chapter 40 "This Book Belongs To"

    Casey was at the pizzeria. The live show had concluded, the series was on its seasonal hiatus, and as such, Casey needed regular income again, which meant going back to work at the pizzeria, something...

  • Chapter 38 "Tickets Now Available"

    "Imagine children getting to meet their idol," Beatrice said, "they get to talk to Bea, ask her questions, get their photo taken. That's all the after event. First we put on a show, and then we have the...