58) December 15, 2009 ~ Faux Panukkah on December 15, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Jaanje, Ms. Wendroph └ Tags: Adam Sandler, Chanukah, Chanukah Song, classroom, construction paper, face saving, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Song, holiday, holiday season, Jew, Jewish, marajuana, pot, saving face, school, shishkabob, teacher, weed Comment
57) December 9, 2009 ~ Fiscal Fret on December 12, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Jaanje, Tory └ Tags: cat, Chinese renminbi, Chinese restaurant, Chinese yuan, costs, Dear Santa, debt reduction, deficit, dollars, exchange rate, fortune cat, future generations, letter to Santa, letters to Santa, lucky cat, maneki-neko, military industrial complex, national debt, piggy bank, put 2 and 2 together, renminbi, Santa, Santa Claus, U.S. dollar, wars, yuan Comment
56) December 5, 2009 ~ Shakedown Song on December 5, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Ertha, Neeka └ Tags: blimp, bullies, childhood fears, city lights, collage, cowboys, derigible, desert, extortion, flowers, I'm a Little Teapot, innocence, land of Goshen, mice, music, music sheets, musical notes, old west, singing, stealing, surreal, victim, zeppelin Comment
55) November 24, 2009 ~ The Perfect Disguise on November 24, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: George, Javi, Tory └ Tags: canned, church drive, disguise, food drive, fugitive, hiding place, incognito, Pilgrim, Pilgrims, risk, Spam, Thanksgiving, turkey, volunteers Comment
54) November 18, 2009 ~ We Can’t Hide Forever on November 18, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Doctor, Gerf, Neeka, Tory └ Tags: alley, alleyway, bullies, bullying, childhood fears, counseling, denial, Doctor, facing fears, facing your fears, hiding, hiding from your fears, psychiatrists, psychiatry, psychologist, psychology, psychotherapy, trash can Comment
53) November 11, 2009 ~ Feeling Peckish on November 11, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Jaanje └ Tags: aggressive, appeasement, appeasing, awkward moment, birdseed, D-Day, feeding pigeons, insulted, intimidation, liberation of France, loose lips, Normandy, nostalgia, old man, park bench, pigeon, pigeons, reminiscences, reminiscing, scary, senior citizen, war veterans Comment
52) November 4, 2009 ~ It’s POYfect, Dearie. on November 4, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Jaanje, Tory └ Tags: baths, bathtime, board meeting, going gray, going grey, going white, hair appointment, hair salon, hairdo, hairdresser, new 'do, new hairdo, play acting, role playing, salon, shampoo, soapsuds, stylist Comment
51) October 28, 2009 ~ For Your Own Good on October 28, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Jaanje, The Dark └ Tags: compassion, darkness, eye charts, eyes, eyestrain, fear, fears, fine print, hiding, paranoia, paranoid, protecting, secrecy, surreal, surrealism, tiny print Comment
50) October 21, 2009 ~ “He’s Kind of a Strange Kid.” on October 21, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Ananszi, Doctor, Neeka └ Tags: African folktales, African stories, Anansi, arrogance, arrogant, counseling, Doctor, insult, insults, low self-esteem, mental patient, metaphor, patients, psychiatrists, psychiatry, psychologist, psychology, psychotherapy, self-esteem, spider, wisdom, wise Comment
49) October 14, 2009 ~ Deficits All Around on October 14, 2009 Chapter: "Prologue"Characters: Ananszi, Doctor, Neeka └ Tags: African folktales, African stories, Anansi, arrogance, broke, counseling, Doctor, empty pockets, literalness, low self-esteem, metaphor, overly literal, psychiatrists, psychiatry, psychologist, psychology, psychotherapy, self-esteem, spider, wisdom, wise Comment