I have returned. For the time being. My parents have finally worked up the nerve to block this site on my computer. I'll try and get on as often as I can, but this summer will be busy.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.
In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening