This universe picks up where Sapphire Days leaves off—the Bob-White girls are now high school graduates and face the joys and pressures and heartaches of being on their own for the first time.

Unlike Sapphire Days, these stories may or may not be Jixemitri Circle Writing Projects.  This is a different universe for me because all of the short stories (which excludes the multi-part "Basic Chemistry") are inspired by songs.  Until this universe, only one of my stories was inspired by a song, even though all Sapphire Days stories were named after songs. For whatever reason, the characters speak to me in music at this stage of their lives. The majority of these stories are from my 2005, 2007 and 2009 NaNoWriMo efforts.

Closing Time
The Bob-White girls are off to their respective colleges.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.2 Submission; debuted:  March 6, 2006 in celebration of Jix's Sixth Jixanny
Word count:  18,238

Closer to Free
Diana enjoys the freedom of college. 
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project Special Fifth Anniversary Edition Submission; debuted:  August 28, 2006 for my Fifth Jixaversary
Word count:  8,369

What's Up?
College liberates Diana, allowing her to question some things she's always taken for granted.
Debuted:  November 9, 2006
Word Count:  6,252

Mr. Brightside
Mart stands by and helplessly watches Di change before his eyes.
Debuted:  November 19, 2006
Word Count:  10,020

Right to Be Wrong
Diana is determined to live her own life—even if she makes mistakes.
Debuted:  December 8, 2006
Word Count:  6,790

Moments Like These
Peek in on some special moments of the members of the Bob-Whites of the Glen.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.4 Submission; debuted:  August 28, 2007 for my Sixth Jixaversary
Word count:  6,963

Basic Chemistry
On some level, both Brian and Honey thought that they would end up together since they first met.  How do they deal with these feelings now that they're both with somebody else?
Full story in PDF format

Part One:  Mental Chemistry
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project Special Sixth Anniversary Edition Submission; debuted:  March 10, 2008 in celebration of Jix's Eighth Jixanny
Word count:  6,027

Part Two: In Terms of Chemistry
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project Special Seventh Anniversary Edition Submission; debuted:  August 19, 2008
Word count:  6,630

Part Three: Creating Chemistry
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project Special Eighth Anniversary Edition Submission; debuted:  August 20, 2008
Word count:  7,619

Part Four: Brain Chemistry
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.8 Submission; debuted:  August 22, 2008
Word count:  5,272

Part Five: The Chemistry of Dissatisfaction
Debuted:  August 26, 2008
Word count:  7,470

Part Six: Cold Chemistry
Debuted:  August 27, 2008
Word count:  3,653

Part Seven: The Chemistry of Happiness
Debuted:  August 28, 2008 for my Seventh Jixaversary
Word count:  4,169

My Hero
It's been six years since Dan came to Sleepyside.  Has enough time passed for him to be able to forgive himself for past mistakes?
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.5 Submission

Hate Me
Still feeling restless, Diana takes a drastic step to find peace.
Debuted:  August 28, 2010 for my Ninth Jixaversary
Word count:  8,226

With Me
The companion piece to "Hate Me"; Mart deals with Diana's announcement.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.10 Submission; debuted:  August 28, 2011 for my Tenth Jixaversary
Word count:  10,649

A Praise Chorus
Diana finds herself overseas and away from all that defines her for the first time in her life.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project Special Fifteenth Anniversary Edition Submission

Times Like These
Mart discovers that even when life doesn't go as planned, it can still be okay.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.7 Submission

All My Life
Di opens herself up to new experiences while she's abroad.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Challenge #16 Submission

Zip Loc
Di begins to dream of second chances.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.6 Submission

Runaway Train
Di is back from her year abroad.  She's learned many things about herself, but can she stop herself from feeling like a runaway train?
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.11 Submission

Bring Me to Life
Mart helps Di find something that she didn't even know she was missing.
Jixemitri Circle Writing Project #2.12 Submission
 

Gethsemane is continued in
 Onyx Twilight

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