June 15th, 1706

I've been thinking about Todd a lot these days. I've included an entry from my old diary in an attempt to keep the memory fresh.

The good news, the man's hangover was gone. The bad news, there

was now a frog sitting on my table.

Well, that wasn't supposed to happen. I watched the frog-that-was-

once-a-man stumble around as he got acquainted with his new

body. ...

A lone man knelt at a tombstone. The stone was new; the earth still void of grass where a hole had once been. It was a sunny day, but the man wished it wasn't. He wished the whole earth would join him in his misery.

"Do you remember the day we met? I do. You were wearing that orange dress you love so much. I walked into the cafe, saw you, and I knew. I would burn the world for you. I would do anyt...

Shutter, click, flash,

One smiles, the other wrings their hands.

Shutter, click, flash,

One is crying now, the other listens.

Shutter, click, flash,

Head-to-head, heart to heart,

They're both crying now.

Shutter, click, flash,

Two photo strips abandoned at the booth....

It started out easy. Wake up with the sun, go to sleep with the sun. Easy. So, she woke up earlier than most people. Big deal. That just gave her more time to do the chores she would usually do at night.

Then the seasons started to shift. It was gradual, at first. Go to bed at 8:30 changed to go to bed at 8. But then it started getting worse. At the peak, she only got 7 hours of light. She wasn't...