BlogHide Resteemsstephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 12--"Skin Deep"This is one of my favorite episodes. It is also when I first became emotionally invested in Rumplestiltskin's love life. You'll see why. Enchanted Forest, The Past--There are people in some kind of…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 11--"The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"Storybrooke, The Present--Henry and Emma are meeting up at Henry's "castle" by the beach, and he assures Emma that Regina knows nothing about the castle. Henry: "It's our secret." Of course…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 10--"7:15 am"Storybrooke, The Present--Henry wants to know WTF the stranger on the motorcycle is doing in town. The stranger isn't saying, except that he's there to do "something." Regina is freaked the heck…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 9--"True North"This is the obligatory "Hansel and Gretel" episode. Unlike Cinderella, who you will see again a handful of times in this show, Hansel and Gretel are one-off characters (unless you count Season…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Seson 1, Episode 8--"Desperate Souls"It's been a long time since I watched Season One, and this is the first episode in it where I couldn't remember what it was about just by the episode title. It turns out, it's not a bad one. It…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 7--"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"Did you guys notice Jamie Dornan is the one who plays Sheriff Graham on this show? I mention it because you should definitely NOT feel bad for him, whatever happens in this episode. He went on to be…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoLucy and the CatbortionI had to take my poor little cat Lucy to get a "catbortion" today. She's convalescing under my bed right now. When I brought her home, she was so stoned from the anesthesia, she kept stumbling…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 6--"The Shepherd"Storybrooke, The Present--I'm pretty sure the house in the opening scene is Emma's house from the second half of Season Five onward. Right now, however, it is Charming and Katherine's house, and…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 5--"That Still, Small Voice"Enchanted Forest, The Past---We open at a medieval fair, with a "Punch and Judy"-type puppet show going on. In the assembled crowd is a kid of about 7 or 8 years old, with curly red hair, who is…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time Recap, Season 1, Episode 4--"The Price of Gold"This is a Cinderella ep, guys. You knew there had to be one, right? Basically, Cinderella's step-mother and step-sisters go to the ball, leaving poor, dressed-in-rags Ella all alone to clean. Her…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 3--"Snow Falls"Enchanted Forest--Sometime in the past. A carriage comes down a dirt path. It's a fancy carriage, with armored drivers and white horses. Hey! Charming is inside, along with a fancily dressed blonde…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time Recap, Season 1, Episode 2--"The Thing You Love Most"Still with me? Good. Things are moving along in Storybrooke, with the clock continuing to move. Snow notices it, as she eats her cereal in the morning and looks out her window. It's unusual, and…stephmckenzie (62)in life • 7 years agoOnce Upon a Time Recap--Season 1, Episode 1--PilotOkay. I have been reading some funny recaps of old TV shows, and I thought, hey, that looks like fun. I can do that. Recently, I've been re-watching what was once one of my favorite shows, Once Upon…stephmckenzie (62)in iwasakid • 7 years agoThe Snoopy and Belle Phenomenon--When I Was a Kid (My Entry for the #IWasAKid Challenge)I could write so many of these. But, here is a first entry. I've been fascinated by @grow-pro's #iwasakid challenge for a while, but was working on posting my novel here. Now that it's done, I can…stephmckenzie (62)in fiction • 7 years agoSarah, Returned--Epilogue, Part 2 (A Steemit Original Novel)Lizzie stares blankly at him, mouth agape. “Oh, don’t give me that look, Lizzie,” Jacob says, dismissing her stunned expression with an irritated wave. He crosses the room and sits on the corner…stephmckenzie (62)in fiction • 7 years agoSarah, Returned--Epilogue, Part 1 (A Steemit Original Novel)Jacob sets his cell phone down on the kitchen counter. “That was Matt,” he says. “He wants to come over and ask me some questions about his grandmother and where she went on her most recent trip…stephmckenzie (62)in fiction • 7 years agoSarah, Returned--Chapter 48 (A Steemit Original Novel)I pause to stop myself from raising my voice too high and catching the kids’ attention. Leaning my head down, I look up at his sincere expression, stunned. “What?” I whisper. “Grandma has been…stephmckenzie (62)in fiction • 7 years agoSarah, Returned--Chapter 47 (A Steemit Original Novel)“Oh, I did find something cool in the historical records,” I say, remembering my search from yesterday. “Check it out.” I type an address into the search bar of my web browser, and a scanned page…stephmckenzie (62)in fiction • 7 years agoSarah, Returned--Chapter 46 (A Steemit Original Novel)It’s amazing how resilient kids are. My little ones have been pulled away from everything they’ve ever known and dropped into an alien environment, their friends, neighbors, and grandparents on…stephmckenzie (62)in fiction • 7 years agoSarah, Returned--Chapter 45 (A Steemit Original Novel)When I told Matt I never expected Joshua to leave his own time and adapt to life more than 300 years in the future, I meant it. The moment I realized it was my husband and children coming through…
