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Rachel's Story is a work of...
As I was writing the Geneva Ductwood portions, I was listening to Chicago's Along Comes a Woman and it seems to describe perfectly how Michael's life is changed.
Amber is Michael's girlfriend when he is 22. She's 18 at the time
Amy Balco is the best friend of Daniel. They strike up a close friendship when they are 15.
Amy Balco (creation in progress using The Sims 2)
Update: This is the character I settled on for Balco....
There are multiple people with the name Amy in this tale:
Amy Balco: Daniel's best friend (and eventual lover) while at school. This friendship started when they were 15
Amy Ouellette: She is the...
She is my real-life best friend
-Michael (your author)
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Ashley Listul (nee Wiswell) is a person of two characters. In real life (and as mirrored in the story), she was a bitch the first time Michael met her. It was a rocky relationship during his...
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Based on someone I was close friends with back in 1999. This image is a recreation of the famous Christmas 1999 picture.
Tracey Ragsdale: April 8th, 1985
Michael Ragsdale: April 8th, 1985
Rachel Ragsdale: May 25th, 1987
Delores Mahone: July 23rd, 1982
Geneva Ductwood: August 11th, 1986
Bonnie Right: August 11th,...
There are several people referenced named Bonnie.
Bonnie Reed: Your author's best friend from July 1999 until January 2000 or February 2000
Bonnie Right: The younger cousin of Michael's...
Bonnie is the cousin of Geneva Ductwood and resides in London. She got a part in the Wizard Boy films as Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weeply. Ironic how Ginny Weeply is Michael's favorite Wizard Boy...
These are in order
Rachel's Warm Up
Christmas with Jessica
Rachel's Rescue
The Museum of the Ocean
CROSSROADS Emergency
Route 15 (by Ed Carroll)
The Overcrowded Inbound 20
First Football Game at...
This is a list of characters central to the book
Geneva (Ginny) Ductwood
Ashley Listul (nee Wiswell)
Delores Mahone
Jessica Ragsdale
Michael Ragsdale
Rachel Ragsdale
Tracey Ragsdale
Binnie...
It was that wonderful time of the year. The four woke up to a wonderful snowfall. It was Christmas Day after all. "Rose. Rose! Wake up! Presents!" Her cousin, Daniel, couldn't help it. It was 7:30...
Jessica and I arrived at 7th Street Transit Center where we would transfer from the Quad-Met bus to the AmeriTrain. I was excited since I was going to spend a week in King County with my older...
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Rachel and I were sitting on the #61 heading to that camping store in Hampton when trouble boarded at Little Creek & Galveston - with a package I might add. My sister launched into Protection...
Rachel and I were quite excited. This was our first Football game as part of the Marching Eagle's of Dam Neck High School. As planned, we arrived at 4:30 PM to get things ready for a 5 PM downbeat....
I will not post this chapter because it violates Wikidot Terms of Service banning certain prohibited items. In addition, this chapter will most certainly place my book on a "banned books" list. Let...
Welcome to my little Deep Freeze project. I, Michael Ragsdale, am working to expand Chapter 6 of Deep Freeze to include it into my college's literary magazine, ChannelMarker. I've enlisted help...
The character Delores Mahone is based on a real life person (who, for privacy reasons, I will not name). This person for two years attempted to destroy my life. Please, look out for yourself and...
Delores is the controlling ex of Michael. She prevented him from spending time with his family and, towards the end of the relationship, got jealous when Michael started getting close to Rachel....
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Concerning Dream Girl
Dream Girl by Scott Dowdee is one of the inspirations for my book and it also perfectly describes my life
Dream Girl
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You're always on my...
You snitch, you've found my little Easter Egg section
Ginny looked at me, “Our daughter really has your eyes.” This was an exciting, yet upsetting, time for everyone. My wife, daughter, son, as well as my sister Rachel and her daughter were...
Geneva is Michael's girlfriend when he is 22. Everyone calls her Ginny for short. She's 21 at the time. Her name is as such because her Grandparents are originally from Geneva. They since moved to...
You found my Ginny Potter Easter Egg
It's true, my favorite character from Harry Potter is Ginny Potter (nee Weasley). This, my love of the Harry Potter series, is why there's an obvious HP...
From your author: I'm a Harry Potter fan and my favorite character is Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Potter (nee Weasley). Three guesses concerning the Ductwood/Right stuff :)
Jo, thanks for the wonderful...
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Jessica is the oldest of everyone and currently is employed by WorldSoft in Redmond, Washington. She recently bought a house in Bellevue, Washington and is a quick ride on PugTran Route 230 to...
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Ginny, Jessica, Rachel, and I arrived at LHR. This was an exciting time with the World Premier of Wizard Boy 6. It was an especially wonderful time for Ginny, because she was seeing her cousin...
Bonnie, Ginny's actress cousin, has some big plans for us
About a year in advance, Bonnie and her parents arrange for Ginny, Rachel, and I to attend the London premier (also the World Premier) of...
Rachel and I were having lunch at The Mall when we noticed a familiar face. "Bm2 Listul," I called out as Ashley passed by. She looked over and sat beside my sister and me.
"What are you doing...
From Rachel 2, this will be where Daniel meets wonderful Amy in his English class. Also around this time, his sister and his cousin meet wonderful guys (James for Rachel and Remus for Rose). For...
I went into my US History class and noticed the class seating arrangement. It was two students to a table, so I picked a table near an outlet and proceeded to set up my laptop. The class started...
Well, time to know me I guess. I'm the author who plays the part of the narrator (most of the time).
I woke up in time for the 6 AM alarm. My little sister, still lying there at my side, also got up. “Ready for the Museum of the Ocean,” I asked her.
Rachel's response was, “Yep. Let's get...
I went to the open house today and a spark flared up…
Yeah, I'm just as giddy as Abbey was (pic 37 on the photo album…)
I was on a tour of the Virginia House (which is ODU's newest dorm) with a...
Coming Soon: Michael's Junior year/Rachel's Freshman year. In real life, I met the one and only Sarah Kuhr. What a year, what a wonderful year!
For those in the know, I am rekindling all the...
Finally, it was Thursday. Rachel and I went to class as usual. We were excited as we were going to get right onto the 36 after class. That 36 would take us to Corporation Lane where we'd get the...
This is the new book that continues where Rachel's Story leaves off at the train station.
Family Tree
This is 15 years after the events of London Calling and by now, Ginny and I are happily married...
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Rachel is the younger sister (by two years) of Michael.
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DUE TO MY STRONG PERSONAL BELIEFS, I MUST STRESS THAN IN NO WAY DOES THIS CHAPTER ENDORSE VIOLENCE TOWARDS WOMEN. IF YOU ARE STUCK IN THE CYCLE OF ABUSE, THINK OF THIS AS AN INSPIRATION FOR...
I'll never forget when I got the phone call. It was Orchard High, where my sister goes to school. "Wait a minute? What is happing to my sis!?"
The next day, I was on a flight to PDX and I quickly...
It's finally here! At last, an update to Rachel is available. Version 0.9 enhances the story and prepares for the new Rachel 2: Bluewater selections. A preview of the Adventures in Bluewater is...
This is the story of how I really warmed up to my brother. From the point of view of Rachel.
Tonight was the big night for me. My brother and I, being the band dorks we are, were going to the band...
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Coming Soon. Meet the cousins of Rose.
Aaron Colby
Patricia ("Pat") Colby
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Rachel: 14; Daniel: 12; Rose: 10
Today was an exciting day. Rose was sitting in her wheelchair all giddy as her favorite cousin Daniel was pushing her along from the bus to the train station. Her...
As I approached Wards Corner Transit Center I noticed one of my regular customers, Mike and with him was a girl who looked to be about 16 or 17 years old. Boats (his real name is Dwight Johnson),...
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The Andrew Gold tune, Thank You for Being a Friend, is a perfect description of how I feel about one of my classmates. Before I met them, I locked myself away to all except my family because of a...
Rachel and I were riding the bus from work one day to see the Mayor of Virginia Beach so that we could give her a piece of our minds about the state of transportation in the city. The 29 got us to...
Ginny looked at Michael, “Our daughter really has your eyes.” This was an exciting, yet upsetting, time for everyone. His wife, daughter, son, as well as his sister Rachel and her daughter were...
This is the transit system for my book. This is what I would love to have for the real-life Norfolk area. The current provider, Hampton Roads Transit: if you are reading this, then please use my...
Rachel's New Home
Tracey is Michael's twin sister. Due to an adoption at birth, she became a Canadian Citizen as she was adopted to a Canadian family living in Vancouver, BC. She doesn't know anything about the rest...
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