Arranged from oldest to most recent post, the Story Index is a way for readers old and new to catch up on the blog from the beginning. You can meet the cast of residents on Character Sketches
Early on, the storyline see-saws back and forth between the Mendenhall and Bettencourt households, Orion Bay’s only two families. Wealthy and with too much time on their hands, these households create a lot of drama.
- Mendenhalls, Meet the Bettencourts
- Mendenhall Manor Part 1
- Bettencourt Hall Part 1
- Mendenhall Manor Part 2
- Bettencourt Hall Part 2
- Mendenhall Manor Part 3
- Bettencourt Hall Part 3
- Emptying Nests
With the kids gone to college, the stories split between Hunter College, where Wingate Hall is the main residence, Orion Bay where the parents continue to live their lives and the nearby town of Rigel Heights aka the Heights.
- Wingate Hall Part 1
- Back in the Bay Part 1
- Wingate Hall Part 2
- Back in the Bay Part 2
- Wingate Hall Part 3
- Back in the Bay Part 3
- Wingate Hall Part 4
- Back in the Bay Part 4
- Wingate Hall Pt. 5
- the Heights Pt. 1
- Wingate Hall Pt. 6
- Back in the Bay Pt. 5
- Wingate Hall Pt. 7
- Back in the Bay Pt. 6
- the Heights Pt. 2
- Back in the Bay Pt. 7
- the Heights Pt. 3
- The Doors Close at Wingate Hall
Now that everyone has graduated and moved back to the metro area, Orion Bay and Rigel Heights become the main locales once again. Parents are “Old Bay”, the new graduates are “Bay Society” and the poorer residents of Rigel Heights are experiencing “Heights & Lows”
- Settling In
- Bay Society Pt. 1
- Old Bay Pt. 1
- Heights & Lows Pt. 1
- Bay Society Pt. 2
- Old Bay Pt. 2
- Heights & Lows Pt. 2
- Bay Society Pt. 3
- Old Bay Pt. 3
- Old Bay Pt. 3 - Robert’s Dream
- Bay Society Pt. 4
- Heights & Lows Pt. 3
- Old Bay Pt. 4
- All the Gossip that’s Fit to Whisper
It’s the coming of age for many of the residents. The first generation has aged to elder and now have grandchildren and a whole new set of problems. Their children are dealing with the ups and downs of adult and parent hood and the City of Nephila, home of Mendenhall Enterprises, beckons with new nightspots and posh condos and apartment complexes.