How many times have we hoped for the best, only for the worst to happen? Sometimes, it's hard to believe the sun will ever come out again...

Another way things could have played out that fateful night

Perhaps it would be easier to tell you, short and simple. But as simple as that sounds, it's not simple at all. There is so much I want to say to you, and words are never enough. Paper is never enough. Ink is never enough to tell you all I want to say. But I've carefully chosen my words. I could only hope that you believe me. / A collection of random 200-word drabbles!

For fifteen years, she had a job and not one raise in pay. Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage. (Inspired by 1990s hit songs by Mary Chapin Carpenter.)  Brigitta's failing marriage and her controversial decision is the backdrop for exposing a secret Maria has kept for years.

In late WWI in the naval port of Pola, The Lonely Goatherd is a seedy tavern run by the elegant Baroness. Here, Maria meets the mysterious and intriguing Captain von Trapp. An AU story that flips the original TSOM on its head. Bits of drama mixed in with some snarky humour. A little different, but please give it a chance. Please R&R!

A series of one-shots set in the Moments of Truth universe. Most will likely occur between the end of Moments of Truth and the Anschluss (which I already plan to write as a sequel). It will help greatly if you read Moments of Truth before them though you can probably understand some of them without it. There will be a little bit of everything- family, action, romance, etc.

"And why do you stare at me that way?" "I can't help but think, sir—" "Yes?" "We've met before." The Captain was no stranger, Maria discovered some time after being sent to the von Trapp household as a teacher and governess for the summer. No, she and the Captain were not strangers at all. (AU, main body of the story begins in 1933.)

A series of vignettes prompted by some gorgeous words with equally as lovely definitions. I apologise for the somewhat lame title and description. I do not own anything regarding The Sound of Music, unfortunately.

Maria Rainier is a sensible girl. The practical type, who's learned to rely on no one except herself. But just when her carefully constructed life begins to fall apart, she crosses paths with a mysterious sea captain, and things start to change in unexpected ways. "One day you finally knew what you had to do ... and there was a new voice, which you slowly recognized as your own."

A/U: Maria comes to the von Trapp villa much earlier than in the movie though she finds a similar situation-a grieving retired naval captain who is neglecting his seven children. As in the movie, she helps them all find each other again but there is still something else the Captain is hiding, and it has the potential to endanger them all.

Series of one-shots. Not quite sure which way this will head, but presumably mostly father-child bonds. Takes place before, during and after the movie.

Maria wants to be intimate with Georg, Georg wants to be intimate with Maria. Will they ever cross that final boundary or will the past continue to haunt them? Rated M

When Pearl Harbor is attwcked, the family must navigate some very strong, yet differing emotions.

Things get complicated when the von Trapps try to escape

Georg marvels at Maria after the birth of their third child. One-shot!

An alternate universe story about how the Captain and Maria could have gotten together if he didn't seek her out at the gazebo.

M-rated one-shots from my other Sound of Music story (Moments of Truth) and perhaps some written in the same universe but later in the timeline. You don't have to read this to understand Moments of Truth, but you do need to read Moments of Truth to understand this (unless you're just looking for M-rated content with no real plot, i suppose).

Sequel to Building Trust. It's 1960. Little Lida Rose is all grown up and ready to face the world. What happens if she must learn the truth about her father?

Days spent in bright sunlight, nights spent in the shadows. Maria knows that others would see only scandal and sin if they knew the truth. But between Maria and her Captain, there is no room for shame.

The Von Trapps celebrated their first July 4th in Stowe. (July 1940)

A story about love inspired by open doors in the movie. "To love is to battle, to open doors. The world changes if two can look at each other and see" - Octavio Paz

' I don't intend to be rude, Fraulein, but what makes you so desperate for an extra income' His voice was deep but almost whispery from his face getting close to hers.' AU.

On the tenth anniversary of her death, Georg writes his first wife a letter.

"Do you know when I first started loving you?" How could she? It was a ridiculous question. He hadn't realised himself. It had taken him by surprise, impacted him like little else. Looking back, even now, it was impossible to understand. Her appearance had been one of those moments. Their moment. A Black Swan moment.

Sequel to "What Came Before" Maria and Georg have moved on from the incident but will it be happy sailing from there? Buckle up for an angsty but fluffy story as Maria and Georg navigate their relationship and family life.