{"id":1170,"date":"2023-07-31T21:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T01:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/?page_id=1170"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:30:37","slug":"for-auld-lang-syne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/for-auld-lang-syne\/","title":{"rendered":"For Auld Lang Syne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;text-transform:capitalize\"><em>The more things change, the more they stay the same<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saoirse hasn&#8217;t been home in years. When she finally returns to visit her old flame\/friend, she finds a lot has changed in her absence, and her time away has changed her as well, possibly not for the better. With the help of friends old and new, can she reconnect with the parts of herself she thinks she&#8217;s lost?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(This story is in progress: content warnings will be updated as necessary.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff00\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1204 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/epigraph\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sunderbridge-1100x321.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epigraph\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sunderbridge-1100x321.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sunderbridge-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sunderbridge-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sunderbridge-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sunderbridge.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/epigraph\/\" target=\"_self\" >Epigraph<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;Auld Lang Syne&#8221; by Robert Burns <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/one\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bradley-1100x321.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"One\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bradley-1100x321.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bradley-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bradley-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bradley-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bradley.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/one\/\" target=\"_self\" >One<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Saoirse returns to the East Coast and meets Esm\u00e9 and Rose in person for the first time. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1217 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/two\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-1100x321.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-1100x321.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/two\/\" target=\"_self\" >Two<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Esm\u00e9 and Saoirse have a heart to heart in the library. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1282 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/three\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coffee-cups.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coffee-cups.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coffee-cups-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coffee-cups-1024x298.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/coffee-cups-768x223.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/three\/\" target=\"_self\" >Three<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Saoirse tells Rose the story of how she met Esm\u00e9 over their morning coffee. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/four\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/toastheader-1100x321.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/toastheader-1100x321.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/toastheader-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/toastheader-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/toastheader-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/toastheader.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/four\/\" target=\"_self\" >Four<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Esm\u00e9 and Rose take Saoirse to a fancy sit down dinner where hijinks ensue, after which Saoirse calls her sons. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/five\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/playground-header-1100x321.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Five\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/playground-header-1100x321.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/playground-header-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/playground-header-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/playground-header-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/playground-header.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/five\/\" target=\"_self\" >Five<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Nerds plus Saoirse walk off their buzz and visit a playground to stargaze. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-for-auld-lang-syne tag-main-story\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/six\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-1100x321.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Six\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-1100x321.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reading.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image__overlay has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-color: #fff9ed\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagramofbrat.net\/anecdotes\/fiction\/serials\/for-auld-lang-syne\/six\/\" target=\"_self\" >Six<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">No one likes a difficult conversation first thing in the morning, Especially not with your soon to be ex-husband. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The more things change, the more 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