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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Twenty-two, Best Friends
Rating: PG-13 [language, mature conversations, alcohol]

Summary: Chris hangs out with Eddie. Alyssa hangs out with David

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Twenty-one, Answering Machine
Rating: PG-13 [language, tense situations, mature conversations]

Summary: Return of drama. Plus Kim gets to meet Alyssa. Imagine that.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Twenty, Restricted
Rating: PG-13 [language, tense situations, mature conversations]

Summary: Chris protects Alyssa but at what cost to their freedom?

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Nineteen, Ring
Rating: PG-13 [language]

Summary: Alyssa comes to a decision about Chris and he hasn't ever been this happy before.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Eighteen, Falling for You
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Summary: Chris and Alyssa both receive advice regarding the other.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Seventeen, Completely Captivated
Rating: PG-13 [language]

Summary: Chris returns to Alyssa's coffehouse again.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Sixteen, Coffee Leaves
Rating: R [language, alcohol use, violence, sexual situations]

Summary: A cup of coffee is never just a cup of coffee in Seattle. So many lives change because of it. So, so many lives.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Fifteen, Pre-party
Rating: NC-17 [language, alcohol use, fellatio]

Summary: Chris's drunkeness increases; Alyssa has a great 15th birthday.

Author's Note: This will be the last year long chapter. Starting next chapter, I will slow time down. Why? Because Chris and Alyssa are about to cross paths.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Fourteen, Angst
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Summary: Chris makes a new friend; Alyssa loses one.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Thirteen, Party!
Rating: R [language, alcohol use]

Summary: Alyssa has growing pains. Chris has wife pains.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Twelve, Words, Just Words
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Summary: Alyssa is growing up, that's what sixth grade is about. Chris is... angsty.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Eleven, Excitement
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Summary: Alyssa is having some issues. Oh and so is Chris.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Ten, Fiyah
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Summary: Chris makes a cute girl. Alyssa and Judith bond.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Nine, Words
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Summary: Chris and the guys have a band meeting. Alyssa grows up.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Eight, Sweet
Rating: R [sexual frustrations, language, drug and alcohol use]

Summary: Chris hangs out with the guys after a long tour. Alyssa has a birthday and some summer fun.

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Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Seven, Gifts
Rating: R [sexual situations, language]

Summary: Chris and Susan really do seem to belong together. Alyssa has a very happy Christmas and new year. And *gasp* there's a surprise I wasn't expecting.

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1964

• July 20^th – Christopher John Boyle is born (2^nd youngest of 6)

 

1980

• October 3^rd – Alyssa Anne Morgan is born (only child)

 

1983

• August 29^th – Alyssa begins school at St Mary Magdalen in Everett, WA

 

1984

• Soundgarden forms

• April – Emilie begins hitting Alyssa

 

1985

• February 24^th – Soundgarden open for Husker Du (their second show together)

• April 16^th – Howard leaves Emilie

• May 23^rd – Howard’s divorce from Emilie is final

• June – Soundgarden record three tracks for Deep Six compilation

 

1986

• February – Alyssa is pulled from St Mary Magdalen and enrolled in St Anne in Seattle, WA

• April 1^st – Deep Six release party, Soundgarden plays

• June 20^th – Howard and Marilyn wed

• September – Matt Cameron replaces Scott Sundquist as the drummer for SG; Susan becomes their manager

• December – SG records “Hunted Down”

• December 24^th – Judith Noelle Morgan is born

 

1987

• March – Chris & Susan go to New York to “check it out”

• April – Emilie loses her appeal and is sentenced to five years in prison

• June – Soundgarden releases “Hunted Down” on Subpop; undertake first national tour

• October – Screaming Life EP released (talks start with A&M and SST, including demos for A&M)

 

1988

• August – FOPP EP released

• September – SG signs to SST, play Bumbershoot

• October 31^st – Ultramega OK released

• December – SG signs with A&M and begins to work on Louder than Love

 

1989

• Soundgarden tours in support of Ultramega OK, their first visit to Europe

• September 5^th – Louder than Love released

• Yammamoto leaves band, Jason Everman joins

 

1990

• January – Soundgarden begins tour with Voivod and Faith No More

• March 19^th – Andy Wood dies, Chris returns to Seattle from Loud Love tour

• summer – writes songs for Andy while on tour

• Ben Shepherd joins SG

• August – SG returns to the road, opening for Danzig

• October 22^nd – Chris and Susan marry, attend the first PJ concert afterwards

• November 13^th – Temple of the Dog performs their only full set at the Off Ramp Cafe

 

1991

• Badmotorfinger is recorded in the spring

• April 16^th – Temple of the Dog released

• October – Alyssa starts her period

• October 8^th – Badmotorfinger released

• December – tour with Guns N’ Roses begins

 

1992

• February – SG tours opening for Skid Row

• March – SG plays two shows at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre which are filmed for Motorvision video

• April – SG starts its first headlining tour

• June – SG supports GnR in Europe

• July – SG tours with Lollapalooza

• September – SG takes a long break from touring

 

1993

• SG records Superunknown (July – November)

• August – SG takes a break to play eight dates with Neil Young

• December – SG tours Australia, Japan, and New Zealand

 

1994

• March 8^th – Superunknown released

• March 10^th – Chris meets Jeff Buckley backstage in London

• April 5^th – Kurt Cobain dies

• May – SG begin American tour

• August – SG completes tour in Seattle

• August 28^th – Alyssa starts at Ballard High School and meets David in class

• September 8^th – Chris and Kim attend MTV’s Video Awards & present

 

1995

• January – SG appear on Pearl Jam’s ‘Self Pollution Radio’

• March 1^st – SG wins two Grammys

• June 15^th – Alyssa starts a part-time job at a coffeehouse

• October 3^rd – Alyssa gets a car for her birthday

• October 21^st – Shannon Hoon dies

• November – SG starts to work on DotU; Alyssa meets Zack at work
  

 

1996

• February – SG finished DotU

• April 26th – Chris and Alyssa meet at coffee shop (where she’s working)

• May 21^st – Down on the Upside released

• June 14^th – SG has a secret gig at the Showbox; Alyssa meets Eddie Vedder at gig

• June 27^th – Aug 4^th – SG tours with Lollapalooza

• Nov 6^th – Dec 17^th – SG tours for DotU

 

1997

• Jan 16^th – Feb 6^th – SG finished DotU tour (New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii)

• Feb 26^th – SG loses the Grammy to Rage Against the Machine

• April 9^th – SG disbands

• May 29^th – Jeff Buckley dies (later Chris records a song in his honor)

 

1998

• June 5^th – Alyssa graduates from Ballard High School

• Alyssa attends a Pearl Jam concert in the summer

• August 27^th – Alyssa begins classes at UCLA

• Sept 12^th – Alyssa meets Jonathon at a party

• Sept 15^th – Alyssa meets Andrew at a Critics Corner meeting

 

1999

• February 17^th – Alyssa breaks up with Jonathon

• September 21^st – Chris releases Euphoria Morning

 

2000

• February – Alyssa organizes MLK Day with Tom Morello as speaker (begins to work on Axis of Justice after this)

• June 28^th – Lillian Jean Cornell is born

• November 17^th – Alyssa’s mother dies

 

2001

• February – Alyssa learns of mother’s death

• Chris jams with Rage guys, Civilian forms

• July – Chris separates from Susan

• October – Chris divorces Susan

 

2002

• April – Civilian dissolves

• April 5^th – Layne Staley dies

• May – Audioslave forms

• June – Alyssa graduates UCLA (BA, Design|Media Studies; minor, Linguistics)

• August – September – Chris is in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse

• November 19^th – self-titled Audioslave album released

• November 25^th – AS appears on Letterman, their first live show together

 

2003

• Audioslave tours

• Chris meets Vicky early in tour

 

2004

• March – Chris marries Vicky in civil ceremony in LA

• May 13^th – Chris and Vicky marry in more traditional ceremony in Paris

• July – Audioslave begin to work on next album

• September 18^th – Toni Cornell born

 

2005

• January – Audioslave finish recording Out of Exile

• April – Vicky leaves Chris; Chris files for divorce & custody Roads We Choose begins here

• May 6^th – Audioslave perform in Cuba; Alyssa attends with Chris

• May 23^rd – Out of Exile released

• April 14^th – July 10^th – Audioslave tours Europe & US for OoE

• September – November – Audioslave tours arenas in US

• October – some of the next Audioslave album is recorded in Atlanta, GA

• December 5^th – Christopher Nicholas born

 

2006

• January – Audioslave finish recording Revelations

• July – Chris starts to toy with the idea of solo stuff

• September 5^th – Revelations released

• September 7^th – Chris performs solo, acoustically in Stockholm, Sweden

• September 20^th – Chris’s Bond song is leaked (“You Know My Name”)

• October – Chris is in motorcycle accident while recording solo album

• November 14^th – Casino Royale premieres, Chris and Alyssa attend

 

2007

• February 15^th – Chris formally quits Audioslave

• June 5^th – Carry On released

Angels in a Cage (October 1980 - April 2005)
Chapter One, Seeds of Fate (1980-1983)
Chapter Two, Shining Star (1983-1984)
Chapter Three, Changes on the Wind (1984-1985)
Chapter Four, Colors (1985)
Chapter Five, Bells (1985-1986)
Chapter Six, Upwards Swing (1986)
Chapter Seven, Gifts (1986-1987)
Chapter Eight, Sweet (1988)
Chapter Nine, Words (1989)
Chapter Ten, Fiyah (1990)
Chapter Eleven, Excitement (1991)
Chapter Twelve, Words, Just Words (1992)
Chapter Thirteen, Party! (1993)
Chapter Fourteen, Angst (1994)
Chapter Fifteen, Pre-Party (1995)

April 1996 -
Chapter Sixteen, Coffee Leaves
Chapter Seventeen, Completely Captivated
Chapter Eighteen, Falling for You
Chapter Nineteen, Ring
Chapter Twenty, Restricted
Chapter Twenty-one, Answering Machine
Chapter Twenty-two, Best Friends

December 1996
Christmas fic: A Baby Changes Everything

February 1997
Valentines fic: Delicate Beauty

November 1999
Holiday fic: Rescue Me

July 2001
Birthday fic: Weekend Presents


Roads We Choose (April 2005 - ???)
Chapter One, A Bright Beacon
Chapter Two, Investigate Me
Chapter Three, Instinctive Protection
Chapter Four, There It Is
Chapter Five, Affections
Chapter Six, Leaving on a Jet Plane
Chapter Seven, City of Light
Chapter Eight, Towel
Chapter Nine, Visitation
Chapter Ten, Life
Chapter Eleven, Ocean Apart
Chapter Twelve, Girls
Chapter Thirteen, Why I Love
Chapter Fourteen, Penguins
Chapter Fifteen, Fever
Chapter Sixteen, Land of Dreams
Chapter Seventeen, Embrace the Dream
Chapter Eighteen, Cuban Escape

Summer 2008
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