#「 in character

[allhalesterekstilinski]

I want to talk about the Teen Wolf siblings, particularly their age differences.

Brett is a freshman in season 4. We don’t know how old Lori is, but later she says Brett only accepted the scholarship at Devenford if they would accept her as well. This means either Devenford includes some middle school as well as high school, Lori was smart enough to skip a grade or two, Brett and Lori are 9 months apart, or they’re twins. It’s also possible she’s a couple years younger and was only recently accepted, but since he bargained for her from the beginning, I don’t think it’s as likely.

Based on the short audio clips from “Motel California” it sounds like Boyd and Alicia were close in age, both pretty young, but when we see her body she looks a little older. I would assume he’s older since he was in charge of watching her.

Malia and Kylie were close in age based on the framed photo in her room. In “Ghosted” Kylie has mysteriously aged from about 7 to about 12. Though this is likely due to forgetting information and not caring enough to fact check their own work.

The same could be said for Theo and Tara. They seem to be close in age, but the actresses playing Tara look like different ages. I would guess in season 5 flashbacks she was 11 or 12 when Theo was 9, but in season 6 she looks 17.

Isaac is 16 in season 2 and Camden would have been 24. There is a discrepency unless I’m missing something. Since season 2 is early in the year I’m willing to bet Camden would be 25 later in the year. If Isaac is 16 and Camden would be 24, that’s an 8 year gap. But if he graduated in 2006, he was born in 1988 and is approximately 6 years older. There’s no concrete evidence of when either of their birthdays are, so perhaps Isaac’s birthday is before Camden’s and there’s a short period of time the gap is 7 years. The calendar puts his birthday in February.

Kate said that growing up Chris always tried to make her look like the bad guy.  In 3B Chris says he was 18-years-old 24 years ago putting Chris’s birth year about 1969. Kate was born in 1983. That is a 14 year gap. Either she exaggerated or lied, which I would believe, or Chris was an incredibly shitty brother, which I would also believe. Could you imagine 17 year old Chris blaming 3 year old Kate for him coming home late one night or breaking their mom’s favorite vase?

We don’t know how old Gerard is. Alexander was 27 when he died. Alexander was 19/20 years older than Chris, so Gerard was probably in his early to mid twenties when Chris was born. A lot of actors’ ages coincide with their character’s approximate age. Michael Hogan was born in 1949, so if Gerard is around his age, he’s 20 years older than Chris and 34 years older than Kate. But then he would one year older than Alexander. Not impossible, but he is likely older.

Hayden is about 16 in season 5 because she can drive. The youngest a cop can be is 20, so at the very least Clark is 4 years older. It sounds like Clark had been her guardian for a while, so the gap is likely larger.

If we are going to believe the “In Memorium” video from MTV, Laura was born in 1982 and Peter was born in 1976. We never actually know how old Derek is. Jeff said his ID, putting his birthday in November 1988, was fake, but why? What is the significance of it being fake? It served no purpose and I think Jeff just wanted to fuck with us. Especially because it’s not canon in the show, he said it outside of the show. And if we believe the calendar that makes Derek a Christmas baby, why would he make himself only a month and a half older?

I’m going to assume Derek was “with” Kate leading up closely to the fire, meaning late 2004. If Derek was 16, or almost 16 if his birthday is Christmas, that would put his birthday in 1988. So in the pilot he’s 22. In the script he was meant to be 19 but then he was aged up because Jeff thought it was more important to traumatize him than find a way around it. In 3A Cora says she’s 17, which would put them at a 5 year gap. Laura is 6 years older than Derek and 11 years older than Cora. And if Cora was 11 by January of 2005, she was born in 1993.

I don’t know if this is canon or fanon that Talia raised Peter. Regardless, he is about 5 years older than Laura, 12 years older than Derek, and 17 years older than Cora. But Talia would have to be at the youngest 8 years older than Peter, and that’s if she had Laura at 13. In “Visionary” she appears to be about mid-forties. If this is within a year of the fire, then Peter is 26/27. The gap between Peter and Talia could range from 8 to 20 years.

I’m just so interested in these dynamics.

[mynameischalie]

Survey Sunday

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.

Depeche Mode - Strangelove

Taking Back Sunday - You Know How I Do

The Misfits - Skulls

Gel - Honed Blade

Weezer - Island In The Sun

Pixies - Gouge Away

2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

That’s such a loaded question. I want to meet George RR Martin, author of A Song Of Ice and Fire: Game Of Thrones, so I can politely ask him “Hey George, its been a decade can we please get the Winds Of Winter book”. I just need to know what happens to these characters so I can forget that last season ever happened.

3)   What is something you're terrible at but wish you could do well?  

I’m terrible at cooking which isn’t something you openly want to admit to people especially women because women enjoy men that can cook, I get it. However, I always like to be honest and honestly I can put pasta in hot boiling water,  I can properly use the microwave, and I have the immaculate ability to order takeout. I’m open in learning to cook so if someone wants to teach me I love for you to show me.

4) What do you think about most?

The Philadelphia Phillies! They drive me crazy

5) What modern invention are you grateful for the most?

Caller ID! It’s incredible because it immediately gives me the option of whether or not I’m going to pick up the phone or not.

6) Do you have any strange phobias?

Giant wasps! I’m not good with them but this goes back since I was a kid so there’s that.

7) What’s your religion?

Catholic.

8) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?

Walking or listening to music.

9) What’s one thing you hope never changes?

The happiness dogs give you when you come home every day or the feeling of laying on cold clean sheets after a long day.

10) What was the last concert you saw?

The Cure in Philly which was probably the best concert I saw in my life. I’m not exaggerating it was incredible. 

11) Do you believe in karma?

Yes, so don’t be a bad person.

12)   What is one childhood memory that you remember especially well?  

Going to games with my dad and brother at Veterans stadium to watch the late 90s Phillies bad terrible baseball.

13) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?

My greatest weakness is probably taking things too personally at times. My greatest strength is being supportive and empathetic. 

14) Who is your celebrity crush?

Emilia Clarke!! She’s a beautiful woman

15) How do you vent your anger?

Listen to music or take a walk around the park

16) Do you have a collection of anything?

Records, funko pops, and sports memorabilia. 

17) Are you happy with the person you’ve become?

Of course!

18) What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?

I hate the sounds of lawnmowers especially when I’m trying to sleep. With that said I love the sound of the ocean.

19) What’s your biggest “what if”?

Dude, where do you even start? I find it best just to focus on the future instead of looking back on the past.

20) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

I don’t believe in aliens but I guess I believe in ghosts.

21)   What are some core principles you have that you'll never give up or change?  

Treat others how you would want to be treated

22) What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?

When someone gives me any kind of verbal praise that usually makes me feel pretty good especially when I know I’m appreciated.

23) What’s the worst place you have ever been to?

Camden, NJ stranded in a sketchy neighborhood where drugs deals were being done directly in the corner next to my friend’s broken down car.

24)   What trait do you admire in others but don't possess yourself?  

Any traits that are artistic because when it comes to that I possess no traits whatsoever unless you’re looking for someone to make you a good stick figure then I’m your guy.

25) To you, what is the meaning of life?

The meaning of life is what you make it. It’s about the choices you make and the people you affect.

26) Are you ticklish? If so, where?

Oh God yes, I’m very ticklish. The sides of my stomach, my neck, and my feet. I often ask do we ever outgrow this as we get older?

27) What was the last movie you saw?

Can’t Hardly Wait

28) What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?

Probably breaking my arm. That wasn’t fun.

29) Do you have any obsessions right now?

This new Militarie Gun record is my latest obsession. 

30) Ever had a rumor spread about you?

No I don’t think so

31) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?

Yes, it’s hard to let that go.

32) What is your astrological sign?

Taurus

33) What’s the last thing you purchased?

Wawa Iced Tea

34) Love or lust?

Love

35) In a relationship?

That’s a no

36) How many relationships have you had?

Four

37) What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?

Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet

38) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?

I can speak on this based on lots of experience. I’ll say effort, compatibility, and honesty are the three main ingredients. If you’re insecure and don’t trust the person chances are it’s not going to work out. If one person is putting out way more effort than the other than that’s a problem. You have to show that person that you care and appreciate them.

39) Basic question; what’s your favorite color/colors?

Blue and Green

40) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?

The last pitch by Brad Lidge when the Phillies won the World Series in 2008. I want to relive the glory of a city going absolutely crazy afterwards.

Tagging: @eckspress @ericasucks @dammitnope @tatted-traveler @homeawayfromhere86 (I figured I tag some new people who just started following me, no pressure to do this)

[ichabodjane]

This is a combo post of two tag games I was tagged in by @helenvader and @somebirdortheother! One is posting your lockscreen/phone wallpaper, the last song you played, and the last photo you took. The other is your lockscreen/wallpaper and some get to know you questions!

Phone homescreen: This is Razberry, a gremlin disguising herself as my dog.

The last pic I took: Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Treated ourselves to good seats for our first game of the season!

Last song I played: "I Can Hew" traditional song, this rendition by Windborne (I listen to a loooot of folk music and sea shanties and the like).

Currently reading: Re-reading Fellowship of the Ring

Last movie: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (very fun!)

Last show: Uhhhh I can't recall. It's baseball and AFL season, so I flip between the two most of the time.

Craving: An early bedtime

What are you wearing right now: Pajamas (large men's t-shirt and cotton pj bottoms)

How tall are you: 5'3" / 160cm (just like Morfydd Clark lol)

Piercings: Two sets in my ears, unfortunately partly closed now (thanks, Claire's). I'm planning on getting them redone by a professional next year.

Tattoos: None as of now. I may turn an old PICC line scar into an osprey in the future.

Glasses, contacts: Glasses. I like contacts but haven't been able to wear them in awhile cause of health stuff.

Last thing you ate: Pumpkin pie muffins I made.

Favourite Colour: All sorts of rich or deep greens, jewel tones in general

Current obsession: Making historical clothing for my everyday wardrobe. Current projection is 16th cen kirtle/petticoat dress. Also Waldreg the mechanical spider from @somebirdortheother 's Mysteries of the Mechanical Wonder.

Any pets: Raz the Spazz, the gremlin dog pictured above. She is my toddler atm.

Favourite Fictional Character: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PICK JUST- Eowyn, it's Eowyn, it's always Eowyn.

The last place you travelled: I can't travel very far rn thanks to health stuff so I guess it was a day trip to the mountains a couple hours west of where I live.

Tagging anyone else who would like to participate!

[thechaosmuses]

Below the cut is a list of all my canon characters, from every fandom, organized by such. I figured I would go ahead and put this up, as well as an oc muse one, for my oc and canon starters so that way it's easier for y'all to see who is included without going to every separate muse list.

The Vampire Diaries

Freya Celeste Mikaelson Elijah Daniel Mikaelson Niklaus Ryder Mikaelson Kolton Nathaniel Mikaelson Henrik Alexander Mikaelson Hope Andrea Mikaelson Malachai Silas Parker Olivia Mae Parker Silas Xavier Salvatore Damon Luca Salvatore Stefan Lance Salvatore Jeremiah Steven Gilbert Katherine Maria Pierce Qetsiyah Zione Bennett Bonnie Sheila Bennett Marcel Leon Gerard Hayley Jane Marshall Elizabeth Anne Forbes Josette Olivia Saltzman Ryan Nicholas Clarke Landon Maxwell Kirby Aurora Violet De Martel Aiden Matthew Lawrence Tyler James Lockwood Alexia Rae Branson Sebastian Killian Jones Milton Gabriel Greasley Benjamin James Kenson Lorenzo James St. John Vincent Keith Griffith Sean Kieran O'Connell Lucien Maverick Castle TEST MUSES Dorian Lee Williams Sophie Danielle Deveraux Monique Marie Deveraux Evangeline Amaya Sinclair Inadu Tayen Labonair Rafael Alexander Waithe Finch Taylor Tarrayo Cleo Ada Sowande Penelope Eden Park Jade Ivy Young

Containment

Jake Holden Riley Katie Selene Frank Jana Christine Mayfield Teresa Violet Keaton

Teen Wolf

Mieczyslaw Noah Stilinski Scott Gregorio McCall Christopher Henry Argent Allison Artemis Argent Lydia Sophia Martin Jackson William Whittemore Derek Samuel Hale Cora Avery Hale Camden Matthew Lahey Isaac Michael Lahey Vernon Dallas Boyd Danny Keahu Mahealani Malia Elizabeth Tate Kira Jade Yukimura Theodore Christian Raeken Jordan Tyler Parrish Aiden Jacob Steiner Mason Cade Hewitt Brett Lee Talbot Garrett Cole Williams Nolan Andrew Holloway Bobby Adam Finstock Marin Sophia Morrell Braeden Valerie Bardot Deucalion Damien Hemming

Supernatural

Dean Michael Winchester Castiel James Novak Claire Grace Novak Jack Kellan Kline Gadreel Dustin Ward Rowena Jane MacLeod Fergus Roderick MacLeod Belphegor

DC Comics

Bartholomew Henry Allen Nora Francine West-Allen Bart Joseph West-Allen Sara Caitlin Lance Dionysus Arbios Kara Aileen Danvers Winslow Jordan Schott Jr. Clark Joseph Kent Mon-El Lar Gand Querl Dox Music Meister Harleen Frances Quinzel Pamela Lillian Isley

Marvel

Joaquin Miguel Torres Peter Django Maximoff Pietro Django Maximoff Wanda Marya Maximoff James Buchanan Barnes (pre-serum and super soldier) Steven Grant Rogers (pre-serum and super soldier) Michelle Julia Jones-Watson Peter Benjamin Parker Gwendolyn Maxine Stacy Peter Benjamin Parker Jonathan Spencer Storm Kate Bishop Natalia Alianovna Romanova Yelena Fyodorovna Belova Brunnhilde Valkyrie Loki Laufeyson Stephanie Grace Rogers (genderbent steve) Jamie Belladonna Barnes (genderbent bucky) Samantha Trinity Wilson (genderbent sam) Theodosia Audra Odinsdottir (genderbent thor) Lady Loki Laufeyson (genderbent loki)

Stranger Things

Jonathan Ross Byers Nancy Diana Wheeler Steven Michael Harrington Robin Rae Buckley Edward Joseph Munson Argyle Eduardo Diaz Jane Eleanor Hopper Dustin Jace Henderson Lucas Charles Sinclair Maxine Elizabeth Mayfield

Misc

Nicholas Sean Miller Winston Saint-Marie Schmidt Reagan Marie Lucas Leonardo Winston Hamato Michelangelo Chandler Hamato Samuel Nicholas Drake King Benjamin Florian

9-1-1

Athena Grant Howard Han Henrietta Wilson Maddison Juliet Buckley Evan Jones Buckley Edmundo Anthony Diaz

Book Babes

Major Jay Kitahara Lieutenant Lorelai Cathwell Sergeant Major Alary Johann Corporal Erik Mendel Devin Nesta Archeron Elain Archeron Feyre Archeron Rhysand Darling Azriel Cassian Amren Morrigan Gwyneth Berdara Eris Sargon Vanserra Lucien Vanserra Helion Luciano Meridian Tamlin Avri Desrosiers Thesan Addae Koitla Viviane Anera Agnarrson

[mudaship39]

Character Bio of the Afro Asian Native Human with Fae Elvish, Goblinoid, Giant kin ancestry Adventurer who is a Spellcaster, Gunslinger, & Sword Master Part 6

Companions:

Allies: 

Rose Winfield is a Magical human squire.

Nicholas Kaylock is a Magical human initiate.

Lillian Colfield is a Magical human aspirant.

Tobias Jenkings is a Magical human pageboy.

Adelaide Camden is a Magical human page girl. 

Zachary Leighton is a Magical human courtier. 

Helena Dixon is a Magical human apprentice.

Asher Covington is a Magical human esquire.

Phoebe Mast is a Magical human lady knight.

Preston Kahler is a Magical human knight.

Pierre Barnes is a Magical human lancer knight.

Josephina Lytton is a Magical human knight sergeant.

Liam Morgan is a Magical human knight lieutenant.

Henrietta O' Keefe is a Magical human knight captain.

Reginald Marple is a magical human knight templar.

Royce Harvey is a Magical human knight commander.

Cynthia Barrington is a Magical human paladin.

Joel Bradford is a Magical human high paladin.

Phillipa Belleville is a Magical human grand paladin.

Noah Marfont is a Magical human star paladin.

Daniella Blackwood is a Magical human paladin justicar.

Ian Asquith is a Magical human paladin commander.

Cornelius La-Minnings is a Magical human knight and paladin guild chapter master.

Harper Weston is a Magical human elder. She is the subordinate of High Elder Lysander/Luciana. She is Lysander’s/Luciana’s protege.

Peerage of Lysander/Luciana Norwood:

Genevieve Slater is a Magical human lady in waiting. Attends Lysander/Luciana when she/they is Luciana Norwood.

Luca Merriweather is a Magical human diplomat.

Tiffany Fitzgerald is a Magical human chancellor.

Jacob Weston is a Magical human minister. 

Vivienne Ashdown is a Magical human orator. 

Theodore Lynch is a Magical human baronet. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Diane Carlyle is a Magical human baronetess. She is part of the peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 

Oscar Richfield is a Magical human baron. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Charlene Haganis is a Magical human baroness. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Michael Whitely is a Magical human viscount. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Eleanora Ashbridge is a Magical human viscountess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Walter Beaumont is a Magical human count. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Lily Bexley is a Magical human countess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Victor Herington is a Magical human marquess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Carolina Brighton is a Magical human marchioness. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Clark Mavis is a Magical human duke. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Gabriella Gainsborough is a Magical human duchess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.

Darby Rutherford is a Magical human archduke. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 

Viola Pierpont is a Magical human archduchess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 

Harrison Tate is a Magical human vizier. He is the advisor of High King/High Queen Lysander/Luciana.

Margaretta Pierson is a Magical human grand vizier. She is the advisor of High King/High Queen Lysander/Luciana.

Members of Luciana/Lysander Norwood’s Court:

Courts are a web of conspiracies. It is a place of scheming, power plays, intrigue, & machinations. This was a decadent court.

Chika Nakagawa. Female Ambassador.

Artist. Sponsored artists. The monarch’s favorite artists. A group of the finest actors, cooks, dancers, directors, fashion designers, models, musicians, painters, photographers, playwrights, poets, sculptures, singers, theater thespians, & writers, etc in the empire, confederacy, & federation. They weren’t there for their own ambition. The monarchy and the upper class are inclined to support the arts. They wanted to show off their investments. So these artists are their accessories to show off. Though being in the court of a monarch is a good way for artists to increase their patrons.   

Bodyguards. Cadre of foreign bodyguards. An elite group of highly trained, disciplined, & competent male, female, & two spirit hobgoblin, orc, troll, oni, goliath, & giant mercenaries. Mercenaries who distinguished themselves on the battlefield stood a good chance of being hired for a bodyguard job as a permanent exclusive contract. They are now a group of a praetorian guard to the monarch.   

Ahmose Idogbe. A male butler. The chief supervisor of all male manservants of a house.

Katlego Mba. A male castellan. The Castellan oversees the defense of a stronghold.

Andromeda Farmakis. A female chamberlain. Chamberlain makes decisions for the royal household in the monarch’s absence.

Liona Keawe a female chancellor. An officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions.

Albus Ovius a male chapelmaster. A person in charge of music-making.

Nicholas Dupont a male chaplain. A member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.

Phillippe Leclerc a male offerer of the Household. The holder who paid the wages of some of the servants above and below stairs.

Concubines. Full of male, female, & nonbinary members of more humanoid species such as aasimar, draenei, dwarves, elves, giants, gnomes, halflings, humans, ogre, oni, orcs, teiflings, & trolls.  

Alexander Seidel is a male confessor. A priest who hears confessions and gives absolution and spiritual counsel.

Anna Wolf is a female constable. A person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement.

Courtiers. Important not because of their inheritance or offices but because the regent has an affection for them. There is a certain charm, boldness, cleverness, honesty, strength, & beauty that caught the monarch’s eye. Their influence on the leader is not easily measured. 

Mira Benes is the Court Jester or Royal Fool. A professional joker or fool at a medieval court. They are typically wearing a cap with bells on it. They are usually carrying a mock scepter. A member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests. Jesters were also performers who entertained the common folk at fairs, carnivals, and town markets. Jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills such as song, dance, playing musical instruments (a lute or a harp), spoken word poetry, storytelling, acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes, and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in words or songs about people or events well known to their audiences. A halfling bard who was a former member of the king/queen’s guild party. They were a court wizard and spymaster for the sovereign in secret. They have the king’s ear and can speak freely using truth to power as an honest advisor under the guise of silliness. They are a power behind the throne. They are a very dangerous bard who spies on people for the king in other nations.  

Cup-bearer. A person who serves wine, especially in a royal or noble household.

Court Mage. The Court Mage has access to knowledge and cosmic powers none of the others understand and may be critical on the battlefield. The court mage was an arch mage. The court mage was a magic user for a sovereign to provide mystical advice and give magical services. This court mage was an alchemist, wizard, & sorcerer. They have high standing with other mages and the king/queen. Has a bad relationship with other court members. 

The Chaplain. The Chaplain is the religious leader of the noble household.

Dapifer. An official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country, and may have a mandate to govern it in their name.

Doorward. A person given the responsibility of being warden of the king’s door: protecting the king’s property.

Falconer. A person involved in falconry and hunting.

General. The General is the highest military commander.

Gentleman of the Bedchamber. A person involved in waiting on the King when he ate in private, helping him to dress, guarding the bedchamber and water closet, and providing companionship.

Gentleman Usher. A person or people responsible for overseeing the work of the servants “above stairs”, particularly those who cooked and waited upon the nobleman at meals, and saw to it the great chamber was kept clean by the lesser servants. This person was also responsible for overseeing other miscellaneous services such as the care of the nobleman’s chapel and bed-chambers.

Grand Master/Grand Mistress. The supreme head of various orders, including chivalric orders such as military orders and dynastic orders of knighthood.

General. The General is the highest military commander.

Great Officers of the Crown. A person or head of a religious order or order of knighthood often conferring with the King and other members of the royal court.

Guard Captain. The Guard Captain is the commander of the house guard.

Harem. There is intense competition between them to carry the monarch’s favor. There is a tense relationship between them and the high queen of the magical humans and them and the empress of the Homo magi. Guarded by eunuchs. Ruthless and power hungry courtiers who had amassed a lot of power. 

Head of the Church. High Priest or Archbishop. 

Herald. An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings. Employed to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments. The Herald is an expert on nobles, heraldry, and etiquette.

Horsemaster. The Horsemaster oversees and tends to the domain’s horses, alicorns, unicorns, & pegasi.

Intendant. A title given to a high-ranking official or administrator.

Keeper of the Seals. A person entitled to keep and authorize use of the Great Seal of a given country.

King of Arms. An Officer of the King. A king of arms is the senior rank of an officer of arms. Only a king of arms has the authority to grant armorial bearings and sometimes certify genealogies and noble titles.

Knights are soldiers with noble rank. Former knights and paladins of knight and paladin orders. A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.

The Ladies-in-waiting are noble daughters who act as servants for the royals while they look for husbands. A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court attending to a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. A lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom she attended. She received compensation for the service she rendered. A lady-in-waiting was considered more of a secretary, courtier, and or companion to her mistress than a servant. She functions as companion and secretary to her mistress. In courts where polygamy was practiced, a court lady was formally available to the monarch for sexual services. She could become his wife, consort, courtesan, or concubine.  A royal woman in the magical human kingdoms was free to select her ladies. The decision was not chosen by the sovereign, her parents, her husband, or the sovereign's ministers. 

Maid: The chief supervisor of all female manservants of a house.

Maid of honor. An unmarried noblewoman attending a queen or princessA Maid of honor is a junior attendant of a queen in royal households. The position is junior to the lady-in-waiting.  

Majordomo. A person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, the term refers to the highest major person of a household staff. They are a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest major person of a household staff. They are a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo is also someone who oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of a business enterprise. They were usually also in charge of finances.

Marshall. Grand Marshall. The Marshall oversees the training of the troops.

Master Assassin. The Master Assassin deals with threats in the most permanent fashion.

Master of Ceremonies. Official host or organizer of staged events. Sometimes the one to give speeches or present performers. 

Master of Coin. Chief financial advisor charged with managing the crown’s money. Advised the monarch on commerce, trade, & economy. Oversaw all regions affecting transactions.

Master of the Horse. A person connected to all matters with the horses and formerly also the hounds of the King, as well as the stables and coach houses, the stud, mews and previously the kennels.

Master of the Hunt. Grand Master/Grand Mistress of the Hunt. A person responsible for the royal hunt. Often overseeing the care of the king’s hunting dogs and other animals cared for under the King.

Master of Robe. Officer in charge of the monarch's wardrobe. Especially for important events like coronations or annual celebrations. 

Page boy or page girl. A person of low rank who works as a servant to the King. A page girl or page boy is traditionally a young male or female attendant or servant of a noble. They also have been used as a messenger at the service of a nobleman.

Pantler. A servant or officer in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great family. In charge of pantry and food supplies. They are also responsible for serving the royal table.

Pursuivant of Arms. An officer of ranking below a herald. A pursuivant is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities.  These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance.

Royal Quartermaster. The Royal Quartermaster oversees the funding and the gear of the agents including poisons and magic items.

Royal Secretary. A person responsible for communicating the sovereign’s wishes to the other members of government.

Sage. The Sage is an expert on history and all kinds of lore. The sage may double as a tutor, herald, and court mage.

Secretary. Secretaries are generally responsible for communicating the sovereign's wishes to the other members of government. At times and places it may have a number of other duties. In most cases the royal secretary is a close adviser of the monarch.

Senescal. Administrator or supervisor. A senescal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants which meant the seneschal might oversee hundreds of laborers, servants and their associated responsibilities. They would have a great deal of power in the community when much of the local economy was often based on the wealth and responsibilities of such a household.

Spymaster. The Spymaster keeps everybody informed about the state of the realm and any threats. The head of clandestine intelligence. This person handles the more delicate affairs of the court and country. They gather information not meant for their regent’s ears. They find blackmail is such a dirty word. They make minor and great nuisances to the king quietly disappear. A former rogue assassin and double age

nt. Was a member of the king’s adventuring party as a rogue. Their loyalty to the king is always questioned by other members of the court.  

Squire. Squires are knights-in-training who work as servants of knights.

Standard-bearer. A person who bears an emblem called an ensign or standard which is either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used as a formal, visual symbol of a state, prince, military unit, etc.

Steward. A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country. They may have a mandate to govern it in their name. It is synonymous with the position of regent, viceroy, governor, or deputy. 

Stolnik. A person responsible for serving the royal table, then an honorary court title and a district office.

Treasurer. The Treasurer oversees the domain’s finances and sometimes literally its gold, silver, copper, & platinum coin reserves.

Viceroy. The Viceroy has the authority to rule in the monarch’s place. The chief advisor of the monarchy. They are the mentor of the high king/high queen. 

Warden. The Warden oversees a specific area of the domain like a forest or a village.

Former Companions:

Squire that he/she/they are training as a knight and paladin. Left his/her/their tutelage as a knight corporal. Promoted to knight commander and paladin commander. Is now chapter master of a knight order and paladin order. 

Apprentice that he/she/they are training as a magic user. Is now Senator of the Magical Government. 

Current Companions:

They all have a mark of life. They have attained the understanding of magic and they crafted a mark of life on the forehead of their warforged companions. This allows them to follow more complex commands of the user without direct input, allows them to speak, and allows them to remember things. 

Blade. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Rogue. Assassin. Spy. Light Armor. Created by a goblin artificer. 

Church. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Cleric. Druid. Combat Medic. Healer. Unarmored. Created by a draenei artificer. 

Book. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Entertainer. Bard. Trained actor, cook, dancer, musician, painter, photographer, playwright, poet, sculpture, singer, theatre thespian, & writer. Is with them to catalog their memoir. Created by a gnome artificer. 

Scout. Warforged Automaton. Skirmisher. Scout. Gunslinger. Ranger. Sniper. Sharpshooter. Archer. Recon. Composite plating. Medium Armor. Created by a gnome artificer. 

Commander. Warforged Automaton. Heavy Assault. Paladin. Cleric. Shock Trooper. Juggernaut. Heavy Plating. Heavy Armor. 8 foot tall. 500 pounds. Created by a dwarf artificer. 

Enforcer. Warforged. Automaton. Fighter. Bodyguard. Heavy Plating. Heavy Armor. 7 feet tall. 450 pounds. Created by a draenei artificer.

Clockwork Assassin. 

Clockwork Servant. 

Clockwork Soldier.

Clockwork Guardian

[goodcryunicorn]

ACTIVE MUSES!

while i work on my muses bio here are the ones that are ready for all interactions:

red = original character

$#*! my dad says (Edison Goodson III, Henry Goodson, Victoria Goodson)

2 broke girls (Caroline Channing, Jessica Levine, Josephine O'Connell, Max Black)

3rd rock from the Sun (Dick Solomon, Harry Solomon, Mary Albright, Nina Campbell, Sally Solomon, Tommy Solomon)

6 underground (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven)

007 (Aki, Alec Trevelyan, Christmas Jones, Eve Moneypenny, Felix Leiter, Giacinta Johnson, James Bond, Le Chiffre, Madelaine Swann, Manuela, Max Denbigh, Nadia Pavlov, Q, Solitaire, Teresa di Vicenzo)

7th Heaven (Ariel Camden, Lucy Camden, Mary Camden, Matt Camden, Ruthie Camden, Simon Camden)

8 mile (Alex Latourno, David Porter, Jimmy Smith)

8 Simple rules (Bridget Hennessy)

9-1-1 (Abby Clark, Athena Grant, Bobby Nash, Elaine Maynard, Evan Buckley, Henrietta Wilson, Patrick Nash, Simon Doss)

10 things i hate about you (Bianca Stratford, Chasity Church, Kat Stratford, Patrick Verona)

12 suicidal teens (Anri, Satoshi)

13 going on 30 (Jenna Rink, Matt Flamhaff)

13 reasons why (Clay Jensen, Hannah Baker, Jessica Davis)

16 wishes (Abby Jensen, Jay Kepler)

17 again (Alex O'Donnell)

18 again (Hong dae Young, Jung da Jung)

21 jump street (Douglas Penhall, Fugazy, Greg Jenko, Jane Keaton, Judy Hanson, Judy Hoffs, Patrick Benson, Tom Hanson)

24 (Audrey Raines, Chloe O'Biran, David Palmer, Eric Bauer, Eric Carter, Jack Bauer, Kate Morgan, Kim Bauer, Lara Simone, Michael Mahoney, Michelle Mahoney, Nicole Carter, Rebecca Ingram, Sherry Palmer)

[liabilitytm]

❝ i don’t wanna be alone. ❞ @ cam!

@reluctantseer.

“you’re not.” and those words are all you feel the need to say. no matter how rough things get, no matter what comes between you, you’ll never leave him. lewis has been with you your entire life, has been with you through things you never thought you’d experience. you literally died, and once he got over the fact that you hadn’t immediately told him (you tried to explain that you were dead, but it turned out that the big dream you had when you died wasn’t actually a dream and was in fact your ghost hanging out with lou. something still never really talked about), he took you in with open arms. the two of you could face anything, you’d always end up on top. “i’m here. i’ll always be here.” literally always. you’re not gonna die of old age. you’ll sit there looking twenty-two when he’s so old that he doesn’t look like him anymore. you’ll always be there, even after he’s gone. it’s something you think about every day, and you’re sure he thinks about it all the time too. but right now that doesn’t matter. right now you have your own eternity sitting in each other’s arms.

[tragictm]

❝ I love you, will you marry me? ❞ lewis @ cam :)

「 meme  |  @reluctantseer 」

ITS  AN  AVERAGE  DAY,  at  least  as  far  as  you’re  aware.  or  more,  it’s  an  average  night.  the  sun  has  long  set  and  the  two  of  you  are  strolling  the  streets,  not  a  care  in  the  world,  like  everything’s  normal.  like  you’re  normal.  the  two  of  you  know  better,  steer  clear  of  churches  and  keep  away  from  any  place  that  has  any  chance  of  garlic.  you  don’t  dare  risk  ruining  this.

YOUR  NIGHT  HAD  STARTED  IN  THE  CEMETERY,  your  old  grave  now  hidden  amongst  overgrown  grass,  surrounded  by  bodies  that  would  never  get  the  chance  to  see  life  once  more.  it  had  been  something  about  closure,  your  big  plan  to  leave  the  trauma  behind.  but  that  isn’t  how  trauma  works,  and  it  certainly  isn’t  so  simple  for  you  to  rid  yourself  of  pain.  lou  had  put  down  flowers,  pink  carnations  to  represent  remembrance  and  white  carnations  for  pure  love  and  innocence.  perhaps  less  meaningful  considering  he’d  bought  them  from  your  store  earlier,  but  that’s  just  how  things  are.  funny  that  at  the  time  you  hadn’t  noticed  him  grab  some  red  roses.

THE  NIGHT  IS  COLD,  but  every  second  you  spend  together  is  full  of  warmth.  love  strong  enough  to  brace  the  harshest  weather,  love  strong  enough  to  conquer  death.  you  still  remember  it  all,  climbing  out  of  that  grave  and  wanting  nothing  but  him.  there  was  chaos  when  you  found  him,  his  disbelief  at  both  your  death  and  your  life,  but  once  he’d  reluctantly  made  sense  of  it  all  things  had  so  easily  become  more  real.  feelings  once  hidden  were  openly  shared,  contact  once  avoided  now  sought  after.  the  two  of  you  had  always  been  an  unstoppable  force,  but  after  you  died  your  relationship  only  grew  stronger.

YOU  CANT  PRETEND  IT  WAS  ALL  SMOOTH  SAILING,  there  were  countless  stupid  fights  and  long  forgotten  insults  yelled  in  fear.  those  nights  where  you’d  sit  alone  in  your  room,  desperate  to  speak  but  knowing  that  he  didn’t  think  the  same,  knowing  that  he  was  asleep  without  care.  countless  days  where  you’d  hide  in  a  room  as  dark  as  your  mind  while  he  was  forced  to  deal  with  his  demons  in  the  sunlight.  apologies  rarely  came  in  lengthy  explanations,  simply  nights  spent  together  in  a  bed  with  whispers  about  being  together  forever,  about  never  being  alone.  you  always  believed  it,  and  yet  you  never  expected  a  real  commitment.

YOU’RE  AT  THE  PARK  WHEN  HE  GETS  ON  ONE  KNEE,  the  school  where  you’d  met  being  the  touching  backdrop  to  the  moment.  somehow  the  place  feels  eerie  now,  far  smaller  than  you’d  ever  believed  yet  somehow  a  giant  pit  of  mysterious  darkness.  along  the  fence  fairy  lights  twinkle  like  stars  and  the  wind  blows  just  enough  for  his  hair  to  sweep  the  way  you  like  it.  roses  from  your  store  stare  you  in  the  face,  an  eyebrow  raised  as  you  resist  the  urge  to  tell  him  he  stole  those.  it  isn’t  until  he’s  really  down  on  one  knee,  really  pulling  the  ring  out,  that  the  situation  set  in.

BUT  OF  COURSE  THAT  WAS  WHAT  WAS  HAPPENING,  the  two  of  you  had  taken  a  stroll  down  memory  lane  in  a  way  you  never  do.  from  your  death  to  your  high  school  to  where  it  all  began,  the  whole  trip  had  led  to  this  moment.  tears  begin  to  brim  as  he  speaks,  head  shaking  slightly  in  confusion.  surely  this  isn’t  happening?  you’ve  always  dreamed  of  it,  but  you  learned  a  long  time  ago  that  its  only  ever  the  nightmares  that  come  true.

IT  FEELS  AS  THOUGH  YOUR  HEART  STOPS  IN  THE  MOMENT,  your  brain  ignoring  the  fact  that  it  stopped  a  long  time  ago.  he  wants  to  spend  the  rest  of  his  life  with  you,  and  of  course  you  want  the  same,  but  the  thought  that  hits  you  puts  a  sudden  halt  to  the  excitement.  "but  you’re  going  to  get  old,  and  you’re  going  to  die.“  and  that  is  how  it  goes,  and  that’s  something  you  want  to  share  with  him,  but  that’s  something  you’ll  never  know.  "I  want  to  spend  forever  with  you,  this  is  a  yes.”  spoken  quickly  as  you  take  his  hands,  lowering  to  your  knees  yourself.  "but  it’s  only  a  yes  if  you’re  sure  you  want  this.  if  you’re  sure  you’re  okay  with  getting  old  while  I  stay  like  this,  as  long  as  you’re  okay  with  there  eventually  being  a  whole  world  between  us.“

AND  THEN  YOU  HAVE  ANOTHER  THOUGHT.  a  worse  thought.  "unless..”  something  you’re  sure  you  know  the  answer  to,  something  that  has  come  up  more  than  once.  "unless  you  want  our  forever,  your  forever,  to  really  be…  forever.“

[st0pcryingmoved]

tags.

[fluorescentpipedream]

Lots and lots of new pictures and mostly new characters...a few are just getting updates though so here goes: 

Clark Kent - Superman takes living in Metropolis very seriously and following the battle with Lex Luthor’s lab-created monstrosity and the untimely death of Batman/Bruce Wayne, Clark is doing his best to keep his head down both as his mild-mannered alter ego and as Superman himself. Especially considering most of Gotham city thinks he killed Batman, but in the coverup surrounding the creatures’ disappearance and the damaging of most of the city of Metropolis there was little that could be done to explain what happened to either of the heroes. Batman was the true hero of the night though no one really knows it. For his part, Clark is still reeling from the loss of Lois Lane when she tried to salvage the spear with Kryptonite...because Clark couldn’t touch it, he wasn’t able to rescue her in time. (there’s a lot more to this but it would take WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY too long to make sense out of it all) 

James Davis - James is actually an American living in Camden, London. He was originally part of an inside joke (with myself, it was a weird day for the voices in my head, don’t ask) but stuck around. While I know he actually doesn’t do anything with Tessa Moore, he first popped into my head leaning out of the door of his flat without a shirt on, all his tattoos there for everyone to see as a car came to pick Tess up, and he gives her a crooked grin, telling her to come down and see him again on better terms. 

Trevor Vaughn got a new picture

Damien “Darke” Nyte - Darke is one of my older characters that needed an upgrade. He’s an author of a series of psychological horror novels called the BlackWater series which focuses on the supernatural, surrealist murders/strange happenings occurring around the fictional town of Blackwater, even though it’s loosely based off of the French Quarter in New Orleans. He also runs a podcast called Dark Dreams where he talks about some of the things he’s seen either in his dreams or else he uses it as a sort of conspiracy theory testing ground. He started out on Youtube with videos in the St. Louis Cemetary 3, either investigating some of the people buried there or what he likes to call the “shamblers”, they’re basically zombies that haven’t managed to cross over yet. 

Darius Murphy - the patriarch of the Murphy family, I’m still working out everything about him but he is an exceedingly powerful warlock who can use other people as conduits to “power himself up” in order to use his magic, most of which can be harmless but if he’s in a mood, he can and will hurt people to get what he wants to know out of them. This can be information or sometimes it’s just that he wants to drain them of their life essence to keep his own stable. Father of mostly girls, he has one son, Grayson, but doesn’t really consider him to be a viable heir to the family line since he’s gay. Darius has a lot of love for all of his children though he seems to have some issues showing it at times, sticking to a sort of ‘push them out of the nest’ mentality, that when they reach a certain age, they’re on their own. Still...he’s a bit pushy when it comes to who is considered an appropriate husband for his girls. One man, he didn’t like he turned into a snail, so not really the man you want to cross. 

Eddie Brock (Venom) - Following a particularly dangerous encounter with the symbiote Venom which has been inhabiting his body for about two years, Eddie Brock is forced to move once again, this time leaving Anne behind to marry Dr. Dan and forget he ever existed, in a very literal sense. Eddie ends up trapped inside the Venom form for a while, only coming out of it with the help of Justice and her people in Section. Once he regains control, Venom is somewhat subdued inside of him, under the threat of being completely purged from him permanently if he doesn’t behave, and Eddie is able to regain some sense of normalcy, getting a job working as an investigative reporter at one of the more unknown papers in New York. 

Eldrin Ironside got an update

Grayson Murphy (not for me, here you go love @musesnotebook )

Marquee Azure - Real name Mark Brandon, Azure was renamed by his lover Grayson when he became his submissive and allowed himself to be put on display for everyone to see. I still know very little about where he came from other than his home life was never very good to begin with because he was willing to be dominated by others, bowing to even someone smaller or meeker than he is and more than willing to do so. 

[ao3feed-supercorp]

Unbroken.

by DoDatLikeDat

Lena Luthor is a...challenging but also remarkable woman, a friend, girlfriend and a co-worker. All her friends know that, see that and ride the waves with her, all day or every week, depending on a schedule, and her life day-to-day. She never thought she'd get kidnapped at an alien bar and held captive for half a year. Until Kara comes along...or does Supergirl?

Words: 2395, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Supergirl TV Show (2015)

Fandoms: Supergirl TV Show (2015)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Lena Luthor, Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, Maggie Sawyer, Lucy Lane, Lois Lane, Clarke Kent, Winn Schott Jr., Jimmy Olsen, J'onn J'onnz, Jess the Secretary, Lillian Luthor, Alexander, Elizabeth Alura, Jamie Grace, Julia Denny, Jeremiah Sam, Camden Al

Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor, Lena Luthor/Lillian Luthor, Maggie Sawyer/Alex Danvers

Additional Tags: This is super sad okay, SuperCorp relationship - Freeform, sanvers relationship, bc during coronavirus i started binge watching Supergirl and i miss maggie ok, Fluff/Comfort, Angst/Comfort, Major character death - Freeform, We all hate Lillian, well i do, Lena is a little sad, but aren't all we?, Oh and there's six kids altogether, This is gonna be a helluva ride hold on

from AO3 works tagged 'Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor' https://ift.tt/39NMGXm via IFTTT https://archiveofourown.org/works/23524234

[cloversgossip]

muses as friends and gossip girl characters??

FRIENDS

Ross: Evan Matthews 

Rachel: Sydney Valentine

Phoebe: Annie Watson

Joey: Jasper Chadwick 

Chandler: Dean Clarke 

Monica: Elizabeth Camden

@sydvalentine, @anniewats, @evanfm, @jasperchadwick, @deanclvrke, @elizabethcamden

[ao3feed-merlin]

United We Stand

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2QKQRP9

by sunstarunicorn

With their team leader down and their team falling apart at the seams, Team One is left struggling to keep the peace and save lives. But Team One hasn’t gotten this far by giving up and they don’t plan to start now. AU of Personal Effects

Words: 2937, Chapters: 2/10, Language: English

Series: Part 34 of It's a Magical Flashpoint

Fandoms: Flashpoint (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Merlin (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Ed Lane, Greg Parker, Winnie Camden, Dr. Larry Toth, Norm Holleran, Kevin "Wordy" Wordsworth, Mike "Spike" Scarlatti, Sam Braddock, Lewis "Lou" Young, Jules Callaghan, Donna Sabine, Roy Lane, Sophie Lane, Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Clark Lane

Relationships: Ed Lane/Sophie Lane, Kevin "Wordy" Wordsworth/Shelley Wordsworth

Additional Tags: AU of Personal Effects

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2QKQRP9

[itschrissieb]

🌴 Meet me in St. Louis Review! 🌴 • Synopsis:

A massive scavenger hunt.

 A large prize. 

Thousands of contestants. 

Who’s going to win it? 

Stephanie Clark sees no better option but to participate in this new scavenger hunt that’s happening in her hometown. Since graduating high school, Stephanie has fantasized of attending her dream college in Florida, but she simply doesn’t have the funds. With the scavenger hunt, and the large sum of money given to those who win, Stephanie dedicates her time to solving the clues and hopefully taking a step closer to her dream life. 

What she doesn’t expect is her new found feelings for Camden Mills, the new, and hot, boy in town. She’s never gone out of her way to get to know him, especially with all those girls rivaling for his attention. Although, when they encounter each other in a rather odd situation, Stephanie realizes she’s not the only one with feelings… 

With thousands of people competing in the scavenger hunt, and a competitor closing in on the prize, will Stephanie be able to decipher the last clue? Or will she be too late?

My Review:

This book was #gifted to me by NetGalley! • Thank you to the NetGalley team for allowing me to read and review this book! I appreciate it so much! 🦋 The story of Meet me in St Louis is quite unique and I found myself intrigued with the concept of the scavenger hunt. I sadly thought, while reading, that the idea wasn’t developed completely. If the story was a little bit longer, to give the idea a bit of space to grow, it would’ve made the story more interesting! The romance seemed to be the insta-love trope. I love myself some romance, but I was left slightly disappointed as the relationship between the two characters didn’t have much time to grow and become stronger over time. It kind of just started immediately, but that might just be the insta-love trope! 😊 One thing that I really liked though, was the clues and how Stephanie tried to solve them. I found myself hooked and trying to figure out the clues myself, and I actually started jumping up and down when I solved one! I did enjoy that aspect of the story, and the suspense of not knowing who else has been solving the scavenger hunt. I loved the humour of the two characters. I always say humour just adds spice to a read and makes it way more enjoyable. 😍 In the end, I love the concept of the story, my only thought was that if it was given more time it would’ve been more immersive and developed! 🌻 Rating: 2.5/5 ✨ • • •

[benningtonalumnirelations]

A 2017 Bennington Alumni Reading List!

As 2017 wraps up, we’re looking towards a new year full of great books! Here’s a year-in-review of some of the new releases of 2017 by or about Bennington alumni.

- Lydia ’19

From Rockaway (re-release) and Swell by Jill Eisenstadt ’85

"With tremendous tenderness, Eisenstadt captures the traumatized Rockaway of the early 2000s in swirling Technicolor....A whimsical portrait of a still-raw community." --Kirkus Reviews

Honeysuckle Drift by Virginia Johnson, MFA ’12

“The scent of honeysuckle that pervades Honeysuckle Drift is sweet in the in the way things are just before they rot. The story that unfolds for the young, well-meaning protagonist, Ellen, will be both a tragedy and a chance to overcome it. In this fine debut novel Virginia Johnson beautifully evokes the place, the era, and the terrible ties between parents and children, ties that, while invisible, can strangle as well as bind.”—Jim Krusoe, author of The Sleep Garden

Botticelli's Muse by Dorah Blume (Deborah Bluestein ’65)

“Blume’s interpretation of master painter Sandro Botticelli is at once a florid love story and a chilling political drama. Sensuous and provocative as well as mysterious, the novel follows Sandro’s troubled relationship with Florence’s ruling Medici family.” --Publisher’s Weekly

Shock Wave by Florian Louisoder ’82

“Shock Wave took me immediately with it's premise because I love time travel related stories...It's a great journey for the imagination to see how one event can alter the future in so many "shocking "ways. Louisoder has an uncanny knack for fleshing out his characters and making them live and breathe on the page. I really look forward to the next in the series.” --Amazon Customer Review

The Other Island: Ben’s Story by Barbara Kent Lawrence ’65

“The Other Island is as much a reflection and refraction of her first novel as it is a sequel. Islands of Time traced the love affair between Becky Granger, a summer visitor to Mount Desert Island, and Ben Bunker, a year-round resident of Little Cranberry Island — from Becky's point of view. In The Other Island, Lawrence gives voice to Ben's side of the romance: "She's told you her story," he states at the novel's start. "Now I'll tell you mine. They are wound up in me like the way I was in her from the moment I met her."” --The Penobscot Bay Pilot

Sally’s Genius by Brooks Clark, a biography about pioneering educator Sally Smith ’50

“In 1967 Sally Smith needed a school for her son Gary, who suffered from dyslexia, among other learning disabilities. Finding none, she founded one, the Lab School of Washington. In the process, she developed the Academic Club Methodology, by which children with learning disabilities can be engaged and inspired in school, where they had previously suffered only frustration and defeat. While directing the Lab School, Smith taught her system and ran the master's program in special education at American University for 32 years, inspiring a new generation of teachers to pioneer innovations in education.  Smith also wrote books, starting with "No Easy Answers" in the late 70s and in various editions thereafter, that serve as the definitive works in the special education field. Smith was driven, creative, unique, and unforgettable.”--Lulu.com

How Do I Explain This to my Kids? by Ava Siegler ’59

“Child psychologist Dr. Ava Siegler brings together stories by authors and writers...about the conversations they are having with their children in the current political climate...as well as how to raise them to be engaged citizens.” --Bill Moyers & Company

Positive Art Therapy Theory and Practice: Integrating Positive Psychology with Art Therapy co-authored by Gioia Chilton ’89

"Wilkinson & Chilton are synonymous with positive art therapy – I am excited about this book and its potential to revolutionize art therapy theory and practice! It’s a wonderful and much needed contribution to the literature, promoting strengths-based and relational approaches to art therapy practice grounded in positive psychology.”-- Donna Betts, PhD, ATR-BC, president, American Art Therapy Association, associate professor, Art Therapy Program, George Washington University

Heart Smart for Women by Jennifer Mieres ’82

“A terrific, potentially life-saving book that’s a must read for all black and Latina women.” --Jane Chesnutt, Editor-in-Chief, Woman’s Day

Thinking with the Dancing Brain by Rima Faber ’65

“a must read book for educators, artists, and scientists. This gem is revolutionary in its structure. Current brain research and valuable educational theories are interspersed in every chapter with simple movement explorations that make the research understandable and the theories memorable. The book proves once and for all that the body and brain work as one unit and that thought cannot take place without movement.” --Anne Green Gilbert, founding Director of Creative Dance Center

Blue Money by Janet Capron ’69

“Capron writes with the fearless, experiential drive of a Beat poet… This intense, electrifying memoir explores a life of prostitution in 1970s New York City.” --Shelf Awareness

Going to Wings by Sandra Worsham ’06

“Sandra Worsham’s humor, clear-eyed honesty stitch this amazing quilt of meaning and experience together in a wonderful way.” --Kirkus Reviews

I’m the One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell, MFA ’01

"Though the settings of Jarrell’s stories range from Camden, Maine, to Italy and Los Angeles, the author’s small-town Americana tone is reminiscent of Joyce Carol Oates. The work’s lasting message is that love, like Jarrell’s prose, is both painful and beautiful. A stunning series of recollections with a feminist slant." ―Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

Maya Healers by Fran Antmann ’69

“Fran Antmann’s work in Maya Healers, years in the making, is imbued with the depth and texture only great photography can achieve; where the images transcend being mere documents but reach great art. Many of the images, especially of the people in their daily lives, are transcendent and absolutely gorgeous, revealing an empathy and visual perception that is timeless.” --Ed Kashi, international prize-winning photojournalist

Sign of the Apocalypse: Ruminations and Wit from an American Roadside Prophet by John Getchell ’86

“Friends, neighbors, and passersby from all over the country can’t fail to miss “The Sign’s" constantly changing humor and insight. On occasion, The Sign of the Apocalypse (SOTA) traffics in the earnest, but at its heart is rooted in a deep-seated desire to express the sarcastic and snort-worthy. This, and a love of haiku, pizza, Latin, double entendre, and the worst puns ever crafted.” --Amazon

We and She, You and Then, You Again by Leah Tieger ’03

“Leah Tieger examines the human condition with a stark elegance and passion of language that allows us to inhabit the ragged husks of bodies—of seeds—and gives us hope even in our emptiness. Like a gentle farmer, she removes our desiccated husks and listens as we long for more than blankets, for shelter from the sun. She writes the necessary poems of minutia, of lovers forcing approximate passions, of unraveling sweaters hanging in silent closets. She watches the waiting parts in us and reveals them, allowing the small spaces of our lives to shine through, into insightful—and honest—existence.”-- Josh Gaines

Bloodline by Radha Marcum ’96 

“Congratulations to Radha Marcum. Her debut poetry collection, Bloodline...delves into the difficult family history of the work of Marcum's grandfather on the Manhattan Project, building the first atomic bombs in Los Alamos, New Mexico, during World War II—and how that both brave and heavy legacy has affected the women in her family, both then and now.”  --WinningWriters.com, Subscriber News July 2017

The Myrtlewood Cookbook: Pacific Northwest Home Cooking by Andrew Barton ’09

"This cookbook is unabashedly PNW to its core, from the cutting boards carved from native Myrtlewood trees to the mushrooms that pop up in soup, risotto, and pizza. Unlike most cookbooks, Barton’s recipes read more like an actual book; each dish spans multiple pages with paragraphs in the place of ordered steps. Barton’s conversational tone is certainly homey, as is the food itself." -- Seattle Met 

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