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haveamagicalday · 4 years ago

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My reads of 2020

My top ten is in a separate post but here are the rest of my reads!

5 Stars

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

This is a memoir about the Shelley Knotek case. It focuses heavily on the relationship and struggles of her three daughters that were just children when Shelley’s tortures started. This book was fantastically written for such a morbid tale but be warned, it is not for the faint of heart. Trigger Warning: Abuse, torture, murder

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar

The Wayside school books were some of my favorite growing up. I made sure to reread them all before reading this one. It felt like no time had past at all. This is a great blast from the past that won’t disappoint old fans of the series.

4 Stars

All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

A group of seemingly unrelated students are invited to a scholar dinner that turns out to be a trapped. Once all the students arrive, they are locked in with a bomb and the the option to choose one person to die or they all die. As the night slips away, we learn the secrets and connections the students share that brought them to their predicament. Surprisingly not as suspenseful as you would think it would be and the secrets/bad things the students had done in the past really weren’t that twisted. Still it was very fun with an explosive ending.

Beyond the Shadowed Earth by Joanna Ruth Meyer

This is a sequel to Beneath the Haunting Sea and actually focused on the hero from the first’s books antagonist, Eda. Eda overthrow our hero from the first book as heir to the throne, blamed the king’s death on her and had her wrongfully banished to an island that launched the story of the first book. After that we never visited Eda again as the book focused on a different story instead of getting her kingdom back. So in this one, we see what happened to Eda after she took over. She is not a good person and the author isn’t afraid to make her unlikable at first, but also redeemable through her adventure and misfortunate.

Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace

Another book of poetry from Amanda Lovelace that delivers profound and touching poems.

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

A classic retelling of The Six Swans. This story takes place in a medieval/fantasy version of Ireland. Marillier is one of my favorite authors of fairytale retellings. This book is definitely a slow read but is gorgeously written and rich in character development. The story follows the fairytale with little variation. Trigger Warning: Rape (graphic depiction).

Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

Nonfictional account of female serial killers. I liked that this wasn’t written like a wikipedia page and took a more narrative approach. After the first few women, they all start to blend together though. Lots of poisoning happens. It would have been nice for some variety.

Malorie by Josh Malerman

The sequel to Bird Box that we probably didn’t need but was still good nonetheless. This one focuses more on Boy and Girl (now named thankfully) as teenagers and their view and challenges of the world they’ve grown up in. This book introduced new concepts that were interesting and creative. Somehow this managed to have a relatively happy and satisfying conclusion.

The Monstrous Feminine by Barbara Creed

A look at horror films through a feminist and psychological lens. I absolutely loved this book and the ideas it presents. The first half of the book takes a look at certain horror films (such as Carrie, the Exorcist, Alien, ect.) and “challenges this patriarchal view by arguing that the prototype of all definitions of the monstrous is the female reproductive body.” I liked the first section of the book more than the second part where I felt it focused too much on Freud and his findings and challenging them through horror films.

No Judgements by Meg Cabot

A cute, fluffy romance that takes place on a small island preparing for a category 3 hurricane. Bree finds herself forced to shelter with the island’s resident heartbreaker and they don’t get along. At first ;)

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Alicia, a famous painter and wealthy wife, shocked the world when she killed her husband and then stopped speaking afterwards. Now committed to a mental institute, Alicia is still refusing to speak. Theo is a therapist who jumps at the opportunity to work with Alicia and discover what really happened with her husband. Some of the twist was easy to pick up on at first but there was plenty that kept me guessing. This was a real page turner.

When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

Alexis and her group of friends have one very big thing in common; they are able to preform magic. One night, Alexis’ magic causes an accidental death of a classmate and the friends have to ban together to make things right. This was a creative and moving read. There’s plenty of magic but it almost comes secondary to the friendships and blossoming love between two of the friends.

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Immanuelle lives in. a patriarchal society where the prophet’s word is law and the town is bordered by the evil and forbidden Darkwood. In the Darkwoods lurks four witches that seem to be calling out to Immanuelle. This book had fantastic world building and the story was unique and engaging. Sometimes it felt like we were just skimming the surface of possibilities and I felt that the book could have been longer or divided into a series. While the story wraps up in the end it does turn out there is going to be a sequel so I’m excited for that! Trigger Warning: Mentions of Rape

3.5 Stars

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

Jonah, Aubrey and Milly never knew their rich grandmother. Her children were all cut off ominously with a note simply saying “you know what you did.” Now their grandmother is reaching out to the cousins and inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer. Lots of secrets and twists await them! This book was a lot of fun and probably my favorite of this author’s so far. Some of the twists border on zany but the overall tone of the book is a little zany so it works.

Horrid by Katrina Leno

After her father’s death, Jane and her mother are forced to move across the country into Jane’s mother’s childhood home. The manor has many secrets hidden within that Jane must face. The book was well written and intriguing. The books deal with grief and mental illness with a touch of the supernatural. I felt that the overall pacing felt off though. Very little happened in the beginning and then a lot happens in the last 30 or so pages and then it ended abruptly. It was a great concept though and I'm interested in more from this author!

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus

A sequel to the hit novel, One of Us is Lying. This book focuses on one of the character’s from the first books little sister and two of her classmates. The stakes in this one didn’t feel quite as serious as the first book but it was a fun read with interesting twists!

The Return by Rachel Harrison

Julie went missing, leaving her 3 best friends grappling with tragedy. Then, exactly two years later, she comes back with no memories. The four friends decide to spend a weekend together but something is not quite right with Julie. This book was creepy! However, it focuses more on the relationships of the four characters and dealings with grief with a touch of supernatural sprinkled throughout. It’s a gripping novel from start to finish that will keep you guessing.

3 Stars

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Nicolette returns to her hometown for the first time in ten years after the mysterious disappearance of her best friend. Shortly after arriving another girl goes missing, forcing Nicolette to relive what happened years ago. What made this book a page turner was that it tells the story backwards. Once she gets to her hometown it starts on her 10th day and works backwards to what happened on the day of her arrival. Unfortunately, while the concept works at first it builds up to a lackluster and disappointing ending. If you were to put the book in the correct order, it wouldn’t work as there are stuff that is found out in the first few days that the reader doesn’t know about but the characters do that wouldn’t make sense in a narrative sense.

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

From the outside Jack and Grace come off as the perfect couple but behind closed doors, everything changes. No twists here, Grace is Jack’s prisoner and she is desperately trying to get away. The book alternates between past and present about her current situation and how she got there. This involves a lot of suspension of disbelief. Jack is a cartoony type of villain with no real motive and he would never be able to get away with what he was doing. Grace is also not the smartest person, there were a lot of different ways she could have escaped but for the sake of the story she doesn’t. Don’t get me wrong, this was still a suspenseful and fun read but also questionable and some points.

The Blue Salt Road by Joanne M. Harris

A quick, fairytale like story about a selkie who was tricked into becoming human and now longs to return to the sea. I feel like there was a message being preached in this story, but I can’t really pinpoint what it was. Regardless, this was a magical little read.

Clown in a Corn Field by Adam Cesare

Clown in the corn field is a slasher film put on page. It starts off like a typical YA novel and sets up a mystery as to who the clown is, but then the clown attacks at a party and the rest of the novel is that one night as the clown wrecks havoc and the teens have to escape. I think I wold have preferred and more drawn out mystery but fans of slasher films would really enjoy this!

Coral by Sara Ella

A sort of retelling of the Little Mermaid. Sort of. This book focuses on strong themes of mental health. The mermaid/fantasy side is minimal and almost completely disappears in the 2/3rds in to the novel. It was a slightly confusing read but had a powerful depiction of depression. Trigger Warning: Suicide

The Doll House Murders by Betty Ren Wright

A sad but sweet little mystery novel about a preteen girl who discovers a dark secret via an old dollhouse and its mysterious moving dolls. The subject matter was dark but the story was written for middle graders and thus mystery is handled with simplicity and strange charm to it.

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

The sequel to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. This book hasn’t been released in the US yet but you can still get the British/original version on amazon which is what I did. This novel requires a stretch of disbelief and I didn’t think the mystery was as good as the first one. However, if you are a fan of the first one, you will still want to check this one out as well!

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

You definitely have to suspend your disbelief when you read this one. It's gripping and while some twists were easily guessed, the final one took me for a surprise. It's equal parts dark/chilling and cheesy/silly. I'm still left with a lot of questions after the ending. It makes the book fall apart when you think about it but if you just take it for what it is, an entertaining but cheesy thriller, you'll enjoy it.

The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

This book features the children of the main characters from the Blackthorn and Grim series but you don’t need to read that series in order to read this one (though you should!). The book features three teenagers that are training to be warriors that are selected to go undercover in a nearby kingdom to find the stolen Harp of Kings before the new king’s coronation can take place. It was slow in the beginning and I felt there wasn’t much character development but it was an enjoyable read.

In Darkling Wood by Emma Carroll

Alice’s sick brother is getting a lung transplant and Alice is forced to stay with an estranged grandmother. Her grandmother lives on the edge of darkling wood, a place rumored to be filled with fairies. This book reminded me of a less dark version of When A Monster Calls. It deals with some of the same themes but this is more aimed towards children with a feel good ending.

The Lost Girls by Heather Young

In the summer of 1935, six year old Emily disappeared leaving her two older sisters and parents devastated. Sixty years later, both sisters are dead but one of them left behind her house and a notebook detailing what happened that summer for her grandniece, Justine. This book wasn’t so much of a thriller but focused more on Justine’s current issues with her daughters and ex boyfriend. I found the chapters with the notebook pages in between chapters more interesting than the modern story.

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

I read the first Stargirl years ago but reread it before reading this one. This sequel doesn’t manage to capture the same charm as the first one did. The book is a series of letters that Stargirl writes (but doesn’t send) to Leo from the first book following her over the course of a year. I found it surprisingly boring at times and Stargirl seemed far to normal as compared to the first book. It was neat to see what she was up to after the first book but overall I didn’t think it was a necessary sequel.

A Psalm for Lost Girls by Katie Bayerl

Callie’s older sister was considered a saint in her small town before she tragically passed away. Now the city is trying to have her canonized, but Callie knows her sister wasn’t a saint, and the pressure is what ultimately killed, so now she’s on a mission to prove that her sister was just a normal girl. This book involved a missing child that Callie’s sister was supposed to find before she died but couldn’t. The mystery there was very predictable and was kind of on the back burner to Callie’s story. I think this would have been a more interesting story if it had been from the sister’s perspective and how it felt to be a teen saint while she was still alive.

The Rose Without a Thorn by Jean Plaidy

The story of Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry. I was looking for a novel that painted Katherine as sympathetic, as most adaptations make her out to be a seductress. This novel was strange as it read as a wikipedia entry in a narrative form. It was all telling and no showing and lacked real emotion. From the minor research I’ve done, it seems to be pretty accurate in terms of events that happened. Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse featuring a minor (but isn’t presented as such)

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Sadie’s sister was murdered and she is determined to bring the killer to justice. In between each chapter about Sadie is a the transcript for a podcast that is covering the case, as well as Sadie’s future disappearance . This is a very popular book but to be honest, I'm not sure what the point was? The podcast was an interesting idea but it basically just rehashed everything we already knew. Not much was added by it. The ending just fizzles away and the story tended to drag in places. It was very well written though and I think I was just not the right audience for it.

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

A creepy retelling of Bluebeard. It reads like a YA in some places but Adult in others. It was definitely unsightly and out there but I found it confusing in some places. It has some great creepy imagery and slight body horror to it.

The Supervillain and Me by Danielle Banas

Abby’s brother is a superhero beloved by the whole crime ridden town. But when a supervillain comes into town, Abby finds her paths crossing with him again and again. Okay, so the supervillain wasn’t even a villain and the reason for wanting Abby to help him was not a very good one. The book is mostly about the romance between the two which was nice but nothing spectacular. I found myself more interested in the musical Abby was starring in. It was about a cannibalistic royal family whose oldest son falls in love with a servant and he has to save her from being eaten by his family. Now THAT sounded interesting!

Winterdream by Chantal Gadoury

A Nutcracker retelling. This was a sweet retelling of the story. It didn’t add much to the original tale or the ballet but it was a good winter read to get into the spirit of Christmas.

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman

Freshman year, Jill’s best friend was killed by her boyfriend., Graham Now it’s senior year and Jill is the president of an elite school club but someone keeps texting her about Graham’s innocence and she can’t keep herself from diving deeper into the mystery to unearth what really happened to her friend. Gripping and twisty, this book was a solid teen mystery!

Not Rated

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I read this almost a year ago and I still don’t know what to think about it. I can’t decide if the story was genius or simple shock value. Did the twist make sense? I don’t know honestly. I read this before I even knew there was a netflix adaptation coming and I while I read this book in one sitting, I only made it halfway through the movie. I personally don’t think it translated well to screen. If you are looking for a quick disturbing read with an ending you WILL NOT be able to guess, then I highly recommend this one.

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Mallory Ortberg

There’s a pretty popular post on his webiste that has a link to a horrifying retelling of Curious George. This is a collection of retellings/unrelated short stories by the same author. I didn’t read all of the stories in this because some of them were just too difficult to get through and confusing. However, the dark retellings of fairy tales and children books were really enjoyable. I particularly liked the retellings of The velveteen rabbit, the frog prince and the six swans. I think they can all be found online and not just in this collection.

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

Is it good? No. Is it garbage? Yes. Did I still read it any way? Yes. Team Edward for life.

#books #book recomendation #all your twisted secrets #when we were magic #the silent patient #the return #daughter of the forest #malorie #the year of the witching

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im-very-odd33 · 6 years ago

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@bluechood fucking read this, I’m crying

Halsey and YUNGBLUD being cute and then some.

#halsey #yungblud #yungblud and halsey #halsey and yungblud #halseyblud #dominic harrison #ashley frangipane #ashley nicolette frangipane #dominic richard harrison

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moonartemisia · 4 years ago

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YuuMori Oc: Stephanie Cris Hemsworth || Tiffany Hemsworth

Character image aesthetic of Tiffany

— ▪︎♤ Character Profile

BASIC BIOGRAPHY:

Name: Stephanie "Tiffany" Cris Hemsworth

Nicknames: Tiffany (when she's in France or mostly used name for her by everyone), Steffie (by her cousins), Steph (her male peers in England)

Alias: Miss Vixen, Jewel of the Night, Millionaire's Daughter, Noble Mercenary, Lady Sniper, Cat Whisperer

Pronouns: She/her

Age: Around 20

Affiliations: Hemsworth Fortunes, Capital Undercover Mercenaries

Mercenary Identity: Genevieve Walter, Artemis Fowle

Social Status: Alive

Relatives: Harrison George Winston Hemsworth (father)

Nicolette Jane Croux (mother)

Hansel Dancroft Ford Hemsworth (uncle)

Gillian Hubert Croux (cousin)

Phillip Paul Hugo Bussy (cousin)

PERSONALITY:

Stephanie Cris Hemsworth is a witty and smart noblewoman around the city of England. Her family is known for their bank business the Hemsworth Fortunes. They are known as the richest nobles in England, basically a living millionaire. She is sophisticated, elegant, and polite. Stephanie is known to be the eye-catcher of every ball or party event held by their fellow nobles alike. She tends to be one of the noblewomen's word keepers of rumors and gossips as to their promise not to be heard or exposed by other people within the higher class. Possibly in terms of people, especially in the nobles envied and admired this beauty. Stephanie is mischievous and tends to play her words carefully. You cannot simply state what's on her mind as she always turns the conversation around. Interesting indeed, the lady speaks of every time. She hates discrimination about treating the unfortunates caused by the same class as her.

Biography

Stephanie was the only daughter of the Hemsworth family, born Half English-French. Her family had a bank business the "Hemsworth Fortunes" where her mother is an accountant and her father is the owner of it since their inheritance of the business. Which then on, the Hemsworth family is one of the known richest and successful nobles in Britain to France as their business soon reached out in Europe.

During her early childhood, she moved to France with her mother for her education and met her cousins, Paul Bussy and Gilbert Croux. She was enrolled in an all-girls school where she spent her life in France. She, later on, learned that the family from her mother's side were former military soldiers, eventually, their term in service was short. At a young age, she was taught and learned how to use firearms, such as a gun, rifle, or sniper she holds. Until her pre-teen years before finally moving back to England.

17 at that time her permanent staying in England, Stephanie's father, Harrison planned to do something to help commoners in their society. As reasons for a high class like them would not tolerate those who abuse the lower class or, the unfortunates as he called them. Setting up a plan to raise the higher income of money coming from the nobles' demands, which is served as awareness of capitalism and engrossed the rate of their savings. Thus, they will give the expenses for the commoners or the lower class like a donation. As her father expected, once their bank will be reported as bankrupt in order to help them.

On a side note, he thought of having a job to participate in as a mercenary is another reason to gain more profit. To set up their business that way as their bank would reach more demands. The family agrees and would like to take this as a secretive job to kill every noble who kills or throws violence towards innocent unfortunates within their city. Of course, they would only hunt for it and will earn money from killing, without any interest in who they will kill after. Although, there may happen to have a hidden job behind those bank office hours. Hemsworth's reputation gains good impressions in many aspects of society as a whole.

Seeing the status was merely useless to the family for beating who are below them, Stephanie agrees to the system and partakes in the ordeal. Their motto for the job was "Raise the ground like waters do for all inequality" and "Privilege is used for wise people"

Trivia

She enjoys going out to the beach

Huge fan of operas, musicals, and stage plays. Which she likes to watch in an actual theatre.

She spends her time relaxing and taking tea inside the family gardens or usually stops by at a local cafe.

She does arts, singing, practicing her gun shooting and self-defense mechanics along with her cousin, Paul & Gilbert

Although during their ball events despite being the "Jewel" of the ball, she doesn't like being with crowds nor taking the time talking to her fellow nobles. Because she finds of the nobles are treating each other like fake companions only at the ball.

If you would ask her favorite tea, she loves green tea and cinnamon tea. Stephanie also prepares organic handmade tea as she would like to experiment with her own taste.

She owns a villa all to herself locating in Durham with a garden.

Often she and her cousin, Paul Bussy would be mistaken as siblings or identical twins because of their resemblance.

She doesn't have any preference when finding her a significant other.

Aside from killing as her work, she usually goes to the bank to help her mother.

Stephanie comments Gilbert as the "goofball but intimidating bastard".

Stephanie is a huge fan of Irene Adler's cast roles in her opera productions

Allegedly, Stephanie used to have a secret relationship with a schoolmate when she was in France. Since she studied in an all-girls school.

#yuukoku no moriarty #yuumori #yuukoku no moriarty oc #yuumori oc #ocs #my oc stuff #my oc #moriarty the patriot #moriarty the patriot oc #anime / manga

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yateshq · 4 years ago

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HOTTER THAN A TWO DOLLAR PISTOL!

It’s rumored that Paradise Valley, Nevada, was anything but a paradise in its heyday. A town overrun by crooks and criminals all looking to make a quick buck, the desert oasis was known for its seedy residents. But it died out somewhere along the way, the cowboy life losing its appeal over the years. Only once structure remains standing in town, Silver Spur Ranch, an old ranch that’s since ben converted into a hotel and tourist attraction. You can pose with your kid’s neck hanging out of the stockades, swing fake lassos, go for horseback rides with an old mare named Hallie that’ll try to bite your fingers off. It’s all corny and a trap for visitors without anything better to do on the outskirts of Vegas.

The school year has barely started, and already the students are itching to get out of Vermont. Hence why a group of wealthy Kincaid students pooled their parent’s money to rent out the ghost town and tourist trap for the weekend. A sucker for aesthetics, they picked Paradise Valley for its lurid and gory lore. Tales are told around campfires about the numerous ghosts said to haunt the family-oriented ranch at night, all victims of executions performed during the golden days of its outlaw past. The most famous ghost to haunt the ranch is Sally, a Kissin’ Kate Barlow-style cowgirl who died on the premises of Silver Spur. Many have claimed to hear her screeches and moans ringing through the night. Or maybe they just drank too much tequila. The students will be staying in four different cabins on the ground, each cheesily named after a famous cowboy or outlaw. They also have free run of the main ranch house, barn, western-style saloon, and rolling desert fields that surround the ranch. Yeehaw.

WHEN? Beginning next Friday, September 11th at 2 PM EST to Wednesday, September 16th. With Discord event occurring sometime during that.

Cabin One

Sofia de Cardenas

Holden Donahue

Charlotte Hale

Persephone Dupont

Saffie Albright

Neve Ramsey

Nicolette Beaumont

Apollo Blackthorn

Remi Hearst

Cabin Two

Harrison Hadlee

Evangeline Maxin

Quinn Crellin

Jade Vassar

Sadie Beugre

Cash Dunn

Cupid Blackthorn

Holden Donohue

Cabin Three

Cassian St. Claire

Isaac Thompson

Eleanor Albright

Holliday Ward

Darby Albright

Delilah Astor

Orpheus Rivera

Kelsey Marlowe

Hugo Rafferty

Cabin Four

Miriam Kaufmann

Romeo Sokolov

Elizabeth Aldenkamp

Athena Blackthorn

Joshua Buckley

Felix Lesser

Adam Holbrook

Miles Dupont

#pls let me know if i forgot you im Big Dumb #smooth brain #yatesevent #yatesevent009 #appless rp #college rp #university rp #oc rp

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winsonsaw2003 · 4 years ago

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I’m Looking For Descendants Of John Anderson of Stroquhan (1795-1845)

John Anderson,Acting Resident Councillor of Penang,Malaysia from(1829-1830).He was born 1795 in Stroquhan,Scotland.Son of Robert Anderson.He married to Mary Alison Carnegy.He died 1845 in Euston,England. His issue:- i)Mary Alison Anderson(1819-1903)married Robert Stirling Graham. ii)James Carnegy Anderson. iii)John Reid Armstrong Anderson(1823-1866) married to Martha Tatham Hitchins.Their issue:- ai)Mary Martha Anderson(1857-1955)married Robert George Iremonger. aii)John Hitchins Anderson(1859-1896) married Kate Symes. aiii)Mabel Ida Anderson(1861-1957) married Talbot Monckton Milnes Griffiths.Their issue:- bi)Theodore Ralph Houghton Griffiths(1886-1964)married 1stly Elsie Christabel Burridge and 2ndly Vera Ellen Charlotte Justice.His issue:- ci)Robert Francis Houghton Griffiths(1914-1938)married Florence Mary Theodora Bosanquet. cii)John Stuart Griffiths(1916-1945). ciii)Mary Emilia Griffiths(1934-1986). bii)Vera Gwendolen Leila Griffiths(1889-1975) married John Limner. biii)Beryl Frances Griffiths(1890-1976)married Lewis Davies.Their issue:- ci)Eric Davies(?-1941). biv)Rupert Hildebrand Griffiths(1891-1981)married Evelina E Maddison.His issue:- ci) Charles M Griffiths. cii) George E T Griffiths. ciii)Celia Noreen Griffiths(1919-1994) married George M Blake. bv)Eric John Mortlock Griffiths(1892-1975)married Joan Heron.His issue:- ci)Joan Margery Griffiths(1921-1988). cii) Ethel Marion Griffiths. bvi)Charles Groyn Griffiths(1894-1895). bvii)Noel Stewart Griffiths(1896-1982)married Mary Blackburn.His issue:- ci)Patricia M Griffiths married Roland M Robitaillie.Their issue:- di)Carolyn V Robitaillie married Jean-Louis Ramon. dii)Elizabeth Robitaillie. diii)Sophie Amanda Robitaillie born in 1965.She married Fernagu. aiv)Albert Robert Anderson(1864-?) married 1stly,Caroline Alice Wollaston & 2ndly,Viola Ellen Haughton. His issue:- bi) Viola Helen Anderson iv)Jane Anderson(1824). v)Robert Patrick Anderson(1824-1898)married Henrietta Hildebrand.His issue:- ai)Robert Hildebrand Anderson(1854-1936)married Louisa Jane Laing.His issue:- bi)Robert Charles Hildebrand Anderson(1881-1884). aii)Hilda Mary Anderson(1857). vi)Margaret Lilias Anderson(1827-1909)married John Gray MacCowan Glen.Their issue:- bi)Robert Nelson John Glen(1871-1898). vii)William Henry Anderson(1829-1849). ix)Helena Adelaide Anderson(1830-1905) married Major General Horatio Nelson Davies.Their issue:- ai)Eveline Honoria Nelson Davies(1851-1934) married John Evelyn Barlas. Their issue:- bi)Evelyn Adelaide Isabella Barlas(1882-1885). bii) Ernest Douglas Montague Barlas(1885-1952) married Elena Georgina Matilda Kenyon-Slaney. His issue:- ci) Richard Douglas Barlas(1916-1982) married Ann Porter. His issue:- di) Robert A Barlas dii) Christopher Richard Barlas married 1stly,Elizabeth M Cruse & 2ndly,Rosemary A Russon. diii) Gavin James Barlas married Alison M Dibble. His issue:- ei) Joanna Claire Barlas cii) Robert Malcolm Barlas(1918-1940). ciii) John Alexander Barlas(1921-2003) married Pamela H Coutanche. His issue:- di) Honor J Barlas dii) Shena R Barlas married Timothy R Austin aii)Mary Adelaide Horatio Davies (1856-1946) married William Graydon Carter.Their issue:- bi) John Leslie Graydon Carter(1886-1932)married Edith Constance Browne.His issue:- ci)John Noel Graydon Carter(1917-1943) married Mary Grace Mefanwy Madoc. bii)Cyril Rodney Carter(1888-?)married Celia Ellen Alexia Cowie.His issue:- ci) Nicolette Anne Carter married Frederick Peter Perhat. Their issue:- di) Robin Frederick Perhat(1953-1971). dii) Eileen Jennifer Perhat diii) Celia Geraldine Perhat married Barrington Lloyd cii)Derek Guy Carter(?-1942). ciii) Peter Carter. biii)Capt.Eric Nelson Carter(1888-1958)married Kathleen Norah Liardet. biv)Adelaide Muriel Dorothea Carter married Capt.Roland Peto Johnstone Mitchell. bv)Mildred Lilian Carter(1891-1970). bv) Eyleen Graydon Carter(?-1949) married Reginald Magnus Trail.Their issue:- ci)Mildred Eyleen Trail(1924-1932). aiii)Thomas Arthur Harkness Davies(1857-1942). aiv)Helena Amy Davies(1859-1887). av)Helen Maud Davies(1860-1926) married Major Francis Ventris.Their issue - b) Charles Peyton Ventris(1887-1965) married 1stly,Madeline Harrison & 2ndly,Beatrice S M Nother. His issue:- ci) Anthony Peyton Ventris (Strachan) (1918-1942) cii) Ian T Peyton Ventris(1919-?) ciii) Jack Peyton Ventris(1922-1999) civ) Doris R Ventris married Raymond T Garnham. 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El 9 de febrero de 1979, Michael Jackson y George Harrison estuvieron juntos en una entrevista de la BBC. Los dos legendarios músicos conversaron sobre los nuevos lanzamientos de la semana. Discutieron sobre los singles de Foreigner, Nicolette Larson y The Blues Brothers, así como las historias detrás de sus propias canciones.

#george harrison #michael jackson

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NPR remembers front-line workers who have died from COVID-19; here are three:

Yves-Emmanuel Segui, 60: Pharmacist in Yonkers, N.Y.

[Chloe] Morit says her father took the pharmacy licensing test eight times. He never gave up — and finally passed. Segui got a job at a community pharmacy on the border of Yonkers and the Bronx about two years ago, but he continued to make ends meet as a parking garage attendant in Newark, N.J. He died on April 6 of COVID-19. "I have so many good memories of growing up in the Ivory Coast with my dad. Going to get ice cream was one of the happiest things. Taking trips through the country with him. I love driving because of that — he taught me how to drive," Morit says.

Rose Harrison, 60: Nurse in Hamilton, Ala.

Harrison had been a nurse for 30 years. "I think she just, she didn't consider herself first; she always put others before herself, so I know that she was more worried about the other residents than herself," [daughter Amanda] Williams says. She fondly remembers her mother playing, laughing and dancing with her grandchildren. "She was just a sassy, sassy woman from Alabama that would speak her mind," Williams recalls. Harrison loved Alabama football and country foods — she was best known for her banana pudding and strawberry shortcake.

Scott Blanks, left, with his friend Vincent Estrada at Estrada's wedding in December. Courtesy of Vincent Estrada

Scott Blanks, 34. Dental assistant in Whittier, Calif.

Estrada remembers a video of Blanks dancing at his wedding. "They're doing a Mexican line dance to Spanish music with Scott. So it's all Latinos. And then here's this African American guy dancing, this, this Mexican line dance, and he's doing it better than everybody else." That was the last time Estrada saw him.

Full story with audio of personal remembrances.

Meghan Collins Sullivan produced and edited this project. Michael May, Gerry Holmes and Catherine Whelan edited for radio. Matt Kwong and Taylor Haney contributed reporting. Katie Daugert, Nicolette Khan, Sarah Knight, Elizabeth Metzger, Greta Pittenger and Julia Wohl with NPR's Research, Archives & Data Strategy team fact-checked. Lee Smith copy edited. Alyson Hurt consulted on design.

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2:53 am

TITLE: 2:53 am

PAIRING: Nick x Christian Yu

SUMMARY: Nick sends Christian to bed.

REQUESTED: yes (anon)

WORD COUNT:

WARNING: light smut, dpr nick is an original character

RECOMMENDED SONGS: Cheyenne by Jason Derulo + Distraction by Kehlani + Used To You Now by Jack & Jack

2017

A brilliant blue light flood into the dark hallway. Nick’s eyes were wide open as she tried to coerce her body to go to sleep. But regardless of how hard she tried to drift into a dream-filled state, the clicking, cursing, and frustration leaking from the room across the hall stopped her from falling asleep.

Finally, she stoop up from her bed, shuffling around in search of her phone and noise-cancelling headphones.

“Shit,” she muttered once she realized she’d left her phone to charge in the kitchen and her headphones in the room where the disruption was coming from.

Once she decided to lift herself from her bed, Nick stumbles into the hallway coming face to face with the clicking culprit.

“Christian have you seen my headphones?” She asked him groggily, covering her squinting eyes from the bright computer monitor’s light.

“No, I think we left them at Scott’s when we showed him the video draft.” He answered, stepping to the side and trudging to the kitchen, Nick hot on his heels.

As Christian opened the fridge, Nick grabbed her phone from the counter, unplugging it from the wall’s outlet.

“Heads up,” Christian hums, tossing a cold water bottle to the Atlanta native.

“Thanks,” She mumbles, catching the plastic bottle in her hands.

The two settled into a comfortable silence for a while. Christian drinking from his bottle, a million ideas for Dabin’s next release passing through his mind. On the other side of the kitchen island, Nick scrolls through her Instagram feed. After a while, Christian settled on staring - or admiring as he would but it - Nick makeup free face.

As they sat in the comfortable darkness, Christian takes note of her brown skinned complexion and her somewhat disheveled curls piled on top of her head. Her dark brown eyes scan her phone, the ends crinkling every now and then at the sight of a somewhat funny meme or picture crossing her timeline.

The burning feeling of someone staring at her soon overtakes the music producer. “What?” She chuckles as she realizes the person staring at her was her “boss”.

“Nothing,” He snapped out of his gaze, clearing his throat suddenly.

“Really?” She asked, one of her eyebrows arched as she deadpanned the 28-year-old.

“Actually...” He trailed off, looking to the side.

Nick smirked slightly, making her way over to him.

“What time did you go to sleep last night?” She asked him, touching his shoulder lightly.

He sucked in a jagged breath as he turned his face to look into her deep brown eyes.

“4 in the morning, why?” She stepped closer to him, any small movement would press their chests together - not that Christian would complain.

“You need to go to sleep,” She hummed, moving her hand from his shoulder to the side of his neck.

“But I need to-”

“Stop. Just let me get you to sleep.” She whispered lowly, pressing her chest to his, her hand moving to cup his cheek.

“What are doing?” He breathed out, moving his hands to her waist.

“Putting you to sleep,” She responded, equally breathless.

“You know that doesn’t sound ideal,” He joked, his eyes searching the younger girl’s own.

“You know what I meant,” Nick hummed, leaning into him.

“Are you trying to kiss me?” He asked, trying to diffuse the situation before he could lose control of himself.

Nick chuckled lowly, her nose touching his.

Nicolette Janae Harrison was not one to lose control, she made others lose their own control. But pressed up against Christian Yu in the middle of their apartment’s kitchen, she felt herself slowly slipping. It was an unfamiliar feeling but an inviting feeling. Then she kissed him. Soft and gentle, their lips barely touching as their hands stayed in their assumed positions. But just as a tiny island in the eye of the hurricane, it was the calm before the storm. The gentleness quickly turned needy, desperate even.

Nick’s fingers gripped Christian’s dark locks as his hands gradually lowered from her waist to her hips then elsewhere.

It was a controlled descent into a loss of self-control, exactly what they both sought from each other.

They pulled away from each other’s lips for a split second, giving a silent affirmation of consent between each other.

Christian moved her stray curls from her shoulder as he began to kiss her neck.

She let out a quiet moan as she laced her fingers through his hair once again.

“At least fuck a girl in a bed,” She breathed out. Christian pulled away, pulling her hips towards his.

“My room?” He asked gently.

She simply nodded, making her way to his bedroom. He followed after her like a lost puppy, closing the door once they made it to his room.

“Are you sure?” He asked her, looking for consent once more.

“Yeah,” She answered, walking over to his bed, discarding the DPR t-shirt that barely covered her body past her mid thighs, revealing the tiniest pair of shorts Christian had ever seen her in.

“Nice legs,” He mused, pulling his shirt over his head. Nick shook her head as she smiled inwardly.

“Hurry up,” She huffed, pushing him onto the bed.

He pulled her down to straddle his hips as he fell back on the bed sheets. Their lips connected in a heated rush as Nick grinded down onto Christian’s lap.

Christian’s groans and Nick’s gentle moans filled the room as they desperately searched for some needed friction.

“Take this off,” Christian groaned as he tapped at Nick’s shorts. She obliged, lifting off on him slightly so he could help he take her shorts off. Once the painstakingly small shorts were slipped off, Christian removed his own joggers.

Nick instantly attacked his lips once more as his hands guided her hips as they winded down on his dick.

“Fuck,” He moaned as he tugged at his hair.

“I’m ready,” She whispered, sucking at his neck, a bruise beginning to form.

“Yeah,” He asked, taking her underwear with off his shortly following.

“Thank god you didn’t rip them.” Nick thanked him quietly as he flipped her onto her back.

“Why would I? They’re really nice.”

“Expensive too,” She added as Christian chuckled, pulling a condom from the nearby dresser.

As he inserted his dick into her, Christian closed his eyes, relishing in the feeling. He buried his head into her shoulder as he began to thrust slowly.

“Hmm,” Nick moaned, her hands gripping the base of his hair.

“Faster?” He asked her, picking up the speed of his thrusts once he felt her nod.

“Oh my god, Christian.” She gasped, dragging her nails down his back.

Christian’s lips made their way to her neck as he began to place a hickey on the side of her neck.

Their moans mixed with groans of each other’s names could be heard from the other side of the apartment.

As Christian’s orgasm drew closer, his thrusts grew more erratic, more rushed. Nick’s moans grew louder as he panted.

“Fuck,” He moaned, dragging out the syllables.

His orgasm overtook him as he whispered Nick’s name repeatedly like it was a prayer - the type they’d need after their heated session.

At the sound and feeling of his orgasm hitting him, Nick’s own crept up on her.

“Just a little more,” She moaned as Christian moved his mouth to her throbbing clit. He sucked at her at despite her cries and pushes of his head, away from her center.

“Cum for me.” He whispered once she reached her own chased orgasm.

“Christian,” She whispered like his name was a mantra.

As she came down from her orgasm, Christian rubbed her upper thighs whispering, “You’re beautiful.”

She felt her cheeks heat as she realized what they’d just done.

“What time is it?”

“5 in the morning,” Christian responded, pulling her body into his naked chest.

“You need to go to sleep, Christian.” She whispered, falling asleep herself.

Christian hummed as he rubbed her back, her chest pressed to his.

“I will.”

“Promise?” She asked, falling into a dream-like state.

“I promise.” He hummed, kissing her forehead before closing his own eyes.

wow. ok.

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