#Adam Garnet Jones

[lgbtqreads]

Happy Native American Heritage Month 2023!

Happy Native American Heritage Month 2023! To celebrate, we’re featuring books starring queer Native American and First Nations characters, by Native American and/or First Nations authors, as well as indigqueer poetry. While the usual affiliate links are included, I encourage you to check out and purchase from Birchbark Books, whose links are included as well. To Buy Now Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth…

[kwebtv]

Muscle - The WB - January 11, 1995 - May 24, 1995

Sitcom (13 episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Dan Gauthier as Kent Atkinson

Shannon Kenny as Jane Atkinson

Amy Pietz as Bronwyn Jones

Wendy Benson as Cleo

Michael Boatman as Garnet Hines

Nestor Carbonell

Steve Henneberry as Sam Pippin

Jerry Levine as Robert/Roberta Bingham

Alan Ruck as Dr. Marshall Gold

T.E. Russell as Victor

Michole White as Angela

Adam West as "Big" Jim Atkinson

[cxdemistake]

—Time slips away!

Burn out, don’t fade!

Dance on my grave!

I will never be them!—

Indie multimuse, multifandom blog.

Canon and OC muses present

Currently mobile-only

Semi-selective, semi-active

Open to asks and messages

More info (link to OCs, list of canon muses, writer info, and rules) under the cut.

OC Links

*Note: A few characters’ appearances/voices have changed, so make sure to check out the tags on the blog. OCs are tagged with “; (name)”— for example, my character Myarel is tagged with “; myarel” (no quotations).*

Canon Muses

*Note: Many of these muses aren’t listed on my muse page due to being unable to update said page from my phone. Muse tags vary. Some are tagged with fancy tags but I may switch between those and regular tags. They’re listed here in alphabetical order by fandom.*

**Edit: I’ve also marked which fandoms/muses are most active. Very active fandoms will be bolded, semi-active italic, and dormant/needing some time before interaction are regular text. I’ll also put an asterisk after new muses/muses I haven’t played yet. I beg that if a fandom isn’t bolded or italicized that you discuss it with me before sending something in or making a starter— I have a lot of muses and it takes time to get into the swing of new ones when I’m not in the right mindset!**

The Arcana: Asra Alnazar*, Julian Devorak, Portia Devorak*, Faust

American Gods: Mad Sweeney

Assassin’s Creed: Ezio Auditore da Firenze*, Aveline de Grandpré

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Zuko*

Back 4 Blood: Karlee*, Evangelo*

Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion*

Boondock Saints: Murphy MacManus*

Call of Duty: Simon “Ghost” Riley*, Johnny “Soap” MacTavish*

Chappie: Chappie*

Columbo: Lt. Frank Columbo*

Dead Island/Riptide: Sam B, John Morgan*

Detroit: Become Human: Connor, Markus*

Dirty Bomb: Vassili*

Disturbed (band): The Guy*

Dream Daddy: Damien Bloodmarch*, Robert Small*

Dying Light: Kyle Crane*, Rahim*, Karim*

FNAF: Cupcake

Hazbin Hotel: Alastor, Angel Dust, Charlie, Husk, Lucifer

Homestuck: Gamzee, Calsprite

I, Frankenstein: Adam

Into the Badlands: Baron Quinn*

Jet Set Radio Future: Yoyo*

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Jonathan Joestar*, Joseph Joestar, Jotaro Kujo*, Josuke Higashikata*, Giorno Giovanna*, Jolyne Cujoh*, Caesar Zeppeli

Kingdom Hearts: Axel

Left 4 Dead 2: Ellis, Nick

Marvel: Nightcrawler*, Moon Knight*, Eddie Brock/Venom*

Monster High: River Styxx*, Operetta*, Frankie Stein*

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington*

Obey Me!: Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Belphegor, Diavolo

Onmyoji: Yasha*, Hiromasa*, Susabi*

Pirates of the Caribbean: Captain Jack Sparrow*

Portal: GLaDOS

Red Dead Redemption: John Marston*, Arthur Morgan*

Rise of the Guardians: Jack Frost*

Skullgirls: Valentine

Stardew Valley: Shane*

Steven Universe: Garnet*, Ruby*, Sapphire*, Sunstone*, Sardonyx*, Rainbow Quartz 2.0*

Spiritfarer: Gwen*

Suicide Squad: Diablo

Undertale/Deltarune: Papyrus, Sans, Susie*

Until Dawn: Chris*

The Village: Ivy Walker

Walking Dead/Fear: Negan Smith, Daryl Dixon, Morgan Jones, Shiva, Victor Strand*, Qaletaqa Walker*, Crazy Dog*

Warframe: Excalibur Umbra*

Warm Bodies: R, M

What We Do In The Shadows: Nandor the Relentless*, Viago*, Vladislav*

Info About The Writer

Hi! I’m Alistair— you can call me that, or you can use my username for pretty much everywhere else, TheetyPie/Theety. I don’t mind either way.

I’m a trans guy, I use he/they pronouns. I’m panromantic/asexual, and I’m 27 years old.

I have 3 cats, they’re my babies. I also (as you can tell from above) have a lot of OCs, and the number is still growing. I want to turn my ideas into a bigger creation someday, still not sure exactly where I want to go with it.

I do more than write. I do art, I like video games, music, and just collecting stuff. Current obsessions are Monster High, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, makeup, crystals, and jewelry.

Rules

The most important: I do not RP smut. In the past I’ve used the fade-to-black method, but I’m not entirely comfortable with that with most of my muses.

In the same vein, DO NOT FORCE SHIPS. I love ships as much as the next guy, but I would prefer to discuss it first, or for us to agree on it. It’s cool if your muse has a crush, totally fine— mine get crushes all the time! But make sure if you want to ship, we discuss it first.

In a similar vein to that one as well, no god-modding/powerplaying. If your character is strong, an immortal being, or whatever, cool! I have some of those too. But there should always be a limit. Don’t say your character is moving mine unless we’ve talked about that. Attempt to move them. Usually I follow along as long as boundaries aren’t pushed.

Don’t kill or seriously injure my muse without permission. Fights happen, of course, but again: discussion. I’m up for threads where my canon muses are injured or killed, but not where it happens to my OCs, unless we’re getting into a backstory and another OC that’s already deceased dies. Non-serious injuries are alright to come out of nowhere with, but if it’s a first meeting, I’d prefer to plot it out.

I’m semi-selective. I’m kind of particular about who I follow and who I thread with. I prefer us to be mutuals to thread, but you don’t have to be mutuals to send me things.

I’m very bad at keeping up with people. If you message me and I don’t respond, it’s usually bc I’m shy, I forgot, or I’m busy with work. It’s not you, I promise. Usually I don’t message first bc I’m nervous.

Back to shipping: I’m also multiship. Usually my ships are in different universes, unless discussed with all parties beforehand. The exception is a few of my OCs that are partnered together— ask about their availability. I love random ships, just talk to me about them!

I love duplicates of my muses. Whether it’s “x meets self” or I find someone I share a muse with, I love RPing with just about everyone. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if we have a muse in common!

One of my other most important statements, not really considered a rule, but it’s still important: if you want to know something about any muse, canon or OC, please tell me— ask or message me! I haven’t been able to write down a lot of info about any of them because I’m on mobile, but I will infodump for you if you need/want to know something. I love talking about my children, they’re precious to me.

If you send something in or make something for me when we haven’t even spoken, I might not feel comfortable responding. I’m very shy and nervous about not having any discussion beforehand. 😭

If there’s anything I left out or you need to know, just ask!

[wutbju]

Gerald Dean “Jerry” Hilterbrand II passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 19th, 2022, at Delta Health hospital in Delta, Colorado. He was 62 years young.

Jerry was born on October 27, 1959, in Springfield, Missouri to Verna (Hollis) and Gerald Dean Hilterbrand Sr. Jerry spent his childhood in the Denver/Lakewood area of the Eastern Slope of Colorado and graduated high school from Silver State Baptist School in 1978. He went on to graduate from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982. June 4, 1983, Jerry married the love of his life Diana (Smith) in Ava, Missouri.

At the Lord’s calling to serve, Jerry spent time in Forest Park, Georgia for two years and then was again called to serve in Galesburg, IL to be the Assistant Pastor/Youth Pastor and Bible teacher from 1986 to 1992. Jerry and Diana longed for the mountains, and moved to Montrose on the Western Slope of Colorado where he became the Senior Pastor at Faith Baptist Church. In 2000, it was a time for a change of venue so Jerry and Diana moved to the Parker area of Colorado where he became a bank manager for Wells Fargo. He transferred back to the Western Slope of Colorado in 2007, and moved to Austin, CO. His love for the Lord once again came calling in 2010, when he became the Pastor of Garnet Mesa Baptist Church until his work on earth was done and the Lord called him home to Heaven.

Jerry loved the outdoors. Hunting big game and birds, camping, fishing, and archery. He was an avid at home wood worker and handyman. He became quite the YouTube mechanic, and could fix just about anything. He also loved animals, and had many dogs. One of his special dogs is an Aussie named Katie who had learned to alert him when his blood sugar dropped, saving his life several times. He was also training his chocolate Labrador, Shadow, for bird hunting, and was looking forward to taking her into the field.

Jerry is survived by his loving wife Diana Hilterbrand, his daughter Aspen Joy Hilterbrand; his sister Victoria (Brian) Gottschall of Farmington, NM, nephews and nieces Chuk (Martha) Gottschall, Jon (Jen) Gottschall, Brian Jr. (Courtney) Gottschall, Ben (Becca) Gottschall, Clarissa (Andy) Gilbert, and Bethany (Adam) Joyner, and many great–nephews and great-nieces.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald Sr. and Verna Hilterbrand.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory.

A celebration of his life will be held at Garnet Mesa Baptist Church on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Visitation will be at 9:00 a.m., and the service will be at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at Grand View Cemetery in Montrose, CO.

[webg1rl]

love after the end

While I was reading History of the New World by Adam Garnet Jones, I was struck with two questions in particular: what makes us worthy of living on a new planet after the end? Why is our continued existence the priority?

At the beginning of the story, Thorah says “you can’t deny that for our whole history, we’ve been an unstoppable force, limited only by our imagination and our determination.” I like this line because it’s very accurate to the way human beings are. Humans have always been curious and have explored countless crevices of this Earth for the simple goal of acquiring more knowledge. I believe it’s one of the things that really set us apart from other living beings on this planet. And, as Thorah mentions, our determination and imagination is certainly admirable, no doubt. We have accomplished great feats in our limited time on Earth and found ways of living and advancing to heights previously thought impossible. But what does that mean when our curiosity eventually becomes greed?

In our highly consumerist world, we are constantly in hunt of new ways to advance and these advancements, in the name of progress, have oftentimes come at the expense of the land, other animals that co-inhabit this planet, and ourselves. Our dedication to progress seems to have trumped our responsibility to the planet and everything/everyone that lives on it. We have destroyed forests, contaminated oceans, and killed each other all in the name of advancement and this advancement seemingly has no end.

In the story, the narrator mentions the formation of an escape plan as the planet steadily deteriorates and will, eventually, become unlivable. Scientists in the story have discovered a new planet, which they dubbed the New World, for humans to inhabit and thus, created ships to take people there in order to create a new civilization on a planet that isn’t dying. Or has not begun to die yet — which is where my question comes in.

If we can’t even save our own planet, what makes us worthy of inhabiting a new planet when ours eventually dies? History of the New World speaks about an organization, NDN, that focuses on rebuilding languages and histories that may have been wiped out as a result of factors that played a hand in planetary deterioration, a focus on “returning to the land while the rest of the world prepared to abandon it.” The New World is certainly tempting given the state of the Earth in the story — but to abandon Earth in its time of crisis seems to me altogether unacceptable. It is our technologies that destroyed the Earth and will undoubtedly destroy the next planet we inhabit if we don’t accept that fact. And when, not if, we destroy the New World, will we then search for another planet?

We have a responsibility to the land we live on, and one of these responsibilities is to not abandon it when the going gets tough (our fault, by the way). It is important to stay on this planet, crisis and all, and work on fixing it instead of finding an ‘escape plan’ out of something we did. When I say we I don’t mean the individual citizen of Earth — I’m talking about large organizations and corporations that willfully and intentionally destroy the planet purely out of self-interest. Yes, advancement had once been the goal but when these advancements line the pockets of greedy corporations with unfathomable amounts of monetary reward, the goal tends to become distorted.

At some point during the story, the narrator highlights the fact that the most important part of this New World is its lack of history. Later on, we learn that there is, in fact, life on the New World and that’s where the theme, for me, begins to reek of colonialism. Colonialism was premised on the idea of “undiscovered”, “uninhabited” land. And in this story, humans are shipping themselves to this new planet and occupying a land they believe exists solely for them, where they will “create” history — which is where my second question comes in. The narrator, Em, believes that humans will stop at nothing to live on this New World and has visions that echo colonialism, causing her to become less inclined to join this transfer to the new planet than she already was. Why is the continued existence of humans prioritized over everything else? There is no doubt that the humans in the story will colonize the New World and erase or otherwise displace any life form that already existed on the planet — similar to what they did on Earth. Thereafter, they will “create” history.

By the end of the story, I don’t find myself with answers to the questions I have posed. There really isn’t any simple answer or solution to this problem. I don’t think all humans are selfish, there are millions of us that care about the planet and have stood up against corporations and policies that were put in place to destroy it. But there is always more to be done. We can’t simply try to escape the damage we’ve done by finding another planet. Our place as here on Earth and I think we have a responsibility to dedicate ourselves to saving it. If we started on Earth, I think we should end on it too.

[starman-waiting-in-the-sky07]

characters im considering for the hunger games simulator, got any more?

Goku Vegeta Frieza Piccilo Ikuro Hashizawa Usagi Tsukino Yami Yugi Blue Eyes White Dragon Monkey D. Luffy Naruto Jonathon Joestar Robert E.O Speedwagon Dio Brando (part 1) Joseph Joestar Caesar Zeppeli Rudol Von Strohiem Kars Jotaro Kujo Old Joseph Noriaki Kakyoin Muhammed Avdol Jean Pierre Polnareff DIO Josuke Higashkita Okuyasu Nijimura Rohan Kishibe Yoshikage Kira Giorno Giovanna Narancia Ghirga Diavalo Joylne Cujoh Foo Fighters Enrico Pucci Johnny Joestar Gyro Zeppeli Funny Valentine Scott Pilgrim Laios Marcille Senshi Izutsumi Mickey Mouse Donald Duck Goofy Pluto Minnie Mouse Daisy Duck Max Goof Pete Chip 'n' Dale Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Tazmanian Devil Roadrunner Wile E. Coyote Elmer Fudd Tom And Jerry Scooby Doo Shaggy Velma Fred Daphne Winnie Tigger Eeyore Popeye Olive Oyl Bluto Papa Smurf Smurfette Clumsy Smurf Vanity Smurf Gargamel Danger Mouse Penfold Colonel K Baron Greenback He-Man Skeletor Thomas The Tank Engine Fat Conductor Optimus Prime Postman Pat Fireman Sam Leonardo Shredder Homer Simpson Marge Simpson Bart Simpson Lisa Simpson Maggie Simpson Moe Syslak Krusty The Clown Clancy Wiggum Fat Tony Mr. Burns Smithers Lenny and Carl Seymour Skinner Sherri and Terri Dr. Frink Sideshow Bob Milhouse Ned Flanders Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Grampa Bob The Builder Jimmy Neutron Peter Griffin Lois Griffin Meg Griffin Stewie Griffin Brian Griffin Fry Leela Bender Prof. Farnsworth Amy Wong Hermes Conrad Dr. Zoidberg Nibbler Richard Nixon's Head In A Jar Scruffy Spongebob Squarepants Patrick Star Squidward Tentacles Mr. Krabs Sandy Cheeks Plankton Zim Samuri Jack Kim Possible Wallace Gromit Aang Toph Prince Zuko Phineas Ferb Baljeet Buford Isabelle Candace Perry The Platypus Dr. Doofenshmirtz Finn The Human Jake The Dog Princess Bubblegum Ice Wizard Mordecai Rigby Twilight Sparkle Bob Belcher Linda Belcher Tina Belcher Gene Belcher Louise Belcher Teddy Mr. Frond Jimmy Pesto Gumball Watterson Darwin Watterson Dipper Pines Mabel Pines Grunkle Stan Soos Wendy Old Man McGucket Lil' Gideon Pacifica Northwest Bill Cipher Templeton Steven Universe Garnet Rick Morty Star Butterfly Marco Tom Kelly Ludo Avarius Toffee Milo Murphy Scrooge McDuck Huey, Dewey And Louie Webby Vanderquack Launchpad Della Duck Lena Ma Beagle Flintheart Glomgold Magica DeSpell Adora Catra Glimmer Hordak Cricket Tilly Gramma Anne Boonchuy Sasha Waybright Marcy Wu Hop Pop Sprig Plantar Polly Plantar Maddie Ivy Sundew Leopold Loggle Grime Lady Olivia King Andrias The Core Mr And Mrs Boonchuy Luz Noceda Camila Noceda Eda Clawthorne King Clawthorne Vee Willow Park Gus Porter Amity Blight Hunter Raine Whispers Lilith Clawthorne Hooty Boscha Kikimora Belos The Collector Molly McGee Scratch Libby Andrea Courtney Pim Charlie Mr. Boss Mr. Frog Homestar Runner Strong Bad Salad Fingers Charlie The Unicorn Double King Skidd And Pumpy Runmo The Meatball Man The Bonekeeper Uzi N V J Tessa The Absolute Solver Big D Rocky Rickaby Pomni Caine Jax Gangle Kinger Skibidi Toilet Kid Vampire Bubby Tina Nabiu King Kong The Seven Dwarfs Snow White Godzilla Mothra Bilbo Baggins Frodo Baggins Aragorn Legolas Gimli Gandalf Gollum Sauron Mary Poppins Gomez Adams Luke Skywalker Darth Vader Jar Jar Binks Indiana Jones James Bond E.T Terminator Aladdin Genie Jafar Jack Skellington Woody Buzz Lightyear Jessie Emperor Zurg Harry Potter Ron Weasley Hermione Granger Dumbledore Voldemort Neo Iron Giant Ginger Mrs. Tweedy Shrek Donkey Fiona Puss In Boots Fairy Godmother Lord Farquaad Coraline Other Mother Wall-E Eve Gru Margo Edith Agnes Dr. Nefario Mr. Incredible Katniss Peeta Fred Flintstone Barney Rubble The Doctor Rose Tyler Ruby Sunday Amy Pond River Song Captain Jack Harkniss Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Weeping Angel Cyberman Dalek Sek Davros The Master Tinky Winky Dipsy Laa-Laa Po Red Ranger Count Olaf Arthur Dent Ford Prefect Zaphod Beeblebrox Slartibartfast Marvin The Robot Walter White Jesse Pinkman Saul Goodman Alison Cooper Mike Thomas Julian Pat Captain Omniman Mr. Strong

[butterflyintochains]

find a blorbo!: a tag game for the new NHL season

(not been tagged yet, but felt like joining in on the game!)

RULES: Go through the roster of each NHL team and find at least one player that you can root for.

Yes, even the team you despise. Yes, even the team everyone despises. Yes, even the team who you dare not speak of.

(My teams are in purple)

Anaheim Ducks: Brian Dumoulin, Trevor Zegras, Mason McTavish

Boston Bruins: David Pastrnak, Jeremy Swayman, Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm

Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch

Calgary Flames: Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri

Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho, Jordan Martinook

Chicago Blackhawks: Nick Foligno, Connor Bedard, Seth Jones

Colorado Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, Alexandar Georgiev

Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski, Elvis Merzlikins

Dallas Stars: Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Wyatt Johnston, Jason Robertson, Magnus Hellberg

Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider, Tyler Motte

Edmonton Oilers: Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid

Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Aaron Ekblad

Los Angeles Kings: Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala, Darcy Kuemper

Minnesota Wild: Marc-Andre Fleury, Brock Faber, Joel Eriksson-Ek, Ryan Hartman, Jared Spurgeon, Kirill Kaprizov

Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caulfield, Sam Montembeault, Juraj Slafkovsky, Arber Xhekaj

Nashville Predators: Roman Josi, Juuse Saros, Steven Stamkos, Brady Skjei, Luke Schenn

New Jersey Devils: Nico Hischier, Jacob Markstrom, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Jesper Bratt

New York Islanders: Mat Barzal, Bo Horvat, Anthony Duclair

New York Rangers: Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, Igor Shesterkin, Artemi Panarin

Ottawa Senators: Claude Giroux, Thomas Chabot, Linus Ullmark

Philadelphia Flyers: Sean Couturier, Erik Johnson, Travis Konecny, Garnet Hathaway

Pittsburgh Penguins: Everyone but, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson

San Jose Sharks: Nico Sturm, Tyler Toffoli

Seattle Kraken: Jordan Eberle, Jamie Oleksiak, Brandon Montour, Yanni Gourde

St Louis Blues: Kasperi Kapanen, Mathieu Joseph, PO Joseph.

Tampa Bay Lightning: Victor Hedman, Jake Guentzel

Toronto Maple Leafs: Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Morgan Reilly

Utah Coyotes: John Marino, Clayton Keller

Vancouver Canucks: Everyone, but, Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, JT Miller, Thatcher Demko, Conor Garland

Vegas Golden Knights: Tanner Pearson, William Karlsson, Zach Whitecloud, Alex Pietrangelo

Washington Capitals: Dylan Strome, TJ Oshie, Ethan Bear, Brandon Duhaime

Winnipeg Jets: Adam Lowry, Connor Hellebuyck

Tagging: @tylerpitlicktruther @coffee-at-annies and @atwhughesversion

[ulkaralakbarova]

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Richard Loving: Joel Edgerton Mildred Loving: Ruth Negga Grey Villet: Michael Shannon Sheriff Brooks: Marton Csokas Bernie Cohen: Nick Kroll Frank Beazley: Bill Camp Lola Loving: Sharon Blackwood Raymond Green: Alano Miller Garnet Jetter: Terri Abney Judge Bazile: David Jensen Phil Hirschkop: Jon Bass Theoliver Jeter: Christopher Mann Musiel Byrd-Jeter: Winter-Lee Holland Deputy: Michael Abbott Jr. Percy Fortune: Chris Greene Virgil: Will Dalton Chet Antieau: Matt Malloy Laura: Andrene Ward-Hammond Alex: D.L. Hopkins Hope Ryden: Jennifer Joyner Cousin Davis: Lance Lemon Cousin Gerald: Marquis Adonis Hazelwood Older Sydney: Brenan Young Older Donald: Dalyn Cleckley Older Peggy: Quinn McPherson Middle Sidney: Jevin Crochrell Middle Donald: Jordan Williams Jr. Middle Peggy: Georgia Crawford Toddler Sydney: Micah Claiborne Baby Sydney: Devin Cleckley Infant Sydney: Pryor Ferguson Clara – Cashier: Karen Vicks Reporter #1: Scott Wichmann Construction Worker: Benjamin Loeh Court Secretary: Bridget Gethins Store Pedestrian: Mark Huber Drag Race Spectator: James Matthew Poole Secretary: Coley Campany Secretary: Sheri Lahris Construction Worker: Jordan Dickey Telephone Man: Coby Batty Drag Race Spectator / Bar Patron: Chris Condetti Richard’s Racing Crew: Logan J. Woolfolk County Clerk: Robert Haulbrook Bricklayer: Keith Tyree Spectator: James Nevins Prisoner: W. Keith Scott Photojournalist: Tom Lancaster Street Walker: Lonnie M. Henderson Court Audience Member: Brian Thomas Wise Drag Race Spectator: Ken Holliday Antieau’s Secretary: Terry Menefee Gau Driver: Marc Anthony Lowe Racetrack Spectator: Jay SanGiovanni D.C Teen: Tyrell Ford Baby Boy #1: James Atticus Abebayehu Phil’s Dad: Jim D. Johnston …: Derick Newson Boarding House Boy: Miles Hopkins Construction Worker: Kenneth William Clarke Reporter: Robert Furner Secretary: Victoria Chavatel Jimison Field Hand / Drag Strip Attendee / Shot Gun Shack Attendee (uncredited): Darrick Claiborne Courtroom Spectator (uncredited): Raymond H. Johnson Drag Race Driver: Dean Mumford Pregnant Girl: Rebecca Turner Magistrate: Mike Shiflett County Jailer: Greg Cooper Supreme Court Reporter: A. Smith Harrison Press Conference Reporter: Keith Flippen Soundman: Jason Alan Cook Courtroom Spectator (uncredited): Lucas N. Hall Film Crew: Director: Jeff Nichols Editor: Julie Monroe Producer: Peter Saraf Executive Producer: Jack Turner Executive Producer: Jared Ian Goldman Executive Producer: Brian Kavanaugh-Jones Unit Production Manager: Sarah Green Art Direction: Jonathan Guggenheim Casting: Francine Maisler Production Design: Chad Keith Storyboard: Nancy Buirski Associate Producer: Oge Egbuono Producer: Colin Firth Producer: Marc Turtletaub Set Decoration: Adam Willis Producer: Ged Doherty Unit Production Manager: Will Greenfield Costume Design: Erin Benach Music Supervisor: Lauren Mikus Original Music Composer: David Wingo Still Photographer: Ben Rothstein Director of Photography: Adam Stone Script Supervisor: Jean-Paul Chreky Special Effects Coordinator: Gary Pilkinton Special Effects Technician: Trevor Smithson Property Master: A. Patrick Storey First Assistant Director: Cas Donovan Second Assistant Director: Tommy Martin Stunt Driver: Dean Mumford Key Makeup Artist: Katie Middleton Second Second Assistant Director: Ben LeDoux Construction Buyer: Roslyn Blankenship Assistant Property Master: Hannah Ross Dialogue Editor: Brandon Proctor Genetator Operator: Maxwel Fisher Post Production Supervisor: Susan E. Novick Boom Operator: Proctor Trivette Leadman: Stephen G. Shifflette Second Assistant “A” Camera: Stephen McBride Sound Effects Editor: David Grimaldi Foley Mixer: Judy Kirschner Makeup Department Head: Julia Lallas Hairstylist: Brian Morton Sound Effects Editor: Joel Dougherty ADR Mixer: Chris Navarro Sound Effects Editor: P.K. Hooker ...

[yourdailyqueer]

Adam Garnet Jones

Gender: Two spirit

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: N/A

Ethnicity: First Nation (Cree, Metis), Danish

Occupation: Screenwriter, writer, actor, director, producer

[thegingerjedi]

Books by Queer Authors of Color, Day 9:

Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones

"How can Shane reconcile his feelings for David with his desire for a better life? Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves--his friend, David. Things go from bad to worse as Shane's dream of going to university is shattered and his grieving mother withdraws from the world. Worst of all, he and David have to hide their relationship from everyone. Shane feels that his only chance of a better life is moving to Toronto, but David refuses to join him. When yet another tragedy strikes, the two boys have to make difficult choices about their future together. With deep insight into the life of Indigenous people on the reserve, this book masterfully portrays how a community looks to the past for guidance and comfort while fearing a future of poverty and shame. Shane's rocky road to finding himself takes many twists and turns, but ultimately ends with him on a path that doesn't always offer easy answers, but one that leaves the reader optimistic about his fate."

https://bookshop.org/books/fire-song-9781554519774/9781554519774 

[very-grownup]

"I knew it," Thorah said. Her mouth was curved down in a self-satisfied smile. "Knew what? That travel to a parallel universe was going to be possible in our lifetimes?" She frowned at me. "Of course not. But -- humans have always been special. Through these last years it didn't make sense that we might fail to find a solution. We've always been smart enough to think and build our way out of anything." "Or we've been failing as long as we can remember, and all of that ingenuity is a symptom of failure." Thorah rolled her eyes. "I don't think you can call humans a failure. We built spaceships. We invented vaccines and ..." She looked somewhere above my head, presumably scanning a vast imaginary landscape of possibilities. "... and spreadsheets."

“History of the New World”, Adam Garnet Jones

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: Queer Indigenous YA

Fave Five: Queer Indigenous YA

Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones Elatsoe and A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger Love After the End ed. by Joshua Whitehead (anthology) The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough (publishing in the US as Ready When You Are on February 1, 2022) Songs that Sound Like Blood by Jared Thomas Bonus: Coming in 2024, Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

[richincolor]

Review: Fire Song

Author:  Adam Garnet Jones Publisher:  Annick Press Pages:  232 Genre:  Contemporary, LGBTQIA Availability:  Release date is March 13, 2018 Review copy:  ARC provided by publisher

Summary: How can Shane reconcile his feelings for David with his desire for a better life?

Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she’s too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves—his friend, David.

Things go from bad to worse as Shane’s dream of going to university is shattered and his grieving mother withdraws from the world. Worst of all, he and David have to hide their relationship from everyone. Shane feels that his only chance of a better life is moving to Toronto, but David refuses to join him. When yet another tragedy strikes, the two boys have to make difficult choices about their future together.

With deep insight into the life of Indigenous people on the reserve, this book masterfully portrays how a community looks to the past for guidance and comfort while fearing a future of poverty and shame. Shane’s rocky road to finding himself takes many twists and turns, but ultimately ends with him on a path that doesn’t always offer easy answers, but one that leaves the reader optimistic about his fate.

Review: Shane is tired. So many, many things are wearing him down. His sister’s death and the grief he’s feeling is obvious and painful, but there are many other things in his life that are overwhelming. He and his mother don’t have money for a new roof and college, but the roof cannot wait. His mother is debilitated by her grief and is no help in decision making or even with day to day care of herself. He is also agonizing about his relationships. He has a girlfriend with issues of her own, but he is also secretly seeing David. Shane is willing to talk about their relationship publicly, but David wants no part of that. Shane has heard of two-spirited people being welcomed, but even he can’t really picture it. He’s eager to be open in spite of the fears though. With all of this swirling around in his life, Shane is trying to hang on and make a path to get away before he gives up on his dreams.

The format of the book is somewhat unique. There are two perspectives. Shane’s point of view is told in third person and is the bulk of the storytelling, but his girlfriend’s point of view is also shown here and there. Her story is in first person as if in a journal and includes her poetry which is often quite moving. I enjoyed Tara’s portion of the story and actually wished for more from her. She’s trying to write herself into existence and be someone “worth seeing, worth being, worth taking care of.”

Grief and how individuals and the community deal with it is a major part of the story. There is a mix of tradition and individuality in the responses. Shane respects traditions, but is also open to doing things in different and new ways. One thing Shane craves is smudging. He loved seeing the smoke curl up over his mother’s shoulders in the mornings. His mother lit the smudge every morning of his life until his sister’s death. The medicine and ceremony are another loss for him as his mother pulls into herself.

The reserve is a big part of the story. The people and their daily life is important, but Shane’s relationship to the place itself is also significant. He feels his ancestors around him there. He isn’t sure he believes in the spirits and doesn’t always understand the teachings of the elders, but he definitely feels a spiritual connection to this place that is his home. “The elders may not be right about everything, but there is something in this place that can’t be explained with language.”

Shane is grappling with his grief, what he believes about his place in the world, his sexuality, and a variety of other things. This is a coming-of-age book with a young man trying to untangle the knots in his life. The end of the book is a bit rushed with many things happening at once, but it was satisfying overall. Fire Song is not easy to read, especially if you have lost a loved one by suicide, but it’s ultimately a hopeful story.

Recommendation: Fire Song is a look into the lives of teens trying to find themselves in the midst of tragedy and pain. Get it soon if you enjoy realistic fiction. It’s a powerful book.

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Heather reviews Qaqavii by Miriam Körner

Red Deer Press April 2019 Young Adult

For almost as long as she can remember, 15-year-old Emmylou has been dragged from one town to another by her mother, who is always on the lookout for that perfect place to settle down. Emmylou thinks that perfect place is with her father, but she has no say in the matter. So when they arrive at their latest “home”—in Churchill, Manitoba, where the polar bears roam—Emmylou has had enough and plans an escape. That plan is soon overturned when she meets Barnabas, an Inuk teen, his grandparents and their sled dogs, which are being trained for the Arctic Quest wilderness race. The more time she spends learning about the North, the more she realizes home is a state of mind.

Heather’s rave: Two years after writing the eye-opening middle-grade novel Yellow Dog, author Miriam Körner returns with another spirited tale, this time for an older audience, about life way beyond the urban scrawl we know so well. Emmylou and Barnabas are fantastically drawn characters that you can’t help but adore. They tease, teach and treat each other as though they’ve known each other all their lives and their fast friendship is undeniable. That Barnabas’s grandparents welcome Emmylou with such open arms after her feeling abandoned and alone for much of her life is endearing. That Emmylou’s mother, Kitty, is distraught by her daughter's friendship with people she looks down upon is telling of her own self-doubt and need to feel wanted and whole. While the storyline is fictional, it is set against true events, such as the Sayisi Dene relocations and the RCMP dog shootings, both in the 1950s and ’60s. Körner finely balances fact and fiction, employing just the right amount of background to peek further interest and discussion of our country and its treatment of Indigenous peoples while keeping readers gripped by Emmylou’s transformation from meek follower to strong leader because of a chance encounter with an Inuk teen and one dog named Qaqavii. — reviewed by Heather Camlot

Where to find in store: 14+ Perfect for fans of: Yellow Dog by Miriam Körner, Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones, He Who Dreams by Melanie Florence, Woodsong by Gary Paulsen.  

— originally posted June 5, 2019 by Mabel’s Fables

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We need to talk about rape as a plot device.

@goylentgreen and I decided to watch Fire Song after hearing nothing but positive things about the queer, indigenous-focused film. We were having a somewhat stressful evening and my go to solution in stressful situations is a movie. This movie presents an often unlikable male character struggling with his identity and decisions for the future, as a coming-of-age topic endlessly relevant. But the way to tell that story isn’t to make him seem more likable by degrading women.

The movie opens with Shane on his way to his sister Destiny’s memorial. Shortly thereafter, we learn that she committed suicide. Destiny doesn’t get a backstory or a life of any kind, just a death to move the protagonist along. Meanwhile, their mother has fallen into a depression leading everyone to refer to her as a burden/responsibility. Shane’s deeply selfish girlfriend, Tara, has no self-worth, while he is also seeing the seemly moral boyfriend, David. The audience is encouraged to not mind the gay infidelity because (a) we are all starved for representation of queer POC and (b) Tara is a Bitch. Which leads us to the “greedy bisexual” trope. He clearly is interested in both partners, manipulating Tara’s self-worth and David’s trust. He is about to leave his small life for Toronto and doesn’t want to do it alone, choosing whoever will go with him to come along.

All of this is interrupted by Tara learning about Shane and David’s relationship, then, when confiding in the town creep, he rapes her (after attempting to do so earlier in the film) and she commits suicide the next day.

With only 30 minutes left in the film, Jace and I turned it off.

I feel so deeply betrayed by all the articles and reviews of this film. Nothing online mentions how women are used to move Shane’s life along, triggering his suffering at the cost of their lives. Only two out of dozens of reviews mentioned rape at all. David and Shane happily end up together and that’s all that seems to matter. And a lot of the promotion of this film on social media was by those who had not watched it yet (I’m looking at you, Tumblr).

Stories about rape are acceptable when they are from the pov of the victim. But this story wasn’t about Tara, it was about Shane. Native women are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence and that is a topic that needs to be addressed, but Fire Song didn’t address it. It used a statistic to emphasize a man’s narrative. As rape survivors ourselves we are tired of being portrayed as “damaged goods”, but more than that, we are tired of rape costing us our lives, both figuratively and literally. We are tired of victimization being our redeemable quality. We are tired of being lessons for other people.  

Are we so starved for queer indigenous stories that we are supposed to accept this sexist shit? Or do we simply not care about women?

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30 books by Indigenous authors published in the past 5 years

Since 2020, we’ve been sharing lists of books by authors of colour for every new genre we read - and with our non-genre episodes, sharing lists for the genres we covered in our early episodes. The early episode we’re creating a booklist for this month is Episode 009: Aboriginal / Indigenous / First Nations. Our booklist for this episode features works by Indigenous authors that have been published since that episode came out in 2016. All of the lists can be found here.

Fiction

Bawaajigan: Stories of Power edited by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler

Indians on Vacation by Thomas King

There There by Tommy Orange

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Non-Fiction

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph

In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience by Helen Knott

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel

From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for A Stronger Canada by Jody Wilson-Raybould

Young Adult

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

Strangers by David Alexander Robertson

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Picture Books

Bowwow Powwow : Bagosenjige-niimi'idim by Brenda J. Child, Jonathan Thunder, and Gordon Jourdain

You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith and Danielle Daniel

Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock by Dallas Hunt and Amanda Strong

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal

Poetry

NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway

From Turtle Island to Gaza by David Groulx

it was never going to be okay by jaye simpson

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Comics

This Place: 150 Years Retold

Dakwäkãda Warriors by Cole Pauls

Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan

Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette and Scott B. Henderson

Carpe Fin: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas