#Cherry Hill East High School

[ourblued]

welcome to ourblued ; a semi selective multimuse roleplay blog for both canon & original characters from various mixed media ! please read the rules to this blog before interacting ! promo template goes to @jessource. ( written by neptune, 21+, she/her, pst. )

RULES + OLDER MUSES. MEMES. BANNED.

with close affiliations , @naitfall / @knightinsourarmor - @whispcrcr - , could be you as well !

NEWER MUSES.

collette mendoza , played by genesis rodriguez . 36 , tour guide at a museum . bisexual , open & active .

valeria cardoza , played by karla souza . 36 , principal at a middle school . pansexual , open & semi active .

callisto holmes , played by brigette lundy paine . 26-29 , scavenger , avid believer in the rebellion , amateur pilot . pansexual , open & active , they / them pronouns .

hange zoe , animated . 29-31 , 14th commander of the survey corps , titan extraordinaire . heterosexual , open & active , they / them pronouns .

mei mei , animated . 33 , jujutsu sorcerer . open & active .

mindy meeks martin , played by jasmin savoy brown . 19-20 , former student at woodsboro high , college student at blackmore university , 1/3 of the ghostface killers . lesbian , open & active .

ethan landry , played by jack champion . 19-20 , student at blackmore university , 2/3 of the ghostface killers . bisexual with male lean , open & active .

petra ral , animated . 22 , hand picked soldier of the survey corps by levi ackerman himself , placed in the special operations squad . bisexual , open & active .

craig tucker , played by tanner buchanan . 18-21 , college student at park county community college , member of the boys only club . homosexual , open & active .

stan marsh , played by cameron cuffe . 20-22 , college student at park county community college , member of the south park boys only club . bisexual , open & active .

anika kayoko , played by devyn nakoda . 21 , student at blackmore university , 3/3 of the ghostface killers . lesbian , open & active .

barry berkman , played by bill hader . 44 , former marine turned hitman , amateur actor . bisexual , open & active .

billie callahan , played by brigette lundy paine . 28 , former assistant to roman godfrey , assistant to roman roy at waystar royco . pansexual , open & active , they / them pronouns .

marlene alraune , played by annie murphy . 34 , former museum employee , corporate executive , former social worker , former secretary , archaeologist , former student , wife . heterosexual , open & active .

maria hill , played by cobie smulders . 44 , former deputy director of shield , former commander of shield . pansexual , open & active .

dana d'angelo , played by emilija baranac . 28 , assistant in new market agro department in synthia east . heterosexual , open & active .

sydney adamu , played by ayo edebiri . 27 , sous chef of the bear . formerly owned a catering business called sheridan . pansexual , open & active .

tiffany jerimovich , played by gillian jacobs . 40 , ex-wife of richie jerimovich , mother to eva . heterosexual , open & active .

shiu kong , animated . late 30's - early 40's , a handler for curse users . close partner of toji fushiguro . bisexual , open & active .

anitta jo , aimee lou wood . 28 , former receptionist at a law firm , current bartender . pansexual , open & active .

marguerite blanchet , mimi keene . 25 , professor’s assistant . pansexual , open & active .

celestina anders , chloe cherry . 26 , self employed . pansexual , open & active .

himeno , animated . early to mid 20's , public safety devil hunter . bisexual , open & testing .

jeremiah adelman , milo manheim . 23 , college student majoring in film studies . pansexual , open & active .

floribeth bautista , chie filomeno . 27 , social media influencer . bisexual , open & active .

[danicadenniss]

Totally Spies 2024: Sakura "Clover" Yue Ewing wwa

Fullname: Sakura Yue Ewing

Aliases/Nicknames: Clover, Clovis, Mixed Dork by Mandy, Candy and the other girls, Sister by her older sister Asami, Daughter/My Beautiful Cherry Blossom by her father Shi Lĕi/her late mother Keiko

Age: 14

Dates Of Birth: February 14th, 2010

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: East Asian (half Thai Chinese, half Japanese)

Height: 4'10

Hair Color: Dark Brown (Dyed Honey Blonde & Red Ombre)

Eyes Color: Hazel Green

Skin Color: Tan (with a brown beauty mark under her right eye)

Religion: Buddhism

Sexuality: Bisexual

Home: Beverly Hills, California (Born in Fukushima, Japan)

Hobbies: Sketching, Drawing, Working on Artworks, Reading, Meditation, Studying with Sammie and Designing Fashion with Alexia, Spending quiet time during Study Hall, Standing up to Mandy, Candy and the other mean girls

Favorite: Red, Burgundy & Dark Gray

Family Members: Shi Lĕi Ewing (father), Keiko Kato-Ewing+ (mother), Zhen Ewing (older sister), Hua Ewing (paternal grandmother), Chai Ewing (paternal grandfather) Narong Ewing+ (paternal great grandfather) Dao Ewing+ (paternal great grandmother) Ewing Ancestors+ King Kon Ewing+ (ancestor) Emperor and Empress Kato+ (maternal grandparents), unnamed maternal great grandparents+

Role in the team: Braveheart Leader of the trio

Friends: Samantha Nyad Simpsons, Alexandra Rosalie Lewis-Vasquez, David Santiago Rodriguez, Dean Ace LaBride, Britney Kali Bloom, Blaine Alexander Lewis-Vasquez

Rivals: Candace Margaret Sweet, Amanda Erica Luxembourg, Abril Dominique, Caitlin Thomasville

Love Insterests: Britney Kali Bloom (girlfriend on her side)

Fashion Choices: Celestial & Kimono Causal Clothes

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Anime & Martial Art Movies Including Creatures Slayers

Favorite Foods: Japanese, Chinese and Thai Cuisine

Favorite Music: Meditation, J-Pop, J-Rock and C-Pop

Favorite Part of being a spy: Being a leader for her mother's legacy

My version of Clover is not different from the original. For the design, I turned her an athletic East Asian teenage girl (half Thai Chinese from her father's side and half Japanese from her mother's side), with shoulder length wavy dark brown hair (dyed honey blonde roots and red ombre) tied in a back high ponytail with a navy blue hair tie, slightly narrow dark brown eyebrows, thin eyelashes, hazel green eyes, tan skin, a brown beauty mark under her right eye, reddish orange heart-shaped, Chinese and Japanese accent and wearing some reddish orange eyeshadows and eyeliners and wearing celestial and kimono causal clothes including sneakers and combat boots instead of fashionable clothes like heels. Clover is smart, knowledgeable and brilliant student in Beverly Hills Unified School District, she is a new member of Asian American Association in Beverly Hills High School, for her first year of high school, she liked studying with Sammie and she designed fashion with Alexia. After Jerry and Olivia recruited her to become spies with the strong friendship, also in my version girls wearing different shoes with different catsuits. Clover was chosen to work for W.O.O.H.P because since childhood, she standing up to bullies and fighting for leadership, to make her mother proud. Clover's family are East Asian, her father, Shi Lĕi Ewing was a former soldier who in the Japanese army and a current scientist who worked for W.H.O.O.P. Lab as a father and daughters, he had a scar on his right eye from the 2011 earthquake who had lost his beloved wife. Her mother is Keiko Kato-Ewing who worked for W.O.O.H.P, as she sacrifice herself for her husband and daughters during her mission, 2011 Earthquake and Tusami in Japan, she and her family moved to USA after her mother's death, she made her mother proud, when she was a year old baby. Her older sister Zhen Ewing is 4 years older than her and she is a college student at the University of California Los Angeles, and interested East Asian Studies and she have a boyfriend named Kenji. Clover is the youngest daughter of Shi Lĕi and the late Keiko Kato-Ewing, she wearing red sleeveless collared catsuit, she continued to focus and studied schoolwork until she'll graduate from Beverly Hills High School and attended the University of California, Berkeley.

Totally Spies c Zodiak Kids & Family Studio

Character design, comic and art c D.D' Art

[southjerseyweb]

Cherry Hill High School East shows off new stadium

Instead, speakers at a town hall meeting made a compelling case for the upgrade. Stand-outs from Sterling, Seneca:Top performers from South Jersey …

[mybloodyfamousprophets]

walking up the stairs into the city lights, warm in the tube but it’s cold out tonight, the red leaves are falling and the blue ones are skating, into the city the trolley is racing,

past that old park where we all got drunk, pass by the shop where i buy that skunk, riding the train just never gets old, just a silly little wonder i hold,

signs flashing by as the sun gets higher, i’m out feeling streetcar desire,

love in the 6ix, do you think it exists? do you believe in something, could you tell me a myth?

give me a story for the morning glory, there's nothing you’ll say that'll ever bore me, late night chats on the 506, me and my bestie just talking the shit,

answer the universe 'fore our stop, feeling it now that i sent her off, downtown lights and city life, flected all in starstruck eyes, the photos on billboards are fake, a lie like the cake, a lure, if you sent me one i'd fall for, i'm sure, get a robot to sell me coffee, caffeine fuels the dead man walking, looks like the cafe door is closed, you're not open, nowhere to go

i stood in that spot like my 12 year old self, childhood wonder flown off the shelf, everything changes, broke my glasses, stop and smell the flowers while life passes, hit the cartridge won't quit but you say it, phone's distorted i cant hear what you're saying, rogers 5G subway quit complaining, st george to kipling station i'm changing, new train just one destination, go the place that stops my mind racing, sit on the hill feel the trains pass by, high school down the street no school now just high, find the spot i became myself, eggs cracked, come out the shell, quiet kid got a little loud, city changes everything around, new faces and places, trying to find my spaces, strange city no lights like las vegas, wall street on bay spot exchanges, queen west hipsters, gentrification, head east to the beaches, day in the city see the stars must be dreaming, no ID card robarts I can't sneak in, annex photo negative stayed peaking, the photos from last night i am seeing, but your face is nowhere to be seen in the crowd

towards your home i’m racing, flowers in hand heart’s pacing, no flower on hand im not faded, cedarvale line 1 delayed it, your favourite perfume i sprayed it, no smelling like smoke, not like lost hopes, and dreams and memories, more like cherry blossom breeze, galão by the ocean sun is on me, you’re someone’s son and you’re on me, and my mind, think about you all the time, why else do i write these line by line, every song ends up about you, talk about nostalgia there’s that word “you”, i just end up thinking about things i dont think i can have

[kahran042]

My list of crapisodes

First of all, know that these are all my opinion. Ones marked with asterisks are ones I haven't seen, but to paraphrase Huey Freeman, you don't have to see a lynching to know that they aren't funny.

AMERICAN DAD!

Big Trouble in Little Langley

Gorillas in the Mist

Minstrel Krampus

Tapped Out

ARCHER

White Elephant

A Kiss While Dying

A Debt of Honor

House Call

Southbound and Down

Baby Shower

Smugglers' Blues

The Rules of Extraction

On The Carpet

Palace Intrigue: Part I

Palace Intrigue: Part II

Filibuster

Arrival/Departure

ARTHUR

Francine and the Feline

Arthur's Big Hit

Sue Ellen Chickens Out

The Secret Origin of Supernova

The Agent of Change

BATMAN BEYOND

Splicers

FAMILY GUY

Wild Wild West

Family Cat

FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS

The Little Peas

FUTURAMA

Amazon Women in the Mood

KING OF THE HILL

Plastic White Female

Husky Bobby

Junkie Business

*Three Coaches and a Bobby

Bills Are Made to Be Broken

Movin' On Up

What Makes Bobby Run?

'Twas the Nut Before Christmas

Bobby Goes Nuts

Joust Like a Woman

Get Your Freak Off

Full Metal Dust Jacket

The Witches of East Arlen

Reborn to Be Wild

That's What She Said

Hank's Back

*The Petriot Act

Redcorn Gambles with His Future

Harlottown

Business Is Picking Up

Hank's Bully

*serPUNt

Lady and Gentrification

Lost in MySpace

Bad News Bill

*Uh-oh, Canada

*The Boy Can't Help It

MY-HIME

Mischief of the Wind

OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB

A Challenge from Lobelia Girls' Academy!

RECESS

Kindergarten Derby

ROZEN MAIDEN

The Stairway

SOUTH PARK

Chinpokomon

Timmy 2000

Red Hot Catholic Love

Raisins

Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset

Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina

Cartoon Wars Part I

*Cartoon Wars Part II

Tsst

*Go God Go

*Go God Go XII

The Ungroundable

City Sushi

*Ass Burgers

*The Poor Kid

Cash for Gold

Raising the Bar

You're Not Yelping

Member Berries

Skank Hunt

*The Damned

*Wieners Out

*Douche and a Danish

*Fort Collins

*Oh, Jeez

*Members Only

*Not Funny

*The End of Serialization as We Know It

*Help, My Teenager Hates Me!

STAR OCEAN EX

Stampede

THE CLEVELAND SHOW

Cleveland Jr.'s Cherry Bomb

Wide World of Cleveland Show

Pins, Spins and Fins…

THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS

The Boy Who Would Be Queen

Twistory

THE SIMPSONS

Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish

Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment

Homer the Heretic

Lisa the Vegetarian

Lisa the Iconoclast

My Sister, My Sitter

Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment

The Cartridge Family

Lisa the Skeptic

Miracle on Evergreen Terrace

Lisa, the Simpson

Lisa Gets An “A”

Wild Barts Can’t Be Broken

They Saved Lisa’s Brain

Treehouse of Horror X

E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)

Eight Misbehavin’

Little Big Mom

Missionary: Impossible

Kill the Alligator and Run

Behind the Laughter

Lisa the Tree Hugger

The Computer Wore Menace Shoes

She of Little Faith

Sweets and Sour Marge

Pray Anything

A Star is Born-Again

‘Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky

Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays

Margical History Tour

Smart and Smarter

Catch ‘Em If You Can

Bart-Mangled Banner

On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister

Girls Just Want To Have Sums

*The Great Wife Hope

The Day the Earth Stood Cool

Homerland

Opposites A-Frack

Peeping Mom

TINY TOON ADVENTURES

Going Places

*Elephant Issues

YES! PRECURE 5

Komachi Quits Being A Novelist!?

Coco's Big Healthy Plan!

BTW, if you're wondering why there are so many Simpsons episodes, it's because this list was originally just a list of Simpsons episodes I hated. And if you're wondering why fellow long-runner Family Guy has so few, it's because I cut it some slack for a long time due to it being the internet reviewing community's whipping boy.

"Splicers" is kind of a special case. I don't really remember most Batman Beyond episodes, but I remember finding most of the series decent, with the exception of that one episode.

[yawomensrugbyresources]

Women's Premier League teams

Beantown Rugby - Boston, Massachusetts

Colorado Gray Wolves - Denver, Colorado

New York Women's Rugby Club* - New York, New York

*High School Program

All Blues Rugby* - Berkeley, California

*High School Program

Chicago North Shore Rugby - Chicago, Illinois

Life West Rugby - Hayward, California

Twin Cities Amazons - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

High School Girls' Teams

Northwest

Alaska Youth Rugby Club - Anchorage, Alaska

Broncos Rugby Club - Concord, California

Chinook Rugby - Clark County, Washington

Snapping Turtles - Salem/Keizer, Oregon

Renegades Girls Rugby Club - Portland, Oregon

Valley Panthers Rugby Club - Yamhill County, Oregon

Southwest

East Valley Eagles - Mesa, Arizona

Eclipse Rugby - North Phoenix, Arizona

Scottsdale Wolves Rugby - Scottsdale, Arizona

Tucson Roosters (Youth, co-ed) - Tucson, Arizona

Kona Rugby Club - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Maui Rugby Org - Maui, Hawaii

SoCal Youth Rugby (multiple teams)

Thunder Rugby Club - San Diego, California

Central/Midwest United States

Summit Rugby - Breckenridge, Colorado

Denver Lions (middle school) - Denver, Colorado

Brighton Youth Rugby - Brighton, Colorado

Boulder Rugby - Boulder, Colorado

Chillicothe Rugby Club - Chillicothe, Illinois

Quad City Rugby - Quad City region, Illinois/Iowa

South

Birmingham Rugby Club (co-ed) - Birmingham, Alabama

New Orleans Barbarians - New Orleans, Louisiana

Bixby Rugby Club - Bixby, Oklahoma

Wellington Rugby Club Lady Wizards - Wellington, Florida

Orlando Griffins - Orlando, Florida

Plano Rugby Club - Plano, Texas

Southeast

Washington D.C. Youth Rugby - Washington, D.C.

Maryland Exiles - Montgomery County, Maryland

Maryland Valkyrie Rugby - Southern Maryland

Rebels Rugby - Atlanta, Georgia

Cape Fear Rugby (co-ed) - Wilmington, North Carolina

SYC West End Rugby - Fairfax County, Virginia

Western Suburbs Youth Rugby Club - Northern Virginia

VYI Rugby - Vienna, Virginia

Memphis Inner City Rugby - Memphis, Tennessee

Raleigh Cobras - Raleigh, North Carolina

Highlanders Rugby Club - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Charlotte Cardinals - Charlotte, North Carolina

Wando Rugby Football Club - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Greer Rugby - Greer, South Carolina

Northeast

Morris Rugby Club - Morristown, New Jersey

Montgomery Bucks Rugby - Eastern Pennsylvania

Westshore United Rugby Club - Central Pennsylvania

Blackthorn Rugby - Horsham, Pennsylvania

Delaware Diamonds - Central Delaware

Aspectuck Rugby Club - Newton, Connecticut

Barbarians Youth Rugby - Wrentham, MA

Worcester Rugby - Worcester, MA

Mystic River Rugby Club - Boston, MA

Rugby Rhode Island - South County, Rhode Island

Island Rugby - Newport County, Rhode Island

Kenmore Rugby Club - Buffalo, NY

New Hampshire Youth Rugby - Dover, NH

South Jersey Devils - Cherry Hill, New Jersey

New Jersey Rugby - Somerset, New Jersey

[orange-nj-complex]

Orange, NJ, Has Excellent Schools

Orange, NJ, has excellent schools. South Orange is like many towns in northern New Jersey; it has excellent schools. It's a wonderful place to raise children. A school for children from kindergarten through first grade to higher grade levels is available. Some schools are Marshall Elementary School for children in kindergarten through second grade, South Mountain Elementary for kindergarten through fifth grade, an Early Childhood Center for preschoolers, and South Orange Middle School, the primary school in South Orange. Niche.com ranked Columbia High School, which accepts students from Maplewood and South Orange, is ranked among the best school district in Essex County. Additionally, Seton Hall University, a private Catholic institution, ranked among the 2020 Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report, which is located in South Orange, a college town.

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Branch Brook Park in Orange, NJ

The nation's first county park, Branch Brook Park, is in the North Ward of Newark, between the Forest Hill and Roseville neighborhoods. I love that this recreation area is situated inside the Municipality of Belleville. The park is famous for having the most cherry blossom trees anywhere in the United States. Multiple points of entry into the park from Downtown Newark are provided by the Newark Light Rail, which runs along the park's west side. The New Jersey National Registers of Historic Places include Branch Brook Park in 198 - 1981; that's why until now, Branch Brook Park is still one of the most visited parks in the country. It stands out because it was the first county park in the United States to open to the public. The park has an average width of 1/4 mile and a length of nearly 4 miles. It is the County's largest developed park, covering 360 acres. It combines open meadowland and small woodland patches on gently rolling terrain.

Orange, NJ, Leap Into Spring

The East Orange City Council, the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs, and Mayor Ted R. Green celebrate spring's arrival with many family-friendly events. A complete list of city-sponsored events can be found here. On Sunday, April 2, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Columbian Park Easter Basket Giveaway, where you can win gift baskets that you can grab and go with lots of treats! Patch provides free, real-time updates about what's happening in West Orange, on Thursday, April 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Rowley Park Easter Party with Mr. Bunny photos, an egg hunt, face painting, snacks, and Easter crafts, among other things. Saturday, April 8, at Elmwood Park's "Leap into Spring" Celebration from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be a huge egg hunt, train rides, bouncy houses, rock climbing, music, food, games, giveaways of bicycles and gift cards, raffle prizes, and more! Saturday, April 8, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Soverel Park, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt with prizes, face painting, music, photos with Mrs. Bunny, and snacks. Read more.

Link to maps

Branch Brook Park & Park Avenue, Lake St, Newark, NJ 07104, United States Get on I-280 W from Park Ave, 1st St and 2nd St 4 min (1.2 mi) Follow I-280 W to Northfield Ave in West Orange. Take exit 10 from I-280 W 4 min (3.2 mi) Take Valley Rd, S Jefferson St and Scotland Rd to Beach St in City of Orange 6 min (1.5 mi)

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[poemcitymix]

BRENTWOOD, APRIL 3rd by Jasmine Khaliq

what is this, pulling me back the other way

to strip malls, highways, and treetops?

—Caroline Polachek, “Parachute”

for my twenty-fifth birthday I’d like to skydive

off vasco road they take people up

my dad did this once before I was

ever born; the hill opened up

his right knee. my mom watched, pregnant with me,

still unnamed, unsexed, surely the size of recognizable fruit,

surely recognizable fruit, every possibility. I’ll never do

that again, he says, but I haven’t gone, I want to go

skydiving; I think I would jump; I want to know california that way,

unnaturally; I want to rattle like shucked corn inside myself;

I want to see what my dad must have seen—after this,

he bought a house in the country; he bought my sister and I a childhood

drawing on our wrists with sap from gerbera daisies,

or that’s what I remember—I want to see all of it at once—

the last two decades mount diablo a movie theater new lots new lawns

two golf clubs on the other side of town—I went to high school

there my dad bought me a childhood here my sister and I,

but he never took us cherry picking. every spring

I fell in love with people who could never understand me,

and they’re reappearing in my dreams.

I’m still in love; we’re at any one of our old houses.

I used to drive to get you. dark blue chrysler with no a/c

in the worst of our summers.

those roads to your house I drive in my sleep.

o’hara, fairview, minnesota, lone tree. I liked to watch

you drive me. I still would. your jaw.

what was that alchemy? only proximity?

to write sometimes I put on lipstick, jewelry, vivaldi.

today: slow-motion videos of parachutes deploying:

birds of paradise above us, color by color peeling. I want it—

east bay rushing up toward me, unnaturally; those roads

I took; tense walks along deer creek. I wanted to disappear

here so many times. barely april and it’s hot enough to change

how the air smells—more animal,

more alive. would you have imagined me

making it to twenty-five? smaller in the sky than any recognizable fruit,

poppy blooming overhead, able finally to see these strip malls,

highways, our childhoods, endless, green,

every line—parallel, intersecting.

[wanderingwarelephant]

Ahtohallan (4.0): The City of Everlasting Spring • Dream Address Update! • DA-7681-2778-9589 • Join us for a peaceful late afternoon in cherry blossom season on Ahtohallan (4.0): The City of Everlasting Spring! • Vibes brought to you by iconic after school specials and & favorite slice of life anime shows. Heavy on the pink, pastel, & academia, with a sprinkling of town-core. • Start in town with some equipment & outfits options at Nooks & Ables. • Stop by Sasha's Convenience Store for a snack. (Don’t miss the rooftop view.) • Stroll over to Ahtohallan High. Explore the campus grounds including an aquatic center, classroom, school hallway, rooftop garden, baseball stadium, & basketball court. • Pop into Reneigh's for some fresh sushi before heading to shop the east side. • Each villager/resident house & yard has been redesigned as a shop/retail space reflecting their interests. • Get in on a jam session at Fuchsia's Music Store, or beat the high score at Ione's Arcade. Grab a good manga at Raymond's. Find all the right fashions at Francine's Boutique, & keep them clean at Chrissy's Laundry & Dry Cleaning. • After an east side shopping excursion, head down to the Fun Park for some thrills & fairground goodies. • Catch a train at the City Center station & go for on a journey to the northwest coast's Oceanside Spa. (Warp pipes for transit, see map for marked locations) • Refreshed after the spa, head back to the east side by train (or walk back & explore along the way). • Stop in for a personalized chart reading from Julian at his Observatory and snag a view of Seafoam Cave. • Enjoy the walk through the cherry blossom trees to Audie's Bathhouse & Sauna. • After a quick steam & scrub, head up to the Temple on the Hill. Explore temple interiors & enjoy the view of the forest below. • Across the Bay Bridge you'll get a bit of the country life at Teddy's Mill & Bakery and the Campsite to finish out your day. • Take in those springtime vibes & lookout for dropped goodies. 🎁 • No need to rush, school’s out & practice is done for the day so walk, don’t run. (Might lag a little 😆) • Hope you enjoyed your island tour! (at Animal Crossing: New Horizons) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8ibX1vLlf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[placesiwannagoto]

burgess battery factory ontario

woodland school ontario

abandoned zoo ontario

abandoned sewage plant ontario

downsview park

eglington line

gargantua toronto

schneider's courtland avenue kitchener

old linseed mill downtown toronto

tremain road burlington toronto abandoned

the hearn generating station toronto

symes toronto

the malt toronto

lower bay station toronto

the ttc tunnels toronto

king eddie toronto

cherry beach bridge toronto

hoe bowl hyde park new york

haunted hinsdale house

midway park chautauqua new york

fountain bowl abandoned western new york

vsk emporium frewsburg new york

salamanca antique mall

allen park jamestown ny

the arcade building (26 n. main st.) jamestown ny

rizzos pharmacy abandoned

crescent tool company abandoned

clay pond falconer ny

chadakoin river

cobleskill reservoir

times beach

buffalo light shines

buffalo harbor state park

caddy's strip club toronto

sheridan bay park

niagara county krull park

japanese garden

st francis park

tillman road wildlife management area

beaver meadow family campground

east otto state forest campground

creation walk nature trail

yates park

larkin woods

billy wilson park

minnewaska state park preserve

fishkill ridge trail

appalachian trail boardwalk

makamah nature preserve

central park

delaware water gap national recreation area

gwynns falls trail

hudson highlands state park

liberty loop trial

pinnacle trail head AT access

stairway to heaven trail

hidden valley animal adventure

winding waters trail

lake erie seaway trail center

adirondack park

seven tubs nature area

lehigh gorge state park

wonder bread factory

bannerman castle

silo city

pines hotel

albany cold storage

fort crown point

saratoga homestead asylum

masonic temple

missile silos

conklingville

great sacandaga lake

jackson sanatorium

beech nut factory

grossingers resort

lyon mountain mine

st joseph's church

charlestown USA outlet mall

craig e claire castle

NYS inebriate asylum

red apple rest

tahawus

worlds largest pair of pants homer

the only two story outhouse in new york state phelps

interstate 81 crows

worlds oldest trees gilboa

smallest church in the world oneida

copper john auburn

the worlds largest roll of life savers gouverneur

hoss's country store long lake

drain tile museum geneva

scythe tree waterloo

worlds largest garden gnome kerhonkson

catskill game farm

sterling forest state park

kaaterskill falls trail head

jamestown river walk

stony brook state park

wappinger creek greenway trail

pulpit rock and the pinnacle loop

three valley campground

pfeiffer nature center eshelman property

carlton hill multiple use area

richardson cottage

stohrer's lodge

pfeiffer nature center lillibridge property

kinzua bridge state park

luensman overview park

pop warner rail trail

midway state park

cat rocks hiking trail

gertrude's nose

minewasaka trail

pfeiffer nature center & foundation

minnewaska state park preserve

kissing bridge

mill road scenic overlook

old erie canal historic park poolsbrook

hudson highlands state park

anchor diamond park

old erie canal state historic park

master skill falls trail head

appalachian trail conservancy

ausable chasm

storm king state park

franny reese state park

high rock park

blue mountain resort

duffield camp & retreat center

old erie canal park

the woods at bear creek

bear creek

erie county restoration area

lime lake

cream ridge

boyce hill

erie county bureau of forestry

hampton brook woods wildlife management area

parkside park

hamburg beach town park

anna mae bacon bird sanctuary

hamburg dog park

hamburg park (there's a few)

yates park

hamburg beach

orchard acres park

taylor road park

allegheny mountain trail saddles

hunters creek county park

gooseneck hill waterfowl sanctuary

majors park

bureau of forestry visitors center

the owens falls sanctuary

beaver meadow family campground

beaver meadow audubon center

northampton park

stiegelmeier park

greece canal park

akron falls

cabic pond

patterson state park

goose creek valley greenway preserve

martin road park

bennett beach

forest lawn

beaver lake nature center

black rock mineral springs hiking trail

mossy bank park

gratwick riverside park

warsaw village park

stiglmeier park

greenway nature trail

reynolds gully

nestico field

moorman drive park

cheektowaga volunteer firemen's park

eiffel park

garrison park

sloan village park

lehigh valley railroad rail trail

walden park

nob hill park

cheektowaga town park

naples community park

stony brook state park

chapman state park

rattlesnake hill wildlife management area

indian fort nature preserve

losson nature trail

times beach

kashong conservation area

art park gorge trail

bishop nature preserve

churchville park

keuka lake outlet trail

eighteen mile creek

west lake road school park

rock city state forest

zoar valley

three sisters trail allegheny state park

deer lick conservation area

mccarty hill state forest

keuka lake state park

pat mcgee trail

turning point park

maplewood park

griffis sculpture park

allegheny national forest

ccc camp seneca

lucien morin park

nannen arboretum

dublin hollow

ellison park

colton state park

the grove public park

gargoyle park

little valley rural cemetery

faun lake

east otto state forest

penn dixie fossil park and nature reserve

mutual riverfront park

river fest park

elliott creek park

miller park

conklin's gully

seaway trail

skywalk allegheny park

lake erie

honeoye inlet wildlife management area

white brook nature area

RMSC cumming nature center

mill creek nature preserve

blue cut nature center

keuka lake outlet trail

ontario county park at gannet hill

gannet hill

gorham lodge park

bristol woodland campgrounds

isaac gordon nature park

high tor wildlife management area

ontario county pathway

italy hill state forest

rob's trail hemlock lake

hemlock lake

county park mt morris

canadaigua lake south end state boat launch

finger lakes trail

west hills nature preserve

dryer road park

honeoye falls

bowen park

boughton park

honeoye creek wildlife management area

sandy bottom park

hemlock lake park

west river fishing access site

papermill park

geneseo river access park

fishers park

wheat road trailhead

Honeoye Creek

japanese garden

rob's trail preserve

charlie c major nature trail

canadaigua/rochester KOA holiday

wesley hill nature preserve

hundred acres trail head

times beach bird part

knox farms

letchworth

black rock canal park

chestnut ridge

holiday hill campground

tamarack campground

burchfield nature

triphammer falls

roy h park reserve

4-h acres

tareyton park

jones park vestal

lick brook

sugar hill state forest

montezuma national wildlife refuge

morgan hill state forest

labrador hollow unique area

beaver lake nature center

seneca lake state park

beebe lake

north utica park

utica marsh wildlife management area

conewango swamp wildlife management area

bowman lake state park

hudson highlands state park

lake taghkanic state park

nannen arboretum

allen lake belfast

mccarthy hill state forest

island park wellsville

william w white american chestnut plantation

bear mountain state park

erie canal park

reinstein woods

joseph davis park

niagara historic trail

five senses nature park

william's st park

river road park

black creek park

cave springs conservation area

ontario county park at gannett hill

sprague brook

caz park

fort niagara

new york parks boat launch

kiosk marble bench stone beach

girl scout park

rapids high hiking trail

niagara gorge

stella niagara preserve

pioneer park

lower trail artpark

town of lockport nature trail

frontage park

[southjerseyweb]

Are NJ Students Safe? South Jersey High School Student Clash Over Israel-Hamas War Goes Viral

Cherry Hill, NJ — A clash broke out between Hamas student activists and a Jewish student at Cherry Hill East High School during a so-called …

[rcbinpenn]

hey hey hey!! i’m jay (he/him), and i’m here live to bring robin penn to the scene. he’s your run of the mill uber progressive film bro whose interests include whole foods, organically-rolled joints, and being the wokest person in the room. more info below the cut, and feel free to message me if you wanna plot :))

( avan jogia, cis male, he/him ). hey, isn’t that [ ROBIN PENN ] walking down bennington street? i think the [ 25 ] YEAR OLD [ FILMMAKER ] is from [ CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO ]. i’ve heard some rumors down at ginger’s, saying that they're [ SELF-RIGHTEOUS AND GUARDED ], but then again they’re known to be [ CHARMING AND INNOVATIVE ].  either way, they seem to be interesting, hope they’ll stick around.

stats ; 

full name: robin chatura penn

place and dob: cherry hills village, co on november 23rd, 1994 (did i do that math right oh god) 

sexuality: pansexual

zodiac sign: sagittarius

hogwarts house: gryffindor

parallels: kyle scheible (lady bird), vanessa abrams (gossip girl), elliot alderson (mr. robot), miss grotke (recess), tyler durden (fight club), kate stratford (10 things i hate about you), diane nguyen (bojack horseman), jay gatsby (the great gatsby) 

background ; 

okay so! first thing to know about robin is that he’s hella disingenous about his background, so even though this is like ~ the truth ~ he’s definitely told your character something different (although he tries to mention his past as little as possible, mostly just sprinkles tidbits that he knows he can keep up) when they ask 

but with that being said !!! robin penn grows up in upper class suburbia and it’s the thing he hates the most about himself. he’s the third of five kids so he’s got huge middle child syndrome, but also since his parents had like four other kids to show off they were kind of content with him doing his own thing? so he becomes the black sheep of the penn family easily, and is also kind of the outcast of his entire neighborhood? but i mean, they looked down on him and at the same time he looked down on them from his high horse of progressivism, so it was all very mutual

but growing up without any tangible people to relate to isn’t all bad, because it’s how he discovers movies! he watched every classic there is pretty quickly and moved onto niche foreign films, which is why he’s now so well-versed in like absurdist french films from the late 80′s when nobody else gives a fuck

he makes his first film at fifteen and uploads it to youtube, where it does fairly well!! it by now means makes him a viral sensation or anything, but it’s successful enough to make him a god amongst the outcasts and artsy types at his high school. this is where a lot of his ego and confidence and “i’m woker than you” complex gets super intensified, because the kids he was surrounded by were all entitled rich preps who were like ~wow you know about the war in iran~ and loved to put him on a pedastal of knowing so much about the world and being such an activist when he’s really just another left-leaning anarcho-socialist

his parents try for like .2 secs to convince him that the film industry is unreliable and not the best to go into, but he obviously doesn’t listen so they cough up some money and send him off to usc

and finally!! he is free from his upbringing!! he can be whoever he wants!! so that’s exactly what he does. i’ll just insert this portion of my app in bc i think it encapsulates it pretty well: and this is where robin 2.0 begins. it’s not that he’s ashamed of where he comes from - except that, well, yes he is. he hates the idea of making all these pictures about oppression and class struggle only to come from the dictionary definition of affluent privilege. so he doesn’t lie, necessarily, but he does borrow some storylines from the thousands of movies he’s seen in his life. at freshman orientation he comes from a poor village in east india; at a party downtown he’s from the wrong side of the tracks in the bronx; and at a local art gallery, where he first meets raphael brooks, he’s from a broken home on the outskirts of san francisco. he is the writer of his own life, able to keep each storyline perfectly separate, and he doesn’t say a word to anyone when he goes back to his million-dollar estate in the hills of colorado

he does well at film school, he makes some pretty decent films and because of his charming and magnetic nature he gets a good bit of job offers that would have him staying in la BUT he’s like “fuck that, la is superficial and pretentious and i’m gonna go to new york and make REAL art”

so he does, kind of? i’m literally so tired asfjkaslj i’m sorry i’m just gonna copy and paste more from my app, fuck original wording all my homies hate original wording: new york is everything he imagined it to be and yet nothing like it at all. he’s a stranger in this city all over again, and while that excites him as far as being able to craft a new character for himself, it also means he’s starting from scratch. and while everyone in california is obsessed with the glitz and glamour of movies, it feels like robin’s style of grit and provocativeness is the status quo amongst new york filmmakers. he finds himself resorting back to that rich boy attitude buried deep within him, wanting to be worshipped for his artistry and originality without wanting to put in any of the work. it’s been months now since he’s been able to beat this lazy streak and start on a new project, and it’s left him relying on asking his parents for rent money while telling everyone he’s just raking in an income from old and new projects alike. still, now that he’s in this rut, he can’t help but pass the days and wonder: is this it for him? is he a one-hit wonder only capable of regurgitating what everyone around him has already produced, or is there still a story inside of him to tell?

that’s it, i think !! i’m sorry i’m functioning on so little sleep, feel free to message me with any questions or concerns or complaints or PLOTS very excited to get started, xoxoxo

[winchester90210]

The BH 90210 Rewrite. 1x14: East Side Story

Rewrite Masterlist

Read the previous chapter here!

Chapter Summary: A new arrival at West Beverly has the reader a little on edge.

Warnings: swearing, jealousy, partially unedited writing. 

Words: 2,900

My work is not to be reposted and/or edited without my expressed written consent. (Reblogging is fine and encouraged!!!)

Feedback is incredibly appreciated!

A/N: Hope everyone enjoys it! I feel like this is definitely more of a filler chapter, but it's fun nonetheless! Next week…Palm Springs Weekend ;)

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“M.C. Hammer’s office.”

“Hi, how are you? Is he in for David Silver?” David’s voice sounds out through the school as he speaks on the phone and into the radio system.

“For who?”

“David Silver broadcasting live and direct from the tree-lined campus of West Beverly High!”

“West Beverly High?” The woman sighs, frustrated, “Does Mr. Hammer know who you are?”

“Not yet! But he will once you put the call through… Hello? Hello?”

“Man, David Silver has totally lost it,” you giggle as Brandon greets you in the hallway with a kiss.

“He’s not that bad,” he shrugs. He intertwines his fingers with yours as you trot to first period together.

“I’m sorry, but you wouldn’t be the least bit concerned with my well-being if I started calling up Madonna?” You raise an eyebrow inquisitively, “It’s not that he’s a bad kid… he’s just a little bit of a pest sometimes, y'know?” Brandon smiles as you continue, stopping at his locker and twisting the combination.

“Moving on from the thrilling life of David Silver,” he swings it open, piling book after book in his hands. “How are you and Kelly?” You sigh dramatically. “Still not good, huh?”

“She’s still not talking to me and I’m still not talking to her… I just don’t get it. Brenda forgave me, Brenda forgave her, we traded apologies, we had a group hug, everything was fine… if not a little weird,” you huff, leaning against the cold metal lockers. “She thinks Brenda wasn’t harsh enough with me for the whole Dylan fiasco.”

“And what do you think?”

“Well, for one, I think it’s ridiculous. If Brenda’s not mad, why should anyone else be? And what she did was way worse than what I did! But it’s fine. She’ll talk to me when she’s ready to talk to me. I’m just… a little aggravated.”

“Well, then I’m just gonna have to put in a little extra effort to relax you,” he propositions.

“I’d like to see you try, Walsh.”

-

“Do not tell me the printer broke again,” Andrea organizes the papers at her desk, sighing. Man, was negativity in the air today or what? You stand at the front of her desk, Brandon standing patiently behind you.

“Okay, I won’t,” you agree, “it’s the fax machine.”

“This school is falling apart right before my very eyes!” She criticizes melodramatically. “Can I help you?” She peers past your shoulder to the person behind you.

“This isn’t the new building, is it?” You turn back to face the girl, and what you aren’t expecting is… someone that pretty. Long gorgeous brunette curls fell down her shoulders. She smiles nervously, which draws attention to the dark cherry lipstick on her lips. Beverly Hills never falls short on pretty girls, does it?

“No. You have to go back out through the quad and past the science labs,” you tell her.

“Which way is that?”

“It’s through the double doors,” Brandon is standing with his back to her, studying the revised paper in his hand, “I’m going that way. I’ll show you.”

“And stick Andrea and I with your typos?” You tease, looking up at him as you sit down on the edge of the wooden desk.

“What typos?”

“You forgot an A in recreational and you failed to capitalize Sacramento,” Andrea indulges.

“And you have the guts to call yourself Sports editor?” You denounce him facetiously.

“Maybe Sacramento doesn’t deserve a capital,” he retorts.

“Hey, cheap shot! I was born in Sacramento,” the mystery girl pipes in.

“We’ll try not to hold it against you,” you joke. You hold out your hand for her to shake, “I’m Y/N, one of the reporters for the school newspaper. I do Lifestyle, Opinions, Entertainment. That sort of thing.” She shakes your hand and you notice how freshly painted and perfect her nails are.

“I’m Carla Montez–”

“Carla?” Brandon jumps in. Wait. This was Anna’s Carla? He had mentioned her earlier today but… this had to be her? “I’m Brandon Walsh. Y'know… Jim and Cindy Walsh?”

“Hello, Brandon.” Well, this was going to be fun.

-

And boy was it. As the day went on, you not only discovered she could speak in flawless french and could debate an English novel like no one’s business, but she actually knew something about computers and robotics. This totally blew. You don’t know why exactly, but it did. You were sure of it. And not only was she gorgeous, smart, and good with computers, but Brandon was at her side all day, showing her the ropes. Although you had a hunch she would’ve been just fine without him.

You walk through the Peach Pit doors with a relieved sigh as you’re met with your friends’ faces. “Hi, Brenda, Hi, Donna, Hi…” your words trail off as you get to Kelly, who’s actively avoiding your gaze. Without another word, you sit down at the counter next to Brenda and as far from your aggravating blonde friend as possible. Hey, at least Carla wasn’t here.

“Hey, Carla’s here!” Steve shouts out, standing behind you with a hand on your shoulder. Dammit. Dammit dammit dammit.

Brandon’s head pops out from the depths of the kitchen to check on the tables, but as soon as he lays eyes on you he lights up.

“Hey! I didn’t think you were coming along,” he greets you, bending over the counter to give you a quick peck. “Hold on a second, hey everyone. I’d like you to meet Carla. And Carla, this is Kelly, that’s Donna, the guy back there is Steve, this is my sister, Brenda, and Y/N, who you met earlier today.” Brandon goes down the line of his friends sitting at the counter, “and this handsome devil is Nat, Mr. Beverly Hills Chi-Chi himself.”

“He might be ugly, but he serves great pie,” Steve cracks.

“It’s an old family recipe. Right out of the box!” Nat guffaws, disappearing into the depths of the kitchen. You look over to Donna and right past Kelly, who’s flipping through a Chick Schneider catalog.

“Brenda, are you sure we can have anything we want?” You ask as Donna passes her extra magazine down to you. You start to go through it, the shiny pages adorned with tons of cute, fashionable, and unreasonably expensive clothes.

“Yeah! Just tell me the color, the size, and it’s yours.”

“God, these baggies are so trendoid,” Kelly giggles.

“Hey Bren, do you think Carla could place an order too?” Brandon shouts, a little further down at the counter with Steve.

“Sure, if she likes Chick Schneider’s stuff!”

“I love Chick Schneider… who’s Chick Schneider?” Carla jokes.

-

“Thanks for the ride home, Steve,” you unbuckle your seatbelt as he pulls into your driveway

He nods nonchalantly.

“Anytime,” he offers, “you alright? You seemed pretty rattled today.”

“I’m fine,” you assure him, “Hey, it didn’t rain, no electronics were destroyed, the interior of your car is still in good shape– I’d call this a good day.”

“Don’t change the subject, Y/N/N. Is this about Kelly?”

“This has nothing to do with Kelly! I couldn’t care less about the Kelly thing right now.”

“So it’s Brandon? I thought you two were in chastity belt heaven right now.”

“It’s not him it’s–” you stop yourself short, “Nothing. It’s nothing.”

“This is because of that Carla chick, isn’t it?” It isn’t until you shoot Steve a death glare that he knows he hit the nail on the head. “I knew it!”

“No, you didn’t–”

“You don’t have anything to worry about. You’re way hotter than that valley girl and if Brandon has any sense, he knows that too.”

-

“M.C. Hammer’s office.”

“Hi, M.C. Hammer please.” Another day, another desperate reach for M.C. Hammer.

“Who is this?”

“Well, if I tell you, do you promise not to hang up? Hello?”

“Hey, Scott!” You call out to him, waving him over to your locker.

“Hey, Y/N. What’s up?”

“What’s going on with D.J. David and M.C. Hammer?” You inquire playfully.

“David wants him to play at the prom,” he snorts.

“There’s no way M.C. Hammer would ever play at a school dance.”

“You know that and I know that. And M.C. Hammer knows that. But unfortunately, I think somebody forgot to tell David.”

-

You lean against your table in the Blaze’s workshop as Brandon struts in.

“Oh, hey, I need to ask you something!”

“Shoot,” he prompts you, slipping his hands from your waist to your lower back, pulling you close.

“What’s going on with Carla?”

“Y/N.” He removes his hands from you and begins to pull away.

“Not like that, okay? I know there’s nothing going on there. I-I jut5 happened to be in the Register’s Office dropping something off and Carla’s file just happened to be on the counter with her address showing.”

“Y/N,” he stresses.

“I know, I know. I’m sorry. I’m a little nosy, okay? And– and you know what? I’ve already forgotten what I saw. I know nothing. Who’s Carla?” He chuckles lightly at your joke.

“I’m glad,” he nods. You tap your fingers against the desk for a moment, pondering.

“Is she living at your house?”

“What do you think?”

“I think you need to be careful, Brandon! One person getting caught could spiral a major chain reaction. First Carla, then Andrea, then you and I have to duke it out to see who becomes editor-in-chief and I’m sorry but I just don’t think our relationship is strong enough to withstand a battle to the death for that editing position!” His demeanor changes as you finish your facetious rant and he laughs softly into your fist as he raises it up to his lips, kissing it.

“We’ll all be careful, Y/N/N.”

“That’s all I ask, Walsh.”

-

You nurse on your chocolate milkshake as Brandon walks up to your spot, smiling at you with the sweetest look he can muster.

“Have I mentioned how absolutely radiant you are today? And every day?” You roll your eyes at his saccharine grin.

“You want some of my milkshake, don’t you?” He nods. “I cannot believe you!” you laugh, “You get a discount, I have to pay for mine.”

“Nat puts extra chocolate syrup in yours,” he reasons. You roll your eyes for the second time and lift your cup up to him.

“One sip,” you giggle. He raises the straw up to his lips but stops just shy of them.

“Actually…” In one swift motion, he leans down and brings your lips to his in a soft yet deep kiss. You moan softly as his tongue gently pushes into your mouth, and just as soon he’s pushing away. “I was right. It tastes better that way.”

“Guys, please. I just want to eat my eggs.” 

Steve’s voice cuts you both out of your trance, a disgusted, slightly amused look on his face. You have to fight to hold back your laugh as Dylan enters.

“Well, if it isn’t Dylan, the wild surfman!” Brandon greets cheerfully. Dylan’s hair is soaked, but the rest of him is dry as he parks himself next to you.

“Don’t tell me it wasn’t cold out there this morning,” Steve inquires.

“Oh, no, man. It was happening, waves were breaking,” Dylan responds, then he looks pointedly at you, “they missed you.”

“The waves have been totally needy recently, I told them to back off but they just keep calling me,” you do your best valley girl accent as a rebuttal.

“Ha ha ha,” Dylan deadpans a fake laugh, but interrupts with a smile he tries to fight off.

“Hey, that’s the same shirt I ordered from Brenda’s catalog!” Steve notices. Dylan messes with the neckline of his shirt delicately.

“Yeah, I’m supposed to get some baggies tonight. The party’s still on, right?”

“You mean the social event of the season?” Brandon raises an eyebrow, taunting the nature of the event.

“Hey, any event where I can get free designer clothes is an event worth rooting for,” you point a finger at your very accommodating waiter. He kisses your head before picking up your empty plate and moving onto a different group of guests.

-

“What do you mean I can’t go?!” You shout at your father, who’s sitting on the living room couch with a Reader’s Digest in his hand.

“I mean Jim Walsh is a crude and unfair individual. I will not have you fraternizing with that family!”

“I don’t even know the Walshes! I probably won’t even see them, let alone fraternize with them.” You tap your foot impatiently, “Besides, Steve Sanders invited me. I’ll be hanging out with him all night anyway.” Your father perks up at his name.

“Well…” he flips the tiny page in his book, pondering. “You can go. For an hour. Stay close to Steve… avoid that bastard accountant.” You don’t know what’s worse– your dad trusting Steve or the fact that you could now only refer to Jim Walsh as the “Bastard Accountant.”

-

You slump against the wall, a fruity mocktail in your hand. You’re watching Brandon talk to Carla in the living room as she flips her hair and gives him a smile. She has a great smile. That makes you sick. You take a swig of your brightly colored drink, trying to let the sweetness of the beverage soothe the built-up frustration in your stomach.

“Y/N and Brandon have been on top of each other non-stop lately. You know, for a couple of virgins, they’re the biggest horn dogs I’ve ever met,” Steve bites half-bitterly, half-jokingly.

“He’s really flipped for her in a major way, huh?” Dylan leans against the fireplace, setting down his soda with a metallic clank. He glances over to you, watching you nurse on your drink as you watch someone else. Every cheesy laugh she gives Brandon makes you just a little bit more nauseous every single time. No one was that funny.

“Definitely.”

Carla gives Brandon one last cheeky smile and it’s your breaking point. You practically slam your martini glass onto the nearest table, turn on your heel, and stomp your way upstairs. Dylan jumps forward, about to follow you up there, but Steve stops him with the back of his hand as he sees Brandon zoom past him.

“He’s got it covered.”

You can hear the rapidly approaching footsteps as you lie on Brandon’s bed, watching the fan swirl around and around and around. You hear the footsteps skid to a stop as he reaches for the door, takes a moment to compose himself, and swings it open.

“What’s goin’ on, Y/N/N?” He sets himself next to you as you sit up, brushing your hand through your hair. As you sit in your total mental breakdown, you can’t help but think how good he looked in that white sweater, how good he always looked. You stare at your feet, and while they looked good, they hurt like a bitch. Time to make the switch to flats. “C'mon, Y/N/N. Talk to me.” You groan.

“Carla follows you around like a puppy and I want to scratch her eyes out.” You indulge bluntly.

“So that’s what this is about? You’re jealous of Carla?”

“You say that like I’m being ridiculous, Brandon, she follows you like a puppy and she’s insanely gorgeous and so smart and y'know, it’s not like I have anything to be jealous of! We never agreed on being exclusive so–”

“Y/N.”

“As far as I’m concerned you’re fair game and–”

“Y/N.”

“What?”

“You want to know why I think you being jealous of Carla is so ridiculous? Because she’s never going to be you, Y/N/N. When I said I wanted to be with you I meant it. I don’t want Carla, or Kelly, or Farrah Fawcett, or anyone else for that matter. I just want you.” Well, if you weren’t in love with him yet, you were now. 

-

“I wish it could be like this with everyone,” Brandon smiles as you walk into the newsroom, hand in hand.

“Like what?” You ask.

“You know, how we are with each other. Easy, comfortable. Effortless.”

“You’re making our relationship sound like a car rental service,” you tease, “besides, being with you?” You turn your head and give him a chaste kiss, “such a chore.”

“Okay, don’t hang up, just don’t hang up! Now, this is David Silver, the voice of West Beverly High and I really don’t care that he doesn’t want to come to our homecoming dance. Or that he’s one of the top recording and video artists in the world. But at least you could put my call through one time without hanging up! So… having said all that could I please talk to M.C. Hammer?”

“M.C. Hammer? Sorry. Think you have the wrong number.”

You stifle a laugh as to not disrupt the rest of the room, “Anyway… where’s Carla?”

“She went back home, I guess whatever issues she was having were cleared up.”

“Oh,” you feign sadness quite awfully, “That’s… that’s too bad… do you want to go to the movies tonight?”

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[mhisadj]

For better or for worse, I have a job that is exempt - to a great degree - from the widespread need for isolation (in the world of news radio, the show must go on). However, I do get days off and thank goodness for that because my brain can only take so much constant pandemic talk.

So! I offer up ‘the ultimate music list’, something I started doing on YouTube last year. Maybe earlier. It’s a living list, it will never be complete. Anyway, listen to the way my music mind rambles! All songs listed on the other side of the keep reading line (not linked, you gotta do some of the work):

Seinabo Sey - I Owe You Nothing Janelle Monáe – Django Jane Janelle Monáe - PYNK Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel Sudan Archives - Come Meh Way Sudan Archives - Come Meh Way & Wake Up | A Take Away Show St. Beauty - Not Discuss It Japanese Breakfast - Boyish St. Beauty - Caught Kali Uchis - After The Storm ft. Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins Kali Uchis - Tomorrow (ft. Tame Impala) Kali Uchis - Dead To Me Kali Uchis - Body Language (Intro) Kali Uchis - Just A Stranger Kali Uchis - In My Dreams Kali Uchis - Flight 22 Sigrid - Strangers King Princess - 1950 Sigrid - Don’t Kill My Vibe Sigrid - Plot Twist Moonchild - The List Amber Mark - Way Back The Internet - Girl DeJ Loaf - Changes Erykah Badu - Window Seat Erykah Badu - Afro Blue M.I.A. - Matangi M.I.A. - Double Bubble Trouble M.I.A. - Paper Planes A Tribe Called Red - The Light II Ft. Lido Pimienta A Tribe Called Red - Sisters ft Northern Voice PRINCESS NOKIA - BRUJAS PRINCESS NOKIA - TOMBOY Solange - Cranes in the Sky Solange - Don't Touch My Hair ft. Sampha SZA - Broken Clocks SZA - Drew Barrymore SZA - Go Gina SZA - Prom SZA - Pretty Little Birds Sade - Flower of the Universe Sade - The Sweetest Taboo Sade - Paradise Sade - Turn My Back On You Sade - Smooth Operator Sade - Cherish the Day Erykah Badu - On & On Jill Scott - A Long Walk Erykah Badu - Tyrone (Live) Janelle Monáe - I Like That Christine and the Queens - Girlfriend Humble the Poet - H.A.I.R. Lush - Desire Lines Lush - Never-Never Rachel Sermanni 'Take Me Out' - Franz Ferdinand Cover Memory House - When You Sleep (Yours Truly Session) Sumner McKane - The Turncoat Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing - The Magnetic Fields (Sense8 Remix) (feat. Zoe Wise) Julia Holter - I Shall Love 2 Dua Lipa - New Rules [Initial Talk 80s Rules Remix] Lady Gaga - Venus (80s Synthwave Version) Ruelle - Take It All Kraak & Smaak Ft. Parcels - Stumble Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa - One Kiss Timecop1983 - Girl (feat. SEAWAVES) Aretha Franklin - Mary, Don't You Weep (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972) Sarah Vaughan - Misty (Live from Sweden) Ellie Goulding - My Blood (Kastle Remix) Darksynth Paradise - A NewRetroWave Mix | 1 Hour | Retrowave/ Darkwave/ Electro | Sudan Archives - Nont For Sale Christine and the Queens - 5 dollars Christine and the Queens - Doesn’t matter Christine and the Queens - The walker Christine and the Queens - Damn (what must a woman do) Christine and the Queens - Goya soda Christine and the Queens - The stranger Lone - Poltergeist Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - I Hear Voices Lost Years - Pressure Windows 95 Start-up remix Windows 95 Startup Sound (Slowed 4000%) Seoul - Silencer Blackwater Holylight - Willow Her's - Low Beam Here We Go Magic - Alone But Moving John Maus - Bennington AC Temple - Yield Lana del Rey - Summertime Sadness (SxAde Synthwave Version) Ariana Grande - "Into You"  80′s Remix Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer   80′s Remix Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer   80′s Remix Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion   80s Remix Ariana Grande - Greedy [Initial Talk "90s state of mind" Remix] Happy Hippie Presents: Miley Cyrus & Ariana Grande - Don't Dream It's Over Mariah Carey - Touch My Body [Initial Talk 90s Splash! Remix] Dua Lipa - IDGAF (Initial Talk Remix) 憂鬱 - Sun Lady Gaga - Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?) Robyn - Honey Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again Floating Points - Nuits Sonores Sade - The Big Unknown Amanda Shires - Leave It Alone Crockett - City of Ghosts [Full Album] Toni Harper - "The Velvet Hammer" (stereo), 1959 Cristina - "Things Fall Apart" Dexter Gordon - What’s New Warren Zevon - Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead - Rochester, 1994 Le1f - Wut Katie Herzig - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) Raymond Scott - "Boy Scout In Switzerland" - Quartet San Francisco (arranged by Robert Gilmore) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - Aimee & Jaguar Main Theme Toni Harper - "The Other Woman"  Toni Harper - The meaning of the blues Vanessa - Upside Down Anna Ternheim - Summer Rain feat. Nina Kinert, Ane Brun, First Aid Kit and Ellekari Larsson of The Tiny Ella Fitzgerald & Bill Doggett ~ Rough Ridin' Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd,Robin Guthrie - South Of Heaven (Winter Garden) Slum Village - Fall in Love (Instrumental) Shonen Knife - Twist Barbie Dave Berry - This Strange Effect Sarah Harmer - Basement Apartment The Original Stroll - February 1958 Gertrude Lawrence - My Sweet Gustav HOLST: St. Paul's Suite (III. Intermezzo, IV. Finale) Rumskib - Secrets Caterina Valente - Stranger In Paradise Borodin - Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances Darshan Ambient - Mirage Girl Crisis - Smooth Operator Girl Crisis - Paranoid Mulatu Astatke's "Mulatu" Vivien Goldman - Launderette Jonatha Brooke - West Point Lesley Gore - You Don’t Own Me Matthew Schoening - Emotional Clockwork Molly Nilsson - Hey Moon Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (The Organon Mix re-edit) Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky FIREBIRD COMPLETE The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower Grimes - Vanessa Kenneth Bager Fr. one (...and I kept hearing) Land of Talk - It’s Okay Nite Jewel - Artificial Intelligence Geneva Jacuzzi - Clothes On the Bed Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood - Karma Police | Glastonbury Festival, Pilton UK (8/9) Maps of Norway - Traffic Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions Aerosmith - Crazy Bruce Kaphan - Undeserved Ending The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "Everything With You" Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Body Janelle Monae - "Tightrope" 5/18 Letterman Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler Ladyhawke - My Delirium Marion Cotillard & Franz Ferdinand - Eyes of Mars Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch (live) Kate Bush - Army Dreamers Tegan and Sara - Living Room Kate Bush - Cloudbusting Beatrice Eli - Girls NewRetroWave End of 2017 Mix - (The Future Beckons) - [80s/ Retrowave/ Outrun/ Retro Electro] Vaporwave / Chillwave - Ultimate Mix The Chordettes "Lollipop" & "Mr. Sandman" Sufjan Stevens - Tonya Harding Taylor Davis - Stranger Things Violin Medley STRANGER THINGS MEETS CLASSICAL GUITAR Grace Sings Sludge - Difficult To Love Satchmode - Happiness Part 1 River Whyless - Life Crisis Stefano Barone - Batman - Alexander Supertramp Bebel Gilberto - "Aganjú"(Ao Vivo) - Bebel Gilberto In Rio Katie Melua - Diamonds are Forever  Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me Beulahbelle - You Only Live Twice (Living Room Version) Grimes - We Appreciate Power Meshell Ndegeocello - Sensitivity Kodacrome - Buckets Röyksopp - Remind Me Lizzo - Juice Lizzo - Truth Hurts Lizzo - Good As Hell Electrelane - To the East Electrelane - I only always think Sean Paul - Get Busy 憂鬱 - Azure Day (Full EP) 憂鬱 - Slow Suzanne Vega - Luka | The story behind the song Seoul - Real June Broken Social Scene on House of Strombo Show Big Boi’s Favorite Verse: Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” Cherry Glazerr - Nurse Ratched  Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - Aimée & Jaguar Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind Grant Green - Idle Moments Hole Reunion after 15 yrs. Teeth - Care Bear ST. VINCENT covers BIG BLACK at BOWERY BALLROOM NYC May 22 2011 Broadcast - Man is not a bird (Teac A-4010 s Reel to Reel) Billy May - So Nice (Samba De Verão) Pogo - Mellow Brick Road Anna Calvi - Jezebel (Attic Sessions 5) Anna Calvi - Joan Of Arc (Attic Sessions 4) Anna Calvi - Surrender (Attic Sessions 3) Anna Calvi - Sound & Vision (Attic Sessions 1) Anna Calvi - Wolf Like Me (Attic Sessions 2) Clementine - ALL BLUES Skip James - Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues Anna Calvi - Suzanne And I Total Slacker - Thyme Traveling High School Dropout Siouxsie & The Banshees- Metal (Elizabethan Suite 1977) Second Chorus (Charlie North Remix) The Castaways - Liar Liar Alex Gaudino Feat. Christal Waters - Destination Calabria Loose Ends - Hangin’ On a String Pizzicato Five - The Audrey Hepburn Complex Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) The Human League - Don’t You Want Me The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days PJ Harvey - Hanging in the Wire PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me PJ Harvey & Thom Yorke - This Mess We’re In PJ Harvey - We Float PJ Harvey - This Wicked Tongue PJ Harvey - A Place Called Home The Sundays - Here’s Where The Story Ends Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way Hall & Oates - Out of Touch Hall & Oates - I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) Toto - Rosanna Toto - Africa Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels Philip Bailey, Phil Collins - Easy Lover Spandau Ballet - True Tears For Fears - Shout Sigrid - Don’t Feel Like Crying Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing No Joy - Hollywood Teeth Tamaryn - Last Tamaryn - Softcore Tamaryn - Cranekiss Ashrae Fax - CHKN Echo & the Bunnymen - A Promise Ashrae Fax - Intexus The Motels - Only the Lonely Other Colors - Dark Things Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything George Clanton - It Makes the Babies Want to Cry Ben Howard - Nica Libres At Dusk Elton John - Bennie and the Jets Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee) David Bowie - Life On Mars? Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight  St Vincent Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Songs Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (instrumental) Death Valley Girls "Disaster (Is What We're After)" A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better Childish Gambino - Redbone De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays Choir! Choir! Choir! 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A Longer Trip Back Home

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Hey, have a cigarette?

She always asks me if I have a cigarette when she has emptied the last box. Of course I do not have it, she knows. My mother spends all her wages on cigarettes. My mother, a waitress at a café in the center of a suburban residential area at the edge of the world. In the afternoon, the café is filled with ladies. They are housewives coming from elegant houses at the edge of the world, killing time. Mother and the ladies play mah-jongg every Wednesday at the café, in the center of the town, where the smoke of cigarettes wafts stronger than the scent of coffee.

You must go straight home and study, Mother says, as a mother would.

I always stop by a used record store on my way home from high school. Music is the heart of my mind. Today, my favorite tune, “Running Away,” is playing in the store. The Raincoats’ version, not Sly & The Family Stone’s, which is actually called “Runnin’ Away.” I sing to the music.

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

The vinyl collector is smiling wryly.

Delightful tune, but ironical lyrics, he says. I have a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. I wonder how many more years I have to work. I want to sell this store and get away to San Francisco, the heart of the world. Why? You can see the ocean from the top of the hill. That is all.

His 11-year-old son, strangely mature, enters the conversation while listening near the cash register.

How about your boyfriend? No lover? If you are not in love yet, it is too late. But dad is too young for an affair.

The boy’s eyes twinkle with curiosity. There is a big Himalayan cedar in the back of the record store, and sometimes an owl appears on a branch. When I am staying in the store, forgetting time, I hear the owl tu–whit tu–whoo. A small river flows at the root of the cedar, and there is a small old church on the marsh.

When I was a child, a wedding was held by the side of this river. I was a bridesmaid, and the cedar was decorated like a Christmas tree. The guests carried an enormous red sea bream into the kitchen in preparation for the ceremony. My mother and the vinyl collector’s wife poached the eggs to a beautiful golden colour and boiled four dozen white asparagus as a side dish. On a Swedish glass dish in bas‐relief with dandelions, the butter slowly melted beside the radishes.

Yes. It was spring.

Someone knocked on the door of the kitchen. Ladies in aprons looked around. They thought the knock was the prank of a spring storm. But it was the bridegroom. He rushed to the kitchen sink and turned the tap to gulp down some water. An old woman named Eliza shouted to him from her house across the way.

Too late! The bride has gone somewhere! She is a wayward girl!

Too far! It took a million hours on a bus from Shibuya station! he joked, spouting water from his inflated mouth and soaking his bow tie. He was a chipmunk that came to this marsh on a gondola of chicory leaves.

The bride was beautiful. She was clinging to the cedar, and as she reached out to the star ornaments shining on the branches of the tree, a warm wind teased the hem of her champagne dress. Guests grew excited, little by little. The sky was getting dark. I was crouching alone on the bank of the river at dusk. The chipmunk ran away from the banquet and gave me a leftover chicory leaf like a tiny boat. The boat left my hand. The boat drifted on the river, far away.

Where does this river come from?　I questioned the bridegroom.

A mountain? I do not know. Ha! he answered.

Where does this river go to?

The river reflected the sunset. The chicory boat was floating freely on the water.

The sea? Ah, Tokyo Bay, the Pacific? Ha! Ha!

Tokyo Bay? Little did I know a small river in my small town flows into the infinite ocean. I had never seen the sea.

A girl in a swimsuit with a yellow floral pattern is swimming in a murky pool. Someone beckons her, seduces her. She becomes a little fish and approaches him trembling with fear. No. The girl dives in the ocean for the first time. Not the pool. A blowfish hides at the bottom of the sea. White round blowfish like clouds shine in the sunlight breaking through the faint waves. The blowfish has poison. She keeps swimming in pursuit of poison. A blowfish with white belly inflated does not move. Is he dead? As he opens his eyes slowly, he laughs, showing his teeth.

All of us have a place in history. Mine is in the clouds, he says *[1].

Dad! she cries with joy. Her father died a drunk at fifty years of age. Everyone says it was a slow-motion suicide. No. Certainly, he lives his life at the bottom of the sea, or as the shadow of a cloud floating on the surface of the ocean. There is a Japanese proverb: control poison with poison. Her father was fighting the evil in his mind with his own poison. She remembers his rounded back. Late at night, or on a Sunday afternoon, he headed to his desk with a bottle of Johnnie Walker and read the collection of poems. She cannot remember the titles of foreign books. The poems were written in English or French. The girl begins to swim toward the sun. Petals scattering from her swimsuit shine in the water. Like cherry blossoms dancing in a cloudy sky.

The memory of the wedding at the root of the Himalayan cedar raised for me the riddle of a small river in my small town. I decided to explore the headsprings and the destination of this flow. I bought a 1950s map of Tokyo at Jimbōchō. At the ward office, I found historical documents about Shibuya Ward. The map showed that the source of river was a marsh under the church. One more place. I found a pond on the site of an old mansion, the place I always see on my way to school. No one seemed to live there, and unmanaged trees grew thick behind the high wall. The map said Davies House. Once a British trading merchant lived here. Mr. Davies sold his mansion and returned home in the 1980s. During the Edo period, in the 1600s, it was a pleasure garden called Oyama-en. The garden was not a place for children to play. There were no merry-go-rounds, roller coasters or kiosks selling gelato. It was the place where poets gathered, in the gazebo at the pond. Intellectuals enjoyed tea and spent time meditating.

The gate of the abandoned mansion had been closed for about 40 years. One fine Sunday, I found out that the site of the mansion was open to Shibuya residents, but only for the day. The garden was already full of people strolling with flowers in their hands. The petals shine with droplets, because the night before was rainy. The faces of people are shining with curiosity. Not only the vines of feral trees but also the ferns are crawling at my feet. I have difficulty walking. In the deep green woods, a lacquered bridge is painted a particularly bright shade of red. I stand on the bridge. Under it, spring water bubbles in a dry pond.

A chipmunk of about 12 centimeters fills his cheeks with buds and jumps off the zelkova tree. The chipmunk is eating mock strawberries growing around the pond.

This is cute Fraisier de Duchesne. Mock Strawberry is also called poison strawberry, but it is not poisonous. Try it. Ha! the chipmunk says to me proudly and plays in the pond using the red fruit as a beach ball. The bright red strawberry slips through his fingers and is swallowed by invisible swirls on the water. It disappears into the drain of the pond. There is a river, a culvert, beyond the drain. It was buried in concrete beneath the Metropolitan Area when the Olympics were held in Tokyo in 1964.

Fraisier de Duchesne left itself to the water. Sunlight melted into the Kōhone-River. The water was warm. Kōhone Flowers–East Asian yellow water-lilies–surrounding the river were swaying gently in the wind. Leaves were floating on the surface. Fraisier de Duchesne came out of the darkness in the groundwater and bathed in the sunlight on a leaf. A little boy and his father held hands and passed by Fraisier de Duchesne. They were singing a song.

A small river in spring is flowing smoothly *[2]  

To violets and milk-vetch flowers on the shore

While flowering gently in beautiful colour

Bloom please, bloom, While whispering

Fraisier de Duchesne, pretty in red, has no poison and knows nothing about poison. It will leave itself to the stream of water and time as ever.    

I am standing on Inari-Bridge near the Shibuya Station. All rivers leading to this bridge are culverts. Buildings are towering on both sides of the bridge, a forest of department stores, restaurants, brothels. Shibuya River flows under the bridge. I can see the water with my eyes. The river passes through the downtown. Various people come and go. Various voices are confused with various languages. The clear stream has revived on the Shibuya River before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. I am moved by the truth that there is a sea called Tokyo Bay, if I will swim about 6.8 kilometers from here. The orange colour of the sun floating on the Shibuya River is the same as it on the nameless small river in my small town. The murmur of a stream whispers.

Shall we run away to the ocean?      

I have forever heard it. The music was played repeatedly on a late-night program on the radio. Maybe it is a melody signaling that a passenger ship is leaving port but is not suitable for departure. Colourful flags on the mast are fluttering in the blue sky. On the surface of the sea, reversed flags shimmer like stained glass. Their shadows are waving to the pulse of engines. I recall that this was my favorite song while looking at the port far away. On my way home, on the bus, I am listening to “Runnin’ Away” on my mobile phone. Sly & The Family Stone’s version, not The Raincoats’, which is anyway called “Running Away.”

San Francisco is too far. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!  

Murmuring aloud, I can see from the window that the huge rain cloud chases the bus. The cloud seems to be as high as Montmartre. The front window of the bus is sprayed with heavy rain and becomes completely white. Lightning and the sudden shower cut off my music. The bus has no choice but to stop at the station square. The smell of rain invades. I hear footsteps of seasonal changes. I know that I was pretending not to notice the change of seasons. A mother and child in the seat across the aisle are talking.

We left our umbrella in grandma’s home, but it will clear up soon.

They are looking at brand new shoes they just bought at the department store. Desert boots which are made of suede. I wonder if they are trying to transport themselves by supernatural force to a desert planet 900 light years from the earth. There is no sea on the other side of the moon. I am thinking of the sea.

Yes. Summer will come soon.

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image: hiromi suzuki

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*Quotations:

[1] The Tokyo-Montana Express, 1980 A collection of short stories by Richard Brautigan

[2] Small River in Spring, 1912 A song for schoolchildren Lyrics: Tatsuyuki Takano Music: Teiichi Okano (Translation: hiromi suzuki) Takano had his residence near the Kōhone-River (Yoyogi 3-chōme Shibuya-Ward, Tokyo) when he wrote the lyrics of Small River in Spring. At that time, Kōhone-River was running as a stream that supplied water to the fields, and joined the Shibuya River.

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A Longer Trip Back Home

© short fiction by hiromi suzuki

published in 3:AM Magazine (February 11, 2020)

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 via 3:AM Magazine

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I am grateful to have been given this opportunity by Mark de Silva, the Fiction Editor for 3:AM Magazine.

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[feitanswife]

Living in the PNW be like

(That’s Pacific Northwest, The upper left of America for all you normal fuckin people)

I’m sitting in my room listening to coyotes scream in my back fukin yard/pasture. This happens every night. I hope they don’t try to kill my neighbors dog again.

Said pastureland is actually a floodplain. There’s just a giant hole in the middle of this town and it floods sometimes but only like a few days at a time so people put animals there. I had a horse growing up and our neighbors have 2 plus a mule and up higher on the hill there’s some of those long haired cows and we watch their babies run around in the hill from our front window with binoculars cause that’s literally the most entertaining thing that happens around here.

Is it pouring down rain and cold as balls? Yes. Am I going to walk to the store to buy pizza rolls? Yeah. Am I wearing a coat with a hood or bringing an umbrella? Fuck no!

Literally every single house has at least 2 of these plants growing in their yard: lilacs, cherry trees, Japanese maple, or rodhedendron (98% sure I spelled that wrong but even my phone has no idea what I just typed)

Sometimes bald eagles and other large scary birds just show up and the crows beat the shit out of them and it’s kinda funny and kinda terrifying. I once had over a hundred crows in the trees around my house screaming their heads off cause a hawk pissed them off.

We all (on the western side of the mountains) have giant ass trees like 10 feet from our homes. No this is not safe. No we will not be doing anything about it. If our fuckoff crazy windstorms haven’t knocked the bitches over yet then they seem intent on sticking around.

We get winds high enough to tip over trucks like every other week in winter but like not in proper storms. Like it doesn’t rain, it’s not a tornado or a hurricane, it’s just Fuckin WIMDY. And they don’t cancel school for it either I was waking from one building to another for class and I had to brace myself against a wall cause the wind nearly blew me tf away!

Also we get annoying thunderstorms. Like you think it’s over but it never is! And it’s even worse on the east side, it sounds like the thunder is In Your Body. Shits gonna knock stuff off your tables.

The center of Washington is this massive fuckoff volcano that’s overdue for erupting and when it does it’s gonna wipe out over half the west side’s cities and absolutely no one is concerned. I’m especially not concerned cause I, like all the other smart people, am moving east where I can live in the middle of nowhere and live off subsistence farming with my gay colony from college.

There is a surprising amount of rednecks here. Like it’s a weird ratio. And there not like, normal ones either. It’s like they’re cosplaying what we all think of when we hear the words “North Carolina” or “Alabama” I’m talking all camo outfits at school and big fuckoff trucks with two American flags on the back and obnoxious bumperstckers and all the horrible opinions to match. A lot even talk with fake southern accents. It’s like the weebs of the redneck world.

Like excuse me Conner your family has lived in this county since the 1930’s and I’d fuckin know cause your grandpa went to school with mine and our dads worked together at the printing company before it moved to California and half the school can claim the exact same cause we’re basically one giant small town where everyone knows everyone and no one ever moves out! You’re not from Texas. No one believes you’re from Texas. Stop talking like a Hollywood born and bred actor being forced to play a cowboy!