#Eric Ansel

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No Home In Sight

This is part 2, go check out part 1 here

~~~~~~~~~~ I sat on the porch of the big house, I had been briefed and was resting before I had to tour the camp and meet people. Chiron and Ulysses had gone inside to talk, which would have made me anxious but I was too tired, and there was a god just a few feet away and that kind of took all my attention. Dionysus, the god of wine... and madness; it was the madness part that worried me. I had seen first hand what it's like when someone looses their mind, having the god of that sitting across the porch from me was.. terrifying. The thought briefly went across my mind that maybe he was the reason my mom went crazy, but the man sitting there, drinking diet coke and playing cards, did not seem like the man people described my mom meeting.

Eventually someone around my age with curly blond hair and bright blue eyes came walking up the path with a bow in hand, he was unstringing it as he walked like he just got done shooting "Hello, you're the new kid right? Eric? I'm Lee." He held out his free hand and I shook it standing up, "Yeah, I'm Eric, nice to meet you." Lee smiled and started walking back down the path, "You came at a good time, most the summer campers have left so you don't need to deal with quite as many cabinmates," we stopped by the archery range as Lee put away his bow. "Here's the range, obviously, and over there is the arena for sword fighting" he gestured to an open area with dummies "we'll get you a weapon as soon as you get settled, training is always in the afternoon but I'm normally out here as soon as the sun is up if you need extra practice." We walked around camp as he showed me everything and told me pretty much how it all works. He also warned me to stay away from Clarisse and the Ares cabin in case they tried to "initiate" me, I guess demigod camps aren't much different from school.

After what felt like forever we ended up at the Hermes cabin, aka my new home; it was pretty full, even if summer campers were gone. Lee patted me on the back, said good luck, and left just as the two who looked the oldest walked up; they had smiles that immediately made me distrust them, like they were about to pickpocket me even though I didn't have anything. "Hey, I'm Travis, this is Connor, before you ask, no we aren't twins, I'm the oldest, and we are your head councilors." Connor grinned and tossed me a sleeping bag roll "Here, stake out a spot with this, dinner is in 10." I set down the sleeping bag in an empty corner feeling kind of overwhelmed though I didn't have much time to sort myself out before everyone got up and we had to go to the dining pavilion.

The before dinner rituals here are weird, first we all get food and have to scrape some into the fire "for the gods" even if we don't know our godly parent, then Chiron gives announcements. Unfortunately for me new campers are an announcement. "Good evening everyone! We have a new demigod, Eric Ansel!" I sat there awkwardly has everyone politely clapped, then their claps halted and there was a murmur, I looked around bewildered, wondering if I had done something wrong when Chiron muttered "di immortales" and Travis told me to look up; there, floating above me, was a hologram of a black scythe. I heard people murmur the name Demeter but there seemed to be a general state of confusion. Chiron and Mr. D looked at each other and Mr. D nodded and Chiron walked (or trotted) down from the head table and asked me to follow him.

At the big house we sat down, he looked very grim "Eric, have you had any... nightmares lately?" I looked at him confused "Not that I can remember? What's going on? What did that mean?" Chiron sighed heavily, "Eric, do you know of the ancient greek gods? And more importantly their parents? The titans?" "Well yeah a bit, I took a class on it in school and I listen to Hades Town." "Well the symbol that appeared above you, the scythe, that was your parent claiming you... but it's not a god." "What do you mean?" "Eric... your father is Kronos."

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— DIVERGENT (2014).

Parte One, 500 Screencaps.

Part Two, 395 Screencaps.

All in GALLERY. Like or Reblog if it was useful, every interaction shows us that we should keep making screencaps for y'all ♡

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My friend Michael was able to get me an autograph from Vincent Rodriguez III, and it finally arrived today! Gah, I’m so happy rn!! ^v^

(and relieved, ‘cause I’m pretty sure the anxiety and worry about this potentially getting lost in the mail was driving both me and my roommate - sorry again, Tess - crazy, asdfghjkl)

Anyway, I’m not normally into autographs, but this was a special case both because I really like Ansel and his VA, and because as I said this was a gift from a friend ^v^

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Force of Nature: The Dry 2 - Movie Review

TL;DR – There is a solid film in here; you just need to find it through all the messiness. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.Disclosure – I paid to watch this film. Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Review – Back in 2020, there was a great moment when, thanks to the current circumstances, The Dry, Penguin Bloom, and High Ground were the top films in…

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(Valentina's POV)

Harvestfest was a wonderful time full of refreshment and family, but it’s also great to be back home and back in the swing of things. We were surprised one day with a light dusting of snow one morning, it didn’t stick but it was a great sign that the seasons are soon to change and that winter will be here before we know it! Recently at church our pastor preached a message on never wavering in our faith despite the changing seasons, and how timely his message was. There’s so much change happening all the time, yet we shouldn’t get caught up in our lives that we forget our God and his goodness to us! My uncle Allan preached the message on Harvest Sunday, and it was wonderful having almost all of our family in our grandfather’s church. The message that weekend was also apt and spoke about building a Godly legacy that will follow on even when we’re no longer on the earth. My grandparents made sure to live in a Godly manner and raise their children as such, and it was a good reminder to us grandkids that now that we’re having children we need to have the same fervour for the Lord and prioritize raising Godly children! 

The kids have been excited to start school again, Aria is 8 turning 9 next year with Ansel turning 8 in the new year - so they’re only a grade apart with her starting 3rd and him starting 2nd. We use loads of different curriculums depending on how they teach different subjects, including the one that I used growing up, so I feel confident that I know the subject content inside and out since I was taught it and reviewed it. They both get right into homework after breakfast so they can be done and head outside to go play, we do quiet time with the younger kids if they’re up so that the mornings aren’t as hectic as they can get. 

Since they're close in age, they're on the same level of piano and violin lessons. At home they have their own violins, but for piano they travel to a piano teacher's home for their lessons twice a week. We're in the process of looking at electric pianos so that we can get one for them to practice on. Music has always been important to me, growing up my parents showed us that music was an incredible way to worship the Lord, even the Bible says so. Having the kids play music that honours God will help them to redirect their thoughts to Him and keep worship of him in their hearts and minds, the hymns I was taught as a little girl still play in my head daily and I would love the same for them. Eric works from home so he's usually witness to their music lessons, thankfully for all of us the kids have been improving in their skills so the music is nicer to listen to - but regardless of how it sounds we always make sure to cheer them on.

Aria loves to keep the little kids occupied when I need a few minutes to recharge, she loves helping them with their learning cubes and getting them to say their letters, numbers, and colours. When we do family devotions we all pick our word of the month, and Aria (after learning the definition) chose patience and her word of the month. She says that having younger siblings is a way the the Lord teaches you patience, and I have to agree with her! She only ever engages with them for around 15 minutes as a toddlers attention span is only so long, but she says that those 15 minutes are enough for her in the moment 😂.

Eric has been teaching the kids how to ride a bike, he takes each kid out on their own so they can move at their own pace. Ansel is slightly more apprehensive than Aria, to our surprise, you'd think that the little boy would be all gung-ho about bike riding, but in this case it's Aria who has more confidence! Eric says she's be zipping around in no time!

My sister Sabrina came to stay with us too, Tucker was out of town on farm business with his parents so Sabrina and little Campbell came to see us. She's in her second trimester now and will have a gender reveal with the family at Celeste's wedding to reveal what this newest blessing will be! While she was over we looked at baby names, they won't reveal the name until the baby is born but at least we got her down to a shortlist of names. I'm out of my pregnancy/labour & delivery season of life, and I've enjoyed getting to pour into those around me who are just entering motherhood - especially my younger sisters and sisters-in-law. The Lord having Sabrina live close to me feels like a blessing in that I get to be here for my sister, along with the fact that we have each other for support. We're headed to Britechester in a few weeks for her final dress fitting, she wants all the sisters there for her final fitting as she's only had one or two of us there at a time for her earlier fittings. She's asked Macie and I to be her maid and matron of honour, so we're in the process of arranging schedules for a nice bachelorette weekend for her. She wants something small with her loved ones, so we're aiming at renting a cabin and heading up the mountains for some fun in the snow to take advantage of the winter weather.

Zach was also with us after Harvestfest, he stayed for a bit to spend some time with Kelsey. It's heartwarming seeing my younger siblings meet their person and work to build the firm foundations needed for a Godly relationship. Kelsey is such a wonderful girl and makes Zach so happy, hopefully there's news of an engagement soon!

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"Force Of Nature: The Dry 2" Official Trailer

The Official Trailer for Force Of Nature: The Dry 2 is now available. About the film In Force of Nature: The Dry 2, when five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of finding their whistle-blowing informant, Alice Russell,…

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[Video/Audio Review] Force Of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024) by Super Marcey & Bede Jermyn

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[internetestines]

Ansel, Male, Teenager, autistic schizo virgin incel fucker.

Likes: True crime, killers, horror movies and gore.

Favorites: Dylan and Eric, Lanza, academy maniacs and Elliot Rodgers (plus anything to do with the black dahlia case)

Music: Alien sex fiend, Slipknot, KMFDM, Mamas and the Papas, RATM, Limp Bizkit,Type O negative.

Warnings:

Gore

True crime shit

Horny rambles/rants(NSFW asks are allowed)

Schizo/autist posting

Drugs

Bisexuality 😔

I have no dni

My fav mutuals are @lainsperfectworld

@manipulationoffate and @cherrybop

Why? No idea hi mooties

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Living in B & W

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Brian Griffin

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Eric Droussent - Summer Skates

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Chuck Kimmerle - Bedside, Manzanar National Historic Site

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Ansel Adams - Nasturtiums

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Emmanuel Sougez

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Michel Rajkovic

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Clarence John Laughlin - The Eye That Never Sleeps

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Sten Didrik Bellander

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Pier Andrea Perini - Lido di Venezia

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unknown - shipping containers

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Elaine Ling - Havana

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Arnold Newman - Yasuo Kuniyoshi

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Galina Lukyanova - House, ca. 1982

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Yasuhiro Ishimoto

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No Home In Sight

pjo fic concept featuring a son of kronos I'm not a writer, I have no idea if this is any good

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I walked along the highway grumbling, following some kid who introduced himself as Ulysses Well, I guess he's not just "some kid" considering he has goat legs, and is apparently 30 something; he looked my age though.

He said he was supposed to take me back to this "camp" and he's some sort of "protector" Honestly just thinking about that makes me crack up, I have never seen someone more nervous. Though, everyone gets put on edge around me, I think it's my eyes.. they're unnatural, a light brown that seems golden in some lights, I was always called a freak for it, mom said I got it from dad. Apparently I got everything from dad, this mythical man I've never met. This man who was there one night and gone the next. Everyone says my mom was never the same after she met him. Apparently she got paranoid, and a lot of other things as well... basically, she was not a mentally stable mother, barely present enough to raise me.

If I ever find this man I will get revenge for both my mom and myself.

Anyway back to the journey at hand, Ulysses had stopped near an underpass looking somehow more anxious than usual I sighed and walked up to him, "Why'd we stop? I thought we still have awhile to walk." Ulysses baa'd quietly, which I chose to ignore, "I smell monsters, somehow you've hidden your scent this long but still... I don't want to take any chances" I stared at him offended "My scent??? Dude I've known you for like a day, you can't just talk about how I smell! Besides, there's no showers next to the highway." "No, not like that, your demigod scent; I thought we went over this already." "I seriously still think you're leading me to a cult, maybe we should go to the police." Yet for some indescribable reason I still followed him when he said the coast was clear. And as the sun set over the horizon we made it, honestly I've never seen anyone as relieved as Ulysses in that moment, and he proudly presented his camp "A strawberry farm? You dragged me halfway across the state for a strawberry farm?!" Ulysses took my hand, which surprised me considering how scared he seemed around me, "just over this hill, you'll see"

I sighed and took another step then... oh my god. You would think I was dreaming. Before me an entire village like space just materialized, I saw columned buildings like in D.C and kids running around, and more goat-legged kids, and... was that a fucking pegasus??

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”pebble beach”

The escarpment of the Sierra Nevada Mountains hung within my sidelong view as we made our way along the watershed towards Mono Lake. It had been forever and a day since I had come up this way, especially whenever I came up to Yosemite with my parents and my brother, it was on the other side of the valley coming in from the Central Valley. I leaned back in the faded leather backseat with one arm up on the top, and I let my curls dangle down over my shoulder like one of the waterfalls over in the other valley. Eric and Lou were huddled down in the front seats as if they were a couple of bobsleigh pilots, even though it was a beautiful day there in the eastern Sierras.

“Have you even been on this road before?” Lou asked him at one point.

“What, Tioga Road?” Eric replied. “Yeah, a couple of times before. It’s a a rare occurrence, though, because it’s closed ten months out of the year.”

I hadn’t been on there since I was a kid, and back then, from what I recalled, things were pushing it. The middle of June and there were still pockets of snow around the cliffs, and Sonora was still closed to top it off as well.

All I told Lou was to not look down once we neared the peak of the pass. And it made better sense to me to be behind Eric all the way up. I was so relieved to be in that car with them, although I knew I would have to go back with Chuck as well as Joey

It was the middle of the day, with the sun beating down on my head and shoulders, and yet I could feel the cold of the mountains right before us like this gigantic wall of iron.

The highway wound down to a tight bend and we found ourselves in the small town of Lee Vining, complete with a view of Mono Lake: all I recalled of that lake was Mark Twain had written about it and I had no desire to head on down to the shoreline after that.

Eric took to the next left turn and we were headed up Tioga Road. Those cold mountains stared down at us as if we were facing some kind of gods who were about to judge us; the brick lodge right after the turn-off felt like the last bit of comfort for a while.

The trees were thick and lush, and the hills guided us up along that road as if we were ascending into the sky above. I swore that I was the one climbing and not Eric, and it was times like that I wished that I was better at photography. We were passing by the Ansel Adams Wilderness in all its rugged glory: how I wished to look beyond the high spires of peaks and down into the glassy lake and that vast valley as well. Everything about that initial stint of the road only made me want to explore more.

Explore more, and of myself as well.

We made our way upwards, and all I could think about was what we could do once we got into Yosemite. All I knew was those three boys who called themselves Green Day were supposed to meet us there at the campground for the next week. I hoped that I wouldn’t have to sleep in the same tent with Chuck because I was enjoying the sun on my face and the views before me. Everything was so rugged and rough as if it had been left untouched this whole entire time.

I gazed out to the drop below the other side of the railing and I spotted the glassy lake at the very bottom. Even with the royalty in place and with the ring on my finger, I vowed to always be as soft as that water. As soft and tender as that glassy water.

My ears popped and Chuck from Florida burst into my mind. I wished he was there in the backseat with me and we could relish in the view together. Indeed, I peered over to the seat next to me and I pictured him there, those thick lush curls sprawled around his shoulders as if he had dunked his head into those lake waters down below and let the cool mountain air dry him off. Those eyes, as blue as the granite walls that surrounded us as we continued to ascend into the heavens.

I really believed that we were headed straight for another world, one that chilled down with each passing mile. Lou peered out the window to the cliffs on the other side of the road: I saw him visually swallow, and I knew that we must have been high up.

I shivered at the sight of everything outside of the car; Lou breathed on the window and made a peace sign in the condensation.

“Jesus,” Eric muttered as he switched on the heater. Our sweatshirts were packed in the trunk given it was warm down in the valley before we left, and yet something told me that I was going to be cuddled down in the safety of my own for the entire trip. I hunkered down in the seat: how I wished to be held close in a warm blanket right then.

The road kept going up into the mountains, and something ran through my mind that told me we were about to drive off the edge of the road at any given moment.

Now I understood as to why the pass was closed out of most of the year.

I peered out the window to the view down below us, the final glimpse out to the valley before we ducked away into the mountains themselves, the last glimpse back to that glassy oasis down below and the final moment of paradise before we persisted into the craggy mountains before us.

I rubbed my upper arms with my hands. If nothing else, I hoped that Eric would have a horse blanket there in the backseat, not just for myself but for him and Lou, too, and the three of us could huddle down together.

Eric himself glimpsed into the rear-view mirror for a look at me.

“You warm enough back there, Alex?” he called back to me.

“I have got this persistent chill up my spine right now,” I told him.

“Yeah, we do, too. I hope we level out here soon—”

We rounded a bend and beheld the view of the vast canyon, still capped with snow from the blizzards of the winter before. The trees decorated the landscape as if they were made of chocolate and powdered sugar; on my side of the road was a steep drop into the abyss. My head spun and my ears popped; I turned my attention to Eric right as he rubbed his temple with one hand.

We passed a sign that read eleven thousand feet, and I could feel my fingers and toes tingling. Lou ran his fingers through his hair and breathed a bit harder than usual. I peered out the window to the towering peak on the right side of the road.

The road peaked at a crest and then dipped down a bit: I spotted what appeared to be a toll booth for the entrance fee into Yosemite up ahead, complete with three other cars in line there. I was just eager to be on the other side of the pass down in the valley again. We must have reached the top at some point if we hadn’t already. The mountain peaks surrounded us like a series of meringue peaks: for a moment, I believed that we had entered the land of all things sweet and decadent.

When we reached the booth, I took off my sunglasses and rubbed my eyes.

“Ninety-nine hundred feet, just shy of the century-century mark,” Lou remarked. “And I swore we were there just a few minutes ago.”

“I feel it,” Eric told him as he continuously massaged his temple.

“Yeah, I do, too,” I added; my head would not stop spinning. “Helps that we’re basically coming up from sea level.” All I wanted to do was lay down and cuddle, and it didn’t help matters that the line seemed to inch along the pavement. I leaned forward and rested my elbows on either top of the seat before me; Eric leaned over the rim of the steering wheel and kept his fingers on his temple. He peered over his sunglasses at me.

“I can’t remember the last time I had vertigo like this,” I confessed.

“My head is just pounding,” he told me.

“You know, I’ve heard Viagra helps with altitude sickness,” Lou informed us, who looked to be the only one not affected by it, but his skin had washed out to the same color as a sheet. He let out a low whistle, and he turned his attention back to the road before us.

“I’ve heard that, too,” I said with a few quick breaths. “Let’s ask the ranger about it.”

We inched ahead and Eric rolled down the window: the cold swept over us, and all I wanted was my sweater and a blanket. I held still as I tried to not think about my head spinning. The first thing I would do, once we reached the valley floor, was find something to eat and then feel the spray from the waterfall on my face.

We inched ahead to the toll booth where we were greeted by the ranger, an older gentleman with these big black leather gloves much like the ones Lou wore sometimes for his drumming.

“Do you have anything for altitude sickness?” Eric asked him as he paid the fee; it was right then I noticed he sounded more out of breath than usual. “All three of us aren’t doing too well.”

“Uh, yeah! I’ve got some pain pills in here with me, and things to help with blood pressure. I’ll suggest drinking more water and eating more, too, especially if you’re going to come back this way or hang around the mountain peaks here for a while.”

“Can do,” I said with a shake of my head, and my head spun even more.

“Keep the window rolled up until you reach the valley floor, too,” he advised us. “Staying warm will keep your blood flowing. But if you boys are desperate—” And he turned back into the booth for something.

“Yeah, I worry especially because I’m driving,” Eric told him, and the man handed him a small bottle of aspirin and a little white box, and I could already see those little blue pills inside.

“You fellas be safe up here for us all, okay?”

“Always,” Lou assured him.

“Yeah, thank you,” I called out to him.

“Thank you so much,” Eric added as he held the bottle and the box in his lap: he darted ahead to the first bend in the road just so we could take our medicine.

“Alex, you got any water?” he asked me as he rolled up the window; almost immediately, it warmed up again in there.

“Plenty.”

Eric opened the box for us, although I had a feeling that the pain pills would help us just as easy. But the next thing I knew, I was taking a blue pill. Eric and Lou did as well.

We drank our water down, and then Eric ran his fingers through his jet-black hair.

“Okay, where’s our campground at?” he asked us.

“It’s coming up here, isn’t it?” Lou recalled, still out of breath.

“I wrote it down…” Eric reached over to the glove box for something, and I peered back into the very back of the car for anything to keep myself warm.

“Yeah, Tuolomne Meadows,” he informed us. “I think it’s coming up here in a few minutes.” He closed the door, and I caught the sound of hesitation up there in the front seat. “What’re you looking for, brother?”

“Me?” I asked him as I turned back around, and my head spun some more. “Do you have a blanket in here or something?”

“In the trunk, yeah. Would you like it?”

“Please. I am just freezing back here.”

Eric kindly picked out the big heavy horse blanket for me, to which I wrapped it around my body once we got moving again. The spinning in my head persisted a bit as we made our way along the road more towards the meadow in question. The trees were so thick and lush, and most of them still blanketed with snow. I spotted the hulking silhouette of Half Dome off in the distance, and I knew that once we got down into the valley floor, our heads wouldn’t be hammering so much.

I thought about what the ranger had told us in that we had to eat more to keep the feeling of the altitude in check. Indeed, I was feeling hungry as the road dipped down and gently meandered with the coldest-looking river I had ever seen in my life. In fact, something told me that I could eat enough for three people right then.

I wanted to eat once we reached our campsite, and I hoped that those three boys had beat us to the punchline there because it was all I could think about. I had no idea if it was the altitude or not but for a moment, I believed I was seeing things. The fact the mountains resembled to meringue, the chocolate look of the trees, the fact that I was hungry… this was a far more potent high than any joint that I had ever touched in seventh grade.

The trees thinned out and we were met with the vast meadow in question, with the thick, lush grass interspersed with such cold, glassy waters. The sun shone down on us without a cloud to obscure anything: even with it being cold, the sunshine made everything so bright and crystal clear.

Billie Joe, Mike, and Tré had already checked into their reservation and pitched a tent for themselves at a spot, one nestled between the trees and near a small waterfall. I peered behind us to the towering mountain which bestowed the waterfall: my head proceeded to spin once again, but at least I had something to balance me.

The spray from the waterfall touched me on the side of the face: it made me think of all the heat waves over the Bay Area as a kid, and I would stand in front of a swamp cooler; this was the damp feeling of that on steroids.

The smell of pine surrounded the three of us like a veil, and I tilted my head back to feel the afternoon sun and the spray of the falls on my face. All I knew was we had to return to camp soon enough to put up our tents and then eat a bunch of food to keep the sickness away, that is if we saw those three boys up at the top of the waterfall.

And then I realized we had taken Viagra once we had entered the park.

“Alex?” Eric breathed right into my ear over the noise of the waterfall. I turned to face him and the hooded look to his eyes. I really believed that I was hallucinating right then, hallucinating from the hunger, the altitude, and the rush of blood straight to my head.

“You wanna take a walk with me?” he offered me. “Take a walk and look for something to eat?”

“Isn’t there a pie stand or two right on the other side of the trees here?” I asked him.

“There’s a pie stand and a market,” he added as he nudged a lock of hair behind my ear. “We’ll come back and surprise those three dudes with all the goods we’ve picked up.”

“Let’s get two blackberry, two pecan, two apple, three cherry, three blueberry, a chocolate, a lemon, and a peach,” I suggested. “I dunno about you but I could literally eat a pie and a cake right now.”

“A pie and a cake, and you wouldn’t be able to fit into the sleeping bag,” he quipped as he ran his hand down my belly. I peered up to the scraggly dogwood trees and pearly white birches that surrounded us: I had no memory of how we got there to that particular spot in the trees, right by the river and the waterfall, but he was touching me, and he was coming close to me, and I was leaning my back to the birch behind me.

“Eric… are you feeling what I’m feeling right now?” I asked him with a rubbing of my forehead with my temples. It reminded me of the times I would get high and I had the strangest euphoria every time the paper hit my tongue.

“Headache and vertigo from being so high up and intense hunger from that and the fact we haven’t eaten since we left this morning? You bet your booty that’s what it is.”

“No, I mean… the fact the ranger gave us Viagra for the altitude.”

He showed me his tongue before he crammed it into my mouth.

We were hallucinating and horny, and I had no idea about him but I had no restraint whatsoever. I put my arms up over my head as he reached down my pants to feel me. I could feel that I was already hard, harder than I had ever been, as hard as the cold stony mountains all around us.

“Eric—” I gasped from the feeling. “Eric—what if they hear us?”

“They won’t hear us,” he assured me with a breath of a whisper right into my ear. “They won’t hear us here down by the waterfall.”

“What if they see us?” I choked out again.

“We’re way down here, and they’re way up there,” he assured me again, that time with a grasp onto my fat one. He held onto me for a brief moment before he rubbed up against me. He was as big as I had ever felt before, and I had nothing to hold me back, either.

We were doing it outside, and I had not a care in the world about it. We were doing it outside, and I could feel everything. I could feel everything even with my head lost in the realm of the altitude. We were going to have a bunch of pie and curl up under the blanket and the sleeping bag afterwards, but we had the blue pills to take care of at first. Blue pills like little pebbles that led us to that nook in the trees.

I ran my fingers through his black hair, and I treated him to a tongue lashing and a groan right into his ear. His lips on my neck. His tongue in my ear. Our flesh against itself. One of us was going to come first.

The spray from the waterfall and the veil of the birches protected us from any onlookers. I leaned my head back against the tree trunk again as he sank in deep, as deep as he could go with me. I realized he was getting me right in the prostate as well as grinding up against me.

I parted my lips and let out a low moan, one that buried itself under the roar of the waterfall. Those three boys were going to be in for a treat of sorts should they descend from the towers behind us. But Eric twirled his fingers around the locks of hair at the back of my head and slithered his tongue into my mouth to finish the job.

“Let’s get down to it again when we get the tent set up,” I whispered into his ear right then.

“You got it, big boy,” Eric whispered to me; he reached down and touched me again, and he showed me a little smirk. “You wanna get down with Lou, too?”

“May as well,” I said in a broken voice. “You’re still hard as stone, too.”

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(Valentina's pov)

We've definitely been enjoying our summer here in Brindleton Bay! We try and spend most of our day outside, now that the girls are toddlers we have a lot more freedom as to what we can do. Aria and Ansel have been going with their dad to fish in a nearby lake almost every day since summer started, and whilst they don't come back with a fish everyday, they come back with stories about their fishing adventures that I'm sure they'll look back on with fondness. Whilst we aren't actively doing schoolwork in the summer, we're still learning when we're outside. The kids research the kinds of fish that are local to our area, so they know how to identify anything they might catch. Ever since we got our chickens, we've been learning all the things about them like the differences between the eggs that are laid for us to eat versus the fertilised eggs that hatch into chicks. We've also been learning about the fruits and vegetables that we've been growing, as well as the local plants and animals in the area. We've been debating whether to move to a property that has more land to have more animals, but that's a big undertaking so we're definitely praying on it.

These four are proving to be thick as thieves, there's a year between them and they're determined to put me through my paces. I don't mind it though, I'm taking my time and cherishing all these memories while they're still young. Before I know it they'll be in school, then maybe even college, then getting married and moving out. I'm so thankful for the Lord choosing me to be the mama of these rambunctious kids.

(AN: The kid should really be a toddler cause he's 2 weeks younger then valentina's youngest 2, but lets pretend these are old pictures. Also, I hate that the infant blanket has to appear when they're being posed)

My sister Sabrina and her husband Tucker live further out in the country from us, but we still see them at church and manage to plan to see each other when our schedules align. Though Tucker's family still does their touring music ministry for parts of the year, Tucker and Sabrina have chosen to focus on maintaining the farm and being at home. They've even bought their own home close to the farm, as they wanted their own place for their growing family. Sabrina announced that they're expecting another baby by early next year!

My little brother Zachary is courting! He met Kelsey Parnell (19) last year when he was in Brindleton Bay to visit us, Kelsey lives in a town an hour away from Brindleton Bay but has the same social circles as our aunt Danielle. I guess my aunt is determined to have her nieces and nephews have ties to Brindleton Bay so that there will always be a way to see her, because this is now the 3rd couple she's used her match making skills on (the first being Me and Eric, the second being Sabrina and Tucker). Kelsey spends her time helping her mother at home, or working with the same ministry my aunt sometimes works with. They first met at a christmas bake sale to support an pro-life ministry, and would see each other everytime Zach would visit Brindleton Bay either for work or to see us. My parents were able to meet her parents as well and our families got along great, they agreed that it was okay for the two to get to know each other better in order for a courtship to happen, and recently Zach got the greenlight to ask her to start a courtship. Kelsey is a great girl, we've known her and her family for a few years and I think they'll make a great couple.

Celeste is also courting! She's in a courtship with a delightful young man named Reid Robbins (25) from Northbury, a town a few hours outside Britechester. They met through mutual friends when she was at a young women's retreat that was a ministry run by his church. She met one of his sisters and they became fast friends, and she later introduced the girls to her family and the rest of the church congregation. These two met and there was a group chat formed where they all got to know each other and challenged each other daily to keep up in their walk with the Lord. Between a few visits to Newcrest, a few visits to Northbury, and some group trips added into the mix, Reid had started to pray to the Lord about Celeste (what he didn't know is that she'd also started praying about him!). After discussing the fact with his parents, they contacted our parents and after both sides approved, he made his way to my parents house in Newcrest and officially asked her! Though she was excited, Celeste was slightly apprehensive at the beginning because she is slightly older than him (her being 27 and him being 25), but my sisters and I reassured her that if she felt the Lord leading her in that direction - then to follow where she's being led. Now she's happier than ever before, she's already started dreaming about what their wedding will look like!

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let me apologise for this partial list of names in the library,  titles available on request...

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Cut Worms- S/T (Jagjaguwar Records)

After his Memphis produced double album, Nobody Lives Here Anymore, in 2020, Max Clarke (aka Cut Worms) ventured to a few different studios to capture some new sounds. Maybe that’s why the music on this album has him moving in different musical directions as well. On his third full length self-titled album, all songs are written, arranged, produced, and mixed by himself. Clarke is back with his psychedelic folk filled with nasal, deadpan vocals and slide guitar, but this time he’s joined by many guest musicians. But don’t worry, his great touring band, drummer Noah Bond and bassist Keven Lareau, still perform on this album. 

The album begins with “Don't Fade Out,” a piano-driven boogie. Guest artists, courtesy of the D’Adarrio brothers of Lemon Twigs fame, add a nice touch with their piano and bass. A foot tapping gem that’s a terrific way to start off the album.  Next, “Take it and Smile” is a slower song, but filled with some amazing guitar picking and “roller-skating rink” organ. “Ballad of the Texas King” is by far my favorite on the album. A bouncy song that features Florist’s Rick Spataro on piano and additional guitar. (Rick’s Onlyness Analog Studio also provided one of the recording spaces this time out.) A soaring melody and stunning piano work highlight this song. “I'll Never Make It” captures the sound of the 50s’ greats Buddy Holly and The Everly Brothers. It’s a bopping piano ballad that will have you singing along in no time.  “Is it Magic?” continues the 50s sound, but this time Beach Boys harmonies join in. 

“Let's Go Out On The Town” is another favorite of mine that takes me back to early (“Not A Second Time”) Beatles, but then shifts to more of Clarke’s unique, twangy sound. “Living Inside” slows things down a bit, nothing wrong with that; it adds to the variety of this album. Gorgeous strings written and arranged by Simon Hanes and performed by Ansel Cohen and Gabe Valle add to this mood. The next track, “Use Your Love! (Right Now),” returns to the Beach Boys scene. Another great summer song! The album ends with “Too Bad,” a somber song that we can only wish isn’t the last song. 

Nine songs in 32 minutes, not quite the quantity of his double album, but definitely the quality of the Cut Worms that we’ve grown to love. I caught his band live back in 2018 at West Fest in Chicago. I’m glad to see he’s still putting out great music and utilizing his contacts to add to his sound. Looks like a US fall tour(September through October) is set up, so be sure to catch these songs live!     ERIC EGGLESON

https://www.cut-worms.com/

https://jagjaguwar.com/artist/cutworms/