#Eric C. Harrison

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

BECAUSE JEFF HAYWARD WAS NEVER TOO FAR AWAY FROM A MARVEL COMICS TEE -- HEAVY SHIT.

PIC(S) INFO: For your "Wolverine Wednesday" -- Spotlight on a live shot of American sludge/DOOM metal band GRIEF, from the band's "Come to Grief" era, c. 1994, plus a promotional shot of the group from the same time period. Note the old-school Wolverine tee à la vocalist Jeff Hayward in the first photo -- "SNIKT!"

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3315679547162904621 (Picuki 3x).

[ilovedig]

Hey George, in fact, most people do not think about the world like that. You're just a queer poly boy who sees the world like that.

“I think everybody was in love with everybody else permanently during the 60s. I would have been surprised if any of our friends had not all been in love with each other. You know, there’s sex and there’s love. And I think the 60s period – there was a genuine love for mankind, generally. I’m very liberal, actually – very liberal person. But at that time anyway, over the years, we were splitting up. And contrary to what some people think, I was very pleased that they got together because for me, you know, I didn’t ever want it to be, you know, the bad guy who split it up, like kicked her out or whatever the situation was happening. But really, for years we’d been – potential divorces for, you know, long before all that “Layla” and all that stuff happened. And I think it was just a natural thing that happened.”

— - George Harrison on splitting up with Pattie Boyd and her relationship with Eric Clapton, “I Was There: Pattie Boyd,” BBC Radio 2 [original date of quote unknown] (26 Sep. 2019)

[brokehorrorfan]

The Darkest Night will be published in paperback and e-book on September 24 via Crooked Lane Books. The 320-page anthology of winter horror stories is edited by Lindy Ryan and includes an introduction by George C. Romero.

It features 22 stories by Josh Malerman, Eric LaRocca, Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison, Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Jamie Flanagan, Kristi DeMeester, Nat Cassidy, Darcy Coates, Tim Waggoner, Hailey Piper, Thommy Hutson, Gwendolyn Kiste, Sara Tantlinger, Christopher Brooks, M. Rickert, Cynthia Pelayo, Lee Murray, Mercedes Yardley, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Jeff Strand, and Kelsea Yu.

From some of the biggest names in horror comes an Advent calendar of short holiday horror stories perfect for the darkest nights of the year. Edited by award-winning author and anthologist Lindy Ryan and with contributions from masters of horror like Josh Malerman, Eric LaRocca, and Clay McLeod Chapman, this horrific anthology will chill you to the bone.

Pre-order The Darkest Night.

[burlveneer-music]

Molly Lewis - On the Lips - don't know if I'm ready for a full-on lounge/exotica (re)revival, but it's the perfect milieu for a whistler

Consider this your invitation to Café Molly, a lounge bar like they don’t make them anymore. The lights are low, the martinis are ice cold, the banquettes are velvet, and the stage is set for the electrifying talent of whistler Molly Lewis. Molly’s soft-focus cocktail music conjures up visions of classic Hollywood jazz clubs, Italian cinema soundtracks and lingering embraces between lovers. After the exotica stylings of The Forgotten Edge EP and the tropicalia-indebted Mirage EP, Molly wanted to encapsulate the sound of Café Molly for her debut album On The Lips, a dreamy tribute to classic mood music. That spellbinding sound, which usually comes to life in Los Angeles, has also popped up in Mexico City dancehalls, graced the runways of Paris and London Fashion Weeks, and made a magical appearance at a children's fairyland. Molly Lewis’s love for this smoky corner of the world doesn’t end with her songwriting. She is a devotee and an archivist, capturing and enlivening the pieces that endure. She was a regular at the legendary shows by Marty and Elayne, the lounge duo who spent almost 40 years playing LA’s Dresden bar. The duo came to global fame after an appearance in 1996’s Swingers and kept going long after that spotlight faded, finally finishing their nightly residency after the death of Marty at the ripe age of 89 last year. “That felt like the end of an era,” says Molly. But there are still flashes of that world to be found, and she finds them. “I’ve been spending a lot of time in New York lately, where there are a lot more of those moody, classic jazz bars,” she explains. Over the past few years Molly has flexed her one-of-a-kind musical skill alongside Mark Ronson on the Barbie soundtrack, as well as with Dr Dre, Karen O, actor John C Reilly, Mac De Marco, fashion houses Chanel, Gucci and Hermes, and folk rock royalty Jackson Browne. After a performance with longtime friend Weyes Blood on Burt Bacharach’s The Look of Love during a Café Molly evening at LA’s Zebulon, Molly supported the singer on a US tour, introducing her sound to a brand new audience. “I forget sometimes that what I do has that factor of surprise and uniqueness – it is something that most people have never seen before,” says Molly. She too might never have entered the idiosyncratic world of whistling had she not as a teenager seen the 2005 documentary Pucker Up, which details the International Whistling Competition. Equally amused and bemused by the eccentric event, in 2012 she competed herself. Spending her early twenties in Berlin she then moved to LA to work in film – and returned to the contest in 2015 to take home first prize. One evening Molly did a turn at an open mic at the Kibitz Room, a tiny late-night bar inside historic LA deli Canter’s. Her display led to appearances at performance art happenings across the city, and she soon caught the ear of independent record label Jagjaguwar. On The Lips was recorded with producer Thomas Brenneck of the Menahan Street Band, Budos Band, Dap-Kings and El Michels Affair, at his newly-built Diamond West Studios in Pasadena. The pair bonded over the work of 1960s soundtrack composers Alessandro Alessandroni and Piero Piccioni, and, with something of an open door policy during the sessions, a stream of acclaimed musicians ended up across the album’s 10 tracks. With her intoxicating compositions, and wry brand of stagecraft (she might not be singing up there, but she can sure tell a joke) Molly Lewis looks set to join her heroes in the storied lore of the Los Angeles lounge scene and beyond. So pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and prepare to fall for On The Lips.  PERFORMER LINE-UP: On The Lips Molly Lewis - Whistle, guitar, vocals Joe Harrison - Flute, bass Eric Hagstrom - Drums, clave Thomas Brenneck - Organ Written by: Molly Lewis

[identity-library]

Disability (Books)

A:

A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

Tiny Tim (Unspecified Disability)

A Different Kind of Beauty (Sylvia McNicoll)

Kyle (Blind, Diabetes)

All Our Broken Pieces (L.D. Crichton)

Kyler (Facial Difference - Scarring)

American Girl (Series - Various Authors)

Blaire (Food Allergy)

Gabriela (Stutter)

Josie Myers (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

Joss Kendrick (Deaf)

Joy Jenner (Deaf)

Maryellen Larkin (Limited Mobility)

Sam Walker (Amputee)

A Step Toward Falling (Cammie McGovern)

Anthony (Down Syndrome)

Belinda Montgomery (Low Vision, Unspecified Developmental Disability)

Douglas (Unspecified Developmental Disability)

Eugene (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Francine (Down Syndrome)

Harrison (Autistic, Blind)

Sheila (Autistic)

All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)

Marie-Laure (Blind)

Animorphs (K.A. Applegate)

Collette (Paralyzed)

Craig (Unspecified Disability)

Erica (Unspecified Disability)

James (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

Jessie (Unspecified Disability)

Judy (Unspecified Disability)

Julio (Unspecified Disability)

Kelly (Cystic Fibrosis)

Liam (Unspecified Disability)

Ray (Unspecified Disability)

Timmy (Cerebral Palsy, Wheelchair User)

Tricia (Unspecified Disability)

B:

Blind (Rachel DeWoskin)

Emma Sasha Silver (Blind)

Blindsided (Priscilla Cummings)

Natalie O'Reilly (Blind)

Blind Sighted (Peter Moore)

Callie (Blind)

Blind Spot (Laura Ellen)

Roswell "Roz" Hart (Blind - Macular Degeneration)

Bruised (Tanya Boteju)

Caihong "Cai" (Deaf)

C:

Catching the Light (Susan Sinnott)

Cathy (Unspecified Learning Disability)

Cemetary Boys (Aiden Thomas)

Julian Diaz (ADHD)

Connection Error (Annabeth Albert)

Josiah Simmons (ADHD)

Ryan Orson (Multi-Limb Amputee)

Crown of Feathers - Series (Nicki Pau Preto)

Sparrow (Blind)

D:

Daughter of the Deep (Rick Riordan)

Ester Harding (Autistic)

Dear Mothman (Robin Gow)

Noah (Autistic)

E:

F:

Finding Phoebe (Gavin Extence)

Phoebe (Autistic)

Frankie's World (Aoife Dooley)

Frankie (Autistic)

Sam (Wheelchair User)

Future Girl (Asphyxia)

Piper McBride (Deaf)

G:

Gifted Clans (Graci Kim)

Sahm (Limb Difference)

Girl, Stolen (April Henry)

Cheyenne Wilder (Blind)

Good Kings, Bad Kings (Susan Nussbaum)

Joanna Madsen (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

H:

Handle With Care (Jodi Picoult)

Willow O'Keefe (Osteogenesis Imperfecta)

Hello, Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)

Valencia Somerset (Deaf)

Highway Bodies (Alison Evans)

Jojo (Amputee)

House Rules (Jodi Picoult)

Jacob Hunt (Autistic)

How to Speak Dolphin (Ginny Rorby)

Adam (Autistic)

Zoe (Blind)

I:

J:

Jerk, California (Jonathan Friesen)

Sam Carrier (Tourette's Syndrome)

K:

Keep This to Yourself (Tom Ryan)

Junior Merlin (Partially Blind - One Eye)

L:

Learning Curves (Ceillie Simkiss)

Cora McLaughlin (ADHD)

Light a Single Candle (Beverly Butler)

Cathy Wheeler (Blind)

Love and First Sight (Josh Sundquist)

Cecily Hoder (Facial Difference)

William "Will" Porter (Blind)

M:

Maximum Ride (James Patterson)

Iggy (Blind)

N:

Nestlings (Nat Cassidy)

Ana Greene (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

Not If I See You First (Eric Lindstrom)

Parker Grant (Blind)

O:

On the Edge of Gone (Corinne Duyvis)

Denise (Autistic)

P:

Percy Jackson - Universe (Rick Riordan)

Amphithemis (Short Term Memory Loss)

Ben (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Ethan Nakamura (Partially Blind)

Halcyon "Hal" Green (Mute)

Hearthstone (Deaf)

Hephaestus (Facial Differences, Limb Differences)

Leo Valdez (ADHD, Motion Sickness)

Phineas (Blind)

Thalia Grace (ADHD, Dyslexia)

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Jonathan Auxier)

Peter Nimble (Blind)

Planet Earth is Blue (Nicole Panteleakos)

Nova Vezina (Autistic)

Punk 57 (Penelope Douglas)

Ryen Trevarrow (Allergies, Asthma)

Q:

R:

Rainbow Magic (Daisy Meadows)

Camilla (Deaf)

Elsie (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Harper (Down Syndrome)

Riley (Limb Difference)

Remember Dippy (Shirley Reva Vernick)

Remember "Mem" Dippy (Autistic)

Retina Boy (Ben Shaberman)

Doug Anderson (Blind)

Marcy (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

S:

Sadie (Courtney Summers)

Sadie Hunter (Stutter)

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Carlos Hernandez)

Floramaria Vidón (Diabetes)

Salvador "Sal" Vidón (Type 1 Diabetes)

Scholomance (Series - Naomi Novik)

Dinesh (Facial Scarring)

Hideo (Unspecified Tic Disorder)

Jowani (Stammer)

She is Not Invisible (Marcus Sedgwick)

Laureth Peak (Blind)

Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)

Kaz Brekker (Chronic Pain, Cane User)

Wylan Van Eck (Dyslexia)

Song for a Whale (Lynne Kelly)

Grandfather (Deaf)

Grandmother (Deaf)

Iris Bailey (Deaf)

Wendell (Deaf)

T:

Tall Story (Candy Gourlay)

Bernardo (Gigantism)

The Good Hawk (Joseph Elliot)

The Body in the Woods (April Henry)

Nick Walker (ADHD)

Agatha (Down Syndrome)

The Heart of Applebutter Hill (Donna Hill)

Abigail Jones (Blind)

The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Lev Myshkin (Epilepsy)

The Locked Tomb (Tamsyn Muir)

Cytherea the First (Cancer)

The Luis Ortega Survival Club (Sonora Reyes)

Ariana Ruiz (Autistic, Situational Mutism)

The One Thing (Marci Lyn Curtis)

Ben Milton (Spina Bifida)

Maggie Sanders (Blind)

The Storm Runner (J.C. Cervantes)

Renata "Ren" Santiago (Allergies, Epilepsy)

Rosie (Amputee)

Zane Obispo (Leg Length Discrepancy, Cane User)

The Tragedy Paper (Elizabeth LaBan)

Tim Macbeth (Albino, Blind)

The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)

Mat Cauthon (Blind)

The Window (Jeanette Ingold)

Mandy (Blind)

Things Not Seen (Andrew Clements)

Alicia Van Dorn (Blind)

Thousand Worlds - Series (Yoon Ha Lee)

Myung Juhwang (Amputee)

Quartermaster Yang (Deaf)

Tristian Strong - Series (Kwame Mbalia)

Jessica "Jess" (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

U:

V:

W:

Warriors (Erin Hunter)

Berrynose (Amputee)

Briarlight (Limited Mobility)

Brightheart (Partially Blind)

Cinderpelt (Limited Mobility)

Deadpaw (Limb Difference)

Fallowfern (Deaf)

Finleap (Amputee)

Halftail (Amputee)

Jayfeather (Blind)

Leopardstar (Diabetes)

Lilywhisker (Paralyzed)

Longtail (Blind)

Moth Flight (ADD)

Oddfoot (Limb Difference)

One-Eye (Partially Blind)

Petalfall (Epilepsy)

Shadowsight (Epilepsy)

Snowkit (Deaf)

Whitewater (Partially Blind)

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the East (Gregory Maguire)

Nessarose Thropp (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Wings of Fire (Tui T. Sutherland)

Addax (Limp)

Battlewinner (Fantasy Disability)

Chameleon (Facial Difference, Limited Abilities)

Clay (Limp)

Dune (Amputee)

Jerboa ||| (Amputee)

Mayfly (Amputee)

Onyx (Limited Mobility)

Osprey (Blind, Paralyzed)

Peregrine (Partially Deaf)

Sapphire (Amputee)

Scarlet (Facial Difference)

Sequoia (Amputee)

Snowflake (Limited Mobility)

Starflight (Blind)

Stonemover (Limited Mobility*)

Tamarin (Blind)

Tau (Limb Difference, Limited Mobility)

Vengeance (Facial Difference)

Wasp (Facial Difference)

Wonder (R.J. Palacio)

Auggie Pullman (Facial Difference)

X:

Y:

Z:

#:

100 Days (Nicole McInnes)

Agnes (Progeria)

100 Sideways Miles (Andrew Smith)

Finn Easton (Epilepsy)

13 Gifts (Wendy Mass)

Angelina D'Angelo (Facial Difference)

[jemstarearrings]

S01E09: The World Hunger Shindig

The World Hunger Shindig is the first episode of the series that breaks the continuity and starts being episodic. Naturally that makes it perfect for one of the dull “Charity Good!” episodes where the moral of the story pretty much boils down to “If you’re a Good Person™ and Do Charity™ just like JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™, you are Good!™ The MISFITS™ are Bad™ because they DON’T Do Charity!™

I know it’s a product of its time, kind of like how cartoons in the 90s had episodes about recycling, but that doesn’t make it any less boring.

The plot is pretty common for a Jem episode; the Holograms are doing a charity concert, the Misfits want to take their place for The Wrong Reason™, so Eric hires Zipper to bump the Holograms off. This doesn’t work, the Holograms end up succeeding anyway, and the Misfits gain nothing. Oh, and there’s a Beatles reference:

Forget about “Paul Is Dead,” we’ve got “Kimber is Pink!”

The most intriguing part of this episode, to me, was the reveal from Pizzazz that she knew Sean Harrison before he was famous.

This actually lends a little more depth to Pizzazz’s hate-boner for the Holograms. If they turned my old flame into a wuss who didn’t even want to hear my music, I’d be pretty bitter about it too. 

Speaking of men having personality shifts, I just want to mention that Rio is a piece of shit in this episode as usual.

Backstage at the Shindig when Kimber's trying to get help, Rio sits there and pouts about how none of the other Holograms have talked to him, especially not Jerrica, "MY GIRLFRIEND!!"

Except when Jerrica spent time with him at the welcome party at the ranch, and when Jerrica wanted him to come with them to ride horses and he decided he’d go set up a stage for ten hours (of course after seeming bummed Jem wasn’t there, only Jerrica, his girlfriend.)

The absolute gaslighting gall of this man. He’s literally the only one who’s kept himself from the girls aside from the ONE time they can’t answer a phone call because they just got hit by a goddamn car and knocked out of a hayride. For all the “good” messages this show tries to send with having the characters be literal white saviors, there are just as many bad ones where Jerrica stays with Rio despite the 500 red flags he puts out every hour

(Aja and Shana can be Asian and black saviors respectively, but that doesn’t change how cringe it is for this candy-colored pop band to fly over a barren African savannah in a thresher and magically grow tons of food for the poor Africans.)

Aside from my nitpicking, this episode really doesn’t have any massive glaring flaws. There are some great uses of holograms (especially when Synergy announces them at the concert just in the nick of time,) but the two “We Are The World”-type songs and the really common plot just don’t do it for me. The cool Misfits song in the middle even has a gross sound effect over top of it, so I’m giving this one a C. Totally average.

Pizzazz's reckless driving earns her a year in jail and $2,500 in fines, BUT, this case is interesting. This is the first time in the series when there's more than one person in the car during a bout of reckless driving, and we all know what that means:

So Pizzazz, Roxy, Stormer, AND Sean Harrison are all charged! This leads to a total of 4 years in jail and $10,000 in fines.

Meanwhile, Eric conspired twice with Zipper to abduct and falsely imprison the Holograms AND to commit charity fraud. Doing the math, this earns the two together about $500,000 in fines and about 3 years in jail.

Grand Total: $510,000 in fines and 7 years in jail! On the bright side, maybe Sean Harrison will get some of his grittier personality back while behind bars? :P

[officiallallorona]

people you'd like to know better

Tagged by @kirayaykimura who is a cheater because she knows me better than anyone else on this planet

1. Three ships

a. Captain Swan/Hook and Emma (Once Upon a Time) b. Hak and Yona (Yona of the Dawn) c. James and Teresa (Queen of the South)

2. First ship

Mamoru & Usagi from Sailor Moon. And I grew up on the defunct DiC dub so they were "Darien and Serena." TO THIS DAY: obsessed!

3. Last song

Adventures in Solitude by The New Pornographers

4. Last movie

The Little Mermaid (live-action). I enjoyed it. Pretty much a straight adaption but with more fleshed-out characters (except for Eric's mom...her arc was weird imho).

5. Currently reading

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison because it's close to Halloween and let's do werewolf romance!

Also:

American Brujeria: Modern Mexican-American Folk Magic by J. Allen Cross. I'm trying to learn the curanderismo practices my Wilita was a practitioner of.

6. Currently watching

I just finished Queen of the South (finally!) last night and that will occupy my brain space for a little bit longer.

Also watching My Happy Marriage with Alex. Need to continue with The Bear. And I'm also on the lookout for something Halloween-y so if anybody has any suggestions...

7. Last thing I wrote

I wrote and FINISHED (but didn't publish outside of showing my closest friends) a little flash story that's basically a fucked up lil fairy tale. Last thing I wrote in general was a bit more dialogue for what might become my novel.

tagging: @knightinironarmor because I have strayed so far from my tony stark moots and i miss them, my captain swan og @a-heart-of-kyber, and @osanzo

[limbobilbo]

Posting some fan stands I made

Stand Name: 「Savoy Truffle」

Stand Reference: Savoy Truffle by the Beatles

Localised Name: 「Box of Chocolates」

User: Eric Harri

User Reference: Eric Clapton and George Harrison

Description: 「Savoy Truffle」takes the form of a purple and gold rectangular chocolate box with a hinged lid. The box is marked with the label of ‘lucky land confectionery’. Inside the box appears to be completely black however small chocolates of assorted shapes and designs can be removed from the box.

Stand Stats:

Power: E

Range: A

Speed: B

Precision: A

Durability: D

Potential: D

Ability:

The Chocolate: when a person eats or is fed a chocolate from 「Savoy Truffle」the chocolate will enact an effect on the person. This effect can be decided by Eric for himself and others as long as he is making physical contact with them when they eat the chocolate. 「Savoy Truffle」is unable to cause any direct physical harm with its effects (for example it can not cause a person’s bones to break, their heart to stop or to develop a sudden wound), however it is still able to cause ‘neutral’ effects (such as temporary loss of certain senses or temporary paralysis) and positive effects (「Savoy Truffle」is able to heal injuries in those who eat the chocolate).

The Cost: 「Savoy Truffle」’s effects require it to spend ‘energy’. The amount of energy is proportional to the strength of the effect. This energy can come from people’s bodies, plants, animals or food. By default the energy will be taken from the person who eats the chocolate (usually in the form of shrinking muscles or rotting teeth) however if the person under the effect of 「Savoy Truffle」 is touching something that can be substituted and states that they wish to use it out loud the energy will be taken from the alternative source.

User: Eric Harri is a small time criminal and fitness buff. Doing mainly extortion and intimidation. Despite his obsessions with fitness when preparing to use his stand Eric often binges on food in order to fill his body with enough calories to use his stand.

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Stand: 「Doncamatic」

Localised Name: 「Tape Deck」

Stand Reference: Doncamatic by Gorillaz

Stand Type: Artificial Humanoid

Stand Stats:

Power: C

Range: B

Speed: B

Precision: C

Durability: D

Ability:

Forced Recording: When 「Doncamatic」punches someone or something it is able to forcefully eject a tape from it. This tape contains an audio recording of a period up to 5 minutes. Upon a tape exiting an object the force will damage it. In the case of humans or animals the tape will exit through their mouth. The tape will contain up to 5 minutes of audio of anything that occurred around person or thing from which the tape was ejected. The tapes are able to be played through a standard tape player or simply by 「Doncamatic」holding it.

Audio Visual reconstruction: 「Doncamatic」is able to crush any tape that has been ejected using its ability. When it does this the tape is destroyed and a reconstruction of the audio will appear formed out of small particles of glowing dust. The reconstruction takes the form of several static images of key moments of the recording. The reconstruction is able to be moved forward and backwards chronologically and paused.

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Mikaela Davis - “Promise”

Concocting a mix of All Things Must Pass-era George Harrison and Backless-period Eric Clapton, Mikaela Davis plays it safe on “Promise.”

Fueled with subdued guitars and compact at less than three minutes, the second single from And Southern Star (Aug. 4) is a wisp of pop with Davis’ trademark harp adding sparkle to her equally wispy voice as she sings:

When you cut your hair/were you trying to change for me/honey, you’re still there/like a promise I never wanted to keep

It’s a no-risk number that offers little reward in the process.

Grade card: Mikaela Davis - “Promise” - C-

5/10/23

[briankeene]

Finalized AuthorCon IV Programming Schedule

Here is the finalized programming schedule for AuthorCon IV — a Scares That Care charity event — taking place October 4th through 6th in St Louis, Missouri. To purchase tickets, reserve a hotel room, or peruse the guests of honor, click here. AUTHORCON IV – FRIDAY

4:00pm – 9:00pm: Vendors (Concourse Ballroom)

4:00pm – 9:00pm: Silent Auction

8:00pm: An Evening with Psychic and Medium Dakota Lawrence (Heathrow) : In this group setting, renowned psychic and medium Dakota Lawrence will conduct live readings regarding loved ones, participant’s lives, and more. Please note that participants will be chosen at random, and a ticket does not guarantee a reading. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available at convention registration.

Readings: (Heathrow)

4:15pm – 5:15pm: Bridget D. Brave, Alisha Galvan, and Donna J. W. Munro 5:30pm – 6:30pm: Jay Bower, Brent Abell, and Gareth Ian Davies 6:45pm – 7:45pm: Joshua Daughrity, Michael Cieslak, Garrett Boatman 9:15pm – 10:15pm: Kristopher Triana, Patrick C. Harrison III, and RJ Roles

Panels: (Gatwick)

4:30pm – 5:30pm: Mental Health – Justin Holley (Moderator), David Simms, Christopher Hawkins, Kristen Vincent, Dan Shrader, Craig Brownlie discuss writing through the bad times and the impact the craft can have on one’s mental health.

5:45pm – 6:45pm: So You Want To Publish An Anthology? – Candance Nola (moderator), Rebecca Rowland, Paul Goblirsch, Michael Cieslak, RJ Roles, Heather Daughrity, and Bridget D. Brave discuss everything you ever wanted to know about organizing, editing, and publishing an anthology.

7:00pm – 8:00pm: Weird Westerns and Historical Horror – Wile E. Young (Moderator), Cullen Bunn, Marie Lestrange, Caroline Giammanco, Robert Whitmore, and Doug Goodman saddle up and ride out to discuss cowboys and zombies, rustlers and werewolves, and all sorts of other creepy critters in the Old West.

AUTHORCON IV – SATURDAY

8:00am – 10:00am: Found Money For Writers (Heathrow) : There are thousands of grants available for writers every year, but most writers never take advantage of this resource. Regardless of if you're just starting out or already a full-time writer, you can benefit from grants. In this two-hour workshop, best-selling author Maurice Broaddus teaches you the tips and tricks for finding them, applying for them, and what to do when you get them. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available at convention registration.

9:30pm: The Michael Allen Rose Show, starring… Michael Allen Rose! With Professional Eye Candy Sauda Namir! (Adults Only - Admission Free with Convention Pass)

10:00am – 6:00pm: Vendors (Concourse Ballroom)

10:00am – 5:00pm: Silent Auction (Winners will be announced at 5:00pm)

Readings: (Heathrow)

10:00am – 11:00am: Kayla Frederick, Heather Daughrity, and Marie LeStrange 11:15am – 12:15pm: Chris Panatier, Tommy B. Smith, and Justin Holley 12:30pm – 1:30pm: Jonathan Janz, Ronald Malfi, and Wesley Southard 1:45pm – 2:45pm: Clay McLeod Chapman, Stephen Kozeniewski, and Jeff Strand 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Wile E. Young, Robert Whitmore, and Craig Brownlie 4:15pm – 5:15pm: V Castro, Wrath James White, and Dorian J. Sinnott 5:30pm – 6:30pm: AJ Humphreys, Len Berry, and David Simms 6:45pm – 7:45pm: Drew Huff, Caroline Giammanco, and Doug Goodman

Readings: (Gatwick)

7:45pm – 8:45pm: Nathan D. Ludwig, John Bruni, and Gavin Dillinger 9:00pm – 9:30pm: Bitter Karella’s Story Time

Panels: (Gatwick)

10:30am – 11:30am: Writing Poetry For Fun and Profit – Jacob Haddon (Moderator), Candace Nola, K.A. Schultz, and Kristen Vincent why they write poetry, and the markets for publishing it.

11:45am – 12:45pm: Publishing 101 – Joshua Daughrity (Moderator), Paul Goblirsch, Stephen Kozeniewski, Jacob Haddon, James G. Carlson, and Ira Rat discuss the ins-and-outs of publishing from all aspects and formats.

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Extreme Horror and Me – Wrath James White (Moderator), Kristopher Triana, Patrick C. Harrison III, and Eric Butler discuss the many reasons why extreme horror appeals to them personally, and to their readers.

2:15pm – 3:15pm: Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Folk Horror – Breanna Bright (Moderator), Donna J. W. Munro, K.A. Schultz, and Garrett Boatman discuss the long correlation between folklore and horror fiction, and how it translates for a new generation of readers and writers.

3:30pm – 4:30pm: Crazy Convention Stories – Clay McLeod Chapman (Moderator) convinces veterans of the convention circuit Cullen Bunn, Maurice Broaddus, John Anderson, Dakota Lawrence, and Brian Keene to spill the tea and reveal just what happens behind the scenes at conventions and fan expos.

4:30pm – 5:30pm: Marketing and Promotion – Daniel J. Volpe (Moderator), A.G. Mock, Jay Bower, Sonora Taylor, D.M. Guay, and Ira Rat reveal their tips and tricks for successfully marketing and promoting books, regardless of budget.

5:45pm – 6:45pm: The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales From Stephen King’s The Stand – Jonathan Janz (Moderator), Brian Keene, V. Castro, Ronald Malfi, Maurice Broaddus, and Wrath James White discuss the first anthology of all-new fiction set in the world of Stephen King’s classic novel The Stand.

AUTHORCON IV – SUNDAY

10:00am to 3:00pm – Vendors (Concourse Ballroom)

Readings: (Heathrow)

10:15am – 11:15am: Jacob Haddon, B.E. Fidler and Cris Burl/EVILyn Reigns 11:30am – 12:30pm: Sonora Taylor, Christopher Hawkins, and Breanna Bright

Panels: (Gatwick)

10:30am – 11:30am: Writing Short Stories – Chris Panatier (Moderator), Dorian J. Sinnott, Tommy B. Smith, Drew Huff, JP Behrens, and Kristal Shanahan discuss their individual processes and the trials and tribulations of writing short fiction.

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Texas Author Con is July 26th & 27th!!!

Texas Author Con & Book Festival 2024 Main – What, Where, When Meet the Vendors – Interview Series Meet the Authors/Vendorsof the 3rd Annual TX AUTHOR CON Special Guest of Honor:Joe R Lansdale MERRILL DAVID ERIC BUTLER NICKOLAS STANOSHECK REV DARE CLOUD CHRIS MILLER WILE E. YOUNG PATRICK C. HARRISON III ROSE GARCIA RJ HANSON ROWLAND BERCY JR. R.J. POWELL S.E. SHORE DAVID…

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RX PRESCRIPTION BY "DR. NUT" -- TAKE 2x DAILY UNTIL ADDICTION OR DEATH.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on cropped + original artwork of "Dr. Nut," back cover sleeve art to the "Alive" album on Compact Disc, recorded live in Boston 2005 by American sludge/DOOM metal band GRIEF, and released under the Southern Lord label in 2006. Limited to 2000 numbered CD copies [my own personal copy is #1242].

Artwork from the "unquiet mind" of former GRIEF bass player, Eric C. Harrison.

"Life can be Confusing And not very Amusing A fucked Circus Full of freaks and psychotic Attractions Trying to make sense Forget it..."

-- "Life Can Be..." (1998) by GRIEF

Source: www.discogs.com/release/941544.

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NYTimes: ‘Dear Layla’: Letters for Sale From a Rock Music Love Triangle

‘Dear Layla’: Letters for Sale From a Rock Music Love Triangle https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/arts/music/pattie-boyd-george-harrison-eric-clapton-auction.html?smid=nytcore-android-share&ugrp=c&pvid=e8798196-321c-44ff-9a0b-181a9ca33669

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Much Needed Field Upgrade Coming in St. C.

Three groups in St. Clairsville are coming together this spring to rectify one of the few athletic wrongs found within the city. The city’s Recreation Department, along with the school district and junior sports organization are leveraging their combined dollars, along with a recent $11,000 donation from Pirates Charities, to do some major improvements to the St. Clairsville Junior Sports Complex. One field in particular, Field 4; the formerly Bronco field now turned softball field for the upper age groups in the town’s recreational league. In short—it needs some work. When it rains, a miniature lake forms around the entirety of the outer ring of the infield. The playing surface itself has a noticeable dip in elevation as the field progresses from dirt to grass at the lip of the outfield. There are potholes, fencing issues, additional drainage issues, and dugouts that, while usable, could benefit from expansion. That’s the bad. What Field 4 also features is a lot of potential. There is a large, level parking lot with plenty of paces. The adjacent hill, while the culprit of many of the water issues on the playing surface, also provides a grass-laden hillside from which to sit and watch a game. There’s plenty of space and plenty of potential and that’s what recreation director Eric Gay, his department, and representatives from the school district and Jr. Sports hope to leverage. “Our goal with this project, and I’m speaking on behalf of a couple of different groups, is to put up new fencing, new dugouts, redo the infield and level it out.,” Gay began, noting that no, they are not getting turf. “We’re going to make that the best field out there and we’re hoping to put it all together and get started soon. We’re collaborating and doing this all together. We’re making this the facility we all want, but also one we can afford.” Yes, the list of softball teams in Eastern Ohio with turf facilities is growing. Schools of comparable size like Edison, Indian Creek, and Harrison Central all feature turf facilities. That’s not happening here, but the upgrades Gay speaks of will go a long way to turning this field from serviceable and borderline usable, into an enviable facility comparable to others within the town and district. The present varsity field for St. Clairsville softball. Once Field 4 is completed, the Lady Red Devils will call the upgraded facility their new home, whilst Jr. Sports will still maintain and make use of the current varsity field. The Plan The Lady Red Devils currently play up the road at Field No. 4, the varsity field. In recent years, the current high school team’s home received an updated scoreboard. But parking is a nightmare for parents and opposing teams’ bus drivers. Seating isn’t ideal either, but compared to Field 4, the Bronco Field, it’s downright immaculate. Field 4 is not in use this spring for games. Tackling the drainage issue is Job No. 1 and is already in process. “It’s something we’ve already started on out there,” Gay said. “That’s the first thing we needed to do is divert the water from getting onto the field. So far, we’ve seen a difference. “We’re not playing any games down there right now but it is being used as a practice field every evening.” Once all the work is done, Field 4 will become the new home for the Lady Red Devils, while the current varsity field will still be utilized by junior sports teams. This has been on Gay’s radar since he took the position of Recreation Director. A look at one of the dugouts at Field 4, along with the hillside where runoff causes major water issues in the infield. “When I took the job, one of the first things I did was look into how we could upgrade the fields out there, and that one in particular. “One of the really neat things about this project is you have three different organizations working to make these improvements and all three will be utilizing this facility. The rec department wants to get bigger into the baseball/softball scene, and possibly do some fall ball-type things. “And the Jr. Sports organization, I can’t say enough about them. It’s a volunteer organization and they have kept up with the fields ever since its inception in the mid-1980s. I can’t thank them enough for everything they do.” The plan received a boost recently when Pirates Charities announced the project received an $11,000 donation. That’s certainly a nice infusion of green for the project. “Realistically, we are hoping to dump about $80,000-$90,000 total into the project,” Gay admitted, noting that a number of $25,000 was a ballpark figure for the three organizations involved in the project to invest. “(Athletics Director) Justin Clifford and I are very close friends and the city and school district have such a good relationship, we all want to keep working toward the same goal here—giving the people that live in the town, the kids, the coaches, the best facilities we can. We owe that to the kids and the adults who put in so much time over there.” The result will be a new, upgraded facility for both the high school and Jr. Sports teams; one they will be proud to call home. Read the full article

[identity-library]

Diverse Sexuality (Books)

A:

Aristotle Mendoza (Gay)

Alice Isn't Dead (Joseph Fink)

Alice (Unspecified WLW)

Keisha Taylor (Unspecified WLW)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)

Dante Quintana (Gay)

Aru Shah (Roshani Chokshi)

Brynne Rao (Bisexual)

A Step Towards Falling (Connie McGovern)

Richard (Gay)

Harrison (Gay)

Hugh (Unspecified MLM)

B:

Blood Like Magic (Liselle Sambury)

Keisha (Demisexual, Lesbian)

Bruised (Tanya Boteju)

Daya Wijesinghe (Unspecified WLW)

Shanti (Unspecified WLW)

C:

Cemetary Boys (Aiden Thomas)

Yadriel (Gay)

Julian Diaz (Gay)

Chaotic Good (Whitney Gardner)

Brian "Farrin" (Unspecified MLM)

Cooper Birch (Gay)

Wyatt (Gay)

Connection Error (Annabeth Albert)

Josiah Simmons (Gay)

Ryan Orson (Gay)

Crown of Feathers - Series (Nicki Pau Preto)

Anders (Unspecified MLM)

Avalkyra Ashfire (Aromantic, Asexual)

Callysta Lightbringer (Lesbian)

Kade (Gay)

Latham (Unspecified MLM)

Nefyra Ashfire (Lesbian)

Sev Lastlight (Gay)

Sidra (Unspecified WLW)

Tristan Flamesong (Bisexual)

D:

Dear Mothman (Robin Gow)

Alice (Unspecified WLW)

Molly (Unspecified WLW)

E:

Exit, Pursued by a Bear (E.K. Johnston)

Amy (Lesbian)

Polly (Lesbian)

F:

G:

Gifted Clans (Graci Kim)

Bob (Unspecified MLM)

Chae (Unspecified WLW)

Gong (Unspecified WLW)

Jangsoo Jeong (Unspecified MLM)

Girl Mans Up (M.E. Girard)

Blake (Bisexual)

Penelope "Pen" Oliveira (Lesbian)

H:

Highway Bodies (Alison Evans)

Dee (Bisexual)

Eve (Unspecified WLW)

Jojo (Bisexual)

I:

Icebreaker (A.L. Graziadei)

Jaysen Caulfield (Gay)

Mickey James (Bisexual)

I Hope You're Listening (Tom Ryan)

Delia "Dee" Skinner (Unspecified WLW)

Sarah (Unspecified WLW)

J:

K:

Keep This to Yourself (Tom Ryan)

Mac Bell (Gay)

Quill (Unspecified MLM)

L:

Learning Curves (Ceillie Simkiss)

Cora McLaughlin (Panromantic, Asexual)

Elena Mendez (Lesbian)

M:

More Happy Than Not (Adam Silvera)

Aaron Soto (Gay)

N:

O:

P:

Pahua Moua - Series (Lori M. Lee)

Ka (Unspecified WLW)

Yeng (Unspecified WLW)

Paola Santiago - Series (Tahlor Kay Meija)

Carmela Mata (Bisexual)

Emma Lockwood (Lesbian)

Kit (Unspecified WLW)

Paola Santiago (Bisexual)

Percy Jackson - Universe (Rick Riordan)

Hemithea (Lesbian)

Josephine (Lesbian)

Lavinia Asimov (Lesbian)

Magnus Chase (Pansexual)

Nico di Angelo (Gay)

Paolo Montes (Unspecified MLM)

Piper McLean (Bisexual)

Poison Oak (Unspecified WLW)

Reyna Ramírez-Arellano (Asexual)

Shel (Unspecified WLW)

Will Solace (Bisexual)

Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)

Patrick (Gay)

Pulp (Robin Talley)

Abbey Zimet (Lesbian)

Janet Jones (Lesbian)

Punk 57 (Penelope Douglas)

Manny Cortez (Unspecified MLM)

Ten (Unspecified MLM)

Q:

R:

S:

Sadie (Courtney Summers)

Sadie Hunter (Unlabeled WLW)

Sal & Gabi Break the Universe (Carlos Hernandez)

Reina Real (Bisexual)

Salvador "Sal" Vidón (Aromantic, Asexual)

Scholomance (Series - Naomi Novik)

Ibrahim Haddad (Unspecified MLM)

Jermaine (Unspecified MLM + Polyamorous)

Yaakov (Unspecified MLM)

Sikander Aziz - Series (Sarwat Chadda)

Daoud (Unspecified MLM)

Idiptu (Unspecified MLM)

Mohammed Aziz (Unspecified MLM)

Sidana (Unspecified MLM)

Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)

Jesper Fahey (Bisexual)

Nina Zenik (Bisexual)

Wylan Van Eck (Gay)

Synchro Boy (Shannon McFerran)

Bart Lively (Bisexual)

T:

The Agony of Bun O'Keefe (Heather Smith)

Chris (Gay)

The Art of Saving the World (Connie Duyvis)

Hazel Stanczak (Asexual, Lesbian)

The Buried and the Bound (Rochelle Hassan)

Leo Merritt (Bisexual)

Tristan Drake (Gay)

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager (Ben Philippe)

Eric (Gay)

The Immeasurable Depth of You (Maria Mora)

Brynn (Bisexual)

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali (Sabrina Khan)

Ariana (Unspecified WLW)

Rukhsana Ali (Lesbian)

Sohail (Gay)

The Luis Ortega Survival Club (Sonora Reyes)

Ariana Ruiz (Bisexual)

Shanaya "Shawni" (Bisexual)

The Manifold Worlds (Foz Meadows)

Gwen Vere (Aromantic, Unspecified WLW + Polyamorous)

The Montague Twins (Drew Shannon, Nathan Page)

Pete Montague (Gay)

The Mortal Instruments - Series (Cassandra Clare)

Alexander "Alec" Lightwood (Gay)

Magnus Bane (Bisexual)

The 100 (Kass Morgan)

Octavia Blake (Bisexual)

U:

V:

W:

Way to Go (Tom Ryan)

Danny (Gay)

We Contain Multitudes (Sarah Henstra)

Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky (Gay)

Jonathan Hopkirk (Gay)

What Unbreakable Looks Like (Kate McLaughlin)

Elsa (Lesbian)

Winger (Andrew Smith)

Joey Constantino (Gay)

Wings of Fire - Series (Tui T. Sutherland)

Anenome (Unspecified WLW)

Burnet (Unspecified WLW)

Silverspot (Unspecified WLW)

Umber (Gay)

X:

Y:

Z:

#:

36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You (Vicki Grant)

Max (Gay)

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January 7, 2023

The 7th Day of 2023

-Dear God, dear God, dear God

I’m sat upon the kitchen bench with my back against the wall, I’m not a child anymore but there’s something comforting about sitting as if I am. This year hasn’t begun how I anticipated it would. I’m feeling a whole lot and very little at the same time. Today grocery shopping didn’t have its usual therapeutic appeal and even though I found peace in cooking I thought writing might help process things. So as “Soft Sounds from Another Planet”  by Japanese Breakfast echoes through the kitchen I’ll reflect. Somehow lately every year has started the same, "Vulnicura" by Björk. 

Love will keep us safe from death.

I saw Abby this week, we got all dressed up just to sit in a carpark and eat takeout. Typical. I’m worried about Taliah, like me she hurts herself in helping others. I’m trying my best to be here for her but a voice in my head assures me I’m not good enough at this. I showed her Sisyphus 55’s newest video “do you want to be loved or do you want to be yourself?” Based on the title, I wasn’t sure this video would mean a whole lot to me, but it really resonated. The parts on Gabor Maté’s take on Type C Personalities and how they’re fabricated in childhood especially stuck with me. I’ve been thinking about Harrison again, this isn’t inherently bad, but I had hoped my feelings for him would subside in the new year. I guess I should’ve known that wouldn’t be the case. Time isn’t real and I’m not capable of forgetting my feelings at the moment. I’m left hung up like my clothes in the wind that ended up in the dirt. 

I also saw Eric this week. I find him sweet, intuitive and inquisitive. These are all traits I admire, and at any other point in my life, I’d be absolutely head over heels for him. I suppose taking things slow for once could be a positive thing. I really do like him but I hope to like him some more soon. Anyways, we got dinner and were interviewed on the street. We walked and we sat in a park too. Up until now, we’ve been fairly platonic though our closeness this time is memorable. At some point we swapped jackets and at another, we held each other in the middle of the square for the whole world to see. He keeps on telling me I have a humanitarian superpower within, I’m not quite sure what he means by this but so far he’s done well reading me. Speaking of guys I should be in love with by now, Julian texted me. He hadn’t replied to me because his Australian number is no longer in service. He says he has stories to tell me and that he’s not enjoying Indonesia too much at the moment. I weirdly, really look forward to seeing him again in February, I tend to listen to his stories like they’re a book. Also, I imagine solid company, sex and weed will do wonders for me. 

I should really read a book this month. I’ve been listening to “BURN TO ASHES” by Backxwash at nauseam again. It’s really become one of my favourite songs of all time. Verse 2 always hits me like it’s a freight train. I had the honour of seeing Remi Wolf perform at The Forum, on the day of I hadn’t eaten so I was in pain but it all went away once she stepped on stage. She is very easily one of the most excitable and talented performers I’ve witnessed in person. At the show, I met a mysterious character whose name I can’t recall at the moment. She’s here from the Philippines, visiting her sister. I found her aura to be interesting. That night I got off the train and danced the whole way home. Mum was asleep but I kissed her on the forehead goodnight and continued dancing as I got ready for bed. Kobe watched on confused. I felt so happy in that moment. Afterwards, I didn’t sleep, Alex and I played PlayStation until 6 in the morning. Some things never change. 

I also got to see Shygirl this week. It was fucking incredible. During “Coochie (a bedtime story)” the crowd transcended sound itself we were so loud. I really love music venues that are underground, there’s no reception so it allows everybody to be there and nowhere else. Despite how important this night was to me, it didn’t come without the lingering of darker feelings. I went alone but really wanted to make friends there. I know it’s trivial but as well as having the desire to meet people I felt superbly introverted too, I wanted to make friends but not to be the one to initiate it. I left without any new friends. Oh, to be approachable. In the midst of the show I was on top of the world but my surroundings soon got the best of me. Post gig I walked along the river solemnly as if I was in a shitty movie. Drunk people make me dearly uncomfortable. For me, queer-dominated spaces seem to only incite indescribable loneliness. I hate that this happens, I guess I feel as if amongst these people I should fit in but I always seem to be just as out of place as ever. If I don’t belong in the settings meant for me to belong where do I? I felt disillusioned but found peace and camaraderie in an unusual place: Skateboarders who were too young to be out that late. I’m not sure why they approached me or how meeting them in that brief moment has stuck with me but I’m glad it happened. To witness the innocence of youth, to see their rebellion, to understand that freedom, everyone else in our carriage seemed bothered by it but I just hope the kid was finally able to snap his board. Also, I may have somehow made a friend who attended Shygirl, just not how I thought I would. The guy who stood beside me at the show and in line has been messaging me. He seems interesting, I wonder where this will go.