#Eva LeNoir

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Thank you! 🌹Awesome!

The third art for the winner of the art raffle. I held two art raffles on two sites: here and VK. I'm starting with the more simple requests, leaving full-rendered ones for later.

This time I'm bringing you a fully colored art with simple shadows! I made a few little changes, I hope you don't mind^^"

Eva belongs to @bluebird-in-a-cagedrawing

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Chapter 21: 18 Days.

(Foreigner, Cold as Ice)

Lawrence: Contact-light.

Scott: Okay engine disarmed.

Lawrence: got shutoff.

Scott: Alright, Houston. Tranquility is down at Pavlov.

Capcom: Roger ya down, 31. The Soviets send their regards.

Scott: Glad to hear, when are they due for reentry?

Capcom: Few hours, we’ll keep you boys posted.

Lawrence: We appreciate it John, send em our best wishes

Capcom: Of course, baby.

Tranquility had landed, and with it the end of an era. The lander touched down within sight of ASSET-2 and three other descent modules. This mission marked the final of NASA’s ultimate displays of Apollo’s sheer capabilities as a program. The program had matured rapidly in her years, and as one came to an end, yet another was to begin. RS-IC-000, the unnamed prototype booster for the STS began preparing for her rollout to LC-39A.

Lawrence: Alright flight, we’ve suited up and depressurized Hope.

Capcom: Roger that Rob, if y’all are good to go with the EVA go ahead, hear the crew of 30 even left the door unlocked for ya.

Scott: They damn better have, I left the spare key back home.

Lawrence: Think they could get Gus to bring it to us?

Capcom: (Muffled) My ass if I didn’t-

Scott: Come again?

Capcom: Sorry, Ed was saying he was in trouble if he didn’t.

Scott: Ed White and John Young in one room? Sure mission controllers will be able to keep us safe with all that kissing up?

Capcom: Shut it dave, you’re gonna be fine.

Scott: ‘Preciate the vote of confidence babe, we got the hatch open, disembarking. 

Capcom: Alrighty, camera’s running.

(Astronaut Robert Lawrence descending the ladder, 1977.)

Scott: Alright, Robs down, I’mma go next-

Lenoir: Best for last I see?

Scott: Oh, in that case get your ass down there.

Both astronauts could be heard laughing, as Robert Lawrence reminded them: It’s not a race boys.

Scott: Suppose so, we’ll be here a while.

Some time passed as the astronauts slowly trekked the few hundred feet to ASSET’s front door. Once there, the three men saluted the flag awaiting in front of its door, before ultimately boarding the craft.

Scott: Ah shoot, think we left the keys in the ignition, let me go check.

Lawrence: Ooo me too-

Capcom: That one we can check, keep your butts inside. It’s time for lunch anyways

The five astronauts on comms all laughed, mission controllers growing somewhat perturbed with their stunts. Nevertheless, the three men ate their meal, and prepared for a short rest period before starting their second EVA of the mission. Scott and Lawrence suited back up, boarding the Molab and starting its fuel cells.

Scott: Alright, cells are runnin, lets see what this puppy can do-

Capcom: Speed limit’s 8, don’t make us call the cops like we did for Ronny-

Scott: Fine, I’ll behave.

The two men drove across the surface, averaging a speed well in excess of the Molab’s 8mph upper limit. Once they reached the Surveyor, they disembarked, and began unloading this quarter’s shipment. Somewhat-fresh fruit, soups, meats, vegetables and more were loaded into the rover alongside several hundred pounds of water and oxygen; This would be more than enough to support the crew of 3 over their 90 day stay. 

Lawrence: Alright, we’re headed back to base.

Lenoir: I’ll turn on the porch light for ya-

Scott: Won’t be necessary this time bud, but I appreciate the offer.

Lenoir: You got it.

The rover returned, parking no more than a few feet from the base of ASSET’s descent element. The two men unloaded their supplies and reboarded ASSET once more. This was enough work for the day, and the crew spent their remaining wakeful hours unpacking their personal equipment, eating their final meal of the day and preparing for sleep. The lights went out inside ASSET, and the three men fell asleep in their bunks.

Capcom: Gooooooooooooooood Morning Tranquility!

The three men stumbled out of bed, beginning a morning routine which had become just that, routine. If it weren’t for the windows in ASSET’s hull, showing the desolate landscape around them, you could be forgiven for mistaking the base for a submarine. The crew brushed their teeth, rinsed their hair and took warm showers using the shower pioneered for skylab. Once the crew was ready for their day, breakfast began, then experiments, lunch, experiments, dinner and sleep again. The cycle continued for weeks with periodic EVA’s and drives around the lunar surface.

Life on the moonbase had become somewhat expected. Americans knew they had humans on the moon at almost all times for the past two years, and it was almost taken for granted. For the astronauts though, this was far from the truth, their time spent on the base was spent pushing the envelope of science and technology; As Scott and Lawrence suited up for their week long drive to and from one of the tallest mountains on the far side, the feeling was much the same. This was about exploration, this was about pushing the envelope and making discoveries.

As the fourth week of the crew’s lunar stay came and went, preparations began for their longest drive of the mission; The crew would be visiting Tsiolkovsky crater, mapping its terrain and exploring the shallow slopes of the mountain using LRV’s. The crew packed two Lunar Roving Vehicles, their week of supplies, plus an additional four weeks of contingency supplies. In addition to this, Molab’s fuel cell tanks were topped off, allowing the rover to survive in darkness for up to 2 weeks when operating on limited power. With all their preparations in order, the crew were ready; David Scott and Robert Lawrence boarded Molab the morning of Sol-32 of their mission, and set out for the crater, a whopping 300km drive.

This drive would be the longest done so far by a lunar crew, however it was done with good planning. The terrain was relatively mild, and Molab proved more than capable of making the trek across the surface. The crew spent most of their days driving, taking small stops to recharge the rover’s batteries, and gather surface samples as they went; By the end of Sol-36, the crew had arrived at the rim of Tsiolkovskiy, beginning their descent into the crater the following morning.

Capcom: Good Morning 31!

Scott: Mornin Jack, how are we looking for descent?

Capcom: Flight is telling me that based on the photographs you have transmitted, we should be good to proceed to the first plateau, from there we’ll assess the remaining descent.

Scott: Sounds good, me and Rob will get these wheels a-turning and be down there shortly.

Capcom: Sounds good, got any further questions you two?

Lawrence: Nah, I think we’ve got it-

Capcom: Roger that, well then we’ll leave you to it, let us know if you need roadside assistance-

Scott: Sounds good babe, will do.

The two men plunged into the crater, beginning their slow drive down the wall of Tsiolkovskiy. As the crew reached their first stop, Plateau-A, they parked the rover and transmitted further photographs to mission controllers at Houston. This was by far the most dangerous portion of the trek, and controllers were taking care to prevent disaster from striking. Scott and Lawrence waited idly as mission controllers determined the two mens best descent path based on their photographs; Before long, a mission plan was sent to the two men, taking the slowest and shallowest decline into the crater, being sure to drive around any unforeseen obstacles along their way. Doing this led the crew to their destination at the bottom of Tsiolkovskiy, finishing their nearly 1km descent into the crater.

Scott: Alrighty flight, we’ve put her in park. We’re stopping here for the night and we’ll get back to you in the morning-

Capcom: Sounds good Dave, I’ll be on capcom tomorrow as well, so if anything comes up you know where to find me.

Scott: Roger, goodnight Houston.

The two went to sleep, waking the next morning to new music playing on their radio. When new music was released on Earth, the spouses of those on the moon would often send in requests to local radio stations in Texas to have their music played first over the radio, then through Capcom’s microphone for the astronauts to hear-

Capcom: This is KAFM Dallas, Rock Underground, Coming to you live from planet Earth at the request of Barbra Lawrence, here is Queen’s latest single, We will rock you!

Lawrence: Tell Barb I miss her,

Capcom: Will do bud.

Scott: Not much of a Queen man myself, but this aint bad-

Lawrence: (Laughing) She’s always had good taste

…

…

Capcom: Alright you two, Today’s objective will be to reach the main peak, from there you can depart the lab, and use the LRV to explore a bit and take pictures.

Scott: Sounds good, I’ll start her up-

The crew headed northwest, reaching the inner base of the crescent shaped mountain. From here, the crew spent nearly a week exploring at the base of the formation; Utilizing the LRV’s the two men could explore a majority of the crater from their position, documenting lava tubes and cave formations as they went. This allowed scientists to create detailed geographical maps of the region, one day hoping for humans to even attempt summiting the mountain. However for now, their goal was to document the region;

And document they did, after gathering surface samples and photographs, and planting several surface analysis instruments , the two men returned to their rover. From here they started up the rovers drive train once more, beginning the slow trip back to the crater’s rim. At first the rovers' wheels struggled to turn, but before long the motors reached full speed, and the rover began its journey across the mare. Once the two men reached the crater rim, photographs were once again transmitted to Houston, allowing mission controllers to help the two men navigate their way out of the crater, as they had dozens of times before. The plan was decided upon, and the crew took a sharp left turn, driving up the seemingly smoothest portion of the crater rim.

Meanwhile, Lenoir had been analyzing both 31’s and previous missions' surface samples, as well as monitoring a number of experiments that had been ongoing aboard ASSET for months. The base was healthy, and was producing a plethora of scientific data. As his two colleagues traversed the lunar surface, Lenoir remained inside, largely maintaining the base. However, a number of biological, geological and chemical experiments came to a screeching halt that evening-

Lawrence: Uhhh Houston, come in.

Capcom: Roger you 31, go ahead-

Scott: Houston, we’ve had a problem.

The rover had lost traction, in attempting to avoid a small boulder ahead, Scott had deviated from his path, leading the rover to a small crevasse. The front right-hand wheel was now dug into the small dip in the ground, and thus had limited traction. Try as they might, Neither Scott nor Lawrence could get their tire unstuck. The wheel had become hopelessly buried in the regolith, any time it caught even the slightest traction, it seemed to dig itself deeper. The crew began suit-up procedures, and prepared to go assess their situation.

Scott: Alright flight, be advised we are disembarking.

Capcom: Roger that Dave.

Scott: Shit…

Lawrence: She’s real stuck alright.

The crew reverted to their first line of defense, a carjack. It was assumed that if the wheel lodged itself into a hole, a device similar to a carjack could be used to free the rover. At first it appeared to be working, the rover rising out of the hole, but then the astronauts realized the extent of the damage. In lifting the rover off the ground, they had deformed the tire, and gotten the rover’s wheel even further lodged into the crack.

Scott: (Garbled) Damn!

Capcom: Come again?

Lawrence: It’s looking bad, Houston, real bad.

Capcom: What’s happening you two?

Scott: The tire’s busted. Even if we could get out, we’re not gonna get anywhere.

(Molab Stranded on the Surface.)

Capcom: Roger. Well then, let’s assess the situation.

The crew was stuck, and they knew that despite their best efforts, unlike previous fumbles with the rover, there was no getting out of this one. An emergency was called, and the crew began their procedures. Lenoir was notified of the situation, but asked to remain calm and keep his position until given further instructions. There was a chance he may still fly home with his colleagues, but as the day went on, the chances were looking slimmer and slimmer…

Capcom: Alright, are we declaring an emergency?

Scott: That’s affirm, the rover’s stuck, nothing we can do.

Capcom: O-okay, let’s start getting her ready.

LOG: Sol 39: Me and Rob spent the majority of the day digging regolith off the surface and plastering it onto the rover. Mission control says this should protect us in the case of a solar storm, however I’m not so sure. We’re gonna be here for a while, and the sun is setting soon. Within 2 days we will be running on fuel cells, which means we’re gonna have to keep communications and systems to a minimum. We’re gonna get through this alive, just don’t know how comfortable we’ll be. Regardless, trying to keep morale up, maybe gonna try reading one of the books I brought or doing a puzzle with Rob, sorry he had to get stuck in this, starting to feel like it was my fault.

Capcom: Alright you two, we’re gonna be listening for any transmissions you send us, just be sure to conserve power, we’ll have 31R down there as soon as we can get em off the pad.

Lawrence: Roger that John, we’ll keep you updated as needed.

The two men went to sleep, their rover running on as limited a power draw as Houston could manage. Basic telemetry and minimized communications were kept online, but interior and exterior cameras, as well as driving systems were completely powered down. The astronauts prepared for their wait, within days they would plunge into darkness. The following day, further systems were powered down, and the fuel cells were brought to life.  The men now sat in a rover largely buried in regolith. Their only view of the world outside came though the rovers rear airlock, they slowly watched with a mix of awe and dread as the sun set over the crater rim that evening.

LOG: Sol 40: We’re in darkness, the suits have been folded, cuz we’re not gonna be going on a walk for some time now. Hopefully Gus can get down here quickly, and can get us back soon. Circumstances aren’t great, but at least we have a backup plan now, it wasn't a luxury they gave us on my last flight. Rob’s holding up well, as am I. I still think we’re gonna make it out of this alright. Houston’s continuing to send us wake up calls, just to make sure we stick to a circadian rhythm, they say it's for our own good, but it’s damn annoying now that we’re stuck.

LOG: Sol 42: Heard a weird noise stirring one of the fuel cell tanks, kinda spooked me, but it seems to just be some frozen oxygen. Gonna turn on the heater briefly, as instructed by Capcom.

Lawrence: You think heating up pure oxygen’s a good idea?

Scott: Don’t have another option, we can’t let that shit freeze.

Lawrence: Fair point. I suppose we’ll wait and see…

Stirring and periodic heating proved to do the trick, and before long the rover returned to  an extent of normalcy. The men were stuck, but making the most of it, their craft was hardened against the elements, and as far as anyone could know would stand the test of time. Before long, the first week had gone by, and final preparations of Apollo 31R were underway. The mission followed an expedited preparation schedule, aided by the fact that all non-time sensitive checks had been done in the weeks prior. Gus Grissom and Richard Gordon began their final preparations, scheduled to lift off in just under a week.

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Blog post 04/02/22

I’m just back from my first ever signing event, in Paris, and I have a few goodies to share. As seen in the pictures above, I came back with some books and swag from the authors I met. Here’s the list: RJ Scott, Annika Martin, LA Cotton, Nora Phoenix, Tracy Lorraine, Crystal Kaswell, CD Reiss, Charmaine Pauls, Grace Goodwin, Cora Reily, Lee Savino, Donna Alam, Terri E Laine, C Hallman, Damon…

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Screwed by Eva LeNoir

Screwed by Eva LeNoir

Title: Screwed A Driven World Novel Author: Eva LeNoir Publisher: KB Worlds Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: March 18, 2021 BLURB My plan was simple. Flawless. Pack light, drive cross-country to California, and settle into my brand new job. No distractions, no detours. No problems. But then she waltzed into my life with her jingling bracelets and wild clover perfume turning my simple into…

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Bergman Island (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2021).

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Eva Biechy photographed by Martial Lenoir for Marley Magazine

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNkyIEPlhVg/

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There are my babies 🖤Lenoir Eva and Pavo Leo 🤍They are twins.

Alternative paralel SCP universe:

🖤 Eva with long hair:

🤍And her brother Leo:

While Leo personality is careless and positive most of the time, Eva is concern and sad, it's rare for her to smile hm, i wonder from where did she get that?

I looked up at some constelations names and have chosen Pavo means peacock and Leo lion for his name... 👀

[bluebird-in-a-cagedrawing]

Thank you! 🌹

Love it! 🥰

@bluebird-in-a-cagedrawing

Art commission still open!

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RAFFLE PRIZE!! -Lenoir Eva! congratulations to @bluebird-in-a-cagedrawing

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Chapter 22: Into the Void.

(David Bowie, Heroes)

Our thoughts and prayers are with the astronauts and their families. Alongside every family across this great nation, Nancy and I are pained to our core regarding the situation unfolding aboard Apollo 31. We here at the whitehouse, alongside those at NASA accept that failure is not an option. We will persist in the face of tragedy, and triumph in the face of hardship. We must do what we can to bring these brave men back home, and god willing we will succeed. We send our best regards to those two men on the moon, and we will soon be sending our best pilots. We will triumph, and steal victory from the jaws of defeat.

- Ronald Reagan, Apollo 31 Speech, 1977.

Lenoir returned home alone, and heartbroken. Despite being reassured by Scott and Lawrence that the two were safe, he remained hesitant to leave them. In the end, however, he followed orders; Mere hours before the liftoff of Apollo 31R, he splashed down in his capsule, alone. 2 weeks following the Apollo 31 accident, Gus Grissom and Richard Gordon sat atop the booster once designated for America’s next station, their mission proving far more urgent. The rocket pressurized its tanks, and chasing Apollo 31 before it, the launcher jumped off the pad.

(Apollo 31R Liftoff)

Public Affairs Officer: Liftoff, we have a liftoff. A minute til midnight and we have liftoff of Apollo 31R!

Like a star in the night, the Saturn rose into the heavens, fading into nothing more than a spec of light on the horizon.

Grissom: We got stage sep-

Cooper: Ignition!

Capcom: Roger you staging Apollo R-

Grissom: Tell Dave and Rob their guardian angel’s on his way!

Capcom: One thing at a time babe.

The rocket continued onwards, eventually reaching orbit one last time. The S-IVB lit her engine once more, thrusting the astronauts alongside their Command Module and Lander to the moon. While the astronauts still had some time to wait before the cavalry arrived, they knew they were coming. For the first time in weeks, Scott and Lawrence had a message of hope, and shortly thereafter, they could see the hint of dawn on the horizon.

Scott: Oh, look Rob! Look!

Lawrence: I’m lookin-

…

Lawrence: Goddamn… ain't that something.

Scott: We’re gonna be okay man!

Scott: I think it’s important we go see that. Suit up-

Lawrence: But mission control-

Click.

Scott: I know what they said, but we have plenty of supplies. We’ve rationed well and we’re gonna be off this damn rock in a week's time, if not sooner. We should go enjoy it.)

Lawrence: If you say so-

Scott: I’m your commander, and that’s an order. Go get dressed.

Lawrence: aye-aye.

Click.

Scott: Me and Robby are gonna go on a short stroll outside the lander-

Capcom: Dave, you know the rules, as do I, it says only necessary EVA’s are permitt-

Scott: This is necessary dammit. We’ve been locked up in here for weeks, and we need some fresh air. I’ll be safe, and I won’t let the man break his arm. What all do you need to hear from me to give us the okay?!

Capcom: Uhhhhh… Just a sec, Dave.

Controller 1: Let em do it.

Controller 2: We’re doing good on rations, and if this is what we have to do to get the poor boys through this, so be it.

Kranz: Alright, all those in favor-

Capcom: Aye-

Controller 1: Aye-

Controller 2: Rodger.

…

…

Kranz: All those opposed?

…

…

Kranz: Nobody? That settles it. 

Capcom: Thankfully you got some nice mission controllers, 31. Go ahead.

Scott: Much appreciated, wasn’t asking permission though.

Capcom: I take it you two have already suited up?

Scott: We’re already outside.

Capcom: Oh for fu-... erm. Try and give us more warning than that in the future, 31.

Scott: Rodge.

Lawrence: Thanks commander, I agree this was absolutely necessary…

Scott: Look, would ya rather be in that tin can?

Lawrence: No thank you, I just wanna be off this rock.

Scott: Makes two of us buddy. Soon.

As Apollo 31R approached her perilune, she ignited her engines slowing into orbit around the moon. Grissom boarded the LM, leaving Cooper to pilot the command module. Try as they may, NASA never figured out how to fit four in the Lunar Module, so any rescue attempt would have to be flown solo, an impressive feat demanding a pilot with previous experience in the lander. In the years prior, Grissom had insisted he was ‘good to go’ for another shot at the moon, though following his command of Apollo 10, the chances were unlikely. By sheer coincidence, Grissom got his chance, and if it weren’t for the circumstances, he would be celebrating.

Now, however, was not the time for celebration. Now was the time for focus. The LM undocked, and Grissom went plunging into the darkness, Dipping over the horizon of the waning moon, Grissom lost sight of the earth. The LM Lit its engines and began its descent into the dark void below. Soon the descent rate picked up, and the sun loomed over the horizon. The lander continued its descent onwards and downwards towards the regolith below. 

Before long, Grissom spotted familiar terrain, he knew it was only a matter of time before Tsiolkovskiy could be seen through his window. He spotted it. Maybe it was out of knowledge that this would be his final flight, or maybe as an act of pride or redemption; Regardless of the reason, Gus Grissom took manual control of the lander, proving his capabilities as a pilot and bringing the lander down mere yards away from the Molab.

Scott: Holy hell is that the LM?

Capcom: Gus should be down any second now,

Scott: Yeah we can hear him! He’s sandblasting the damn rover!

Grissom: Contact light-

Grissom Engine disarmed, engine shutdown- okay Houston, I’m down!

Capcom 2: Roger, what's your distance? 

Grissom: 90.

Capcom 2: Come again?

Grissom: 90 yards.

Capcom 2: Gus!

Grissom: (Laughing) they’re fine, I can see their shocked faces through the window-

Capcom 2: You coulda killed someone-

Grissom: Well, I didn’t let’s get home you two!

Capcom: Handing this problem child off to you, Jack-

Capcom 2: Roger.

Grissom: The new Corvette’s here boys, hop in!

Scott: We’re coming, you better fly better than that when we go up-

Grissom: I think that was damn good flying as it is, I was pretty much on target.

Lawrence: As in you landed where you were supposed to, or you landed on top of your target?

The three astronauts laughed, and reunited in the LM within hours. Small quantities of soil samples and photographs were loaded onto the Lunar Module, and before long, they began their trip to lunar orbit. Though his stay on the moon was short, his legacy was long reaching, Gus Grissom had retrieved his two comrades from the lunar surface. They returned to the CSM, and then to the Earth. And while Gus was grounded from flights following the mission, the four men were given the presidential medal of freedom upon their arrival to Earth nonetheless.

With the end of one program, brought the start of many more. STS was scheduled to launch just 4 months after the return of Apollo 31’s crew, and with it, carry the United States into a new era of human spaceflight. Reagan called upon congress to expand the United States’ space powers by investing heavily into NASA’s NERVA program. He called for the creation of a new nuclear powered spacecraft in the coming decade, and the deployment of several such craft in earth orbit. While congress disapproved of the spacecraft’s development, money was allotted for the continued and expanded development of NERVA, including that of a pebble bed powered design, capable of greater thrust to weight capabilities, or so NASA hoped.

Apollo was finally complete, but its legacy lived on. The STS and Commercial Saturn IB, alongside rockets such as Delta II and the Centaur stage all traced certain degrees of their heritage to the Apollo program. It was truly the end of an era, an era with long lasting legacy.

“Apollo conveyed a confidence, energy, and breadth of vision that did capture the imagination of the world. It inspired an optimism about technology, an enthusiasm for the future. If we could fly to the moon, as so many have asked, what else were we capable of? We may have found that perspective just in time- Just as our technology threatens the habitability of our world. Whatever the reason we first mustered the Apollo Program, however mired it was in cold war nationalism and the instruments of death, the inescapable recognition of the unity and fragility of the Earth is its clear and luminous dividend- The unexpected, final gift of Apollo.”

- Carl Sagan ​ Writers Commentary | Part II Epilogue I want to go ahead and say thank you to the people who read COA, and express that when I started writing this in my Freshman year of college (dear god that was three years ago I need to like... go get an internship holy fuck) I never expected it to be this long, or grow in scope and reception like it has. As I publish this, I'm working on Part IV and I'm incredibly excited. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update, but mental health kinda be like that sometimes. I'm incredibly excited for you all to meet the Space Shuttles, and their successors. I won't give too much away, but I will be touching up the final edits on part III this month and probably next, and hopefully publishing it in more evenly-spaced chunks thereafter. Thank you so much for the interest, and allowing me to gain a new hobby and sense of respect for the genre. Here's to part III, the flight of the Space Shuttles, and the chaos and glory thereafter!

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Blog post 01/31/22: january tally

Blog post 01/31/22: january tally

Books: 21 (11 audiobooks) New authors: 5 Fave subgenre: a little bit of everything Challenges completed: mountain man romance (You can run by Rebecca Zanetti, Million-dollar mix-up by Jessica Lemmon); emotionally fragile MC (Life interrupted by Daniele Lanzarotta); deceptive MC (Unscripted by JR Gray); foolish decisions by MC (Fearless by Katie Golding); 3rd person POV (Playing dirty in Alaska…

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Screwed by Eva LeNoir

Screwed by Eva LeNoir

Title: Screwed A Driven World Novel Author: Eva LeNoir Publisher: KB Worlds Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: March 18, 2021 BLURB My plan was simple. Flawless. Pack light, drive cross-country to California, and settle into my brand new job. No distractions, no detours. No problems. But then she waltzed into my life with her jingling bracelets and wild clover perfume turning my simple into…

[whilemenia12bitch]

Day#2#FYM#look#who#i#met#Eva#Lenoir❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzm22ppgdo1/?igshid=1p4f0u0kwse9t

[aslanjadecarlyle]

Master List of Black Creators, Owners, & Public Figures

Master List of Black Creators, Owners, & Public Figures

DISCLAIMER: I am fucking whiter than white. I compiled this list to boost black creators and public figures, but if I am overstepping at all PLEASE let me know! 

Also, I tried to research these in a timely manner. If anyone in these lists is problematic or should not be supported, let me know. :)

(Of course, this is only a TINY portion! Feel free to add more names, businesses, and creators!)

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Activists:

•Naomi Anderson

•Maya Angelou

•James Baldwin

•Lillie Mae Bradford

•Mari Copeny

•Frederick Douglass

•Ruth Ellis

•Erica Garner

•Alicia Garza

•Ernest Green

•Fannie Lou Hamer

•Frances Harper

•Langston Hughes

•Marsha P. Johnson

•Alberta Odell Jones

•Quincy Jones

•Martin Luther King Jr.

•Audre Lorde

•Bree Newsome

•Huey P. Newton

•Rosa Parks

-Bayard Rustin

•Sojourner Truth

•Harriet Tubman

•Madam C.J. Walker

•Ida B. Wells

•Malcolm X

Actors/Actresses & Directors:

•Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

•James Avery

•Angela Bassett

•Halle Berry

•John Boyega

•Levar Burton

•Nick Cannon

•Michael Clarke Duncan

•Zendaya Coleman

•Terry Crews

•Viola Davis

•Idris Elba

•Jamie Foxx

•Morgan Freeman

•Whoopi Goldberg

•Tiffany Haddish

•Skai Jackson

•William Jackson Harper

•Kevin Hart

•Steve Harvey

•Jennifer Hudson

•Ice Cube

•Spike Lee

•Phill Lewis

•Bernie Mac

•Eddie Murphy

•Keke Palmer

•James Pickens Jr.

•Chris Rock

•Will Smith

•Raven Symonè

•Denzel Washington

•Jesse Williams

•Chandra Wilson

•Oprah Winfrey

•John Witherspoon

Authors & Poets:

•Elizabeth Acevedo

•Tomi Adeyemi

•Kwame Alexander

•Maya Angelou

•Rena Barron

•Paula Chase

•Dhonielle Clayton

•Brandy Colbert

•Jay Coles

•Dana Davis

•Tanita S. Davis

•Sharon M. Draper

•Paul Laurence Dunbar

•Akwaeke Emezi

•Sharon G. Flake

•Kristina Forest

•L.R. Giles

•Whitney D. Grandison

•Nikki Grimes

•Justina Ireland

•Tiffany D. Jackson

•Kimberly Jones

•Claire Kann

•Kekla Magoon

•Janice Lynn Mather

•Tony Medina

•Candice Montgomery

•David Barclay Moore

•Britney Morris

•Bethany C. Morrow

•Greg Neri

•Nnedi Okorafor

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Cómo íbamos a hacer para salir al mundo sin tanta mezcolanza, la torta galesa, la milanesa, sin el haggis,  lo jamaiquino de Pryor, el fútbol, los turcos, lo pretérito, presbiterianos, los clanes, los becados, lo donado, los habsburgos,

calabreses, los tamiles, los poncharelos, los del general knowledge, los sommeliers de carandache, los soñadores, rugbiers poetas.

 Cómo íbamos a hacer sin tantos números, reading comprehension, la cajita mágica, los espacios en blanco, la dictadura de los dictation. Cómo íbamos a hacer sin el corazón sin hambre, el puente sobre la vía, roque sáenz peña, el real estate en Pelliza 

Sin séptimo grados , la cuerda en la quinta, las baldosas duras, los picados, las rodidas con parches o sangre de frutillas. 

Cómo íbamos a hacer sin tentarnos en los Assembly´s,  charlatanes de lunes sin apuro, sin testigos, las manos transpiradas , ser bully, ser bullied, arquitectos de carácter, sin nada que te ofenda.

Qué lindo la salida, las mielcitas, los bondis al centro, que lindas algunas entradas, los nuevos cortes, las chicas de pasarela, los tímidos, los fat slim boys, acné en el pulso, los trabados y los mamerts.

Qué grato mundo, qué buena burbuja sin Lenins ni Kropotkins, con Van Goghs, nuestros quintos beatles, y Cannigias. Que íbamos a hacer sin esos blazers, con colores, esas faldas, kilts, scottish dancing, Punta Chica , las barrancas, nuestra Edinburgo.

Qué ibamos a hacer sin los ravioles de la Palmera, los cigarrillos escondidos en en el York, la plaza o en el nombre del quiosco que no recuerdo.Papirus!

San andrés for export

Cómo íbamos a hacer para componer nuestra guitarra negra, sin Uruguay, Punta del Este, las vacaciones en casas, pileta libre en verano, el europa, el Don Torcuato special y el esquií ,.Mrs McClane, Shirley Mc Claine!

Qué íbamos a hacer con nuestra estupidez sentimental, sin  idea de qué estudiar, chess, economy class, business, la ley de Gómez,

comer chicle, las ganas de pelotudear y aprender y boludear todo el día.

Los aros de basket oxidados de soledad. los bidones!  Arramsamsam.  Las pelotas globos de helio y la vía muerta.  El tug of war. El estilo mariposa de aquaman, Antonelli.

La estatua , el monolito escondido del fundador.

Los caídos en corea de norte y la 2da copa del mundo y la 1era fighting for Britain,. 

Nombres y más nombres esculpidos en una pared

Suena un timbre. Falsa alarma. Salimos todos despacito  al field. Strawberry fields y al costado la primaria donde empezó todo y a unas cuadras Kindergarden, donde se filmó el piloto de la tribu original de todo esto.

Si hacemos falta cómo olvidarnos de los zapatos, los mocacines que patinan,

los plays, nuestros Shakespeares, nuestros condes, Majadaonda, Peter Mc Farlaine, los velocistas, los que llegaban en moto, Willie!, los carpools, los once o doce hermanos.

Cómo olvidar las finales en St. George´s, los interschools, Les Miserables, nuestra Callas Lucila Gandolfo, en las profundidades Patrick Baert scuba diving el buzo infinito.

La Ponderosa, el Apeirón,  My dog´s bigger than yours, las criaturas, Cats, los pumitas.

Nuestra premier League, , Marito Aguilera Osvaldo Ardiles, Osvaldo López nuestro St. Elías de Pelotón, el Kenny Rogers escandinavo, Charlie Jorgennsen.

Santillán , nuestra Joan of Arc, Julieta Pía,  Trixie Oudenhoven! Carolina Tuero, Lucila,  Vanesa O, Jaquie O, Sol Russi, Sofía Mac, la mellizas Lenoir,, Dolores, Celeste! Prada, Lulu, Paula Juncadella, Chantal, Gin Muir, lady Jane, Macarena Azumendi, nuestras sirenas de ese mar recreo, nuestras modelos, las mujeres más hermosas del mundo, todas las Carlas, Romina, las Bárbaras las stock, Pierina Ferrari!

Nuestro héroes, Felipe Cura, la locura, el genio, los de la vuelta al mundo, salto en alto, Moffat nuestro Waters menos progre, Juan Az, la parafina, Lorenzo Mira!, los bebederos, nuestros muros de los lamentos, Terence Cross Indiana Jones! Beno, Sapo los doctores!

Ross, los Gallos Lagoinha los peuccele!

nuestros  jenízaros, Hobbes, Dodds, baqueanos, connoisseurs de los caminos  , los ingleses, los sirio libaneses, nuestras islas sandwiches, los sandwiches de figazza, nuestra triple frontera, esas dos calles sin salida, los escoceses pobres, los que estaban de paso, expats, Dereck Jones, Sammy Taylor Kurt Vonnegut!, los que se fueron en la Ouija board, Mike Roberts, la Flight, Theresa May our own Margaret Thatcher sensible, la historia contada en clases, la isla del Galighan, Aidan and Eva!, El laboratorio! Los bunsen burners.nuestro muro de berlín. Villalba!

Cómo olvidar a Donnie Forrester ¡Wicket! el mejor jugador de cricket argentino, nuestro Jeff Bezos, Oxenford Backer, , Cofa, los Garrison, Sopapa, Omar, los guardiacárceles,  spastics con amor poetas, Pueta nuestro Pep Guardiola, el rugby y la revista golazo, Torres y la educación cívica.

El gran extranjero, el misterioso Tadeo

Boreijko, Pushkas

Michel Peyronel, el rock undercover, el bocha, los bochos, los winners que fueron losers, los artesanos, los cambistas, los surfistas, todos sanos.

Los 150 años, 175 y el 168, last train to Olivos

Nuestra moneda de curso legal eran la donas 

Nuestro Galo  dijo: todo se negocia en donas. Te apuesto una dona.