#Jeffrey Ricker

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Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson’s play. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Ma Rainey: Viola Davis Levee: Chadwick Boseman Cutler: Colman Domingo Toledo: Glynn Turman Slow Drag: Michael Potts Irvin: Jeremy Shamos Sturdyvant: Jonny Coyne Dussie Mae: Taylour Paige Sylvester: Dusan Brown Policeman: Joshua Harto Band Singer: Quinn VanAntwerp Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Chloe Davis Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Mayte Natalio Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Johanna Elmina Moise Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Onyxx Noel Ma Rainey’s Dancer: LaWanda Hopkins Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Sierra Stewart Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Malaiyka Reid Ma Rainey’s Dancer: Catherine Foster Laborer (uncredited): Antonio Fierro Chicago Worker (uncredited): Daniel Johnson Film Crew: Director: George C. Wolfe Producer: Denzel Washington Original Music Composer: Branford Marsalis Production Design: Mark Ricker Producer: Dany Wolf Executive Producer: Constanza Romero Costume Designer: Ann Roth Producer: Todd Black Editor: Andrew Mondshein Director of Photography: Tobias A. Schliessler Casting: Avy Kaufman First Assistant Director: Michele Ziegler Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan Stunt Coordinator: Chuck Jeffreys Art Direction: James F. Truesdale Set Designer: Travis Kerr Assistant Art Director: Wes Hottman Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara Set Buyer: Paul Bucciarelli Set Decoration: Diana Stoughton Set Decorating Coordinator: Darlene Salinas Script Supervisor: Megan Graham Makeup Department Head: Matiki Anoff Makeup Artist: Sergio Lopez-Rivera Makeup Artist: Sian Richards Makeup Artist: Carl Fullerton Makeup Supervisor: Debi Young Supervising Sound Editor: Skip Lievsay Screenplay: Ruben Santiago-Hudson Prosthetics: Gary Archer Makeup Artist: Rachel Geary Makeup Artist: Bethany Montecalvo Makeup Artist: Bethany Townes Makeup Artist: Jai Williams Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Urmson Theatre Play: August Wilson Visual Effects: John Allegretti Movie Reviews: Manuel São Bento: If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Usually, at the end of each year, I prepare my watchlist for the next twelve months. Obviously, no matter how many movies I add to the list, I know dozens of more films will be announced and released throughout the year. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is one of them. I didn’t know a thing about this flick, but it received the always interesting awards buzz, which turned it into a mandatory viewing before Christmas comes around. I went in knowing only one thing: this is Chadwick Boseman’s (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War) last appearance after he passed away a few months ago. I really didn’t know what to expect from this Netflix’s Oscar-bait, but I was afraid that Boseman’s nomination chances were high only due to what happened in real-life instead of him truly deserving that recognition… Well, I can safely and confidently write that Boseman delivers his career-best interpretation, and it wouldn’t be unfair for him to get tons of awards posthumously. From an impeccable accent to his mind-blowing emotional range, passing through long monologues and uncut takes effortlessly, Boseman is the strong glue that holds everything in place. What seems, at first, a hangout movie (narrative without a clear central plot) turns into a character-study. Levee wants to follow his dreams, do what he does best in his own conditions and with his personal interpretation of music and soul. Boseman incorporates this character seamlessly, delivering a memorable performance that I hope will be remembered as a worthy Oscar winner if this situation ends up becoming true. Even though Boseman is the actor that shines brighter, every single one is absolutely outstanding. Viola Davis shares the main spotlight with him by representing the (real-life) iconic blues singer, Ma Rainey. To be completely honest, I didn’t know who this singer was nor how she impacted soul music. Ruben Santiago-Hudson first feature-film sc...

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Three Left Turns to Nowhere by Jeffrey Ricker, J. Marshall Freeman and ‘Nathan Burgoine - A Book Review

Three Left Turns to Nowhere by Jeffrey Ricker, J. Marshall Freeman and ‘Nathan Burgoine – A Book Review

Hopewell Ontario is a place where magic exist. It’s a place where one person can see ghosts, where the town knows what direction you really need to go in to find your hearts desire or where you’ll find what you’ve been searching for all along. In three interconnected novellas, we’re shown that magic can happen in many ways, all you have to do is let it happen, whether you like it or not. When…

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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (February 15th, 2022)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Reclaim the Stars by Various

All the Right Reasons by Bethany Mangle

The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

Three Left Turns to Nowhere by Jeffrey Ricker, J. Marshall Freeman, & 'Nathan Burgoine

Even When Your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra Goka

The Last Minute by Nissa Harlow

Oathbound by Victoria McCombs

Cramm this Book by Olivia Seltzer

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New Sequels: 

Witchy Volume 2 (Witchy #2) by Ariel Slamet Ries

The Obsidian Butterfly (The Age of the Seventh Sun #3) by Lani Forbes

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Happy reading!

[kadavernagh]

Welcome Back || Solo

The morgue had a distinctive odor, the stale stench of death no amount of air deodorizer or chemical cleaners could mask. Regan had grown largely inured to it -- even liked it -- but at this time in the evening, it was even more pungent than usual. It meant that Dr. Rickers must have been conducting autopsies on a Saturday, in her absence. The backlog was probably bad by now. A pang of guilt hit her, despite her feelings toward Dr. Rickers; he hadn’t complained a word, just started working longer hours. 

Kaden was right; despite taking time away from work, work had found her. And was that really so bad? Slipping back into a routine was healthy, and every part of her yearned for the autopsy suite. She felt the breeze from death’s wings every day, but now, more than ever, something dark and so alive pulled her to the morbid work in front of her.

The body’s presence next to her made her cold skin pucker; even blindfolded and with no sense of smell, she would’ve felt the decedent like a limb, as surely as the invisible but excitedly thrumming wings on her back. She did her best to ignore the latter to focus on the former.

With a gloved finger, she pressed record.

“Case file 8831. 8:04 pm on April 18th. Attending medical examiner, Dr. Regan Kavanagh. Decedent identified as Sarah Jeffreys, aged 43, height 5′9″, Caucasian female.”

Regan noted that even in death, Sarah Jeffreys’ round, pretty face was distorted with an asymmetrical grimace, muscles taut. It wasn’t just rigor -- it was evidence of obvious pain experienced just prior to death. The smell was vile, but Regan quickly moved past it. 

Most pertinently, there was an incised wound that slashed from the left side of the neck, near the jawline, and continued downward, terminating on the right side of the hollow of the throat.

“Incised wound stretching from left external jugular to right internal jugular, inferior.” She grabbed the ruler. “Length is --” 

She pressed the ruler beneath the wound to take the measurement, but the decedent didn’t feel cold, and something jumped up her spine and suddenly everything felt like it was closing in on her, the room tightening and forcing the air from her lungs with an almost tangible force. The corners of the autopsy suite lost their contours and bile crept up her throat. As soon as the sensation had began, it was almost over, but Sarah Jeffreys was cowering, backed up to a wall with fear shining in her eyes and a man closing in, knife gleaming in hand. He lunged forward with a violent yell. 

Regan couldn’t comprehend what she was seeing, what she was feeling, beyond that Jeffreys was about to die. But didn’t she already? The body on the table in front of her. Except the table no longer seemed to be there, and Sarah Jeffreys -- she was very much alive and now there was an assailant and -- 

Am arc of blood in the air. A shriek. 

Like the other day, the scream practically tore itself from her lungs. A violent, discordant horror of a sound that no human could possibly produce. It filled the room, the morgue– and she didn’t want to know how much further it went than that. The square pane of glass on the door shattered. The lights in the room flickered, then went out entirely as the light bulbs burst. Outside the room, the hall went dark.

And Jeffreys... was still dead. Flat on the table.

Regan fell to the floor, fingers trying to dig into it. Her head swiveled, eyes trying to discern what happened in the darkness. Imagination or memory? Real or delusion? Dead or alive? She squeezed her eyes shut to try to feel it again, try to see it again, but it was gone. 

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by EasilyDistractedJedi

This Ghostbusters themed flash fic was made for the flash fiction challenge, hosted by SFF author Jeffrey Ricker. The flash fic has to be 1000 words. This month's genre was thriller, the setting a sewer, and the object was a suitcase. Enjoy! :)

Words: 975, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2020)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, Egon Spengler, Janine Melnitz

Relationships: Janine Melnitz/Egon Spengler

Additional Tags: Ghostbusters References

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2OfU34X

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#KritikandoNIUS #comingsoon #Snatched #comunicado #FoxPuertoRico Una filmación en medio de la jungla Snatched, grabó parte de sus escenas en la jungla de Oahu en Hawái Con un guión divertido y aventurero, SNATCHED llegará a las salas de cine centrando su historia en una madre (Goldie Hawn) e hija (Amy Schumer) quienes en medio de sus vacaciones tendrán que trabajar con sus diferencias, ya que necesitarán escapar de una selva en la que cayeron tras salir de una aventura. El director de la comedia, Jonathan Levine, habló sobre el proceso de trasladar su ‘cast’ y equipo de producción hasta la jungla de Oahu para llevar a cabo la producción del filme que estrena el jueves, 8 de junio. De entrada, Jonathan Levine explicó que la producción que comenzó el 31 de mayo de 2016 en el nuevo Four Seasons en Ko Olina, Oahu logró movilizar a todo el reparto por la isla para capturar los mejores lugares de la ciudad, desde los suburbanos hasta los más tropicales."El filme integra miradas diferentes; tenemos la selva, hermosos resorts y hasta el centro de Nueva York.”, añadió. En la misma línea, el diseñador de producción Mark Ricker tuvo una tarea única, ya que se encargó de crear todos los mundos separados que se verán en la pantalla grande. Además, explicó que sus experiencias personales le ayudan a la hora de diseñar los espacios para los filmes, ya que para la escena en la que Linda y Emily se encuentran con Roger en el bar, el diseñador buscó sus propias fotos de viaje para inspirarse. "La inspiración específica vino de uno de mis viajes de mochila a través de Costa Rica o Guatemala. Volví a través de los archivos y encontré algunas fotografías", indicó Ricker. También, el trabajo de Ricker le permitió a Salahuddin y Barinholtz improvisar durante sus escenas de conversación telefónica. Así que con el fin de aliviar los momentos de improvisación entre los dos actores, Levine construyó la oficina del Agente Morgan en el salón de Linda. "Las conversaciones telefónicas de Jeffrey y Morgan se realizaron a solo unos metros de distancia. Disparamos dos cámaras al mismo tiempo, para que pudieran jugar una a la otra", indicó Levine. "Creo que realmente mejoró el

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Sunday Shorts – “Shepherd” Q&A with Jeffrey Ricker

Sunday Shorts – “Shepherd” Q&A with Jeffrey Ricker

Hey, my friend ’Nathan asked me a few questions about “Shepherd,” the story of mine that appeared in Foglifter magazine. He also said some darn nice things, but he’s a nice guy. He’s also a fantastic writer, so go read this and then check out his latest novel, Triad Blood.

'Nathan Burgoine

Foglifter Magazine

I need to offer a public mea culpa with today’s Sunday Shorts. I had intended to…

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New at Little Fiction: 

Looking for Bigfoot by Jeffrey Ricker  Download ePub | Read online | Watch the trailer

Thursday Night Karaoke by Trevor Corkum Download ePub | Read online | Watch the trailer

[jamiesonwolf]

I just finished Three Left Turns to Nowhere by Jeffrey Ricker, J Marshall Freeman and 'Nathan Burgoine. What an amazing and incredible book full of heart, finding a place to belong and a healthy dose of magic. Hands down my favourite book of the year so far! #boldstrokesbooks #threeleftturnstonowhere #jeffreyricker #jmarshallfreeman #nathanburgoine https://www.instagram.com/p/CabNkoosv0q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This week’s diverse new releases:

Lost Girl Found by Leah Bassoff and Laura DeLuca (Groundwood Books)

"Much ink has been worthily spent calling attention to the harrowing experiences of the Lost Boys of Sudan. So what of the girls? Addressing a severe imbalance in the amount of attention paid to girls and women victimized in Sudan’s long civil war, the co-authors (one of whom has worked in East Africa) offer a fictional memoir. … Readers will come away with clear pictures of gender roles in Poni’s culture as well as the South Sudan conflict’s devastating physical and psychological effects. Two afterwords and a substantial bibliography (largely on the Lost Boys, perforce) will serve those who want to know more. Moving and necessary." — Kirkus

Alpha Goddess by Amalie Howard (Skyhorse Publishing)

Book Description: In Serjana Caelum’s world, gods exist. So do goddesses. Sera knows this because she is one of them. A secret long concealed by her parents, Sera is Lakshmi reborn, the human avatar of an immortal Indian goddess rumored to control all the planes of existence. Marked by the sigils of both heaven and hell, Sera’s avatar is meant to bring balance to the mortal world, but all she creates is chaos. A chaos that Azrath, the Asura Lord of Death, hopes to use to unleash hell on earth.

Torn between reconciling her past and present, Sera must figure out how to stop Azrath before the Mortal Realm is destroyed. But trust doesn’t come easy in a world fissured by lies and betrayal. Her best friend Kyle is hiding his own dark secrets, and her mysterious new neighbor, Devendra, seems to know a lot more than he’s telling. Struggling between her opposing halves and her attraction to the boys tied to each of them, Sera must become the goddess she was meant to be, or risk failing, which means sacrificing the world she was born to protect.

Because of Her by KE Payne (Bold Strokes Books)

Book Description: For seventeen-year-old Tabitha “Tabby” Morton, life sucks. Big time. Forced to move to London thanks to her father’s new job, she has to leave her friends, school, and, most importantly, her girlfriend Amy, far behind. To make matters worse, Tabby’s parents enroll her in the exclusive Queen Victoria Independent School for Girls, hoping that it will finally make a lady of her.

But Tabby has other ideas. Loathing her new school, Tabby fights against everything and everyone, causing relations with her parents to hit rock bottom. But when the beautiful and beguiling Eden Palmer walks into her classroom one day and catches her eye, Tabby begins to wonder if life there might not be so bad after all.

When Amy drops a bombshell about their relationship following a disastrous visit, Tabby starts to see the need for new direction in her life. Fighting her own personal battles, Eden brings the possibility of change for them both. Gradually, Tabby starts to turn her life around-and it’s all because of her.

The Unwanted by Jeffrey Ricker (Bold Strokes Books)

Book Description: Jamie Thomas has enough trouble on his hands trying to get through junior year of high school without being pulverized by Billy Stratton, his bully and tormentor. But the mother he was always told was dead is actually alive-and she’s an Amazon! Sixteen years after she left him on his father’s doorstep, she’s back… and needs Jamie’s help. A curse has caused the ancient tribe of warrior women to give birth to nothing but boys, dooming them to extinction-until prophecy reveals that salvation lies with one of the offspring they abandoned. Putting his life on the line, Jamie must find the courage to confront the wrath of an angry god to save a society that rejected him.

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Jeffrey Ricker

       Sometimes, I think I want a writing office. Since I don't have one, I tend to be nomadic, both inside and outside the house. When I'm at home, more often than not I write at the dining room table. I like this because a) it's the least-used room in the house next to the guest bedroom, which at least gets used for occasional ironing. (We have two guest bedrooms; one of them used to be an office, but when we had a full-house weekend of visitors, it got converted back to sleeping quarters.)

  I used to write at a desk in the living room. This is possibly the Worst Room in the House for Writing. (Yes, it needs to be capitalized, it's that bad.) Compounding this, the desk faced a blank wall. I felt like I'd been put in a corner.

  I also have a desk in the basement. The less said about this the better. It's where I do paperwork now. This seems fitting.

  I do like the dining room, though it lacks one key item: a door that closes. It does, however, boast a large work surface where I can spread out multiple pages of whatever thing I'm working on at the time. (As you can see from the picture, it's usually a mess.) It's also only five steps from the coffeemaker; this is important too. Crucial, really. 

  The dining room table also has sufficient space that I can place my laptop and my typewriter side by side. Whenever I'm feeling stuck on a particular passage, I'll usually close the laptop, crank a piece of paper into the typewriter, and see if I have better luck. Most times, the manual aspect of the typewriter breaks up whatever logjam I'm behind. If that doesn't work, I leave the house.

  Jeffrey Ricker's first novel, Detours, came out last year form Bold Strokes Books. (He came out years earlier.) He is currently behind schedule on his second novel. He also writes a blog and has a Facebook page, but he's on Twitter more than any of all that other stuff because 140 characters is about the length of his attention span.

[jamiesonwolf]

Just finished the first novella in Three Left Turns to Nowhere. Roadside Assistance by Jeffrey Ricker is amazing, geeky and so lovely! I can't wait to read the next one! #threeleftturnstonowhere #jeffreyricker #boldstrokesbooks #drwho https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ3PDLhsLCZ/?utm_medium=tumblr