#William J O'Malley

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my Spooktober Filmfest...The Exorcist (1973) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #theexorcist #williamfriedkin #ripwilliamfriedkin #williampeterblatty #lindablair #EllenBurstyn #JasonMiller #ripjasonmiller #LeeJCobb #MaxVonSydow #RIPMaxVonSydow #williamjomalley #70s ##dvd #Spooktober #halloween #october

[dapperdelphina]

WAYNE | Chapter 3: The Goddamned Beacon of Truth

[politicaldilfs]

Maryland Governor DILFs

Martin O'Malley, Spiro Agnew, Blair Lee III, J. Millard Tawes, Harry Hughes, Harry Nice, William Preston Lane Jr., Marvin Mandel, Theodore McKeldin, Herbert J. O'Connor, Larry Hogan, Bob Ehrlich, Parris Glendening, William Donald Schaefer

[scenesandscreens]

The Exorcist (1973)

Director - William Friedkin, Cinematography - Owen Roizman

"Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon. We may ask what is relevant but anything beyond that is dangerous. He is a liar. The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. The attack is psychological, Damien, and powerful. So don't listen to him. Remember that - do not listen."

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

I've seen the movie about 3 times. Maybe one time theatrical version, and the others were all the extended director cut.

After years of weighing whether I should get it, I finally just caved and got the Ultimate 50th Anniversary Edition with 4K/BD. I found it for just over 30 dollars cheaper than the list price.

I couldn't pass it up.

[beautifulmakkaris]

If you're missing Lockwood and Co, don't despair! Here are some recommendations from fans of the show and books to help fill the void while we fight for season 2 - please share far and wide <3

All recs are from responses to this post, myself and things I've seen floating around the internet (ie, Goodreads suggestions/lists). Recs may be based on specific characters, ships, tropes, genres, worldbuilding or just general ~vibes.

Please make sure to check all content warnings before reading/watching any recommendations on this list.

Books (standalone)

Spellbound by F. T. Lukens

The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

This May End Badly by Samantha Markum

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

The Hidden Dragon by Melissa Marr

Trouble by Lex Croucher

Books (series - *ongoing)

Shades of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir*

Virals by Kathy Reichs

The Shades of London by Maureen Johnson

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Jackaby by William Ritter

Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro

The Checquy Files by Daniel O'Malley

Alex Stern by Leigh Bardugo*

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerry Maniscalco

Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

The Diviners by Libba Bray

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan

Mokee Joe by Peter J. Murray

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens*

Letters of Enchantment by Rebecca Ross*

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

Dreadwood by Jennifer Killick

The Empyrean by Rebecca Yarros*

The Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud

Ankh-Morpork City Watch (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett

The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

Books (graphic novels)

Locke & Key by Joe Hill

Television series (*-ongoing)

School Spirits*

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Shadow & Bone

Wednesday*

Stranger Things*

CW's Nancy Drew

Shadowhunters

Locke & Key

The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself

Spooksville

The Midnight Club

Teen Wolf

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Grimm

Please feel free to keep sending recommendations my way and I'll update this list as often as I can! Also let me know if you enjoy anything you found from this list, I'd love to know if you found it helpful :)

[thatrandomartistjavi]

Actors that were in Alice in Wonderland media and where you might know them better from. Part 1: 1930s-1960s

This has been something that I've been wanting to do for a bit. Specifically in video mode but I also wanted to put it in text form for people who don't have Tiktok(because YouTube will not let me post a video with the amount of clips from different movies). While I did try to put everyone here, I probably won't identify every actor from all medias or even know their roles. I also excluded actors where I legitimetly didn't know who the characters were in movie and also one time appearances in outside shows. So please refrain from being annoying in these posts.

Part 1(you're here!!)| Part 2 | Part 3

1933-

Roscoe Ates as the Fish Footman: Roscoe from Freaks William Austin as the Gryphon: Alfred from Batman(1943) Raymond Hatton as the Mouse: Gringoire from Hunchback of Notre Dame(1923) Sterling Holloway as the Frog Footman: Winnie the Pooh from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Kaa from The Jungle Book Adult Flower from Bambi Roquefort from The Aristocats Ethel Griffies as Ms. Simpson(Alice's governess): Mrs. Bundy from The Birds Billy Barty as the Pig Baby: Bait Mouse from The Rescuers Down Under

1949-

Felix Aylmer as Dr. Liddell/Cheshire Cat: The Narrator from The Thief and the Cobbler

1951-

Kathryn Beaumont as Alice: Wendy Darling from Peter Pan Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter: Uncle Albert from Mary Poppins Richard Hadyn as the Caterpillar: Max Detweiler from The Sound of Music Herr Falkstein from Young Frankenstein Verna Felton as the Queen of Hearts: Mrs. Jumbo from Dumbo The Fairy Godmother from Cinderella Flora from Sleeping Beauty Aunt Sara from Lady and the Tramp Winnifred from The Jungle Book Pearl Slaghoople from The Flintstones J. Pat O'Malley as the Tweedles: Cyril Proudbottom from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Jasper Baddun from 101 Dalmatians Colonel Hathi from The Jungle Book Bill Thompson as the White Rabbit/Dodo: Mr. Smee from Peter Pan Jock from Lady and the Tramp King Hubert from Sleeping Beauty Professor Owl from The Magical World of Disney(Tho most people know this character better as the guy who starts those sing along tapes/dvds) Scrooge McDuck from Scrooge McDuck and Money Uncle Waldo from The Aristocats Heather Angel as Alice's Sister: Mrs. Darling from Peter Pan Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat: Winnie the Pooh from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Kaa from The Jungle Book Adult Flower from Bambi Roquefort from The Aristocats Queenie Leornard as Bird in tree/Iris: Princess from 101 Dalmatians Doris Lloyd as The Red Rose: Baroness Eberfield from The Sound of Music Jimmy MacDonald as Dormouse: Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bongo/Lumpjaw from Fun and Fancy Free The first voice for Chip the chipmunk The voice for Mickey Mouse after Walt Disney Jaq/Gus/Bruno from Cinderella Thurl Ravenscroft as one of the card gardeners: (Note: All of The Mellomen played these gardeners and they have been in other Disney movies as background singers like the pirates in Peter Pan or the dogs in Lady and the Tramp, Thurl did the most when it comes to significant roles so I'm only gonna count him on this list) Captain the Horse from 101 Dalmatians Singer in You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Thing 1 from The Cat in the Hat Kirby from The Brave Little Toaster Fritz from The Enchanted Tiki Room Uncle Theodore from Haunted Mansion Tony the Tiger Geoffrey the Giraffe

1955-

Elsa Lanchester as the Red Queen: The Bride from The Bride of Frankenstein Katie Nanna from Mary Poppins J. Pat O'Malley as the Tweedles: Cyril Proudbottom from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Jasper Baddun from 101 Dalmatians Colonel Hathi from The Jungle Book Alice Pearce as the Dormouse: Gladys Kravitz from Bewitched Tom Bosley as the Knave of Hearts: Maurice from The Beauty and the Beast(1994 musical) Karl Swenson as Humpty Dumpty: Merlin from The Sword in the Stone

BBC(1966)-

Peter Cook as the Hatter: The Impressive Clergyman from The Princess Bride Peter Sellers as the King of Hearts: Inspector Jacques Clouseau from The Pink Panther(1963) Michael Gough as the March Hare: Alfred Pennyworth from Burton Batman and its sequels Elder Gutknecht from Corpse Bride David Battley as the Executioner: Mr. Turkentine from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Through the Looking Glass(1966)-

Jimmy Durante as Humpty Dumpty: Narrator from Frosty the Snowman Agnes Moorehead as the Red Queen: Endora from Bewitched Jack Palance as the Jabberwock: Carl Grissom from The Batman(1989) Sir Rothbart from The Swan Princess(1994) Ricardo Montalbán as the White King: Grandpa Valentin Avellan from Spy Kids Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek II- Wrath of Khan

What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This(The New Alice in Wonderland)(1966)-

Daws Butler as King of Hearts/March Hare: Yogi Bear from The Yogi Bear Show Elroy Jetson from The Jetsons Chilly Willy from The Woody Woodpecker Show(1964) The Fish(Karlos K. Krinklebein) from The Cat in the Hat Sammy Davis Jr. as the Cheshire Cat(movie): Josh Howard from Ocean's 11 Scatman Crothers as the Cheshire Cat(record): Scat Cat from The Aristocats Dick Hallorann from The Shinning Jazz from The Transformers(1984) Allan Melvin as Alice's Father/Humphrey Dumpty: Electro from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Don Messick as Dormouse/Fluff: Bamm-Bamm Rubble from The Flintstones Boo-Boo Bear from The Yogi Bear Show Astro from The Jetsons Snip from Rankin Bass' Jack Frost Ratchet from The Transformers(1984) Scooby-Doo from Scooby-Doo(until his retirement in 1996) Howard Morris as the White Rabbit: Gopher from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Jughead Jones from The Archie Show(1968) Janet Waldo as Alice: Judy Jetson from The Jetsons Josie from Josie and the Pussycats

Alice of Wonderland in Paris(1966)-

Norma MacMillan as Alice: Casper from The New Casper Cartoon Show Gumby from The Gumby Show

[broadwaydivastournament]

Broadway Divas Tournament: Poll Results

Round 1A: Debra Monk vs. Kate Baldwin (61 to 48) Carolee Carmello vs. Julie White (73 to 35) Laura Linney vs. Katie Finneran (91 to 36) Audra McDonald vs. Rebecca Luker (146 to 23) Jan Maxwell vs. Jayne Houdyshell (50 to 55) Stephanie J. Block vs. Cherry Jones (81 to 79) Janet McTeer vs. Brenda Braxton (50 to 53) Paula Leggett Chase vs. Patricia Clarkson (55 to 54)

Round 1B: Lea Salonga vs. Christine Baranski (188 to 216) Emily Skinner vs. Judy Kuhn (25 to 128) Susan Blackwell vs. Harriet Harris (33 to 63) Carmen Cusack vs. Vanessa Williams (54 to 47) Beth Leavel vs. Donna Murphy (27 to 147) Andrea Burns vs. Mary Beth Peil (41 to 82) Judith Light vs. Tonya Pinkins (77 to 62) Karen Ziemba vs. Marin Mazzie (19 to 107)

Round 1C: Bebe Neuwirth vs. Laurie Metcalf (116 to 20) Veanne Cox vs. Charlotte d'Amboise (37 to 44) Mary Testa vs. Betty Buckley (33 to 55) Kerry O'Malley vs. Joanna Gleason (16 to 91) Anika Noni Rose vs. Dee Hoty (82 to 19) Tyne Daly vs. Katrina Lenk (61 to 36) Linda Emond vs. Jennifer Simard (45 to 34) LaChanze vs. Ann Harada (40 to 35)

[mysticstarlightduck]

Hi! I just wanted to ask if your main character had a theme song or piece of music, what would it be and why? 💛

Hi, @conkers-theficwriter! Thanks for the Ask!

This is such a lovely question! Especially since I adore making character playlists for my WIP! For the sake of this answer, I'll only consider the main POV characters (who are the protagonists of their parts of the story, since this novel has a Multiple POV outlook) from The Last Wrath!

RAELEN ASHIREN (theme song) - Dance with Fire by Karliene and Sing of Manetheren by Wheel of Time (cover by Gustavo Steiner)

ELLINOR DALLANTES (theme song) - Noble Blood by Tomme Proffit ft Fleurie and Queen of The Kings by Alessandra

JULYAN ASHIREN (theme song) - Lightbringer by 2WEI ft Ali Christenhusz and Just a Man by Epic The Musical

DARIAN CAELESTIS (theme song) - Speechless (Aladdin Live Action Soundtrack) male cover by Caleb Hyles

JAMIE TELLIAN (theme song) - Protector by City Wolf and Open Arms by Epic the Musical

LUCIYA ANYNTH (theme song) - Over the Hills and Far Away cover by Hurdy Gurdy

And that's it for the main characters!

But since I love sharing my character playlist for this WIP, here are the (updated) songs for the supporting cast as well!

INNARA RENFELLI (theme song) - Touch the Sky - Merida (dark cover by Lydia the Bard) and Reflection - Mulan (cover by Anna Pantsu)

ORYON ZYNDOR (theme song) - Drown with Me by Falconshield

ANSELL KALLIK (theme song) - Higher Ground by Rasmussen

LORD NETHEN FAHRIS (theme song) - Hell to Your Doorstep by The Count of Monte Cristo Musical and All the Magic by Karliene

NYX FAESTORM (theme song) - Song of the Seven by Joey Batey (The Witcher Soundtrack)

KADEN RIHDEL (theme song) - Thus Always to Tyrants by The Oh Hellos and The Bard Song by The Blind Guardian

SYBIL RIHDEL (theme song) - Savage Daughter by Sarah Hester

SEIRA NIVAINE (theme song) - Broken Crown by Mumford and Sons and Just Around the Riverbend by Brittany J Smith

AZRA MOORSWORTH (theme song) - Dragon by Built By Titan

HELIOS MAEVEL (theme song) - Goodbye by Bo Burnham and Amen by Frankenstein the Musical

TANWIN LYRANDETH (theme song) - Heart of The Night by Divide Music and Perfect by Miracle of Sound

EMRYC THORNE (theme song) - Everybody Loves Me by One Republic

VALLERIUS ZYNDROSAR (theme song) - The Horror and The Wild by The Amazing Devil

MORWAN DESTRIN (theme song) - Kings of the Sea by Karliene and Calling by The Amazing Devil

NADDINE AHMIRAH (theme song) - Grace O'Malley by Kinnia and Wild Uncharted Waters cover by Anna Pantsu

BRYN SEPERI (theme song) - Psychosis by Michel Dae

CASSANDER FYNN (theme song) - The Halfman's Song by Miracle of Sound

PEREGRINE DUSKEBLOM (theme song) - The World We Made by Ruelle and Alone by Cami-Cat

ISOLDE KIERAH (theme song) - Loyal, Brave, and True by Christina Aguilera

ARAMMIS DOHRFAREN (theme song) - Dance to The Day by Prince of Egypt The Musical

YUNA THYREN (theme song) - Mary Read by Karliene

FABIAN ANYNTH (theme song) - Dynasty by MIIA and Hero by Jeff Williams ft Caleb Hyles

ZEPHYR TELLIAN (theme song) - Monster by Frozen The Musical and Which Witch By Florence+The Machine

MYRAH FARON (theme song) - Dear Fellow Traveler by Sea Wolf and On My Father's Wings cover by Brittany J Smith

GENERAL TRYSTAN GRAYSPEAR (theme song) - Woe to The People of Order by Cami-Cat and Ruthlessness by Epic the Musical

LUKAN VELTERIN (theme song) - Legends the Score and Coast of High Barbary by Topgallant Jack

ELAIN (theme song) - Teen Idle by Marina and The Diamonds and Heart Of Stone cover by Matt Bloyd

CIRIEN SEPERI (theme song) - Blow High, Blow Low by Karliene (Only imagine a gender-bent version of this song. In the original song, the character is female, but this character here is male. It's just that the lyrics match too well with his story otherwise!)

[byneddiedingo]

Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, and Jason Miller in The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, William O'Malley, Rudolf Schündler, Gina Petrushka, Vasiliki Maliaros, Mercedes McCambridge (voice). Screenplay: William Peter Blatty, based on his novel. Cinematography: Owen Roizman. Production design: Bill Malley. Film editing: Norman Gay, Evan A. Lottman. Makeup: Dick Smith.

From "classic" to "claptrap," that's pretty much the range of critical opinion about The Exorcist. I tend toward the latter end of the spectrum, feeling that the novelty of the film has worn off over the 50 years of its existence, revealing a pretty threadbare and sometimes offensive premise. It was at the time a kind of breakthrough in the liberation from censorship that marked so much of American filmmaking in the early 1970s. Audiences gasped when Linda Blair growled "Your mother sucks cocks in hell" with Mercedes McCambridge's voice. Today it's little more than playground potty-mouth behavior. The pea soup-spewing and head spinning now draw laughs when they once had people fainting in the aisles. We can argue that there was something noble about those more innocent times, and that we've lost something valuable in an age when the president of the United States can brag about pussy-grabbing and denounce "shithole" countries and still retain the loyalty and admiration of a third of Americans. But isn't it also true that the move from a horror film based on religious superstition to a horror film like Jordan Peele's Get Out, nominated like The Exorcist for a best picture Oscar, represents an improvement in our taste in movies? Get Out at least has a keenly satiric take on something essential: our racial attitudes. The Exorcist makes no statement about the value of religious faith, unless it's to suggest that it's based on a desire to scare us into believing. To my eyes, The Exorcist is slick but ramshackle: William Peter Blatty's Oscar-winning screenplay never makes a clear connection between Regan's possession and Father Merrin's archaeological dig in Iraq. (The opening scenes of the film were actually shot in the environs of Mosul, which more recently succumbed to a different kind of evil.) There are some scenes that make little sense: What's going on when the drunken film director taunts Chris's servant Karl with being a Nazi? What's the point of introducing the detective played by Lee J. Cobb with his usual self-absorption? Some of the plot devices, such as Father Karras's guilt over his mother's death, are pure cliché. And who the hell names a daughter Regan? Was Chris hoping for another kid she could name Goneril? For thousands of moviegoers, however, these objections are nitpicky. For me the flaws are the only thing that remain interesting about The Exorcist.

[digital-nedladdning]

Regan, en ung flicka, börjar bete sig allt konstigare. Det börjar med konstiga ord och urin på golvet, och snart börjar hennes säng röra sig utan att någon förstår varför. Hennes mamma blir orolig och kallar på en präst som får i uppgift att hjälpa till. Han och fader Merrin ska försöka driva ut den onda kraft som tagit över Regan innan hon dör.

[jxrm]

book log - 2016

[the year my danny was born]

what to expect when you're expected by david javerbaum

seconds by bryan lee o'malley

choose your own autobiography by neil patrick harris

the beast within by serena valentino

the secret life of marilyn monroe by j. randy taraborrelli

brave new world by aldous huxley

fantastic beasts and where to find them by j.k. rowling

harry potter: the prequel by j.k. rowling

start here by scarlett macdougal

the lake house by kate morton

84, charing cross road by helene hanff

she went all the way by meg cabot

too late by colleen hoover

november 9 by colleen hoover

confess by colleen hoover

the motion of puppets by keith donohue

the regulars by georgia clark

life of pi by yann martel

mr. penumbra's 24-hour bookstore by robin sloan

all the missing girls by megan miranda

the singles game by lauren weisberger

emails from an asshole by john lindsay

dark lover by j.r. ward

the nest by cynthia d'aprix sweeney

queen of babble by meg cabot

harry potter and the cursed child by john tiffany

after dark by haruki murakami

one hundred names by cecelia ahern

they left us everything by plum johnson

what is not yours is not yours by helen oyeyemi

boo by neil smith

the royal we by heather cocks

made you up by francesca zappia

the magic strings of frankie presto by mitch albom

the book of awesome by neil pasricha

furiously happy by jenny lawson

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth

fresh off the boat by eddia huang

everything, everything by nicola yoon

why not me? by mindy kaling

humans of new york: stories by brandon stanton

the heart goes last by margaret atwood

devil may care by sebastian faulks

the book of you by claire kendall

dirty rush by taylor bell

if i was here by gayle forman

yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina

let's pretend this never happened by jenny lawson

people i want to punch in the throat by jen mann

something real by heather demetrios

words and their meanings by kate bassett

don't look back by jennifer l. armentrout

reality boy by a.s. king

station eleven by emily st. john mandel

revival by stephen king

please look after mom by shin kyung-sook

please ignore vera dietz by a.s. king

the yorkshire pudding club by milly johnson

52 reasons to hate my father by jessica brody

i wrote this for you by pleasefindthis

what you wish for by kerry reichs

necessary lies by diane chamberlain

the girl with all the gifts by m.r. carey

china rich girlfriend by kevin kwan

the universe verus alex woods by gavin extence

half broke horses by jeannette walls

the book of bunny suicides by andy riley

godmother: the secret cinderella story by carolyn turgeon

harry potter and the philosopher's stone by j.k. rowling

lord of the flies by william golding

[the-healthy-human-mind]

Bastard

A/N: When depressed, don't do it alone, make others suffer- (/j)

Pairing: F! OC Evelyne "Snake" Gray x Kyle "Gaz" Garrick, mentioned Moot! OC Kathleen "Brass" Moore x John Price, Moot! OC Meabh "Pirate" O'Malley-Mactavish x John "Soap" Mactavish

CWs: Canon MWIII, Major Character Death, ANGST, hurt/no comfort, talk of death, funerals, cursing, canon-typical violence, mention of past scars.

Kyle could see the stress on Evelyne's entire being, her body tense, and her eyes flickering across the tarmac, mind on high alert. Her body jerks when he steps out of the helo, instantly moving into motion. He's almost shocked when she throws herself in his arms; almost. He wraps his arms around her, holding her close. This mission was hard on all of them, and yet Makarov still got away. Evelyne pulls away from him when she deems his body free of major injury.

His heart aches when she looks over his shoulder, a mix of anxiety and confusion plaguing her features when she only sees Ghost and Havoc walk out of the helo after him.

"Where's Soap?"

Evelyne's voice cracks on the name of her friend. John steps into her line of view, face grim. The captain holds his hand out, Johnny's vest patch sitting in his palm, the British flag glaring back at her. When she looks up at him, she doesn't see John William Price, she sees the same monster she saw in her father. A bastard who doesn't give two fucks about those around them, making decisions based on how it affects them, damning innocent people involved.

"You bastard!"

Kyle barely has a second to react before his wife lunges and lands a solid right hook on the face of his captain. He can hear the crack of John's nose breaking upon impact, the smell of copper filling his own nose.

"You killed him! This is your fault, Price!" Evelyne screeches into the night as Kyle tries to hold her steady, failing until Havoc comes over to assist.

"It should have been you!"

John watches as a wailing Evelyne is carried away by Havoc and Kyle. He should start coming up with excuses to give Kathy as to how he broke his nose. He tightens his grip on Johnny's dog tags, coming to terms with what comes next. If Evelyne could bring even a SAS soldier to his knees with her words, Meabh could move mountains with her voice. There was nothing more powerful and fearsome than a woman who has lost everything.

Ghost rests a hand on John's shoulder as he walks past. Kate takes the patch from his hand, promising to give it to Evelyne when she calms down. John doubts that will happen anytime soon.

Evelyne was never one for poetic things in life, but it was damn near ironic that it was raining the day she visits Johnny- well, his grave, that is. She tries to imagine how his wife reacted; if she screamed, or if she was in too much shock to react. Her curls rest on the nape of her neck, hidden beneath the hood of her sweatshirt. Her hand shakes around the handle of her umbrella as she stands before the tombstone, her boots sinking in the mud. Her lower lip wobbles as she sucks in a breath.

"The intel was bad, Johnny, I fucked up."

The ground beneath her moves as Evelyne falls to her knees, the fabric of her jeans darkening from the wet soil.

"I'm so, so sorry"

Next to the other flowers that rest there, Evelyne lays upon the disturbed earth a single rose.

"Kyle?"

"Yeah, love?"

Evelyne moves onto her side, slowly laying her head on his chest. Kyle's hand hesitates before lightly resting on her scarred back.

"Promise me you won't leave me."

She knows it's a cruel thing to ask, given their line of work, but she can't help herself. Hot tears stream down her cheeks when Kyle places a kiss to the crown of her head, holding her close, before uttering the words she needed.

"I would never,"

[book-ramblings]

2023 IN BOOKS - A LONG POST

What I read last year, divided into a few categories. I didn't in the end feel like writing down all 80-ish books, so this is a selection.

1 Poetry - I'm trying to get into poetry, but I'm not a 'natural' poetry reader.

Aftonland - Pär Lagerkvist

Bluets - Maggie Nelson

Sonnets - William Shakespeare

Night Sky with Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

If They Come for Us - Fatimah Asghar

Wild Embers - Nikita Gill

The Wild Iris - Louise Glück

Poems - Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Howl and Other Poems - Allen Ginsberg

Sonnets from the Portuguese - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Blue Horses - Mary Oliver

Love Letters to the World - Meia Geddes

Aún - Pablo Neruda

from Songs of Innocence and Experience - William Blake

Loose Woman - Sandra Cisneros

Bestiary - Donika Kelly

Winter Recipes from the Collective - Louise Glück

Selected Poems - Percy Bysshe Shelley

2 Short Stories and Novellas

Skördad - Anna Jakobsson Lund

The October Country and Other Stories - Ray Bradbury

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories - Ken Liu

Burning Girls and Other Stories - Veronica Schanoes

Galatea - Madeline Miller

Stories of Your Life and Others - Ted Chiang

3 For Work

Konsten att undervisa - Filippa Mannerheim

Poesi direkt - Daniel Boyacioglu

4 Comics and Graphic Novels

The Complete Maus - Art Spiegelman

Nimona - N D Stevenson

Sandman vol 5 - Neil Gaiman

5 Rereads

The Fellowship of the Ring - J R R Tolkien

The Two Towers - J R R Tolkien

The Return of the King - J R R Tolkien

The Rook - Daniel O'Malley

Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley

Blitz - Daniel O'Malley

Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel

The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde

Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb

Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb

How to Marry a Werewolf - Gail Carriger

6 Favourites

Toll the Hounds - Steven Erikson

Augustus - John Williams

Circe - Madeline Miller

This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

The Crippled God - Steven Erikson

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter - Theodora Goss

Infomocracy - Malka Older

Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey

+ The Paper Menagerie, Stories of Your Life and most rereads...

7 Other Noteworthy Reads

Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin

Falling Free - Lois McMaster Bujold

Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold

Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold

The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois McMaster Bujold

The Vor Game - Lois McMaster Bujold

Dust of Dreams - Steven Erikson

Women Talking - Miriam Toews

Legends and Lattes - Travis Baldree

Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut

An Inheritance of Magic - Benedict Jacka

The Power Naomi Alderman

Ghost Wall - Sarah Moss

Ice - Anna Kavan

[goalhofer]

2023 In Memoriam Part 29

Fr. William J. O'Malley, 91

(Henry) Lew Morrison, 75

Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, 99

Ian Emes, 73

Yoandy Garlobo, 46

Dave Skaugstad, 83

Rev. Stuart Epperson, 86

Jerry Bradley, 83

Gary Brandt, 80

Linda Haynes, 75

Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, 79

Yokota Shintarō, 28

Miller Farr; Jr., 80

Lew Perkins, 78

Larry Yellen, 80

Mike Hammond, 33

Silvana Lattmann, 104

Balázsovits Lajos, 76

Dedric Willoughby, 49

Mirko Novosel, 85

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Roxby’s ‘Human Alarm Clock’ Speaks Out: Part 2

(Publisher’s Note: This article is the second of a two-part series composed after extensively interviewing a former Roxby Development employee who stepped forward to tell her story once the president of the company, Jeffrey J. Morris, was charged with wire fraud by the federal government. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld of the Northern District Court of West Virginia said in a statement more charges against Morris will follow in the future. A trial date has not been established.) Many of the employees have since made peace with each other. Not all, but most, Corinne Chamberlin believes. After unknowingly being placed in positions opposing one another, Roxby’s former “Human Alarm Clock” and a plethora of former employees of Roxby Development now believe they were made to be pawns in some undefined, one-man game. What they finally figured out was, she explained, the instigation was caused by the company’s founder himself. Jeffrey J. Morris, indicted on federal wire fraud charges on September 8 in the Northern District Court of West Virginia, registered Roxby Development W.Va. Secretary of State Office on February 2, 2020. By December 2021, the company owned the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Roxby Labs, the 12th Street Garage, and the McLure House Hotel, and there were more than 100 employees on the payroll. This past summer, however, Roxby was foreclosed on for both the hotel and the Scottish Rite, and Morris’s attempts to file for federal protections under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laws were dismissed because of a failure to maintain insurance for the properties. These renderings of the McLure Hotel were developed by former creative director Timothy O'Malley. Chamberlin, and most other employees, had quit long before the locks were changed on both buildings. “And there is a strong bond among most of us, that’s for sure. You know, there's like a trauma bond, and that bond is pretty thick with those of us who have gotten together since the whole thing fell apart,” Chamberlin explained. “If and when I see someone I know from working for Roxby, even if I was frustrated with them at some point, it's still there. That bond is still there, at least for me. “Because of the environment Jeffrey created, I think, people turned into monsters. That’s my opinion anyway,” she insisted. “When I run into most former employees now, the first thing I ask is if they are OK. And it’s immediate because of the concern I had for everyone when we were in the middle of it all. All the craziness. I got this impression he was putting people at odds in order to control.” Chamberlin’s role with Roxby included project management and event planning, but she was initially hired in October 2021 as Morris’s personal assistant. It was during those few months when Chamberlin noticed what she referred to as “abnormal behavior.” “Especially from someone who was supposed to be the person in charge,” she said. “I witnessed him saying one thing to me, one thing to another staff member, and then something completely different to someone else. I finally realized that it wasn't meant to be organized at all. “Honestly, I think I realized that because I felt like I was in survival mode the whole time, and now, I think everyone was in survival mode. It was chaotic. Just chaotic. And Jeffrey would complain that things were chaotic, but it was always his fault. He didn't let people help him. He either didn’t see it that way, or he just played the game he created.” Some parts of the Scottish Rite Cathedral exterior can be seen by motorists traveling W.Va. Route 2. A Shattered Dream Along with the investors, Roxby listed creditors like the electric, water, and gas companies, the police and fire departments, the payroll processor, the painter, the printer, the local newspaper and TV station, a lot of attorneys, and even Roto-Rooter on its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing dated May 1, 2023. In all, the failing development company stated it owed between $10-$50 million to between 50-99 creditors. Before the request was dismissed, Morris released a statement promising re-organization with a new management company that would “manage event, entertainment, and food & beverage operations at the Scottish Rite as well as the hospitality operations at the hotel.” At the time of the federal dismissal, Roxby employed only a few individuals at the McLure House Hotel. “I don't know. I really don't know why anyone would work for that company when so many of us had issues with getting paid. I mean, I guess they still believed in it, and they had put in so much emotion into it. Like so many others. Like I did,” Chamberlin said. “I don't know how much money anybody put in, but I know there were significant amounts invested. I think we all know that now. The top level of the McLure House Hotel offers impressive views of downtown Wheeling and its riverfront. “I know a lot of people put up with all the pay delays and the frustrations because the vision that was talked about was what everyone has always wanted to see take place in Wheeling,” she said. “It really was the dream come true for the city and everyone who lived in the area. Older residents remember when downtown Wheeling was the place to be with all the stores and restaurants, and younger people like me, well, wanted to see it all come back because it sounded pretty awesome.” But then Chamberlin smashed into her personal “Can’t do this anymore” wall. “My final straw was after Bluesfest in 2022 because a lot of us didn’t get paid by Roxby for working it, and when I found out that another staff member had not been paid. This person told me they couldn't afford to be behind so much,” Chamberlin explained. “They told Jeffrey they couldn’t afford not to be paid, and he had the gull to tell them they needed to do a different job. That was after he promised we'd be paid. That’s when I knew I was done. I was done. “I know some of my former co-workers hired lawyers, but I never did get one. I didn't want a lawyer to tell me I couldn't talk about it. I didn't want anyone else telling me I can't talk about it,” she added. “It's like, you know what? Just keep the money because I would rather tell anybody anything about the situation than let someone try to silence me about it. Because it was so wrong. It was so wrong, and I’m all out of pity for him.” Read the full article