#alice goodman

[waywordsstudio]

Best of 2023 Reads: Poetry -

From sacred texts and opera librettos to contemporary and politically intimate free verse, here are a few of the works that stood out in 2023!

[kairithemang0]

Here's a challenge for you. List as many Hatchetfield headcanons you have as you can WITHOUT mentioning Wilbur/CrossNamara

easy

alice and peter were friends when she went to hatchetfield high. the bullying wasn't as bad until she left (peter's freshman year i believe).

bill is secretly really annoyed that ted will flirt with literally anyone but him. he doesn't every mention it to anyone, but it's always frustrated him (sigh, i love bill/ted)

Richie stole Peter's pokemon cards in 2nd grade and that's how they became friends. Ruth came as a package deal with Richie and she had been obsessing over Pete even before that

linda and becky started out as really close friends in high school and when becky started dating tom linda was just really pissy about it and it started their streak of hating each other

man in a hurry holds the most world record in history. he's got a world record for his world records. and he did it all in record time

sheila youngs husband is in some way related to willabella muckwab

howard goodman is from hatchetfield

richie has a buster sword in his room

max used to be really into star wars and richie hated him so much for it that he tried to fight him in 4th grade and richie got the shit kicked out of him. max, who was neutral towards richie, now full on hated him. he also turned on peter and ruth at this time for simply being associated with richie

just some of the ones i could think of off the top of my head

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Grease 1978

[miraplayssims]

Finally the day came for Benjamin’s trip to Britechester. Henford’s train station was empty, save for the theatre group and the Gale family who was there to bid him farewell.

Alice kissed her son goodbye, making sure he knew how to get from the station to Arabella’s house. When he had repeated the address for the third time, she finally let go of his arm and he boarded the train.

Benjamin spent the two hour train ride looking out the window. They flew past the English countryside, the trees and moors becoming a blurred sea of green.

Night had already fallen when Benjamin finally arrived at Arabella’s home on Mossy Lane.

He had barely finished knocking on the door to the big townhouse before it was opened by an excited Arabella, “welcome dear boy! Come in, come in,” she said, ushering him inside, “help him with his bag, Antoine.”

“No need, thank you though,” Benjamin said, giving his hosts an appreciative smile.

After some catching up, Arabella showed him to the guest room, “well then, the wash basin is there, I’ve put out some towels and a soap for you as well. I’ll go fetch some bed sheets. It’s quite small, but I hope it’ll do.”

“Yes, how dare you offer me such a cupboard of a room,” Benjamin said and laughed when he saw Arabella’s horrified face, “I jest, Ms. Goodman- sorry, should I say Mrs. Bradshaw?”

“Don’t frighten me like that, child,” Arabella chuckled, “and Ms. Goodman will do just fine, at least when you’re here.”

After the two had said their goodnights, Benjamin quickly got ready for bed, giddy in anticipation for the morrow day.

Benjamin looked himself in the mirror. He’d been given a thick winter coat, much like the ones he’d seen the wealthy landowners wear around Henford during the colder months.

Outside of the dressing room he could hear the muffled voices slowly getting louder as more people arrived. Martin had told the group to expect about a hundred people in the audience, the thought made Benjamin queasy. His anxieties were dampened however by the otherwise cheery mood in the room.

Benjamin was soon brought out of his thoughts by Kirsten’s voice, “could you help me with my hair? The others are utterly useless in that regard.”

“Yes,” he nodded and grabbed the hairbrush Kirsten held out, “I have sisters, so I’ve had plenty of practice.”

He started brushing Kirsten’s hair, trying his best not to meet her piercing eyes staring at him in the mirror, “are you nervous?” she asked after a while.

He finally looked up, “yes, a bit.”

“I can tell,” Kirsten said softly, “but you’re very talented, Benjamin, you’ll do great.”

Benjamin blushed and said a small thank you, still carefully brushing the long, brown hair.

After what seemed like an eternity in the dressing room, Martin finally stood up, gathering the group around him, "it´s time!" he excalimed.

Benjamin couldn´t stop smiling, this was it.

[dulcewrites]

Omg the modern excerpt was so cool. I love how you write Alicent what’s exactly what I imagine her like I’m a modern au. I love her and Myrah being besties. A modern fic about the Hightowers and Myrah would be so cool 🤩

I love modern Alicent. It always makes me laugh when people say modern Alicent would be some sort of Uber conservative, woman for trump type… when literally all the problems/ideals hotd Alicent has stems from the situation she’s in. If we are being real, modern Alicent would not even look in viserys direction but of course for the purpose of the kids showing up, we have that happen. At most she’d be a slightly uppity, well off pta mom who fundraises. Anyway *off my Alicent soap box*

The family dynamic is very fun. Still dysfunctional but fun nonetheless. Actually give me like 30 minutes, and I’ll be back to this ask!

[scifrey]

Thanks for the tag @moorishflower; sorry it took me so long to find time to do it!

Last Song: The Grand Hotel by Regina Spektor

Currently Watching: Catching up on Tasting History, which is no surprise at all to anyone who knows me even a little.

Currently reading: The Regency Book of Drinks: Quaffs, Quips, Tipples, and Tales from Grosvenor Square by Amy Finley (Author), Niege Borges (Illustrator), which is not BAD, just not what I WANTED when I bought it. I thought it would be a book filled with real, actual historical recipes from Regency ballrooms and clubs like Almack's. Instead it is modern bar book (and a very good one for that, with a great introduction to individual spirits and cocktail hardware), and a bunch of pithy asides that directly reference the Bridgerton TV show without going far enough to get sued. It's fine, but disappointing.

I'm also reading Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga by Rainbow Rowell (author and adaption), Gabi Nam (Illustrator), which was adapted by the author of the YA novel herself, instead of the very enjoyable @sammaggs. We will see if I find it as compelling when I get further into it...

Current obsession: Historical documentaries by Lucy Worsley, Eleanor Janega, Alice Loxton, Ruth Goodman, etc... I am still on the kick that produced The Hob Adherent Sandman fanfic series, and it's leaked into my rewrite of Time and Tide (which I think has made the manuscript more grounded and historically interesting. But we'll see if my editor agrees when I hand it in at the end of the month.)

Tagging: @anotherwellkeptsecret, @once-upon-a-reblog, @carnelianmeluha, @ibrithir-was-here, @tickldpnk8

[sidonius5]

𝒜 𝒻𝓊𝓃 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒻𝒾𝓁𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝓇𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝓌𝑜 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓊𝒸𝓀 𝓉𝑒𝑒𝓃𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒹𝓊𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝑜𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝓈𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓁 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝒶 𝑒𝓍𝒸𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓁𝓁. 𝓡𝔂𝓭𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓗𝓲𝓰𝓱 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓵 𝒾𝓃𝒻𝓁𝓊𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝒶𝓂𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓈 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝒹𝑒. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧-𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒷𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝓉𝑜 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝒷𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝒻𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝒾𝓃𝑔. 𝒯𝑜 𝓂𝑒, 𝓃𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓉𝑜𝓅 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝒾𝑔𝒽 𝓈𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓁 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝑔𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔. ℳ𝓎 𝑜𝓁𝒹𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℐ 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝓂𝑒𝓈𝓂𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓏𝑒𝒹 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝒹 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑔𝒶𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝐓-𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒿𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑒𝓉𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈𝑒 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝓃𝑜𝒷𝒷𝓎 𝒷𝒶𝒹𝒶𝓈𝓈 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝒸𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓃. 𝒜 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 ��𝒶𝓈 𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝑒'𝓋𝑒 𝓊𝓃𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓊𝓃𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓎 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝒸𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧-𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧, 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒷𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝓎𝑜𝓃𝒹 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝒾𝑔 𝓈𝒸𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝑜.

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

[taniushka12]

was tthinking abt alan and barry, as usual, when the very loud thought of "hey if alan accidentally killed someone do you think barry would help him hide the body?" crossed my mind and now I kind of need a fic like that

[anthroposeen]

tmagp 11 relisten notes!

celia:

- fell asleep in a random place/teleported to a random place while sleeping! (potentially related to how she universe hopped? or correlation to how sje used to see a fire ghost?)

- mentions a guy named jack who shes meeting! this could be a new character OR we're tying in tmagp universe jack barnabas, since lynne hammond (celia in tma universe pre-s5) saw what is thought to be agnes' ghost.

alice:

- sense of being followed and watched in london -> dont think this is related to mr bonzo, i think its directly caused from visiting the ruins either as psychological hallucinations or the unknown entity is actually following her

- dreamt about the ruins

- got celia a mocha but intentionally did not get gwen anything.

sam:

- doesnt mention the same symptoms as alice, i wonder if hes too used to the feeling or if his previous time in the institute changed his reaction to it

- still wants further insight into connecting incidents, rip ceaseless watcher you wouldve loved this special little boy

- knows the mocha isnt for gwen but still gives it to her, interesting especially knowing he likes celia

gwen:

- wants celia to excuse her absence, calls them subordinates

- implies she can keep them from leaving if the work load isnt complete (100% confident she cant do that)

- seems to be overcompensating for her lack of real control in this position by exercising authority over her coworkers (oh s1 jon, how i didn't miss you)

lena:

- unfazed by gwen or mr bonzo

- "did you scream? you should... and they usually like it" implying this universe does somewhat operate under the basis of the fears, similar to needles need for fear validation

- says gwen has the ability/context to work out who the hit was on, and to refer to the incidents to confirm the hit went right.

- "why comes later. process the what"

glitches/lies:

- "ill have the cinnamon swirl" sam

- "its nothing" alice

- "what have i told you about thinking?"/ "dont?" [glitch after 'dont'] sam

- "there was an emergency at home" celia

- "my radiator sprung a leak and flooded the lounge" celia

incident:

- gordon "gordy" -> gordon "gordy" goodman appears in mag84, different to "gordon j" in this incident. i dont think its another universe hop/duplicate

- excavation of cemetery and graves, ordered by the uk government

- old fears/elements involved: the end, the buried, the vast

- potential alchemy connections: salt, sea, death, tattoo symbolizing water/ship/being followed

- ink5oul is back! we've established they have a connection to salt through alchemy symbols in their online presence, may tie into the sea and preservation of dead bodies.

- david, the man working on the body, died. definitely not a coincidence

tattoo description:

- ship, sailing across open sea to the horizon. the sun is low, a shape in the water behind the ship chasing them

new names, mentioned by ink5oul:

- tattoo is by an artist named oscar jared

- sutherland mcdonald

[companion-showdown]

Showdown 2k25 - Submit Propaganda

Just like last year I want to kick January off with a flat popularity contest, showdown 2k25. (<- I wrote that in December before my laptop packed up, it'll now be after whenever I manage to get my laptop fixed)

Automatically competing - everyone from last year (list), with the following exceptions

Last years winner - Donna Noble

Possibly Rose Tyler as the 2023 winner, but I need to think on it a bit more

I'm going to reassess a few from last year, but it will be a tiny number

Rules for new nominees (tardis wiki list referenced below)

Anyone on the list will automatically be accepted

TV companions MUST be on the list

EU companions not on the list will be considered on a case by case basis. If they meet a reasonable definition of companion I will accept them, basic guideline is has their own tardis wiki article so I can actually check, multiple stories with the Doctor, none of these guidelines are hard rules, if you can justify them to me (and I can follow the argument), I'll let them in

Propaganda is not carrying over from last year, if you want to go to bat for someone, use this same form - (There isn't a lot at the moment so more would be appreciated, you can check the list under the cut for who hasn't got any if you want, but multiple sets for one character is good)

You can use this form to make multiple nominations/give multiple bits of propaganda at once.

I don not currently have an end date when nominations will close

list of (162) competitors, anyone in green has propaganda submitted for them (26)

Classic Who

Barbara Wright

Ian Chesterton

Susan Foreman

Vicki Pallister

Steven Taylor

Katarina

Sara Kingdom

Dodo Chaplet

Ben Jackson

Polly Wright

Jamie McCrimmon (propaganda x2)

Victoria Waterfield

Zoe Heriot

The Brigadier

Sergeant Benton

Liz Shaw

Mike Yates

Jo Grant

Sarah Jane Smith

Harry Sullivan

Leela

K9

Romana I

Romana II

Adric

Nyssa

Tegan Jovanka

Kamelion

Vislor Turlough (x2)

Peri Brown

Sabalom Glitz

Mel Bush

Ace McShane

Chang Lee

Grace Holloway

NuWho

Mickey Smith

Adam Mitchell

Jack Harkness

Martha Jones

Wilfred Mott

River Song

Amy Pond

Rory Williams

Canton Everette Delaware III

Kate Stewart

Clara Oswald

Handles

Missy

Nardole

Grant Gordon

Bill Potts

Graham O'Brien

Ryan Sinclair

Yasmin Khan

Dan Lewis

Karvanista

Inston-Vee Vinder

Rose Noble

Ruby Sunday

Audio

Oliver Harper

Erimem

Iris Wildthyme

Evelyn Smythe

Hex Schofield

Mags

Alex Campbell

Bliss

C'rizz

Cass Fermazzi

Charley Pollard

Helen Sinclair

Liv Chenka

Lucie Miller

Molly O'Sullivan

Narvin

Sheena (The Starship of Theseus)

Tania Bell

Anya Kingdom

Mark Seven

Novels

The Mortimer Family

Serena

Milena

Business Woman (Time on a Vine)

Bernice Summerfield

Cat Broome

Chris Cwej

Roz Forrester

Wolsey the Cat

Anji Kapoor

Claudia Marwood

Compassion

Fitz Kreiner

Hector (All Flesh is Grass)

Marie (Alien Bodies)

Sam Jones

Trix MacMillan

Ikalla

Rosie Taylor

Jack McSpringheel

Peter Summerfield

Ruth Leonidas

Dorothy (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)

Sibling Different

Cinder

Anna (Good Companions

Badger

Barusa

Guinevere Winchester

Irving Braxiatel

Larna

Patience

Penelope Gate

Zeleekhà

Comics

Duh

Gillian & John Who

Dave Lester

Sharon Davies

Gus Goodman

Maxwell Edison

Shayde

Frobisher

Ly-Chee the Wise

Olla

Chantir

Destrii

Fey Truscott-Sade

Izzy Sinclair

Kroton

Ssard

Josie Day

Cindy Wu

Gabby Gonzalez

Grayla

Jayne Kadett

Majenta Pryce

Rose-the-Cat

Alice Obiefune

Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer

John Jones

ARC

Hattie Munroe

Weeping Angel (Origins)

Child Master (The Then and the Now)

The Squire

Real Life

Alan Turing

Claudia Winkleman

John Lennon

Jules Verne

Mary Shelley

Peter Cushing

Other

Alison Cheney

Shalka!Master

Andy Davidson

Antimony (Death Comes to Time)

Brian the Ood

Dormouse (The Red and the Blue)

Emma (curse of fatal death)

Koschie

Romana (Battle for the Universe)

Splinx

Susan Who

Tom Campbell

[waywordsstudio]

Review: "Nixon in China" libretto by Alice Goodman -

Goodman's libretto more than earns its reputation for one of the best compositions in opera. Savvy, ironic, and contemporary, the stage may emanate the 1970s, but the incompetence of the American ideology to match what it encounters rings, of course, too truly.

[dandandanny]

Who Am I?

I have been wondering whether I should do an "about me" or not. But it seems like the "normal" thing to do on Tumblr, so here I go.

Name: Dan (obviously).

From: United Kingdom (London)

Age: 40 years and proud

Star Sign: Taurus

Sexuality: Gay

Pronouns: He/Him

Favourite Colour: Black and Royal Purple

Interests/ Likes: Books, comics, films (I collect DVDs), TV, baking, animals (especially dogs), writing (horror fiction), tarot, WWE (only watch women's wrestling), coffee, rain, snow, Halloween, Marvel, Disney, the paranormal, YouTube, Webtoon, black nail polish

Top 10 films:

The Witches of Eastwick

Death Becomes Her

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Big Trouble In Little China

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

To Wong Fu. Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

House of 1000 Corpses

The Goonies

Practical Magic

Moulin Rouge

Top 10 TV Shows:

Heartstopper (of course, my obsession)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Doctor Who

Supernatural

True Blood

Angel

X-Files

Charmed

Schitt's Creek

Agatha All Along

Top 10 Books: (will include full series as 1)

Heartstopper (Volumes 1-5) -Alice Oseman

The Beast House Trilogy - Richard Laymon

Radio Silence - Alice Oseman

Incubus - Carol Goodman

The Last Dragon Chronicles - Chris d'Lacey

The Midnight Lair - Richard Laymon

IT - Stephen King

Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin

The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare

Darkness Tell Us - Richard Laymon

Dislikes: I have zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination (any kind of hate is disgusting.) Heights, spiders/bugs, crowds, outside, lifts (elevators), lightning, fireworks, the ocean, strawberries, truffles/truffle oil, snakes, bad hygiene, bare feet, sushi, salmon, loud chewing

Unpopular Opinion: Chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream are DISGUSTING 🤮

I'm not sure what else I should write. So if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I am an open book, not shy in the least.

[otakusheep15]

Hello Twisted Wonderland community. I have no clue if any of you enjoy Starkid, but this is for the small group of you who do, I humbly present this:

Twisted Wonderland Characters as Hatchetfield Characters

This is for the three main musicals (The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Black Friday, Nerdy Prudes Must Die). I thought about doing Nightmare Time as well, but there's so many extra characters that I really didn't wanna bother lol. I'm gonna do this like they do it for the musicals, so some of the characters will have multiple roles. However, I might do some recasting depending on the musical, so they might not be consistent throughout the three.

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals:

Paul Matthews: Idia Shroud

Bill Woodward: Trey Clover

Ted Spankoffski/Homeless Guy: Ace Trappola

Emma Perkins: Jamil Viper

Prof Hidgens: Lilia Vanrouge

Charlotte/Nora/Deb: Vil Schoenheit

Greenpeace Girl/Alice/Zoe: Cater Diamond

Sam Sweetly/Mr. Davidson/General MacNamara: Floyd Leech

Black Friday:

Tom Houston: Trey Clover

Becky Barnes: Cater Diamond

Lex Foster: Ace Trappola

Ethan Green/Chris Kringle: Deuce Spade

Hannah Foster/Tim Houston: Ortho Shroud

Uncle Wiley: Lilia Vanrouge

Wiggly/Gary Goldstein: Floyd Leech

Linda Monroe: Vil Schoenheit

Sherman Young: Idia Shroud

General MacNamara: Sebek Zigvolt

Frank Pricley: Azul Ashengrotto

President Howard Goodman: Rook Hunt

Nerdy Prudes Must Die:

Peter Spankoffski: Trey Clover

Stephanie Lauter: Cater Diamond

Richard Lipschitz/Wiggly: Idia Shroud

Ruth Flemming/Blinky: Kalim Al-Asim

Max Jagerman: Floyd Leech

Grace Chastity: Sebek Zigvolt

Karen Chastity/Miss Tessburger/Nibbly/Stacey: Lilia Vanrouge

Solomon Lauter/Pokey/Jason: Jack Howl

Mark Chastity/Officer Bailey/Tinky: Rook Hunt

Detective Shapiro/Brenda: Jamil Viper

Some of these are stretches at best, but I tried. Most of these are serious attempts at casting, but a couple are just because I thought they would be silly. And, again, shoutout to the three Twst fans who also like Starkid; this is for y'all.

[miraplayssims]

Early one morning, before dawn had even broken Alice went in to labour. Eugene quickly got dressed and ran to get Arabella. A few hours later another baby girl was born.

Magdalena, Benjamin and Anne had been awoken by the commotion and were anxiously waiting in their room. When Eugene walked in with their new sister in his arms they jumped up from their beds and ran up to look at the little babe.

“This is Marion,” he said smiling.

[maddiesbookshelves]

25 books for 2025

Thanks for the tag @agardenandlibrary ☺️

Honestly, I just want my physical TBR to go down, but there are some books I really want to read before the others. Although I didn't really put them in any kind of order here

Le Paris des merveilles #2, Pierre Pevel (and #3 I guess)

Blackwater, Michael McDowell (the whole series, really)

A dowry of blood, S. T. Gibson

All these sunken souls, anthology (mostly for Joel Rochester aka fictionalfates)

Nettle and bone, T. Kingfisher

These violent delights, Chloe Gong (from my advent calendar)

The dark days club, Alison Goodman (also from my advent calendar)

The ballad of songbirds and snakes, Suzanne Collins

Camp damascus, Chuck Tingle

The locked tomb #1, Tamsyn Muir

Reread The ruin of kings #1, Jenn Lyons (so I can do the whole series)

Reread Iron Widow (Xiran Jay Zhao) so I can read Heavenly tyrant

Dr. Greta Helsing #4, Vivian Shaw (coming out this year)

Le jour du caillou, Véro Cazot (story) & Anaïs Flogny (illustrations) (it's a graphic novel)

The jasmine throne, Tasha Suri (and then read the whole trilogy if I like it)

Before the coffee gets cold, Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Pageboy, Elliot Page

Coraline, Neil Gaiman & illustrated by Aurélie Neyret

He who drowned the world, Shelley Parker-Chan (I need a refresh but I don't have the strength to reread book 1)

Any of the Jules Verne I own, honestly. At least one

Nous, Christelle Dabos

Any of the 2 Osemanverse books I still have to read, so either I was born for this or Radio silence (Alice Oseman)

The priory of the orange tree, Samantha Shannon (one day I'll finally read it)

Ariadne, Jennifer Saint

The sunbearer trials, Aiden Thomas

Tagging some people but feel free to participate if you want!

@profiterole-reads @therefugeofbooks @cleopatras-library