#colleen o'connor

[oldwinesoul]

It's April again. I want to leave it all.

Which isn't fair.

Neither am I.

// Colleen O'Connor, from "Spring Poem," published in Pinwheel

[april-is]

April 14, 2023: Spring Poem, Colleen O’Connor

Spring Poem Colleen O’Connor

It’s April again. Which means I’ve lost interest

in months and days and sons. Which isn’t fair. Sons

are born but they are made men, made tangible

by their makers, by their makings. It isn’t their faults.

What is it then that I’ve lost? My interests, flitting from me

in the dark, obnoxious wisps. Which isn’t fair. I’ve lost

interest in days and now the nights are all flitting wisps, bright

as daylight and just as thin, my interest in them waning like some

bored, listless moon. It’s April again. I want to leave it all.

Which isn’t fair. Neither am I. I abandon

my wisps. I leave them to their mothers.

--

Today in:

2022: Red, Mary Ruefle 2021: Bathing, Allison Seay 2020: A Small Moment, Cornelius Eady 2019: You Meet Someone and Later You Meet Their Dancing and You Have to Start Again, David Welch 2018: Henry Clay’s Mouth, Thomas Lux 2017: When Your Small Form Tumbled into Me, Tracy K. Smith 2016: Eve Recollecting the Garden, Grace Bauer 2015: from I Love A Broad Margin To My Life, Maxine Hong Kingston 2014: Gift, Czeslaw Milosz 2013: This Be The Verse, Philip Larkin 2012: We Did Not Make Ourselves, Michael Dickman 2011: Happiness (3), Jean Valentine 2010: When I Think, Jeanne Marie Beaumont 2009: The Poem, Franz Wright 2008: Morning Poem, Robin Becker 2007: Supple Cord, Naomi Shihab Nye 2006: Wish For a Young Wife, Theodore Roethke 2005: The Benjamin Franklin of Monogamy, Jeffrey McDaniel

[motownfiction]

bread

cw: discussion of christian traditions, specifically catholic sacraments

The two hottest topics in second grade are cursive and Communion.

For Will, the first one is pretty boring. He’s already known how to write cursive for a year. His sister, Sarah, exclusively writes in cursive now that she’s in fourth grade. Will has to know it if he wants to communicate with her. But he has to admit, it does make him feel special when Lucy needs his help forming those tricky handwritten Q’s.

Communion is a little more interesting. He’s not thrilled about the suit part, but he is thrilled that he might get to process into Mass with Lucy by his side. Unsurprisingly, though, Lucy has complaints, most of which are far too advanced for the other second graders to fully comprehend. She says it’s silly how she has to wear a white dress and a veil.

“If I wanted to practice getting married, I’d do it at recess like a public school kid,” she says, and everyone else groans. They’re all looking forward to the pretty white dresses, especially Sadie. Whenever they all get together and play at the Doyles’ house, Sadie grabs her white gloves and pretends to be a debutante (a word Will doesn’t understand and, at this point, is too afraid to ask about). Will and the other guys just humor them. All they have to do is show up in the suits their moms picked out a year ago.

Will’s a little more on board with Lucy’s second complaint: The bread isn’t bread enough.

“I heard that in Protestant churches, they give you full pieces of fluffy bread,” she says one day on their way back from Reconciliation. “Here, it’s just a wafer. That’s not as good.”

Will thinks about it for a minute. The wafers don’t look like much. Sarah says they don’t taste like much, either. Like air with a puff of yeast. Will always thought that description was pretty funny, but Mom always makes Sarah apologize for saying it.

“It’s the Lord, Sarah Grace,” Mom always says. “The Lord is more than enough for you to eat. And for crying out loud, we always go to McDonald’s after Mass.”

But Will thinks he knows what Sarah’s on about. He thinks he knows what Lucy’s worried about, too. She’s also worried about the wine.

“I know it’s supposed to be blood, but it’s still going to taste like wine,” she says. “My parents said wine doesn’t taste good. I heard that in Protestant churches, they use grape juice. Grape juice tastes good.”

Will takes notes. Fluffy bread. Grape juice. When he accompanies his mother to the grocery store the following Saturday, he asks for those specific items. To his surprise, Mom agrees with a knowing smile.

“Wanting to practice your First Communion,” she says. “Oh, Will. You’re too sweet.”

He lets her believe that. She’s not wrong, exactly. It’s just less about the practice and more about making Lucy happy.

So, that afternoon, less than a full day before Mass, Will pulls Lucy into his backyard and presents her with the fluffy bread and grape juice.

“I didn’t want you to miss out,” he says. “Your idea seems better, anyway.”

Lucy gives him a look that he won’t forget for the rest of his life. He has no real way of knowing it, but it’s a look he’ll see on her face a lot until the day he dies. For now, he just blinks it in. Beautiful.

“Will,” she says, “you’re too sweet.”

He’s not sure if that’s supposed to be a compliment, but he grins from ear to ear like it is, anyway.

(part of @nosebleedclub september challenge -- day iii! would you look at that? on time again)

[yetihideout]

The American Short Story - Flannery O'Connor's "The Displaced Person". Hosted by Colleen Dewhurst.

The short film starred Irene Worth, Shirley Stoler, Lane Smith, John Houseman, Robert Earl Jones and Samuel L. Jackson in one of his earliest roles.

Clipping from the April 12, 1977 issue of the Los Angeles Times.

CC: @troublewithangels

[inevitablemoment]

CATHLEEN PAIGE SPENGLER - OC INFO

(Special thanks to @ariel-seagull-wings for this manip; it's so beautiful!)

FULL NAME: Cathleen Anne Spengler (nee Paige)

NICKNAME(S): Cath (by everyone, started by Egon), Cathy (by everyone on her side of the family), Cat (by Janine), the Ghostbuster's Guard Dog (by tabloids and critics), the Wicked Witch of Summerville (by Summerville citizens)

FACECLAIM: Linda Purl

FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021-)

BIRTHDAY: January 2nd, 1945

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

SEXUALITY: Demisexual

GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)

OCCUPATION: Actress, writer, singer, dancer, choreographer, voice and dance teacher, Ghostbuster

BIRTHPLACE: Madison, Wisconsin

LIVES IN: Madison, Wisconsin (birth-age 12) || Cleveland, Ohio (age 12-18) || Manhattan, New York City, New York (age 18-24, 25-48, 77-currently) || Cambridge, Massachusetts (age 24-25) || Summerville, Oklahoma (48-77)

NATIONALITY: American

FAMILY:

Egon Spengler (husband, m. 1974-2021 (his death))

Felicity Spengler (daughter, miscarried 1978)

Callie Spengler (daughter)

Marie Spengler (daughter)

Trevor Spengler (grandson)

Phoebe Spengler (granddaughter)

Benjamin Paige (father, died 1988)

Colleen Paige [nee Tillens] (mother, died 2002)

David Paige (older brother)

Joanne Paige [nee Vogel] (sister-in-law)

Jill Paige (niece)

Mark Paige (nephew)

Mitchell Paige (nephew)

Lucinda "Cindy" Paige (niece)

Christopher Paige (nephew)

Theresa Paige (niece)

Sharon Paige (niece)

Caroline Tiffin [nee Paige] (older sister)

Glenn Tiffin (brother-in-law)

Ronald Tiffin (nephew)

Anthony Tiffin (nephew)

Jackson "Sonny" Tiffin (nephew)

Abel Paige (younger brother)

Rebecca Paige [nee O'Connor] (sister-in-law)

Loretta Paige (niece)

Erika Paige (niece)

Dominic Paige (nephew)

Eleanor Paige (niece)

Melanie Paige (niece)

Katrina Paige (niece)

Constance "Connie" Whelan [nee Paige] (younger sister)

Douglas Whelan (brother-in-law)

Monty Whelan (nephew)

Timothy Whelan (nephew)

Gina Whelan (niece)

Felicity Whelan (niece)

Adam Paige (younger brother)

Helen Paige [nee Rafferty] (sister-in-law)

Olivia Paige (niece)

Holly Paige (niece)

Cynthia Paige (younger sister)

Edison Spengler, Sr. (father-in-law, deceased 1983)

Ruth Spengler [nee Westelman] (mother-in-law, deceased 2001)

Elon Spengler (brother-in-law, deceased 2014)

Noelle Spengler [nee Rosenfeld] (sister-in-law)

Edison Spengler, Jr. (nephew)

Cyrus Spengler (uncle-in-law, deceased 2002)

Peter Venkman (honorary older brother)

Dana Barrett (honorary sister-in-law)

Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary nephew)

Eliana "Elly" Venkman (honorary grand-niece)

Andrew Venkman (honorary nephew)

Kelly Venkman (honorary nephew)

Ray Stantz (honorary older brother)

Willow Olson (honorary sister-in-law)

Addison Stantz (honorary niece)

Natalie Stantz (honorary niece)

Grace Stantz (honorary niece)

Janine Melnitz (honorary younger sister)

MOODBOARD:

CHARACTERISTICS: Creative, daring, valiant, quirky, brave, sweet, headstrong, theatrical, hopeful, romantic, prone to vanity and a quick temper, plucky, brilliant, enigmatic, cunning, maternal, devoted, protective

LIKES: Musicals, reading, writing, learning new things, singing, dancing, traveling, planning events, research, baking, cooking, photography, cuddling with Egon and the girls, snipe battles with Peter, being the center of attention

DISLIKES: Ignorance and close-mindedness, her blood family, Slimer escaping the display case, the Peck family, bullies, the fact that her sister Connie gave her youngest daughter the same name of the baby that she lost

WEAPON OF CHOICE:

PKE Meter

Proton Pack

Ghost Trap

Gigameter

Tobin's Spirit Guide

Occult Reference Net

OTHER PERSONAL INFO:

Raised Catholic, but converted to Judaism shortly before her wedding to Egon

Attended Julliard to study music and NYU to study literature/creative writing

After years of struggling to conceive and eventually becoming pregnant only to lose the baby at eighteen weeks, Cathleen took up alcohol to cope

Idolized Julie Andrews, Debbie Reynolds, Judy Garland, Chita Rivera, and Shirley Jones growing up

Fluent in Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Greek, European and Latin American Spanish, Flemish, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Latin, and Sumerian

INSPIRATION: Sherrezade (Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier), Juliet O'Hara (Psych), Becky Barnes (Hatchetfield series), Elliot Reid (Scrubs), Miss Holloway (Hatchetfield series), Annabel Lee (Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party), Elphaba Thropp (Wicked), Ramona Trousers (Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story), Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard (Once Upon A Time), Princess Aurora/Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Gwen Barrymore (The Solve-It Squad Returns), Marlowe Viccellio (Psych), Dr. Julia Ogden (Murdoch Mysteries), Dr. Helen Magnus (Sanctuary), Dr. Bedelia du Maurier (Hannibal), Jane Seymour (Six)

NAME ANALYSIS:

Playlist available here

[dollycas]

On Flashback Fridays I will share with you the books I was not able to review when they were first released that have been screaming at me from my To-Be-Read bookshelf. Murder at the Blarney Bash (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Setting - Michigan Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies(January 23, 2024) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496741749 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496741745 Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C3WXQNNN Audiobook ASIN B0CRJNB9R7 Follow the aroma of shamrock sugar cookies to the Beacon Bakeshop, a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan where amateur sleuth Lindsey Bakewell is busy preparing for Beacon Harbor’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities – with a little help from her adorable Newfoundland, Wellington, of course! Lindsey is baking up a storm—shamrock sugar cookies, Guinness chocolate cupcakes, Irish soda bread—for the well-timed grand opening of the Irish import gift shop, the Blarney Stone, owned by her boyfriend’s uncle, Finnigan O’Connor, recently relocated from the Emerald Isle. But it’s Uncle Finn himself who seems full of blarney when he gleefully reveals a pot of real gold he claims he stole from an actual leprechaun. And Finn’s fortune takes a turn for the worse when he’s arrested for the bludgeoning of a small unidentified man dressed as a leprechaun—the murder weapon alleged to be his now-missing shillelagh. Eccentric Uncle Finn may enjoy believing he’s outwitted a leprechaun, but he would never be so deluded as to clobber one with his walking stick. Now Lindsey will need more than the luck of the Irish to seize a golden opportunity to catch the real killer . . . Dollycas's Thoughts Beacon Harbor is going all out for St. Patrick's Day. Lindsey Bakewell and her staff are pulling out all the stops filling the shelves at the Beacon Bakeshop but also making Guinness chocolate cupcakes with Bailey's buttercream frosting, shamrock cupcakes and cookies, creme de menthe brownies, and a Bailey's cheesecake for the grand opening of the Irish import gift shop and the Blarney Stone micropub. The new businesses are owned by Finnigan O'Connor, uncle of Lindsey's boyfriend Rory who has moved to town straight from the Emerald Isle. The celebration starts out with the annual grade school Leprechaun Parade with Uncle Finn, his daughter Colleen, and their gorgeous dog Bailey leading the way. Every student marching in the parade receives a free shamrock good luck charm from the Blarney Stone. Uncle Finn is quite the storyteller, most get grander with each telling. The latest is that he stole a pot of gold from a real leprechaun on his way home. Not sure what to believe Rory and Lindsey know there is more to the story. Bad luck comes when a small man dressed like a leprechaun is killed, beaten to death with a shillelagh, that appears to belong to Uncle Finn. He is taken into custody and while he may have tricked the leprechaun out of his gold, he never would have killed him. Lindsey will need all the good luck she can get to bring the killer to justice and free Finn. _____ I am loving this series. In this 5th installment, it's about St Patrick's Day and all things Irish. With an Irish grandfather, I have a wee bit of the Irish in me so this story delighted me. Lindsey and Rory's relationship is growing so naturally. Tuck is a little broken-hearted because Kennedy left town, but she is back and she didn't come alone. The staff at the Beacon Bakeshop are working together like a well-oiled machine and Lindsey knows she can count on them. Her parents leave Beacon Harbor for the colder months and are spending two weeks in Maui, but the local gossip mill works fine. They sometimes find out what's going on before Lindsey. I was happy to see some of Rory's relatives come to town. The introduction of Finn and Colleen gave the character of Rory more depth. All the core characters continue to develop and are always engaging. I was happy to see Kennedy back but she tested my patience a time or two. I am so excited to see Lindsey's Newfoundland, Wellington has a new friend in Finn and Colleen's Great Pyrenees Bailey. This story is so well-plotted and executed. Finding the right connections between the victims and the suspects. Lindsey went above and beyond to follow the clues and find key pieces of evidence to move the investigation forward. Thinking she had it figured out but no, there was another twist. The pressure to move when time was of the essence. The scene witnessed followed the fabulous team takedown with a fantastic assist which was then followed by a funny situation while waiting for the killer to be taken away. This was all perfectly paced and my eyes were glued to the pages. I love the detailed descriptions Ms. Hannah gave throughout the story. Truthfully with the lighthouse having a resident ghost, a leprechaun running around town peeking in windows, and hiding pots of gold was a true possibility. We learn in the acknowledgments that the author's son gave her the inspiration for this story. Like his mother, he must have a keen imagination. It is what makes her stories so much fun to read. Trust me, you will be craving St. Patrick's Day treats. There are 5 tempting recipes following the story. Murder at the Blarney Bash has extraordinary characters taking on a perplexing mystery with a side of leprechaun lore and a bunch of Blarney. I escaped right into the pages and was completely entertained. Next up Murder at the Lemonberry Tea. It has a November 26, 2024 release date. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Kensington Cozies and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent About the author Cozy mystery author, Darci Hannah, is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. Darci is a lifelong lover of the Great Lakes, a natural wonder that inspires many of her stories. When Darci isn't baking for family and friends, hiking with her furry pals, Ripley and Finn, or concocting her next cozy mystery, she can be found wandering around picturesque lakeside villages with her hubby, sampling baked goods, and breaking for coffee more often than she should. You can learn more about Darci and her books at www.darcihannah.com The Rest of the Series Also written by Darci Hannah This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using my links, I will receive a small commission from the sale at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Escape With Dollycas. I am giving away a Print Advance Review Copy of Murder at the Blarney Bash! The contest is open to anyone over 18 years old. Duplicate entries will be deleted. Void where prohibited. You do not have to be a follower to enter but I hope you will find something you like here and become a follower. Followers Will Receive 2 Bonus Entries For Each Way They Follow. Plus 2 Bonus Entries For Following My Facebook Fan Page. Add this book to your WANT TO READ shelf on GoodReads for 3 Bonus Entries. Pin this giveaway to Pinterest for 3 Bonus Entries. If you share the giveaway on Threads, X, or Facebook or anywhere you will receive 5 Bonus Entries For Each Link. The  Contest Will End November 29, 2024, at 11:59 PM CST The Winner Will Be Chosen By Random.org The Winner Will Be Notified By Email and Will Be Posted Here In The Sidebar. Click Here For Entry Form Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this book. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” “As an Amazon Associate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.” Read the full article

[comicwaren]

From Invisible Woman #002

Art by Mattia de Iulis

Written by Mark Waid

[lifeinpoetry]

It’s April again. I want to leave it all.

Which isn’t fair. Neither am I.

— Colleen O’Connor, from “Spring Poem,” published in Pinwheel

[acehotel]

ACE AIR: COLLEEN O’CONNOR

Program: Ace AIR Location: Ace Hotel New York Date of Stay: 07.23.17 Artist: Colleen O’Connor 

During her night at Ace, Colleen O’Connor recorded an interview with Sidney Smith, who had until recently been working remotely as co-director of Kimberly-Klark from Berlin.

In her initial proposal of the idea to Smith, Colleen explained:

“I think that your being involved remotely could actually turn into something quite poignant and having to do with itinerancy, travel, (hotels), (lost in translation), etc. Because I don't really know much about your interests, or your practice, or you. I thought this might not only be a chance to sink into the experience of working remotely, which is so often a primary mode of relation in an internationalized economy and art market, but also just to work on something collaboratively with you.”

Colleen O'Connor is an administrator living and working in New York City. Her work focuses on labor, finance, psychoanalysis, and sound. She is a co-director of Kimberly-Klark in Ridgewood.

This July, our AIR program is curated by the team at Kimberly-Klark, an interdisciplinary project space located in Queens, NY. Founded in 2014, the space aims to help artists and curators realize exhibitions that may be more ambitious or comprehensive than previous endeavors. Their shows have been featured in Artforum (online), ARTNews, and OFluxo, among others. They are open on Sundays from 12-5 and by appointment.

[ronweastwin]

Anastasia: A Projected Journey to the Past

If you want to find out if Grams from Dawson’s Creek kicks the bucket, you should click Keep reading!

I am not one of those people who has had the Anastasia movie playing on a loop in my head since childhood. Perhaps I could never wrap my mind around the whole not-disney but disney-like thing.

Coming into this show, excited by the cast and creative but concerned if it will end up my “taste”, I definitely was ready to have some questions and critiques.

1) The projections, I mean...the PROJECTIONS! At first I thought it came across as cheesy, but once i saw the Romanoffs dancing across the mezzanine walls I was hooked and realized that they really did bring something unique and elevated to this show. I am loving how technology is bringing lighting and set design into a new era

2) Christy and Derek, These two are powerhouses who really were so lovable as the romantic leads. Their chemistry was definitely subtle, but it didnt seem forced which is always nice.

3) Countess Lily is a queen and the Dowager Empress deserves a one woman show. I would literally watch just the two of the sitting at a table drinking tea and chatting for HOURS

4) At the end of the day, this was a solid, show-tuney, musical that doesn’t try to be edgy or evolutionary. I can see die-hard Broadway fans being sated but not overjoyed, but I can see tourists and young girls falling in love with the story, cast, and songs. And sometimes, that’s enough.

PS...She doesnt die..yet

[rosyoconnor]

Texts || Colleen

Rosy: Baby, time to get on a plane.

[motownfiction]

house key

At the end of the night, Lucy blames her hormones for the way she cried at Colleen O’Connor’s kitchen table.

She’s about two months pregnant, and she’s been planning for her casual-not-quite-but-definitely-shotgun-somewhat-religious wedding with Will, scheduled for early November. Her parents have helped with some of it, but no one’s helped more than Will’s mother, Colleen.

Lucy wasn’t really expecting Colleen to be so happy about the whole thing. She was confused and nervous about the baby, but when Will insisted he and Lucy wanted to get married, Colleen was suddenly thrilled. She said it wasn’t like she was losing her only baby boy. It was like she got to plan a party.

And Colleen loves planning parties.

That’s going to be the best thing about having Colleen O’Connor for a mother-in-law, Lucy thinks. Out of all the moms in Lucy and Will’s class, she always threw the best birthday parties. She had the best food, the best games, and picked out the best outfits. Even Will always looked adorable on his birthday.

It’s never just birthday parties with Colleen, either. Last year, she and Pat celebrated a non-milestone anniversary with chicken piccata, lasagne al forno, and mascarpone cheesecake she made all by herself. Apparently, she’d been taking private cooking lessons in the kitchen at Giovanni’s, which the head chef just … gave to her, for free, because he liked her attitude. There’s just something very good about Colleen. Even when she’s nosy, you almost kind of appreciate her for it.

At least, that’s how Lucy feels, as the sixteen-year-old girl about to marry Colleen’s one and only sixteen-year-old son.

Ever since Lucy figured out how she felt about Will, she’s been worried about Colleen’s opinion of her. Intellectually, she’s always known that Colleen is a very kind person, but she knows how mothers can get about their only sons. That kindness could have been gone the minute Lucy was no longer just Will’s friend from next door. From the minute she and Will held hands outside the Our Father, Lucy was convinced Colleen would hate all the things she said she liked about her. She was convinced Colleen would call her names like dirty feminist and aspiring career woman, which to most mothers who look like Colleen, are the scariest things a woman can be.

But that’s not what happened. It’s not what happened, and now, they’re here.

Lucy’s sitting at the kitchen table, looking between her notes about The Picture of Dorian Gray and affordable wedding dresses for pregnant eleventh graders. Colleen comes back into the kitchen, spinning a ring of keys around her index finger.

“This wedding dress thing is too hard,” Lucy says and puts down the magazines. “You’d think I was marrying the fabric more than the man.”

Colleen smiles.

“I’m more than happy to help,” she says. “In the meantime, I got you something.”

Lucy furrows her brow as Colleen removes one key from the ring around her finger. It’s just a small silver key. It doesn’t look like much. But as Lucy runs her fingers up and down its grooves, she knows exactly what it is – exactly what it unlocks. Her face falls, but in the best way it could.

“Colleen,” Lucy says. “Is this a copy of your house key?”

Colleen nods.

“I figured since your folks had to give Will a copy of theirs, it was right to give you a copy of ours,” Colleen says. “You’re the kind of person we want sitting in our kitchen, Lucy.”

Lucy laughs a little.

“What?” she asks. “Short and unassuming?”

“Kind and hard-working,” Colleen says. “Smart, too. The perfect match for Will, no matter how quickly you ended up there.”

Lucy blushes. Before long, the blush turns to tears. Not long after that, her whole face is red again. She can’t tell Colleen why, but she can think about it to herself.

It hasn’t been long since Lucy Callaghan thought no one would ever like her and that no one would ever understand her. Just over ten years ago, she was the perennial misfit – too old to be a child, too young to sit through faculty meetings with Mom and Dad. But now … now Colleen O’Connor is looking her in the eye, and she approves. She doesn’t think Lucy is too weird or wrong or any of those other much words she’s spent too long attributing to herself.

It doesn’t seem like much, but for a brief moment in Lucy’s life, it’s grand.

She runs her fingers up and down the grooves of the key again.

Another home.

(part of @nosebleedclub september challenge -- day ii! let’s pretend like this is on time)

[need-more-friends-with-wings0297]

[inevitablemoment]

MARIE SPENGLER - OC INFO

FULL NAME: Marie Rae Spengler

NICKNAMES: Sisi (by Callie), Mimi (by Cathleen), Brown Eyes (by Julian), Dear Friend (by Ariadne), Sweet Child (by Ariadne), Brainiac Junior (by Peter), Freak (by Summerville citizens), Dirt Farmer's Daughter (by Summerville citizens)

FACECLAIM: Kara Lindsay

FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021)

BIRTHDAY: January 1st, 1990

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

SEXUALITY: Demisexual

GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)

OCCUPATION: Assistant professor of psychology at USC (2018-2020, lost job due to COVID), virtual lab researcher at Cornell University (2020-2021), Adjunct professor at Columbia University (2022-currently), Ghostbuster (2021-currently)

BIRTHPLACE: Manhattan, New York City, New York

LIVES IN: Manhattan, New York City, New York (birth-age 3, age 28-31, age 32-currently) || Summerville, Oklahoma (age 3-16, age 31-32) || Stanford, California (age 16-19) || Chicago, Illinois (age 19-23) || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (age 23-28)

NATIONALITY: American

FAMILY:

Julian Matthews (lover/partner/significant other)

Egon Julian "E.J." Spengler (son)

Hazel Spengler (daughter)

Elijah Spengler (son)

Egon Spengler (father, died 2021)

Cathleen Paige Spengler (mother)

Callie Spengler (older sister)

Unnamed ex-brother-in-law

Trevor Spengler (nephew)

Phoebe Spengler (niece)

Edison Spengler, Sr. (paternal grandfather), deceased 1983)

Ruth Spengler [nee Westelman] (paternal grandmother, deceased 2001)

Elon Spengler (paternal uncle, deceased 2014)

Noelle Spengler [nee Rosenfeld] (paternal aunt)

Edison Spengler, Jr. (paternal cousin)

Cyrus Spengler (great uncle, deceased 2002)

Benjamin Paige (maternal grandfather, died 1988)

Colleen Paige [nee Tillens] (maternal grandmother, died 2008)

David Paige (maternal uncle)

Joanne Paige [nee Vogel] (maternal aunt)

Jill Paige (maternal cousin)

Mark Paige (maternal cousin)

Mitchell Paige (maternal cousin)

Lucinda “Cindy” Paige (maternal cousin)

Christopher Paige (maternal cousin)

Theresa Paige (maternal cousin)

Sharon Paige (maternal cousin)

Caroline Tiffin [nee Paige] (maternal aunt)

Glenn Tiffin (maternal uncle)

Ronald Tiffin (maternal cousin)

Anthony Tiffin (maternal cousin)

Jackson “Sonny” Tiffin (maternal cousin)

Abel Paige (maternal uncle)

Rebecca Paige [nee O'Connor] (maternal aunt)

Loretta Paige (maternal cousin)

Erika Paige (maternal cousin)

Dominic Paige (maternal cousin)

Eleanor Paige (maternal cousin)

Melanie Paige (maternal cousin)

Katrina Paige (maternal cousin)

Constance “Connie” Whelan [nee Paige] (maternal aunt)

Douglas Whelan (maternal uncle)

Monty Whelan (maternal cousin)

Timothy Whelan (maternal cousin)

Gina Whelan (maternal cousin)

Felicity Whelan (maternal cousin)

Adam Paige (maternal uncle)

Helen Paige [nee Rafferty] (maternal aunt)

Olivia Paige (maternal cousin)

Holly Paige (maternal cousin)

Cynthia Paige (maternal aunt)

Peter Venkman (honorary uncle)

Dana Barrett (honorary aunt)

Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary cousin)

Eliana “Elly” Venkman (honorary cousin)

Andrew Venkman (honorary cousin)

Kelly Venkman (honorary cousin)

Ray Stantz (honorary uncle)

Willow Olson (honorary aunt)

Addison Stantz (honorary cousin)

Natalie Stantz (honorary cousin)

Grace Stantz (honorary cousin)

Janine Melnitz (honorary aunt)

Louis Tully (honorary uncle)

Lily Tully (honorary cousin)

MOODBOARD

CHARACTERISTICS: Intelligent, academic, plucky, organized, reserved, brilliant, bright, tortured, stoic, self-sacrificial, cocky, poised

LIKES: Science, occult, classic literature, spending time with her father, playing the piano, playing the violin, baking, libraries, theater, working in the lab with her father and with Phoebe, atmospheric music, Julian's voice

DISLIKES: Being bullied, Summerville, Gozer the Gozerian, the Peck family, Callie's ex-husband, how clingy Lily can be, being touched when she's feeling overstimulated

WEAPON OF CHOICE:

PKE Meter

Proton Pack

Ghost Trap

Gigameter

Tobin's Spirit Guide

Occult Reference Net

OTHER PERSONAL INFO:

Was diagnosed as autistic around her second birthday.

Graduated from high school as valedictorian at age 16, completed her bachelor's degree in theoretical physics at Stanford in just one year, completed her master's degree in both criminology and psychology from Stanford at age 19, completed her first PhD in psychology from Northwestern University at 23, completed her second PhD in parapsychology from Drexel University at age 27, and received her third PhD in nuclear engineering through an accelerated doctorate program at age 28.

Was born in the early hours of 1990 following the defeat of Vigo the Carpathian.

During her time at Northwestern, she saw Callie in a grocery store with five-year-old Trevor and two-year-old Phoebe. The sisters were estranged at the time, so Marie did not approach them, and left before Callie could see her.

Fluent in Hebrew, Yiddish, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, European and Latin Spanish, Flemish, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Latin, and Sumerian

INSPIRATION: Katherine Plumber Pulitzer (Newsies), Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine Nine), Jemilla (Firebringer), Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Bones), Nina Rosario (In The Heights), Will Graham (Hannibal), Marian Paroo (The Music Man), Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Stargate: Atlantis)

NAME ANALYSIS:

Playlist available here

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so, Passover started Friday. last night was the full moon. today is Easter. which means that the O’Kohen-Wayne-July clan, that consists of an Irish Catholic married to a Pagan (with a basis in Judaism) and a Jew (O’Kohen-Wayne) and an Irish Catholic married to a Jew (O’Connor-July), have had a very interesting weekend. and a separate Pagan and her wife, who is most likely Greek Orthodox, definitely got dragged into all of it. because that’s what happens when you get socially adopted by your best friend and her insane family and your wife’s best friend is part of the other half of said insane family. not that Adeline minds, she loves Cassie and the whole lot of them, it’s just hilarious to think about.