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The Mechanics of Hope (Chapter 3)

[Chapter 1] [Chapter 2] [AO3]

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick x Alex Keller

Single Parent Omega Gaz x Mechanic Alpha Alex Keller

Gaz thinks about things more when he's out grocery shopping with his daughter. His best friend, Soap, ends up trying to encourage him to try things out with Alex, but he's still apprehensive.

Maybe a little more so when Alex lies to get closer to Gaz.

Warnings: ABO, fem leaning terms for omegas

Gaz chuckled as he watched Gen tug a box of cookies off the nearby shelf, watching her turn over the box and inspect the back. She could read, she’d learned early, but Gaz really doubted she could read the word “cholesterol”, “enriched”, or “riboflavin.”

He knew she was just mimicking what she’d seen Gaz do, though the only reason he really inspected the backs of boxes was so he could make sure there was no red dye 40. Roach had told him it would help Gen to concentrate better to just avoid it where he could.

Hard to, when her favorite candy was full of it. But, if he avoided it everywhere else, he hoped it would even out.

Speaking of, she was currently chewing some gum that she’d gotten from her halloween party the week before. He never had to fight her to portion her candy out, since she hated getting belly aches from eating too much. He imagined it probably overstimulated her. 

“Can I see those?” He asked and she held up the box. He inspected them, seeing that they were the ones with candy coated chocolate. Not M&Ms, since this store sold almost exclusively offbrand. “Not these, honey, the candy hurts your throat, remember?”

She made a face and immediately put her hand up to the box, shaking her head in a way that she did which meant “I do not want that.” He chuckled and put them back, knowing she’d probably seen the bright candy and was interested. 

Gaz knew she’d likely want some kind of snack, so he looked over the shelves and found a fairly cheap bag of animal crackers, instead. “Here. You love these.”

She confirmed this by squealing as he held out the bag and practically snatching them out of his hands, hugging the bag and settling back into the cart. He knew it wasn’t the safest to have her in there, but it was better to have her in the cart where random strangers didn’t decide they just had to touch her hair or her and then she was having a melt down.

God, what was with people?? Specifically elderly people. They always seemed to feel some entitlement to interacting with children and despite how many times Gaz would try to say “she’s autistic, she hates being touched”, it never meant anything to them. 

He brushed off the issue before he started to get genuinely irritated and just took a breath, going back to looking at bread crumbs, since he often used them to cook. They weren’t expensive, so he could.

“Uncle Soap!” Gaz perked up, hearing Genevieve exclaim, and he immediately turned to where he saw Soap was rushing down the aisle to Gen, Roach following behind. Gen squealed as Soap picked her up and hugged her, hugging back.

Gaz shook his head, amused, and watched Soap bounce her so she was on his hip, grinning. “Hello, Dandelion.” He said, booping her nose. “I haven’t seen you in so many days! Have you been good?”

“Perfect.” Gaz answered, shaking his head. “An angel.”

“Ah, of course she is. Good lass.” Soap pat her as she laid her head on his shoulder. “And what about Mama? He behaving?”

“Oh, can it.” Gaz laughed, crossing his arms. “I always behave.”

“Mhm.” Soap laughed and Roach shook his head.

‘He says that, as if he behaves.’ Roach signed and then waved to Genevieve. A moment later, he was handing her his keys, since he had a few fidgets on them that she liked to play with. 

Gaz watched her attention immediately become lost to the fidgets and he shook his head, leaning against the cart and sighing. “Why are you guys here? I assume to shop like I am, but…”

“Oh, Roach just got another tattoo and he was very brave about it-” Soap joked before being cut off by Roach hitting his arm. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Actually, we’re here because I was an idiot and forgot to buy some things for dinner. Though… they’re all out of what I need, so I think we were considering just going out.”

“Oh, I see.” Gaz nodded and smiled. “Well, it’s Monday, which is grocery day, and I think Genevieve and I are just going to have some frozen pizza tonight.”

“Oh?” Soap bounced Genevieve a bit to get her attention, chuckling. “Are you having fun, Dandelion?”

Genevieve giggled and nodded. Soap shook his head and then passed Genevieve to Roach, who oomphed as he took her, immediately moving to sit on the floor. He had chronic fatigue like Gaz so it was just better that he did that. 

Gaz frowned as Soap pulled him off to the side, now worried. “Hey, I didn’t want to ask in front of Gen, because I didn’t want her to get excited if you said no, but… since Roach and I are going out to dinner, do you want to join us? It’s not going to be anything fancy, just that diner we eat at.” Soap said.

Gaz relaxed, immediately, and then softened. God, his friends were amazing, because it was so hard when he knew they couldn’t go somewhere and the adult asked in front of Genevieve. “I don’t know if I can afford it…”

“Don’t worry about that.” Soap shook his head. “I’ll pay. Think of it as me finally paying you back for that work you did a while back.”

Gaz considered before shrugging. “Alright, I don’t see why not.” He relaxed, since it’d been a while since he and Genevieve had eaten out for dinner. He knew she’d be very excited and, hey, he didn’t have to cook. Even if it would be a frozen pizza, that was less effort and he could leave that for another day.

“Awesome.” Soap grinned and then he went back to Roach and Genevieve with Gaz, immediately crouching down to steal Genevieve back from Roach. God, when she was younger, she was hardly out of someone’s arms. Gaz had worried she’d unlearn how to walk. “Guess what, my bright little dandelion, you and your mom are going to eat dinner with us! Isn’t that awesome??”

“Ahhhhhh!” Gen mimicked the excited fake yell thing that Roach sometimes did as a joke, which they all called a roar, since she would open her mouth wide and hold her hand in front of it, yell and shake her head.

All three adults laughed and Gaz shook his head. “After I finish grocery shopping and take it home. Did you guys take the bus again?”

“Yeah.” Despite both Soap and Roach having their own cars, they were incredibly nature conscious, so they often just randomly took the bus to conserve the environment. 

“Well, then you guys can ride with us.” Gaz offered, not offended at the hesitation in both of their eyes. “I just had it fixed up again. By Price. Or… Farah, I think.”

Both visibly relaxed and then nodded. “So you met Farah?” Soap asked, following Gaz around as he started to walk again. “Did you meet Alex?”

Gaz went dark red. “I did…” He said, trying to remain nonchalant, but he could see Soap latch onto it, immediately. “Soap…” He warned.

Soap groaned. “Am I really that predictable? Come on, he’s cute, you should go for it! Roach, mo chridhe, tell him he should go for it!”

Roach looked up from where he’d been showing Gen how to use one of the fidgets, frowning. ‘ Go for what?’ When Genevieve tried to mimic his signs, he helped her form them.

Gaz rolled his eyes. “Soap is trying to convince me that I should go after Alex. His coworker. But,” Gaz grabbed a jar of pasta sauce off a shelf, shaking his head, “alphas don’t go for single moms. Specifically single teen moms. Not that I blame him…”

“Gaz…” Soap whined. “It doesn’t have to be long term. Sleep with him.”

“He’s close with Laswell and it sounds like he’s going to be around for a while.” Gaz shook his head, turning back to Soap and Roach. “A hookup will just make things awkward. Nor do I really want one… I’ve never been one to be able to just have casual sex.”

“Then pursue him romantically! Alex is sweet, and he has those good ol’ southern values. He won’t care about Genevieve. Does he know about her?” Soap tilted his head.

Gaz shook his head. “No. And he won’t find out, either. I… I really don’t want two strange alphas knowing about my daughter. I don’t even know if I can trust him.”

Soap groaned, but he didn’t fight Gaz on it. Gaz hadn’t even let either of the alphas pursuing Rodolfo meet Gen, yet, though they didn’t seem particularly interested. Rodolfo was not interested in kids, apparently, and neither were the two alphas. Though, Rodolfo had been nothing but sweet to Genevieve, treating her like a niece. 

“I think it’d be good for you.” Soap finally said. “You’re lonely- no, you are, don’t argue with me.” Soap responded to the glare Gaz shot at him. “You are lonely. You haven’t…” Soap trailed off and glanced at Gen, and Gaz watched, amusedly, as Soap appeared to try to think of an alternative to saying sex. “You haven’t… haven’t… Kissed someone in a while.”

“Well, unlike some of us, I don’t need kisses .” Gaz shot back, rolling his eyes. 

“ Kissing is fun, though! Very fun.” Soap grinned. “You may not need it but I bet you’d feel a lot better if you had it frequently.”

Gaz couldn’t really deny that it might be nice to have it back in his life but… no. He didn’t want a hookup, he didn’t want a friends with benefits thing, and he wasn’t going to delude himself into thinking he had any sort of romantic chance with anyone. “Soap, I’m not going for it. Drop it.”

Soap pouted but sighed. “Alright, Gaz…” He went back to bouncing Gen and Gaz shook his head, going back over the list to make sure he had everything before making a frustrated sound as he realized he had forgotten Genevieve’s drink supplements.

She didn’t drink water, so he had to get her these drink mixes that were super hydrating, while he worked on getting her to drink regular water. “Here, can you stay here for a moment while I run and grab something?” Gaz asked.

“‘Course.” Soap nodded, going back to bouncing Genevieve. “Real quick, I just realized, why isn’t she in school?”

“Oh. Professional Development day or whatever.” Gaz answered, shrugging. He knew Soap was only curious, not judging. He could say “didn’t feel like taking her” and Soap would immediately fire back with “hell yeah, fuck the establishment.” And then spend ten minutes teaching Genevieve how to make some new hand symbol that meant “anarchy”.

“Ah.” Soap nodded and then shrugged. “I bet she was excited.”

“She very much was. I didn’t tell her so it was a surprise.” Gaz pet Gen’s hair before sighing. “Alright, I’ll be right back. If she gets antsy, that tablet is in her bag.”

“Yeah, yeah.” Soap nodded, checking her bag. “Go, go get your thing.”

Gaz relaxed and then finally turned and headed off, quickly going to the aisle that he knew would have her drink supplements and going to where they were. Shit what flavor were the ones she preferred?? Was he a bad mom for not remembering??

“The uh… cherry ones are best.” 

Gaz startled and looked up, flushing as he saw Alex was standing beside him, looking sheepish. “Oh. Alex. Hey.”

“Sorry, I get these pretty frequently.” Alex smiled and then reached over, taking the cherry drink supplements off the shelf. 

Gaz hesitated before grabbing a box of cherry as well. “Well uh… thanks.” He answered, unable to help but feel kind of awkward. “I… Um… How are you?” He asked, mostly to be polite.

“I’ve been pretty great.” Alex smiled, looking almost surprised. “It’s picked back up at the shop, so I’ve not been too bored. What about you?”

“Eh.” Gaz answered. “The usual, I guess.” No complaints, Gen was in perfect health, he was about to get dinner with his friends… “How’s Price? I haven’t talked to him in a few days.”

“Oh, he’s fine. Complaining about his back, but… when is he not complaining about his back?” Alex laughed and Gaz did as well, since that was fair. “Oh, I forgot to say, but Laswell asked me to invite you to dinner.”

Gaz’s blood ran cold. He had forgotten about the whole Alex being close to Laswell thing and he’d forgotten that Laswell telling Alex about Genevieve had even been a risk! Fuck, he’d have to ask her not to, if she hadn’t already. “I don’t know… my schedule is fairly busy.”

“She said you might say that.” Alex nodded and then shrugged. “She just told me to ask.”

“Sorry.” Gaz winced and then shook his head. “I’ll see.”

Alex nodded and then an awkward silence fell between them. Gaz backed up and then gestured. “I um…” He started, about to say he should go back.

“Wait-” Alex said and then immediately seemed to wince. “I… I…” He looked very hesitant, his eyes glancing around, before he sighed. “Farah was hoping you could bring your car by this Friday? She mentioned that your accelerator needed to be rotated?”

“Rotated?” Gaz blinked. He didn’t know much about cars, but something about that sounded odd. “Can… can you do that? Well, I guess, now that I think about it, I don’t really know much about accelerators.”

“Oh yeah, it’s real important.” Alex nodded. “Really important. Huh, did Price never tell you you needed to have that done before? I mean, it would make sense, the old man is forgetful.”

Gaz furrowed his brows before shrugging. If Alex was saying it was important, he’d believe him. “Okay, I’ll bring it in.”

“Awesome.” Alex grinned and then hesitated. “I was wondering… what do you do for work? Price mentioned you have a job but he never said what it was.”

“Oh. Well, I have a few. I’m a waitress at this restaurant, it’s a bit high end, though I also occasionally bartend.” Gaz flushed and then shrugged. He opened his mouth to ask Alex, but then went dark red as he realized that he already knew. “I…” He chuckled and then shook his head. “I was about to ask what you do for work, as well… God, I’m awful at small talk.”

Alex laughed, softly, “I would have answered without hesitation. Probably would have never even thought about it. I guess we’re both bad.”

“I guess…” Gaz softened and then backed up again. “Sorry, I… I really do need to head off.”

“No, right.” Alex nodded and appeared to blush for a moment before gesturing. “Farah’s waiting for me in the pharmacy, anyway. She’s having us try these new scent suppressants, so… It was good seeing you. I’ll see you on Friday?”

“Of course.” Gaz smiled and then gave a small wave before heading off to find the others again. 

When he found them, he flushed as he dropped the box into the cart. “Sorry it took so long, I uh…” He hesitated, unsure he should tell them, since Soap might get excited. “I… Ran into Alex, actually.”

“Oh??” Soap immediately perked up, looking excited. “Did you go for it?”

“No!” Gaz glared at him and then sighed, shaking his head. “No. It was kind of awkward, actually. We just… had small talk and then he told me Farah needed me to bring the car in on Friday, mentioned um… rotating the accelerator?? Which, I wasn’t aware needed to be done. Why didn’t you tell me about that??” He whacked Soap’s shoulder.

“Hey!” Soap winced and shifted Gen so he could rub at it. “Because that’s not a thing! Rotating your accelerator would just break the damn thing. Did he really say that?”

Gaz frowned. “I… I’m fairly certain. No, I’m almost positive that’s what he said. Why would he lie?”

“So he can see you!” Soap grinned, looking even more excited. Roach chuckled and rolled his eyes, giving Gaz a sympathetic look. “That’s so sweet! He lied so he could see you.”

“Exactly, Soap, he lied.” Gaz sighed and took Gen back, gesturing for Soap to push the cart. Poor Gen looked to be getting very sleepy, her head immediately falling on Gaz’s shoulder. “Maybe a nap before we get dinner?”

“We’ll order something, okay?” Soap smiled and booped Gen’s nose, chuckling again as she gave a soft little whine and waved him off. “She can eat when she wakes up.”

“Perfect.” Gaz relaxed and bounced her before they finally went to check out. As they checked out, Gaz thought back to Alex. Maybe Soap thought it was sweet that Alex had lied to see Gaz, but Alex had lied to see Gaz. He’d just said something he knew Gaz couldn’t question in order for Gaz to see him. 

Okay, maybe he was being a bit over suspicious, but it still had him suspicious. What else would Alex lie about? Was Gaz making excuses to keep himself from liking Alex? Maybe.

Gaz internally groaned, frustrated with himself.

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book log - 2018

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

the help by kathryn stockett

a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle

harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k. rowling

amy & roger's epic detour by morgan matson

fire with fire by jenny han

everything i never told you by celeste ng

harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.k. rowling

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth

lift and separate by marilyn simon rothstein

harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.k. rowling

the leavers by lisa ko

the tao of pooh by benjamin hoff

the one that got away by leigh himes

sharp objects by gillian flynn

harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j.k. rowling

the ocean at the end of the lane by neil gaiman

written in the stars by ish saeed

unqualified by anna faris

columbine by dave cullen

harry potter and the half blood prince by j.k. rowling

without merit by colleen hoover

the art of running in heels by rachel gibson

the hate u give by angie thomas

the woman in the window by a.j. finn

we are okay by nina lacour

before we were yours by lisa wingate

harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.k. rowling

the elizas by sara shepard

this is our story by ashley elston

bad girls with perfect faces by lynn weingarten

fare from the tree by robin benway

truly devious by maureen johnston

the radium girls by kate moore

one day we'll all be dead and none of this will matter by scaachi koul

none of the above by i.w. gregorio

circe by madeline miller

a wrinkle in time: the graphic novel by hope larson

the secret life of bees by sue monk kidd

little monsters by kara thomas

her body and other paries by carmen maria machado

dear martin by nic stone

this side of home by renee watson

the vanishing year by kate moretti

results may vary by bethany chase

the wife between us by greer hendricks

see jane run by hannah jayne

friend request by laura marshall

stiff by mary roach

side effects may vary by julie murphy

dumplin' by julie murphy

carrie by stephen king

the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur

what light by jay asher

a stranger in the house by shari lapena

the outsider by stephen king

a simple favor by darcey bell

the sisters by claire douglas

right behind you by lisa gardner

the favorite sister by jessica knoll

anna by amanda prowse

the murder game by julie apple

the queen of hearts by kimmery martin

the chalk man by c.j. tudor

paper princess by erin watt

pretty ugly by kriker butler

the heartbreak pill by anjanette delgado

rainbirds by clarissa goenawan

broken prince by erin watt

heart berries by terese marie mailhot

twisted palace by erin watt

theo by amanda prowse

burn for burn by jenny han

slammed by colleen hoover

baby teeth by zoje stage

kissing frogs by alisha sevigny

a dance of silver and shadow by melanie cellier

ashes to ashes by jenny han

the program by suzanne young

bring me back by b.a. paris

fractures by catherine mckenzie

the better davis club by jane lotter

#murdertrending by gretchen mcneil

the chanel series books 1-3 by donna joy usher

that's not what happened by kody keplinger

the dead girl's shoes by angela arney

crimes against a book club by kathy cooperman

the lying game by ruth ware

an unwanted guest by shari lapena

when life gives you lululemon by lauren weisberger

matchmaking for beginners by maddie dawson

the good liar by catherine mckenzie

killing katie by b.a. spangler

180 seconds by jessica park

hocus pocus by a.w. jantha

jane doe by victoria helen stone

finding charlie by katie o'rouke

the cheerleaders by kara thomas

the dinner list by rebecca serle

all of this is true by lydia day penaflor

it takes a village to kill your husband by jethro collins

the secrets we keep by a.g. ballard

sometimes i lie by alice feeney

the kiss quotient by helen hoang

then she was gone by lisa jewell

silent fear by lance morcan

all these beautiful strangers by elizabeth klehforth

her pretty face by robyn harding

every note played by lisa genova

sorority by genevieve sly crane

the boy is back by meg cabot

cinderella-ish by joslyn westbrook

silent child by sarah a. denzil

the wedding date by jasmine guillory

sex and the single mom by nancy jo sales

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Albums in Stores – Mar. 17th, 2023

If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed. 100 gecs – 10,000 gecsdiscussAlter Time – Release Your DemonsBayside – The Blue EPdiscussBeyond Extinction – Nothing More WretchedBlack Honey – A Fistful Of PeachesBlind Oath – Blind OathChelsea Grin – Suffer In HeavenContrarian – Sage Of ShekhinahCorrosive – Inner NatureDarknet – trashworldDeath Vanish – Hermitic FireDeep Cross – Royal WaterDemolished Men – In A Violent WayDestruct – Cries The Mocking Mother NatureDie Like Gentlemen – Hard TruthsDownfall Of Gaia – Silhouettes Of DisgustDutch Uncles – True EntertainmentFIDLAR – That’s LifeFever Ray – Radical RomanticsFlyying Colours – You Never KnowForetoken – TriumphsFrightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse (10th Anniversary Edition)Genevieve Artadi – Forever ForeverGideon – MORE POWER. MORE PAIN.Gravebirth – All Light Will EndGrey Stag – Call Of The MountainGrub Nap – Dog PileHarboured – HarbouredIndigo Ice – Phantom LimbInvent Animate – HeavenerJason Blake – Subsequent RuinsJohn Diva & The Rockets Of Love – The Big EasyKamelot – The AwakeningKruelty – UntopiaLana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean BoulevardLitost – PathosM83 – FantasydiscussMice On Stilts – I Am Proud Of YouMiley Cyrus – Endless Summer VacationNaica – Agenda MMXXXNarnia – Ghost TownNight Demon – OutsiderNight Goat – TotemNow More Than Ever – CreatrixPapa Roach – Ego Trip (Deluxe Edition)Pop Evil – SkeletonsPortland – DeparturesPressure Points – The IslandPrincess Nokia – i love you, but this is goodbyePâenil Era – DeviereRedemption – I Am The StormRunnner – Like Dying Stars, We’re Reaching OutT-Pain – On Top Of The CoversThe Lords Of Altamont – To Hell With Tomorrow The Lords Are NowThe New Death Cult – Super NaturalThe Van Pelt – Artisans & MerchantsTheory Of A Deadman – DinosaurU2 – Songs Of SurrenderUnknown Mortal Orchestra – VdiscussUnseen Faith – Prodigal SonsVan Morrison – Moving On SkiffleWarn The Duke – All That’s SolidWorld Gone Cold – World Gone ColdYves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)deathcrash – Less Thanks to helloiamzach for providing additional contributions to this week’s list. You can check out and support his weekly music podcast It’s Not A Phase or follow him on his socials. --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/albums-in-stores-today/albums-in-stores-mar-17th-2023/

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This beautifully detailed and delicate French hood was designed by Maragret Furse for use on Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days. The hood was seen again on Daphne Slater as Queen Mary I in the 1971 Elizabeth R.  That same year it was worn on an extra in Mary, Queen of Scots, which also featured Margaret Furse as costume designer. It was likely used many more times over the years, but was not spotted again until the 2001 documentary The Six Wives of Henry VIII on Charlotte Roach as Jane Seymour. In 2003 it was seen on another extra in the mini-series Henry VIII.  After that point, it appears that the hood was used in a series of photoshoots, as it goes on to appear over the years on several book covers, many of which appear to have come from the same shoot. In 2007 it was seen on the Alison Weir book Innocent Traitor,  as well as on Suzanne Dunn’s The Sixth Wife. The next year in 2008 it was spotted on another one of Dunn’s novels, entitled The Queen of Subtleties. In 2008 it was also used in that production which all Tudor-esque costumes must at some point pass through - Showtime’s The Tudors - where it was worn by Catherine Byrne as Alice More.  In 2009 it was seen on another book cover - this time on Blood Royal by Vanora Bennet.  Lastly and most recently it was seen in the 2021 episode of Ghosts entitled The Bone Plot, where it was worn by Chloé Delanney as Sophie.

Costume Credit: Phillipa Boleyn, Liz, Katie S., Cintia

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Knives and Skin, Jennifer Reeder (2019)

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eydika’s name list 2.0

more... names because the first name list I made isn’t enough anymore

A

Abaddon

Abbey / Abbie

Abel

Ace

Ada

Adam

Adrien

Agnes

Aiden

Akari

Alaska

Alchemy

Alec / Alex / Alexa

Alessi / Alessia

Alexis

Aliana / Alianna

Alice

Alison

Alistair

Alivia

Allie / Ally

Alpha

Alya

Amber

Amelia

Amity

Amos

Amy

Andie / Andy

Andrew

Andromeda

Angel

Anita

Anna / Anne

Annabelle / Annie

Apollo

Apple

Apricot

April

Archer / Archie

Arden

Ares

Argus

Ariel

Aron / Aaron / Auron

Arrow

Artemis

Arthur

Artis

Arya

Ash / Asher

Aspen / Aspyn

Astrid

Athena

Atlas

Atticus

Aubrey / Audrey

Audio

Auger

Auggie

August

Aurelia

Aurora

Austin

Autumn

Ava / Avaline / Avalon / Aveline

Avery / Avrey

Aya

B

Baby

Barbie

Basil

Bea / Bee

Bean

Beatrice / Beatriz

Bébé

Beck / Beckett

Beetle

Bella / Belle

Beryl

Betty

Bijou

Billie

Birdie

Bishop

Bitter

Blair / Blaire

Blaise

Bloom

Blue / Blu

Boheme

Bonnie

Bowie

Briar

Bridget

Brina

Brody

Bryson

Bunny

Byron

C

Cade / Cadea / Caden

Cairo

Cal / Calum

Caleb

Callie

Calliope

Calvin

Cameron

Candace

Canopy

Carly / Carlie

Carol / Caroline

Carter

Casper

Cassandra

Cassius

Catherine

Celia

Cetus

Chance

Charlotte

Cherry

China

Chip

Chloe

Cian

Cinnamon

Civet

Clara / Clary / Clarabelle

Claire

Clementine

Cleo

Clover

Cobalt

Colby

Colt / Colten

Constance

Cooper

Cora

Corey

Corvus

Cosmo

Cricket

Cynthia

Cyra

Cyrus

D

Dacre

Daisy

Dakota

Dalia

Dallas

Damien

Dana

Dandelion

Dandy

Dante

Daphne

Darby / Darcy

Darius

Darla

Davina / Divina

Davos

Dawn

Deacon

Deb

December

Deja

Delaney

Delta

Demi

Denim

Denver

Desmond

Dexter

Diego

Digit

Dion / Dior

DJ

Doe

Domino

Donna

Doran

Dorothy / Dot / Dottie

Douglas

Dune

Dusk

Dylan

E

Eachan

Ebele

Ebony

Echo

Eden

Edris

Effi / Effie

Egan

Elijah

Eliza

Ella / Ellie

Elliot

Ellis

Elodie

Elsbeth / Elspeth

Elsie

Elyse

Embla

Emily

Emlyn

Emma

Emmett

Emory

Erica

Erin

Ernest

Ernie

Esryn

Estelle

Ethan

Eugene

Eva / Eve / Evie

Evan

Evangeline

F

Fae / Fee

Faith

Fawn

Fawke

Felix

Fenris

Fergus

Ferris

Fig / Figgy

Finbar

Fizz

Fletcher

Fleur

Flint

Flora / Florence

Forrest

Fox

Frankie

Freya

G

Gage

Gaia

Gavin

Gemma

Gene / Genesis / Genevieve

Gigi

Gil

Giselle

Gladys

Gloom

Gloria / Glory

Goldie

Grace / Gracie

Greta

Griffin

Gus

H

Hadley

Hailey

Hana

Harlow

Harmony

Harper

Hawk

Hayden

Hazel

Hector

Henley

Henry

Hera / Hero

Honey / Honeydew

Hope

Hunter

I

Ian / Ion

Idris

Ieni

Iesha

Illori

Ilya

Imelda

Imogen

Imp

India

Indira

Ingrid

Irina

Iris

Isaac

Isara

Isla

Ivory / Ivy

Izzy

J

Jack / Jackie

Jade

Jake

Janice / Janis

Jason

Jasper

Jay / Joy

Jenan

Jericho

Jerry

Jibo

Jill

Jinx

Joan

Jude / Judith

Juleka

Juli / Julip

June / Juno

Juniper

Jupiter

Justice

K

Kaiven

Kale

Kappa

Kayla

Kellen

Kelly

Kes

Kimber

Kitana

Kitty

Kiwi

Knox

Kris

Kristy / Kirsty

Krull

Kumo

L

Laken

Lana

Lapse

Lark

Laurel

Lavender

Lemon

Lenka

Leo / Leon / Leonie

Levitt

Liberty

Lilac

Lilith

Lima

Lindsey

Locus / Lotus

Lottie

Luca / Luka

Lucia / Lucie / Lucy

Lucille

Lucky

Luis

Luna / Louna

Luther

Lux

Lynn

M

Mabel / Mable / Maple

Madison

Mae / May

Maeve

Magnolia

Mango

Mantis

March

Marcia / Marcy

Margaux / Margo / Margot

Marina

Marion

Marley

Marmalade

Mars

Martha

Mary

Mason

Maude

Maura

Maxine

Maya

Meadow

Medea

Melancholia

Melba

Memphis

Mercedes

Mercy

Mick

Milan

Milla

Millenia

Milo

Mina / Mona

Minerva

Minnie

Minnow

Miron

Misery

Mona

Monday

Montgomery

Monty

Morrigan

Morwenna

Myrtle

N

Nana

Nancy

Nasira

Nate

Nathaniel

Naveed

Navy

Ned

Nefarian

Ness

Nestor

Never

Newt

Nikki

Noah

Nora

Norma

Nova

Nutmeg

Nye

Nyx

O

Octa

October

Odessa

Olive / Olivia

Ollie

Omega

Omen

Onyx

Opal

Ophelia

Oriana / Orion

Oscar / Oskar

Otis

Owen

Ozzy / Ozzie

P

Paige

Paisley

Parker

Pat / Pattie

Paula / Paola

Pea / Peach

Pebble

Penelope

Pepper

Pepsi

Percy

Petrichor

Philippa

Philomena

Phoebe

Phoenix

Piccolo

Pip / Piper

Pixie

Poe

Pollux

Pomeline

Poppy

Portia

Primrose

Q

Queen

Quentin

Quibble

Quincy

Quinn

R

Rachel

Radian

Ransom

Raven

Ray

Razzia

Rebus / Remus

Reverie

Rhubarb

Rick

Rider / Ryder

Rigby

Rilla

Roach

Robin

Rory

Rosa / Rosalie

Rose

Roux

Rowan

Roxanne / Roxie / Roxy

Ruben

Ruby

Rune

S

Sabina / Sabine / Sabrina

Sable

Sadie

Saffron

Sage / Saige

Salem

Sam / Samantha / Sammie

Savant

Savian

Scarlett

Scotty

Scout

Sean

Sesame

Shea

Skye / Skylar

Sloane

Solomon

Spencer

Sprout

Star

Stella

Sunny

Sybil

Syc

Symphony

T

Tabea

Tabitha / Tabs

Tali / Talia

Tasha

Tate

Tau

Temper

Tharan

Theodora / Theodosia

Theros

Thimble

Thirteen

Thorn

Tia

Tilda

Tina

Topaz

Tora / Torian

Trinity

Trixie

Trope

Tulip

Turnip

Twig

U

Ukiyo

Umara

Umbra

Ursa

V

Valentin

Valerie

Valora

Vargas

Vaughn

Vector

Vega / Vegas

Velvet

Venus

Vera

Vernon

Vesper

Vinette

Violet

Vivek

Volt

W

Waverly

Wednesday

Wendy

Wes

Whisper

William

Willow

Winnie

Winona

Winter

Wish

Wren

X + Y + Z

Xena / Xenia

Xeno / Xenos

Yuki

Yuri

Zafira

Zaria

Zephyr

Zero

Zoe / Zoelle

Zona

Zyra

LAST NAMES

Abbot

Abernathy

Alton

Arcanum

Ashe

Astor

Badger

Balker

Bass

Bennett

Benton

Blake

Bleu

Blunt

Blythe

Cable

Cabot

Cain

Carter

Carver

Castillo

Choi

Clemonte

Coldwell

Collins

Colt

Craft

Craven

Crimson

Croft

Dabney

Danvers

Dayholt

Delpy

Driver

Dyer

Eades

Edge

Epithet

Epps

Evert

Farley

Fell

Fenner

Fig

Finch

Findlay

Fletcher

Foley

Fowler

Fray

Freud

Frost

Geller

Gill

Guest

Hale

Hapley

Harp

Hart

Hearst

Hooper

Hunt

Hyde

Ivy

Jinx

Keller

Kersey

Kingsley

Knight

Knox

Kraft

Krav

Laveau

Lecter

Lock / Lockwood

Lowell

Lush

Marr

Mills

Mist

Morgan

Morrison

Murray

Myers

Oaks

Patel

Pierce

Pike

Powell

Price

Pruitt

Quint

Quiver

Random

Ripley

Ryder

Sears

Sloane

Sparks

Stele

Strom

Sutton

Talbot

Tate

Thorne

Twig

Twist

Tycho

Utley

Valentine

Vance

Vaughn

Vos

Walker

Wallow

Weaver

Webb

Wiley

Wilkes

Winston

Wreath

Wright

Wrong

York

Zella

Zepeda

[professortennant]

Writer meme, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 13 (published). Is that too many questions? :D

2. favorite tense (past/present/future)

present or past. aw shit i meant to add to my weakness answer that i bounce around in tenses. 

6. thoughts on critique

unless it’s asked for specifically, when it comes to fic, i refrain from critiquing (even if i really, really, really, R E A L L Y, REALLY want to say something). my reasoning is that fic is for fun. if you ask for feedback/beta’ing/critique, then i’ll give constructive criticism. 

10. what are your strengths wrt writing?

i think i write smut/intimate scenes pretty well. i mean, i like to think i have a pretty good grasp on characterization and what a character would/wouldn’t say and what feels right. 

and i’m fast.

13. who are your favorite writers?

i read almost exclusively fantasy and my favorite authors are:

brandon sanderson

octavia butler

seanan mcguire

naomi novik

neil gaiman

sarah gailey

claire legrand

terry goodkind

ve schwab

genevieve cogman

non-fantasy:

celeste ng

tom perrotta

nathan hill

mary roach

gail honeyman

edgar cantero

[stratharchives]

From Civil Engineer to the “Nighthawk” of Radio Clyde

Duncan Birrell, Archive Assistant, takes a closer look at the James Waugh Collection of Jazz Records.

James Waugh (1941-1995) was the immensely talented but always self-effacing presenter of ‘Nighthawk’ on Radio Clyde, the late night Jazz show which aired from Glasgow throughout the 1980s.

The collection of over 2,300 vinyl records of Jazz music collated during Jimmy Waugh's career, was donated to the University of Strathclyde by his widow Genevieve Waugh in 1998. It spans Jazz from its origins in Gospel and Blues, and the inception of rag-time and Dixie-land (or Traditional Jazz) at the turn of the 20th century; includes the Chicago style of the 1920s; follows the Swing of the 30s, the Big Band Jazz and Bebop of the 40s; charts the arrival of Free Jazz in the 1950s, and scopes the avant-garde experiments and break down of Jazz convention which followed in the 1960s; also tracking Jazz fusions incorporation of funk in the 70s and 80s.

All the Jazz legends are here too: from drummers like Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Art Blakey, to percussionists like Bobby Hutcherson; double bassists like Charlie Mingus and Dave Holland; trombonists like Fred Wesley; guitarist such as Grant Green and Kenny Burrell; Jazz organists like Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, and Charles Earland; pianists like Andrew Hill; and Jazz violinists like Stéphane Grappelli. The recordings of legendary trumpeters like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lee Morgan, are joined by those of all round performers such as Louis Armstrong, and celebrated female vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday and Jean Knight.  

Waugh would broadcast through the night, from midnight until 3am a show, which as the journalist Andrew Gray describes, would “tell the solitary driver, the insomniac, the invalid, the shift worker: You are not alone.” Using the handle ‘Nighthawk’, Jimmy Waugh shared with listeners his love and encyclopaedic knowledge of the international Jazz scene, with its diverse range of complex talents and larger than life personalities to entertain his loyal, nocturnal fan base.

Less well known is that the ‘Nighthawk’s’ early career was in civil engineering, a fact that no doubt would have come as a surprise to many of his late night listeners. In fact, Scotland’s foremost Jazz broadcaster was also responsible for a number of very large civil engineering projects in the UK and Middle East. Perhaps it was this spirit to construct and make new which first attracted Waugh to Jazz, or maybe it provided the perfect counter balance to his chosen profession.

Check out this playlist selected from albums held in the collection or visit the Archives and Special Collections reading room on level 5 of the library to discover if the spontaneous, improvisational aesthetic of Jazz might inspire you.

Search for titles in the James Waugh record collection in the SUPrimo library catalogue.

[locktobre]

could you make a list of barbie characters' last names/surnames you came up with, please?

There’s a ton of them so I guess I’ll just go by movie? I don’t have them for every character (some characters I don’t think about that much or haven’t gotten around to) but I guess I do have most of them

This took me like an hour to put together so I hope you’re happy askdjndg

Nutcracker

Eric Lovelace

(Hansel & Gretel) Kane (gingerbread boy and peppermint girl)

Rapunzel

Wilhelm, Rapunzel Beaumont

Frederick, Stefan, Tommy, Katrina, Lorena, Melody Von Brandt

Swan Lake

Marie, Odette Fournier

Daniel von Sommerstern

Princess and the Pauper

Genevieve, Anneliese Beaumont

Dominick Von Brandt

Julian Bauer

Erika Schneider

Nick & Nack Schumacher

Bertie Marchand

Fairytopia

Elina Fairchild

Dandelion Cottonwood

Dahlia Elwood

Laverna (& Lucinda) Fairbairn

Nalu Kai

Linden Summerfield

Magic of Pegasus

Brietta, Annika Morgenstern

Aidan McGowan

Barbie Diaries

Courtney Frye

Dawn Smith

Kevin Chapman

Raquelle Adams

Regan George

Tia Hall

Todd White

12 Dancing Princesses

Tanzer (the royal family)

Derek Schumacher

Island Princess

Peter, Danielle, Antonio, Rita, Gina, Sofia Miranda

Marissa, Rosella Rosales 

Ariana, Luciana Sternberg 

Diamond Castle

Ian & Jeremy Stafford

Christmas Carol

Freddy Stahlbaum

Thumbelina

Evan, Vanessa, Makena Gardner

Ashlynn Oglethorpe-Portokalos

Violet Stewart

Myron O’Hare

Mermaid Tale

Hadley Summers

Calissa, Eris Pelagia

Fashion Fairytale

Marie-Alecia “Alice” Delacour

Delphine Leroux

Jacqueline DeVille

Raquelle Blair

Fairy Secret

Graciella Valentino

Zane Farfalla

Princess Charm School

Isabella, Reginald, Sophia Belvedere

Nicholas Lachance

Portia Sommerlund 

Princess and the Popstar

Frederic, Tori, Meredith, Trevi Renée

Amelia Billingsworth (her married name)

Rupert Oxford

Keira Taylor

Liam Fiore

Emily Lavigne

Nora Morozov

Pink Shoes

Natasha & Katerina Volkoff

Hailey Stahlbaum

Vera, Siegfried Rosales* (subject to change, depending on headcanons)

Albrecht Lovelace* (subject to change, depending on headcanons)

Hilarion Wildgrube

Pony Tale

Jonas Pennington

Pearl Princess

Nereus, Lorelei, Lumina Luna (the royal family)

Caligo, Fergis Pelagia

Delphin Marina (the royal family)

Cora Sands

Secret Door

Adrienne, Terrance, Alexa Faust

Kieran Tanzer

Romy Sharon

Nori, Nola Flutterby (I hc them as half-sisters)

Princess Power

Wiggins (the royal family)

Drake Dunbar (Baron von Ravendale)

Madison & Makayla Marvin

Rock ‘N Royals

Anne Dunbar

Courtney Sommerlund

Genevieve Corcoran

Aubray van Horne

Edmund Winthrop

Olivia Lachance

Rayna Duquesne

Zia Bellamy

Marcus Drummond

Sloane Levin

Stevie Morozov

Chadwick Chevalier

Reginald Rutledge

Spy Squad

Lazslo Marvin

Patricia Dubrovna

Zoe Oxford

Renee Peterson

Star Light Adventure

Constantine Woolsey

Barbie Shepard

Sheena & Kareena Innumera

Puppy Chase

Gretchen Roach (modern/interpretive dance girl)

Leilani Groves (fire dance girl)

Lindsay Gordon

Maggie Devlin (Irish step girl)

Dolphin Magic

Isla Beckett

Marlo Majors* (subject to change, depending on headcanons)

[kwebtv]

The Silence -  BBC One  -  July 12 - 15,  2010

Crime Drama (4 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Genevieve Barr as Amelia Edwards

Gina McKee as Anne Edwards

Hugh Bonneville as Chris Edwards

Douglas Henshall as DCI Jim Edwards

Dervla Kirwan as Maggie Edwards

Harry Ferrier as Tom Edwards

Tom Kane as Joel Edwards

Rebecca Oldfield as Sophie Edwards

Rod Hallet as DCI Peter MacKinnon

Mark Stobbart as DI Lee Grigson

Richie Campbell as DS Rocky Smith

Del Synnott as DI Terry Johns

David Westhead as Superintendent Frank Evans

Eimear O'Grady as Jane Shilladay

Jody Latham as Gary Roach

Laura Way as Robyn Seabold

Nick Nevern as Ely

Shazad Latif as Yousef

Rebecca Dunne as Issy

Catriona Martin as Paula

Lara Steward as Maxine

Emmet Kirwan as Custody Officer

[ninja-muse]

Read-in-2016 Masterlist

This is not my personal best year for number of books read. (That was last year.) I read 68 books for the first time, and reread 12. But I did read more non-fiction and non-genre books than I usually do, and I enjoyed most of what I read, and I got through 2/3 of the Riverside Chaucer, so I’m counting this year as a win.

Italics: rated 7-8; Bolded: rated 9-10

Urban Fantasy

Chaos Choreography - Seanan McGuire

The Grendel Affair - Lisa Sherrin

Once Broken Faith - Seanan McGuire

Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? - Paul Cornell

Zoo City - Lauren Beukes

Other Fantasy

A Conspiracy of Ravens - Lila Bowen

A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman

Johannes Cabal the Necromancer - Jonathan L. Howard

Sailing to Sarantium - Guy Gavriel Kay

The Untold Tale - J.M. Frey

A Wake of Vultures - Lila Bowen

Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters

Science Fiction

Caliban’s War - James S.A. Corey

Chimera - Mira Grant

Crosstalk - Connie Willis

Dune - Frank Herbert

Feedback - Mira Grant

Jokers Wild - George R. R. Martin et al.

The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick

Starfarers - Vonda N. McIntyre

Time Salvager - Wesley Chu

Mystery

Beauty, Beast, and Belladonna - Maia Chance

Come Hell or Highball - Maia Chance

The Devil’s Making - Seán Haldane

Girl Waits with Gun - Amy Stewart

A Murder of Magpies - Judith Flanders

The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss - Max Wirestone

Graphic Novels

Alias, Vol. 2 - Brian Michael Bendis

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Alan Moore

Planetary, Vol. 1 - Warren Ellis

Rat Queens, Vol. 3 - Kurt Wiebe

Rivers of London: Body Work - Ben Aaronovitch

Saga, Vol. 6 - Brian K. Vaughan

The Unwritten, Vol. 5 - Mike Carey

We Stand on Guard - Brian K. Vaughan

Will Supervillains Be On The Final?, Vol. 1 - Naomi Novik

Middle Grade

The Case of the Girl in Grey - Jordan Stratford

The Dark Lord of Derkholm - Diana Wynne Jones

George - Alex Gino

The Great Sasquatch Escape - Suzanne Selfors

The Key to Extraordinary - Natalie Lloyd

Teen

Dumplin’ - Julie Murphy

Into the Dim - Janet B. Taylor

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

Openly Straight - Bill Konigsberg

This Savage Song - Victoria Schwab

A Study in Charlotte - Brittany Cavallaro

Short Stories and Novellas

Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire

Genius Loci - Jaym Gates, ed.

The Green Man - Ellen Datlow, ed.

The Witches of Lychford - Paul Cornell

Witpunk - Claude Lalumière and Marty Halpern

Other Fiction

The City of Mirrors - Justin Cronin

Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon

Eagle in Exile - Alan Smale

Fellside - M.R. Carey

Finding Fraser - K.C. Dyer

Possession - A.S. Byatt

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald

Yiddish for Pirates - Gary Barwin

Non-Fiction

Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott

A Forest of Time - Peter Nabokov

Grunt - Mary Roach

The Monuments Men - Robert M. Edsel

Sister Queens - Julia Fox

SPQR - Mary Beard

A Time of Gifts - Patrick Leigh Fermor

Time Travel: a History - James Gleick

Other

The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer

The Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare

The Riverside Chaucer, Part 2 - Geoffrey Chaucer

Rereads

Discworld from Soul Music to Jingo (I’ve been following along with @markdoesstuff

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats - T.S. Eliot

The Vorkosigan Saga from Warrior’s Apprentice to Komarr

[traciesbookspot]

Release Blitz: Shattered Time Anthology

Release Blitz: Shattered Time Anthology

Title: Shattered Time Anthology Authors: J.L. Clayton, Carissa Ann Lynch, Niki Livingston, Regina Oconnell, Ashlee Shades, Bradon Nave, Jeremy Simons, Joe Pranaitis, D.A. Roach, Genevieve Moultrie, Grace Charles, and T. Guthrie  Genre: SciFi/Fantasy/Time Travel LIMITED TIME ONLY $0.99

Lines of Time and Desire by J.L. Clayton If someone sent you a text saying they’re from the future,…

[fathersonholygore]

[Fantasia Festival 2019] Rural Magic Realism and Perpetual Adolescence in KNIVES AND SKIN

[Fantasia Festival 2019] Rural Magic Realism and Perpetual Adolescence in KNIVES AND SKIN

Knives and Skin. 2019. Directed & Written by Jennifer Reeder. Starring Kate Arrington, Marika Engelhardt, Tim Hopper, Tony Fitzpatrick, Ty Olwin, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Alex Moss, Robert T. Cunningham, Ireon Roach, Raven Whitley, Audrey Francis, Genevieve Venjohnson, Kayla Carter, Grace Etzkorn, Jalen Gilbert, Aurora Real de Asua, Emma Ladji, & Haley Bolithon.

Newcity’s Chicago Film Project / Full…

[willreadforbooze]

Hello fellow boozie readers!

Sam’s Update:

Welp, this week was better than last week. Though, I’m still feeling the repercussions of the shutdown, but at least we’re open again. I also participated in the 24in48 readathon and was unsuccessful, but at least I finished two books.

What Sam finished this week:

  In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire: This is the next installment of the Wayward Children series. Seanan McGuire’s portal fantasy novellas. This story is about our beloved Lundy, and her trip to her portal world, The Goblin Market. While this wasn’t my favorite of the bunch, it was still really really good. I enjoyed the hell out of learning the rules of the Goblin Market and its ways. Highly recommend checking out Ginny’s review when it comes out.

Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan: GUYS GUYS GUYS this book was so good. It’s a debut novel set in an Eastern European/Russian inspired world. Our main character Nadya can speak to the gods. Her homeland and the heretical border country, Travana, have been in a holy war for over a century. Out other POV is the Travanian prince, Serefin. He’s a war hero called back from the front by his father. His spidey senses were tingling and he’s searching to uncover whatever his dad is up to. All while a rag tag group, with Nadya and a mysterious blood mage set off to infiltrate Travana. Guys this book was amazing. The hype train is real, and i am a passenger.

What Sam’s reading now:

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik: Because I will never not be reading this book.

Ginny’s Update:

What Ginny Is Reading:

Wow, so yet again, plenty of books!

Odd One Out by Nic Stone – Hey, for more info on this check out Parker’s review!!! Coop and Jupiter have been best friends since childhood.  Rae is the new girl who was quickly adopted into their friendship.  And then the complications; there’s a lot of attraction.

A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole – I’ve been pumped for this since I read a snippet at the end of a Princess In Theory – which I then pushed on all of my friends. Portia, the flighty best friend from the first book, is on a quest to better herself, meaning no hookups, no drinking and no bad decisions.  This goes well until she gets to her sword-making apprenticeship and oh no- the sword maker is hot.  Tav, the Scottish swordmaker is dealing with similar emotions after having sworn off of romance after the end of his marriage.  There’s so many innuendos already!

What Ginny Finished Reading:

The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman – This book was different than the first in ways I’m going to try to articulate in a post at some point.  Basically it’s a romp of an adventure around a few universes to try to save Kai.  There are Fae and Dragons and an unending Carnivale!

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson – This book takes place 1000 years after the first series where those events have become religion. Wax is a lawman who decides to take over the family dukedom, and then his life becomes the opposite of boring.  The mysterious disappearance of goods on trains, and gunfights and as always Allomancy.  This book was a trip and half, also gonna be a review.  Because I have thoughts on Wax and Wayne and Steris and Marasi and I want to share them.

Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett – This is non-fiction, one of the things I pick up on occasion.  Ann Patchett is an amazing writer, and in this book follows the relationship she had with Lucy Grealy.  The best way to describe Lucy (after reading the book) was that she was one of those people who drew you in completely, she was a poet, and author, and had survived a horrific childhood cancer.  This book is beautiful and fun and achingly sad.  Even days after finishing it, I find myself thinking about their friendship.  5/5 shots.

The Man I Fell In Love With by Kate Field – I received this book from Netgalley in return for a free and honest review.  This is the story of Mary Black who finds out in a public area that her husband is and has been romantically involved with a man.  She takes this as well as she can and the book follows her dealing with the divorce, her husband re-marrying and being ready to be in love again.  God, this book is a book of unintentional harm, which makes it feel so real.  The number of times someone does something thoughtless or careless that causes people pain is astounding but felt so real.  It’s rare that the people in your life intentional harm you, it’s more likely to come from the small slights.

Linz’s Update:

OH HAI WORK. Also we had a party Saturday, and a Royal Rumble watch Sunday, so lots of prep time and not a lot of reading.

What Linz finished: 

The Dating Game by Kiley Roache – finally finished the ARC. It was a pleasantly predictable love triangle story that takes place at a college outside Silicon Valley.

Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima – it was ok? I liked the original series more but I’ll read the second book in this one, because I liked how it ended

City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab – I’m pretty sure Sam reviewed this? Its about an American girl who can see ghosts, and goes to Scotland where she sees more ghosts. This was def meant for a younger audience, so I get why the spooky level was toned down, but I would have loved this if it’d been written new adult.

Empress Of All Seasons by Emiko Jean – Def writing a review of this, so I’ll save my thoughts for that

What Linz is reading now:

Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray – I’m garbage for all of her books, so I’m pretty sure I’m going to love the third isn

Amber and Dusk by Lyra Selene – From the December Owlcrate, a book I don’t know much about. I LOVE SURPRISES. It is staring at me from my nightstand.

Until next time, we remain forever drunkenly yours,

Sam, Melinda, Linz, and Ginny

Weekly Wrap-up: Jan 22-27, 2019 Hello fellow boozie readers! Sam's Update: Welp, this week was better than last week. Though, I'm still feeling the repercussions of the shutdown, but at least we're open again.

[nikilivauthor]

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