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foolsdiamond · 6 years ago

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Big Ol’ McCree Get Together

Big Ol’ McCree Get Together - Ao3

Summary: Hanzo accompanies his fiancé Jesse to his family reunion. Cute domestic fluff as Hanzo meets with his new family and starts his own with Jesse.

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The air in the barn was hot and humid. The reek of moldy hay and dirty animals stuck in the air like a dense fog, dulled only by the warm cider and jack-o-lanterns. The cows mourned the warmth and safety of their barn as they bemoaned their misery outside the doors. The whole barn was massive; it had a fully fleshed out second story, for visitors or travelers to stay and for Jesse when he finally found the road back home.

This time, when the McCrees got together, it’d been a good two or three years since the eldest son Jesse had made his way on time. He scarcely showed himself anymore, and he liked it that way; while he loved his family with all his heart, they just didn’t agree on a few too many issues for him.

McCree leans on the sturdy oak table laden with three-days labor of food and feast, his hand linked tightly with the strong, calloused digits of his wealthy companion. Jesse tosses a gentle look at Hanzo Shimada, whose nose is crinkled at the intense smell and sea of people.

“You look like you took up Keith’s offers for a cow pie,” Jesse suggested. Hanzo turned his attention to his partner, trying to relax his face.

“I’ve never experienced this many stenches simultaneously, even after the grueling boatride,” Shimada responded. They both tightened their grip on the other’s hand.

“I reckon you know more words than I do. At least, you put ‘em far more eloquently, more than I ever will.”

Hanzo smiles warmly and tugs on Jesse’s arm gently; he leans in to receive the gentle whisper. “Your words are beautiful, as they are yours.”

In a heartbeat, the calm between the pair gets interrupted. A young boy runs from beneath the table, forcing himself between Hanzo’s legs, and gets followed by a tiny little girl. Shimada catches himself easily, but the eldest McCree kid peels away to chase after his little relatives.

“Mario, you can’t just attack a guest like that! Olivia, you keep fightin’ like that and you’re gonna have to face me one of these days.” The two kids squeal gleefully as they get caught, scooped up by the grisled cowboy’s strong arms, and relax comfortably in his familiar grip.

“It’s Paul, Jess! He goes by Paul now.” Olivia chimed, pointing at Paul accusingly.

“ Sí, Jesse. Me llamo Paul ahora. ”

“Don’tchya mean ¿te llamas Paulo? ” Jesse piped in, but his littlest brother shook his head. “Alright. Paul or no Paul, I’ve got some fight left in these muscles if you keep harassin’ yer little cousin. Same goes to you, Olive.”

The two whined, reluctantly agreed to not engage a 23-year-old man, and wandered off to harass Gran’mama. Hanzo rested his hand on Jesse’s shoulder to silently catch the other’s attention, who leaned up into the touch as he straightened his back.

“You have a large family, Jesse.”

“Aw, it’s pretty small for how long we’ve owned this plot of land. Some people got enough cousins and siblings to populate a whole town to themselves. Half of us can’t even make it to the yearly gathering anymore,” McCree responded most humbly. He gently slides Shimada’s hand down until their fingers lace together once more, squeezing confidently. The shorter man offers up a happy smile from the gesture.

“Why has your family dispersed so drastically?” he asked.

Jesse paused, glancing around. Of course, it doesn’t seem like anyone’s paying much attention, but he can feel burning stares from his mother’s favorite chair. McCree decides to tug Hanzo to the door and out into the cool night air. His boyfriend is easily led away from the dizzying smell and overwhelming population in the barn.

“Jesse?” he offered, once they were far enough that only the moonlight illuminated their faces.

Jesse stared hard at his lover. It was still so foreign to say… his lover , his partner, his boyfriend and fiancé. He stared at Hanzo Shimada, whose warm charcoal eyes offered nothing but concern and support; whose muscular arms opened up for an embrace, a hug tight enough to squeeze out all the tension in his bones. He let himself melt into his boyfriend, let the anxiety eating at his appetite dissolve into the solid mesa beneath their feet, and let the unease in his gut untwist. The two breathed synchronously for what felt like a fleeting hour.

“Is it because you’re gay?”

“I wish it were that easy, Han. I wish I could just say my family hates me for havin’ a taste in men, but I’m not gay. I like boys an’ girls. They hate me for not pickin’ sides,” Jesse started, his tone solidifying by the end of it.

“There’s more to it, clearly,” Shimada offered.

“It’s hard to talk about with you,” Jesse finally pleaded after a long pause. He’s certain he’ll get the brunt of Hanzo’s offense now, taken aback by his boyfriend’s lack of trust, uncertain whether he can handle a relationship with such a big secret--

“Then tell me why it is difficult. So that I may ease whatever anxiety it is that prevents me from helping you.”

“Hanzo,” McCree starts, pulling away from the warm hug to cup both of Shimada’s hands with his. He savors the warmth of the foreigner’s palm on his. “The problem is you’re gay.”

Now he looks offended. Well, mostly confused, a little hurt, a little stupified. Jesse squeezes Hanzo’s hand tightly, then drops the grip altogether. His sweaty palm slips from Shimada’s, and he uses his real hand to unbutton his shirt.

McCree peels off his clothes, layer by constricting layer, and the look on Hanzo’s face fades to total understanding. He rests his hand on Jesse’s chest as the cowboy is about to peel off his tank-top. He ignores it, removing the garment anyway and breathing deeply, now that his lungs have a little space. Shimada leaves his palm resting onto McCree’s bare tit, chest swelling with a few deep breaths.

Hanzo slides his hand up to McCree’s shoulder, the other on his hip, then falls forward and squeezes the cowboy tightly. The last of Jesse’s anxiety fades with that hug, and he squeezes his boyfriend back just as tight.

“I do not understand,” Shimada said quietly.

“Well,” Jesse starts, leaning his face into Hanzo’s shoulder and breathing, catching his thoughts. His lover leaves him with complete silence and all the time in the world. “Let’s just say, I wasn’t born as a man. But I am one, now. My Paw taught me to shoot, and my Maw taught me to cook; I started wearin’ pants when I was 12 ‘cause I kept tearing up my dresses in the brush.

“I found me a gang by the time I turned 15. They were rowdy and wild and hungry, but they believed me a boy, and they trusted my aim like I trusted theirs. Wasn’t until I got caught by the sheriff at 19 that I finally got my way out.”

“But,” Hanzo trailed off.

“Well, a few things happened to split the family. Part of ‘em supported my decision, part of ‘em didn’t. Most of my aunts an’ uncles moved out to the nearest city, my Paw’s remainin’ family refused his decision to accept havin’ a gay son, a few of ‘em have died through various means. Maw’s takin’ care of my four siblings, along with three of my youngest cousins.”

“So it is not entirely your fault, at least. You made it seem like your decision--” Shimada began.

“It wasn’t really a decision,” McCree interjected.

“Your… gender?” he offered, met without objection. “You made it seem as though your gender were the sole reason causing your family reunions to dwindle down to tiny gatherings.”

“I guess that’s how it always felt. Maw definitely don’t like her eldest kid decided to run off with a gang of rough boys and abandon her with all the young’uns,” Jesse said.

Hanzo finally released the tight hug and Jesse forced himself to relax, the duo staring at the dying light of the barn. Seems tonight’s feast is finally getting cleaned up, and they’ll have to wander back before they lose their only guide to shelter.

“I don’t think they hate you as much as you feel, Jesse. You have a large, supportive family, who thrive off of their love for each other. I think they miss you,” Hanzo finally said as his arm slid around McCree’s waist. The cowboy bent down silently, retrieving his shirts and slowly sliding into his constricting undershirt. A gentle squeeze from his boyfriend stops him with his arms and head still stuck inside. Jesse grunts in confusion.

“We are about to sleep, yes? Alone?” Shimada asked.

“Mhm. My room’s been moved to the upper floor of the barn, so we most likely won’t get disturbed. Bright side of never comin’ home on a predictable schedule, I reckon,” McCree chuckled. He slithers back out of his undershirt and decides to just button up his outermost shirt, up to the throat, and folds the rest of his clothing over his arm. He holds out his wooden hand for Hanzo, who delicately wraps both of his around McCree’s with an amused grin.

The only one who hasn’t cleared out of the barn by the time Jesse and his partner return is his eldest cousin, herding the cows back in for the night. McCree decides to leave his clothes with Shimada and help him out.

“They left you all alone, Marshall?” Jesse grinned.

“I reckon it’s the credentials. Now that I’m Sheriff Marshall, they figure I can handle herding twenty cows into a lil ol’ barn,” his cousin laughed.

Hanzo stayed back, somewhat obscured by the midnight shadows, watching the two work. Marshall has a curled mustache and a smooth jawline, but he could be taken for his cousin’s double if they tried.

After the last cow finally wandered into the barn, Marshall rested a hand on the doorframe and extended the other to Jesse. He paused, offering up the wrong hand for the shake, but his only good hand; looking a little embarrassed, the older McCree switched hands to shake proper.

“You oughta find time to visit more, Jesse. You and I never get to talk and catch up,” the sheriff said.

“That’s a mighty difficult request. It ain’t just that I’m not available to come home, y’know,” Jesse responded.

“Believe me, I know. I think you’re only hurtin’ yourself by stayin’ away, though. Y’oughta at least write letters--hell, drop them by the Sheriff’s office and I’ll deliver them myself, faster than any postman could ride!”

The two laughed a good spell before finally pulling away. Marshall McCree turned to the house; Jesse quickly got to Hanzo and threw an arm around his boyfriend’s shoulders. He dragged Shimada closer to Marshall, waving his free hand around.

“Hey, Marshall! You met Hanzo yet?” Jesse hollered; his cousin stopped and whirled on his heels with a grin.

“Can’t say y’ever introduced me. Who is this dapper oriental?” he asked, grabbing Hanzo’s tattooed arm to examine it.

Shimada paused, tense, before tugging his arm out of the sheriff’s prying grip. He tucks his arm behind his back casually.

“My name is Hanzo Shimada. I am Japanese ; I traveled here with my brother after we left our family,” he said. Marshall, thankfully, looks embarrassed to have offended his cousin’s friend, and tucks his thumbs into his belt loops.

“Mighty fine to meet you, Mr. Shimada. How’d you meet Jesse here?”

“Han and I met out in Cal,” Jesse started excitedly. Hanzo leaned into his partner, who relaxed and cleared his throat. “Continue.”

“My brother Genji and I were new to the country. We passed through Angel Isle legally, happy to have each other. When times grew harder, McCree rescued the two of us, allowing us to travel and stay with him. Once we were established, Jesse and I continued to talk while my brother began to wander for work. We’re engaged now, and have been wandering together for three years.”

“Three years, y’say?” Marshall asked, looking bewildered. “I swear I seen Jesse single since then.”

“Well, we used to both have horses, ‘til I sold my girl to buy an engagement ring. We didn’t always go everywhere together,” Jesse piped in.

The sheriff stares intently at Hanzo, now that he has a better idea of who this foreigner is. He seems satisfied with the introduction and pats his shoulder good and firm, with a light chuckle. Hanzo smiled, genuinely, and shook his hand again.

“G’night, boys. Catchya at the breakfast table,” Marshall waved and wandered into the farmhouse.

Jesse and Hanzo migrate to the top floor of the barn, to McCree’s space. He has a full size bed with a hand made wooden frame, a dresser with a change of clothes, and a trunk with personal belongings he doesn’t bring with him. The foreigner politely sits on the bed and watches his fiancé undress completely; after an expectant stare from the cowboy, he mimics the gesture.

The two sit down on the first actual bed they’ve shared in a few months, leaning on each other and breathing the night air seeping through cracks in the wooden walls. A full moon peering through the window provides just enough light, the two cowboys gazing into each other’s loving eyes. In full silence, the two gradually shift, sliding beneath the blanket and pressing warm skin to warm skin. A hard jaw rests in the crook of the other’s muscular neck, with calloused, dirty hands stroking lovingly over tender pectorals. McCree pulls the blanket tightly to his chin, and Shimada pokes his nose over the edge to breathe. Legs tangle and feet tickle curiously.

The pair don’t even realize they fell asleep until warm dawn rays kiss the pillow. Jesse groans, trying to roll over and nearly throwing Hanzo out of bed--which of course stirs him awake as well as he clings on to stay in the warmth. McCree pauses, clutching his lover tightly and breathing in the sweet smell of his hair. He plants a kiss on Shimada’s forehead, and he reciprocates by pecking around the younger man’s beard.

A fresh change of clothes for both of them is sorely appreciated. While McCree slides into his new clothes happily, his partner struggles; his pants are just a little too big, his socks fall down, his shirt hangs loosely off of his broad shoulders. Shimada tucks his overshirt in and snaps on a vest to hold it in place, tightens his belt, and tucks his pants into his boots.

“How do I look?” Hanzo asked curiously.

Jesse chuckles, leaning in for a smooch while he straightens his partner’s vest. “Lovely, ducky.”

Shimada grins into the kiss, absentmindedly sliding his hands into the back pockets on McCree’s itchy wool pants and squeezing. The younger man chuckles happily and wriggles out of his lover's grip to start packing up.

“We oughta get our gear washed while we're here. And take a bath down in the creek, too,” Jesse said, grinning.

Hanzo beams back, soaking up the atmosphere. “Breakfast first?” he asked coyly, receiving a playful smack on his shoulder.

“You ain't never had a breakfast til you've had my Maw n’ Gran’mama’s. Sausage and bacon and eggs and pancakes stacked higher than New York and biscuits so fluffy you can sleep on 'em and gravy so thick y’could brush your teeth with it and fresh picked cinnamon apples and if we're real special, she’ll squeeze oranges straight from Florida, and baked peaches…”

Hanzo nods along as Jesse describes everything he loves to eat for breakfast while they walk down from the barn to the farm house. They've got more people packed at the table than they do plates. Fourteen people spaced out from age 2 to age 69 and from the Yucatan to Michigan to Japan all crammed into the large kitchen. Jesse sits on a bar stool at the kitchen counter with Hanzo balancing on his lap, with Marshall standing by them and tiny little Guadalupe sitting on the counter. They all hold hands, linking a single chain around the whole room. The cowboy breathes in the warm scent of his lover's hair while Gran’mama’s calm, creaking voice says grace.

“Dear lord above, we thank you. You provide us with food with which we fill this table, with family with which to fill these chairs, and with love with which to fill this air. Dear lord, we thank you for this meal, and for bringing our family together. We thank you for returning Marshall home safely, and for helping Jesse find his way back. Thank you Lord.”

A gentle hum of amen echos as Gran'mama McCree wipes her cheek. A heavy silence is immediately interrupted by the little kids digging in. The whole family wordlessly follows, clinking dishes and sipping drinks. They only made pancakes and bacon, but the McCree women made enough to feed their army.

Hanzo and Jesse take turns offering each other bites of flapjack, kissing fingertips and giggling. Marshall chuckles, watching one of the Alex twins wipe Guadalupe's face for the tenth time.

“You two look just like your parents,” the sheriff finally chimed in. Both Jesse and his partner turn to look, and sure enough, they're feeding each other blueberries and sharing a glass.

“You know, Jesse. I have not had a formal introduction to your family. Only those who asked last evening.” Shimada twists on his lover's lap to stare expectantly. Marshall playfully mimics him to the side; it takes the 2-year-old smearing his milk-soaked sticky pancake concoction onto his eldest cousin's pristine mustache to make Jesse’s poker face crack.

“Alright, alright! Hop up,” he finally says, playfully pushing Hanzo off. Of course he catches himself ( gracefully, too ), then stands on the footholds to hover over the heads of the whole McCree family. Jesse picks up his glass of hand-squeezed orange juice and rings it with the handle of a clean spoon. Everyone looks up, and Alexander--one of the twins--reaches up to refill his cup. He stares, allowing it, and takes a sip.

“Everyone, I have done a dreadful sin by not formally introducin’ y’all to the newest member of the McCree family. Say howdy to Hanzo Shimada, my fiancé!” Jesse said; he set his glass down and put his arm around said boyfriend’s waist. He starts pointing out faces, one by one.

“That there is Gran’mama McCree, the oldest known McCree and the hardest bitch to live out in these plains.”

“I am Marisela Martinez,” she said, bowing her head humbly. “This is my daughter Esmeralda, and her husband Elijah Keith.”

“My parents,” Jesse pipes in .

The heads of household bow politely, then start pointing out their kids.

“Austin is our big man around the house,” Mrs. McCree says while squeezing his cheek. He flushes hotly, and dad slaps his back.

“Aussie’s en route to take ahold the farm once I can't work no more.”

“My lil Bluejay, Jane.”

“And Elijah Keith, Jr.”

“Keith,” Esmeralda corrected lovingly. “And my little Paul.”

The main family sitting at the table turn to Marshall to introduce the cousins. He takes a second to notice, and quickly scoops up the tiny tot off the counter.

“This lil tyke is Guadalupe. My nephew; sister died in labor, a real tragedy. Especially after the pregnancy was forced on her. We're all takin’ turns watching him,” the sheriff starts. “I saw you fightin’ Olivia last night. She's my girl, my pride an’ joy. A real fighter, gonna be one hell of a shot when she joins the rangers. My aunt and uncle--your parents--are helping look after her while my wife travels to New York for a doctor's degree.” Olivia beams at her praise, rolling on her feet and grinning at her proud, loving father.

“And meet the quiet tag team. Alex and Alex.”

“I am Alexander, I respond to Alex and Xander,” the apparent boy out of the identical pair says, turning to his sister when he's done.

“I'm Alexandra, or Alexis. Sometimes Sandra or Sandy. Al… Aly… But I like Alex the most,” she said.

“And me. Sheriff Marshall McCree, who you are quite acquainted with.”

Hanzo stands silently, taking in all the faces and names and absorbing his new family eagerly. Jesse wonders if he feels lonely, not having Genji with him. His only place in this cluttered mix of settlers and farmhands is his boyfriend; McCree stares at his lover with all the compassion and support a man can portray with a look alone. Shimada smiles cutely and bows his head, hopping off the stool and into Jesse's strong arms.

Breakfast dissolves into a mess of conversation and oversharing, eating scraps and cleaning dishes as a family. The kids wander off to explore the farm house, eager to get started on their pre-chore play break. During the shuffling and storytelling, Hanzo ends up carrying Guadalupe, holding the child to his chest tenderly. Jesse weaves through his parents’ conversation to his partner, resting a hand onto the man's shoulder.

Shimada silently peels away at the familiar gesture, and the two stand alone in the family room with the little toddler sleeping peacefully, for the time being.

“He is so small,” Hanzo said quietly.

“Well he's a baby, Han. Whaddayou expect?” Jesse responded.

“We can't have kids…” Shimada whispered.

Jesse curled his lip and took Guadalupe from his boyfriend, clutching him to his chest tenderly. “I ain’t broke, y’know.”

“I,” Hanzo started, paused, and stared. “I would never ask that of you.”

There’s a long silence. McCree savors his fiancé’s expression softening as he leans in for a kiss. Inevitably, Guadalupe gets woken and upset, so Jesse sets him down on the floor in the hopes that a little running around will help. He just sits down and starts crying louder.

Hanzo picks up the toddler again, cooing quietly and swaying. Jesse almost looks mystified as he watches; for a minute, he even regrets running out on the family before he could help his Maw with his little siblings.

“Where’d you learn that?” he asked dumbly.

Hanzo stares at him contemplatively. “Instinct.”

“You’d make a mighty fine father, Hanzo.”

His lover beams, and Jesse feels his heart lift. They tuck Guadalupe down for a nap and decide it’s high time they get a bath, since the morning cleanup is finishing in the kitchen. McCree leads Shimada down to the creek, alone and isolated from any prying eyes, with the promise of Maw to not allow any of the young'uns to come down until they’re finished.

Jesse enjoys getting to watch Hanzo slip out of his clothes again. He gets caught up and forgets to undress himself, so he eagerly holds his arms out when Shimada moves to do it for him. The two both gawk at each other, getting to take in and examine each other’s muscles and hips and legs and body uncovered for the first time. McCree puts his hand onto his lover’s chest stupidly, and he chuckles, his whole rib cage swelling up into his touch with every breath.

The cowboy flashes a cheeky grin before he shoves his fiancé into the water. Hanzo doesn’t go down alone; he stumbles and grabs Jesse’s wrist, pulling him in, too. They hit the water with a hard splash and swim to a more shallow depth, until they can get a good footing in the mud.

McCree abandons the creek entirely, dripping wet and slowly returning to their clothes.

“I do not believe the bath is finished,” Hanzo shouted, remaining still.

Jesse grins and tosses a rock at him. He dunks under the water to avoid it and springs back up; McCree jumps into the river immediately, shouting, and retrieves the object.

“I thought you’d appreciate the soap, c’mon,” he whined.

“Perhaps you should offer it to me in a manner that does not trigger my fight or flight response,” he said cooly.

Jesse sighed heavily and leaned his forehead on Hanzo’s shoulder. The two held the position until McCree felt a tickle. He curled away from the touch, shrieking joyously as Shimada follows up. He tries to avoid it by dunking completely under the water, but those searching hands follow him.

He’d apparently released the soap when he went up to the surface to wipe off his eyes. Hanzo’s ticklish touches suddenly feel much more firm, rubbing the fat bar on Jesse’s skin soothingly. He freezes, then shifts as needed to make it more comfortable on his lover.

Hanzo rubs the cowboy down completely. Even going under water to get his legs and feet, then pops up gasping for air with his hair glued to his face and neck. It’s really, really nice.

“Are you done yet, ducky?” Jesse asked cooly. Shimada grins, chucking the soap at him with the same strength as he’d received it. That’s probably going to bruise.

McCree chuckles fondly as he slides behind his lover to reciprocate the relaxing wash. He feels Hanzo’s tight muscles loosen beneath his massaging hands, watching the dirt and grime peel away with the licking waves. The two wind up spending the better part of the whole morning enjoying each other.

They pull away from the creek and dry each other off with Jesse’s shirt, then lay back on the dusty rock, prone and alone, while the sun warms their skin.

“Jesse?” Hanzo starts, turning his head to look at his partner.

“Mmm?” Jesse murmurs, turning back. He blinks when he receives a kiss. A happy silence returns as the cowboy rolls on top of his partner, to return the surprise. They allow their hands to traverse sun-baked skin calmly. Then, slowly, McCree forces himself to his feet and tugs Hanzo up with him.

They get dressed again and return back to the house on clouds, hand-in-hand. They miss lunch, but don’t care enough to get in a twist about it.

Jesse peels away to help Marshall and his Paw out with the animals, while Hanzo helps inside with the little ones. The cowboy spends the afternoon out in the hot sun, sweating away and dirtying up all that cleaning he wasted the morning on. He and the boys wander back inside, laughing and patting each other’s backs. Dinner’s already set up--chicken and cornbread and greenbeans--and everyone’s getting seated just like breakfast.

Hanzo is sitting on the same stool as this morning, with Guadalupe sitting on his lap. Jesse stays in the doorway, watching mystified. It takes one of the twins tugging on him to actually coax the McCree over to his fiance. Shimada looks up with a blissful smile as Jesse takes his seat. Maw says grace, and the family digs in again.

“You’ve takin’ quite the shinin’ to Guadalupe, haven’t you?” Jesse asked, leaning his elbow on the table so he can prop his chin up. The toddler attempts to get a green bean stuck in the cowboy’s beard, but Hanzo peels it off and feeds it to him instead.

“Do you wish to settle down, Jesse?” he asks calmly, foolishly diverting his attention from the nibbling child to McCree.

“Like, pack up the wanderin’ and make ourselves a farm, settle down?” he said.

“Yes. I intended to save the suggestion for when we are older, or perhaps more experienced in our marriage. Settling permanently was always my end goal for America. The horseback have been an excellent adventure, but I still want a permanent residence someday.” Hanzo’s eyes are soft. Anxiety pangs hard in Jesse’s stomach as he wonders just how long his partner has kept this question wrapped up, waiting for the right moment to say it. Shimada’s staring eventually pulled his husband out of his trance.

“I can’t say whether or not I’m ready to settle down, not after so many years roamin’. I can’t guarantee I’ll stay stuck if we ever do build us a farmhouse, either,” Jesse says carefully. He definitely doesn’t want to come off as having an opinion on the matter. “Why are you askin’ all of a sudden?”

“Jesse McCree. Next month, we are going to join families. As much as I have loved my time in the McCree house, I believe you and I will need space in a new McCree-Shimada home to start our own family.”

“Family?” Jesse stares stupidly.

“Your mother and grandmother agreed,” Hanzo says.

“On?”

“When we have our own place, we may take exclusive custody and care of Guadalupe.”

Jesse freezes. He just went from daydreaming about his gorgeous boyfriend to a soon-to-be married, home-owning father. He takes a while to process the extent of the information, blanking out pretty thoroughly. Shimada waits patiently. Most people are putting their plates up to the wash.

“I reckon I could handle parkin’ my ass down somewhere if that’s the case.”

#hanzo shimada #jesse mccree #mchanzo #overwatch #overwatch fanfic #fanfiction #my fic #didi drafts #ovw #ovw fic #WHATS UP TUMBLR #ive been sitting on this draft for at least 6 months #ive had an ao3 since april #finally got the balls/impulse to go thru with it

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acidwaste · 6 years ago

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dream trip: one day i wanna gather up some friends and just go on a road trip! idm where we go to, as long as we just have fun and just! adventure!

favourite foods: rare steak, mashed potatoes, eggs, and energy shakes made with like. fruit / cheese / yoghurt / oats / chia seeds ! protein is a large part of my diet

nationality: new zealand, but living in australia

favourite song right now: best part | daniel caesar // h.e.r - gosh i need to re-listen to daniel’s album again, i don’t remember this beautiful song being there and that’s a crime

@damndesi / @novarebel / @luciform-philogynist

APPEARANCE - I am 5'7 or taller - I wear glasses - I have at least one tattoo (but I am getting a tā moko in December, I believe) - I have at least one piercing (planning to get a nose ring, like a bull!) - I have blonde hair - I have brown eyes - I have short hair - My abs are at least somewhat defined (b a r e l y) - I have or had braces

PERSONALITY - I love meeting new people - People tell me I am funny - Helping others with their problems is a big priority of mine - I enjoy physical challenges - I enjoy mental challenges - I am playfully rude to people I know - I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it - There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY - I can sing well - I can play an instrument - I can do over 30 pushups without stopping (barely) - I am a fast runner - I can draw well - I have a good memory - I am good at doing math in my head - I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute - I have beaten at least 2 people arm wrestling - I can make at least 3 recipes from scratch - I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES - I enjoy sports - I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else - I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else - I have learned a new song in the past week - I exercise at least once a week - I have gone for runs at least once a week in warmer months - I have drawn something in the past month - I enjoy writing - Fandoms are my #1 priority - I do some form of Martial arts

EXPERIENCES - I have had my first kiss - I have had alcohol (tastes like shit) - I have scored a winning point in a sport - I have watched an entire TV series in one sitting - I have been at an overnight event - I have been in a taxi - I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year - I have beaten a video game in one day - I have visited another country - I have been to one of my favorite bands concerts

MY LIFE - I have one person that I consider to be my Best Friend - I live relatively close to my school/work - My parents are still together - I have at least one sibling - I live in the United States - There is snow where I live right now - I have hung out with a friend in the past month - I have a smart phone - I own at least 15 CDs - I share my room with someone

RELATIONSHIPS - I am in a Relationship - I have a crush on a celebrity - I have a crush on someone I know - I’ve been in at least 3 relationships - I have never been in a Relationship - I have admitted my feelings to a crush - I get crushes easily - I have had a crush for over a year - I have been in a relationship for over a year - I have had feelings for a friend

RANDOM - I have break-danced - I know a person named Jamie - I have had a teacher that has a name that is hard to pronounce - I have dyed my hair - I’m listening to a song on repeat right now - I have punched someone in the past week - I know someone who has gone to jail - I have broken a bone (do fractures count?) - I have eaten a waffle today - I know what I want to do in life - I speak at least two languages (not fluently) - I have made a new friend in the past year

@smstransformers

age: 16

birthplace: auckland, nz

current time: 4:19 pm rn!!!

drink you last had: i just skulled half a liter of water whoops

favourite song: jesus etc. | wilco if we're talking abt an all-time favourite

grossest memory: accidentally swallowing a bee when i was seven years old (somehow nothing bad happened?)

horror, yes or no: not unless it’s an incredibly tame horror t b h, my threshold for scariness is very low

in love: i believe so!

jealous of people: lots of times, over really dumb things

love by first sight or should I walk by again: i believe that infatuation can exist at first sight but true love not so much. wish that could happen tho :C

middle name: shane!

siblings: my sister is eight years old, and my brother is seven!

one wish: EZ, make my anxiety disappear, i’d have a much more productive life

song i last sang: jupiter | haiku hands

time i woke up: 7:13, woke up immediately because i usually like to wake at 6:30

underwear colour: blue + purble

vacation destination: auckland / kingston / sydney!

worst habit: not remembering to make my goddamn bed, it looks like garbage

favourite food: mashed potatoes….

zodiac sign: sagittarius !!!

@alyonian

relationship status:

at the moment i’m single! and while being in a relationship sounds brilliant, the last two relationships i was involved in? didn’t work out to say the least, lucky i’m still young

favourite colour:

it’s been emerald green for the longest time but orange seems to be dethroning it at a steady pace

lipstick or chapstick:

i haven’t used chapstick since i was six but i probably should use it again, water is my substitute rn fdghdgh - and i haven’t ever used lipstick in any capacity? so i’d have to go with the former

last song i listened to:

the space traveller’s lullaby | kamasi washington - i’m trying to get through his second album rn (i left off on the second disk yesterday) and while everything he makes is undeniably amazing, it’s? a three hour album? i don’t have the attention span for his spiritual jazz, as great as it is

last movie:

monsters inc is playing on the television right now, i’ll go with that! the animation aged kinda badly but it’s still such a fun movie! sidenote: james p. sullivan? a childhood crush, so this gives me memories

top 3 tv shows/podcasts/comics:

i rarely, if ever, venture into these forms of media but! if i had to answer, i’d say;

unbreakable kimmy schmidt / parks & recreation / luke cage

taz / mbmbam (i havent like. watched a full episode of either but they seem cool,)

tf idw / …………. yeah that’s it, i’ve never read anything else. probably should!

additional favs:

my friends, writing (in theory), listening to video essays, learning music theory + instruments and understanding audio production software

top 3 bands / artists:

HHH okay if i had to limit my choices to just three artists, uh. lorde, the mountain goats, and sophie. i couldnt even fit janelle in i hate th is

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@alyonian

color(s): light colors are always nice and pleasant, though anything peachy and sandy are the best! orange (specially pastel orange) is like. the best thing

last band t-shirt i bought: usually merchandising is very expensive and i dont have the money to accommodate that, but like. i do recall having a wiggles shirt when i was five. i wore it all the time, shjdjgsksd im sure that counts

last band i saw live: i almost went to splendor in the grass last year with family, which wasn't only cool since i’ve never been out of the state since i immigrated - the festival was in queensland, which is around a two hour flight from victoria - but the lineup was pretty fuckin lit too! the xx, haim, peking duk, tash sultana, future islands, vallis alps, a.b original,, i was p excited! unfortunately my uncle fell ill and so they had to give the tickets to extended family :( otherwise, i haven't been to a single concert in my life

last song i listened to: street fighter mas | kamasi washington - up to this song on the album and i really fuckin dig this! also the video is hypnotizing

last movie i watched: monsters inc is about to finish and up next is monsters university! which like…. honestly, this is an extremely unpopular opinion but, i like it just as much as the original? my opinion might be skewed because i’m a monster [hugger], but i like everything abt the movie! except for the finale of the scare games and the last five minutes of the movie, both were just. dreadful.

last three tv shows i watched: if aggretsuko counts that’s the last series i watched of my own volition, which is a miracle in itself considering that’s legit only the second anime i’ve watched to completion (the first being shirokuma cafe, which i probably need to re-watch). otherwise, the last two shows i had beared witness to were thirteen reasons why and queer eye bc my cousin put them on! that first show i could completely do without but queer eye is iconique

last 3 characters i identified with: grimlock (legit. all of them), urdnot grunt (mass effect) and vector the crocodile (sth), i’m not sure what this says about me other than Big

book(s) i’m currently reading: i’m reading ‘maus’ by art spiegelman at the moment, for the third time i believe? i believe my classmates are supposed to be writing an essay on this next term and shit, this novel is heartbreaking, i haven't been this emotional when reading a book than… ever, really. it’s a recommendation of the highest caliber

@victorion

name: leon / lionel, i picked up the second name because i was in a server with an admin that was also a Leon™

nickname: besides ‘Big Gay’ i also have the nickname ‘lemon lion’ which is! nice!!

zodiac sign: archer man

height: Tall™

language(s) spoken: english / some maori + italian

fav fruit: watermelons (only when in season)

fav scent: the smell of a freezer tbh? it just smells Nice i don’t know how to properly explain it

fav season: spring! the breezes are welcoming without being overbearingly freezing

fav color: ornge,,,,

fav animal: SHARKS + CROCS + FERRETS

coffee, tea or hot chocolate: tea! with some milk tho

average hrs of sleep: too little

fav fictional character: One character?????? uhhhhhhh……. like. biggest cc right now is either idw skids or oz from monster prom

no. of blankets you sleep with: depending on my mood but i’d say the average is like, 3??

fav songs: i quickly whipped up some songs i listen to

fav artists: i came to the realization that i like acts that are considered ‘bad’ like maroon 5/drake/lil yachty etc in specific doses… i wouldn't call them good yet, but! i have no beef and thats good

fav books: remember ‘where the wild things are’??? that shit was like. literal childhood, man.. :happytears: i really need to look for a copy again

@thonany-klieme

name: leon / lionel, interchangeable really

gender: male, im probs an nb guy

star sign: sagittarius!

height: 6’1

sexuality: gay??? im not sure, im mostly attracted to other guys but i have had very brief crushes on girls + nb people? sexuality’s confusing so im gonna just latch to the gaybel (gay label) for now

lock screen image: its the album cover of 1992 deluxe by princess nokia, tho it was “T Hanos” a few days ago since i change it often - my home screen is venom but his torso says ‘fuck machine’

ever had a crush on a teacher: no??

where do you see yourself in ten years: ideally i’m teaching kids math n english, realistically i’m probably going down with the political climate

if you could go anywhere, where would you go: new zealand!! or the netherlands

what was your favorite halloween costume: halloween is not big at all where i live, the only time i tried trick or treating was when i was like 7?? i threw a bedsheet on myself and pretended to be a ghost, though since there were no eyeholes + the sheet was blue, it looked more like i was just a moving lump

last kiss: never had one

have you ever been to las vegas: nah and i dont plan to?? how do you handle regular days of 40C wtf

favorite pair of shoes: i have this pair of jandals that ive worn for a fair bit longer than my other pair of shoes, tho i only wear them in summer + very warm nights

favorite book: ngl its. ‘the very hungry caterpillar’ by eric carle. i just, love it alot and i cant explain w h y

#acid.txt #this took a while but :wahoo:

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.dating!doyoung pt.one.

.foreign fan (maybe a p.o.c.) and doyoung.

.as i said before, if the characteristics don’t pertain to you, just swap it out with whatever.

(.i already hate proofreading but tumblr wants to make it even more difficult for. me by not saving my drafts so this is out a day later than it was supposed to be.)

His look 👀:

The Weather ☀️:

It’s Summer!

How you two meet 💘:

you’ve been exploring around Seoul nonstop since you’ve moved there 🇰🇷

you usually take the subway to get around, which is where you find yourself now, boarding one that would take you back to your apartment 🚇

there are two stops before your own, but on the first the car empties quite a bit; it’s only you, a tired old woman, and a male sitting a bench away from you 💺

you’ve had the same nct song stuck in your head since you’ve boarded

so you take your headphone case from your bag and rifle for your phone 🎧

you’re worried that you might have lost it somewhere when you don’t find it right away

so you set the case down and continue looking 😟

you don’t notice how the round case rolls off of the seat and onto the floor, not stopping until it hits the foot of the male passenger

you breathe a sigh of relief when you find your phone, but pause when your headphone case is held out to you

you look up, and your breath catches because there’s no way that it’s who you think it is

you tell yourself that it’s not kim doyoung, a main vocalist of nct 💘

your pulse picks up as you reach for the case; it’s so small, there’s no way your fingers wouldn’t touch

you thank him as you take it from him, and your fingers touch his just as you expected; though its brief, you can feel the warmth of his skin against yours

you wonder if he could tell that your hand was shaking

he bows in response to your thanks, and you hold the case awkwardly as he returns to his seat

minutes pass and you find yourself still sitting there; maybe it’s because you’re just starstruck, but you can’t be sure because this has never happened to you before 🌟

after imagining meeting your fave for so long, had you thought about his height? or how nice his features would look up close?

you spare a glance his way, but startle a bit when your gaze meets his 💓

he doesn’t look away; instead the corners of his mouth lift in a smile

you hesitate, but manager to return it before you have to look away

your face feels super hot and you might pass out from the excitement if you don’t

when you feel his gaze leave you for a moment, you find yourself checking your reflection in the window across from you 💄

it was super humid today, did your curls(?) shrink up? was your makeup smudged anywhere–

your hands freeze in shaping your hair as you see his reflection in the window too; he’s been watching you the whole time

his amused smile makes you blush, and you cover your face with your hand in embarrassment; your intentions are so obvious 😶

you’re mentally beating yourself up when someone takes a seat beside you

you can’t get yourself to look up and there are so many questions in your head: what does he want? is he really doyoung or is he just a look alike–

he clears his throat to get your attention, so you take a deep breath and then look up at him

when you meet his gaze, he asks you for your name 💓

you answer right away, because who wouldn’t, and you watch as he offers his hand, giving you his name as well

your heart skips a beat as you shake hands, and doyoung only smiles when he sees how hard it is for you to fight your smile; he thinks it’s really cute (he’s enamored with you already, girl 💖💖💖)

he assumed that you could speak at least some Korean, but the more you talk, the more your knowledge of the language surprises him (good thing you’ve been practicing, right?👍🏽)

he asks you how long you’ve been there and how you like it; it takes a lot of commitment to move to another country, especially one with a different language, and he’s very interested in your reason

you two end up talking about your different cultures and music and things like that

you have a lot in common too

How he gets your number 📲:

you two lapse into silence at some point

you wait, because it seems like doyoung wants to say something, but he just doesn’t speak up 😓

and you felt that you two were getting along really well, so all you can think is ‘what happens now?’

you can feel him looking at you, maybe he’s building up his nerve now

you continue to wait anxiously, hoping he says something soon

and just when he thinks of something to say

just when he turns to try and say it

your stop arrives and it’s time for you to get off 😟

doyoung freezes as you stand from your seat and collect your things

you’re a bit put off that you have to go too, but you smile and bow him in goodbye

he repeats the gesture, but not as enthusiastically

🙁🙁🙁

you’ve just reached the top of the steps when you hear someone calling your name

and you turn just in time to see doyoung reach the top of the steps 😥

you’re super confused because why would he have to follow you out here?

and that’s when he shows you your headphone case

you can’t believe you forgot it!

and you feel super bad that he ran all this way to get them to you when honestly they only cost like five bucks

—and he will never let you live this down when you tell him later down the road, believe me sis—

you thank him but also apologize profusely, but he tells you it’s really no big deal even though he’s stranded here because of you

he says he’ll catch the next subway, so you offer to wait with him; you don’t even hesitate

you hope that you didn’t seem to forward, but doyoung smiles, and he seems pleased as he accepts your offer

the wait was only ten or so minutes, but time goes by quickly as you talk to each other ⏲

so the subway comes and you both hate that the time to say goodbye has come again

but as you both stand, doyoung hands you his phone 📱

his kakao is open, and as you put your information in you can’t help but smile

when he takes his phone back, doyoung promises to talk to you soon

and once he boards, you two wave goodbye; it isn’t as sad anymore 👋🏽

as you’re walking home, you get a message

'Get home safe, okay?’

How you really start dating 💖:

you two have been talking for a bit now

but you two don’t really get to meet in person

you can feel the chemistry, especially when you speak over the phone

doyoung is super sweet, and it’s obvious he has your wellbeing at heart

he can tell how interested you are in his culture, and he’s always suggesting places you could go

but you’re secretly wishing that maybe he would offer to take you himself 💓

it happens when your phone calls have become routine

doyoung says something that pushes your relationship to the next level

’Maybe…I could show you some of the places I’ve told you about this weekend?’ 💓💓

How soon in he asks you to be his 💞:

Two months in 💞

(He’s a cancer moon, okay?)

The End 💖

This took so long and I’m sorry about that. I’m in college and one of my four classes ends March 8 so I’ll have more time then. Also, I’m not sure if I’ll do another member’s part one or doyoung’s part two next, but look forward to it!

Jaehyun + Johnny are already done.

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Who Are The Republicans In The House Of Representatives

New Post has been published on https://www.patriotsnet.com/who-are-the-republicans-in-the-house-of-representatives/

Who Are The Republicans In The House Of Representatives

A Note About Room Numbering

2020 Election: GOP maintains control of Texas House of Representatives | KVUE

The three primary House office buildingsCannon, Longworth and Rayburnshare a room numbering system for above-ground rooms that might confuse visitors at first.; The system is fairly straight forward and can be used to identify most member and committee offices merely by knowing the correct room number regardless of building.

All Cannon above-ground rooms are three digits.; As you would expect, the first digit indicates the floor level.; For example, 303 Cannon is on the 3rd floor.

All above-ground Longworth rooms are four digits and start with the number 1.; The second digit from the left indicates the floor.; For example, 1309 is on the third floor of the Longworth building.

All above-ground Rayburn rooms are also four digits, but start with a 2. The second digit indicates the floor number. For example, 2125 is on the first floor of Rayburn.

U.S. House of Representatives

Here Are All Of The House Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Donald Trump

Ten members of the GOP joined with Democrats in the vote.

President Donald Trump impeached for ‘incitement of insurrection’

The House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump — making him the only president in American history to be impeached twice.

Unlike his first impeachment in 2019, 10 Republicans joined Democrats to charge Trump for the “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol with a final vote of 232-197.

Some Republicans may have feared for their own safety if they voted for impeachment, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of those who voted against Trump, said. Kinzinger told ABC’s “Powerhouse Politics” podcast that some members of his party are likely holding back from voting for impeachment due to fear of highlighting their own participation in supporting the president’s false claims of election fraud.

Democrat Jason Crow, of Colorado, relayed similar thoughts in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday morning.

“I had a lot of conversations with my Republican colleagues last night, and a couple of them broke down in tears talking to me and saying that they are afraid for their lives if they vote for this impeachment,” he said.

Here is a list of the 10 Republicans who took a stance against Trump:

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.“It’s not going to be some ‘Kumbaya moment’ on the floor — it’s going to be an awakening by the American people to hold their leaders accountable to their rhetoric,”

Changes To House Rules

After Democrats took control of the House in the 116th Congress, they voted to change some rules from the previous session of Congress when Republicans were in control. Some of the changes appear below.

PAYGO: Democrats approved PAYGO, a provision that requires legislation that would increase the deficit to be offset by spending cuts or revenue increases.

Ethics: Democrats made changes to House ethics rules that required all House members to take ethics training, not just new members. The rules also required members to reimburse taxpayers for settlements that that result from a members discrimination of someone based on race, religion, sex, national origin, or disability, among other things. Lawmakers were also prohibited from sitting on corporate boards.

Climate change committee: Democrats created a new climate change committee to address the issue. The committee was not given subpoena power or the ability to bring bills to the floor.

A full explanation of the rules changes can be viewed here.

You May Like: Mike Pence Lapel Pin

South Carolina House Of Representatives Elections 2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

South Carolinas 2012 legislative elections were marred by a series of events that eventually led to nearly 250 candidates being removed from the primary ballot. Here is a brief timeline of those events, followed by a detailed account of what happened.

Deadline for candidates to file a required statement of economic interest. Many candidates from both parties fail to do so.

Week of April 16: The State Ethics Commission gives candidates an additional 10 days to turn in the form. Democrats call the decision unfair while Republicans say that they are okay with it.

May 2: The South Carolina Supreme Court rules any candidate who did not file the form must be removed from the ballot. Calls for a rehearing are denied.

May 9: While the Senate attempts to pass legislation to allow challengers back on ballot, attorney Todd Kincannon requests a delay in the primary. Both efforts fail.

Primaries take place as scheduled.

Additional filing time

Republicans said they were fine with the commissions decision.

Candidate disqualification

14Footnotes

Elections to the U.S. House were held on . All 435 seats were up for election.

In 2010, 54 incumbents lost to challengers in the general election with Republicans swinging 63 total seats in their favor.

Number Of House Members Per State

Unlike the U.S. Senate, which consists of two members from each state, the geographic makeup of the House is determined by the population of each state. The only stipulation spelled out in the U.S. Constitution comes in Article I, Section 2, which guarantees each state, territory or district at least one representative.

The Constitution also states that there can be no more than one representative in the House for every 30,000 citizens.

The number of representatives each state gets in the House of Representatives is based on population. That process, known as reapportionment, occurs every 10 years after the decennial population count conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. Rep. William B. Bankhead of Alabama, an opponent of the legislation, called the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 an abdication and surrender of vital fundamental powers. One of the functions of Congress, which created the census, was to adjust the number of seats in Congress to reflect the number of people living in the United States, he said.

Recommended Reading: Which States Did Not Vote For Trump

An Incoming Class Of History

Several of the newly elected state representatives are making history.;

The Republican Madison Cawthorn, 25, who beat the Democrat Moe Davis to represent North Carolinas 11th Congressional District, will become the youngest member of Congress in modern history.

The Democrat Cori Bush is set to become the first Black congresswoman from Missouri after winning in the states 1st Congressional District.

The Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres will also be the first openly gay Black men to serve in Congress, after winning in New Yorks 17th and 15th districts respectively.

And nine out of the eleven Republicans who have so far unseated incumbent Democrats are women wins that will drastically expand the representation of women and especially of women of color in the House Republican caucus.

Currently, there are just 13 voting female Republican representatives in the House and 11 female Republican incumbents who ran for reelection in 2020.

Republicans Can Win The Next Elections Through Gerrymandering Alone

Even if voting patterns remain the same, Republicans could still win more seats in Congress through redistricting

In Washington, the real insiders know that the true outrages are whats perfectly legal and that its simply a gaffe when someone accidentally blurts out something honest.

And so it barely made a ripple last week when a Texas congressman said aloud whats supposed to be kept to a backroom whisper: Republicans intend to retake the US House of Representatives in 2022 through gerrymandering.

We have redistricting coming up and the Republicans control most of that process in most of the states around the country, Representative Ronny Jackson told a conference of religious conservatives. That alone should get us the majority back.

Hes right. Republicans wont have to win more votes next year to claim the US House.

In fact, everyone could vote the exact same way for Congress next year as they did in 2020 when Democratic candidates nationwide won more than 4.7m votes than Republicans and narrowly held the chamber but under the new maps that will be in place, the Republican party would take control.

If Republicans aggressively maximize every advantage and crash through any of the usual guardrails and they have given every indication that they will theres little Democrats can do. And after a 2019 US supreme court decision declared partisan gerrymandering a non-justiciable political issue, the federal courts will be powerless as well.

Don’t Miss: How Many States Are Controlled By Republicans

Cheney Ousted By Us House Republicans But Will Seek Re

WASHINGTON, May 12 – House of Representatives Republicans on Wednesday ejected Liz Cheney from their leadership ranks as punishment for repudiating former U.S. President Donald Trumps false claims of a stolen election, but she remained defiant and made plans to seek re-election to Congress.

Her ouster from her party’s No. 3 post in the Democratic-led House unfolded in mere minutes in a closed-door meeting. The action signaled that Trump, despite losing to Democrat Joe Biden in November, has solidified his hold over House Republicans as he jockeys to play a major role in the 2022 congressional elections and flirts with running for president again in 2024.

Cheney’s decision, disclosed by a spokesperson, to seek re-election next year for a fourth two-year term as the lone House member representing Wyoming appears to set the stage for a clash between competing factions in a Republican Party facing a moment of reckoning over its future – either following Trump’s lead or finding a new path. Six Republicans already have lined up to challenge her in a heavily Republican state that Trump won with about 70 percent of the vote last year.

After her removal, Cheney came out swinging, telling reporters moments later that she would lead the fight to bring her party back to “fundamental principles of conservatism.”

“We must go forward based on truth. We cannot both embrace the big lie and embrace the Constitution,” Cheney said.

‘HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING’

Arguments For Expanding The Number Of House Members

Advocates;for increasing the number of seats in the House say such a move would increase the quality of representation by reducing the number of constituents each lawmaker represents. Each House member now represents about 710,000 people.

The group ThirtyThousand.org argues that the framers of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights never intended for the population of each congressional district to exceed 50,000 or 60,000. “The principle of proportionally equitable representation has been abandoned,” the group argues.

Another argument for increasing the size of the House is that is would diminish the influence of lobbyists. That line of reasoning assumes that lawmakers would be more closely connected to their constituents and therefore less likely to listen to special interests.

Recommended Reading: Are Republicans Or Democrats More Educated

What Activists And Democrats Want To Happen

For years, Democrats and activists alike have pushed for an independent redistricting commission to draw Indianas maps. Their argument is that only an independent group can do so without party influence.;

But Republicans have long stifled any legislation that would make that change.;

Now activists such as Common Cause and;All IN for Democracy; and Democrats alike are asking for a transparent process with more time for analysis of the proposed maps and public comment after the proposed maps are released.;

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1111ljk · 7 years ago

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Request: Name

Anon Request #1: 6/8/17

two-shot.

count ➵ 1,403 words

genre ➵ angst, fluff, a lil comedy, [WARNING: some cursing in there]

theme ➵ bestfriend!jungkook

characters ➵ jungkook, you

PART 2

PART 1/2

Jeon Jungkook. It was a name so familiar to your lips that saying it would be no different to breathing air. It was a name you found comfort in, a name you called at times of trouble, misery, despair, happiness, and all sorts of things. It was also a name you screech at the top of your lungs at seven in the morning at a bus stop.

“Jeon, do you even use your new phone for the right reasons?” you hissed, fingers crumpling the collar of his blazer as soon as he was in your reach. You drag him up to the bus, scanning both of your cards (which you kept at all times because Jungkook, that darned boy, could never remember to bring his own shit).

“Duh,” he answered matter-of-factly, panting as he uses your shoulder for support. “Gotta catch all them Pokemons!”

You rolled your eyes at his statement, about to head to your usual spot until you felt yourself slightly pushed to the side. He beats you to the window seat this time, focusing his attention on Seoul’s lovely morning sight. Meanwhile, you stood with your arms crossed, a foot tapping against the soft floor of the bus. “Excuse me?”

Jungkook looks up to you, eyes fluttering as he innocently hums a ‘hm?’.

“That is my spot.”

The boy blinks, turning his head to check the headrest. “Don’t see your name written on it.”

Jeon Jungkook, you almost forgot, was a name that irritated you as much as it comforted you. But instead of arguing for it, you grumpily took a seat next to him, hugging your bag in annoyance. He chuckles in return, a breathy light-hearted one, as he slung his arm around your shoulders. It gave you a good view of him as he focused back on the scenery.

You never really noticed how good-looking Jungkook really was. That was an understatement. Jungkook was a total definition of a man. He had a jawline that even guys would fawn over, veins in the right place that girls would gladly count(creepy thought though), and big sparkly eyes that you would give in to any time you fought. Jungkook was breathtaking.

Jeon Jungkook was more than just a name to you. It was more than just a popular example at college that girls threw around when asked about their ideal type.

It was the name tag you first read in fifth grade after a couple of guys picked on your for your quirky pigtails. The owner being a chubby classmate of yours who helped you up and told you your pigtails were cute after he pulled both of them and ran. You cried, yes, but he scared away anyone else who made you cry, claiming only he had the right to do so.

It was your playdate in sixth grade that your mother had endlessly and excitedly talked about the previous night. You were definitely surprised to see him on the playground with his mom. There was an awkward silence for the first few minutes, until he spoke what you’ve been holding back to say. ‘Aren’t we too old for playdates?’

It was your first girl friend’s crush and a name she later on hated. Jungkook was notorious in his younger days for being such a heartbreaker. Unfortunately, you were his bestfriend and the target of stickly thin, baby-faced eighth grader girls’ hatred. It was alright. He promised to buy you pancakes every morning.

It was the caller ID you see every day after school in the ninth grade and up until now. It was ddukbokki on Mondays, kimbap on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and ramen on Thursdays and Fridays.

It was a name you grew to love and hate at the same time. Jungkook was your bestfriend, your other half, basically your family. It was a name that was like air to you, you were so used to it - yet why did your heart suddenly decide it was okay to skip a beat?

It had been weeks since you felt that first thump in your heart. Every day, you started to understand why Jungkook was so appealing to the rest of the female population. Sure you knew he had a very nice face, you knew he wasn’t particularly good at books and papers, but he was the star of each and every sports team there was at your institution. Of course, you knew that if he gave enough interest, he would be the class genius as well. Jungkook was a modern prince - courageous, attractive as hell, and most importantly, he was so kind. At least to you. It scared you. It scared you how the reasons were getting clearer and clearer.

Jungkook always sits next to you whenever a chance is given. Today was one of those days. He slides ever so smoothly to your right poking your cheek as you chugged a glass of milk. “Whatcha doin’, ugly?”

You roll your eyes, an instinctive response at whatever he says. “What do you want?”

He let out an overly-dramatic, high-pitched, K-drama laugh. “Watch a movie with me,” he whined.

“Don’t I always? Like, every Friday?” you raised an eyebrow.

Jungkook grins, suddenly pouting and poking his index fingers at each other, before clinging at your arm. “I wuv you.”

Normally, you’d wince, throw something at his face. You’d be repelled by his ugly cutesy act. But there it was again, that thump. Then another, and then it got to the point where your heart was a beating mess. Fuck, you thought.

He looks up at you, smirking smugly. “Are you blushing?” he coos. “Cute.”

Then your heart was on overdrive.

Days had passed since then and now you were at his house, in the lousiest outfit you have ever put together, not really minding it since it was only Jungkook who’d seen you this way. You let yourself feel comfortable on his bed, which was almost like a second bed to you anyways.

Waiting for him to come back, you decided to set up the movie on his laptop. To your surprise, he had a password. It was strange. Jungkook was a careless and reckless man. He had no time for such things as passwords. Hell, he’d probably forget his own password. You shrugged it off anyways. You had no idea what his password would be though, but you tried anyways.

ironman97

Wrong.

ironman

Wrong.

You searched through all the possibilities in your head. Jungkook may have put a password but you were sure it was nothing complicated. After all these years, the one thing you really learned about him was that he was not a man who was into complication.

leejieun97

Correct.

What an idiot, you thought. An idiot fanboy. Of course, his love for IU never ceases. You roll your eyes and waited for it to load. He left his Facebook page open and your heart crumbled a little. Everything was the same as you had always seen except for that open chat box beside yours. Jungkook was seeing someone?

A gasp snapped you out of your ten second misery and, in your panic, you minimized the browser.

“How did you know my password?” he breathed out, placing a hand over his mouth.

“Well, genius, leejieun97?”

He blushed and threw a chocolate bar at you. “Shut up! IU gives me life.”

He jumps into the bed, an awkward silence filled you both as you stared at the desktop view. You could feel a tense aura.

“So, you saw, huh?” he finally spoke up.

It took you a second to answer. “Yeah.”

“I was gonna tell you, I swear,” he tries to apologize, hugging you from behind. You didn’t see why he needed to. It was his life after all.

You let out a half-hearted chuckle.” Congrats, loser, your ugly ass finally got a girlfriend.”

“Um, sweetheart, this,” he points to his face. “...is almost as good as your Hyungsik.”

You blinked. “Okay, coconut head ass lookin bitch.”

“Excuuuuuuse me?!” he bellowed as he pounced on you to tickle you.

That was the first time you felt uncomfortable being in the same room with him. For some reason, you wanted to go home, stay in bed all day. You didn’t understand why you hated it, but through out the thrilling scenes of Iron Man where Jungkook gleefully cheered for his favorite superhero, you realized.

You liked him.

A/N: THIS TOOK SO LONG SOMEONEKILL ME. I FORGOT TO EDIT AND PUBLISH IT. IVE HAD THIS IN MY DRAFTS FOR MONTHS LKFJGLKFD.

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dystopianharry · 7 years ago

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annual writing self-evaluation

All answers should be about works published in 2017.

i was tagged by @tommostummie TYSM 💘

1. List of works published this year:

murmur, all our younger years, and all the stars aligned

2. Work you are most proud of (and why):

from what’s finished and published, all our younger years by far. it was like the first time i felt committed to getting out a good piece of fic i knew people would be reading, plus i was gifting it so i felt like i had to make it really good. also it was the first fic i actually planned out which makes it feel really special !!! as for my wips, my current one is by far my best work and i can’t wait for when it’s complete

3. Work you are least proud of (and why):

i used to be super proud of murmur but since then ive realized what im capable of as a writer. i kind of wrote that one randomly one weekend, like i just felt like it?? so i didn’t rly put research into it or anything, i just did it. and i still absolutely love it, just not as much as the other ones ive posted this year.

4. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

im not gonna put the whole thing here bc it’s hella long, BUT the scene in all our younger years where they break into the football stadium at night and harry realizes he’s in love with louis:

This felt so raw and real and something about the look on Louis’ face, giddiness and contentment and blissful oblivion to the rest of the world, tugged on Harry’s heart and pulled at his stomach and made him a little dizzy and a little drunk on something... something he knew was different and new and sad and good and beautiful and heartbreaking.

SO YEAH also there’s an upcoming scene in my big wip i am hyped about involving harrys hair which some people may know about ;;))

5. Share or describe a favorite comment you received:

all the times my gcs were freaking out whenever i sent an excerpt were hilarious dbdjsjb but by far the best comment ive received was by @alohonora on and all the stars aligned. it was honestly one of the loveliest things ive ever read and we’re friends now!!

6. A time when writing was really, really hard:

when i was about halfway through aoyy. tbh i just hated everything and hated the story and everything felt wrong, but now i have techniques and i know what to do if i ever get stuck. during aoyy i was kind of just hoping i wouldn’t fjjdjfjd

7. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:

the first kiss scene in aoyy!! i planned it as this beautiful moment, like i wanted it to be starlit and glimmering and gorgeous but they ended up fighting on the side of a highway and then harry ended up kissing louis and it was honestly wild

8. How did you grow as a writer this year:

this was the first year ive actually written larry fic!! ive been a larrie for a lot longer than ive been writing it but this year was the first time i had the confidence to post my fics and share my work

9. How do you hope to grow next year:

i want to finish all the drafts that have been sitting in docs for months now. i have three practically untouched fics and a whole list of ideas and i just want to write what makes me happy!

10. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):

all my gcs have been absolutely amazing and helpful, but i rly have to thank @foolsghld for being my first beta ever and @hellaplantsjpg, @bibi-harry, @sweaterpawslou, @tommostummie, @hohohoharryloumas AND SO MANY MORE PPL WHO HELPED ME ILY ALL

11. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:

i don’t think so ??? except the first conversation between harry and louis in aoyy where louis talks about goldfish is a real thing my brother and i have discussed

12. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:

tbh im the worst person to ask for advice but just write what makes you happy?? at the end of the day (buy it on itunes) you’re writing for yourself and you don’t need to force yourself to crank out an idea that makes you miserable!

13. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:

my @1dbigbang fic. it’s what ive been wanting to write all year and it’s FINALLY happening, the idea inspires me so much (dystopian) and i love everything about it and it’s my pride and joy, ive literally been working towards this fic since i became a larry writer and ahhh im just so excited

14. Tag three writers/artists whose answers you’d like to read.

OK imma tag,, @foolsghld, @rosealouis, and @mxybeimissyou :D

#this was fun!!!!!#mine #tag games

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otto-von-stirlitz · 7 years ago

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Tagged by @queerksilver, thank you very much <3 (i know i still have one thing from you to do, its in my drafts!)

1ST RULE: tag people you would like to get to know better: @humelevel, @teabeanssss, @kingoftheunderground, @minatsuyu, @otemporaetmores, @havilliard @jonblake, @thesupremequeen @thewickedandthehufflepuff @the-heart-of-my-mystery @billyteddys aaand surely few others i happened to forget about (but i love all my mutuals). Also don’t feel obligated to answer, if you dont feel like it

2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller

I wear glasses

I have at least one tattoo

I have at least one piercing (if regular ear piercings count)

I have blonde hair

I have brown eyes

I have short hair

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people

People tell me that I’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well

I can play an instrument (violin)

I can do over 30 pushups without stopping

I’m a fast runner (but im a steady long distance runner)

I can draw well

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports (not team sports though)

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else (ive been in a school orchestra. it was wild)

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION (no more, tho i still like a few)

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year (but ive been in a lot of hospitals)

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country

I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship

I have a crush on a celebrity

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close to my school (uni, and not in summer)

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling

I live in the United States

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month (all my friends are in warsaw and i miss them)

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CDs (i have like 6. i’m broke, okay)

I share my room with someone (in warsaw)

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair (once, blue streaks, didnt last long)

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone (at least 5 times. i lost my count)

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the past year (my wonderful uni squad)

#ask games #yavien replies

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christianmarkchristian · 6 years ago

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N A K E D in H O L L Y W O O D

my autobiography, to be published daily or weekly, AS IT IS WRITTEN.

BEYOND SELF PUBLISHING: this is a 100% OPEN BOOK PROJECT

-where I publish (share) AS (not after) I write, allowing readers to experience not just an autobiography but the experience of WRITING the autobiograpy as well.

on TUMBLR will be the BOOK in progress and eventualy, finished.

on FACEBOOK will be daily or weekly chapters/installments.

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PART 1

WHY WRITE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY? Of course, its about the life of Christian Mark Christian but I intend to go into deeper themes as well:

1. God. If you are averse to God or Judaeo-Christian concepts about God, I hope you will not be “put off” by occasional references I will have to make in the course of remembering my life. My plan is not to be IN YOUR FACE about God but spiritual seeking has always been a huge part of my life and to omit this part would be to make the whole story a big lie.

2. VALUE - how we value our lives and our identity is critical to me and my development as a man. There is a fine line between thinking we are “so great that someone needs to write a book about us” and “our lives dont matter.” I have struggled GREATLY my whole life with feelings that my life isnt important, that I dont matter, that Ive been rejected and abandoned. Writing this will be the greatest therapy I can imagine. Writing this is telling myself, reminding myself, that I AM IMPORTANT and SO ARE YOU.

3. Autobiography in the age of Interactivity. I’m not sure how many projects like this have been published online or in print but the thought occured to me that an autobiography can be, for the first time in history, more than a “book;” it can be an interactive EXPERIENCE. I can include links in my writing that take the reder to the places I am referencing.

4. “To know is to love.” Honestly one thing that has always frustrated and disappointed me is that I feel like many or even MOST people “dont get me.”

Too often I hear the word “weird” to describe me, when I would prefer to hear “unique” or “unusual.” I really am not even a fan of the word “eccentric.”

Was Steve Jobs “weird?” Was Van Gogh “weird.”? Is Elon Musk “weird?”

My feeling is that “weird” is considered a negative connotation or description, one I do not want and one that is hurtful when used to describe me. I dont feel like anyone who really knows me would ever call me “weird.” So,one huge function of this book is to eradicate the word “weird” as a description of Christian Mark Christian, once and for all and replace it with UNIQUE or RARE.

Yeah, through no choice of my own, I’ve endured some things that are not typical of most lives.

My dad’s suicide and that, co-inciding with the loss, at the same time, (divorce) of my Step-Dad.

Millions have lost a Dad or a step dad through divorce or suicide but not as many have suffered both losses in the same year.

Genius level IQ at age 7.

Grew up around the world.

Shared a 2-bedroom apartment with my Mom, until I got married at age 44.

Living with my ex-wife in an apartment in Hollywood, in an effort to heal and reconcile.

Yeah-these are not typical of todays American “man”. I’m not “proud” of these things; nor am I ashamed of these things; I never planned on my life going the way it did.

Regardless-when I became a Christian, at age 36,when I was “Born again,” I Iearned that God (if you choose to believe) “makes all things new” and “uses everything-even negative things, for eventual and ultimate good.”

Regardless of the pain and tragedy I’d experienced, I was taught that it would all be used in a positive way, in time.

Maybe this BOOK is that “positive way.” Maybe some who can relate will get a degree of emotional healing by reading; thats certainly my hope.

But “to know is to Love.” I feel confident that many of my friends, in reading this book, will get to know me much better and in that, will be able to love me more. And who doesnt want to be loved.... and loved some more?

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part I

I was a second and final son, born seven years after my brother, into a USAF family, in Altus, Oklahoma. WWII was far enough behind but had left scars on my pilot Dad's psyche.

James (Jim) Charles Ralph, my Dad, dreamed of being an artist/illustrator for Foote, Cone & Belding, a top advertising agency. His creative dreams were cut short when the US let go of an isolationist foreign policy, geared up for war and he was drafted as a 19 year old, into the skies over his ancestral homeland (Germany.)

As I understand it, Pearl Harbor "woke" us to the need to become involved again in foreign wars. Isolationist foreign policy would become a relic of the past; we quickly entered a war on several continents.

Dad had grown up in Glendale, CA. a suburb that has since become a major Armenian cultural enclave in L.A. Ironic that I sit here typing this around eighty years later--a few miles west in another little enclave (part of Hollywood) officially called "Little Armenia." It really shows me that the themes and threads and patterns of life are stronger than we might think. In my case, I’ve been told that the Apple hasnt fallen far from the tree.”

Armenia was, historically, the first place in the world where the name "Christian" was used to denote a follower of Christ. My primary care physician is Armenian and I am friends with several Armenians, so there seems to be a connection here, maybe one that will be explored in more depth as I write this...

-or maybe not.

The marriage was tempestuous. Jim, returning from the war and stationed at McDill AFB in Tampa, was driving a convertible and, the story goes, saw my Mom, Terry-a pretty young teen who modeled fashions for a local Department store. He was a handsome "flyer" or "Airman" and she fell for him, unaware of a Church background that would eventually drive a wedge between her his family.

My paternal Grandmother, Carolyn Care, was a devout "Christian Scientist” as my Aunt still is, at age 90-something.

She would insist that my Mom, who was a typical American mainstream Protestant Christian, submit to her and the Churches doctrine. "Science" is about the idea that all things are merely the projection of "mind" and that evil or sickness cant exist unless we agree with it and "project" it (wrongful thinking) on ourselves. I always questioned this growing up. Even at a young age, I sensed something about it I had trouble with. Later, as an adult who accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior through various “Word of Faith” ministries, I saw that there was at least partial truths in “Science” even though I still could not follow Mary Baker Eddy’s doctrine in it’s entirety.

Apparently, several months pregnant with me, my Mom contracted pnuemonia or a similar ailment. Carolyn insisted that Terry not see the physician at the Altus Air Force base hospital but turn to a "Christian Science" practitioner instead. Rebelling finally, my Mom went to see the doctor at the base. He supposedly told her that, had she waited even another day, she might have lost the baby (me.)

Only a few years later, at a Base in San Antonio, Texas, the troubled marriage fell apart with my Mom falling in love with my Pediatrician. I had asthma, most likely something that was brought on by the stress of my parents troubled marriage and she routinely brought me to see him at the base. Regardless of whether I chose to make these things a focus or no

t, they did shape who I choose to be today. I was raised from age 6-7 to 18, by a Pediatrician step-Dad (with my Mom) but my Paternal families Christian Science also had a strong influence on my thinking.

It was an incredible duality and one I'm doubtful that many (or any?) others have experienced: a parental control and influence struggle between the ideals of Big pharm/modern medicine and "christian science," between the medical establishment and the "alternative healing" movements that originated in Christian metaphysical camps in19th century America.

Today, Health Care is probably the biggest debate in America. And the debate rages around the same two poles- alternative healing vs traditional medicine. Having deep experiential knowledge of both, puts me in a very unique position. Seeking, finding and practicing right doctrine ("righteousness") is central to my life and you can see why: wrong doctrine might have aborted me before I was born. RIght doctrine might have saved my life. The truth about God, his Love and his healing power, is not just "armchair theology" or something I engage in on special Holidays; its always at the core of every decision I make, every day of my life.

PART II

After surviving my Moms sickness and coming into this world as "Mark James Ralph," my first memory of infancy comes from our two story home in Cambridge, UK. where we moved when I was about 2?

My Dad was stationed at Alconbury AFB, about 25 miles away from Cambridge. I actually remember climbing out of my 2nd floor crib and crawling down the stairs, into the living area where my parents and 8 or 9 yr old brother were gathered!

Eventually I started walking and my best friend, a Brit, Andrew lived across the street.

We lived near open land where some Cows lived. I remember a Harvester machine that was called a “Combine” for some reason that I dont know. I guess seeing it up close-the machinery, the complexity, the sheer power. The blades and the wheat being “threshed”. -All biblical themes, impressed me greatly...

We lived in a suburb of Cambridge, near some farmland and near a stand of trees called "the woods."

My first "naked" (sexual) experiences were in Cambridge. I saw a male cow on the other side of the fence I was standing by, attempting to mate, jump up on top of a female cow. I was only a few feet away, on the other side of the fence--what the male cow did was so sudden, so unexpected and seemed -I dont have the word for it- not "brutal" (because it was "love" but invloved thousands of pounds of weight and muscle that could have killed a small child had I been involved!) but maybe just “alarming.” I was only about 4 or 5.

Now I’m going to bring up some very personal, private things that most people only reveal to their therapist. They may or may not end up in the final edit however I feel obligated, because of the name of the book-obligated to include them here...

I also initiated a "curious" childhood intimate encounter with Andrew in my bathroom at that time. I mention this only to bring up the topic of gay indocrination. I have no idea why, to this day but this "gay" encounter did not result in my growing up gay.

A few years later, in Wichita Falls, Texas, I initiated another "curious" encounter with a girl my age. We knelt down beside the wheel well of a car in the parking lot of our Apt complex, "TheTimbers" in the dark, at night, where I lifted her skirt to investigate her private parts.

She seemed to go along with it; at least there were no protests, as there had been none with Andrew. Apparently, I preferred the "female" more than the male because I never again had a sexual encounter with a male. Interesting that I remember Andrews name but not the girls name! Is this kind of thing just wired into our DNA? I think so.

I'm not sure what this says about the "born gay" issue but there it is... The result (I think) of these encounters, was this: even as a very young child, I had strong sexual urges which I had no trouble acting on when the opportunity arose. I dont remember sexual feelings ever becoming obsessive ( a good thing) but they were for sure there.

On another note, I remember walking off with Andrew (I think) into the local "woods." Woods is a cool name that has returned as the Church (M O S A I C) I attend locally uses the word in place of "Hollywood." They have several Campuses and use the term "The Woods" for the Hollywood Campus.

Andrew and I apparently, around age 4-5? decided to go on a hike into the woods one day, without telling anyone. My parents (not sure about his) were pretty upset. When I returned, they were happy I was safe. I never did anything so "adventurous" again. I think that was because I didnt want my parents to be so stressed.

I also remember a somewhat traumatic event around the time I was in my crib: my brother had caught a minnow, in a local stream. He had kept it in a jar aqaurium placed on my windowsill. The disturbing thing was that the fish jumped out of its "cage" (the jar) one day and out the window, falling two stories to its death on the concrete (or something hard) surface below.

By age 4 or 5, I had already seen and/or experienced both sex and death. Hollywood, here I (decades later) came.

Part III

Ahhh, England. I have such fond memories of the years I spent there as a child-truly formative years and I am so deeply thankful that my formative years were spent there. To my best recollection, I spent my 2nd, 3rd and 4th years in Cambridge.

When I began to speak (at a precocious young age) I spoke with an English accent. I remember my Mom dropping me off at "Shrubbery School" for the first time and the fear of abandonment I felt.I remember my first teacher, a wonderful Lady named "Mrs Clark" and how I related that to a candy bar that existed around that time, known as a "Clark Bar."

My Mom dropped my off in our English Sports car-I think it was red, a "Sunbeam Alpine." That car was shipped all the way to Texas eventually and my Mom kept it even through her divorcing my Dad. Cambridge was rich with experience and wonder. I cant imagine a more perfect place for my early years and it left a deep appreciation for Brits in my soul, still there to this day. I would go so far as to even call myself an "Anglophile."

At school, we memorized the multiplication tables and began to learn the alphabet-at age 4! When we moved to San Antonio, TX, -when I was five-the school system there wanted to place me in Kindergarten!

Thank god for the Mt Olive Lutheran School (off the 410 "loop") -where my parents eventually enrolled me. They were still not as advanced as Shrubbery School back in Cambridge, did but at least a better option than public schools.

My mind is flooded with lush beautiful imagery from Cambridge:

-my Mom riding horseback in the countryside with her Horse riding club

(and how later that might have played a factor in two girls I was attracted to and a novel "Diana" that affected me deeply in my teens)

-My brother Christopher playing "conker" with Chestnuts tied to sholeaces! (only the brits would devise a game like this!)

-My brother relating a Jaguar or some other sports car "flying" by his school at some increditble speed. The drama and awe with which he related this formed in me an early apprecation for fast cars,one which has continued to this day.

The "punts" on the Cam river and the gorgeous Colleges in Cambridge, that all seemed to be named after Jesus or Mary!

When I hear Christians acting as though the intellect isnt important now, I cringe. Cambridge was the birthplace of intellectualism and Christian thought. C.S. Lewis lived and worked there. Christianity is the most advanced culture of philosophy and Academic systems. The fact that atheism largely eradicated these roots in the 20th Century is a very sad thing indeed and something I hope my life can be part of reversing. For Centuries, being a Christian and being an intellectual, a thinker, were synonomous. While I appreciate experiential knowledge and mysticism, lets not throw out suc a glorious inheritance so easily.

."http://histclo.com/country/eng/pe/pe60johnsc.html

NOTES for more stories to come: 1. B-day in St Tropez, the large round tray of raosted nuts, possible topless female sunbathers. The back seat of the VW bug, winding through the mountains in South of France, then LifeCycling through the area as an adult working out "Spinning" Berchtesgarden, the Bus, the rock thrown down the cliff into the forest, the rock that broke something...My brother and the Jaguar going 100. Shrubbery School, the rubbish can, "conquer" nut game with chestnuts. My brothers weird hobby of using sewing kits to lower things out hotel windows, then later doing the same to recover bottle caps in San Antonio. The possibility of this project being a catalyst for restoring my relationship with my brother and even step-Dad. How God restores family. The "punts" on the river Cam, Wimpy Burges and Brits eating burgers with knife and fork. How I envisined "the states" and in my mind saw a Giant "steak. The pass-through window-a first architectural design feature. My first bike, how I copied Andrew and the bike had front wheel brakes, how we'd ride around the block. Snow, and my first snowman, snowball fights.going w my family into some woods where my Dad chopped down a Christmas tree. First Christmas's. Alconbury AFB, the hangar. I was impressed and it made my Dad look so cool. I felt bad that he had to drive 25 miles, that seemed so far. Our trips to London. FIsh & Chips. Sightseeing, the trains. The White cliffs of Dover. My favorite TV show about the creatures that lived on the banks fo the river.

Highlights of a life well and not so well, lived:

Lived in or visited: the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Texas, MS, NorCal, FLA, DC, Virginia, West VA, New Orleans, AZ, New Mexico, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, France. HIGHLIGHTS:

Celebrated my 4th B-day in the South of France. Crossed the English Channel age, 12 on a Hover craft

Visited (Hitler’s lair in Berchtesgarden) age 4.

Visited Monticello (Jefferson’s home) age 4

Crossed the Atlantic in a commercial Airliner several times, aged 4-14.

Skied in the Swiss Alps and Lake Tahoe, age 10-12.

Lived in a Penthouse on the Rhine river, age 11-12.

Rode the train from Wiesbaden to Stuttgart, Germany age 12.

Visited Castles on the Rhine river, age 11-13.

Flew, as 10 yr old passenger, in a small Cessna, from San Diego to Tampa.

Rode or drove from the South or Texas, to CA, several times age 10-30’s.

Crossed the Pacific (Hawaii) as an adult.Vacationed in Maui, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Switzerland, The Netherlands, London, Paris.

Attended several F1 “Grand Prix” races around Europe and Long Beach, CA and Autosports events, age 8-12, Around America. Won several non-pro autosports trophies, age 20-22. Won #1 Singles (Tennis) MVP Trophy in High School, age 18.

Got to State Finals on HS Tennis team age 18.

Won several 1st place ribbons in Biloxi, MS Art Shows, age 17.

Was offered Art Scholarship to Ole Miss University, age 18.

Paid $5000 to write a Greek Comedy movie script (Middle Age)

Twice paid $5000 to paint oil portraits (Middle Age)

Starred in a Prime Time major News Network Reality Show (one episode) (Middle Age)

Enjoyed hundreds of hikes in Griffith Park and other local trails. (Middle Age)

Had two jobs as live-in Private Chef in a $1.5M luxury Homes (Middle Age) in the Hills, in L.A.

Was hired by Ben Affleck, given my own trailer and worked on an Oscar winning film (ARGO, as on-camera hand double/sketch artist) Middle Age. As a visionary: saw self driving cars, in 2002, mobile hands free phones in 1995, “Gravity” script, in the 1980’s, MTV music videos, at age 12, years before MTV, the Hyperloop in 1995. Written 12 feature film “spec” scripts (Young-Middle Age) Married 11 years, divorced and re-established financial trust with my ex wife, now close friends and writing partners with her. Have experienced total melt-down/destruction of a marriage and the total rebuilding of that friendship. Have been friends with a few celebs. (actors, singers) Partied in Hollywood clubs and luxury homes, all over Los Angeles, hundreds of times. 25--Middle age Attended numerous Pop Music or Rock concerts at almost every venue all over Los Angeles. Age 12-Middle Age Interviewed on a West L.A. Sound stage, along with 5 of my paintings, for a SHOWTIME 35 mm film doc on Marilyn Monroe that Premiered at the Palm Springs Int. Film Festival, age-30’sAttended the Premiere of that Film, in Palm Springs, where I enjoyed minor, fleeting celebrity status.My art appeared once, in PEOPLE magazine.

30’sI enjoyed backstage at a MOODY BLUES concert at Universal Amphitheater.

20’sI had a Publicist for my Art -30’s.

I’ve had front-row box seats at the Hollywood Bowl. Middle AgeI

met the Great-grandson of the founder of Hollywood. Middle age

I’ve visited or worked on, every major studio lot in Los Angeles and Hollywood. Young-Middle AgeI’ve enjoyed beaches in Maui, Los Angeles, Northern California, Mississippi, Florida and The Netherlands. 4-Middle Age I attempted to surf in Malibu. 20’s Been to Art Museums all over the world, including numerous visits to the Getty in Brentwood. 4-Middle Age Helped my architect brother flip homes many times in Los Angeles. 20’sDesigned many residences as an Architecture student/aspiring architect, in High School. Designed and contracted a hip, post-modern Silver Lake Laundry to Bathroom conversion, in budget. Middle Age Enjoyed hundreds of great shoulder/full body/foot massages Young-Middle age Swam in secluded pools on Maui -Middle AgeHad amazing revelatory spiritual experiences as a Christian 20’s-Middle Age. Attended/Worshipped Jesus at almost 20 different Church locations all over Los Angeles over 1000 times since 1993. Studied every major religion in depth 20’s-Middle Age. Sold almost 200 original paintings. 20’s Middle Age Had several one-man shows at Cacao, a popular West L.A. Coffee shop, owned by the Designer of iconic BigFoot Lodge in Atwater Village. 30’sCurated several group shows at Cacao. 30’s Participated in several ground breaking group show/parties at the infamous Black Cat Gallery in Mar Vista. Middle Age Been paid as: Photographer, Designer, Contractor, Writer, Musician, Oil Portraitist, Organizer and Chef. 12-Middle Age Worked on almost 200 professional movie, TV or commercial sets in a variety of positions. Middle Age Written, Directed and Produced several low budget short films and/or videos. Middle Age Created authentic food from many international cuisines. 30’s Middle Age Enjoyed about $5000-$10,000 in the finest restaurant cuisine in L.A., New Orleans, Germany, the Netherlands and France. 4-Middle age Briefly co-owned, with my then-wife, a catering company which catered several events. Middle Age Briefly co-owned, with a friend, a failed Hollywood event company. Middle Age.

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I have had an car accident and made a claim through my car insurance, however they have failed to compensate me for the accident and rather than compensating me they have cancelled my policy claiming that i had provided them with incorrect information, which were genuine minor mistakes on my part, however i did not find out about any of these indiscripancies until my accident as my insurance company had not initially provided me with documents showing all the information i had provided to them to make sure everything was correct, they only provided me with the certificate. Since they didn't provide me with these details and a form to sign to say all the information is correct. Are they allowed to cancel my policy as i wouldve corrected this information if i had found out about it. And do i have any grounds to complain to the financial ombudman.""

What is the Cheapest Insurance?

Hi. My dad has been having AAA as his insurance for $82, compared to our other family members insurance, that is pretty over priced. Isn't the insurance price supposed to go down if you didn't violate anything over the year? And also, i am 16, and have my license, i basically have my dad's old car so he needs to get me into his insurance. What is the best insurance for me and him together? I know Im a minor and the insurance is going to go up but what is the cheapest insurance or best insurance for both of us? My dad wants to switch if ever we find a good deal?""

What is the cheapest uk motorcycle insurance company?

... am 19 in 1 hour xD and i wanna start riding legally i got the other parts done i just need cheap insurance recommendations, tell me please uk only""

AAA driving insurance questions?

my cousin is 16 and he wants to know how much driving insurance cost if you have AAA. he's a high school student, good grades, and etc... how many discounts will he get and how much does he have to pay each month?""

Mazda rx8 or 350z insurance ?

Id assume the 8 might have cheaper insurance to certain companies due to it having four doors lol But my question is I'm 19 and been looking at progressive and I have to pay $1200 every 6 months for one of these cars! I have a clean record and took the safety course too. Now if I was under my parent's insurance would that be possibly cheaper? Were doing that with the lexus I'm driving right now (theirs) but I need to build credit and whatnot... no need to worry bout college cause its paid off

How can i get insurance with penalty points?

My friend was caught driving without insurance (please no moral highground) and he has to get insurance before he can pick up his car. He is searching for insurance that will cover him but he cant find any as he now has 6 penalty points. Could you advize on which companies he could contact? He is in the UK.

How much auto insurance must I have?

I want to know what are the legal limits on car insurance in the state of Ohio for a financed vehicle? I have an 06 Mazda and an 07 Hyundai. They are both financed. How do I go about figuring out the lowest limits I can legally have? Thank you!

Honda civic si insurance?

Okay well im planning to upgrade to an 07 si im 18 and not a first time buyer, i had insurance for my other honda for about a year, so i was wondering about how much the insurance would be? Before i call my insurance.""

Can the insurance handle it?

I was parking and accidentally bumped into someones car and made a small scratch. The bmw driver made a big deal over it and got my insurance information.he supposedly got an estimate and tried to handle things under the table without having to go thru the insurance.however I think the estimate is tooo much money for fixing a little scratch that literally can be buffed out.I think he already got it fixed and still wants me to pay cause he said the supposed estimate also incluided a three day shop fee.will the insurance still cover me?what can I do?how do I handle this situation?this accident happened last week on Tuesday and he gave me the estimate Saturday.

How much is car insurance for a 16 year old?

I am turning 16 next month. I'm getting my liscense then too. I'm a girl... Ahah. I've heard insurance is cheaper for females. I live in henderson, nevada (pretty much las vegas). And my first car is going to be a 1999 porsche 911 carrera. It's in mint condition also. My dad barely used it. I know it will be high-ish since it's a sports car :/ About how much would my insurance be on it a month? THAN YOU! <3""

Is there any cheap insurance out there for students?

Hi, My name is Courtney and I'm looking to buy a car soon but I don't have car insurance. My parents wont put me on theirs so I need something really cheap because I'm a student and I don't have much money. Is there some place that offers coverage for low low prices?""

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Why is insurance for a 2007 Ford Mustang convertible so expensive?

I recently got insurance for my car and they wanted 500$ a month for it, Cheapest one I found was around 300-400$ which when you think about it, is still pretty expensive...""

Used car insurance?

If you get insurance for a used car, will they still fix your windsheild?""

How much is an average car insurance?

I am a 17 year old male. I turn 18 October 4th. I have taken a drives education course which should reduce the price. My grades are great. I'm looking into getting a 2008 mustang and I live a mile from work. And i live in the state of florida. How much SHOULD my monthly car insurance be?

Car insurance help please!!?

Basically i passed my test in may and it is my 19th in 2 weeks, my mum just bought a car for my birthday which is in perfect running order and good condition as it was owned my an old bloke. It is a ford fiesta lx 1.2 s plate (98), Ive been searching around and have come to the conclusion that haggling on the phone will get the cheapest quotes. Just wanted to ask if anyone has the same car and how they got on insuring it, and if anyone has any suggestions for the cheapest way of insuring the car and the cheapest providers for all types of cover. All suggestions are welcome apart from the ones about tracking devices as i have seen people being billed incorrectly and in some cases that i have seen, increased the insurance to well over other quotes! Cheers for the help!! :) Mike""

How to convince my mom pay for sports car insurance?

My mom told me if she gets me a car it will ave to be standard. And it will have to be a 2-door, because she said she doesnt want a whole lot of people in my car. But shes said i cannot have a sports car. Well i did rresearch on the classification of sports cars. And it said that most standard cars are sports cars, and most 2-dorr cars are sports cars. How am i going to convince my mom to get me a sports car? We have AAA insurance.""

Cheap UK car insurance UK - Student?

Hi , I'm 18 I'm looking for cheap car insurance What company do you have ? How much do you pay ? per annum/month Co - op student insurance in cheap but they put a box in your car that monitors your speed, how you turn corners etc. which I think is a bit ridiculous and I really dont want to settle for that. Thanks""

How much is flood insurance in texas?

Car insurance for a teen?

Hello, I am 16 years old looking for my first vehicle. I am wanting a diesel car so I can make it run on vegetable oil. However the car I am wanting is a volkswagon TDI. Which stands for turbocharged direct injection. And I know turbochargers affect your insurance greatly. So I look at different cars that can be ran off of veggie oil. And most of the are TDI. What do I do? Best answer gets 5 stars""

Is motorcycle insurance usually more costly than auto insurance? whats usually the median cost?

I want to get a motorcycle and I have a car. I am selling my car and buying the bike. Am not worried about passing the licensing test or anything like that. Am wondering about how much motorcycle insurance runs. Anyone that can help with some examples or ratios in their personal life of how much a bike costs compared to a car?

What is a good (cheap) insurance in Canada?

I'm a new driver, I would like to have an insurance for myself, in case IF anything happened. What are some companies with good deals? They are mostly expensive, but I have heard there are some cheaper ones available. Thank you for you help!""

Insurance or Registration?

I can only aford one or the other. I live in a very expensive state, california. I can only aford either insurance or car registration. am i better of to drive with insurance and no registration, or registration and no insurance.""

Paying my car insurance off early?

I have the cash to do so. And i only owe about 200 cause i already paid 2 months off early. But im jw when the next bill will be so i dont have to worry about. If it helps any i have the general car insurance they are local so idk if itll help lol

Any suggestion for an auto insurance?

I'm currently under geico but I realized that they charge me too much.Do you know any auto insurance that is cheaper?

How much would car insurance cost for me?

I'm 21 years old and I have had my driver's license for 2 years. however i still have not been able to drive since i am a poor college student and cannot afford anything. however i will be graduating soon as a registered nurse and will get a job. So i would like to know the price range for car insurance just to have an idea. thanks.

What is a reasonable price for a teen's first car?

I'm hoping to get my license soon, but figure, there isn't a whole lot I can do with it without a car of my own. I'm really not sure how low the prices of cars get without being a piece of junk. Are there decent cars that start in the thousands, or is everything pretty much over ten thousand? What difference does it make if it's used? I'm not looking for a dream vehicle, just something for the next few years to get myself from a to b. The only knowledge I have so far is that my mom's toyota was around $30,000 brand new (and I'm definitely not looking to spend that much), so that's basically what I'm comparing everything else to. Any advice on the basics is greatly appreciated. Thanks!""

Any way to decrease my 4K quote to insure a 1.0L VW Polo?

I'm looking into buying my first car (17 year old driver), I have not passed my test yet but I'm looking to get a car to practise in. I found the car I wanted to buy, a 1.0L (999cc) 400 R Reg (1998) VW Polo, so practically the smallest engine money can buy. I needed to see how much it would cost to insure before and after I pass my test. It was 1200 a year on my provisional which is the sort of price I would expect but over 4000 when I set it to having passed my test. This is using go compare.com. Why is that so much money? I understand young drivers are high risk, but surely over 4000 a year for fully comp doesnt sound right.""

Color of vehicle and insurance rates?

Does the color of your vehicle really play a part in dictating your car insurance rates?

Best car for low insurance? UK?

I'm 20 year old girl, just started having driving lessons so this would be my first car. I got an estimate online for where I live it would be about 1000; Greater (West) London but I know; obviously it depends. It would be cheaper on a classic car but don;t want the risk of repairs and high maintenance that would come with older cars. However I do love the classics and would consider them if it decreases the insurance. I'm a student living at home. What cars would be best for low insurance? I love Volkswagen Beetles but want to look at other cars as well. What are some 'low risk' cars that won;t drive my insurance through the roof??? Thanks for all the help!!!""

What is a good CHEAP car for a 16 year old?

i am turning 16 in a while and i really want a cheap used small suv got any suggestions ????? please help my dad and i are tired of fighting over it

Car Insurance for a 16 year old?

I will be driving a 1982 Dodge Ram in the next few months. I will be dropping a V8 440 into the truck. The truck will be painted black. So what will the average monthly insurance bill be on it?

Best Averaged sized car for a teenager?

So I'm going for my license soon and we're starting to look at cars to get me around. I want something that's pretty easy on gas, reliable, easy on car insurance cost, doesn't cost an arm and a leg but ALSO isn't a tiny car like the Chevy Aveo because most of the people in my family are pretty tall for instance my mom is 5'9 I'm 5'7 /5'8 and my other sisters are also about the same height. I've been thinking about the Prius because I hear it's got some leg room and is easy on gas, but people say that batteries are more harmful than regular ones and all this jazz. Then I thought about the Honda Insight but I heard that the headroom in the back is not comfortable. I was thinking the Hyundai Sonata, but the only model I really like is the 2011 and I don't think the insurance company takes kindly to teenagers driving new cars. I would prefer not too big or long a car like the Toyota Avalon, but it's manageable. Any suggestions?""

Cheapest Car Insurance in California?

I just moved to Los Angeles and I'm wondering what is the cheapest car insurance company in general? Thanks in advance!

Is insurance on a chevy beretta typically high?

theres this kid i work with who wants to sell his beretta and i got the money to buy it and the car looks and sounds really nice.but,i dont have enough specs even the year of the car to call for a quote on how much it will be and i only see this kid a couple times a month.i dont kno wut year it is but i kno it has a v6.does anyone kno about how much my insurance will be?(im 18 by the way).i dont have any other way of getting info of this kid.thx!""

What is the difference between permanent life insurance and whole life insurance?

I'm taking a class on finance, and I'm really confused about this concept. If it helps, here's what my textbook says: Permanent life insurance continues until the premiums are stopped or the death benefits are paid out. The cash value of the insurance increases as the premiums accumulate. With whole life insurance, the premiums, death benefits, and cash value of the insurance remain fixed. At the time of the insured's death, the cash value of the insurance becomes the insurance company's and the death benefits are paid to the beneficiaries.""

What kind of sport car is good to buy that insurance is not that high ?

im trying to buy 2006 slk but i dunno should i get it or not,20 old""

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marktheweaver-blog · 7 years ago

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Update after a long absence!

Hey everybody! I’m not dead!

It’s been -way- too long since Ive posted an update. Figured I should explain why. Its been mostly a silence due to shame over lack of productivity. For the last 6 months or so it’s be so difficult to get the writing i want to do done. I’d have weeks where I couldn’t get into a grove, and when I did manage to get something written it was way shorter than i wanted to. I would sometimes spend days thinking of how i wanted to write that next bit of text. I’m not the first person to struggle with writers block, nor will i be the last. Hell, this is a long project so i expect it will strike again sometimes. I haven’t posted because I didn’t want an endless stream of posts of “oh i didn’t write much this past week”. But I’m here now so that must mean something has changed, right! Yes actually! I’ve recovered my Mojo so it seems. I figured it would be appropriate to share some of the things that i feel have helped me get back on track. The holidays were really bad for getting creative work done for me. There was just too much chaos on top of already annoying writers block issues. I don’t liek being interrupted, so having my week thrown off by having to plan around family events really sucked. In January i started making some changes. The first thing i did, and i think one of the biggest changes i made was to create a google spreadsheet. On that spreadsheet I put a bunch of tasks that I wanted to aim to get done every day. One of those(and the most relevant one) is to get at least 1 page or 500 words written every day. That’s into a difficult goal. It’s a small one that’s easy to achieve so that hopefully once I’m in the groove, I can get much more than that amount written. The keeping track is mostly so I can see trends where productivity is suffering and actually try to adjust for them rather than sweep them under the rug. The numbers here hurt, but don’t lie. In January I completed my 1 page/500 words goal on 9 days out of 31. Ouch. That hurt me to count. That’s hardly inspiring. Whats worse is that often that was barely meeting that goal. But... BUT, lets look at February so far. it’s 2/13/2018 (well, technically it’s the 14th, but for writing purposes, since i haven’t gone to bed yet, it’s still the 13th.). There have been 13 days so far and of those 13 days Ive completed my writing goal on 9 of those days. That. Is. So. Much. Better. AND having that streak inspires me and tells me that I can keep writing even more. Whats even better is that many of those days I wrote well over the minimum goals (like 1000 words or 6 pages). This past week I had a day where I wrote 1700 words, and another where I wrote 1500. Today, including the words in this post I wrote over 2200 words(only 1000 without this post, haha). The chart has helped me so much. It’s given me encouragement when Ive been doing well, and through shame it’s exposed what i knew but wasn't giving proper respect to. A long stretch of red colored “No”s has been a really powerful motivator. That’s not the only thing that I think has helped. At the beginning of this month I had kind of a realization. The stuff I was struggling to write was basically filler. Sure, I had intended it to have character building and plot points in it but ultimately it was filler. I had put it in the outline because my brain said “oh these needs to be a time gape here, so something needs to happen.” I may have been right still, but sitting down and trying to write something just to kill time in the story isn’t good fro meeting my writing goals. So i started skipping those parts and getting to the stuff that is most important to the story. One of the big hurdles for writing those scenes is that they’ll require extensive rewrite because i already know so many things i want to change for draft 3. So it becomes this balancing act “okay so i write it like this, but write it with this new plot point in mind because you going to change it”. It may be that i have to write these sections anyway later, but I’ll have the benefit of the larger story being complete and those plot points I want to add being built. It will take so much less mental effort on my part once that is done. The past week Ive been writing some of the most powerful emotional moments in the book and it has been so... Refreshing to write the scenes again. To feel the impact. They need work but i think Ive given it a good base. Being able to write the important scenes that Ive seen in my head for the past year and a half has been great. One thing that has been great for my writing, but maybe not so much great for my sleep cycle is changing my writing time to be after 10PM. Like I said I don’t like being interrupted, so picking a time where the only people calling or texting me while I’m writing are either drunk or in an emergency is really liberating. I’ve heard that a lot of other writers do similar things (writing either really late, or really early.). Maybe it will work for you. Dungeons and Dragons has been a super important activity for me. When i completed Nanowrimo last November i had just come off of running a year long story oriented campaign. I think that’s what allowed me to finish the 50k words in a month. After that I haven't run a campaign since then. I didn’t want to split my creative energies. i didn’t want to “waste time” preparing for DnD when I should be writing my book. I was playing in a friends game for the past year but not running one. Then i made the realization at the beginning of the year that I wasn’t getting the creative stuff done and I wasn’t doing something that I really enjoy doing. It was then that some friends bugged me about starting a game for them. I caved and set a start date for February 3rd. The first session went amazing and the next one is this Saturday. I’m running them Bi-weekly trading off every other week with my friend. The chart helped me get onto a schedule, but i think running and planning for DnD again has given me a huge boost to my creativity and creative endurance. When you’re running DnD you don’t get to slack off and say “I’ll finish that scene tomorrow”. You’re players are right there and need a description, or ruling *right now*. this is a great skill to have when writing. The ability to just decide on a detail or event right now is invaluable. I’m a story teller at heart. That why I want to write this book: Because I have a story I think is worth telling.

There are some other smaller things (but important) of a more personal nature, but I don’t want to put them out into the wide public but if you’re curious feel free to message me.

If you made it this far, then thank you so much for reading!

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After the Debut: 3 Things I’ve Learned, with Emily Littlejohn

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by Emily Littlejohn

You’ve signed off on the final edits to your debut novel. Your agent and your editor are already hearing positive early reviews and a couple of big name authors have offered glowing blurbs. You pour a celebratory glass of champagne and kick back on the sofa. You did it. You wrote a novel and landed a two-book contract. It’s easy street from here on out, kid.

Then your eyes stray to the calendar hanging on the wall, the kind that with a single glance shows you the next twelve months. Twelve long months to write the next book. Plenty of time.

Of course, there is that two-week European vacation in the spring, not to mention the lengthy out of state work conference you’re chairing. And to be honest, between the day job, the kids, and all the shows the family is streaming, it’s hard to get much writing done during the week. You’ll write on the weekends. No problem.

Lately, though, the weekends seem to fly by.

Still, surely you can squeeze in a few hours here and there.

Suddenly twelve months seems like a very short time.

***

I wrote my debut novel, Inherit the Bones, over the course of three long years. It was a hobby, a lark. At the time, I was working forty-plus hours a week at a regular day job and spending most of my free time with friends and family. I’d go weeks without touching my laptop and then when the muse struck, I’d sometimes wile away entire weekends puttering around in the fictional world I had created.

Long story short, I finished Bones and signed with an amazing agent, Pamela Ahearn of The Ahearn Agency. To my complete astonishment and joy, Ahearn sold Bones in a two-book deal. Before I knew it, what had been a private hobby was suddenly very public, with deadlines and schedules. Most mind-boggling of all: I had to submit a second book, in less than a year.

Happily, not only did I meet my deadlines and complete the follow-up to my debut novel, A Season to Lie, I learned a few things along the way.

Meet Deadlines

One of the first things I learned while writing my second book is that deadlines exist for a reason. Traditionally published novels have many moving pieces to them; pitches, edits, cover design, printing, creating advance reader copies… all of these and more are steps along the way as a book marches from an author’s word document to the final version in the reader’s hands.

What does that mean for an author?

Making those deadlines is critical.

And make no mistake: writing a novel to a deadline is very, very different from tinkering around on a manuscript here and there. Life, in the form of regular employment, family obligations, and heck, even meals, has a funny way of interrupting your writing. If you haven’t already carved out dedicated time to work on your second book, it is imperative to do so now. For some, that means waking up early to get a few hours of writing in while the kids are still asleep. For others, weekend activities like movies and sporting events need to take a backseat to plotting and drafting.

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What helped me tremendously was setting a goal of about 1500 words per writing session. I knew there would be days when I simply would not be able to sit down and write; a daily word count goal, then, would have been frustrating. Instead, I promised myself that on those days when I did get to my laptop, I would write at least 1500 words. Most of the time, I found that I exceeded the goal. And page by page, my novel grew in length. As my page count increased, the deadlines didn’t seem so… deadly.

Fall in Love with Your Characters

While meeting deadlines as you write your second novel can feel like added pressure, getting to better know your series’ recurring characters is downright fun. In my mysteries, like many others, murder and mayhem move the plot forward… but the characters are what readers return for. In A Season to Lie, I loved exploring the relationships and back stories of Detective Gemma Monroe, her loved ones, and her colleagues on the police force. For instance, things that are hinted at in Inherit the Bones between Monroe and her romantic partner, Brody Sutherland, became necessary to tease to the forefront in A Season to Lie.

[6 Tips for Creating Believable Characters That Win Over Readers]

Coincidentally, one of the greatest things about writing a series in the mystery genre is possessing the ability to kill off characters you fall out of love with… or those that you never liked to begin with. My husband is always relieved when he finishes one of my books and sees that the romantic interest is still kicking… though he knows that I’m an equal opportunist and should the story demand it, well… let’s just say I believe everyone’s a suspect and everyone’s a potential victim.

The second book of a series is truly prime real estate for character development. You’ve laid the groundwork in the first book yet you’re still early enough in the series that your characters aren’t so formed that they are unable to change. I encourage you to have fun with that, to add in bits and pieces of backstory as you move the story forward.

Publicity is the Name of the Game

Debut authors are like pizza… everyone wants a slice. As you are writing towards completion of your second novel, marketing will be ramping up for the publication of your debut novel. That translates to invitations for guest blog posts, guest articles, interviews, author events, and so on. All wonderful things that can take your attention away from finishing the second novel.

I said yes to every invitation I received, as will you. Of course you will. There are few things more exciting for an author than getting to talk about your work. A word of caution, though, especially if you are writing mysteries: keep your storylines straight. You are perfectly aware that the beloved butler introduced in the first book is brutally disposed of in the second book… but readers of your interview-blog post- Facebook status update haven’t even read the first book yet.

Spoil nothing yet provide enough intrigue to entice all. And before you know it, you’ll be working on your third novel with an eye towards your fourth.

EMILY LITTLEJOHN was born and raised in southern California and now lives in Colorado. If she��s not writing, reading, or working at the local public library, she’s enjoying the mountains with her husband and sweet old dog. She has a deep love of horror stories, butter pecan ice cream, and road trips. A Season to Lie is her second novel, following Inherit the Bones. Follow her on Facebook.

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7 Things I’ve Learned So Far, by Angelica Baker

“7 Things I’ve Learned So Far” (this installment written by Angelica Baker, author of OUR LITTLE RACKET) is a recurring column where writers at any stage of their career can talk about writing advice and instruction, as well as how they possibly got their literary agent—by sharing seven things they’ve learned along their writing journey that they wish they knew at the beginning.

Angelica Baker’s debut novel, OUR LITTLE RACKET, was published by Ecco in June 2017. She has written essays and reviews for The Los Angeles Review of Books, Columbia: A Journal of Literature & Art, The Rumpus, and Tin House’s “The Open Bar.” Her fiction has appeared in Violet and One Teen Story. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She currently teaches at Manhattanville College.

1. You should write every single day that you can…

During the year or so before I started writing my book, I solicited writing advice from every possible source. I was preparing for graduate school, starting to imagine what my writing life was going to look like once I’d been untethered from the “normal” confines of an office job, and I greedily sought out any potentially useful nugget of wisdom from every single writer I’d ever admired.

I’m sure I’ve forgotten (or at least flagrantly ignored) many of those maxims, but the one I find myself revisiting on an almost daily basis is this: it’s essential that you write every day because there’s no way to know, in advance, when inspiration is going to strike. Fruitful writing days, for me, often start out feeling almost exactly like useless writing days. If I’m not at my desk when a knotty problem works its way loose in my head, then there’s no chance that solution will ever make it onto the page.

2. …although if you don’t write every day, that’s fine!…

When I say that you should write every single day that you can, I mean that you should build up a habit, establish a routine, and make it feel as much like work—the kind of work where you have a boss who keeps you motivated and honest—as possible. But the unvarnished truth is that you won’t be able to write every day. Aside from days that were set aside for practical concerns, like making the money to pay my rent, there were many days during the four years I worked on my novel that were duds. Sometimes you fiddle with an open Word document for a few minutes before it becomes clear that your mind is sludge that particular day; sometimes, hopefully, you have an hour or so of productive note-taking or editing before you hit a wall. But always, always, there are days when nothing gets done, despite your best and most frantic intentions. And when you have a run of several days like that, despair can creep in. It begins to feel like you’re a delusional fraud, like you’ve let your brain go so soft that it will be impossible ever to whip it back into shape. That self-loathing begins to spiral, feeding on itself with every passing minute of non-writing.

I lost almost an entire year to a severe spiral like that; for months, it felt like I’d made zero progress on my novel. And then I gave some pages to a reader, and when we met for coffee to discuss them, she looked at me with sympathy and a little confusion as I described how useless these months of my life had been. But you are getting something done, she told me. These are obviously moving in the right direction. Why are you being so hard on yourself?

It’s hard to know when “taking the day off” from writing is self-indulgence and when it’s a smart way to avoid one of those spirals. But I’ve learned that I’m never going to be someone who writes every day, starting at nine o’clock on the dot and clocking out at five. My friend was right, when she intuited that I was inwardly berating myself and, as a result, stunting my own progress even further. She was right that I needed to be nicer to myself.

3. …but you should absolutely read every day.

And what’s the one thing that has, all my life, always made me feel better? Reading a book. So while I’ve learned that I’m not the kind of writer who can write every single day, I would be willing to bet that there hasn’t been a single day of my life when I’m not reading the fruits of someone else’s more successful labors. Ironically, reading a book I love almost never makes me feel jealous or petty, not even on my worst writing day. It reminds me of what it felt like to read when I was small, when the question of whether I’d finish writing a book was far less important to me than the question of which book I’d pick up next.

4. Be smart about who gets to read your writing and when you show it to them.

One of my biggest motivations in choosing to attend a graduate writing program was a desire to find a group of readers. My classmates are still doing this for me years later; whether it’s a quick read of a specific passage of my novel that was a struggle, or a deeper opinion on a draft of an essay that doesn’t really seem to be about anything yet, I rely on them on a regular basis (and return the favor whenever I’m asked).

But I knew them well by the time I trusted them to read my novel, and I learned the hard way that giving your work to someone you don’t yet have reason to trust can be a huge mistake. Negative criticism from a trusted reader can be useful because you know you can’t entirely discount his or her opinion. Negative criticism from someone whose tastes and critical eye are more mysterious to you doesn’t necessarily mean much; that person might be someone who would never, ever choose to pick up a book like yours in a bookstore. But here’s the catch: that doesn’t mean they can’t still hurt your feelings or make you doubt yourself. I’ve learned that I’m not yet tough enough—although I’m working on it!—to completely shrug off a nasty or ill-informed comment from anyone, even a reader I don’t necessarily respect. I’ve learned to protect myself, and more importantly my work, by choosing readers carefully.

5. Treat it like a job, even if people around you don’t.

Friends of mine who work in more linear fields have a hard time picturing exactly what it is I do during a day spent “writing.” This seems totally reasonable to me. It’s hard to explain to them exactly how the hours get filled, and I’d be humiliated if they could actually see my endless bouts of crying, pacing, flopping onto my bed in despair, and—yes—cruising through Twitter. But I’ve learned that this fuzziness from other people about what I do makes it all the more essential that I block off my writing time, treating it as something that cannot be interrupted. For years, I’ve worked multiple jobs to make my writing life possible, so there’s always going to be some juggling of schedules. But I try to establish my other commitments in advance and treat the time I plan to spend writing at home as somewhat inviolable. It’s not a free morning or afternoon that I’ll spend writing since I have nothing more pressing to do; it’s work, and I have to show up. There’s no one who would care if I didn’t.

6. Always start with something small.

It’s very rare that I sit down and dive directly into whatever project I hope to spend the day with. Generally, I begin with some sort of small writing or editing exercise that feels like it’s somewhere between “task” and “inspiration.” Sometimes, this can be a small thing I want to read instead, especially poetry. Whatever it is, it opens up the part of my brain that knows that it’s time to settle down, stop flitting from one Twitter link to the next, and work.

7. Don’t read the reviews!

It’s a bit of a cheat to include this on a list of things I’ve learned. It would be much more accurate to put it on a list of things I aspire to learn some time soon. I had a professor who told us once that she hadn’t read any reviews of her work since a particularly savage one for her second novel devastated her; she knew that there was no point. This makes logical sense to me. I understand completely that reading someone’s capsule review on Goodreads, in which my book is criticized because some of the characters in its pages aren’t good parents (according to the reviewer), is an activity that’s at best futile and at worst damaging. And yet, I’ve been reading reviews of my novel. I’ll probably keep reading them for now, much to my boyfriend’s dismay. But I hope, I really do hope, that I’m learning to ignore them.

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