#john underhill

[dontcallittimetravel]

Happy birthday to captain John Underhill, who took the last name to honor his hobbit ancestors

[tumb1rprincess]

Fuck, fuck, fuck, oh god, the build up in this episode was fucking insane. It starts off so slow at first: Frank’s voice showing up, John and Arthur slowly turning on each other until everything just explodes. And then all the hallucinations start barreling in one after the other. The sound design was so good on this one, it scared the shit out of me. I think we heard Faroe drowning for a couple of seconds and my stomach just dropped. And you can hear John trying to reach Arthur, but his voice sounds so far away, almost like it’s underwater too. And now it sounds Arthur is stuck in this “prison pits” place and the King in Yellow is going to keep him there until he cracks. Ugh, my stomach is in knots, the tension is killing me.

[gelukart]

The madness?? More like uhhhh rrrr ummmm errr idk John is jealous

Malevolent doodles

Pervious - Next

[eldritchqueerture]

girls (me) will be obsessed with some cringefail guys from a call of cthulhu campaign streamed 8 years ago that no one's heard about that now haunt the narrative of the Malevolent podcast

[psychedelic-charm]

Why is Rip Hayman half naked in this photo?

What is John wearing?

You're not helping the queerbaiting rumors there, Johnny.

NEVER SEEN BEFORE photo of John Lennon with composer Rip Hayman at the Gate Hill Cooperative in Haverstraw, 1976, taken by Paco Underhill.

© Guido Almstedt.

[undaughtered]

do you have any favourite historical overviews or introductions to christian mysticism that you could please recommend? ilysm habibti

works marked with * are what i would recommend for absolute beginners on the topic.

introductory works:

thomas merton, a course in christian mysticism: thirteen sessions ith the famous trappist monk*

william a. richards, sacred knowledge: psychadelics and religious experiences (on the practical applications of entheogenic, or drug-induced, mysticism)

william james, the varieties of religious experience, especially lectures 16 and 17*

bernard mcginn, the essentials of christian mysticism (arguably the best starter anthology of christian mystical writing)*

mircea eliade, the sacred and the profane

robert s. ellwood, mysticism and religion*

ed. amy hollywood, the cambridge companion to christian mysticism*

steven t. katz (ed.), mysticism and sacred scripture, especially the first chapter, "mysticism and the interpretation of sacred scripture," and the second chapter, "mysticism and scriptural justification"

primary works:

anon, the cloud of unknowing and other works (a.c. sperings translation for penguin is probably the most accessible)

teresa of avila, the life of saint tereesa of avila by herself

simone weil, waiting for god*

julian of norwich, revelations of divine love*

john of the cross, spiritual canticle (i recommend this to newcomers to christian mysticism over dark night of the soul, which is extremely dense and often devastating)

meister eckhart's sermons- though the book i'm linking is essentially a primer to german mystics

hildegard of bingen's scivias; but this selected works is a good place to start

margery kempe, the book of margery kempe by herself*

bernard of clairvaux’s sermons on song of songs*

marguerite porete, the mirror of simple souls

rebecca jackson, gifts of power*

catherine of siena, dialog

secondary works:

evelyn underhill, mysticism: a study in the nature and development of spiritual consciousness

evelyn underhill, practical mysticism*

caroline walker bynum, jesus as mother: studies in the spirituality of the high middle ages

caroline walker bynum, wonderful blood: theology and practice in late medieval northern germany and beyond

caroline walker bynum, holy feast and holy fast: the religious significance of food to medieval women*

grace m. jantzen, "eros and the abyss: reading medieval mystics in postmodernity"

grace m. jantzen, becoming divine: towards a feminist philosophy of religion

denys turner, the darkness of god: negativity in christian mysticism

jeffrey kripal, roads of excess palaces of wisdom: eroticism and reflexivity in the study of mysticism (+a lecture by him)

marsha aileen hewitt, freud on religion*

sarah clairmont, "she'll eat him up she loves him so" (one of my all time favourite papers)

also, the bible: which is probably the most vital of works on christian mysticism, as nothing you read about mysticism will not be influenced by it. i personally have recently been reading a combination of the JPS tanakh and the jewish annotated new testament, but the new revised standard edition (+apocrypha) is generally standard. if you are reading the bible academically for learning about mysticism, or have absolutely no background with reading the bible, i recommend the following books specifically:

the torah (genesis*, exodus*, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy*)

the major prophets isaiah* and ezekiel*

the minor prophets (all of which constitute my favourite part of the bible) joel*, jonah*, micah*, malachai*

psalms*, job*, the song of songs*

the gospels, especially mark* and john (mark is the oldest and most "jewish," john is the most recent and most "gentile"; matthew and luke are probably more familiar than both)

the epistles: james*, jude*, 1-3 john, 1-2 peter, hebrews

the revelation to john

everything i've recommended here you can find online (internet archive or annasarchive); i've also tried to keep it extremely general and limited to work that i've personally read and vetted. if there's specific aspects or topics you're interested in (ie women's mysticism, medieval mysticism, mysticism and eating, freud and mysticism, commentaries on specific mystics etc) just drop me an ask! very honoured you've asked me beloved <3

[absoluteocellibehavior]

I adore (1) Charlie Dowd. I believe that Charlie should be surrounded by pretty men and women and be loved and everything. Unfortunately, this leads to a lot of sad thoughts about Charlie's place in a relationship. Let me explain:

1.) Noel Finley - Call it an awakening for both of them. Charlie's first love though neither of them knew what to do with said feelings. They become police partners and are thick as thieves. They both end up getting drafted in The Great War and I am one to believe that the two of them were able to get a single picture of themselves away from everyone else while they were there. It's the only thing that Charlie has of them, and he carries the picture in his breast pocket. A bud snipped before it even had a chance to bloom.

2.) Roland and Delphine Cummings - This is a ship I was turned onto by @creekschaoscorner (thanks a lot for the brainrot, Graham /j). He and Roland connected fast. And throughout working together, they became closer and closer. Roland was already married and had a ten-year-old daughter. Charlie was reasonably nervous about playing around with Roland after hours but couldn't help the love that he felt for him. Delphine's no idiot though. She can see the affection in his husband's warm, dark eyes every time he looks at his partner. It's a look she knows well. She's the only that actually wrangles the two into a proper relationship and what a powerhouse they are. Charlie becomes another father figure to Amanda and cares for her like she's his own. However, there was a still nagging thought in the back of his mind that he would never ever have the security in that relationship that Roland and Delphine had. Leaving for Egypt is one of the toughest things he did, though he didn't anticipate that to be the last time he would say goodbye to them. His girlfriend's body in a freezer. His boyfriend's soul later ripped apart in front of his own eyes because he couldn't convince the King in Yellow he wasn't lying. And his surrogate daughter leaving his letters unanswered. He had lost everything again.

3.) Frank Underhill - Now this is a rarepair for sure that I don't admittedly have much for but was inspired by the Malevolent commentary in which there was a possibility for Frank to have helped Arthur in the Dreamlands and possibly into Season Three, filling that sort of "guide" role that Charlie does in Season Four. Additionally, we are unsure of how much time Frank spent in the Dreamlands so it's certainly possible that the two were in the Dreamlands together (despite the possibility of the two of them actually meeting being slim to none). In my mind, Charlie was able to get out of the grasp of the King in Yellow and stumbled across Frank in his attempt to escape. The two of them teamed up and assisted each other in their mutual goals. They spent months together, trying to survive the Dreamlands and exploring the vast expanse of it all. I don't know if we have a concrete canon depiction of the cause of Frank's death, but I do think that Charlie was there to witness it. Probably one of those self-sacrificial acts so that Charlie could have a chance of getting out. It's something that still haunts him.

4.) Dennis Collins (The Butcher) - I have two different takes on this. One, is the canon storyline in which Butcher gets his head exploded and another where he lives. In both cases, Dollins gives me a very very intimate and close friends with benefits vibe. It's playful and flirty but also deeply caring without there being the stress about labels or commitments. In the canon storyline, it is very similar to Noel in which they don't even have the chance for something to blossom. In the living storyline, Charlie wishes for something a little more after a while, but Dennis is far too nomadic in his living and job that he doesn't wish to "settle down" so to speak. So, they compromise as much as they can.

5.) Ourthur (Arthur/John/Oscar) - Charlie loves these three more than life. I always see this ship as Oscar and Charlie (Holy Ghosts) getting together first and then John and Arthur (Jarthur) join in later. I think Charlie is actually the one to recommend the relationship since he has experience with it (*motions to Roland and Delphine*) which makes this prospect even more painful. Between the three of them, Charlie is generally the one to compromise on his own romantic wants for the others. Arthur or John have intruded on his moments with one of the others multiple times and simply will give in for the others' happiness. He's not the first one that many of them come to for physical affections despite him being quite fond of it. But he loves them so much, nonetheless.

So, what trend do we see here? There's two the pop out in my mind. The first is the fact that Charlie feels an immense guilt and responsibility for the deaths of his previous partners. There's a part of him that feels as though their ties to him is what caused their deaths even though he couldn't do anything about them. There's a hesitance in him getting into other relationships because of this fear that he's going to end up killing them too. Secondly, is the idea that Charlie feels like he consistently is second in a relationship. He doesn't have the stability that Roland and Delphine have, he knows that Dennis is going to prioritize himself over Charlie, and he's generally not the first one thought of in the Ourthur relationship. It's something that pains him but maybe it's for the best as it may be the only thing keeping them alive. At least in his mind.

Enjoy the Charlie angst! Kisses <3

[women-of-malevolent]

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I enjoy Malevolent. When I'm not focusing on its writing of women, I can easily get swept up in its many strengths. This blog focuses on its writing of women. You're welcome to peruse this blog, maybe the YouTube supercuts channel. And check out the reblog notes for other perspectives!

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AT A GLANCE:

💀 DEAD ❓ STATUS UNKNOWN 🍀 STILL ALIVE (PROBABLY)

💀👩 Emily MacFarland

💀😈 Shub-N

💀👩 Sarah Cummings

💀👩 Delphine Cummings

❓👥 KIY's Cultists

💀👩 Unnamed Dead Woman In Woods

🍀🧙‍♀️ Unnamed Cultist Witch

🍀👶 Unnamed Baby

💀🧙‍♀️ Wraith / Mother Stanczyk

❓👩 Anna Stanczyk

🍀👩Unnamed Crying Woman (Presumed Mother of Baby)

💀👩 Kellin's Sister Samantha

💀👩 Kellin's Mother

🍀👩 Lilly (nurse)

🍀👩 Unnamed Waitress

💀👶 Faroe Lester

🍀🧙‍♀️ Unnamed Elderly Woman

💀🧙‍♀️ Unnamed Widow

💀👩 Frank Underhill's Wife

🍀👩 Tess

💀👩 Bella Lester

❓👩 Tess' Mother

💀👥 KIY City Denizens

💀💏 Arthur's Parents

❓💃 The King's Dancers

💀🐘 Lilly the Buopoth

🍀😈 Lillith

💀👩 Mum Larson

💀👧 Addison Larson

💀👩 Unnamed Woman in Larson’s Basement

🍀👥 The People of Addison

🍀👩 Offended Woman On The Train

🍀👩 Marie Pilon

🍀👩 Hattie

🍀😈 Mr. Scratch

💀👩 Bella Lester’s Mother / Faroe's Grandmother

💀👧Young Girl, Daughter Of A Senator, Who Went Missing

💀👩 Mother of Young Girl, Daughter Of A Senator, Who Went Missing

🍀👥 Parishioners of Saint Jean Baptiste

🍀👩 Unnamed Woman in Hospital

🍀👩 Waitress at The Black Iris

🍀👧 The Girls in Oscar's Orphanage

💀👩 The Allan Family Wife

🍀👩 Waitress at Arthur and Noel's Little Date

💀👩 Percival's Mother

💀🧙‍♂️ The Witch

❓👩 Anais Lachlann

❓😈 Mother Darkness (Shub connection unclear)

🍀🦉😈 Alexander the Owl

💀👥 The People of Unnamed English Village

💀 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 King John's Family

[bookaddict24-7]

NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES! (FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024)

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HAVE I MISSED ANY NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES? HAVE YOU ADDED ANY OF THESE BOOKS TO YOUR TBR? LET ME KNOW!

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NEW STANDALONES/FIRST IN A SERIES:

This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill

Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson & Ekua Holmes

Call Me Iggy by Jorge Aguirre, Rafael Rosado, & John Novak

Bunt by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert

Freshman Year by Sarah Mai

The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala

This is How You Fall in Love by Anika Hussain

A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai

NEW SEQUELS:

The Eternal Ones (Deathless #3) by Namina Forna

With A Little Luck (Fortuna Beach) by Marissa Meyer

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Happy reading!

[inspofromancientworld]

Chinese Historical Periods: Bronze Age to the Development of Writing

By Guss - Own work, after Li Liu, Archaeology in China, p.214, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32701410

The Bronze Age Started around 3100 BCE in China and can be divided into three main periods: early, middle, and late. Some scholars prefer to divide the period between the Shang (about 1600-1046 BCE) and Zhou (11046-256 BCE) dynasties and the Warring States Period (476-221 BCE) into four parts, almost poetically called the heyday, the decadence, the mid-emergence, and the decline.

By Prof. Gary Lee Todd - [1], CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31469658

The earliest culture that created bronze artifacts that we've found is the Majiayao culture near Gansu, which is near the upper Yellow River. The object found was a knife. From Majiayao, bronze working spread along the Yellow River through contact between cultures. It is also thought that domesticated animals may have entered China through this area, also called the Hexi Corridor, or possibly through the Mongolian plateau around 3500 BCE, so it's quite possible that there was communication between Eastern and Western Asia through this passage.

By Unknown author, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9997728

The next major culture was the Erlitou culture, which was also focused around the Yellow River valley from about 1750-1530 BCE. They are considered to be the first true Bronze Age culture, being fully within it, and spread through hundreds of sites. Within this culture, the Xia dynasty ruled from about 2070 BCE through 1600 BCE, the first dynasty in Chinese history that we know about. Until 1959 CE, there weren't any sites discovered that were directly related to the Xia dynasty or a way of differentiating them from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. With improved technology, it became possible to separate out artifacts from the dynasties and establish the historicity of the Xia dynasty.

By rotated and cropped by Kanguole - This file was derived from: Shang Ox Scapula Oracle Bones 1.jpg by Gary Lee Todd, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146266981

The final part of prehistoric Bronze Age was under the Shang dynasty. The center of the late Shang dynasty was around Xiaotun Village in modern day Henan. During this time, oracle bones scripts, usually carved on shoulder blades of oxen, began to appear, the earliest form of written Chinese that began to appear around 1250 BCE. There are 150,000 known pieces of oracle bones with about 5,000 different characters, of which 1,700 are recognizable to modern readers of Chinese. There is also a rich array of pottery, bronze ceremonial objects, carved jade, and many stone and bone tools, letting us develop a fuller picture of how people lived and what they valued during this time.

By Kanguole - Own workdesign based on Chang, Kwang-chih (1986) The Archaeology of Ancient China, p. 319 ISBN: 0-300-03784-8.rivers from Natural Earth 1:10mErlitou sites from Xu, Hong (2013) "The Erlitou Culture" Underhill, Anne P. , ed. , John Wiley & Sons, pp. 300–322 ISBN: 978-1-118-32578-0. p. 302, Figure 15.1.Xia capitals from Tan, Qixiang , ed. (1982) The Historical Atlas of China, 1, China Cartographic Publishing House Map 9–10., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=111573260

Much work has been done to reconcile the received or traditional history with the archaeological record by a group called the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project. With the large gap between the Xia dynasty and the beginning of the use of oracle bones, there are schools of thought that doubt its existence, considering it only legendary. Using the best tools available, they're working on narrowing the range of artifacts to identify when they were made. Certain sites are identified with each dynasty as well as certain types of artifacts. By being able to tighten the dates that items found at the various sites, the project has been able to date the currently known sites and identified gaps in the cultural record (cultural transitions between dynasties and predominant technologies).

[queenmarytudor]

Mary I's Fight For The Throne

19th July - Mary organises her army

After hearing of the Earl of Oxford's defection, Mary sends him a letter of thanks, with a commission to "make provisions for six days victualing and come through with a speed." 1 She also orders six days worth of food from Great Yarmouth 2, and 300 quarters of malt to be brewed in Ipswich 3.

Due to lack of money she cannot afford to pay all the wages for soldiers in her growing army, but orders "where captains in every band shall perceive any soldier lacking money, his captain shall relieve him with so much as his discretion shall think good, but in such sort that it appears not otherwise but to be of his own liberality." 4

Her army is slowly growing more disciplined under the instruction of the Earl of Sussex, but they need more bows and arrows. Mary and her council send to Norwich for them, promising the city "shall receive money presently" 5 for them.

After hearing the army is ready and eager to do battle, Mary sets a day "when she would come from the castle to view and muster her army, and gratify her soldiers, who deserved so well of her, with her presence. Consequently at the queen's command issued through a trumpeter, 20th July was assigned for the inspection." 6

Meanwhile...

Henry Neville, Lord Abergavenny and Sir Thomas Wyatt (of Wyatt's rebellion) write to the gentlemen of Sussex, requiring them to proclaim Mary queen and denouncing "the lady Jane, a queen of a new and pretty invention." 7

Jane Grey acts as godmother to Edward Underhill's child, a son named Guildford in honour of her husband. 8

The Privy Council meet in private and agree to proclaim Mary queen. 9

The Imperial ambassadors are visited by the Earl of Shrewsbury and John Mason from the Privy Council. They inform them that "Though it had been said that the late King Edward's devise touching the succession had received the assent of the Council, only three or four of them had given their willing consent, and the rest had been compelled and treated almost as if they were prisoners." 10 They reveal they are planning to proclaim Mary queen.

Around 4pm, Mary is proclaimed Queen of England, France and Ireland around London. 11

When the Duke of Suffolk hears what the Council have done, he "went to the Lady Jane, who was at supper, and tore down the canopy, saying no more than that it was not for her to use it, for her position permitted her not to do so. When the Lady Jane heard of the Council's determination, she replied that she would give it up as gladly as she had accepted it; she knew that the right belonged to Queen Mary." 12 The Duke then rushes to proclaim her himself on Tower Hill. 13

At nightfall, Northumberland retreats back to Cambridge. 14

Sources:

1. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

2. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

3. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

4. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

5. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

6. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

7. A Guide to the Manuscripts in the Grenville Library

8. Tudor Tracts

9. Spanish State Papers, 19th July 1553

10. Spanish State Papers, 19th July 1553

11. Spanish State Papers, 19th July 1553

12. Spanish State Papers, 22nd July 1553

13. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Mary

14. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

[courfeyracs-swordcane]

teddy, king, beloved, sunbright,

what the fuck are the ballad brothers

Therse guys in my head. I don’t know very much about them but maybe making a masterpost will help? Literally I cannot emphasize enough how much I was just listening to music while I was driving and. now there’s guys in there. With a lot of implied sci-fantasy worldbuilding I don’t understand yet. Anyway!

Kyrie Aleidis Ballad

29, she/her, former sword-for-hire, current fugitive. The older Ballad Brother. Priorities include vibing and keeping things good for her baby brother (before) and trying to fix the world after it broke (metaphorically) while she was gone (after). Diagnosed big fuckoff “microchip sword like that guy from Transistor”

The Horatio to FG!C. The Gojo to Haibara. The Mordred to Gawain (HNOC). Also Guinevere (HNOC). Laertes (Hamlet). If Roddy was a little more serious and had less responsibility. Little bit of Cyclonus aswell but in a Whirl way. Dyker robobs if he was marginally less traumatized.

Alonzo ‘Toro’ Ballad

(Except only Kyrie is allowed to call him that)(Ari tried it once to be obnoxious and he punched them)

25, he/him, former Little Guy, current sword-for-hire. The younger Ballad Brother. Priorities include: being just like his sister when he grows up (before) and do you think he fuckin knows he’s just trying to get from day to day over here (after). Terminal funny bitch (emphasis on the bitch). He’s even asexual.

If Feldspar DM grew up to be FG!C/Underhill Jay Sleepaway. The Haibara to Gojo. Gawain HNOC. Tien Stormlight. Cyrus Planegays. They’re both kind of Zoro also actually. If Miki RGU grew up to be John-or-Benny OSCU. If you combined the entire Ricosquad robobs into one guy.

Ari Basil Finch (Seneca)

25, any pronouns, several jobs best summed up as Mad Scientist. (Weapons tech guy. Intern. Part time front desk in the financial department. Necromancer. Not the order they would put those in.) Priorities include: bringing their [somebody] back from the dead, causing problems on purpose. (No I don’t know who they’re trying to bring back I just know they can’t do it.)(why? good question.) Nepo baby extraordinaire. There’s something wrong with them in the brain <3

Other Things I Know:

there’s an organization

Kyrie fucked off to work there as a sword for hire when Alonzo was like 14 without saying anything (first time they had ever been meaningfully separated)

These bitches don’t have parents (possibly sci-fi shenanigans)

Alonzo found out that’s where she was a couple years later and joined up as soon as he could

Shortly before that she quit and/or got fired very very dramatically and became the organization’s Public Enemy Number One

Alonzo was kind of underground during that and he still doesn’t really know what’s going on. He’s not gonna get her ass tho.

At some point they have a confrontation swordfight on a roof. I don’t know what the deal with that is.

Alonzo and Ari have a weird fucked up gay thing going on best described as Part Time Boyfriends. Kind of dating. Also Ari is 100% milking the sugar daddy angle of Running Front Desk In The Financial Department. And also they’re kind of just coworkers (derogatory). (TLDR. POV you have to wrangle with the financial department at work to get your expenses account in order for your next assassination but you got a little too close to the guy running the front desk over there and now they think it’s funny to fuck with you)

Alonzo doesn’t have any faith in the necromancy. Heehoo!

That’s about it??? Rotations to follow.

[malec-ao3feed]

Love me in the Shadows of Our Memories

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/3ZIkbt6 by AprilLightwood Magnus's life takes a nightmarish turn as he's abducted by human traffickers. After enduring five grueling months of captivity, his fate worsens when he's sold to a sadistic alpha. Over twelve relentless years, Magnus endures the cruel tendencies of this alpha. A sudden chance for freedom leads him and his twins back to New York, only to discover that his beloved Alec has moved on and married another omega. Magnus faces the painful reality that a life with Alec is no longer possible, yet letting go of his lingering feelings for the alpha proves to be an agonizing challenge. Words: 3931, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Shadowhunters (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Categories: M/M Characters: Magnus Bane, Alec Lightwood, John Stevenson (Original Male Character), Isabelle Lightwood, Jace Wayland, Maryse Lightwood, Luke Garroway, Maia Roberts, Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern | Sebastian Verlac, Jarin Bane, Cahya Bane, Catarina Loss, Andrew Underhill, Nathaniel "Nate" Blackthorn, Other Characters Relationships: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood, Alec Lightwood/Original Male Character(s) Additional Tags: Post-Apocalypse, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Verse, POV Alec Lightwood, POV Magnus Bane, Omega Magnus Bane, Alpha Alec Lightwood, Kidnapping, Abduction, Alternate Universe, Human Trafficking, Mpreg, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Slow Burn, Endgame Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood, Angst with a Happy Ending read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/3ZIkbt6

[goldenwanderer]

books i read in 2024

Okay so last year I made a post where I was like, wow, I only read 12 books in 2022, but in 2023 I managed to read 30, isn't that impressive...

So, um, this year I hit 75 by the end of June.

Quite a bit of reading got done during a slow period at work in January. Then the autism/adhd found the challenges on Storygraph and got a bit hyperfixated - my two biggest months were May and June, with 15 and 20 books respectively.

Things slowed way down after October, since I've mostly been reading Agatha All Along fanfiction, which sadly doesn't count toward my total. I did manage to limp my way to a grand total of 125 by the end of December.

Re-reads

Fantasy

The Shadow Rising | Robert Jordan

Green Rider | Kristen Britain

Fire Logic | Laurie J. Marks

Of Fire and Stars | Audrey Coulthurst

The Fires of Heaven | Robert Jordan

Lord of Chaos | Robert Jordan

First Rider's Call | Kristen Britain

The Lost Metal | Brandon Sanderson

A Crown of Swords | Robert Jordan

Bringer of Storms | L.B. Graham

Rhythm of War | Brandon Sanderson

The Path of Daggers | Robert Jordan

The High King's Tomb | Kristen Britain

Other

Cytonic | Brandon Sanderson

Carmilla | J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Like Me | Chely Wright

Snow Falls | Gerri Hill

New reads

Fantasy

The Fifth Season | N.K. Jemisin

The Winds of Khalakovo | Bradley P. Beaulieu

Earth Logic | Laurie J. Marks

Locklands | Robert Jackson Bennett

Ashes of the Sun | Django Wexler

Water Logic | Laurie J. Marks

The Jasmine Throne | Tasha Suri

Black Sun | Rebecca Roanhorse

The Obelisk Gate | N.K. Jemisin

The Daughters of Izdihar | Hadeer Elsbai

Of Ice and Shadows | Audrey Coulthurst

Among Thieves | M.J. Kuhn

The Never Tilting World | Rin Chupeco

We Hunt the Flame | Hafsah Faizal

Blood of the Chosen | Django Wexler

Shades in Shaow | N.K. Jemisin

The Stone Sky | N.K. Jemisin

Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree

The Bone Way | Holly J. Underhill

A Day of Fallen Night | Samantha Shannon

The Unbalancing | R.B. Lemberg

Awakenings | Claudie Arseneault

The Deep | Rivers Solomon, et al.

The Ones We Burn | Rebecca Mix

In the Vanishers' Palace | Aliette de Bodard

The Oleander Sword | Tasha Suri

Fevered Star | Rebecca Roanhorse

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain | Nghi Vo

Emperor of Ruin | Django Wexler

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms | N.K. Jemisin

Daughter of the Darkened City | Willow Quinn

The Tiger's Daughter | K Arsenault Rivera

A Tempest of Tea | Hafsah Faizal

The Unbroken | C.L. Clark

The Weavers of Alamaxa | Hadeer Elsbai

Bones to the Wind | Tatiana Obey

The Ever Cruel Kingdom | Rin Chupeco

Sea of Broken Glass | Jenna Pine

City of Strife | Claudie Areseneault

A Hundred Vicious Turns | Lee Paige O'Brien

Chosen. Again. | J. Emery

Queen of the Warrior Bees | Jean Gill

The Third Daughter | Adrienne Tooley

Unseelie | Ivelisse Housman

We Free the Stars | Hafsah Faizal

The Broken Kingdoms | N.K. Jemisin

The Thousand Eyes | A.K. Larkwood

Queen of Coin and Whispers | Helen Corcoran

Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk | Coyote J.M. Edwards

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter | Brandon Sanderson

Sci-Fi

Nona the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

These Burning Stars | Bethany Jacobs

The Abyss Surrounds Us | Emily Skrutskie

Defiant | Brandon Sanderson

This is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

The Edge of the Abyss | Emily Skrutskie

The Sunlit Man | Brandon Sanderson

The Splinter in the Sky | Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Gearbreakers | Zoe Hana Mikuta

Elder Race | Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Mimicking of Known Successes | Malka Older

The Outside | Ada Hoffmann

Light From Uncommon Stars | Ryka Aoki

The Space Between Worlds | Micaiah Johnson

Synthetic Sea | Franklyn S. Newton

The City in the Middle of the Night | Charlie Jane Anders

City of Shattered Light | Claire Winn

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country | John Jackson Miller

The Fallen | Ada Hoffmann

The Infinite | Ada Hoffmann

Tarnished Are the Stars | Rosiee Thor

The Deep Sky | Yume Kitasei

Starshot | A.R. Knight

The Stars Too Fondly | Emily Hamilton

The Hades Calculus | Maria Ying

No Dogs in Philly | Andy Futuro

Shards of Earth | Adrian Tchaikovsky

Historical/Historical Fantasy

The Bones of Ruin | Sarah Raughley

Even Though I Knew the End | C.L. Polk

Spear | Nicola Griffith

Wormwood Abbey | Christina Baehr

Wrath Goddess Sing | Maya Deane

The Best Bad Things | Katrina Carrasco

Contemporary/Literary

The Girls Are Good | Ilaria Bernardini

Late Bloomer | Mazey Eddings

Dear Wendy | Ann Zhao

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating | Adiba Jaigirdar

Your Driver is Waiting | Priya Guns

Second Chance | Chelsea M. Cameron

Only for the Summer | Shannon O'Connor

Kiss Her Once for Me | Alison Cochrun

Horror/Thriller

What Moves the Dead | T. Kingfisher

Chlorine | Jade Song

Middle-grade

The Dragonet Prophecy | Tui Sutherland

The Lost Heir | Tui Sutherland

The Hidden Kingdom | Tui Sutherland

Graphic Novels/Webcomics

Ring My Bell | Yeongol

The Tea Dragon Society | Katie O'Neill

i love this part | Tillie Walden

Nonfiction

Ace | Angela Chen

Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum | Sarah Hendrickx

Nonmonogamy and Neurodiversity | Alyssa Gonzalez

All About Demisexuality | Demisexuality.org

Neuroqueer Heresies | Nick Walker

What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic | Annie Kotowicz

Ace and Aro Journeys | The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project

Poetry

Mules of Love | Ellen Bass

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On | Franny Choi

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Sometimes people take my picture…

Credits: Nos. 1a & 1b, Photographer: John Starkey Cousin of Sir Ringo (Starkey) Starr - Location: Swap Meet, London, England

No. 2, Photographer: Ellen Bloom Underhill - Location: Cali Rose’s CC Strummers’ Ukulele Gig, West L.A. Farmers Market, Los Angeles, California

No. 3, Photographer: One of My Peeps - Location: Somebody’s Home, at the Filming of “Querida,” Directed by Nellie Luna, near Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, California

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BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA (1966) – Episode 170 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“Here. [hands Billy whiskey] A little something to take the soreness out. … I think I’ll join you. I don’t feel too good myself.” Always follow the doctor’s orders! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they saddle up for a rip-roaring ride out west with Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)! Giddyup, Grue Believers!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 170 – Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)

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Dracula travels to the American West, intent on making a beautiful ranch owner his next victim. Her fiance, outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it and rushes to save her.

  Directed by: William Beaudine

Writer: Carl K. Hittleman (as Carl Hittleman)

Selected Cast:

John Carradine as Count Dracula / posing as James Underhill

Chuck Courtney as William ‘Billy the Kid’ Bonney

Melinda Casey as Elizabeth (Betty) Bentley (credited as Melinda Plowman)

Virginia Christine as Eva Oster

Walter Janovitz as Franz Oster (as Walter Janowitz)

Bing Russell as Dan ‘Red’ Thorpe

Olive Carey as Dr. Henrietta Hull

Roy Barcroft as Sheriff Griffin

Hannie Landman as Lisa Oster

Richard Reeves as Pete – Saloonkeeper

Marjorie Bennett as Mary Ann Bentley

William Forrest as The Real James Underhill

George Cisar as Joe Flake

Harry Carey Jr. as Ben Dooley

Leonard P. Geer as Yancy (as Lennie Geer)

William Challee as Tom – Station Agent (as William Chalee)

Charlita as Nana – Indian Maiden

Max Kleven as Sandy Newman (as Max Klevin)

Jack Williams as Duffy

The subgenre of horror-westerns is not often used. In 1966, however, Embassy Pictures released a pair of this mixed breed on a groovy double feature. Joining Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1966) is tonight’s feature discussion, Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966). Both of these genre mashups are directed by William Beaudine. Once again, Dracula is portrayed by John Carradine (House of Frankenstein, 1944; House of Dracula, 1945) and you might also recognize Chuck Courtney, who plays Billy the Kid, from (Pet Sematary, 1989). From there the cast becomes a who’s who of TV and Film Westerns character actors, putting Jeff in his happy place!

Carradine once said this film was “the worst movie he ever acted in.” The Grue-Crew may have other thoughts. Check it out now and let us know what you think of this bizarre and fun blend of genres. 

At the time of this writing, Billy the Kid Versus Dracula is available for streaming from several different sources. The Grue Crew found the best resolution on the Classic Horror Movie Channel and Kanopy, but, among others, it can also be found on Tubi and Plex. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Jeff, is Beyond the Time Barrier (1960), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer (The Black Cat, 1934) and starring Robert Clarke (The Hideous Sun Demon, 1958).

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