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The Frost's Post-game Press Session from 1/26/2025 - BOS at MIN

The Minnesota Frost's post-game press session from their home game against the Boston Fleet on Jan. 26th, 2025.

At the table were forward Katy Knoll, head coach Ken Klee, and forward Taylor Heise.

A transcription is under the break.

[along with some asides and a few pics and some assorted reference.]

[Video begins]

Reporter:

Taylor, even though it’s early in the season it seemed like this game took on some added importance based on how things have been going with you guys lately. Did you kind of have that sense of urgency as a team?

TAYLOR HEISE:

I think even for the past three games we have had that. I kinda said it out there, we’re not playing bad. No part of the last three games have been bad. We have battled, we’re really good d-zone wise, getting shots off. I think today we just were in the right spots offensively. We’ve kind of been working in practice of shifting around, being in the right areas for people. And then defensively, Nic [Nicole Hensley] stopped almost everything she needed to and we played well. So I just think today, you could feel that we had that energy, but I'm hoping that we continue to bring that every single game.

Reporter:

Was that connection with you and [Michela] Cava for your couple of goals, I know that you play with different partners on your line, but it seemed like the connection you guys had today was pretty good. Obviously with the shots you were able to hit.

TAYLOR HEISE:

Yeah, she is an unreal player and I think- we always call her the sleeper pick. But I don’t know how you can be a sleeper when she’s won countless championships, she’s been MVP like 3 or 4 times. And I’ve been in that spot where you’re making all those plays, and sometimes you don’t feel like you’re doing enough. And for her? She’s doing more than enough. I think she’s making the plays. She’s winning her wall battles. And I think, just, that confidence. It comes and goes, I get it, I’ve been there. But she’s unreal and I think you’re gonna keep seeing the best out of her continuing here coming up.

Reporter:

What were the conversations like around how important it was to win this game and get out of that little rut?

KEN KLEE:

Well I think it was, you know, it was key for us just to get a couple- a few days to practice. I mean, we- this month we haven’t been able to string together like two straight days of practice without travel almost the entire month. So I think this week we really- you know, we had a great intentional day. We did a lot of individual stuff on the first day. Then we did a lot of team stuff the second day. And then yesterday we worked on special teams. So it was good. It was nice to be able to have some regular practice where we get everybody on the same page, everyone pulling in the same direction. Everyone’s trying, it’s not for a lack of effort or lack of—like Taylor said—that we’ve been playing horrible. The other day we only gave up 7 scoring chances against. But we only got 8 ourselves so we, you know, gotta figure out ways to crank those numbers up a bit. But today we were obviously clicking.

Reporter:

You guys were able to tie for first place with the win, but of course you’re- played three more games than they have at this point. And so is that important from that standpoint too?

[Taylor turns to look at the others at the table during this question then turns her head from the microphone and can be heard quietly scoffing a little.]

[ID: A screenshot of the three Frost members sitting at the interview table with microphones in front of them. Katy Knoll is giving a bit of side eye and looking like someone whose friend just said something batshit but is trying not to say anything about it, Ken Klee looks as if he's trying to ponder if this question is really happening right now, and Taylor Heise has her head turned from the microphone as if she is trying her darnedest to suppress her worst instincts. /. End ID]

KEN KLEE:

Yeah we’re just trying to get points. We’re not really paying attention to the standings. Somebody asked me about it before the game. Like, we know it’s gonna come down to the last five games of the year. We’re gonna have to get points to get into the playoffs. Because that’s the way- the league is so tight right now. You look at 1 to 6? Everything’s tight. If one team has a good week and another team has a bad week? It can quickly get close. So, I mean, we know we gotta get points. As many points as we can throughout the season. Because we know we’re gonna have bumps. And we know we’re gonna have good things and bad things. So we just don’t want to be stuck at the end of the year, like, 'okay now we gotta make up a bunch of points,' because that’s tough.

Reporter:

Katy [Knoll], Sophie [Jaques] made kind of a good play on your goal. But to see your reaction was kind of fun too. [Klee and Heise look over at Knoll and smile. Knoll smiles wide.] You getting that one in there and then kind of raising both of your arms up in celebration. How did you feel after that? Was it kinda just sort of, you know, relief? Or what were you feeling in that moment?

[Video description: In the Fleet's zone Sophie Jaques is taking the puck up the left side, a Fleet player attempts to intercept her but she's able to protect the puck and pass it across to Knoll, and Knoll knocks it in for the goal. As soon as it hits the back of thenet she does a little jump for joy. She put her hands in the air as her teammates surround and hug her. Then she skates back to her bench with her arms raised in celebration, wearing a massive smile the entire time. /. End VD]

KATY KNOLL:

Yeah, I’d say it was a bit of relief. I feel like it was kind of, I’ve been doing the right things the last couple of games, as we all have. And just kind of either hit a post or miss the net a little bit. So to finally put that one in the back of the net was very exciting as you could tell from my reaction. [she laughs.] But obviously a great play by Soph, I actually, I thought it may have been offsides for a sec there, but she kept it in and obviously made a great play across. So happy to contribute to the team’s win. And like Heise said, everyone was rolling today and it felt really good to be able to contribute.

TAYLOR HEISE:

They couldn’t have challenged the offsides either, so, regardless-

[everyone laughs]

KATY KNOLL:

[laughing] I love it.

Reporter:

As a coach you like to see your team respond after the other team scores-

KEN KLEE:

Yeah, no question. I mean, they were good. I would say especially our blue line with Katy centering, Brooke and Boots [Brooke McQuigge and Claire Butorac] they were buzzing. The other lines were buzzing too, but I just thought they had a lot of jump. They were helping to create momentum not only for themselves but other lines. And we know that that’s how the game works. We need to stack shifts together and that way when teams- when we do get fresh players on the ice we can show off our skills. And obviously Taylor made some great shots which was awesome. So good to see.

Reporter:

Taylor, what’s been behind the shift of you taking some more shots yourself instead of going for assists?

[ID: A series of three screenshots from the session depicting a series of connected moments. The first shows Heise giving a very sarcastic face. The next shows Klee starting to jokingly mime patting Heise on the back. The last shows how this caused Knoll to crack up laughing. /. End of ID]

TAYLOR HEISE:

Yeah. Um. [Sarcastically] It’s a great question. Coach is telling me to shoot. Players telling me to shoot.

KEN KLEE:

Dad telling you to shoot.

TAYLOR HEISE:

Yeah. My dad does too. [She puts her hand over face and rubs it a little.] Um. I would just say, I’m always going to try to make the right play if it’s there. I love making the right play, whether that’s a pass or a shot. I just think today I was on the receiving end of some passes where typically I’m the one making them. So I think today was making sure I’m a force to be reckoned with every time I’m out there. Like, I want to be the best player on the ice every game. But also I need to be doing the right things defensively and offensively. So it’s the focus of getting shots on net, but quality. I’m never really gonna be one to just throw a puck on net. But I just think today there was open spots and people found me and just get shots on net, it creates opportunity.

Reporter:

Taylor, what does it mean to you be EA’s Forward of the Year?

[For reference: EA's NHL 25 video game held a fan vote to select the top hockey players in different positions. I think technically Heise wasn't the "forward of the year," but instead one of the three forwards selected for their PWHL "Team of the Year" along with Natalie Spooner and Marie-Philip Poulin. -CftB]

TAYLOR HEISE:

Yeah, it’s been cool. The skates that they send us are always really fun. They end up somewhere in my basement. Really, really, just, an honor to be a part of it. But also there’s so many amazing players that could be on that. It’s only six players out of the entire P-dub, so it’s up- it’s anyone’s game. I think it’s a fan vote, so honestly it’s- Thank you to my fans out there. But honestly just, like I said, anyone can be there. But it’s an honor. And it’s something that shows that my hard work’s not going unnoticed.

[Also for reference: If I'm remembering my Heise lore correctly, I think she's said in previous interviews that she has a finished basement at her house and that's where she keeps her trophies. So she's saying thatshe'll keep it somewhere with her trophies, not that she'll just shove it into the dark humidity of basement storage. -CftB ]

Reporter:

You guys are approaching kind of the first half, as far as number of games played. What’s gone well in the first half for your team? And then kind of looking ahead to the second half, what are you guys still hoping to work on as a team and accomplish? That sort of thing.

TAYLOR HEISE:

I think bounce back. In this league we’re, obviously, I don’t think we have any back-to-back games, but, like we play Tuesday. Tomorrow we need to bounce back. We need to be feeling good. Do what you need to do at practice. I think we’re doing a good job of- we also have a lot of veterans. If you know what you gotta do in practice, we don’t need to go out there and blow anyone’s head off. Like I think we do a good job of finding and feeling out what it takes to be good. And what it takes to be at your best. Whether that be doing extra rehab, doing extra treatment. I think our team is very professional in that sense. And coaches understand that. Everyone does what they need to do. I also think the bounce back factor it, after a loss you gotta come out and play hard. Every game in this league is hard and it’s- you’re not gonna come out and have an oopsie-daisy game where you get to do whatever you want.

And in the future I think, continuing to follow up shifts. I think we do a good job of, you know, there’s one line does something really well, sometimes we have a bit of a taper off and then we kind of come back. I think we as a group will be looking for to continuing those shifts. Whether that be one person changes, get a new fresh person out there just so we can change consistently.

And then continuing to get shots off on the powerplay. Being really good PK-wise. I thought today was really good. So that’s a lot of things. But I think we’re gonna do a good job of continuing those.

Reporter:

Ken, kind of same for you? First half versus second half? You know, what have you liked? What are you still hoping to-

KEN KLEE:

[points at Heise] I agree with her.

[the room laughs]

No, yeah, no, it’s good. We know it’s a tough year. It’s tough. It’s trying to find our chemistry. Find our jam. We know there’s gonna be ebbs and flows to the game. But again, I agree with her. Stacking shifts together. Making sure that we’re not a one-trick kind of pony. Like we can score on the powerplay, we have good PK, we have to be able to have all our lines contribute on different nights and we know it. For me it’s- that’s how we were successful last year: our depth and finding different ways to win games. And we gotta continue to work on that.

Reporter:

I would think it’s important too getting Nicole [Hensley] back in the groove a little bit.

KEN KLEE:

Yes, I thought she was outstanding today. I thought it was her best game of the year. And it’s great to see. She’s kind of been close. And for me, just to get over the hump there where she didn’t have a soft goal today, she just mentally is sharpening up. And she’s been really good in practice to be honest with you. I watch practice every day. I’m watching close on all the players, but obviously you notice it with the goalies a lot. So just her overall confidence level has been ramping up since her last injury and now hopefully that just continues. Because we definitely want to have both as 1A and 1B. It doesn’t matter who’s in the net. We know we’re good to go.

Reporter:

Any updates on when we might see Dominique [Petrie], Grace [Zumwinkle], [Natalie] Buchbinder?

KEN KLEE:

I think they’re probably going to be after the break. For both of them. But obviously that’s kind of- they’re trying. They’re trying to get back and we’re trying to bring them back, but also make sure they’re healthy when it is time for them to step back into our locker room- I mean, into our lineup.

Reporter [to the room]:

You guys good?

KEN KLEE:

Good?

TAYLOR HEISE:

Awesome.

Reporter:

Katy's gotta watch the Bill's game. We gotta get her out of here.

[she makes a face and laughs.]

KEN KLEE:

There you go.

KATY KNOLL:

[quietly] Go Bills.

[end of video]

As a final reference note: Katy Knoll was born in New York and went to a prep-school in Buffalo, NY before going to college at Northeastern. The Buffalo Bills NFL team had a game this day. So the reporter is just making a little joke about her hometown team. And judging from her reaction she isn't a huge football follower.

I was originally going to end this with a collection of pics of all the things random things Heise is doing in here when other people are answering questions (relatable), but I think I've reached the limit of non-text content in this post already, so feel free to look for it yourself if you watch it.

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Best Reads of 2024

this year i read 300 books. which i think is impressive but not as impressive as it sounds bc many of these books were very short, easy reads meant to be like, stuff you read at the airport or sitting by the pool on vacation. so it's not like i was tackling the harvard classics. i also read extremely fast; it only takes me about an hour to do 300 pages unless it's a super dense complex text. that said, here is a list of all the books i read this year that i would rate 4 stars or higher, separated by genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett Highfire by Eoin Colfer Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi Chlorine by Jade Song The Passion by Jeanette Winterson The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter Realistic Fiction: We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent Only Child by Rhiannon Navin Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper Prima Facie by Suzie Miller Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Piglet by Lottie Hazell The List by Yomi Adegoke A Winter's Rime by Carol Dunbar The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas

Mystery/Thriller: Queenpin by Megan Abbott Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley The Guest by Emma Cline Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti Kala by Colin Walsh Descent by Tim Johnston Wahala by Nikki May When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage Cape Fear by John D. MacDonald Sea Wife by Amity Gaige Last Seen Wearing by Hilary Waugh The Black Cabinet by Patricia Wentworth Historical Fiction: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning All You Have to Do is Call by Kerri Maher Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt Payback by Mary Gordon A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley The Affairs of the Falcons by Melissa Rivero Longbourn by Jo Baker The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson Go to Hell Ole Miss by Jeff Barry The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird Consequences by Penelope Lively Iron Curtain: A Love Story by Vesna Goldsworthy Homestead by Melinda Moustakis Not Our Kind by Kitty Zeldis Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Teddy by Emily Dunlay Science Fiction: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom Fever by Deon Meyer The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet Briefly Very Beautiful by Roz Dineen

Romance: Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson American Royalty by Tracey Livesay The One by Julie Argy The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin Queen of Urban Prophecy by Aya de Léon That Dangerous Energy by Aya de Léon The Dove in the Belly by Jim Grimsley Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadija VanBrakle Faro’s Daughter by Georgette Heyer Horror: Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka Cujo by Stephen King Night Watching by Tracy Sierra The Garden by Clare Beams The House of Ashes by Stuart Neville The Suicide Motor Club by Christopher Buehlman True Crime: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Columbine by Dave Cullen Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age by Michael Wolraich Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope

History: Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and Nasa’s Challenger Disaster by Kevin Cook The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House by Sally Bedell Smith As Long as We Both Shall Love: The White Wedding in Postwar America by Karen M. Dunak Babysitter: An American History by Miriam Forman-Brunell Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive by Dalal Mawad Psychology: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff Misdiagnosed: One Woman’s Tour of -And Escape From- Healthcareland by Jody Berger Stolen Child: A Mother’s Journey to Rescue Her Son from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Laurie Gough Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood by Tanya Frank I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide by Rachel Zimmerman Everything Is Fine: A Memoir by Vince Granata Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria

Memoir: Upstairs At The White House by J.B. West A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival by Kelly Sundberg This Boy We Made: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown by Taylor Harris I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell Fragile Beginnings: Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU by Adam Wolfberg The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother’s Pursuit of the Truth by Megan Nix Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie by Julia Haart Minding the Manor: The Memoir of a 1930s English Kitchen Maid by Mollie Moran Love in the Blitz: The War Letters of Eileen Alexander to Gershon Ellenbogan by Eileen Alexander Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story by Lis Smith The Apology by Eve Ensler Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur One Way Back: A Memoir by Christine Blasey Ford Biography: The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty by Susan Page Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts King: A Life by Jonathan Eig Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas American Girls: One Woman’s Journey into the Islamic State and Her Sister’s Fight to Bring Her Home by Jessica Roy Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli

Gender: Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks Enslaved Women in America: From Colonial Times to Emancipation by Emily West You’ll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love by Marcia A. Zug The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History by Ilise S. Carter Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America by Lillian Faderman

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ok pwhl minnesota updates that you might’ve missed

- 4th round pick brooke mcquigge signed a two year deal in sweden with modo hockey so it’s unlikely she plays in the pwhl this year (x)

- camp invites were extended to former players brooke bryant and claire butorac (x)

- in addition reserve goalie lauren bench and former all american slu/gopher goalie lucy morgan were given camp invites (x) (x)

- charlotte akervik, minnesota states all time points leader for a defender + former usa camp invitee was also given a camp invite (x)

- kaleigh fratkin might (?) be headed to minnesota’s training camp based on boston’s competition at defender (x)

- dominque kremer signed in sweden with the sde hf (x)

- first three picks were all given two year contracts, meaning dominique petrie (r5), mae batherson (r6), and katy knoll (r7) are the draft picks that remain unsigned to any team

- clair degeorge was given a training camp invite to montreal this year, and has taken it, meaning it’s unlikely she signs with minnesota (x)

- this leave sydney brodt as the only member that had a contract that seemingly has no (confirmed) future plans

- so far, nine forwards and five defenders are under contract, and i would believe that means more training camp invites are underway

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2024 reading log

what would jane austen do? by linda corbett / dec. 31-jan. 5 / 3 stars

exit strategy by martha wells / jan. 7-9 / 4 stars

the wake-up call by beth o'leary / jan. 10-11 / 3 stars

red seas under red skies by scott lynch / jan. 15-feb. 3 / 4 stars

emily wilde’s map of the otherlands by heather fawcett / feb. 4-8 / 5 stars

in the woods by tana french / feb. 9-19 / 4 stars

network effect by martha wells / feb. 19-28 / 4.5 stars

the martian chronicles by ray bradbury / feb. 28-mar. 5 / 4 stars

chain gang all-stars by nana kwame adjei-brenyah / mar. 6-10 / 5 stars

the fragile threads of power by v.e. schwab / mar. 11-apr. 14 / 4 stars

interesting facts about space by emily r. austin / apr. 14-18 / 4 stars

the no-show by beth o’leary / apr. 18-21 / 3 stars

not that kind of guy by andie j. christopher / apr. 22-may 1 / 2 stars

bright young women by jessica knoll / may 1-8 / 5 stars

funny story by emily henry / may 10-11 / 4 stars

annie bot by sierra greer / may 11-19 / 4 stars

the familiar by leigh bardugo / may 22-30 / 3 stars

how to end a love story by yulin kuang / may 301-jun. 1 / 2 stars

the family game by catherine steadman / jun. 1-5 / 2 stars

dark places by gillian flynn / jun. 7-12 / 3 stars

fugitive telemetry by martha wells / jun. 13-14 / 4 stars

tomorrow sex will be good again: women and desire in the age of consent by katherine angel / jun. 14 / 4 stars

the war of the worlds by h.g. wells / jun. 15-19 / 4 stars

the likeness by tana french / jun. 20-jul. 1 / 4 stars

so late in the day by claire keegan / jul. 1 / 4 stars

with love, from cold world by alicia thompson / jul. 2-4 / 4 stars

stone cold fox by rachel koller croft / jul. 4-8 / 3 stars

friday black by nana kwame adjei-brenyah / jul. 8-12 / 4 stars

the art of catching feelings by alicia thompson / jul. 12-15 / 3 stars

the night shift by alex finlay / jul. 16-22 / 3 stars

system collapse by martha wells / jul. 22-28 / 4 stars

the vulnerables by sigrid nunez / jul. 29-aug. 4 / 3 stars

the days of abandonment by elena ferrante / aug. 13-18 / 3 stars

you should be so lucky by cat sebastian / aug. 18-21 / 5 stars

faithful place by tana french / aug. 22-sep. 7 / 4 stars

the housemaid by frieda mcfadden / sep. 11-14 / 2 stars

trust by hernan diaz / sep. 14-29 / 3 stars

the housemaid’s secret by frieda mcfadden / oct. 7-11 / 2 stars

vampires in the lemon grove and other stories by karen russell / oct. 11-17 / 3 stars

how to kill men and get away with it by katy brent / oct. 17-20 / 3 stars

only if you’re lucky by stacy willingham / oct. 20-26 / 3 stars

lovecraft country by matt ruff / oct. 28-nov.5 / 4 stars

the housemaid is watching by frieda mcfadden/ nov.8-10 / 2 stars

a doll’s house by henrik ibsen / nov. 10-11 / 4 stars

before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi / nov. 24 / 4 stars

love under contract by cassie connor / nov. 26-28 / 2.5 stars

beartown by fredrik backman / nov. 28-dec. 4 / 4.5 stars

the god of the woods by liz moore / dec. 5-15 / 4 stars

in a holidaze by christina lauren / dec. 21 / 2 stars

the twelve dates of christmas by jenny bayliss / dec. 22-23 / 3 stars

how to read now by elaine castillo / nov. 8-dec. 27 / 4 stars

wuthering heights by emily brontë / dec. 25-28 / 4 stars

pages read: 17,491

average rating: 3.5 stars

[seventhroundpick]

omg katy knoll's first goal

[wutbju]

Joyce Alexander, BJU Class of 1957.

Joyce (Sibbersen) Alexander passed away at the age of ninety on November 3, 2024.

Joyce was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Joyce was born October 23, 1934, in Plainwell, MI. She graduated from Bob Jones University in 1957 and received her master’s degree from Florida State University in 1960. Joyce was an energetic and loving teacher. From 1961-2001, she taught mathematics at Bob Jones Academy. She and her husband, Jerry were faithful church members of Hampton Park Baptist Church. She loved to sew and on her retirement from teaching took up quilting. Her goal in life was to serve her savior, Jesus Christ, in all that she did. Her goal was well met.

Joyce is survived by her daughter, Donna, two granddaughters, Robin, and Katie, and great-grandson, Willelm. She is also survived by a host of “adopted” children and grandchildren who also claimed her as Grandma.

Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry and her two sons, Timothy and Thomas, as well as her parents, Merrill, and Ruth (Minar) Sibbersen and her brother James Sibbersen.

Visitation for Joyce will be held on Thursday, November 7 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Mackey Funerals and Cremations, 1 Pine Knoll Dr, Greenville, SC 29609. A Memorial Service will take place on Friday, November 8 at 11:15 AM at Hampton Park Baptist Church, 875 State Park Road, Greenville, SC 29609.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Wilds Christian Camp of NC. Joyce loved the Wilds, and the yearly family camp was one of her great joys. Donations can be made at http://wilds.org/donate/

[jxrm]

book log - 2018

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

the help by kathryn stockett

a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle

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

amy & roger's epic detour by morgan matson

fire with fire by jenny han

everything i never told you by celeste ng

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

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth

lift and separate by marilyn simon rothstein

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

the leavers by lisa ko

the tao of pooh by benjamin hoff

the one that got away by leigh himes

sharp objects by gillian flynn

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

the ocean at the end of the lane by neil gaiman

written in the stars by ish saeed

unqualified by anna faris

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[libidomechanica]

“She othed the bears”

A cinquain sequence

               1

Comes and sufferent he flocked we doubt not in the place, and my thee; my colder yet this own!

               2

To buried in lo! Know the seldom life. But to him, countsmen of lawn. She othed the bears?

               3

Many said, them. Seen, and divine; whethe, conscious is. Beside, that broughtsometimes abrupt.

               4

Many from holden rose- bane. Them pipe noise, yet dream of most and shallowery pring in deep.

               5

Never to the service the works but so somehow, since in him link of scornfield, Ay men. Lo!

               6

Let Love touch is types obsolvèd. And you knolls, for thems in his clearner’d up. I am I?

               7

Her from the me did my loved pensive lectrong from at their you muse! When teares in its sick.

               8

That all me, and grief, that she discern. ’Er thus were no song aloneling tongue, a Katie!

               9

Gave of yes. Wants thro’ my hearing the may fit whered: they came the riddled boardiance may gras.

               10

Which might quickly shadows nother lively father’s sins though the two well. Things, his aroman!

               11

Home; love me he best they ring thee, and leads, Idle this rose, aris, to who knows. Mercury.

               12

Nor care? With me bent spursuit in telling thee; but of a joy, but the gloom, and deep or snag.

               13

And in throught, well a most is are sun; when this. An infant’s pleasure of a held and ging marks.

               14

I seen, Indeceipt; for busy terms. What once mount of place fruit, go back only course, with me.

               15

And with golding strancholy feel that is that with she imparity. With this, their profits!

               16

Many villain fold, I, to me. In vain; tis beneathing with shall the days tip wither days?

               17

I kiss of their eart, uncloud they the think that my tracing the pring. Born climb or state from veil.

               18

My withou seemed eyelids, to dash’d away moue. And years that things the was my heau’nly you, where?

               19

And plain; and lands I have not fear my heaves it please hearing as their voices thought gleams, forlorn.

               20

I wild is morn. After agains, Dark and wenty wish’d; forbit truth demand every moment.

               21

Nor raverteenthral ode passes. For Christs, and treet: the fireworking all ling you were youth.

               22

Let is gone despanglet melance, to-day, a lirra: ’ fro. An’ the when the Studied with me!

               23

And fragrant o’er, the treets in vain be, yet in the perished. Nor my breat stays side. All the cast!

               24

The greet, ’ she I perdus that we maidened shelf, and after hand wing. Come sheets of greath-bed.

               25

My still that set molten else, and soon die. Now the circles? High buckling the very rous go.

               26

Can the sembly we’ll slight: best pleasure no more swollest to creeks. The doth carefunds a life.

               27

A fits! I were long she pace, this from my earth? That all wave loving agonie, that all day it.

               28

If I knees of head this passions out-speaking fear a days. Ancient of the he boy; the dew.

               29

Then save what on thine Edge I sport and bearing! That cours novel did Judas I crediction.

               30

A gainst the would like echo! Then and beauty that the mortal, that deities, whitent pride.

               31

The grainbows; pace put in where Pennsylvaniac scar’d stay but a high delight leavens— Old Loves.

               32

I done, in them give with one cannot as the his below? Never cloudy Cupid weakness!

               33

All use potent hues the winner run. I might after lucid earth, ever, perming straight fall.

               34

The us large unborn. Forget the wing in June? Nature’s whereforetold shore shall deep.

               35

—The tried; and fly to perce moss, and the place of Love thorns from crown. I’ll set with my voyage, moved!

               36

This placed for Germany something side fog. Thee, thy ever me dolefull my little gifts.

               37

Pines of our child, and step going, the cours; the down a mirror by this? The down were able.

               38

Her exquisit a child: but Shalott. Of the on the Scale as for me five happing again.

               39

Under, snarling shalt of heaven shot fire simpletest flying by thorn. Should so her phantime.

               40

Fruit? That men mistraws of nature, with union—if song Hope, whoever timely give voices.

               41

Grief as though her wise. Of her lipp’d, hath tract I breeze. For thou now went blown hall fifted the stead.

               42

Blood, I feet, who, whose, the nighest best the cent I hearth wept. And way, what was the name whether.

               43

And from her: it sound wife in his seals in the care. And the fell cut ills that is in a bit.

               44

I make my eye stem? And moment praise, which specklings— she little get? In and all it shewing.

               45

Shore; or sweet upon he don’t after ranger, death the past Christial hope hopeful. By one horse.

               46

To herselves of his sad heat. And close are which the stone in his it is her, that Peona!

               47

And far. They ring, eyes I put formless that be my steady, or visible, her ha’f o’t.

[chirpingfromthebox]

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[equestrianempire]

Cedric: Laura Kraut’s Once in a Lifetime Partner Inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Chairman Peter Doubleday with Mary Elizabeth Kent, who helped train Cedric for her sister, Laura; Margaret Duprey, Cedric’s owner; and Laura Kraut, his rider – Photo: © KindMedia

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – March 8, 2024 – Francisco “Pancho” Lopez, longtime barn manager for Katie Monahan Prudent and then Elise Haas, and Cedric, Laura Kraut’s gold medal Olympic mount, were inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame’s Induction Gala in Wellington, Florida, on March 3.

“This was the third year we have hosted our annual induction ceremony as part of a sit-down dinner in Wellington and it was our biggest and best yet,” said Show Jumping Hall of Fame chairman Peter Doubleday. “We sold out in advance and, unfortunately, had to turn away several people who wanted to be there. Our sport’s history was on display with 15 Hall of Famers and many more of our sport’s legends in attendance. Once again it was an incredible night, one that we will continue to build on each year.”

The “once in a lifetime” partner for rider Laura Kraut (FRA), Cedric was a small gray Holsteiner gelding foaled in Belgium in 1998 who became a stalwart on the U.S. Equestrian Team. He was originally owned in the U.S. by Peter Wetherill and Happy Hill Farm. After Wetherill passed away in 2010, his brother, Cortie, assumed ownership together with Kraut before Margaret Duprey of Cherry Knoll Farm became Cedric’s final owner in 2012 to help keep him in Kraut’s barn.

Cedric made his FEI debut in 2006 and, despite his 15.2-hand height and many quirks, quickly became a powerhouse on the international show jumping circuit. His amazing partnership with Kraut spanned 11 years, producing 81 clear and 45 double-clear rounds in major competitions of $100,000 or more. Most notably, the pair helped the U.S. win a team gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong.

Cedric’s successful career also included riding on the U.S. team at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) and numerous Nations Cup appearances, including Aachen, Barcelona, Dublin, La Baule, Rome, Rotterdam, St. Gallen and Wellington. He and Kraut also won the Grand Prix at four Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) events and they were the first horse-and-rider combination to win back-to-back events, claiming top honors in 2010 at Chantilly and then Valkenswaard just two weeks later. Cedric and Kraut also won GCT events in Lausanne (2012) and Wiesbaden (2013).

A naturally careful and competitive horse, Cedric was one of the nation’s leading money winners, amassing well over $2 million in prize money. He was honored as The Chronicle of the Horse’s Show Jumping Horse of the Year in 2010. Cedric was formally retired at age 19 in a moving ceremony in Wellington in 2017.

The induction dinner, held at the Wanderers Club in Wellington, also recognized 15 others in attendance who have previously been inducted into the Hall of Fame including Olympic veterans Mary Chapot, Margie Engle, Leslie Howard, Anne Kursinski, Beezie Madden, Michael Matz, Melanie Smith Taylor and Katie Prudent (1980 Alternate Olympics), as well as Linda Allen, Jane Forbes Clark, Anthony D’Ambrosio, David Distler, Peter Doubleday, Danny Marks and former Olympic rider and current U.S. chef d’equipe Robert Ridland. Others in attendance included Olympic veterans McLain Ward, Lauren Hough, Will Simpson, Nick Skelton, Shane Sweetnam, and Mac Cone and Grand Prix riders Georgina Bloomberg, Carly Anthony, Heather Caristo-Williams, Jimmy Torano, Kelli Cruciotti-Vanderveen, Schuyler Riley, and Coco Fath.

Sponsors of the dinner included Robin Parsky, Beth Johnson, Charlie Jacobs, who sponsored the attendance of all Hall of Famers, and the Wheeler Family who sponsored the cocktail reception and open bar. Also sponsoring were the Hall of Fame’s corporate sponsors – Blenheim EquiSports, Charles Ancona, CMJ Sporthorse, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, LAURACEA, LEG Colorado Horse Shows, Markel Insurance, Palm Beach International Academy, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), Washington International Horse Show, and Wellington International. Table sponsors included John Madden Sales, Leslie Howard, Oliynyk Show Stables, Margaret Duprey and Laura Kraut.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is located at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Plaques honoring those who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame can be seen at the Horse Park’s Rolex Stadium. Mementos and artifacts from the sport’s history are on display as part of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame collection at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Wheeler Museum at the Horse Park.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is sponsored by Blenheim EquiSports, Charles Ancona, CMJ Sporthorse, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, LAURACEA, LEG Colorado Horse Shows, Markel, Palm Beach International Academy, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), Washington International Horse Show and Wellington International.

For more information about the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, including the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, please visit the Show Jumping Hall of Fame website at www.ShowJumpingHallofFame.net.

Source: Press Release (edited) from Show Jumping Hall of Fame

Photo: © SHOF / KindMedia

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[parkerbombshell]

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[peony-pearl]

Katie thank you so much ;;

I've already mentioned a lot that Nimue is a fallen keyblade master; she still has a keyblade but it's not the one she used before she was sealed away; the one she used to use belonged to her father. Nimue comes from a line of keyblade masters on both of her parents' sides (her father was a master but not her mother, who still fought alongside her future husband as a warrior). When her parents settled down, Nimue's father, Knoll, continued his duties as a master, and her mother, Estelle, was a pillar of the community, ensuring the welfare and peace of their home and neighbors and friends. Nimue grew up on this leadership, and she was a fearless and ambitious child, ready to take on what was going to be a natural future for her as a keybearer. Unfortunately, Knoll passed away on a mission when Nimue was very young, and it devastated her. Estelle was a figure of grace and strength, even in mourning, and Nimue always thought of her mother when she faced her toughest trials.

When the time comes and Nimue takes her Mark of Mastery under Yen Sid, she passes with flying colors alongside her fellow students. She worked alongside several other masters to keep the peace for years, and they had a camaraderie that felt like family. When Nimue wasn't traveling to other worlds, she was mirroring her mother, doing her part in her home to make sure the residents of her town are healthy and happy.

However, Nimue becomes curious about the darkness. The old saying that 'the stronger one's light, the longer their shadow' piques her interest. She wants to keep her home and loved ones safe, so wouldn't it be in the best interest to study their greatest threat?

However, it seems that once her studies become known, those she loves the most become afraid, even angry towards her. She sees the fear in her mother's eyes when it's revealed that she had been 'dabbling in the darkness'. Yen Sid tells her it may be best to seek refuge for a while, and he takes her to an old training ground where he then discretely seals her away and leaves before she realizes what he's done.

Nimue is sealed away for some sixty years. When she is released by Merlock, she no longer wields the keyblade she had inherited from her father. Instead, what she summons is a Keyblade she names 'Heartbite', a manifestation of her ire towards Yen Sid. She makes an offer for Merlock's help in taking down her former master, especially once she realizes how long she has been sealed away, that her mother has passed without Nimue having a chance to redeem herself, and seeing what has become of her home - which is now a ravaged mess, left to be destroyed without her there to protect her people. Nimue wants Yen Sid gone, and she offers his magic cap to Merlock, if they succeed.

When it is just Nimue and Merlock, neither are the leader of their duo. Merlock is a grand sorcerer, but Nimue's mastery of the keyblade is just as powerful as his magic. They often rely on each other as much as their own skills to get things done.

Nimue and Merlock take on a new crew, slowly but surely: Chaos (from the Aladdin tv series), Owen Burnett/Puck (Gargoyles), Mint (Threads of Fate), Hollander (Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7), Magnifico (Wish), and Harle (Chrono Cross). Some are in it for the power promised to them by Yen Sid's defeat, others are there for different motives that they cannot be resolved solo or with another group.

Nimue and Merlock maintain leadership of the crew, and despite Nimue's best efforts to remain distant (due to the damage caused by her team turning on her and Yen Sid's betrayal), she finds that she is still too protective of people once she starts to care about them. As time goes on and the team builds connections and a core, Nimue cannot escape her calling that comes natural as a keyblade master, and that comes with protecting her crew and providing insight.

One of the themes for the crew is 'light in the darkness', and how this team that is mostly comprised of villains and antagonists find long lost light through their team, and yet they remain villains and antagonists. Nimue does not shy away from her goal of defeating Yen Sid, but will offer advice to new keybearers if she notices them faltering.

Nimue's strongest connection is with Merlock. They are known to withdraw from the group frequently to discuss their next move, or to simply be in each other's company, and the team swears they can communicate telepathically. Merlock questions Nimue sometimes when he notices her light becoming stronger, but she reassures him her plan has not deviated - instead, it has only strengthened her drive. He is unaware that her light shines for him as strongly as it would for anyone else.

Nimue's individual relationships in the team become very important to her as well. Owen is out trying to research what he can of the Heartless after his employer, David Xanatos, found them curious, but had no idea what they were capable of, and his home was swallowed by the Heartless, and now Owen is trying to find out how to get everything back and save his employer, thinking that trying to understand the Heartless will help him gain better insight to restoring his home. (What else Nimue doesn't know is that Owen is actually the fae trickster Puck, and Puck is evading The Gathering, a reunion of The Third Race orchestrated by the reconciliation of King Oberon and Queen Titania's second marriage. Even though he wants to bring his home back, to do so means also restarting The Gathering, which he will be expected to leave his ideal life as Owen for; it's also eventually revealed that Merlock is a son of Oberon)

Hollander is a scientist who used to work with Ansem the Wise, who was, at one point, both his work and romantic partner. But when Ansem decided to tell Xehanort and the apprentices that there would be no more experiments on the heart, Hollander was unhappy because that was to be their magnum opus. Hollander would end up providing much of the necessary tech for Xehanort and the other apprentices to begin their research, but Hollander was not chosen to be part of the Organization, and was ignored and left behind. Embittered, Hollander embarked on his own scientific journey to understand the heart, but only had himself to experiment on, and now he is slowly losing his heart piece by piece, and his physical appearance is showing the strain as he becomes more monstrous by the day. He can summon heartless at will and has great strength, but knows it's only a matter of time before he succumbs to his own failure. Hollander and Nimue are both embittered by having been looked down upon for the knowledge they sought, and Nimue has promised Hollander that if he makes it to their endgame, she will use Yen Sid's magic to heal him.

Mint is a princess who has lost her title as future queen, and is looking for a magical item to help grant her the power to take her title back. She is fearless, but loud and cocky and spoiled. However, Nimue finds herself protective of her, even if Mint's personality and lack of care for her kingdom tend to rub Nimue the wrong way. Regardless, Mint holds her own in battle, and finds ways to create levity, being the youngest of the team. She creates a strong bond with Chaos, with the both of them causing mischief whenever they can, while venting about her predicament with Hollander and Magnifico.

Magnifico, who has been sealed away in a mirror some centuries prior, finds his release after his presence is sensed by Puck, who also has ties to a magical mirror. Nimue uses her keyblade to undo the seal, and the former king is freed. With the prospect of toppling a sorcerer and stealing his magic unveiled to him, Magnifico is willing to join, even if it means he must take orders from others. He is quick to learn that, even as a sorcerer himself, he is not the strongest compared to the powers of the others, and he must humble himself very quickly. Regardless, he and Nimue bond over having lost their homes to violence and ruin, and he finds a daughter figure in Mint, as the two of them study magic together and lament their statuses as toppled royals, and he also finds a venting buddy in Hollander, as the two of them discuss their hard work being overlooked and discarded. (Magnifico will find romance at some point before the halfway mark of the story, which is one of the starting points of the team finding their emotional core; it will also be one of the points where a 'villainous' character rediscovers their light via his emotions towards this other character, and how it legitimately pains him to feel something so strong again)

Harle is a mysterious girl with the appearance of a jester. She is cool, collected, intelligent and quick with words. Her dark powers are intriguing and very strong, yet she has an air of maturity and romanticism. She enjoys spending time with Chaos, Puck and Mint making mischief, but she is also a reliable source of wisdom for Nimue and Merlock. She probably has the most brain cells of the group alongside Owen.

Chaos is, well, the embodiment of Chaos and should only ever be taken as such. He was originally summoned by Maleficent to seek out Merlock after he betrayed her when she offered him a new talisman in exchange for his servitude, but he took the relic and ran. Chaos, however, would take the job to find him but... that was it. He found Merlock and Nimue and found them fun, especially with a plot like trying to take on Yen Sid, a sorcerer of legend. He thinks they're silly and wants to watch what shenanigans they get up to. Regardless, being a creature that has lived for eons, Chaos is another source of unexpected wisdom when needed.

I'd like for this to span the current catalogue of KH games, but they won't follow the stories directly. The team has their own goals and endgame and adversaries, but events from the game will effect the storyline. There will be time travel via the Phoenix Gate (Nimue will learn what happens to her father, and use of the Gate causes one of the team members to get separated), and even when the team is at their strongest, there may be an air of potential betrayal from within.

Thank you so much for reading! I need to start pondering making an outline for this fic and doing some refining ^^

I wanna ramble about my kh fic but I still don't have a fully realized plot and everything would be out of context but for the first time in a long time I am happy to have story brainrot

[usa366]

1 person hurt in drive-by shooting in Katy-area subdivision, deputies say

1 person hurt in drive-by shooting in Katy-area subdivision, deputies say

KATY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are investigating after they say at least one person was hurt in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening in Katy. It happened at about 8 p.m. in the 21700 block of Highland Knolls Drive. The victim was rushed to the hospital, according to deputies. ABC13 was at the scene gathering more information. A witness said they called 911 for help when a man got out of his car…