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President’s List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – Six hundred and fifty-four students were named to the Fall 2018 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of 4.0. Those named to the President’s List listed by hometown are as follows.

Abbeville – Annemarie Broussard, Heather Mayard;

Alexandria – Eric Weinzettle, Brandi Beaudoin, Leslie Bordelon, Claudia Gauthier, Ian Grant, Angela Hardin, Martha Hopewell, Jaliyah Jasper, Kasey Lacombe, Hunter Lewis, DeShonta Manning, Allison McCloud, Jalyn Mvcneal, Madeline Mitchell, Jennifer Prevot, Jabari Reed, Sailor Reed, Shacora Simpson, Kayla Whittington;

Anacoco -- Nicole Fitzgerald, Brittany Lewis, Caitlin McKee, Cassandra Osborne, Seth Ponthieux, Casey Williams, Megan Williams;

Anchorage – Sydney Bulot;

Arcadia – Antavious Roberson, Ralyn Simpson;

Arnaudville -- Zachary Leboeuf, Alayna Moreau, Misti Richard;

Ashland – Victoria Roderick;

Baker – Katelyn Kennedy;

Ball – Nickolas Juneau, Joseph Reynolds;

Barksdale, AFB – Kimberly Ventura Gonzalez;

Basile – Adam Elkins;

Bastrop – Nikkia Lewis;

Baton Rouge – Meagan Barbay, Diamanisha Betts, Madison Harris, Hannah Knoff, Jordan Lancaster, Tremia Lockett, Henrietta Mercer, Daniel Midyett, Emma Rivet, Victoria Simmons;

Belcher – Sierra Lang;

Belgrade, Serbia -- Emilija Dancetovic;

Belmont – Kelly Bass;

Benton – Victoria Berry, Tamara Korner, Bridget Miller, Jessica O’Neal, Finnley Plaster, Comis Waddell, Kathryn Watts;

Bienville – Julie Martin;

Boise, Idaho – Jessica Anderson;

Bossier City – Maddison Abreo, Jayde Barnett, Brittany Batchelor, Hannah Brooks, Kendall Caple, Izabela Carabelli, Callie Crockett, Peyton Davis, Hannah Gates, Joshua Greer, Jada Grigsby, Peyton Harville, Caylin Head, Savanna Head, Nicholas Hopkins, Kijah Johnson, Brandon Larkin, Chelsea Laverdiere, April Lebick, Katherine Parson, Colby Ponder, Taylor Powell, Jade Reich, Jami Rivers, Jalyn Robertson, Reid Rogers, Madison Rowland, Donna Spurgeon, Savannah Stevens, James Taylor, Kaitlyn Walker, Eric Zheng;

Boutte – Samantha Vernor;

Boyce – Katelyn Brister, Dylan Frazier, Sonya Hill;

Breaux Bridge – Beyonkan Heine, Emily Roy;

Broussard – Dylan Dunford;

Brownsville, Texas – Emily Saldivar;

Brussels – Leyla Fettweis;

Bunkie – Emily Arnaud,

Burleson, Texas -- Addison Pellegrino, Cassandra Smith;

Calhoun – Grace Cummings, Robert Mccandlish;

Calvin – Erin Price;

Campti – Alisha Bedgood, Rebekah Cole, Madelynne Greer;

Carencro – Melody Woodard;

Carrollton, Texas – Victoria Miller;

Cartagena, Colombia – Aura Hernandez Canedo, Jorge Ojeda Munoz, Hassik Vasquez Narvaez;

Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne;

Clarence – Jalicia Small;

Clifton – Brittany Shackleford;

Colfax – Alyssa Coleman, Lessie Rushing, Elizabeth Slayter, Morgan Vandegevel;

Conroe, Texas – Sidney Salmans;

Converse – Shayna Brown, Hayley Farmer, Wade Hicks, Mallory Mitchell, Hannah Womack, Logan Woodward;

Cotton Valley -- Nicholas Smith;

Coushatta – Sydney Anderson, Kaylee Antilley, Debra Hanson, Jon Hester, Mary James, Cynthia Lawson, Baley McAlexander, Precious Smith;

Covington -- Henri Blanchat, Justin Brogdon, Rachael Coyne, Sarah Shiflett;

Crowley -- Ma'Kayleen Milson;

Custer, South Dakota – China Whitwer;

Cypress, Texas – Alexis Warren;

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota – Eryn Sandwell;

Denham Springs – Joni Burlew;

DeRidder – Delia Amadiz, Lauren Callis, Tabitha Deer, Colten Denning, Falon Drake, Rebekah Frantz, Shydae Hammond, Karli Kennedy, Briana March, Brittney March, Shayla Miller, Jessica Mullican, Hannah Plummer, Rebecca Richmond, Cheyenne Vander, Michael Waryas;

Des Allemands – Emily Blanchard, Claire Schouest;

Destrehan – Hannah Boquet, Stephanie Webre;

Deville – Briana Ashley, Allison Deglandon, Amber Kreideweis, Aubree Lampert, Kenedy Lampert, Madison Lejeune, Maci Mayeux, Caleb Rhodes;

Diamondhead, Mississippi – Melissa Boyanton;

Dodson – Rachel Broomfield;

Doyline – Lucas Darbonne;

Dry Prong – Jared Boydstun, Ashlee Elliott;

Edmond, Oklahoma – Payton Hartwick, Ashley Medawattage;

El Paso, Texas – Christopher Barron;

Elizabeth – Amanda Cloud, Sadie Perkins;

Elton – Kayla Bellard;

Endicott, New York – Tonya Rackett;

Evergreen – Walter Armand;

Falfurrias, Texas – Marco Arevalo;

Farmerville – Malissa Loyd;

Florien – Shayla Duhon, Amber Lewing, Caroline Matthews, Dylan Roberts, Jordan Weldon;

Folson – Shaylee Laird, Sarah Moore;

Forest Hill – Rafael Sierra;

Forney, Texas – Jobey Rusk, Jared Walker, Jayden Wheeler;

Fort Polk – Brittany Chadwick, Kyley Cole, Shaunda Gordon, Miranda Illsley, Cynthia Schwartz, Sasha Trevino, Cherie Martel;

Fort Worth, Texas – Corban James;

Franklin – Emily Kutchenriter;

Franklinton – Crystal Newman;

Frisco, Texas – Caroline Shepherd;

Garland, Texas – Sierra Stone;

Glenmora – Alan Crowder, Reagan Humphries, Melissa Lanier, Faith Lawrence;

Goldonna – David Day, Harley Godwin;

Gonzales – Rebecca Marchand, Nicole Moody, Molly Moran, Bailee Ramey, Denee Smith;

Grand Prairie, Texas – Clayton Casner;

Grapevine, Texas – Margaret Black;

Greenwell Springs -- Cheramie Kravitz;

Greenwood -- Char'Tarian Wilson;

Gretna – Nadia Johnson;

Haughton – Luther Cain, Jessica Chase, Brittony Cole, Randi Corley, Bethanie Couch, Alexis Hoeltje, Victoria Lodrini, Savanah Molina, Amber Simmons, Heather Wooden, Dawn Young;

Heath, Texas – Megan Lohmiller;

Henderson, Texas – John Floyd, Emily Ortiz;

Hermon, Maine -- Allessa Ingraham-Albert;

Hessmer – Ryan Armand, Lacee-Beth Cazelot;

Hineston – Gabrielle Merchant Langley, Tylee Stokes;

Hope Mills, North Carolina -- Taylor Camidge;

Hornbeck – Brandy Alford, Lane Alford, Kimberly Runyon;

Houma – Alexis Dardar, Billy Gorr, Sarah Lajaunie, Corinne Paris;

Houston, Texas – Kendall Westfall;

Humble, Texas – Aiyana Bean;

Huntington, Texas – Travis Carrell;

Iowa – Keiona Guy, Matthew Phillips;

Irving, Texas – Darria Williams;

Jacksonville Beach, Floria – Katherine Medlin;

Jefferson – Jaleia Parker;

Jena – Christian Aymond, Alanna Hailey;

Jennings – Aimee Boothe, Alyson Brown, Janee Charles, Rachel Edwards, Rachelle Edwards, Wesley Simien, Lydia Williams;

Jonesboro – Jordan Winston;

Kaplan – Gabriel LeMoine;

Katy, Texas – Erik Carver;

Keithville – John-David May, Cora Procell, Janae Richardson, Joanna Sims;

Kenner -- Brooke Petkovich, Parul Sharma;

Kentwood – Jenna Morris;

Kileen, Texas - Temitope Buraimoh, Arlyn Johnson;

Kinder -- Jonathon Villareal;

Lacombe – William Simpson;

Lafayette -- Jeffrey Blossom, Abbey Broussard, Luke Dupre, Michael Joseph, Emilee Leger, Robert Middleton, Andrea Saelios, Dante Saelios, Forest Strang;

Lake Charles – Jovan Avery, Abigail Brady, Shawn Becton, Ashtyn Heap, Amanda Mustian, Sarah Sargent;

Larose – Eric Bourg;

Las Vegas, Nevada – April Ficarrotta;

Lawtell – Karoline Guidry;

Lecompte – Hannah Glaze;

Leesville – Sara Bishop, Autumn Boggs, Anthony Cantrell, Raven Collins, Carter Coriell, Junette Cutshaw, Cameron Davis, Chloe Dowden, Sarah Gibbs-Jarrell, Geoffrey Goins, Jessica Gray, Cheyenne Grigg, Jessica Herring, Ashley Hunt, Leigha Jackson, Bethany Kay, Emilee Keuten, Mercedes Mattes, Kelsea Mckinney, Paula Pilkenton, Linsey Preddy, Danielle Smyth, Peggy Stanley, Linda Strauss, Megan Tucker, Kristin Whistine;

Little Elm, Texas – Hunter Gagnon;

Logansport – Trenton Timmons, Rebecca Tomlin;

Longview, Texas – Gustavo Corrales, Kelli Hickerson, Samantha Morris;

Lyons, Kansas – Jennifer Rogers, Mary Rogers;

Machesney Park, Illinois – Alicia Teran;

Mamou – Alex Chapman, Meggie Granger, Nicholas Saucier;

Mandeville -- Shannon Roussell;

Mangham -- Rebekah Aultman;

Mansfield – Brooke Smith, Madylin Sullivan;

Mansura – Bailey Quebedeaux, Distiny Thompson;

Many – Skyler Ezernack, Heidi Knight, Jaleah Lee, Lathan Meyers, Xavier Montgomery, Chas Pilcher, Tessa Reeves, Samantha Simmons;

Marksville – Zachary Moreau, Paulette Thomas;

Marrero – Lorn Bourgeois;

Marshall, Texas – Laurann Graham, D’Sherrick Williams;

Marthaville – Emeri Manasco, Hanna Pardee;

Maurepas – Cameron Mayfield, Abigail Smith;

Maurice – Adam Courville;

Melissa, Texas – Kylah Banasky;

Merryville -- Kalan Townsley;

Metairie – Kaitlyn Arena, Morgan Nuss, Holly Schiler, Mary Strickland, Sadye Treadway;

Minden – Aubrey Dennis, Jess Easley, Laura Gryder, Taya Hester, Kiara Jenkins, Abigail Reynolds, Amanda Rogers, Heather White;

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – Kayla Bomben;

Mobile, Alabama – Emily Cristina;

Monroe – Demonta Brown, Aaron Hunt, Grace Underwood;

Montgomery -- Shelly Crew, Katelym Feazell;

Mooringsport – Abigail Wolfe;

Mora – Gracy Rowell;

Moreauville – Sean Casey;

Morgan City – Allie Atkinson, Jeremy Orgeron;

Morse – Kierra Linden;

Mount Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;

Muleshoe, Texas -- Caitlyn Barber;

Murphy, Texas – Bronte Rhoden;

Murrieta, California – LaQuitta Wilkins;

Napoleonville – Elizabeth Coleman;

Natchitoches -- Austin Aldredge, Ragan Aple, Luz Arrieta Jimenez, Rebecca Autrey, Sarah Aviles, Francisco Ballestas-Sayas, Joshua Below, Dylan Bennett, Sarah Bergeron, Allison Berry, Sara Coates, Anna Coffey, Fabian Correa Guette, Haley Dahlhoff, Elliot Davis, Ruth Garcia Rodriguez, Samantha Hall, Kaitlin Hatten, Taylor Johnson, Anthony Jones, Mary Keran, Colby Koontz, Scott Macqueen, Miranda Mayeaux, Rylie Mcfarlain, Jordan Mitchell, Maina Ibn Mohammed, Kaitlyn Nieman, Brooklyn Noe, Abigail Poe, Jonah Poe, Melissa Remo, Shelby Riedel, Alyssa Roberts, Kayla Roquemore, Emily Ryder, Emily Salter, Madison Shade, Melissa Slaughter, Madeline Taylor, David Thibodaux, Kristan Valdez, Lantz Vercher, Elizabeth Vienne, Madysen Watts;

New Iberia -- Jaci Jones, Grace Kerns, Payton Romero:

New Llano – Nicole Naral;

New Milford, Connecticut -- Lisa Rosenberg;

New Orleans – Jerome Baudy, Haleigh Giorlando Wall, Jaime Hendrickson, Tayla Oliver;

Noble – Allie Ebarb, Collin Procell;

Noyen sur Serthe, France -- Emma Miachon;

Oakdale -- Cheyenne Bertrand, Alyssa Cole, Katelyn Johnson, Coriana Moreaux, James Obrien;

Oil City – Ryan Connella;

Olla – Brianna Corley, Kristen Smith;

Opelousas -- Lauren Hebert, Keshayla Jackson, Alexia Rubin, Jaylen St. Romain;

Pacifica, California -- Nicholas Pierotti;

Palmetto, Florida -- Cindy Hernandez;

Paris, Texas -- Jordan Whatley;

Pearland, Texas – Tanisha Williams;

Pelican – Mary Myers;

Pereira Risaralda, Colombia -- Mariana Ospina Rivas;

Pineville – Malek Abdelhadi, Taylor Bailey, Riley Bell, Tasha Blanchard, Christian Boudreaux, Latasha Cain, Noelle Carruth, Amber Edmisson, Erin Fallis, Kara Johnson, Michael Martin, Emily McCarty, Cade Mitchell, Wendi Powell, Morgan VanBuren, Corbi Walters, Wesley Williams, Alan Winegeart;

Pitkin – Mattie Stewart;

Plaquemine – Kameron Landry;

Plaucheville -- Brooke Dauzat;

Pollock – Jadynn Giles;

Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth McCullar;

Port Allen – Makayla Lacy;

Port Barre – Madison Estis;

Port Orange, Florida – Sean Logan;

Prairieville – Rebekah Bonner, Colleen Carline, Roy Cobb, Andrea Gathercole, Sarah Makin;

Princeton – LeKayla Smith;

Provencal – Kara Gandy, Rebekah Orsborn, Bailey Scarbrough;

Ragley – Elizabeth Jaycox, Cole Spponer;

Raleigh, North Carolina – Aleida, Alfonso;

Ringgold – Regan Edwards;

Riverview, Florida – Robyn Larson;

Robeline – Jessica Clark, Patricia Goodwin, Alyssa Maley, Bergen Oge, Caleb Wester;

Round Rock, Texas – Evan Nafe;

Ruston – Jena Green;

Saint Francisville – Sara Baggett, Jordan Bringedahl;

Saint Martinville – Blake Blanchard, Alli Douet;

Saint Rose – Alexis Mancuso;

Saline – Madelyn Cheatwood;

San Antonio, Texas – Tiffany Rubin;

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Loren MacLennan;

Scott – Sydni Larriviere, Kristen Prejean;

Seabrook, Texas -- Amy Whitecotton;

Searcy, Arkansas – Lora Wood;

Shenzhen, China – Yinglin Yuan;

Shreveport -- Lindsey Adkins, Mackenzie Allen, Hannah Angell, Yasmeen Bader, James Baldwin, Katelynn Benge, Maddison Benge, Hallie Bloxom, Erin Brown, Kaysie Burgess, Abigail Davis, Jackson Driggers, Jennifer Eaves, Jennifer Elliott, Samantha Freeman, Peyton Gamble, Leah Gould, Melina Johnson, Tatyanna Kinsey, Kaitlyn Knighton, Katherine Mckay, Maxey McSwain, Madison Milligan, Myles Mitchell, Cayla Morris, Megan Osborn, Mallory Parker, Bailey Patton, Zachary Person, Haley Pickett, Taylor Poleman, Patricia Reed, Madelyn Ruiz, Catherine Shaw, Shelby Sowers, DeAndre Stevenson, Khaila Tucker, Ansonia Wisner;

Sibley – Julianna Schober;

Simmesport – Bailie Marsh, Elise Normand;

Simsboro – Autumn Smith, Shelby Wall;

Slaughter – Ciara Gibbs;

Slidell – Ayrianna Edwards, Katherine Gallinghouse, Parker Gwaltney, Abigail Miller, Sabrina Miller, Holly Penta, Rachel Reed, Jourdan Waddell, Olivia Warren;

Spring, Texas -- Sydney Normand;

Stinnett, Texas – Dalin Williams;

Stonewall – Mildred Hooper, Mallory McConathy, Emily McConnell, Brooke Meade, Clinton Oliver, Mackenzie Panther, Kassidy Parker;

Stuttgart, Germany -- Antonia Blattner;

Sulphur – Tiffany Lyons, Bryttani MacNamara;

Sunset – Lindsay Thibodeaux;

The Woodlands, Texas – Tyler Rapp;

Thibodaux – Sheridan Duet, Maegan Davis;

Tool, Texas – Kimberly Kidney;

Toronto Ontario – Rhea Verma;

Trout – Makayla King, Zachary Long, Deana Poole, Devon Smith, Andrea Walters;

Venice, Florida – Alexis Weaver;

Ventress – Racheal Gaude;

Ville Platte – Gabrielle Chapman, Joshua Galland, Alex Gautreaux;

Waco, Texas – Isabella Hudson;

Walker – Johnny Brister;

Washington – Tarik Andrus;

Welsh – Alisha Ledoux;

West Helena, Arkansas – Brittani Arana;

West Monroe – Julianne Cousans, Laura Lovell;

White Castle – Cassidy Blanchard, Gavin Landry;

Whitehouse, Texas – Jackson Allen;

Wilmington, Delaware – Amy Bourett;

Winnfield -- Tamierrea Alexander, John Collins, Simona Curry, Michael Duke, D’Tyria Duncan, Joshua Goins, Kassidy Grantadams, Kelsey Jordan, Elizabeth Parker, Caroline Womack, Maggie Womack;

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Tyra Duma;

Woodworth – Christian Jeansonne, Jonathan Magnano;

Wylie, Texas – Alexis Perry;

Yaroslav, Russia -- Polina Mutel;

Youngsville – Jessica Gilmore, Brandon Granger;

Zakopane, Poland -- Patrycja Polanska;

Zwolle – Shakelia Maxie, Holden Rivers.

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irvinenewshq · 2 years ago

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Elon Needs Peasants to Get Verified on Twitter as Properly

Ever since Musk closed on the Twitter acquisition there have been speedy proposed adjustments to the platform. Photograph: mundissima (Shutterstock) World’s richest man and newfound Twitter proprietor Elon Musk stated that Twitter’s present verification ecosystem is by some means akin to a medieval caste system, and that the easiest way to repair that’s to permit anybody to be Twitter Verified, so long as you bought $8 in your pockets. Sure, once more, Musk tweeted Tuesday one other fly-by plan to assist repair his platform. It included a couple of nuggets of information that develop upon his different latest leaks and declarations. Studies primarily based on nameless figures with data of the difficulty stated Musk wished to cost $20 a month for the semi-coveted blue checkmark for Twitter Verified customers. Coughing up $8 a month would assure you a greater spot in Twitter’s algorithm, with “precedence” in replies, mentions, and search outcomes. Verified customers may share longer video and audio posts and would see “half as many adverts.” Musk stated this was meant to assist cope with bots and “spam/rip-off.” Earlier on Tuesday, Musk tweeted a response to prolific horror author Stephen King, the place the creator complained in regards to the proposed $20-a-month price ticket saying “Fuck that, they need to pay me. If that will get instituted, I’m gone like Enron.” Musk responded “We have to pay the payments by some means!” and proposed $8. King didn’t reply to Musk, however the billionaire posted that making folks pay for verification was “the one method to defeat the bots [and] trolls.” G/O Media could get a fee As well as, Twitter’s new proprietor claimed this new income can be used to “reward content material creators.” That is an attention-grabbing proposition contemplating that if at the least 1 / 4 of present verified customers began paying Twitter $20 for his or her blue checkmark, the corporate would solely make about $24 million. Twitter already has a couple of techniques to let content material creators earn a living, together with by Ticketed Areas and Tremendous Follows. Worth factors for Tremendous Follows month-to-month subscriptions go as much as $9.99. Creators already earn 97% of that income below $50,000 and 20% above that value. Tremendous Follows have been not producing a lot income after they first got here out, based on experiences at the time. Twitter didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon how a lot its made for the reason that program was created, however that is sensible since on Tuesday, Sarah Personette, Twitter’s former Chief Buyer Officer, introduced she resigned from her place final Friday after Musk’s takeover. Musk has additionally talked about his intent to convey again the short-form video platform Vine, which could possibly be one other avenue for producing content material creator income. However making folks pay for verification would remodel the system into one thing removed from its authentic intent. A verification sticker is supposed to restrict disinformation and prohibit folks from impersonating public figures, whether or not they’re politicians, celebrities, or journalists. As famend Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono identified, verification has been a software used in opposition to some repressive regimes. After his tweets caught hearth, he later added that “There can be a secondary tag under the title for somebody who’s a public determine, which is already the case for politicians.” Musk is well-known for making public declarations and enterprise choices through Twitter, however ever since he’s cemented management of the blue fowl app his traditional mind farts have became him blowing up his favourite social platform. On Tuesday #AMessageToElonMusk was trending on Twitter, with many customers miffed over his latest actions equivalent to platforming a conspiracy concept in regards to the latest assault in opposition to Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker of the Home Nancy Pelosi. Originally published at Irvine News HQ

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tlatollotl · 7 years ago

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Around 1100 or 1200 A.D., the largest city north of Mexico was Cahokia, sitting in what is now southern Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Built around 1050 A.D. and occupied through 1400 A.D., Cahokia had a peak population of between 25,000 and 50,000 people. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cahokia was composed of three boroughs (Cahokia, East St. Louis, and St. Louis) connected to each other via waterways and walking trails that extended across the Mississippi River floodplain for some 20 square km. Its population consisted of agriculturalists who grew large amounts of maize, and craft specialists who made beautiful pots, shell jewelry, arrow-points, and flint clay figurines.

The city of Cahokia is one of many large earthen mound complexes that dot the landscapes of the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and across the Southeast. Despite the preponderance of archaeological evidence that these mound complexes were the work of sophisticated Native American civilizations, this rich history was obscured by the Myth of the Mound Builders, a narrative that arose ostensibly to explain the existence of the mounds. Examining both the history of Cahokia and the historic myths that were created to explain it reveals the troubling role that early archaeologists played in diminishing, or even eradicating, the achievements of pre-Columbian civilizations on the North American continent, just as the U.S. government was expanding westward by taking control of Native American lands.

Today it’s difficult to grasp the size and complexity of Cahokia, composed of about 190 mounds in platform, ridge-top, and circular shapes aligned to a planned city grid oriented five degrees east of north. This alignment, according to Tim Pauketat, professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, is tied to the summer solstice sunrise and the southern maximum moonrise, orientating Cahokia to the movement of both the sun and the moon. Neighborhood houses, causeways, plazas, and mounds were intentionally aligned to this city grid. Imagine yourself walking out from Cahokia’s downtown; on your journey you would encounter neighborhoods of rectangular, semi-subterranean houses, central hearth fires, storage pits, and smaller community plazas interspersed with ritual and public buildings. We know Cahokia’s population was diverse, with people moving to this city from across the midcontinent, likely speaking different dialects and bringing with them some of their old ways of life.

View of Cahokia from Rattlesnake Mound ca 1175 A.D., drawn by Glen Baker (Image courtesy of Sarah E. Baires)

The largest mound at Cahokia was Monks Mound, a four-terraced platform mound about 100 feet high that served as the city’s central point. Atop its summit sat one of the largest rectangular buildings ever constructed at Cahokia; it likely served as a ritual space.

In front of Monks Mound was a large, open plaza that held a chunk yard to play the popular sport of chunkey. This game, watched by thousands of spectators, was played by two large groups who would run across the plaza lobbing spears at a rolling stone disk. The goal of the game was to land their spear at the point where the disk would stop rolling. In addition to the chunk yard, upright marker posts and additional platform mounds were situated along the plaza edges. Ridge-top burial mounds were placed along Cahokia’s central organizing grid, marked by the Rattlesnake Causeway, and along the city limits.

Cahokia was built rapidly, with thousands of people coming together to participate in its construction. As far as archaeologists know, there was no forced labor used to build these mounds; instead, people came together for big feasts and gatherings that celebrated the construction of the mounds.

The splendor of the mounds was visible to the first white people who described them. But they thought that the American Indian known to early white settlers could not have built any of the great earthworks that dotted the midcontinent. So the question then became: Who built the mounds?

Early archaeologists working to answer the question of who built the mounds attributed them to the Toltecs, Vikings, Welshmen, Hindus, and many others. It seemed that any group—other than the American Indian—could serve as the likely architects of the great earthworks. The impact of this narrative led to some of early America’s most rigorous archaeology, as the quest to determine where these mounds came from became salacious conversation pieces for America’s middle and upper classes. The Ohio earthworks, such as Newark Earthworks, a National Historic Landmark located just outside Newark, OH, for example, were thought by John Fitch (builder of America’s first steam-powered boat in 1785) to be military-style fortifications. This contributed to the notion that, prior to the Native American, highly skilled warriors of unknown origin had populated the North American continent.

This was particularly salient in the Midwest and Southeast, where earthen mounds from the Archaic, Hopewell, and Mississippian time periods crisscross the midcontinent. These landscapes and the mounds built upon them quickly became places of fantasy, where speculation as to their origins rose from the grassy prairies and vast floodplains, just like the mounds themselves. According to Gordon Sayre (The Mound Builders and the Imagination of American Antiquity in Jefferson, Bartram, and Chateaubriand), the tales of the origins of the mounds were often based in a “fascination with antiquity and architecture,” as “ruins of a distant past,” or as “natural” manifestations of the landscape.

When William Bartram and others recorded local Native American narratives of the mounds, they seemingly corroborated these mythical origins of the mounds. According to Bartram’s early journals (Travels, published in 1928) the Creek and the Cherokee who lived around mounds attributed their construction to “the ancients, many ages prior to their arrival and possessing of this country.” Bartram’s account of Creek and Cherokee histories led to the view that these Native Americans were colonizers, just like Euro-Americans. This served as one more way to justify the removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands: If Native Americans were early colonizers, too, the logic went, then white Americans had just as much right to the land as indigenous peoples.

Location of Cahokia, East St Louis, and St Louis sites in the American Bottom (Map courtesy of Sarah E. Baires)

The creation of the Myth of the Mounds parallels early American expansionist practices like the state-sanctioned removal of Native peoples from their ancestral lands to make way for the movement of “new” Americans into the Western “frontier.” Part of this forced removal included the erasure of Native American ties to their cultural landscapes.

In the 19th century, evolutionary theory began to take hold of the interpretations of the past, as archaeological research moved away from the armchair and into the realm of scientific inquiry. Within this frame of reference, antiquarians and early archaeologists, as described by Bruce Trigger, attempted to demonstrate that the New World, like the Old World, “could boast indigenous cultural achievements rivaling those of Europe.” Discoveries of ancient stone cities in Central America and Mexico served as the catalyst for this quest, recognizing New World societies as comparable culturally and technologically to those of Europe.

But this perspective collided with Lewis Henry Morgan’s 1881 text Houses and House-life of the American Aborigines. Morgan, an anthropologist and social theorist, argued that Mesoamerican societies (such as the Maya and Aztec) exemplified the evolutionary category of “Middle Barbarism”—the highest stage of cultural and technological evolution to be achieved by any indigenous group in the Americas. By contrast, Morgan said that Native Americans located in the growing territories of the new United States were quintessential examples of “Stone Age” cultures—unprogressive and static communities incapable of technological or cultural advancement. These ideologies framed the archaeological research of the time.

In juxtaposition to this evolutionary model there was unease about the “Vanishing Indian,” a myth-history of the 18th and 19th centuries that depicted Native Americans as a vanishing race incapable of adapting to the new American civilization. The sentimentalized ideal of the Vanishing Indian—who were seen as noble but ultimately doomed to be vanquished by a superior white civilization—held that these “vanishing” people, their customs, beliefs, and practices, must be documented for posterity. Thomas Jefferson was one of the first to excavate into a Native American burial mound, citing the disappearance of the “noble” Indians—caused by violence and the corruption of the encroaching white civilization—as the need for these excavations. Enlightenment-inspired scholars and some of America’s Founders viewed Indians as the first Americans, to be used as models by the new republic in the creation of its own legacy and national identity.

During the last 100 years, extensive archaeological research has changed our understanding of the mounds. They are no longer viewed as isolated monuments created by a mysterious race. Instead, the mounds of North America have been proven to be constructions by Native American peoples for a variety of purposes. Today, some tribes, like the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, view these mounds as central places tying their communities to their ancestral lands. Similar to other ancient cities throughout the world, Native North Americans venerate their ties to history through the places they built.

#archaeology #history #native american #cahokia #Newark earthworks #creek #cherokee #choctaw #mississippians #mound builders

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npsnhaprogram · 8 years ago

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The Schuylkill River Sojourn: Fostering Environmental Stewardship and Community

Earlier this month, the Schuylkill River Heritage Area hosted its 19th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn. Organized around the theme “I Protect the Schuylkill River,” this year’s Sojourn drew 220 paddlers from 12 states, 70 of which completed the entire 112-mile journey from Schuylkill Haven to Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row. Throughout the Sojourn, paddlers experience noon and evening programs aligned with the watershed preservation theme at stops in historic river towns, trailheads and riverfront parks along the Schuylkill River Trail.

The Schuylkill River Heritage Area is a state and national heritage area (NHA) managed by the Schuylkill River Greenway Association (SRGA) which connects five counties and four National Park Service (NPS) park sites along the river: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Valley Forge National Historical Park and Independence National Historical Park. The NPS has provided support and assistance since before the area was designated as a national heritage area.

This year’s theme is a nod to the longstanding mission of the heritage area to connect and preserve the Schuylkill River while promoting environmental stewardship. The SRGA has been focused on environmental restoration and encouraging recreation since its formation in 1974, and serves as the management entity of the NHA. In 1999, the SRGA founded the Sojourn in response to the Schuylkill River’s designation as River of the Year by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which remains a managing partner.

Since then, over 4000 canoers and kayakers have convened on the Schuylkill River for an annual celebration of the watershed and its communities, renewing a sense of regional unity and stewardship on which it was built.

Throughout the week, programs covered topics such as: the effect of water quality on bird species and habitat; landscaping practices that protect rivers and streams; or outlining current initiatives by organizations such as the Philadelphia Water Department and the Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) to approach the challenges facing the river. SAN also sponsored this year’s Sojourn Steward who engaged in regular water quality monitoring during the trip and wrote a blog along the way.

The 2017 Schuylkill Sojourn, Sarah Chudnovsky, presents her findings on Day 5 outside of Conshohocken, PA / Photo by Miriam Akervall

Alongside educational programming, paddlers also enjoyed musical performances, locally catered meals, and campfires when the weather allows. “Heritage areas build emotional investment,” says Executive Director of Schuylkill NHA Elaine Paul Schaefer. “Instead of giving people the parade of horribles if they don’t protect the river, [we] invite them to enjoy it and participate... All of a sudden they become ambassadors.”

Although often described by Sojourners as a “staycation,” for many paddlers, the sojourn is much more than that. Over the years, the group has become a community of its own. Each day of the Sojourn, around 100 paddlers take to the water trail to reconnect with the landscape as well as old friends.

“It’s like going to summer camp,” says Carl Raring, a phrase well worn by the Sojourn’s many regulars. Raring is one of two people to have paddled all nineteen summers; he and Jim Showalter met “in the first hour of the first day” at the inaugural Sojourn in 1999. Although they kayak together outside of the Sojourn, the first week in June symbolizes the beginning of nearly two decades of friendship, and an opportunity for a reunion with those they’ve met over the years.

“The camaraderie of the people that you meet here is one of the greatest things about the Sojourn,” adds David Kohler, who has pitched his tent near Raring and Showalter. “I’ve only been on 18,” he says and laughs as they tease him.

For Sojourners based in the area, like Jay Kudach, the appeal of the Sojourn is that it offers a fresh perspective on a familiar landscape. “I live ten minutes away from [the Schuylkill River] and I rarely see this side of it,” he says, “we camp out in these little neighborhood places you wouldn’t normally get to otherwise.” It is only Kudach’s second year on the Sojourn, and he already has plans to return in 2018.

Alan Quant (above, right), Lead Guide at Canoe Susquehanna, has led every Sojourn since 1999. Quant and NHA representatives recognized full trip participants at the Philadelphia Canoe Club. On the left stands (clockwise) Elaine Paul Schaefer, Sarah Cruthers and Laura Catalano of the Schuylkill River NHA / Photo by Miriam Akervall

According to Laura Catalano, Communications Director of the Schuylkill NHA, about three-quarters of the 2017 participants are returning Sojourners. Many become involved in watershed protection organizations in their own communities, spreading stewardship values to friends and loved ones. Raring agrees: “Our daughters have been veterans of many Sojourns as well,” he says, referring to his own and Showalter’s. Being on the river, establishing meaningful connections with the landscape as well as the people motivates Sojourners to care for this resource, leading by example to encourage the next generation to do the same.

#SchuylkillSojourn #Schuylkill River National Heritage Area #National Heritage Areas #Great Outdoors #NPS

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rathertoofondofbooks · 5 years ago

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I can’t believe that we’re already in the final week of Non-Fiction November! I’ve really enjoyed taking part this year and have not only read some fabulous books but I’ve discovered some brilliant-sounding books recommended by other bloggers. So, as part of today’s Non-Fiction November prompt from Rennie from What’s Nonfiction I’m sharing some of the books I’ve added to my To Be Read stack!

I discovered Dope Sick by Beth Macy on Deb aka Curly Geek’s blog and found her review so compelling that I not only bought a copy of the book but I’m reading it now. It’s not an easy read because of the subject matter but it’s such a fascinating book. I also spotted The Library Book by Susan Orlean in the same post and have added this book to my wish list and plan to get hold of this one soon as it sounds really good.

On a similar theme, I read a brilliant review of The Outrun by Amy Liptrot on WhatCathyReadNext’s blog this week so I’m definitely going to be adding this book to my TBR. I find books about addiction and recovery really interesting and helpful so I’m keen to get to this one.

During the first week of Non-Fiction November I enjoyed reading Karen at Booker Talk’s post about her favourite non-fiction and saw she recommended The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. It sounded like such a good read so I decided to buy the audio book and hope to listen to this one soon.

Over on Liz at LibroFullTime’s blog I’ve enjoyed a couple of posts. One was where she paired Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other with Lovers and Strangers by Clair Wills. I’m hoping to read the former very soon so am really interested to get hold of a copy of the latter to read alongside it. I also really enjoyed her Be the Expert / Become the Expert post. I’ve bought a copy of Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness as it sounds like a calming read, and I’ve added Names for the Sea by Sarah Moss to my wish list along with the other books about Iceland mentioned as I’m intrigued to know more.

I love reading reviews at What’s Nonfiction and it was here that I discovered that Susannah Cahalan had written another book (I loved her previous book Brain on Fire). The great Pretender sounds like my kind of book as I’m always so interested in reading about illness and diagnosis so I’ve added this one to my wish list and plan to read it soon.

On SpiritBlog’s Year in Nonfiction post I spotted a book called Bringing Columbia Home by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward and I immediately looked it up. It’s about the space shuttle Columbia and as I’ve been fascinated by space ever since I was a small child I had to put this book on my wish list.

Also on the subject of space travel I was reminded by NeverEnoughNovels’ blog of The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, which is on my TBR but I’ve never made the time to read it. I also discovered Rocket Men by Robert Kurson on this blog, it’s a book that I’ve never heard of before but it sounds like my kind of read so it’s on my wish list.

On Bookish Beck’s blog I read a great review of Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper, a book that was already on my radar and alongside this review was a review of Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life by Amber Scorah, which is in a similar vein looking at what it is to leave religion and make a new life. Both of these books are on my wish list and I hope to get to them very soon.

In the week we did Book Pairings as a prompt you may recall that I recommended Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer alongside Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar so it was great to discover on MusingsOfALiteraryWanderer’s blog recommendations for these two books along with two more: The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger and The Ledge by Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan. I’ve added both to my wish list and hope to get to read them soon.

UnrulyReader shared a post on Being an Expert on home organisation, which I loved reading. I second her recommendation of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying! I discovered a few more organising books that I hadn’t heard of before so have made a note of the titles. I’m particularly interested in Good Housekeeping’s Simple Organising Wisdom.

I found HappiestWhenReading’s blog post about the best books on grief. I also recommended Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman in one of my Non-Fiction November posts but I discovered a few new-to-me books in this post. The one that most stood out to me is After This, and Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief both by Claire Bidwell-Smith so I’ve added both of these to my wish list and intend to buy them very soon.

Over on BookdOut blog a post about becoming an expert caught my attention. In the post is a selection of books about Australian true crime featuring female perpetrators and I actually can’t name just one book from this post as I’ve actually added all the books to my wish list! I can’t help but be intrigued about crime and what makes people do the things they do so I’m keen to read these books.

In another post written that week is one about books about the Royal Family over on Hopewell’s Library of Life’s blog. Again this is a post where I can’t really choose a single book as all of them look fascinating and I’ve made a note of all of the titles!

So all in all it’s been a bumper Non-Fiction November for me as I’ve found loads of new books to add to my TBR. Have you added any books to your TBR stacks during Non-Fiction November? I hope you’ve discovered some fab new books, I’d love to hear about them. 🙂

Non-Fiction November: Books I’ve Added to my TBR! I can't believe that we're already in the final week of Non-Fiction November! I've really enjoyed taking part this year and have not only read some fabulous books but I've discovered some brilliant-sounding books recommended by other bloggers.

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It’s De-Lovely! has been published at http://www.theleader.info/2019/03/12/its-de-lovely/

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It’s De-Lovely!

STUDIO32 are well into rehearsals for their latest show, it’s that de-lovely Cole Porter classic Anything Goes. The show is an hilarious farce, with great songs and a script that will have you laughing in your seats and all the way home. Anything Goes is set in the early 1930s aboard the ocean liner S. S. American. Billy Crocker has stowed away to be near his love, Hope Harcourt. There’s only one problem - Hope is already engaged, to the wealthy Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Joining this love triangle on board the luxury liner is Public Enemy Number 13 Moonface Martin and his sidekick-in-crime Erma. With the help of some elaborate disguises and good old-fashioned blackmail, they join forces to help Billy in his quest to win Hope’s heart. The role of Hope Harcourt is being played by Sarah Hopewell (pictured). Sarah has been with STUDIO32 for nearly two years. Despite never having been on stage before coming to Spain she displayed a natural talent, and successfully took the role of Roxie Hart in the company’s production of Chicago last year. More recently she played the lead role of Dorothy in the Motown musical The Wiz. A strong actress, singer and dancer, Sarah has ample opportunity to put her voice to good use in two duets with Billy, including that well-known number “It’s De-Lovely”, as well as a lovely solo ballad “Goodbye, Little Dream”. STUDIO32 are proud and delighted to once again be supporting charities and good causes in the area, including the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Society and the local music school. The show goes on from Wednesday May 29th to Saturday June 1st at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio, all performances start at 7.30pm with doors open 7pm. Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced at 10 euros, and can be obtained by emailing [email protected] or calling 744 48 49 33. Current seating availability for each performance is available on their website www.studiothirtytwo.org so book your seat now and you’ll be sure to enjoy a fabulous evening’s entertainment.

#It’s De-Lovely!#Studio 32

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nsula · 7 years ago

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Spring 2018 Dean’s List

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University announced the names of 1,087 students named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2018 semester. Students on the Dean’s List maintained a 3.5-3.99 grade point average. Students, listed by hometown, are as follows.

Abbeville -- MaKayla Lewis;

Albany -- Kaitlyn Kinchen;

Alexandria -- Chris Vincent Advincula, Evelyn Allen-Lewis, Lili Bedoya, Heather Bergeron, Tianna Bowens, Lydia Branch, Morgan Bryant, Thomas Crowe, Noel Cusick, Angela Dunn, Aubrey Farque, Claudia Gauthier, Ian Grant, Monnie Guillory, Tameka Hammonds, Tyraneisha Hayward, Roderick Henry, Martha Hopewell, Jaliyah Jasper, Whitney Joffrion, Jordan Johnson, Kelli Leone, Hunter Lewis, Jimmie Magee, Aaron Martin, Ceerah McNeal, Jennifer Miranda, Kylah Porter, Sailor Reed, Savannah Sices, Shacora Simpson, Christopher Warren, Shanequa Watkins, Amber Williams Taylor;

Anacoco -- Lindsey Alligood, Kinsley Blakeway, Kenneth Cochran, Alan Cosio, Nicole Fitzgerald, Rachel Fournier, Christopher Guy, Elizabeth Guy, Karlee Laurence, Brittany Lewis, Mahala Lewis, Caitlin McKee, Kayli O’Toole, Clarissa Owens, Katie Perkins, Bret Phillips, Amanda Shores, Cheyenne Taylor;

Anchorage, Alaska -- Sydney Bulot;

Angola -- Ursula Poarch;

Arlington, Texas -- Mariah Denson;

Arnaudville -- Zachary Leboeuf;

Ashland -- Victoria Roderick;

Atlanta -- Peyton Howell, Morgan Williams;

Atlanta, Texas -- Shannon Jones;

Aurora, Colorado -- William Mccullough;

Austin, Texas -- Ysmina Smith;

Avondale -- Brian Videau;

Baker -- Devante George;

Baldwin -- Lakesha Colar, Gerianna Lyons;

Ball -- Stephen Carpenter, Nickolas Juneau, Lauren Nugent, Vanessa Toney, Megan Wakefield, Alice Wilson;

Barksdale AFB -- Elysia Lanier, Tova Volcheck;

Barlanquillo Atlantico, Columbia -- Camilo Simancas Morelo;

Baton Rouge -- Emmanuel Dunn, Lydell Emerson, Madison Fry, Julian Guerrero Acevedo, Maisyn Guillory, John Guillot, Kelly Guillot, Madison Harris, Jessica Joseph, Mckane Kinchen, Henrietta Mercer, Madalyn Mullins, Katie Pham, Colleen Reese, Reagan Smith, Jason Stampley;

Beaumont, Texas -- Dustin Burns;

Belcher -- Sierra Laing;

Belle Chasse -- Natalie Wilson;

Belmont -- Tristan Ponder;

Bentley -- Zachary Doucet;

Benton -- Kelyn Bihm, Christopher Heard, Kara Knippers, Jessica O'Neal, Jadyn Sepulvado, Torea Taylor, Kimberly Umphries;

Bernice -- Brandy Ganter;

Blanco, Texas -- Reagan Rogers;

Bogalusa -- Amanda Crawford;

Boise, Idaho -- Jessica Anderson;

Bossier City -- Alexander Bequette, Kendall Caple, Jael Ahmad, Lauryn Bakalis, Abigail Barkley, Breanna Black, Elizabeth Blair, Brittany Boothe, Steven Braddock, Katie Briggs, Jonathan Castillo, Peyton Davis, Anthonia Dogbey, Madison Edwards, Bailey Freeman, Karli Freeman, Laschae Gadson, Kelsey Gallman, Julie Golden, Mizzani Grigsby, Candace Guillory, Devonte Hall, Oai Lee Huynh, Anton Inyakov, Dejaney Jackson, Nourain Jamhour, Anqumesha Jeter, Shane Kaiser, Tina Kile, Danielle Lombardino, Alexandra Madrid, Samantha Maiette, Caroline McKee, Amanda Mings, Stacy Moore, Katherine Parson, Kennedy Parson, Brittani Phillips, Kathryn Pierce, Rachael Pierce, Tatyana Porter, Timothy Rice, Jami Rivers, Jasmine Roberson, Kassidy Robideaux, Madison Rowland, Rheagan Rowland, Jeremy Ryals, Dakota Schudalla, Ranya Shihadeh, Hope Spaw, Tabitha Stevenson, Susan Stone, James Taylor, Jazmine Tom-Jones, Giselle Trejo, Lacey Velasquez, Madalyn Watson, Meagan Willis, Nour Zeidan, Eric Zheng;

Bourg -- Micaiah Richie, Abigail Trahan;

Boyce -- Tiffany Barnhart, Ekaterina Bordelon, Sarah Hill, Sonya Hill, Hannah Miller, Ashley Smith;

Breaux Bridge -- Ashtin Mouton, Tyler Thibodeaux;

Brentwood, Tennessee -- Joe Tappel;

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma -- Madeline Drake;

Bunkie -- Emily Arnaud;

Burleson, Texas -- Eric Neeley;

Campti -- Alisha Bedgood, Paige Cason, Trenton Parker, Ronald Reliford, Madeline Valencia, Rebekah Wiley;

Carencro -- Malik Babin, Chaney Dodge, Destiny Kennerson;

Cartagena, Bolivar -- Carlos Camargo Patron, Maria Carmona-Ruiz, Angela Coneo Valdez, Carlomagno Leon Jimenez, Paula Martinez Marrugo, Nestor Mercado-Garcia, Romulo Osorio Herrera, Ronald Rodriguez Herrera, Valentina Herazo Alvarez, Luis Osorio Betancourt, Juan Paternina Paez, Valeria Perez Espinosa, Alonso Restrepo Cardozo;

Cedar Hill, Texas -- Timmis Bonner;

Chalmette -- Sara Mendoza;

Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne;

Chicago, Illinois -- Brandon Hutton;

Choudrant -- Taylor Holley, Mya Melancon;

Clayton -- Glendalyn Boothe, Ruben Smith;

Colfax -- Camren Bell, Michael Dupre, Angela McCann, Lessie Rushing, Elizabeth Slayter, Morgan Vandegevel;

Colorado Springs, Colorado -- Rossana Potempa;

Columbia, South Carolina -- Brittany Bell;

Converse -- Samantha Davis, Ashley Forgues Brock, Hannah Womack;

Costa Mesa, California -- Keith Ford;

Cottonport -- Zachary Gauthier, Justin Tigner;

Coushatta -- Jason Bell, Nick Ezernack, Erikka Johnson, Jamary Jones, Sidney Jones, Aaron Murray, Jacob Shaver, Precious Smith, John Squires, Keyairrowa Thomas, Treasure Wilson, Caroline Wren, Lauren Young, Rena Yount;

Covington -- Justin Brogdon, Rachael Coyne, Margaret Denny, Titus McCann, Andrea Mier, Cathleen Oviedo, Catherine Sadler, Kenneth Sears, Jennifer Vo;

Coyolilla Veracruz, Mexico -- Guadalupe de Jesus Mendez Zaragoza;

Creole -- Brooklyn Frerks;

Crowley -- Kylan Poullard, Desiree Robinson;

Cut Off -- Zachary Breaux;

Cypress, Texas -- Alexis Gomez;

Dayton, Texas -- Jerry Maddox;

DeBerry, Texas -- Sarah Britt;

Deer Park, Texas -- Blake Stephenson;

Denham Springs – Joey Carroll, James Fillingame, Caitlin Griffin, Keisha Johnson, Halle Mahfouz, Amy Thomas, Jenson Wall, Emily Williams;

DeQuincy -- Austin Nichols;

DeRidder -- Dawanna Burgess, Maygin Chesson, Alphonse Engram, John Ham, Michael Keeper, Kayla Kowalski, Reagan Laird, Brittney March, Shayla Miller, Zachary Pursley;

Derry -- Hannah Antee;

Desoto, Texas -- Nicholas Forde;

Destrehan – Patrick Juneau;

Deville -- Hailey Bolton, Savannah Carter, Hailie Coutee, Kinley Deville, Candice Dryden, Hannah Lewis, Caleb Rhodes, Sydney Ryder;

Dike, Texas -- Brynn Offutt;

Dodson -- Courtney Booker, Kierstyn Cyrus, Haley McClendon;

Doyline -- Lucas Darbonne, Zeke Wallace;

Dry Prong -- Megan Alwell, DeAnna Bartlett, Jacob Boydstun, Ashley Martin, Judith Mixon;

Dubberly -- Alex Robles;

East Windsor, New Jersey – Andreia Martins;

Edmond, Oklahoma -- Ashley Medawattage, Amanda Stokes;

El Paso, Texas -- Christopher Barron;

Elizabeth -- Kolby Friday, Clyde Hurst;

Elmer -- Tula Newman;

Eros -- Alecia Smith;

Eunice -- Jeremy Ortego;

Ferriday -- Dalenesha Wimley;

Flatwoods -- Taylor Nichols;

Florien -- Whitney Byles, Travis Cook, Emma Herrington, Jackson Kleven, Ashton Remedies, Megan Wagley, Shari Wilson;

Flower Mound, Texas -- Cody McGee;

Folsom -- Sarah Moore;

Forest Hill -- Brett Atkinson, Anna Doherty, Rafael Sierra, Charli Stanley, Nancy Vargas, Leslie Winners;

Fort Lauderdale -- Abigail Pangallo;

Fort Polk -- Brittany Chadwick, Molly Fields, Clarrissa Lancour, Blaise Nkengafac, Lindsay Romero, Shiela May Tabonares, Jimma Tear, Nohora Valencia Camacho, Leslie Whitsett;

Fort Worth, Texas -- Angelica Valdez;

Fouke, Arkansas -- Holly Tweedy;

FPO, AP -- Amber Travis;

Franklin -- Shelley Bell, Abriana Lanceslin;

Franklinton -- Brian Geraghty, Bethany McGinnis;

Freeland, Washington -- Paul Aune;

Frierson – Mason Barnes, Shelby Callens, Treanna Howard, Shawna Longoria, Clinton Oliver, John Rachal;

Frisco, Texas -- Adam Trupp;

Garland, Texas -- Joseph Goodson, Alec Horton, Nia Randall;

Geismar -- Emilee Hawkins;

Georgetown, Texas -- Kyle Bryant;

Glenmora -- Brooks Davis, Faith Lawrence;

Gloster -- Paris Gillum;

Goldonna -- Alexander Guillory, Brandon Smith;

Gonzales, Texas -- Ivan Longoria;

Gorman, Texas -- Kourtney Seaton;

Gorum -- Josephine White;

Grand Cane -- Nathan Graham, Rachel Kinman, Jaylen Mcintyre;

Grand Isle -- Abigail Frazier,

Grand Prairie, Texas -- Stephen Garrett;

Grant -- Regina Johnson;

Gray -- Cassie Becnel;

Greenwell Springs -- Katherine Bryant, Madison Shade, Jamie Brooks;

Greenwood -- Ragan Aple, Malory Jeter, Char'Tarian Wilson;

Gretna -- Donald Wagner;

Gun Barrel City, Texas -- Dustin Huffman;

Hallandale Beach, Florida -- Ralph Boereau;

Hallsville, Texas -- Emma Hawthorne;

Hamtramck, Michigan -- Mary Cotter;

Harlingen, Texas -- Frances Knight;

Harvey -- Tajalai Evans;

Hattiesburg, Mississippi -- Mary Mitchell;

Haughton – Benny Broadway, Kayla Bull, Brittony Cole, Randi Corley, Bethanie Couch, Brandon Curry, Ashley Hamil, Tyler Holdsworth, Sydney MacFarlane, Tonya Morgan, Brooke Payton, Jamie Phillips, Makenzie Rains, Johnathan Schlicher, Logan Turner, Kaili Williams, Brigette Wilson, Chase Woltz;

Haynesville -- Eriel Fields;

Hempstead, Texas -- Joshua Roberts;

Henderson, Texas -- Andrew Blackmon, Asha Cormier;

Hermon, Maine -- Allessa Ingraham-Albert;

Hessmer -- Dana Lala, Molli Lamartiniere;

Hineston -- Richard Clark, Angela Merchant, Madison Morrison, April Nornholm;

Homer -- Madison Cain, Francene Ferguson;

Honolulu, Hawaii -- Melissa Baker;

Hornbeck -- Ronald Guess, Jerry Hughes Jr, Jaclyn Smith;

Hosston -- Alaysia Jaynes;

Houma -- Rhiannon Dean, Billy Gorr, Zoe Hebert, Corinne Paris, Sherrie Pena;

Houston, Texas -- Brittany Davis, Stephanie Hall, Natashia Jackson, Alyssa Jacobs, Kenneth Sheldon, Kendall Westfall, Madilyn Wood;

Hutchinson, Kansas -- Cassandra Childress;

Hutto -- Tommi Long;

Independence -- Sabrina Cook;

Iowa -- Nicholas Fisher, Matthew Phillips, Marvette Williams;

Jeanerette -- Selene Allain-Kovacs, Brandy Jackson;

Jefferson -- Matthew Broekman, Jaleia Parker, Codi Vernace, Amanda Wilburn;

Jena -- William Tradewell;

Jennings -- Emily Benoit, Destany Brown, Janee Charles, Rachel Edwards, Kelsey Fitzgerald, Lindsay Orgeron, Lydia Williams,

Jonesboro -- Dearo Nash;

Jonesville -- Rachel Eichmann, Shana Jefferson, Kayla Robertson, Memory Shriner;

Kaplan -- Gabriel LeMoine;

Katy, Texas -- Brittany Cecil, Clayton Holgorsen;

Keithville -- Eleanor Coleman, Erin McDonnell, Hannah Mikovich, Allie Neill, Cora Procell, Erica Sanders, Alexandra West, Deja White;

Kenner -- Christina Arrechavala, Willie Soniat, Kailyn Verdin;

Kentwood -- Iris Travis;

Kerens, Texas -- Brandon Brumbelow, Eric Guerra;

Kilgore, Texas -- Hannah Gribble;

Kinder -- Lorin All;

Kingwood, Texas -- Eric Piccione;

Klamath Fall, Oregon -- Megan Baker;

Lacey Washington -- Shana Sweeney;

Lafayette -- Samantha Donlon, Ashley Fontenot, Ashley Guidry, Bryce Hernandez, Emilee Leger, Nicole Neveu, Christina Poole, Hunter Robicheaux, Caleb Starks, Julia Towry, China Young;

Lake Providence -- Jayadra Campbell, Tamika Turner;

Lake Arthur -- Nicole Andrews, Hannah Worley;

Lake Charles -- Andrew Darbonne, Kennedy Fontenot, Marsha Heap, Karley Hebert;

LaPlace -- Jalen Haydel, Jacob St. Pierre, Doria Wilson;

Las Vegas, Nevada -- April Ficarrotta;

Lawtell -- Karoline Guidry, Olivia Guidry;

League City, Texas -- Emily Ornelas, Hunter Wamack, Christopher Zirkle;

Lecompte -- Allison Williams;

Leesville -- Junette Cutshaw, Skyler Abrams, Lyric Bacote, Marilyn Brooks, Kaylee Busby, Victoria Butler, Anthony Cantrell, Michael Carradine, Charlotte Cassin, Raven Collins, Haleigh Edinger, Brittany Edwards, Tyana Ellis, Caryllann Fermato, Ashley French, Brittany French, Jessica Gray, Gabriella Haymon, Kimberly Henley, Jessica Herring, Heather Hickman, Caitlan James, Zachary Keeton, Jessica Gray, Karl Marzahl, Kylie McAllister, Kelsea Mckinney, Emily Moore, Kaitlyn Pajinag, Montana Phillips, Charlotte Rivara, Chloe Rouleau, David Santos, Hannah Scott, Heather Snell, Peggy Stanley, Collin Strickland, Haley Tucker, Matthew Ward, Jessica Taylor;

Lena -- Juan Gonzalez;

Lewisville, Texas -- Venus Par;

Little Elm, Texs -- Jasmine Ealy, Daniel Larin;

Little Rock, Arkansas – Tara Lane;

Livonia -- Ryann Bizette;

Logansport -- Amanda Hill, Ashley Wheless;

Longview, Texas -- Gustavo Corrales, Hannah Dunn, Robdrick Halton, Joni Overman;

Julie Rawls;

Longville -- Johanna Braden;

Lonoke, Arkansas -- Rachel Terry;

Loranger -- Cambree Bailey, Laurie Lassalle;

Louisville, Mississippi -- Zachary Wilson;

Luling --- Nathan Roth;

Lumberton, Texas -- Joshua Terry;

Madisonville -- Alyce Lis, Jensen Volz;

Mandeville -- Evan Guillory, Guy Lecompte, Connor Loar, Carrie Maxwell, Blake Naquin, Prinice Neyland, Shannon Roussell, Sheridan Smith;

Mangham -- Rebekah Aultman;

Manito, Illinois -- Sarah Picken;

Mansfield -- Nicolette Hogan, Ashley Shelton, Brooke Smith;

Mansura -- Deaisha Johnson, Jonah Johnson, Katherin Lemoine, Distiny Thompson;

Many -- Rachel Bensinger, David Bourgeois, Toby Bruce, Jocelyn Cannon, Tyler Colston, Skyler Ezernack, Tiarra Frazier, Alison Garcia, Brittney Garcie, Savannah Garcie, Sheridan Gowen, Emmy Hinds, Emily Holcomb, Jenifer Meadows, Matthew Peace, Lincoln Pearce, Jonathan Pilcher, Bailey Walker;

Maringouin -- Laura Scronce, Jalacia Toussant;

Marksville -- Andre Boyer, Erica Ducote, Andria Lachney, Chaterrika Lavalais, Zachary Moreau, Madeleine Morrow, Tanner Nugent;

Marrero -- Lorn Bourgeois, Jade Duthu, Luis Escobar, Addison Hinson;

Marshall, Texas -- Tiffany Cortes, Laurann Graham, Tristian Zamora;

Marthaville -- Dillon Hagan, Mallory Powell, Madeline Procell, Daniel Rachal-Claspill;

Masura -- Kate Losavio;

Maurice -- Jenna-Clair Courville, Nicole Levine;

Merryville -- Kalan Townsley;

Metairie -- Kathryn Bancroft, Cameron Duhe, Mary Gaffney, Ellie Mandel, Madysen Norra;

Midland, Texas -- Savannah Cantwell;

Minden -- Kadeem Bailey, Aubry Dennis, Erin Dotson, Abby Greene, Hutton Leppert, Madison Tanner, Kayla Theus, Heather White;

Mira -- Taylor Andrews;

Missouri City, Texas -- Cayla Jones;

Monroe -- Demonta Brown, Dataya Cummings, Deshon Hayes, Ashley Jackson Franklin, Tatianna Randle;

Montgomery --Laryn Graves, Teri Ogorek, Stephanie Sanders;

Mooringsport -- Jacklyn Dublin;

Mora -- Gracy Rowell;

Morgan City -- Norris Duthu;

Morrow -- Quaniqua Joseph;

Moscow, Russia -- Polina Ivanova,

Mt. Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;

Murrieta, California -- LaQuitta Wilkins;

Natchez -- Victoria Bradford, Courtney Sarpy;

Natchitoches -- Alissa Addison, James Armstrong, Cass Arnold, Adam Barnes, Behrend Behrendsen, Lauren Bennett, Joshua Bolton, Kayla Bordelon, Megan Bouchie, Taylor Burch, Deasia Burrell, Ebone Burton, John Byone, Ana Cardaba Garcia, Valerie Chadick, Hannah Chelette, Laura Coffey, Donna Cooper, Whitney Crooks, Dalton Dark, Cieara Davis, Sean Day, Jacob Ellis, Fred Fontenot, Daniela Forero Salcedo, Ashley Fortenberry, Mark Gallien, Luis Gallo Quintero, Taylor Garland, Christopher Gistarb, Samuel Greene, Pamela Gross, Hannah Haigh, Michaela Haigh, Jorgia Hamel, Jett Hayes, Emily Heard, Marcie Jenkins, Regina Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Jeremy Jones, Brian Jordan, Daniel Killian, Michael Kingsley, Abagael Kinney, Lyndon Knueppel, Jiyoon Lee, Robert Lee, John Lindsey, Luke Lucky, Kary-Katharine McCormick, Amber Minor, Shanteria Montgomery, Destiny Moody, Sarah Moody, Brooklyn Noe, Karmen O' Connor, Joseph Parrie, Kevin Price, LaKendria Remo, Antavious Roberson, Cayla Roberts, Tyler Roberts, Aaron Rogers, William Rogers, Kayla Roquemore, Dante Samuel, Spencer Sepulvado, Anna Sibley, Josie Stamey, Scott Stewart, Harrison Thomas, Margaret Thompson, Victoria Thompson, Kaleb Usleton, Kristan Valdez, Ricardo Ventura, Ryan Wade, Kathryn White, Sarah Kay, Nicholas Wiggins;

New Iberia -- Tara Bonvillain, Bryson Bourque, Destinee Leger, Natalie Ortega, Madison Romero, Alexis Trosclair;

New Llano -Kendra Jones, Reaz Khan, Dennis Stein;

New Orleans -- Rayna Brantley, Beau Cook, Marquise Davis, Amy Favalora, Jaime Hendrickson, Karina Santiago, Jeffrey Swift;

Newman, Georgia -- Samantha Sims;

Norcross, Georiga -- Kailee Striplin;

Norwood -- Ty'Dashia McElwee;

Oakdale – Alyssa Cole, Kirstin Richard;

Oberlin -- Jonathon Villareal;

Opelousas -- Kierra Doucet, Diamond Leblanc, Amy Levier;

Pacifica, California -- Nicholas Pierotti;

Paris, Texas -- Emily Essary, Zachary Hevron, Cody Vorwerk, Jordan Whatley;

Pattison, Texas -- Morgan Hildebrand;

Pelican -- Mary Myers;

Pereira Risaralda, Columbia -- Mariana Ospina Rivas;

Pineville -- Connor Littleton, Aimee Ashworth, Christian Boudreaux, Raegan Brocato, Samantha Browning, Kaitlyn Burns, Taylor Campbell, Erika Carter, Luke Conway, Caitlin Crawford, Glory Deaton, Cory Franklin, Hannah Gaspard, Brooke Gongre, Leia Graham, Megan Gypin, Katelyn Hebert, Kaylin Jameson, Jacqueline Johnson, Alissa Joseph, Jessica King, Landon King, Carlee Lake, Brooke Leger, Jeffery Lepage, Ashlee Mitchell, Austin Nelson, Michalene Perry, Cinnamon Player, Wendi Powell, Brittany Shackleford, Odie Trusty, Wesley Williams, Alexis Williamson, Alan Winegeart, Jewel Woods, Madeline Wright;

Pitkin -- Jessica Jones;

Plain Dealing -- Hunter Horton;

Plaquemine -- Kameron Landry, Ma Kayla Washington;

Plum City, Wisconsin -- Brittany Reiter-Theeuwen;

Pollock -- Tanner Brazil, William Hardy;

Port Barre -- Olivia Lanclos, Danielle Schexnayder;

Prairieville -- Lauren Breaux, Joanna Bunnell, Claire Credeur, Andrea Gathercole, Jakalyn Hills, Bailey Mohler, Kyle Munson, Payton Stafford, Brooke Tompkins, Kaylon Wood;

Pride -- Leann Wills;

Princeton -- Ariell Shield;

Raceland -- Emily Adams, DQuincy McGuire;

Raeford, North Carolina -- Lauren Reilly;

Raleigh, North Carolina -- Aleida Alfonso;

Rayne -- Cameron Desselle;

Rayville -- Emily Rawls, Jennifer Rogers, Mary Rogers, Leslie Sharbono;

Reserve -- Ranata Coxie;

Rhinehart -- Bethany Russell;

Richardson, Texas -- Erin Wrozek;

Richmond, Texas -- Sidney Harris;

Ridgeland, Mississippi -- Jacqueline Fairley-Taylor;

Ringgold -- Alora Bryant, Abram Cook;

River Ridge -- Taylor Young;

Robeline -- Amy Bass, Hunter Dubois, Keira Huff, Bergen Oge, Laura Olguin, Megan Palmer, Rebecca Sparish, Christopher Taylor;

Rogers, Arkansas -- Taylor Bush;

Roseland -- Erin Verberne;

Rosepine -- Emily Camacho;

Rosharon, Texas -- Whitney Washington;

Rowlett, Texas --Daniel Miner;

Ruston -- Irene Hild, Qay'Shon Thurman, Jena Warren;

Saint Francisville – Claire Leming, Kathleen Morse, Katherine Noble, Hannah Prewitt;

Saint Gabriel -- Jainakee Cross;

Saint Ignace, Michigan -- Emilee Keuten;

Saint Martinville -- Blake Blanchard;

San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras -- Jonathan Andino Madrid, Vilma Castro Lopez, Cesia Corrales;

Santa Fe, Texas -- Micaela Bouvier;

Saratoga, Arkansas -- Christie Sain;

Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada -- Loren MacLennan;

Scott -- Tayla Soileau;

Scottsboro, Alabama -- Jessica Provenza;

Scurry, Texas -- Rebecca Blackshear;

Shreveport -- Foster Adams, Phillip Adams, Ashlee Arkansas, Chris Bankson, Angelica Bartlett, Austin Beene, Azhani Bennett, Jessica Bollingham, Hannah Bolton, Alyssa Bonacci, JiKeeriya-Jontay Bowden, Rakeisha Brown, Amanda Charles, Brandon Cockerham, Caitlin Coker, Elizabeth Cook, Colby Cranford, Naterria Davis, Emily Dean, Courtney Dehart, Kimberly Dennis, Kristina Doyal, Jada Dudley, Shalanda Duncan, Hannah Ellis, Reagan Escude, Ronald Evans, Candice Faith, Amye Flair, Sierra Foster, Sterlin, Samantha Freeman, Jamie French, Zachary Fussell, JaSae Gatlin, Rayvin Gaudet, Michael Ghattas, Destinee Green, Lashonda Hall, Madison Harper, Brea Housley, Melinda Hunt, April Hunter, Alyecia Ivory Stills, Ronesha Johnson, Randall Johnston, Lajarious Jones, Demariae Jordan, Molly Kelly, Emalee Kennon, Kaitlyn Knighton, Lakenya Lafitte, Katie Layfield, Hannah Lee, Jay Lester, Brandon Lewis-Graham, William Mahoney, Alaina McMillian, Destiny Mitchell, Damitron Moore, Latravia Mosley, Aaron Navarre, Maria Ogletree, Haley Peace, Allison Pearah, TreSor Pennington, Jared Perkins, Hayden Pilcher, Laura Pritchard, Lindsey Ray, Patricia Reed, Harrison Reeves, Kendall Reeves, Keyonna Roberson, Ansley Rosett, Caleb Rounsavall, Amanda Rushing, Mallori Sanders, Elizabeth Scott, Lawson Scott, Catherine Shaw, Kathryn Shrader, Mary Sibley, Jackiesha Simmons, John Slocum, Shelby Sowers, Christa Sprawls, Angel Stewart, Rashima Stewart, Somer Stratton, Amanda Strother, Khalil Sumlin, Destini Sweet, Joyce Taylor, Breyonna Thompson, Albert Tuiel, Kayla Waller, Ilyanna Warlen, Aaliyah Watkins, Dillion Wilkerson, Donald Williams, JeVannica Williams, Suzanne Williams, Emily Wingrove, Morgan Woodall, Randy Woodle;

Sibley -- Julianna Schober;

Sierner -- Emily George;

Sieper -- Whitney Browning;

Sikes -- Dylan Kelly, Tonya LeBaron;

Simmesport -- Kimani Batiste, Bailie Marsh, Taylor Myers;

Slaughter -- Ciara Gibbs;

Slidell -- Katie Buttner, Robert Carter, William Jensen, John Norvel, Theresa Sharp, Sophia Toranto, Maci Walgamotte, Olivia Warren;

Spring, Texas -- Victoria Harris, Elyssa Hernandez;

Starks -- Triston Bussell,

Stockbridge, Georgia -- Rachel Jeane;

Stonewall -- Hailey Compton, Madison Parker, Chassidy Sutton;

Sugarland, Texas -- Jake Gore;

Sulphur -- Kobe Ardoin, Derek Henry, Bralyn James, Rylie Mcfarlain;

Summerfield, South Carolina -- Alexandria Hughes;

Talihina, Oklahoma -- Heidi Couch;

Texarkana, Texas -- Cody Hambly, Daphne Hammett;

The Woodlands, Texas -- Robyn Beatty, Tyler Rapp;

Thibodaux -- Tierra Johnson;

Tioga -- Hannah Pusateri;

Tomball, Texas -- Kylie Spencer;

Toms River, New Jersey -- Jacqueline Manza;

Trout -- Makayla King, Kalee Mcguffee, Jacie Paul;

Turkey Creek -- Kelsie King;

Tyler, Texas -- De'Shalyn Jones;

Vacherie -- Tameeka Ross;

Vidalia -- Kayla Banks, Charles Johnson;

Vierzon -- Lena Billault;

Ville Platte -- Gabrielle Chapman, Joseph Evans, Hannah Gallow;

Vinton -- Shae Cramer;

Vinton, Texas -- Alexis Frescas;

Virginia Beach, Texas -- Danielle Hill;

Walker -- David Kolb;

Washington -- Halie Briley;

Welsh -- Jordan Durio, Lauren LeDoux;

West Monroe -- Charles Allen, Abigail Beck, Laura Lovell;

Westlake -- Baleigh Derouen,

Wills Point, Texas -- Rebekah Clark;

Winnfield -- Jermesia Anderson, Taylor Burnett, Simona Curry, Trenton Dill, Rhonda Duff, Kerry Fitzgerald, Kara Grantadams, Ieishlia Lynch, Brittany Parker, Katreiona Starks, Caitlin Womack, Caroline Womack, Katy Zimmerman;

Winnsboro -- Hunter Cooper, Darrel Doyle, A'Lexus Johnson;

Woodville -- Tiera Trask;

Woodworth -- Taylor Henry;

Yaroslavl, Russia -- Polina Mutel;

Youngsville -- Randall Blair, Hannah Broussard, Jessica Gilmore, Alexys Hebert, Brian Horton, Devyn Shores;

Zachary -- Carmeka Cooper, Neil Ahldwin;

Zwolle -- Holly Laroux, Courtney McDaniel, Konner Parrie, Holden Rivers;

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“Dope A-F” - 2/1-2/2- “Country Clubs and Meadery Fun”

Five super ridiculously fun sets spread across four shows this past weekend. Kind of a blast. Got to do some fun shows with some dope people. What more can you ask for from comedy. So let’s hop right into it my sweet sweet laydees!

2/1

Friday after work I headed immediately to my first show. I am booked to headline at Haley’s Honey Meadery in Hopewell VA. This is the second show they’ve done there. It is hosted and ru n by Sarah Pip Rose. A soft-spoken and super nice comedian. Her shows are always fun, and usually in pretty unique locations. Her and I had talked beforehand about what kind of show she wanted. She told me there is no content restrictions, but she prefers a more pg-13 show so I prepare a set that respects that.

I get there and Haley’s is a super dope spot. It is a super cool room. It is long and narrow with a bar on the side. They have a food truck outside, and also offer their own menu. There are a few people here when I arrive. Mostly older and white.

I go to the back of the room and hang with Mike Engle. He is one of the featuring comics on the show. We talk about his day job, upcoming shows, and his recent tour with his band The Alex Jonestown Massacre. A pop-punk band from RVA featuring three comedians. Dope band. Check them out.

Mu Cuzzo shows up dressed to the nines in a jacket and hat combination. He is the other comic featuring. He is also going first because he has to get back to RVA for the WRIR comedy showcase. We hangout, they get some drinks, we all order a little bit of food, All in all it is a good hang before the show starts.

Apparently the month before the show was completely packed out. They had people lined up all the way to the back. Unfortunately that was not the case this time. We had an intimate crowd of about 20 people not counting the staff. Which honestly isn’t awful. It is such a cool and dope room I am still excited with the prospect of hopefully a pretty fun show.

Sarah went up first and had a pretty good set. She got everyone to pay attention even though they were all spread out. She got some good laughs and really set the table nicely for the rest of the show. After her Mu went up. Mu has really improved over the last year or so of doing comedy. He is a great performer whose joke writing is catching up to his energy on stage (which is a good thing, this is the same track I was on when I started), He knows how to sell his jokes and connect with the audience. He has a pretty good set. He said it was the longest set he has done so far, and he did a good job weaving in and out of his material and didn’t have to check notes. All in all a strong set for the venue.

Then Mike went up. I don’t know if it was how he was holding his microphone or if the PA got messed up, but it was really hard to hear him. It sounded like the microphone was in his mouth. I know a lot of people were struggling to pick up what he was laying down. I think Mike is a funny dude, and he has some of my favorite jokes in the scene. This was an older crowd, and that is definitely a tougher sell for Mike’s act. He did his time, and delivered his material. Definitely respect that, and I think the set would have gone better if people could have heard him more clearly.

After he gets off stage. A group of people leave, because they are heading over to the Beacon Theatre for the Eagles cover band. Cover band’s will always beat free comedy. In the hierarchy of live entertainment the Eagle’s will always crush credit less comedians.

I get brought up on stage and start my act. I make sure the PA sounds good and go into my material. I am doing ok honestly. Like I am not killing, but I am supposed to do at least 30 and doing ok for 30 minutes is a living hell. After about 5 minutes I start doing crowd work. I am not doing anything crazy. I just start asking questions about what a meadery is. I talk about how nice the bathroom is. I am starting to build some momentum. A dude comes in a little into my set and I ask what he does. He says porn. This gets a pretty big laugh because of how unexpected it is. He forced my hand. I am headlining and honestly at this point do not care how dirty my set is going to be. I want to give this audience what they want, and I do not want to bomb. So I proceed to do 40 minutes of crowd work.

We talked about midget porn for about 15 minutes, and then I went around the room just riffing on what people are into sexually. The owner Haley is absolutely loving it. I talk to her and her husband. I also talk to her parents who were in the front row (Nancy and Bob). Nancy loved it. I was tying crowd work back to other members of the crowd. I made sure to interact with everyone who was there. I am absolutely killing for the 40 minutes. Everything is working, and it is unique and fun. One guy was a programmer of robots with drill bits, and I riffed about fashioning dildos to the machine. I tied that back to Nancy. I talked to a guy in the back who said he no longer masturbated because his wife forbid it. His wife was there so we went back and forth. Legit there is too much insanity in the 40 minutes to remember it all without listening again.

I’d give this set an A-. My material didn’t work, but I absolutely slaughtered. I get so much anxiety about comedy that when I haven’t done crowd work for this long in a while I worry I have forgotten how to do it. So it is nice to flex that muscle. After the show everyone came up to me and talked about how much fun they had. This is an awesome room. Honestly it is so cool that Hopewell has this meadery. I’d recommend this show/venue to anyone. The food and mead were great. The staff were super friendly, and I legit can not wait to come back.

After this I jetted over to do my second set at Wabi Sabi in Petersburg. This is one of the best/toughest rooms around. You really have to work for it, but when they are on board with you it is one hell of a ride.

Jason Klingman was hosting as usual and we had a dope lineup. We had Nick Deez (doing his first set at Wabi), Benjie Saunders (who was coming back from a extended break from standup), Dylan Vattelana, Anthony Thompson, Kenny Wingle, and myself.

The hang is great, everybody is laughing and joking around. The crowd looks dope, and the energy is good. We are all ready to get this thing started. Klingman goes up first and has a super good hosting set. He was feeling himself and the audience was vibing from the beginning. The energy kept building and it just felt like it was going to be an amazing show.

Nick and I’s buddy Bryan Williams showed up to support us. Nick is up next. He starts out super strong. His first 5 minutes his jokes are hitting super hard. The second half the energy changed. I had walked out of the room for a minute to write my set down, and when I came back it just felt different. He was still doing well, but he was having to work for it.

After him was Benjie. You could tell he was rusty. He hadn’t been up in a while and it showed. He was having a difficult time capturing the audiences attention. There were four birthday’s being celebrated and people were pretty intoxicated. By the time he got off stage the energy was just depleted. It was insane that this was the same audience as Klingman’s set. It didn’t feel that way. It felt like they had all realized they hated comedy.

I go up next. As I get on stage a table of 8 or 9 people were putting their coats on and getting ready to leave. I wasn’t gong to let that happen. I was still riding the confidence and the high from the first set of the night. I jumped right into crowd work. It was one lady’s birthday in the group so I talked to her. I busted her balls and started talking to her about dating. This is going well and some of the people who had walked out came back in. I start ridding back and forth between the two sides. The momentum starts to build and the laughter comes back. I’m working my ass off to get the energy right. As I am finishing up a heckler comes in. I don’t really have time to deal with it, but I am definitely happy with the set. I’d give it a B.

After me that table leaves anyway, and the energy goes back to normal. Dylan tried to do his material, but the audience was being wack and not giving his jokes the attention they deserved. He eventually answered the phone for a drunk woman and talked to her boss. I really hope he got her fired. She was awful.

Anthony was up next and he went into his act as well. Another set full of dope jokes, but the crowd was just being super weird. I don’t know what was up. I really think they were all just super hammered. Wingle went up last to his new walk up song. He did some crowd work and it felt like a high school reunion because some lady kept talking to him. I think they knew each other but I could’t make it out. It ended up just turning into a birthday party for one lady. They brought out a damn cake and singing. Wingle handled it like a pro, but it was one of the weirder shows I’ve seen.

During the show I was just so ecstatic about my two sets I was jamming food in my mouth. In the way of Calimari and homemade Oreo cheesecake. The shit was so good. I can’t wait to get booked there again so I can have that exact meal.

We all went back up at the end to do Sex With Me is Like. Which is one of my least favorite things to do. I don’t know it’s just not for me. I am so fearful of saying something unfunny that I end up saying nothing. I get in my own head and I have to get over that. Everybody else had great lines and were doing super well. I just kind of sat back and let it happen.

We all hung out for a bit at Wabi after the show before I had to head home. All in all it was a super fun night. Even with the weird show at Wabi. I had a blast.

2/2

Now I was stoked because today was going to be a doozie. I had been booked by the DC Improv to host for Tim Dillon (Netflix, Comedy Central) at the Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda MD. I was exhausted from the night before so I slept in for a bit, before meeting up with some friends to watch the VT vs NC State basketball game at BWW. After this I took a super long nap and then headed to Fairfax to meet Chris.

I get there and meet up with Chris/Paige/TJ at Tj’s place. We chill for a bit before all going our separate ways. Chris and I head to Bethesda. We get to the country club and it is crazy nice. Everyone is super kind to us and we help ourselves to the buffet before the show.

The food was ridiculously good. The buffet had chicken, filet mignon, salmon, lamb chops, sushi, and so much more dope stuff. It was an open bar for the comics. Chris and I pack our plates and then go pig out.

Tim Dillon gets there and he is a nice dude. He talks to us and jokes around so it is actually pretty fun. He does have a tendency to ask us questions just to set up us asking him the same question so he could brag. I could just be projecting, but it just felt like ehe was asking us what we were going to do for the Super Bowl so he could tell us his dope plans. Still incredibly nice and funny guy,. He hung with us and he didn’t have to. I am used to some headliners not wanting to hang out so this was dope.

The show starts and I go up and have a pretty good set. Nothing too wild or crazy, but I was definitely doing well. I’d give it a solid B for the first set. I didn’t do a ton of crowd work and I lost them on a KKK joke (they said they were a diverse crowd, but they were white as hell). I got them back in the end and got an applause break to end my set.

I bring up Naomi Karavani and she has a fine set. They’re digging her stuff and she ended strong. This show is really starting to roll. Then Chris goes up and he absolutely murders. He just owns the stage. Honestly if there wasn’t an intermission after him I think he would have kind of buried Tim Dillon. Everything he does works, and even when it doesn’t kill the way he wants it to he is able to get a huge applause by telling the audience they’re wrong. He also tires this joke that he and I riffed I the car and it absolutely murdered. It was so dope to see him have a killer set.

They then have a ten minute intermission so people can go to the bathroom. After the intermission I go back up and do a second set. I use my set to get people to sit down, and then do a little crowd work. I know this set is just to get people ready to see Tim. I do a couple quick jokes about teaching and end on a huge laugh. I give this set a B as well. I bring Tim up and he gets right to work. I decide to go hang with Chris and Naomi for a bit.

We are eating, and talking shit. Going over different types of body shaming. What is and is not ok. It all in all is a great hang. Then we all head back to watch the last fifteen minutes of Tim’s set. He is doing well, but he isn’t murdering the way he was earlier. Maybe they were a little tired I don’t know. He switches to crowd work and it starts to destroy. He ends on a super huge laugh.

We all say goodbye and thank everybody involved. We all get in Chris’ Prius and drive to Big Hunt for the late night open mic. We get there and meet up with Paige. There are a bunch of other comics there hanging out. The more I go up to DC the more comfortable I get. I love talking and hanging with these people. Chris goes up fifth and has a killer set again. He had me record his Governor Northram bit and it kills again. A really good video.

I go up ninth and have a hot one. I am ridiculously proud of the set I had. I’d give it an A-. It feels like the jokes I did are pretty much done. The audience was super into it, and this weekends sets are a stark contrast to the three bombs in a row I had earlier in the week. I am still working on understanding that bombing is part of the process. It’s a shit part of the process, but it’s part of it nonetheless.

That’s it laydees. What a fun hot weekend. I took Sunday off to be with family and watch football. I felt like I earned it. I love comedy again, and am feeling good. At least until my next breakdown. Thanks for reading and I’ll see you sweeties soon! xoxo

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Witch Dance

By Lori Crane

Publication Date: September 15, 2018 Genre: Historical Thriller

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Just south of Tupelo, Mississippi on the Natchez Trace lies a place of mystery called Witch Dance.

When Thomas and Margaret Speedwell took their twins to Witch Dance for a weekend camping trip, they never imagined they would be pulled into a vortex of witchcraft, tragedy, and karma. One of the girls goes missing; the other won’t say what happened on the other side of the hill.

The tragedy pulls together a cast of characters from Margaret’s childhood and beyond – Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, Toltec ancestors, the extinct Hopewell tribe.

With the help of a childhood friend, a concerned newspaper reporter, and visions by a strange old woman, a two-thousand-year-old mystery begins to unfold, uncovering missing children throughout generations. Who is taking them? Could it be the infamous witches of Witch Dance?

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Chapter 1

August 25, 2018

Emily and Sarah squealed as they raced toward the small hills at the edge of the field. No tree or bush grew on top of the hills. They were two barren knolls of smooth earth, offering neatly manicured grass and clear views of the surrounding land. Except for the Bynum Mounds tourist sign at the parking lot entrance, no one would even know what these mounds were. The six-year-old girls knew nothing of the history of these hills. They were only concerned with beating each other to the top.

They ran as fast as their legs could run. This was nothing new; they raced everywhere. They’d done so since before they learned to walk, crawling faster and faster to beat the other to the prize at the end of the race. Born mere minutes apart, they displayed typical sibling rivalry while vying for a favorite toy or the brightest crayon. Their favorite competition was racing each other.

Margaret and Thomas Speedwell had driven down the Natchez Trace from Nashville for a long overdue getaway with their girls. They’d arrived the day before, excited for their weekend camping trip at a place just north of the Bynum Mounds, a campground called Witch Dance.

Witch Dance sounded like a fun place to spend the weekend. It sported its own elaborate history, rumored to be where witches held their rituals and ceremonies. Legend has it that witches danced around bonfires, and where their feet touched the ground, no grass ever grew again, even until this day. The sign stating the legend at the entrance of the campground was a popular spot for photos by people who visited the site—families, ghost hunters, and the curious. The Speedwell family didn’t come for ghost hunting. This weekend was simply a chance for Margaret, Thomas, and their girls to shed the stress of their everyday lives and have a little fun.

“I wish they wouldn’t run ahead like that,” Margaret grumbled from the parking lot.

“It’s okay. Let them run,” Thomas replied. “We can see them from here.”

Thomas saw Margaret’s forehead crease with concern. She had a strand of black hair lying across her ivory cheek, but he resisted the temptation to brush it off her face. She was wound up, and if he touched her when she wasn’t expecting it, she would jump, then apologize for being so jittery, then become even more anxious. Instead, he reached for her hand, touching her fingers first, then moving his palm into hers. She allowed him to hold her hand as they strolled toward the mounds, following their daughters. The lack of shrubbery and trees made it easy to keep an eye on the girls, but Thomas knew that still wouldn’t help Margaret relax.

“But they always run,” she said. “They run through the grocery store, the playground, the parking lot. I’ve scolded them a million times but I can’t get them to stop racing, no matter the punishment. What if they fall? What if they get hurt?”

Thomas squeezed her hand. “Oh, let them go. They won’t get hurt. You worry too much, Mama Hen.” He chuckled softly, attempting to lighten her mood.

Margaret pouted.Thomas knew his feeble attempt at humor wasn’t going to make his wife’s concerns disappear. She was overly cautious when it came to the girls—paranoid, even. She fretted over every movement, every vegetable at every meal, the length of every nap. She hadn’t always been this obsessive, but with each miscarriage, each still birth, Margaret had grown more and more cautious. When they were finally blessed with the girls, Margaret’s caution became even more irrational. If Thomas brought up that fact, it would be the beginning of the next round of arguments, and end with her crying and accusing him of not loving her anymore, at which point he would disappear into his study or leave the house and bury himself in work at his office.

She yanked her hand away from his when they heard Emily shriek, the blood draining from Margaret’s already pale face. Even Thomas’s adrenaline shot straight up at the sound, and he jerked his head in the direction of the girls. He and Margaret both caught their breath when they saw the girls laughing, Sarah chasing Emily to the top of one of the hills.

***

Emily shrieked as Sarah grabbed the back of her pink shirt, attempting to catch up, but the material slipped from Sarah’s fingers. Emily reached her hand back for Sarah, and they giggled as Emily pulled her sister forward. Their blond curls, which they inherited from their father, bounce as they crossed over the ridge at the top. They had begun their descent down the other side when they stopped in their tracks, their eyes wide.

On this hot summer day with a crystal blue sky and bright sunshine, a large cloud floated in front of them. Not a puffy white cloud—more like a murky shadow. It slowly swirled about a foot above the ground, as if an imaginary wind was trying to create a tornado, but there was no wind, not even the slightest breeze. The site resembled the twister the girls had seen in the movie with Dorothy and Toto, but there was no dirt or debris or houses in the vortex, just blackness.

The girls stood still, squeezing each other ’s hand. Emily wanted to scream for her mother, but she could only open and close her mouth like a fish washed up on a beach. It was as if the shadow had sucked all the air out of her lungs.

The black cloud began to increase in size, and the winds picked up. The howling winds started as a low hum and grew louder and louder until it became a frightening sound, simultaneously emitting an ear- piercing shriek and a low, agonizing moan.

The girls released each other ’s hands and covered their ears.

The whirlwind continued to grow, inching closer to them, pulling at their curls, their clothing.

Even with her hands over her ears, Emily thought she heard human voices mumbling something beneath the roar of wind. She squinted her eyes and cocked her head, as if doing so would make the voices clearer. She felt Sarah reach for her arm, but Emily couldn’t take her eyes off the cloud. Sarah took a step forward, trying to pull Emily with her, but Emily stepped backward. Sarah’s fingers again lost their grip.

Emily took a second step backward. Everything in her gut told her to turn and run in the opposite direction. Back to her mother, back to her father, back to safety. She sensed something bad in the shadow before them and was certain it was watching them and wishing them to come closer.

Sarah reached back again for Emily, but Emily took another step backward, staying just out of her sister ’s reach. Then Emily turned and ran back up the hill, faster than she had ever run before. She was certain Sarah would follow. Sarah always followed.

The moment she reached the top of the hill, the roaring stopped. The whirring, the voices, and the wind vanished. Emily saw her parents casually strolling toward the hill. Why weren’t they running? Didn’t they hear the horrible tornado that almost gobbled up their children?

Emily turned around to look for Sarah. There was nothing behind her but the bright, sunny valley below. No sound, no tornado, no Sarah.

Emily collapsed like a rag doll.

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