#victoria creech

[ofliterarynature]

Spring Scavenger Hunt

I was tagged by @booktheraepy and @theinquisitxor, thank you!

Book that starts with ‘S’: Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw

Book with birds on the cover: Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech

Book with insects on the cover: Bee Sting Cake by Victoria Goddard

Book with flowers on the cover: Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb

Book that takes place during spring: Wizard’s Holiday by Diane Duane

I’m tagging @swanbooks @spiegelgold-reads @asexualbookbird and anyone who hasn’t done this yet (I am very late on doing it myself oops)

[thejulessimp882]

So uhh here are my favorite ships for Wordgirl and Cyberchase cause why not

Cyberchase:

Slider x Inez

Slider x Jackie

Slider x Matt

Inez x Matt

Jackie x Matt

Inez x Creech

Matt x Shari

Digit x Glowla

Jules x Binary the mermaid (le dumb Jules crackship lol)

Jules x good things 

Hacker x Wicked

Wordgirl:

Becky/Wordgirl x Scoops

Violet x Tobey

Two Brains x Lady Redundant Woman

Two Brains x Mr. Big

InvisiBill x Big Left Hand Guy (they are married your honor and you can’t change my mind)

Ms. Question x Brent

Ms. Question x InvisiBill

Whammer x Chuck

Whammer x InvisiBill

Victoria x Eileen

Butcher x Dupey

Invisibill x good things

Chuck x Two Brains x Butcher (food based villains gotta stick together skskskksks)

Honorable mentions: Inez x Jackie, Digit x Dodie, Tobey x Becky/Wordgirl, Violet x Scoops, Scoops x Tobey, Violet x Becky/Wordgirl

[logicalbibliophile]

Books I own part 1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas

Samantha Learns a Lesson Adler, Susan S.

Aesops Fables Aesop

Flame in the Mist Ahdieh, Renée

Honey Hunt 6 Aihara, Miki

negima! 26 Akamatsu, Ken

Little Women Alcott, Louisa May

The Last Grand Duchess Anastasia

Fairy Tales Anderson, Hans Christian

Let's Dance a Waltz 1 Andõ, Natsumi

Let's Dance a Waltz 2 Andõ, Natsumi

Kitchen Princess 10 Andõ, Natsumi

mär 1 Anzai, Nobuyuki

Beauty Pop 1 Arai, Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 9 Arai, Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 10 Arai, Kiyoko

Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane

yotsuba&! 1 Azuma, Kiyohiko

Of Enemies and Endings 4 Bach, Shelby

Of Giants and Ice 1 Bach, Shelby

Of Sorcery and Snow 3 Bach, Shelby

Of Witches and Wind 2 Bach, Shelby

A Question of Magic Baker, E.D.

Dragon Kiss 7 Baker, E.D.

Dragon's Breath 2 Baker, E.D.

Once Upon a Curse 3 Baker, E.D.

The Dragon Princess 6 Baker, E.D.

The Frog Princess 1 Baker, E.D.

Of Neptune 3 Banks, Anna

Of Poseidon 1 Banks, Anna

Of Triton 2 Banks, Anna

Peter Pan Barrie, J.M.

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon 3 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Peter and the Shadow Thieves 2 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Peter and the Starcatchers 1 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, L. Frank

The Unicorn Quest Benko, Kamilla

The Brimstone Key Benz, Derek

The Year of the Hangman Blackwood, Gary L.

Antigoddess Blake, Kendare

William Blake Blake, William

The Atlas of Classic Tales Bordin, Claudia

The Name of this Book is Secret Bosch, Pseudonymous

Witch Born Bowling, Nicholas

Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol Ryrie

The Time Travelers Buckley-Archer, Linda

Magic and Other Misdemeanors 5 Buckley, Michael

Once Upon a Crime 4 Buckley, Michael

Tales from the Hood 6 Buckley, Michael

The Council of Mirrors 9 Buckley, Michael

The Ever After War 7 Buckley, Michael

The Fairytale Detectives 1 Buckley, Michael

The Inside Story 8 Buckley, Michael

The Problem Child 3 Buckley, Michael

The Unusual Suspects 2 Buckley, Michael

A Little Princess Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Arabian nights Burton, Sir Richard Francis

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism 1 Byng, Georgia

Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery 5 Byng, Georgia

Ash and Quill Caine, Rachel

Flunked 1 Calonita, Jen

Charmed 2 Calonita, Jen

Rook Cameron, Sharon

The Forgetting Cameron, Sharon

Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott

All Fall Down Carter, Ally

Heist Society 1 Carter, Ally

I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You 1 Carter, Ally

Only the Good Spy Young 4 Carter, Ally

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy 2 Carter, Ally

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover 3 Carter, Ally

Uncommon Criminals 2 Carter, Ally

The One 2 Cass, Kiera

The Selection 1 Cass, Kiera

Rebel Girls Lead Cavallo, Francesca and Elena Favilli

Rebel Girls Explore Cavallo, Francesca and Elena Favilli

The School of Good and Evil 1 Chainani, Soman

A World Without Princes 2 Chainani, Soman

Be a Genie in Six Easy Steps Chapman, Linda and Steve Cole

The Testing Charbonneau, Joelle

Powerless Childs, Tera Lynn and Tracy Dee's

Drama Con 2 Chmakova, Svetlana

Drama Con 3 Chmakova, Svetlana

Drama Con 1 Chmakova, Svetlana

Aru Shah and the End of Time Chokshi, Roshani

The Star Touched Queen Chokshi, Roshani

Cinderella Cinderella

Magic Knight Rayearth CLAMP

City of Bones Clare, Cassandra

Ready Player One Cline, Ernest

Catching Fire 2 Collins, Suzanne

Mockingjay 3 Collins, Suzanne

The Hunger Games 1 Collins, Suzanne

Matched Condie, Ally

The Waterless Sea Constable, Kate

Seaward Cooper, Susan

Mechanica Cornwell, Betsy

Venturess Cornwell, Betsy

Don't push the button! Cotter, Bill

Chasing Redbird Creech, Sharon

Ruby Holler Creech, Sharon

Love that Dog Creech, Sharon

Chasing Redbird Creech, Sharon

The Death Cure 3 Dashner, James

The Scorch Trials 2 Dashner, James

The Kill Order .5 Dashner, James

The Twelve Dancing Princesses David, Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Meek

The Fandom Day, Anna

Frozen De la Cruz, Melissa

26 Fairmont Avenue DePaola, Tomie

Blind Dewoskin, Rachel

The Tale of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate

Hard Times Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol Dickons, Charles

Stepsister Donnelly, Jennifer

The Boy With the Hidden Name 2 Dorset, Skylar

The Girl Who Never Was 1 Dorset, Skylar

The Magickers Vol. 1 Drake, Emily

The Magickers Vol. 2 Drake, Emily

Dragonsdale Drake, Salamanda

Half Magic Eager, Edward

The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles Edwards, Julie Andrews

Happy Marriage 2 Enjoji, Maki

Harry Potter Fact Book Farrington, Karen and Lewis Constable

Rocket science for babies Ferrie, Chris

Once Upon a Marigold Ferris, Jean

Bridget Jones's Diary Fielding, Helen

Wellspring of Magic Fields, Jan

Erak's Ransom 7 Flanagan, John

The Battle for Skandia 4 Flanagan, John

The Burning Bridge 2 Flanagan, John

The Icebound Land 3 Flanagan, John

The Rangers Apprentice 1 Flanagan, John

The Outcasts Flanagan, John

The Diary of a Young Girl Frank, Anne

Sphinx's Princess Friesner, Esther M.

Igraine the Brave Funke, Cornelia

Inkdeath 3 Funke, Cornelia

Inkheart 1 Funke, Cornelia

Inkspell 2 Funke, Cornelia

Bloody Kiss 2 Furumiya, Kazuko

Stardust Gaimen, Neil

Scarlet Gaughen, A.C.

Dragon Flight 2 George, Jessica Day

Dragon Slippers 1 George, Jessica Day

Dragon Spear 3 George, Jessica Day

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow George, Jessica Day

Princess of the Midnight Ball 1 George, Jessica Day

Princess of Glass 2 George, Jessica Day

Princess of the Silver Woods 3 George, Jessica Day

Ruby Red 1 Gier, Kerstin

Sapphire Blue 2 Gier, Kerstin

Emerald Green 3 Gier, Kerstin

The Book Jumper Gläser, Mechthild

Mines of the Minotaur 3 Golding, Julia

Secret of the Sirens 1 Golding, Julia

The Chimera Curse 4 Golding, Julia

The Diamond of Drury Lane 1 Golding, Julia

The Gorgon's Gaze 2 Golding, Julia

The Princess Bride Goldman, William

Escape from Mr Lemoncello's Library Grabstein, Chris

The Wind in the Willows Grahame, Kenneth

A Thousand Pieces of You Gray, Claudia

Tales of the Greek Heroes Green, Roger Lancelyn

Tales of Ancient Egypt Green, Roger Lancelyn

Rated Grey, Melissa

Grimm's Fairy Tales Grimm, Jakob & Wilhelm

Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara

The Princess Academy Hale, Shannon

The Princess Academy Hale, Shannon

The Fairie Ring Hamilton, Kiki

Violet Wings 1 Hanley, Victoria

Indigo Magic 2 Hanley, Victoria

The Fourth Ruby 2 Hannibal, James R.

The Lost Property Office 1 Hannibal, James R.

Seraphina Hartman, Rachel

Ouran high school host club 10 Hatori, Bisco

Ouran high school host club 14 Hatori, Bisco

Ouran high school host club 15 Hatori, Bisco

Pandora Gets Frightened 6 Hennesy, Carolyn

Pandora Gets Vain 2 Hennesy, Carolyn

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl

vb rose 1 Hidaka, Banri

vb rose 2 Hidaka, Banri

vb rose 3 Hidaka, Banri

Portrait of m&n 1 Higuchi, Tachibana

Portrait of m&n 2 Higuchi, Tachibana

City of Masks Hoffman, Mary

The Iliad Homer

The Odyssey Homer

Reawakened Houck, Colleen

Invitation to the Game Hughes, Monica

Pay it Forward Hyde, Catherine Ryan

Dial-a-Ghost Ibbotson, Eva

Which Witch? Ibbotson, Eva

Magic Flutes Ibbotson, Eva

The Secret of Platform 13 Ibbotson, Eva

Demon Sacred 2 Itsuki, Natsumi

Demon Sacred 3 Itsuki, Natsumi

Demon Sacred 1 Itsuki, Natsumi

Princess of Thorns Jay, Stacey

A Thousand Nights Johnston, E.K.

The Enchanted Quest 5 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Fairie Path 1 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Immortal Realm 4 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Lost Queen 2 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Sorcerer King 3 Jones, Allan Frewin

Howl's Moving Castle Jones, Diana Wynne

A Tale of Time City Jones, Diana Wynne

The Phantom Tollbooth Juster, Norton

The Midnight Dance Katz, Nikki

The Day of the Djinn Warriors Kerr, P.B.

The Stonekeeper Kibuishi, Kazu

Mamotte lollipop 1 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 2 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 3 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 4 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 5 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 6 Kikuta, Michiyo

The Diabolic Kincaid, S.J.

The Jungle Books Kipling, Rudyard

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Konigsburg, E.L.

Enchanted 1 Kontis, Alethea

Hero 2 Kontis, Alethea

Swindle Korman, Gordon

Chasing the Falconers 1 Korman, Gordon

Hunting the Hunter 6 Korman, Gordon

The Friday Society Kress, Adrienne

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos LaFevers, R.L.

The Coming of Dragons Lake, A.J.

Defy Larson, Sara B.

The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns Laskow, Sarah

The Portal Lasky, Kathryn

25 Women Who Dared to Go Lassieur, Allison

To Kill a Mocking Bird Lee, Harper

Wings Lethcoe, Jason

Ella Enchanted Levine, Gail Carson

The Princess Tales Levine, Gail Carson

The Two Princesses of Bamarre Levine, Gail Carson

Prince Caspian 4 Lewis, C.S.

The Horse and His Boy 3 Lewis, C.S.

The Last Battle 7 Lewis, C.S.

The Magicians Nephew 1 Lewis, C.S.

The Silver Chair 6 Lewis, C.S.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 5 Lewis, C.S.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2 Lewis, C.S.

Spinning Starlight Lewis, R.C.

Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid

[danbfierce]

Here is the cover reveal for the HWA Poetry Showcase that I've been honored to be a part of. Along with a list of other talented poets, the article also gives credit to those who were the judges and the editor of the anthology: Angela Yuriko Smith. The Horror Writers Association presents their ninth annual poetry showcase featuring a selection of the best original dark poetry from the past year. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith with judges Lee Murray, Maxwell I. Gold and Frances Lu Pai Ippolito, this year features Stephanie M. Wytovich, Geneve Flynn and Naomi Simone Borwein as our featured poets. Cover artwork by Kyra Starr. Appreciation to HWA President John Palisano for doubling the payment to poets and awarding poets both payment and a contributor copy instead of poets choosing between two options. The artwork for this year’s cover pays tribute to Peter Adam Salomon, the founder of both the HWA Showcase and National Dark Poetry Day, celebrated every year on November 7. The following poets have also been selected to have their work included in this year’s showcase: Mary A. Turzillo, Christina Sng, Alessandro Manzetti, Victoria Nations, K. H. Vaughan, Cassondra Windwalker, Jacqueline West, Carina Bissett, Hillary Dodge, Lucy A. Snyder, Colleen Anderson, E. F. Schraeder, Sara Tantlinger, Ann K. Schwader, Corinne Hughes, Monica S. Kuebler, Janine Cross, Kathryn Ptacek, Holly Lyn Walrath, Gary Robbe, Marge Simon, Stephanie Ellis, R. Leigh Hennig, Austin Gragg, M. Lopes da Silva, Denise Dumars, Gordon Linzner, Saytchyn Maddux-Creech, Ross E. Lockhart, Meghan Arcuri, Teel James Glenn, Bruce Boston, John Claude Smith, Roni Stinger, Dan B. Fierce, Madison McSweeney, Steven Clapp, Rook Riley, Timothy P. Flynn, Dianthe West, Lori R. Lopez, Terrie Leigh Relf, Lisa Becker, Donna K. Fitch, Ai Jiang, J.E. Erickson, and Gerri Leen. https://horror.org/the-horror-writers-association-hwa-announces-the-release-of-its-next-publication-the-hwa-poetry-showcase-volume-ix/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZD62fOUeI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[shadowtearling]

Good god, I’m still doing tags. I wrote these all at once, which is why there’s a bunch.

the best @luluvonv tagged me for this one <3 thank you, dear

First crush on a fictional character: 

UM? I can’t remember TBH. It could be the Kitazawa brothers from Kitchen Princess by Natsumi Ando. I’m still sad about that series :(((((((((( Gonna go reread it and weep.

A book that made you cry: 

listen..... everything makes me cry. It takes literally one sentence for me to sob. For example, I cried at the last few pages of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee bc GAY. The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen got me fuckd up. #JusticeForKelsea. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard also made me cry. ***** DESERVES BETTER

Book that was spoiled for me: 

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. My best friend & I used to make these edits that we posted on Instagram or Facebook. We read this trilogy around the same time, but she finished book three before I could. Then, her being her, she made an edit that literally spoiled the whole thing for me. She posted it everywhere, and I couldn’t avoid it. She sent it to me, too lol. To this day, I still haven’t read that book lmao

First book you fell in love with:

Back in 5th grade, I read Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. I did, in fact, love that dog. 

First Time you couldn’t stop smiling because of a book or character:

I remember one of the first few books that got me giggling? It’s The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch. I loved the kinds of books that broke the fourth wall when I was younger. I felt like I was in on a secret. 

First Person that really impacted your reading:

No one in my family reads lol I grew up without the love of reading that everyone else seems to be familiar with. So I think, the first person to really get me to LOVE reading is my 8th grade teacher, Mr. Prince. He’s one of the best people ever.

I tag these wonderful folk: @the-knights-who-say-book @literarystorm @reading-goblin @lilymaidofgallifrey @relevy @violaeade @magic-in-every-book

[caroluna]

Gia’s 111 Favorite Books, Plays, and Poetry & Short Story Collections:

A very long time ago, someone asked for this. Blame them:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Othello by William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (never say the name in a theatre on your life!)

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Every Boy’s Got One by Meg Cabot

Specials by Scott Westerfeld

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Kindred by Octavia Butler

The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan

Fire by Kristin Cashore

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly

Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James

Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav

Memories by Lang Leav

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray

Today Means Amen by Sierra DeMulder

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Last Summer (Of You and Me) by Ann Brashares

Eon by Alison Goodman

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Identical by Ellen Hopkins

Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi

Nine Days a Queen by Ann Rinalidi

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt

Illyria by Elizabeth Hand

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir

My Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Lottery Rose by Irene Hunt

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Tennyson

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley

Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Curiosities by Stiefvater, Gratton, & Yovanoff

Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

The Anybodies by N.E. Bode

I am Morgan le Fay by Nancy Springer

Zoom Broom by Margie Palatini

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

Womanspirit Rising Edited by Carol P. Christ

Transforming the Faiths of Our Fathers by Ann Braude

Walking on Alligators by Susan Shaughnessy

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The Heaven of Animals by Nancy Tillman

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

The Creation of Feminist Consciousness by Gerda Lerner

The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by Edward L. Schieffelin

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour

Hunger: A Memoir of My Body by Roxane Gay

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Station Eleven by Emily st. John Mandel

Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd

Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding 

[sidneythelibrarian]

List of Blog Posts

Part 1

Picture books (4)

Are You My Mother?, P.D. Eastman

Rosie Revere, Engineer, Andrea Beaty

Dragons Love Tacos

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Martin Jr.

Younger Years (2)

Saving Winslow, Sharon Creech

Refugee, Alan Gratz

Caldecott (2)

Hello Lighthouse, Sophie Blackall

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, Lindsay Mattick

Newberry (2)

The War that Saved My Life, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Hatchet, Gary Paulsen

Older Years (1)

City of Ghosts, Victoria Schwab

Graphic Novels (1)

Smile, Raina Telgemeier

Informational (1)

Actual Size, Steve Jenkins

Multicultural and International (1)

Islandborn, Junot Diaz

Historical Fiction (1)

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

Part 2

Romance and Poetry (2)

The Princess Saves Herself In This One, Amanda Lovelace

Adultolescence, Gabbie Hanna

Realistic Fiction (1)

Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell

Christian (1)

The Rainbow Fish, Marcus Pfister

Fantasy (2)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling

Wishtree, Katherine Applegate

Biography (1)

Malala’s Magic Pencil, Malala Yousafzai

Pura Belpre (1)

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, Monica Brown

Coretta Scott King (1)

Thank You, Omu, Oge Mora

SciFi (1)

The Giver, Lois Lowry

Horror (1)

We Have Always Lived In the Castle Shirley Jackson

Mystery/Suspense (1)

A Series of Unfortunate events, Lemony Snicket

LGBTQ (1)

The Great Big Book of Families, Mary Hoffman

Printz (2)

Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds

The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

[thejulessimp882]

Umm my Cyberchase and Wordgirl sexuality headcanons because why not

Cyberchase

Jackie: Het

Matt: Bi

Inez: Pan

Slider: Demisexual Biromantic

Creech: Lesbian

Shari: Questioning wlm

Jules: Heteroflexible

Wordgirl

Becky/Wordgirl: Pan

Violet: Pan

Scoops: Bi

TJ: Bi

Johnson: Questioning mlm

Tobey: Heteroflexible

Eileen: Lesbian

Victoria: Bi w/ female lean

Dr. Two Brains: Bi

Chuck: Ace mlm

Brent: Biromantic Ace

Butcher: Bi

Whammmer: Gay/Achillean

Mr. Big: Gay/Achillean

Leslie: Het

Granny May: Lesbian

InvisiBill: Bi

Big Left Hand Guy: Gay/Achillean

Lady Redundant Woman: Bi w/ male lean

Ms. Question: Questioning wlm

Amazing Rope Guy: Biromantic

Ms. Power: Het

[verspectiv]

Happy 50th Birthday to my first dancing partner & the best dad a girl could ask for! Love you Daddy!

[verspectiv]

Steve Wariner at The Franklin Theatre

Last week was a busy one, especially for my boyfriend. He was writing everyday sometimes twice a day. I was keeping myself busy; job searching, working on his artist pages, and trying to do a little writing myself. By the end of the week, Aaron had written several sure-to-be hits and landed another album-cut! As for me, I found a part-time job! 

Not too shabby.

When the weekend came, we decided to have a fun "us" weekend... & what better way to start it off with a little live music? Just so happens, we had tickets to see Steve Wariner at the Frankin Theatre Friday night. (I gave Aaron the tickets for his Birthday back in July.) 

Steve isn't really one of our all time favorites. I could think of a few others that would top the list, but I knew his show would be great and it would give us an excuse to go out to the Franklin Theatre. I mean, that place is just precious.

Am I right?

Anyway, music has always been our way of bonding.  Yeah, he's a songwriter and we met in Nashville, blah blah blah...but that's just the beginning.

The thing is, we both love country music more than the average country music fan.   We're what you call COUNTRY MUSIC NERDS.  Sometimes...we have full conversations in lyrics...I'm not kidding. It's bad.

One of my favorite memories from when we first started dating, was the night we took turns playing songs for each other. He played Alan Jackson, I played Clay Walker. He played Keith Whitley, I played Conway Twitty.  Song after song after song. You get the idea.

I really threw him for a loop when he found out I knew and listened to the likes of Lila McCann, Bryan White, Blackhawk, David Kersch, and Paul Brandt, and the list goes on. (It's ok if you don't know who I'm talking about, most people don't) Did I mention Ronnie Milsap? Don't even get us started on Ronnie.   

Oh yeah, back to Friday night...

We started at Buca Di Beppo in Cool Springs for a little pasta and salad, and then made our way over to Downtown Franklin for the show.

     We were by far the youngest people in the theatre...but we couldn't be more proud! It was a blast! & Let me just say, from the sound of the older ladies, screaming in the front rows...he's still got it.

Steve Wariner is a great songwriter, award-winning even.  Just listen to "Holes in The Floor of Heaven" or "Two Teardrops", but in my opinion he's more of a musical guy. 

I mean when he picks up the guitar, you stop and listen. But what do you expect when you had Chet Atkins as your mentor?? Yeah. So not surprisingly, the best parts of the show were musical as opposed to lyrical.

I'm sure he probably has some great stories from years of being on the road with Chet, but from his performance Friday night, I'm sorry to say, he's not the best story-teller.  The crowd still laughed, even when his punch lines fell flat, but it came as no surprise to me, that Chet used to tell him to stop telling jokes and play guitar.

(I forgot my good camera)

His tribute to his good friend Chet Atkins (who signed him to his first record deal) was by far the best of the night. It was just him, his fiddle player, and the Grammy award-winning song "6120".

I'm a little disappointed to say, I had never heard the song before, as instrumentals aren't usually my go-to. However, I couldn't be too upset, because listening to it through computer speakers for the first time would not do it justice. It was a beautiful intimate moment to say the least.

I listened to it later on Spotify and of course, it's still great, but mostly because I know how great it sounded live.

It's all about perspective and this is just mine. Give it a listen and see what you think. I could tell you about the rest of the weekend, but I can basically sum it up 4 words:  Sweatpants & previously-viewed movies.

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Saturday Night BS (Blake Shelton)

Saturday night, I was fortunate enough to stumble into some free, box-seat Blake Shelton tickets at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. (Thank you, Shannon Beck :)

Overall the show was awesome! I love his attitude; He's true to himself, connects with his audience, and everyone else can "kiss his country ass."

Here's a few photos of my favorite BS moments.

Trace Adkins made a surprise visit to sing "Hillbilly Bone." Trace rocks!

Halfway through the show, Blake let the band take a break, grabbed his guitar, and played what he said was the two most important songs of his career.

This is always one of the best parts of the concert because it feels more intimate; Like you're catching one of your favorite artists at a small writer's round before they famous. Blake shared his story of co-writing the song "Over You" with Miranda for his brother, and then played his version. I think hearing a song played from the actual writer, (especially one with so much emotional attachment) is always better.  It's their experience and they add something that no one else can.

His other most important song was, his first #1, "Austin" The song is just as great now as it was back then, and it sounded incredible acoustic.  When you have a great song, you don't need a whole lot of extra stuff.

Finally, my favorite part of the show was when he played "Home"

It completely caught me off guard, because I don't consider it as one of Blake's songs...even though it was a radio hit for him. I don't care. It will always be Michael Bublé's.  

No seriously, when I first heard Blake's version of "Home," I was mad about it. I changed the radio when it came on. It's not that his version was bad it's just...Michael did it first. Why would you mess with that?! (I have a slight obsession with Michael Bublé.  His voice is velvet. That is all.)

But, Blake led into the song by saying that he always wanted to have one of those "Taylor Swift" concert moments where everyone gets out their cell phones or lighters and waves them in the air, swaying back and forth. He said, for one of those moments, you have to have one of those amazing concert songs...cue "Home"

Not gonna lie, I got a little lost in the moment.  When I would usually be singing along with every word, I just stopped and watched. It was just overwhelming to see so many people drawn into such a beautiful song.

So I have to say, even though I still think the song belongs to Michael, Blake did it Justice Saturday night. Michael or Blake? The song is incredible. Pick your favorite and take a moment to sit and listen. :)