#winter travers

[books-in-a-storm]

Romance A Day🌹

Gambler's Longshot, Winter Travers

[bekah-reading]

47/50

Almost a year later and I finally read the sequel to Playboy.

4/5

I forgot how like readable these books are. They aren’t long- this one is about 250 pages or so. The writing has gotten a bit better from the first book- not all the greatest but still you can see the improvement.

These are Dual POVs. And I love Memphis and Six Gun. Memphis is a bit of a hell cat, but I mostly very happy to see her recover and improve and heal from the events of the first book. Six Gun, was definitely the perfect guy for her in this situation.

I’m happy with the moments of Raelyn and Playboy that were in here, I was glad to see their relationship and where they are after the first book. This book made me look forward to Monk’s book, the next one and I already own it ;), and Barracuda’s book. Even Jet’s. I’m loving this quick series. It’s a good intro to MC romance for sure, and I’m glad I gave it a shot. Will totally continue.

[weirdlookindog]

Gorgo (1961)

[cinemaquiles]

Gorgo, de 1961, o "parente britânico" esquecido de Godzilla e King Kong!

[mothmiso]

Rocamadour (2) by Pierre Comte

Via Flickr:

(1) La vallée de Rocamadour en hiver. The Rocamadour valley in winter. (2) La tour de l'horloge à travers les branches. The clock tower through the branches.     

[darlingsomeone]

Re-listening to Danse Macabre, an old fashioned waltz — bits and pieces from a good omens fan.

Et vive la mort et l’égalité!

My take: something has been lost when looking at this lovely tone poem if all we get is awfulness or despair. This dance is the embodiment of seizing the day (or night in this case) even past death.

First though, if you’re into this kind of thing, is some analysis of how it is constructed.

Everything is meant. “The piece begins with twelve repeated notes from the harp, signifying a clock striking midnight. The violin scratches out a series of imperfect fifths that do not resolve as they should in well-mannered tonal music. The devil is warming up to play a diabolical dance in a fast waltz time. The waltz had only lately become respectable.”

The original song-poem lyrics with English translation can be found here. More thoughts under the cut:

It’s hard to hope that links speak for themselves if someone is skimming a goofy post like this. The lyrics, then, French and English:

“Danse macabre

Zig et zig et zig, la mort cri en cadence

Frappant une tombe avec son talon,

La mort à minuit joue un air de danse,

Zig et zig et zag, sur son violon.

Le vent d’hiver souffle, et la nuit est sombre,

Des gémissements sortent des tilleuls;

Les squelettes blancs vont à travers l’ombre

Courant et sautant sous leurs grands linceuls,

Zig et zig et zig, chacun se trémousse,

On entend claquer les os des danseurs,

Un couple lascif s’asseoit sur la mousse

Comme pour goûter d’anciennes douceurs.

Zig et zig et zag, la mort continue

De racler sans fin son aigre instrument.

Un voile est tombé! La danseuse est nue!

Son danseur la serre amoureusement.

La dame est, dit-on, marquise ou baronne.

Et le vert galant un pauvre charron—

Horreur! Et voilà qu’elle s’abandonne

Comme si le rustre était un baron!

Zig et zig et zig, quelle sarabande!

Quels cercles de morts se donnant la main!

Zig et zig et zag, on voit dans la bande

Le roi gambader auprès du vilain!

Mais psit! tout à coup on quitte la ronde,

On se pousse, on fuit, le coq a chanté…

Oh! La belle nuit pour le pauvre monde!

Et vive la mort et l’égalité!

*

Tap, tap, tap—Death rhythmically (1997) English translation © Richard Stokes

Tap, tap, tap—Death rhythmically,

Taps a tomb with his heel,

Death at midnight plays a gigue,

Tap, tap, tap, on his violin.

The Winter wind blows, the night is dark,

The lime-trees groan aloud;

White skeletons flit across the gloom,

Running and leaping beneath their huge shrouds

Tap, tap, tap, everyone’s astir,

You hear the bones of the dancers knock,

A lustful couple sits down on the moss,

As if to savour past delights.

Tap, tap, tap, Death continues,

Endlessly scraping his shrill violin

A veil has slipped! The dancer’s naked!

Her partner clasps her amorously.

They say she’s a baroness or marchioness,

And the callow gallant a poor cartwright.

Good God! And now she’s giving herself,

As though the bumpkin were a baron!

Tap, tap, tap, what a saraband!

Circles of corpses all holding hands!

Tap, tap, tap, in the throng you can see

King and peasant dancing together!

But shh! Suddenly the dance is ended,

They jostle and take flight—the cock has crowed…

Ah! Nocturnal beauty shines on the poor!

And long live death and equality!”

Look, these words and the instrument choices speak of equality in the state of death. Possibly a bit the way Crowley would.

Death wasn’t and couldn’t be hidden politely during those days. The arts featured the dance of the dead, just as we still see Memento Mori in media today. The balance of return from oblivion to celebrate outside of hierarchies was not new. Even the dead could still seize the night. Joy does not die.

Remember Crowley saying that people will be equally dead whether they are killed by Heaven or Hell up in that graphic? If anything, this little note from the domesticated Bentley might be a little rebellion, if not overkill. Maybe it’s A Clue to Aziraphale that they might celebrate a little late if he insists on this trip while ignoring Crowley, just as the Bentley’s musical gift to Crowley of the Nightingale reprise in season two.

Look at what the lyrics said.

The dance was already a part of folk custom or lore, and the xylophone was a country instrument. Saint Saëns was well aware of this, and used both the barely acceptable waltz as the dance and coarse instrument of country-folk. This was done deliberately.

This conservative, restrained composer made choices throughout the work. A dance which had been scandalous not so long ago and an instrument ‘of the people’ so to speak. Composed to fit the exacting pattern of “the devil’s interval”which you can read about here, too (yes it can matter). I’m a geek for this kind of thing so here’s that link again.

The idea of the dance already existed, what he did was to elevate it to something so moving and strong that it endures today, despite its original reception by his contemporaries.

The message of the lyrics is lost in the final product, which is a pity for Good Omens fans, but the delight in the dance remains. There is a freedom, celebration and again, an equality among the freed dancers. (Crepes, anyone?) They take their joy where they can, even if the devil plays the tune.

Like Orff’s Carmina Burana, another work celebrating earthly delights and perils, (Ox rib anyone?) O Fortuna being the most recognizable of this work, Danse Macabre is often used to enhance or promote something only in fragments, very specifically omitting the resolved and therefore to me, ‘peaceful’ end to both works.

I seldom hear the resolution of the frantic dance in the promotion of a scary movie or even as used in Hush, an episode of Buffy (yes, the one with The Gentlemen, on one of the links). This does Danse Macabre a great disservice. The point and the peace are cut off abruptly, leaving the listener waiting for the music to knit itself up at dawn. For this listener, the omission is a constant irritant, but I am perhaps an odd duck. I do have ears though, and they know the difference between resolved and not.

It’s oddly like a cliffhanger, really, when only part of the work is played.

While some people say that this piece is “suffocating” or “overwhelming” I can only wonder at the variety of human experience. There is so much unencumbered joy in Danse Macabre, so much literal freedom of the souls to have this time to celebrate.

Young children are routinely introduced to classical music with this piece. If it were so utterly fearsome, it would be a poor choice indeed for such a task.

What it is, without a doubt, is a composition in old fashioned waltz time that goes far from the norm while following a form.

What else could the Bentley give Aziraphale but that truly intimate dance, a waltz, to the tune of equals and a taste of brimstone?

After all, he has standards.

[narinni]

🎀𝐹𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝒫𝒶𝑔𝑒🎀

Hello Dear! For my very first post i would like to define exactly what I will be posting and my rules.

🎀𝒩𝓊𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝒪𝓃𝑒🎀

I will be posting drabbles, scenarios, and reactions. Writing is mainly the point of this blog, but I’m definitely open to discussing topics like culture, politics, fashion, but not that often. I also will only post in English. It seems simpler to just post in one language, but you can request things and talk to me in another language, as long as it’s one I understand(see my bio). Also, because there is a pretty big chance of me posting nsfw content, I want NO MINORS to be interacting with NSFW content.

🎀𝒩𝓊𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝒯𝓌𝑜🎀

I will write about most genres and scenarios, but here are some I can definitely do:

Genres( like blank!character x reader, or character x reader{fluff}, or character reaction to blank)

~NSFW

~Smut(limited will be explained)

~Fluff

~Angst

~Crack(maybe)

~Yandere(limits will be explained)

~Tsundere

~Basically all the deres, lol

~ooh almost forgot, I will write for any gender and specified pronouns! If you have a specific way you want yourself to be referred to(like size, features, race, ethnicity, personality), make sure to include that!

Characters/People:

~SEVENTEEN(ot13)

~Twice

~Viviz

~Monsta x(ot 7, Wonho will always be apart of monsta x to me😭)

~IVE(no smut for minor members)

~NCT

~AOT(all characters)

~Kakegurui(no smut for minor characters)

~Haikyuu(no smut for minor characters)

~Madoka Magica(no smut for minor characters)

~Howl Pendragon

~No Face

~Barbie

~Ken

~Alan

~Literally any Ryan Gosling character

~Patrick Bateman

~Leon Kennedy

~Ada Wong

~Claire Redfield

~Chris Redfield

~Jill Valentine

~Ethan Winters

~Mia Winters

~The Baker family(minus evelyn)

~Lady Dimistrescu

~Bella, Cassandra, and Daniella

~Mother(mommy) Miranda

~Carl Heisenberg

~Ryu(street fighter)

~Ken(street fighter)

~Cammy

~Chun-li

~Vega

~Luke Sullivan

~Cody Travers

~Basically any SF character that isn’t a minor(it’s way to many to list💀)

~TF2

~Red Dead Redemption

~Horror Movie characters(I’ll look them up if idk, and see)

~XQC(he’s annoying as shit but he’s a cutie)

~Hasanabi

~Jerma985

~Ludwig Ahgren

~QTCinderella

~Joel

~Vinny

~Ster

🎀𝒩𝓊𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝒯𝒽𝓇𝑒𝑒🎀

Here’s some things I will NOT do:

~Rape(self explanatory)

~Nothing too freaky(peepee poopoo stuff💀, feet)

~Smutt or anything remotely sexual for a minor(character or real person)

~Su*cide(self explanatory)

~Overly descriptive gore(yes I will write about death, murder, and injury, but nothing over the top and super descriptive)

Hooray You made it to the end! I will be posting on my own accord, but feel free to request anything that’s on the list. I will try my best to get to any request, but I am a busy college student(yay psychology😒). I do apologize in advance for any bad grammar, English isn’t my first language but I think I do pretty well.

🎀𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓈 𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓇🎀

[leogichidaa]

Psychoanalysis Sunday: Letters Home

Non-magical AU where Regulus is put in therapy with a psychoanalyst

Part 1 | Previous | Next

Regulus,

I assume that you have not perished while away at school. Even under the present administration, I would like to think that your father and I would be informed if such an incident had occurred. Nevertheless, it has been nearly a month since we have heard from you and I can think of no other reason why this might be the case.

If I do not hear from you soon, I will be forced to imagine the worst.

With affection,

Walburga Black

-

Dearest Mother,

I hope that my letter finds you and father in good health. I apologize for not writing sooner. I have been immensely busy with my studies. Of course, I am not nearly as behind as some of the students here. There is one unfortunate child in my year who appears to have received absolutely no instruction whatsoever before enrolling at Hogwarts. His parents work in a factory and his clothes all smell of soot.

I am quite glad of the head start from the tutoring you and father provided for us, but I nevertheless find myself quite busy. My professors know that I need a bit of a challenge and are happy to provide it for me.

I am greatly enjoying my time at Hogwarts, although I do miss home. I look forward to seeing you and the rest of the family when I return for winter break.

Your loving son,

Regulus Black

P.S. Evan would like me to ask if you could have Kreacher send us some jam tarts please.

-

Regulus,

Professor Slughorn has informed me that you have taken an interest in football. I do hope that that is not what has been pre-occupying your time, such that you cannot even write home to your family. Minding your studies is one thing, but frittering your time away engaged in foolish sport is quite another.

I suppose I can see if Kreacher has the time to spare. Does your friend not have his own family to provide him with sweets? I hope you have been making connections with other well-bred students as well. You should be branching out and making your mark at Hogwarts. Do not disappoint me.

Sincerely,

Walburga Black

-

Dear Mother,

Evan and I are most grateful for the care package Kreacher sent. I made sure to share a few with my new friends before Evan could devour them all. He certainly does have family of his own and they do provide him with sweets and food all the time, and he is always trying to break into the kitchens here as well. It is a wonder he is not ten times the size he is with how much he eats.

I can assure you that my interest in football is not taking away from my studies, nor will I allow it to interfere with my communication with my family. It does, however, provide me with a unique opportunity to make connections with other students here. I have become rather friendly with Oscar Fawley, who is on the varsity team. Hope Selwyn and Mitzy Travers are planning to try out for the girls' team next year and we practice together when we have time. Evan joins as well sometimes, but he is not a very good sport, and I think he upsets the girls.

I do hope that Slughorn has given you an otherwise good report on my progress at school. I would never wish to disappoint you.

With love,

Regulus Black

-

Regulus,

It is good to hear that you are building connections through athletic activity. I have tried to explain to your mother that it is important for young men to engage in team sports, but you know how she can be. She worries about you.

It is charitable of you to help your female classmates practice, but if you are planning to try out next year, I advise that you find yourself a proper challenge. Perhaps you can persuade the young Mr. Fawley to give you some pointers.

Signed: Orion

-

"See, I told you it won't do you any good to keep prancing about with the girls. Your father knows what he's talking about," Evan says.

Regulus turns and shoots him an annoyed look. "Will you stop reading over my shoulder?"

Evan shrugs. "No."

Regulus rolls his eyes. "Well, maybe if you could go for more than ten minutes without getting bored and chucking the ball at my head, I could practice with you instead."

"That is helping you practice! You ought to be thanking me instead of moaning with the girls about it."

Regulus sighs and pulls out a piece of stationary, twisting the tip of his pen in his fingers. Evan comes up behind him and yanks the pen out of his hands.

"Here," he says, "let me draft your response to your father."

Regulus raises his eyebrows. "Pardon?"

Evan grins. "No, listen. Your father will love it. Guaranteed."

Regulus does not for a second believe Evan's guarantee, but he does believe that whatever Evan thinks Regulus ought to say in his letter home will be amusing, so he lets Evan do it anyway. Evan reads the letter out loud to Regulus when he is finished and it is, predictably, the most absurd and inappropriate letter imaginable. Both boys are in a fit of giggles by the end of it and Regulus completely forgets to write an actual response to his father.

[johngarfieldtribute]

JULIE DOING “STUFF” WITH FAMOUS PEOPLE (13th post)

Julie and Joan Crawford flash smiles on the set of HUMORESQUE.

On the right is accordionist Tony Travers who is giving Julie a lesson for DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS. Director Michael Curtiz is on the left getting an earful.

Julie sits down with actress Myrna Loy at a Hollywood "Defense Meeting" on December 23, 1941 just after the Pearl Harbor attack.

Gene Kelly with wife Betsy Blair and Julie in 1947.

Joan Crawford serves up some cake on the set of HUMORESQUE while director, Jean Negulesco and Julie look on.

Dane Clark, Eleanor Parker and Julie chat with presenter, William Keighley before a radio broadcast of Pride of the Marines in January of 1946.

Julie shares a meal with his former teacher, actress Maria Ouspenskaya at the Warner commissary.

Julie and Shelley Winters discuss the script in the water with HE RAN ALL THE WAY director, John Berry.

Berry’s hands on with his direction in this one.

Mildred Shay, Geoffrey Steele and Geraldine Fitzgerald chat with Julie during a break on NOBODY LIVES FOREVER.

[books-in-a-storm]

Snowflake Book Review’s

Title: Devil's Knights 2nd Generation #10 Freedom Ride

Author: Winter Travers

Pages:173

Snowflake Rating:❄❄❄❄(4/5)

Synopsis:Ready for the thrilling conclusion to the Devil's Knights 2nd Gen? Hang on. It's gonna be one hell of a ride.

[weirdlookindog]

Gorgo (1961) French Poster

[ladyniniane]

Coucou :)

A mon tour haha,

🧾What is the most memorable book ending you’ve ever read? Did it leave you satisfied or wanting more ? 

📔Do you have any bookish rituals or habits that you follow before, during, or after reading a book ?

Bonne soirée à toi :)

Salut et merci pour tes questions :D

🧾What is the most memorable book ending you’ve ever read? Did it leave you satisfied or wanting more ?

Alors, beaucoup de fins m'ont plu ou marquée, en voici quelques unes !

La fin de Anne de Redmond de Lucy Maude Montgomery, que je trouve vraiment douce et adorable :

Gilbert l'attira contre lui et l'embrassa. Puis, ils prirent le chemin du retour au crépuscule, roi et reine couronnés dans le royaume nuptial de l'amour, le long des chemins sinueux frangés des plus jolies fleurs qui aient jamais éclos, et à travers des prairies hantées du souffle des vents de l'espoir et du souvenir.

J'avais aussi beaucoup aimé la fin de The winter witch de Paula Brackston (typiquement une lecture doudou pour moi). L'héroïne ne parle pas pendant tout le récit et trouve la force de le faire juste à la fin pour répondre à son mari qui lui dit qu'il l'aime et parce qu'elle se sent en confiance.

Du coup, les deux étaient très satisfaisantes haha.

📔Do you have any bookish rituals or habits that you follow before, during, or after reading a book ?

Tout tourne beaucoup autour de Goodreads. Quand un livre m'intéresse, je l'ajoute dessus pour m'en souvenir. Ensuite, pendant que je lis, je me mets dans un endroit confortable, de préférence à côté de mon chat. Une fois que j'ai terminé, je note le livre sur Goodreads pour garder une trace de ma lecture.

Bonne journée à toi !

Bookish asks

[we-just-havent-got-a-clue]

Introduction post !

You can call me Blockbuster!

Find me on Instagram: @ damnthatstygian

Or: @ goldenearringfans

I like music, anything spanning from the 50s to the 90s and I love exploring and finding new bands and music everyday.

I can't seem to keep an interest for longer than a week anymore, so my blog's all over the place.

🫶Rinus Gerritsen is the love of my life🫶

Bands I like include (but are not limited to):

Styx

The Sweet

Chicago

Toto

Grand Funk Railroad

Yes

Genesis

Rush

Deep Purple

Wings

Stories

Jethro Tull

Trúbrot

Big Star

Golden Earring

Camel

The Eagles

ELO

The Monkees

Buffalo Springfield

Uriah Heep

Foreigner

REO Speedwagon

T. Rex

Sparks

The Settlers

Tommy James & the Shondells

Ides of March

Doe Maar

Solo Artists I like:

Robin Trower

Billy Squier

Bob Seger

Steve Hackett

John Mellencamp

Billy Joel

Rod Stewart

Kenny Loggins

Ian Lloyd

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Edgar Winter

Eric Clapton

Boz Scaggs

Warren Zevon

Jimi Hendrix

Pat Travers

Eddie Money

Stevie Wonder

Joe Cocker

Boudewijn de Groot

Jan Rot

My favourite movies are:

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Office Space

De Lift

Just one of the Guys

Clue

I'm open to any recommendations of any form of media, mainly music lol, and I love learning random facts about bands

Alright I'm not really sure what else to write lol so...

Signing off

[oceanofbooks]

(Retrouver tous mes avis lectures sur mon instagram @ocean.ofbooks)

• Titre : "Un palais de glace et de lumière"

• Auteur(e) : @therealsjmaas

• Couverture : @adrian_dadich

• Éditeur : @lamartiniere.jfiction

• Note : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

• Citation : 

" - Aux étoiles qui entendent les vœux, Feyre.

- Aux rêve exaucés, Rhys."

✨️

• Résumé : 

⚠️ATTENTION SPOIL TOME PRÉCÉDENTS ⚠️

La guerre est fini, le roi d'hybern est mort mais il est encore trop tôt pour se réjouir et parler véritablement de paix. 

Il faut reconstruire, réapprend à vivre et tenter de guérir les blessures. Feyre c'est donné pour mission d'aider au mieux les habitants de Velaris, et en particulier ceux qui ont perdu des êtres chers. 

Le solstice d'hiver approche, un jour de fête et de repos pour les habitants cependant Feyre a du mal à se réjouir, s'en voulant même de se laisser aller à ses réjouissances. Bien que son cœur guérisse peu à peu, ses amis mais également ses sœurs dissimulent des blessures encore profondes.

Elain pleure toujours son ancien amour quant à Nesta elle semble sombrer peu à peu dans l'alcool. De leur côté, Cassian, Az et Rhys essaient de maintenir la paix chez les Illyriens et les alliances dans tout Prythian. 

Oui la paix est encore loin mais tous œuvrent ensemble pour un jour l'amener en ce monde.

✨️

• Avis : Un agréable moment.

À travers ce tome très court on retrouve tous les personnages de cette saga qui, à mes yeux, est de plus en plus agréable à lire. On suit leurs reconstructions, leur pensaient, et pour certains leurs douleurs. On y voit aussi l'espoir renaître après une guerre qui a causé tant de malheur. J'aime de plus en plus chaque membre de cette joyeuse bande même si pour l'instant Nesta est celle que je comprends le moins. Je me plongerai dans le tome suivant avec plaisir.

✨️

Lecture pour le #coldwinterchallenge organisé par @enluminee , menu : Yule (sous-menu : Danse de la fée dragée)

#cwc #velaris #acotar #acofas #acourtoffrostandstarlight #rhysand #feyre #cassian #nesta #elain #azriel #mor #prythian #solstice #wintersolstice #solsticedhiver #hiver #winter #art #peinture #nuit #night #fete #amis #book #booksta #bookstagram #bookstagramfrance #saga

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[joyffree]

The Iron Fiends have one goal: find Russ and put an end to it all: My Dream (Iron Fiends MC Book 6) MC Romance by Winter Travers is LIVE!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ✔︎ Motorcycle Club ✔︎ Enemies-to-Lovers ✔︎ She's got a secret ✔︎ Forced Proximity 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞…