#wolf in sheep&039;s clothing

[robinwoodsfiction]

Writing Manipulative Characters

Let’s face it, writing manipulative characters is so much fun. Unfortunately, people do this in real life too. This post will help you build your deceitful character (and also help you identify when you are being manipulated in real life). Manipulation is a form of aggression. We all understand it when it’s overt, but covert manipulation is harder to detect. And, when the person doing the…

[cadavidson]

Branco Cartoons: Censorship vs 1st Amendment, Freedom of Speech; Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Branco Cartoons: Censorship vs First Amendment, Freedom of Speech; Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing A.F. Branco Cartoon – Threat To the Republic Censorship vs. 1st Amendment, Freedom of Speech   A.F. Branco Cartoon – SCOTUS Justice kentanji Brown Jacson is more proof the left hates the constitution and the limits it places on the government, especially the 1st and 2nd Amendment – Free speech and gun…

[kgdrendel]

Who Were the Wolves Jesus Warned the Disciples About?

When Jesus said, "Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves", who was he speaking about?

I am reading in Mathew right now in my year long reading plan, focusing this year on the New Testament. I have read the whole sweep of the Bible, from the Old Testament through the New Testament, in each of the past number of year. I have not kept track. The words, “be wise as serpents and innocent as doves”, came up in conversation with my son a few days ago, so these words caught my attention…

[ljaesch]

Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses the Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing Manga

Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that it has acquired the license for the Sheep Princess in Wolf’s Clothing manga series by Mito. In this beautifully illustrated yuri fairy tale, a wolf-woman butler must tutor a sheep princess who’s not as soft as she looks. Aki is a wolf-woman who lives in the land of the sheep people. While working as a butler in the royal castle, she happens to save the…

[paarsurrey]

Why "Second Coming" is to "Break the Cross"?

Why “Second Coming” is to “Break the Cross”?

Please view paarsurrey’s post #164 on RF. Jesus: The Misunderstood Messiah paarsurrey wrote :vide Post #164 : < (Please click on the post # to get right into the discussion to join in , please) Yes, Jesus was misunderstood in his “First Coming”*, I agree. The “Second Coming” of innocent Jesus s/o Mary, I understand, is therefore afforded by God-the-Father/Allah/Jehovah to the Messiah so that…

[thephotopitmagazine]

PUNK GOES SERIES RETURNS WITH PUNK GOES ACOUSTIC, VOL. 3 LATEST EDITION OF ICONIC SERIES DROPS JULY 26 LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM TAKING BACK SUNDAY + SET IT OFF

PUNK GOES SERIES RETURNS WITH PUNK GOES ACOUSTIC, VOL. 3 LATEST EDITION OF ICONIC SERIES DROPS JULY 26 LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM TAKING BACK SUNDAY + SET IT OFF

PUNK GOES SERIES RETURNS WITH PUNK GOES ACOUSTIC, VOL. 3

LATEST EDITION OF ICONIC SERIES DROPS JULY 26

LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM TAKING BACK SUNDAY + SET IT OFF

It’s back! Punk Goes, the compilation series you loved during the ’00s and during the Myspace heyday, has made its triumphant return.

The latest edition, Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 3, arrives on July 26 via Fearless Records.

Check out…

[mondoreb]

“For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” –Acts 20:29-30

Believers are warned to beware of “grievous wolves” and “ravening wolves” who come in “sheep’s clothing.”

For some reason, many can recognize the wolf in the pulpit IF the…

[sandpaperdaisy]

The medieval plague doctor, with his waxed robes and beaked mask, has always been an important part of my internal horror landscape. So much so that when our own real-life pandemic hit, a plague doctor sticker giveaway was the first thing I thought of in order to try to cheer a few people (and myself) up in the early weeks of the tragedy. I’m happy to report that it did just that! I sent out lots of letters and everyone who requested them was delighted to get a little “extra” with their stickers: a little sketch of a plague doctor (often with a big heart on his robe or doing something silly like pushing a shopping cart) telling them to “Stay Safe!”

Now that the giveaway is over, I thought it might be nice to commemorate the event with some more glimpses of plague doctor madness.

First up is all the amazing plague doctor items I’ve gotten from my generous and talented friends! To see more of Courtney (NonDecafArt)’s art and masks go here, for more of Cora (Cola_Problems)’s art go here, and to see more of the great things in the Nick Nackery go here!

Next up I’d like to share with you a couple of plague doctor related panels from a comic I’m doing called The Ocean. It may be awhile before I finish this one, especially since it’s a little too close to home at the moment, but feel free to look at the several pages I’ve got so far.

Thirdly, I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the SCP Foundation, a rich repository of free horror and uncanny fiction that has its very own plague doctor in the entry SCP 049. Constructed like a fictional research and containment foundation, the scp archives and its surrounding community of talented writers, artists, game developers and youtubers will leave you with an everlasting brimful of scary and imaginative fiction. There are something like 4000 entries now. TheVolgun is one of the most celebrated SCP-based youtubers and voice actors out there, and his interpretation of SCP 049 “The Plague Doctor” is the definitive interpretation for many people.

My love of plague doctors and all lore surrounding the black plague predates the SCP Foundation, however. Back when I was a child I enjoyed reading through Time-Life’s Enchanted World series every chance I got. One of the books, Ghosts, dealt heavily with the plague. Its pages showed chilling art by Bruegel replete with laughing triumphant skeletons and coupled with poem stanzas like these:

The lantern-bearer lights the way, For those who no more seize the day. Blind eyes peer out from every head, That crowds the carriage of the Dead.

Not crown nor coin can halt time’s flight, Or stay the armies of the night. King and villain, lad and lass, All answer to the hourglass.

It was these fearsome “armies of the night” I pictured when I began to write my novel.

The heavily cloaked and gloved “Resurrection Men” from chapter one owe much to my terror and fascination with plague doctors. I also call them Ankou after another legend you can find in the Enchanted World series (as well as elsewhere), and they have a healthy dose of A Gentleman from Prague, which is one of my favorite short horror stories. Here’s an Ankou I drew for the October Sketch Challenge I did a long time ago.

In 2019 my friends succeeded in getting me hooked on The Magnus Archives, and this series as well has a healthy appreciation for the horrors of the plague and the cloaked and hooded strangers that creak heavily from house to house in their cart, calling for the dead to be surrendered to their dubious care. I couldn’t resist drawing two such characters for this past October sketch challenge. And I haven’t even touched on my gaskmask obsession!!

Someday, I might gain some sort of deeper insight into my utter fascination for the obscured and sinister stranger, whether it takes the form of the beaked plague doctor, the grinning skeleton from whom all trace of humanity has been removed, the menacing figure in the fog, or the alien glitter of a gas-mask’s goggles. In every case, you can’t quite be sure that the stranger under the mask is really human, or benign. And in my favorite movie of all time, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), even human features can be a lie. What lies beneath might not be human or friendly at all.

I wonder how many of you have been similarly in thrall to a lifelong fascination with menacing strangers and obscured faces? I’d love to hear about any other legends or creatures you’re fascinated with (or terrified of). Feel free to tell me about them in the comments!

Plague Doctors and Other Strangers: my own obsession and a little more background on menacing or partially obscured strangers in stories and art. The medieval plague doctor, with his waxed robes and beaked mask, has always been an important part of my internal horror landscape.

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Simple Plan Takes One for the Team at The ACC!

Simple Plan Takes One for the Team at The ACC!

Simple Plan, The Plain White T’s and Set It Off finally come to Toronto, ON and delivere an unforgettable performance

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Transforming the Landscape

About a month ago, I said to a friend that I was waiting for the landscape to transform. I wanted it to snow. I also knew it was a metaphor for my inner landscape.

The end of the year turned very dark for me. I rode a roller coaster of black depression with occasional moments of gray. The precipitating event that sent me on the ride happened the day after my birthday in mid-October. It involves a…

[robinwoodsfiction]

Writing Characters: The Vulnerable Narcissist

As I said in my post on classic narcissists, messy characters make for great stories. So, here’s the next in my character profile series—writing vulnerable narcissists. Vulnerable narcissists are hard to spot and fun to write. A lesser-known type of narcissism is vulnerable narcissism (also referred to as closet, introverted, or covert narcissism). Vulnerable narcissists are self-absorbed,…

[keith1757]

The Grand Narrative

The ‘narrative’ is the lie. The narrative says, “The Papacy is not the ‘man of sin;’ it is not the ‘little horn;’ nor is it the ‘False Prophet’ that Paul, Daniel, and John, being true prophets, have warned us about. This is the ‘grand narrative’ that has been proclaimed or whispered — depending on the level of awareness and/or degree of opposition — ever since the Bishop of Rome arose to ‘total’…

[cadavidson]

Branco Cartoons: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing; Dog Eat Dog

Branco Cartoons: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing; Dog Eat Dog A.F. Branco Cartoon – Dog Eat Dog     Democrats dress in sheep’s clothing to exploit Racism, Transgender politics, etc. Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2023. DONATE to A.F.Branco Cartoons – Tips accepted and appreciated – $1.00 – $5.00 – $25.00 – $50.00 – $100 – it all helps to fund this Branco website and keep the cartoons coming. Also…

[kgdrendel]

Donald Trump, Fruit and Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

Donald Trump, Fruit and Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

Depositphotos Image ID: 107970678 Copyright: docrob Paul wrote to the believers in Phillipi: “Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ… standing firm in the spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith.” (Philippians 1:27) Paul’s earnest instruction to them was that their “manner of life” (conduct) be worthy of the Gospel of Jesus. The Greek word translated “manner”…

[paarsurrey]

The Pagan Christ (2)

The Pagan Christ (2)

https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/the-pagan-christ.220001/#post-6074561

Riders said: ↑

Well the idea is not that Paul started the idea of Paganism, Paul did not write the new testament. The Pagan Christ says that Pagans, Constantine came up with these beliefs.

We don’t know who wrote the new testament, but there are some saying now it was Greek royalty because of the way it was written…

[pamelaracy]

Caçador / Hunter

ENGLISH VERSION AVAILABLE HERE (OR BELOW) Se esconda! Tome cuidado! A temporada de caça está aberta, tenha cautela ao caminhar, em qualquer lugar você pode dar de cara com um caçador. E aprenda uma coisa! O caçador vem com amor e interesse, pode te seduzir para te atrair até a armadilha que ele preparou. Ele pode vir com elogios, pode vir com risadas que parecem sinceras, com um charme…