#Sherrys Fall Into You Challenge
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A soulmate AU: Steve Harrington x fem!reader [4.3K] 18+
THE TIMELINE
“All I want is nothing more, to hear you knocking at my door. ‘Cause if I could see your face once more, I could die as a happy man I'm sure. When you said your last goodbye, I died a little bit inside. I lay in tears in bed all night, alone without you by my side. But if you loved me, why did you leave me?”
- All I Want by Kodaline
III. LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK: 1922
Opening the side door to the manor was easy when everyone else was occupied in the foyer.
The whole house was still alive despite the early morning hour, the air still smelling of the fireworks that lingered, gunpowder and spilled champagne. There was broken glass in the kitchen, from cocktail saucers or the smashed chandelier in the hallway, Steve wasn’t sure. But it crunched under his leather shoes as he snuck into the dark scullery, empty of the help and the silver platters of food they’d spent the day making.
He could see the silhouette through the frosted glass, impatiently waiting as he fumbled with the brass lock, the vibrations of the trombones and sax from the floor above making the handle buzz in his fist.
Steve barely got a chance to look at you before you had flung yourself at him, arms around his neck and chests colliding. He laughed, a small catch in his throat leaving him breathless for a second, your enthusiasm contagious. You still smelled like work, like cigar smoke and other peoples perfume, expensive cologne and top shelf sherry. It clung to your beaded dress, to your skin and Steve liked these nights, he liked the challenge of making you his again, even when you really weren’t supposed to be.
“They’re still going?” You asked, your words muffled against his chest. You’d get lipstick on his white shirt but neither of you cared. Steve had learnt long ago how to hide it from the maids.
He hummed in confirmation, any words he wanted to say stolen by your lips, your hands climbing up past his neck and into his hair. You tugged at it, ruining the style, hating when he slicked it back for the sake of the parties you were never allowed to attend.
It was a ferocious kiss, the kind that smudged your lipstick onto his mouth, the kind that told him you wanted to claim what you could of him in the short time you were able. Steve groaned, responding in kind, his arms winding around your waist to haul you even closer to him, his lips parting for your tongue.
It never grew old, it never waned - this feeling. Every kiss like the first, every time like nothing he’d ever felt before, never like anyone else. Your touch sent something through his bones, a deep kind of love that felt older and stronger and more powerful than the earth itself. He saw you one day in the city, under the bright lights that lit up Times Square and something told him that you were made for him.
Not a voice, just a feeling, one that his friends scoffed at because you weren’t from any kind of money that his family would accept and your dress didn’t come from Macy’s. But you’d turned and caught his eye, lips painted the prettiest red, eyes all bright like you felt the same when you looked at him. Days had turned to weeks and first dates had turned into nights in his locked bedroom and he still remembered the first time you pressed your ruby lips to the side of his throat and told him you were sure the gods themselves created him for you.
You kissed him now like you were remembering those words, your small hands diving into the already open collar of his white shirt, his black tie slipping from his neckline and you kissed that same spot, two moles that you claimed were somehow yours. They seemed to burn when you touched them, every pass of your lips and tongue making him feel weaker and weaker. And when you bit down a little, teeth grazing, Steve didn’t even notice the rain that had started to fall outside.
He felt feverish with you, greedy and desperate and never able to get enough. The brass band that his mother had hired for the evening started up another song, the China plates in the pantry cabinets rattling from the dancing feet above. He was on borrowed time, he knew that. So he let his tongue lick over your own once, twice, three times more before he pulled away, just enough to get his words out. You were as breathless as he was, too pretty in the dim light with your perfectly done make up, the pearls around your neck that no one knew came from him. Your dress made you glitter and from the faded lipstick around your mouth, Steve knew the majority was stamped on his own lips, his neck, his jaw.
The idea of it made him hold you tighter.
Thunder rumbled, a storm moving in over the lake outside the manor, the small yacht that was docked by the boathouse dipping with the current.
“Let’s go,” he murmured, kissing at the corner of your mouth between words. “Before they need to come for more champagne.”
So you let him pull you out of the kitchen, despite how well you knew the house you were never supposed to be invited into. Steve took your hand and led you like a secret, peering around corners before running past open doors, each room bigger than the last. The manor was all cherry oak floorboards and velvet drapes. There were chaise lounges in every bay window, baby grand pianos under crystal chandeliers and Steve’s father made sure the golden bar carts were always stocked and kept in every room.
The party was still thrumming in the largest lounge, where the hired band stood on the curved stairs and people danced on the tables. The glass doors were opened to the pool, a bright blue rectangle in the otherwise dark night and flecks of gold confetti lay atop the water, never sinking, looking like real life magic.
People spilled from everywhere, women shoeless and men missing their dinner jackets, hand in hand with girls that weren’t their wives and some of the richest of them showed their greed with a scantily clad dancer on each arm.
A door opened to the right, a server who was working well past his paid hours, still in his suit and carrying a large tray of champagne saucers, his expression bored. Steve grabbed you before the man could spot you both, tugging you behind a marble bust of a Grecian goddess, a piece of art that should’ve been in a museum.
The vacant eyes and kind smile of Aphrodite stared back at you both, seemingly amused at your lover's embrace, the one you had to hide.
“We’re not going to make it upstairs,” you whispered. It was too easy for Steve to let your touch linger on his waist, fingers tracing his belt, greedy and searching beneath his crumpled shirt for the feel of his warm skin. He needed you yesterday. He needed you always. “They’ll see us before we reach your room.”
Steve winced, knowing you were right. He could hear his mother from the lounge, singing too loudly, calling for another glass, her laughter making his jaw tense. “Library,” he said, nodding towards the door across the hall. “C’mon.”
You both made a run for it when the hallway seemed clear, the party goers too drunk to make out your faces, to recognise the girl that wasn’t supposed to be here, who certainly wasn’t supposed to be hand in hand with the man that wasn’t meant to be hers.
Steve closed the door with a soft click, turning the brass key in the lock just to make sure. The music was duller from behind the thick oak, the shelves and forest green curtains that draped along the walls. The library smelled like rich wood and old cigar smoke, older books and leather. It was stuffed with wingback armchairs, low lights from behind emerald glass lamp shades and dark, dark wood. A large fireplace took centre stage in the middle of the room, family photos and golden candlesticks along the mantle, the clock huge gilded mirror above it showing you and Steve standing together.
Outside the stained glass window, lightning flashed in the distance, the lake turning white, just for a second.
You didn’t have time to worry about the storm, nor think too hard about its sudden appearance. They’d always scared you, the too loud sounds, the crashes that seemed to vibrate in your bones, the lightning that always appeared way too close. Steve moved to stand behind you, his hand coming to smooth the collar of your dress away from your neck so he could dip his head down to kiss your skin.
His lips were a warm trail over your throat, his nose pressed underneath your jaw and you felt his smile when you tipped your head for him, granting him access. His hands, always so big and wide, spanned the sides of your waist, the beads and crystals that hung from your dress singing a soft song at his touch.
“Missed you,” he breathed, running the tip of his nose underneath your ear. He sucked at your throat, biting softly and you could only watch in awe as you stood in front of the mirror. “I missed you so much, honey.”
You knew why you hadn’t gotten to see him in so long. Eight whole days of being apart, seeing him in the city when he took his car to work, always flanked by business partners or his father. Worse still, you saw him one Saturday morning with his mother, another woman on his arm, a stiff smile on his lips as they entered a tea house. You knew the woman’s name, you just didn’t like to say it. His future wife, although Steve liked to remind you that they weren’t yet even engaged. But his mother was sure of it, the agreement made like a business deal because her father was head of the bank and Steve’s mother liked money.
A loveless marriage, set up for wealth, for survival, for good genes and even better business opportunities. But you saw the way the other woman looked at Steve, blown out curls and peach coloured lips always smiling up at him, ready to give him children and more.
A housewife. Ready made and picture perfect. The very thing that you were not.
“I missed you too,” you whispered back, unable to help it the way your voice cracked because long gone was the idea that you could pretend this wasn’t anything more than a fling.
You ached without the man. The longer you were apart the harder it became, a pain growing between your chest like an open wound that was pulled too tight. And now, as his hands trailed your hips and his lips found your jaw, you could feel it knitting itself closed, a pretty, red string tying the cut closed.
You’d seen the other woman, you knew what was meant to happen. You knew you’d lose him, eventually. That he’d no longer be yours. He’d have a ring on his finger and children with someone else and live in a house even bigger than this one and you’d never, ever be snuck in through a back door again.
It didn’t seem fair. It didn’t seem right. There was nothing in the world that you’d ever felt that was yours. No real money, different jobs for different months, an apartment above a bookstore in Brooklyn that you had to share with three other girls and even the dress you wore was borrowed.
But Steve? Steve Harrington?
It felt like someone created him just for you. Carved from marble, drawn on a canvas and brought to life, a man beyond perfect. Because he had his flaws - just like so many others that you’d dated - but you accepted his with more love than you’d ever felt before. The world seemed to still when you were with him, the entire planet slowing on its axis just so you could savour his touch a little longer.
You lay in his bed, in his arms, wrapped in his expensive cologne and cotton sheets and you knew.
You knew.
You knew that there was no way there was anyone else in this world that you were supposed to be with. His hand fit in yours too well, his lips slotting between your own like they were made from the same thing.
From a time before, when someone or something decided to create the Earth and built you both from the same bone.
Steve spoke into the crook of your neck, his finger spanning wide as his hands travelled over the front of you, feeling every curve, the softness of your stomach, the beads of your pretty dress, the dip of your waist. “You know, sometimes I think it would hurt less to drown in the lake than go without you,” he whispered, eyes closed as if at confession, murmuring his sins and secrets into your skin.
He kissed your throat again, revelling in the way your head fell back to top against his shoulder. Your eyes shut, your lips parted, your body trusting him to hold you up. “That’s awfully melodramatic,” you said airily.
Steve hummed, the ghost of his smile on your jaw. “Isn’t it? But it’s true. I’ve missed you more than I can understand.” He nudged you forward then, took the zipper at your shoulder blades between his fingers and tugged. “I needed you in my bed, in my sheets. They don’t smell like you anymore.”
You bit your lip, refusing to give into the questions that were bitter tasting and stuck in your throat: “has she been in them? Do they smell of her? Does she know about me?”
Because Steve pulled fully at your zipper and you shrugged your shoulders, letting the dress fall to the wooden floorboards, you turned in his arms and saw his eyes. Full of love, sadness, complete adoration and something else that you’d never seen in another man’s before. You were almost naked before him, blush pink undergarments made of silk and lace taught across your skin, silken thigh highs held up by suspenders, all costing an entire paycheck.
Steve wasn’t even looking at them, not yet. His hands went to your face, fingers cupping your jaw so gently that you even thought to yourself, that you might just break. It felt like it. His thumbs smoothed away the worry etched on your skin, frown lines disappearing under his touch and when he breathed out, you breathed in.
Sometimes you wondered if you shared the same heart.
“I love you,” he told you, his forehead pressed to yours.
You nodded, a tear slipping down one cheek and Steve kissed it away. “I love you, too.”
“Desperately,” Steve reminded you, bringing his mouth to yours. His kiss was feverish, pulling away too quickly before descending on you again, lips parted, tongue swiping across your own. “Insanely,” he groaned.
Your back hit a bookshelf as you tugged his shirt out of his trousers, the linen crumpling in your hands, a button hitting the floor when you became too impatient. Your fingertips traced the red lipstick marks on his neck, the ones that had smudged onto his clavicle and it was everything you needed to see and more.
A brand, hardly permanent, but yours nonetheless. If not just for tonight.
“I need you,” you told him, your skin on fire as his hand found your thigh. He pushed you into the spines of the books, cold leather on your skin as he hitched your leg to his hip and rolled his own against you. “Steve.”
“I know,” he murmured and his voice was hoarse, weak sounding. “I know, honey,” Steve assured you.
His belt rattled as it fell apart in your hands, the buckle cool to the touch and before you could push your hand into his underwear, Steve spun you both. You found yourself against one of the armchairs, tweed and plush, Steve kissing you from shoulder to shoulder as he stood behind you and coaxed your hands onto the back of it.
“Hold on,” he told you and you nodded, eyes half opened from the anticipation. You heard his zip, the slick sound of him stroking himself and you keened, impatient. Steve tutted and just as your eyes slipped shut, his fingers were under your chin, his bare chest curving along your back. “Eyes open, sweetheart. Look up. Watch yourself.”
Staring straight ahead, you saw how he’d positioned you both. In front of the fireplace, where the huge mirror hung above. You could see yourself, a scandalous sight, half naked and dripping in expensive lace, one strap of your brassiere falling from a shoulder. Smudged lipstick, darkened eyes and the most handsome man in Long Island draped over your frame.
Steve was pressed against your ass, his cock waiting hot and hard against your lower back as he moulded himself to your body. He was kissing your shoulder, mouth open and his jaw and neck decorated in your lipstick. His hair was already a mess, his white shirt hanging open and his hands wandering up your bare stomach to cup your breasts, finding your nipples through the silk almost too easily.
His eyes, half lidded and heavy with lust, found yours in the reflection of the mirror.
It was sinful.
“Watch what I do to you,” he said.
So you did.
You let the man push a knee between yours, spreading your legs for him so he could work his fingers into your underwear. You shivered as he talked you through it, telling you how wet you were, how good he knew you tasted. How he could spend days and nights and entire weeks between your thighs, how we wished he could have you on his tongue. Two fingers, achingly and annoyingly gentle, rubbed circles to your clit as he spoke, his eyes on your own the entire time and you felt too hot under his stare, his smile that grew when you gasped and whined.
He reared back when he pushed a finger into you, his other hand braced against the small of your back and he urged you to please him in a voice that sounded like sex itself. Steve was choked, his words tight in his throat and they came out in a rasp, pleading as he fucked two thick fingers in and out of your cunt.
“Let me see you,” he begged, his eyes taking down your frame and he groaned, almost too loud, when you dragged the cups of your bra down. Your tits were pushed against the back of the chair, moving with each motion his fingers made inside of you, the slow rock that had begun as Steve rolled his cock against your ass.
“Beautiful,” he told you, and he sounded like he was kneeling at an altar, talking to a god. “You’re so beautiful. You’re mine—”
“Inside me,” you interrupted. You were close to tears, your eyes glassy, everything too much. You felt as if you’d die if you didn’t have him closer. “Steve, I need you— I need you inside me.”
Outside, rain slammed against the large window, the lake nothing but a grey-blue blue behind the streaked glass. The wind howled and if you’d cared to listen, you would’ve heard the faint shrieks and laughs of the party-goers as they fought against the wind, trying to close the patio doors. Thunder cracked above the house, as if disagreeing, as if fighting back.
You didn’t hear any of it over the sound of Steve moaning in your ear as he slipped his cock against your folds, the head nudging once, twice at your clit before he pushed his hips back and slid into you. He fell forward, feeling like a man who’d been broken down and fixed again, his head on your shoulder as he wound his arms around your waist. You were held, truly held against him, feeling full and loved and adored as he whispered every sweet word he knew into your skin.
The two of you stayed like that for minutes, maybe a few longer than you realised, before it became too much. You whined, a needy sound that made Steve’s cock twitch inside of you and then you were being hauled up with him. The two of you standing behind the chair, your back to his chest and as the thunder grew louder and the windows rattled, you both gave in.
Your hands found home in Steve’s hair, reaching up and back to ground him to you, one of his hands moving your knee up to rest on the chair, opening you for him. Your pretty pink underwear was stretched out, allowing room for his cock to slip into you further. It was a dirty grind, you barely pushing your hips back as Steve snapped his into your own, his hand on your neck as he kept you facing forward, your eyes locked on each other.
His kisses became more lips than teeth, biting at your jaw, your earlobe, his fingers only leaving your throat to play with your bouncing tits, pinching at your nipples until you clenched around him. It was raw, dirty, watching each other in the mirror like that, seeing how wet you were with your legs spread open, Steve’s cock shining from you in the low light as it disappeared inside of you over and over and over again.
“Could stay like this,” Steve gasped, fucking you faster now. The sight of your body slack against his had him reeling, your perfume on his skin, your lipstick on his throat. “Could stay like this forever, could hold you forever, want you forever—”
His words were cut short as you came suddenly, clenching around him with a cry, your eyes shut tight in bliss and your head thrown back on his shoulder. You tugged at his hair, pulling him down, silently begging for a kiss that he gave you, a slow, deep push of his mouth to your own and he came with a wrecked noise when you breathed his name against his parted lips.
Steve had barely softened inside of you when he spoke. “Run away with me.”
You weren’t sure you heard him above the harsh breaths leaving both your lips, chest heaving and body’s lax against each other. His lips traced the line of your jaw, his mouth finding the corner of your own, he kissed you, once, twice, three times, his arms pulling you into his embrace and you could smell his cologne, the remnants of cigar smoke, sex and you.
“Run away with me,” he whispered again. “Let’s just go, we can— we can leave. Tonight.”
“Steve—” your voice was already pained and you slipped from his arms, fixing the lace until your skin was covered, watching as Steve tucked himself back into his dress pants. He left his shirt open as you searched the floor for your dress, his lips twisted with the rejection he knew that would come. “You know we can’t—”
“I want to spend forever with you,” he said and you knew he meant it.
Maybe the sky did too, because the rain fell heavier and lightning flashed across the lake, turning the world ultraviolet, just for a second.
“We can’t,” you said sadly, your voice a whisper. The words cracked in your mouth. “You’re not mine to keep.”
Steve watched you drag your dress up your legs, the unshed tears glittering in the corners of your eyes. His breath left him in a heavy gasp, like someone had punched him in the chest.
“But I am,” he told you, his chest heaving, burning. He blinked, eyes stinging, his vision blurring. The sky above the house cracked. “I am yours.”
It hurt to say it but you shook your head and spoke anyway, your eyes fixed on the way your lips had left tattoos on Steve’s skin. You were all over him still, even separated by five feet. And still— “you’re Nancy’s.” You swallowed the lump in your throat. “You’re Nancy Wheeler’s and she is yours and that’s— that’s how it’s meant to be.”
Steve shook his head, moving forward with his shirt still hanging open, his hair curling across his forehead and his hands caught your own. “No. No, no, no—” he look pained, fingers reaching up to brush across your damp cheek and you should’ve pulled away. But you couldn’t. “No. That’s not— it’s not like that. You know this.”
Steve bent, lips finding the corner of your mouth as you moved out of guilt, his touch chasing you. He made a noise of protest, ducking his head closer until he could steal a kiss and you bent to his will, lips yielding under his own he tasted like you, like sex and like home, like something you felt you’d know your entire life and maybe the one before too.
“Run away with me,” he murmured into the kiss, forehead touching yours. You didn’t have to open your eyes to know that he was crying, his voice wet, cracking like the clouds outside and when lightning struck the dock on the bay, he pulled you closer. “We’ll find somewhere else for us. Another town, another country. Another home, another life.”
You kissed him then, stole the words from his lips and swallowed them, kept them locked somewhere close to your heart and you knew you had to hold onto them. For as long as you could. Forever, if you had to.
“Maybe,” you started, voice hitching, “—maybe we weren’t supposed to have this life.”
Steve groaned, a soft sound of agony, of protest. The storm was passing, the party louder than before. He hated how this felt like a goodbye.
“Maybe, we just need to promise that we’ll find each other in the next one.”
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Songs4Caplan Challenge
Definitely supposed to be on hiatus, but I'd wanted to host another challenge. Please don't let this flop lmao
Rules:
Tag me in the authors notes & send me a message with yuor fic once it's posted! (along with the hashtag so I know which Masterlist to place the fic when I post it)
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Can be ANY CHARACTER YOU'D LIKE!!
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RPFs are allowed
If you’d like to write for more than one song, please make them separate fics
the songs are randomly picked from my playlist, so don't judge lol.
Can be however long you’d like the fic to be, however, please be considerate to the folks using the app and place the 'keep reading' feature on your posts!!
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Addicted to you simple plan
Africa Toto
All downhill from here new found glory
All for you sister hazel
All summer long kid Rock
Alone together fall out boy
Amnesia 5 seconds of summer
Animals maroon 5
As it was Harry styles
as the world caves in Sarah cothran
Ashes of Eden breaking Benjamin
Attention Charlie put
Bad guy Billie eillish
Bad things jace Everett
Beautiful mistakes maroon 5
Beautiful soul Jesse McCartney
Before he cheats carrie underwood
Before you go Lewis capaldi
Beggin maneskin
Better than me hinder
Blue ain’t your color Keith urban
Burn usher
Car radio twenty one pilots
Church fall out boy
Climax usher
Come & get it Selena Gomez
Count on me Bruno mars
Criminal Fiona Apple
Deja vu Olivia rodrigo
Delicate Taylor swift
Diary Tino Coury
Dirty laundry Carrie underwood
Dirty thoughts Chloe adams
Don’t call me up Mabel
Downtown lady a
Drivers license Olivia rodrigo
Easy on Adele
End of me a day to remember
Every breath you take the police
Every morning sugar ray
Everybody hurts r.e.m.
Fall for you secondhand serenade
Fallin Alicia keys
Fast car Tracy Chapman
Flowers Miley Cyrus
For the first time the script
Forever young alphaville
Forever and ever amen randy Travis
Fuck it Eamon
Fuck you bitch wheeler walker jr
Ghost of you Justin beiber
Glimpse of us Joji
God gave me you Blake Shelton
Hate (I really don’t like you) plain white tees
Havana Camilla cabello
Heart attack Demi lovato
Heartbreak anniversary giveon
Heaven Kane brown
Hello darlin Conway twitty
Hold on, we’re going on drake
How do you sleep Jesse McCartney
Hurt Johnny cash
I fall apart post Malone
I miss you blink 182
I see red everybody loves an outlaw
I wanna be your slave maneskin
I’m not the only one Sam smith
I’m the only one Melissa Ethridge
I’m yours Alessia Cara
In my blood Shawn Mendes
It ain’t me baby me Johnny cash
Jealous nick Jonas
Just one yesterday fall out boy
Just the way you are Bruno mars
Keep Holding On Avril Lavigne
Killer queen Queen
The last of the real ones
Leave the door open Bruno mars
Leavin’ Jesse McCartney
Let her go passenger
Like I can Sam smith
Lips of an angel hinder
Little do you know Alex & sierra
Little Talks Mumfords & sons
Mama's broken heart Miranda lambert
Man down Rihanna
Misery Maroon 5
My Boo usher & Alicia keys
Needed Me Rihanna
Never gonna be alone Nickelback
New Rules Dua Lipa
Not Over You Gavin DeGraw
Obsessed Mariah Carey
One Call Away Charlie Puth
One More Night Maroon 5
Our Song Taylor Swift
Picture KidRock & Sherry Crow
PillowTalk Zayn Malik
Please Don’t Leave Me Pink
Red Taylor Swift
Remember the time Michael Jackson
Rolling in the deep Adele
Say My Name Destiny’s Child
Say So Doja Cat
She’s Got You Patsy Cline
Shower Becky G
Smokin out the Window Bruno Mars
Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi
Stay With Me Sam Smith
Take a Bow Rihanna
Take Me to Church Hozier
Take You Dancing Jason Derulo
There’s Nothing Holdin Me Back Shawn Mendes
Title Meghan Trainor
Too Good at Goodbyes Sam Smith
Too Little Too LAte JoJo
Trip Ella Mae
Trouble P!Nk
True Love P!NK
Unfaithful RIhanna
Unholy Sam smith
Unsteady X Ambassadors
Uptown Girl Billy Joel
Wait For You Elliot Yamin
Walk Me Home P!NK
Walkin After Midnight Patsy Cline
Want U Back Cher Lloyd
What a Man Gotta Do Jonas Brothers
What Ifs Kane Brown
Wolves Selena Gomez
Would You Go With Me? Josh Turner
You Found Me The Fray
You Had Me @ Hello A Day to Remember
You Need to Calm Down, Taylor Swift
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PLANT GROWERS - MEET THE WINNERS - ETLU
Meet Etlu, who got second place in our grow a plant event in november! Etlu goes by she/they, and you can find them at @etlu-yume. She has been writing for about 20 years, primarily fantasy or urban fantasy, and lately has been dipping their toes into slice-of-life.
Tell us something interesting about yourself!
"Interesting" is a tricky thing because it's so subjective! Like some people would say being able to speak/read/write another language is interesting, and others would just expect it, right? I guess in some ways I could be considered a quadruple threat - in addition to writing, I also am an artist, study languages, and played and performed with music groups on local and international stages.
Tell us about the WIP you'd like to talk about today.
Fangs with Benefits (not what I did for NaNo - but that's self indulgent and stays between me and the dust on my hard drive).
Fangs with Benefits follows the story of a set of siblings, Sherry and Gael. After the pair are banned from donating blood, they are forced to move to the big smoke in order to chase medical treatment for a family illness. After a chance meeting, the pair discover the secret supernatural underground of their new home. Full of supernatural creatures, Sherry decides that there's a solution to their frustration with red tape at the hospital; Vampires.
After all. It would be of mutual benefit to both parties.
And so chaos ensues.
Describe your writing process. Do you like to plan everything or are you more spontaneous?
I'm a bit all over the place. I tend to do best when I have a game plan, something to refer back to (more often than not somehow it takes scenic routes between written points; go figure). However sometimes, particularly when later scenes will not leave me alone, I will just go ahead and write them out in a separate document. Once they're out of my head and down on paper, it usually becomes much easier to go back to where I had left off and keep going. That said, it's a work in progress and always changing. What worked last year may not work for me this year, and so on and so forth. I'm just hoping I can try and establish a better year-round writing habit in 2024 <3
What have you found to be the most challenging and/or rewarding about writing?
If you'd asked me this question prior to last November, I would have struggled. Maybe I would've said "a blank page/new chapter" is the most challenging thing (and, really, it still is). But.
I think the most rewarding thing about writing comes in two parts;
1.) One is when you're writing for others or an audience. I can't really speak too much on this, since I've been super shy with my work and haven't posted much if any online for general consumption. But to the few people I do share with, seeing their reactions to the story progressing, screaming about characters or events. I know there's been times where those reactions have been the difference between opening up the document and writing a few more words that day, or giving it a miss.
2.) Two is when you're writing for yourself, using your writing to help process things that have happened or that you're struggling with. It may not make things 100% better, it may not change the situation at all. But somehow there's also a weird healing power to it, too.
Below the read more is more of our conversation with Etlu
What inspires you to write?
This is a hard question! I'm actually trying to work this out myself. I started to fall out of love with writing a while ago, and I'm still looking for my way back. I'm sure I'll get there, I just don't know how long it will take, or what form it will take. But I'll get there. <3
Share some advice for other writers.
Hmm. One of the classics is "you can edit a bad page, but you can't edit a blank one", which is very true. But I'm not sure that's the kind of advice I'd want to give other writers - or myself for that matter.
Bad days happen - be kind to yourself. If you're working towards a goal, keep believing in yourself. Don't give up. You can achieve amazing things! (Said from 2018's cloud of cough medicine zombie fog and pulling like 30K out of nowhere in the last 2 days of November.)
Also it sounds weird but don't start from a fresh document. Even if you're finishing a chapter off, just start the next one. I'm super bad at taking this advice myself, but it's easier to re-read a few lines and make tweaks before moving forwards than it is to sit there face to face with a blank page at the start of a session.
What do consider your writing strength?
I'm probably best at workshopping or bouncing ideas, and then never writing them. Does that count? haha. On a serious note I think perhaps my strengths with writing is my structural pacing. (Not plot pacing. I've already picked up some rushed chapters in the last 3 months)
What has been the nicest compliment you've received or what has been the toughest criticism you've received?
Actually today I had a message from a friend, just a simple spotify link to a song. They followed it up with comments that they had been ruminating about events of the last couple of chapters when it started playing, and it made everything hurt even more. It's been a week since they read it - to hear that my silly little story is something that they're still thinking about this long after reading it, that combined with music it brings out more emotion. It's the little things like that, that remind me what it's all about.
What do you love the most about writing?
I'm still trying to work this out. But it falls somewhere between research, the friendly banter with other writers while everyone procrastinates, and the way that your words and the way you write will be so very different to the next writer, that everyone has their own style.
#growaplant#writeblrgarden#writeblr#writeblr community#writers of tumblr#writers on tumblr#am writing#writing community#nano winners
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i'd love to hear any behind the scenes you have on 'say it's here where our pieces fall in place' bc i read it and loved it and i want to know about it 💜
Welp, I've been thinking about this since you sent it and I feel I won't do it justice! I feel like I could say a lot if I went chapter by chapter, but many tabs of unread fics stare back at me. I'll skim and try to say something, though.
Some commentary on say it's here where our pieces fall in place under the cut! I am sick and rambly. And lbr I can never shut up anyway, but this might be too incoherent even for me. (Original ask post here)
It was sort of an unofficial NaNoWriMo project, in that I set myself a goal to tackle “longer fics” or ideas I wanted to cover but hadn't. From my notes, I had this idea to write a ficlet per year because I always enjoy this kind of story, and I know I'd tried to approach different ones in the past. I started writing in late October/finished in Nov 2021. (The other fic I started was never finished, even if dammit, it hits.) I posted it in January, so it wasn't that bad, considering I'll often take months.
It's maybe important to note that I had only finished writing “The Monster (affectionate)” (aka the 148k-ish word IM AU) in early September and I felt a bit burned out after spending five months writing that (would’ve been less but the struggle was real for the last third of the story. Oddly reminiscing of you-know-what story these days). This arbitrary deadline helped me get back into writing. Granted, I wrote a couple of fics in those five months, but I wanted to try another multichapter.
Anyway. I picked some random, perhaps not obvious choices for the vignettes. It was partly to avoid writing something I might have potentially covered at one point, and also a challenge. Some are also strange (the dream!), but I kinda loved it? (Fun fact: the fic references the Sherry-Netherland, whose exterior is the establishing shot in Internal Displacement. I swear there is some thought put into my writing.) And as the A/N I wrote to myself, I definitely wrote and rewrote bits and pieces of this on my way to and from therapy, haha.
Let me find a fun fact about each of the chapters, if I can think of any.
1998: actually repurposed some campaign fic idea I distinctly remember writing in spring 2018, while I was still in uni. It also has GLOVES. I live for that.
1999: I like the idea of exploring Danny and Abbey's relationship! They presumably have a good one and yet, I don't think we ever see them interact. (And god. Danny's recent, pre-campaign breakup is a recurring theme in my campaign stories too, loool.)
2000: Danny and Josh are an underrated friendship, and I like the references to Rosslyn. There was so much in those months in Midterms that we didn't see, and I like thinking Danny visited his friend.
We also got two back-to-back chapters focused on Danny - I remember trying to make it even, so that the focus was more or less evenly split.
2001: the Manchester fuckup! And it's one of the dream chapters! There were two of them? (We're 3 out of 4 in which I was surprised by the focus, but now I kinda want to re-read it all properly?) I'll say that I can see some vague, unconscious inspo from Freefall by KadeeFalls in this chapter (esp since I was just talking to you about it)... But I'm mostly obsessed with the magical realism (there's another term that my foggy brain cannot think of rn) of dreams, and how it can help us clear our heads.
2002: I remembered this was set after Simon! I know it's probably an odd, controversial choice but they both tried to move on (at least, we know CJ did), and it felt disingenuous not to include it. There are moments when she almost admits to her previous (?) feelings for Danny, but stops.
As with most thus far, there were fluffier and probably better choices for 2002 (Christmas!!), but... My brain wanted it to appear like CJ couldn't really bring herself to think about Danny.
2003: Aw, the specialty store is inspired by a franchise over here that had Goldfish (not many flavors) and I took a dramatic license and added it over there. I also added a small flashback because I love thinking Danny doesn't think they're all that but likes them. (But will tease CJ about it.) Plus, some more resolution to moving on!
2004: Yeah, the formatting is weird. (This is one I'd have to go back and do a blockquote or something.) Danny winning a Pulitzer for the Shareef stuff is a mostly accepted headcanon. CJ seeing his picture on the paper and having feels is just something I love, especially if he mentions someone else. (Look. I'm all for letting him pine, but he deserves to move on and fail too.) Plus Josh teasing her!
2005: The Sherry-Netherland! fwiw, I'm sure I had finally figured out this was the place and decided it would be so cheeky to add it here. I'm so sMaRt. Flowers when she gets promoted! And my spin (in this story) of CJ vaguely shunning him. This is the angst before the fluff.
2006: I remembered this one was a dream at some restaurant! (Again the formatting is not great, but I didn't want to tip my obvious hand.) The same way I think CJ's dream in 2001 was about her wondering how Danny would have reacted, this is about Danny realizing he needs to reach out to her... But with the added family ~tale~. Def inspired by that lyric in "Sad Beautiful Tragic."
2007: I feel like having it at some random dinner with Josh and Donna was an odd choice, but I loved the idea of a double date! The scarf scene is just so! And the chaos siblings energy is great. It was a reprieve from the angst.
Meeting at LAX was right there! I had written a story or two trying to do it justice, so I'm guessing that's why it's not. And fwiw the airport story I wrote shortly after that is the one being posted ~soon~. (A rewritten, slightly expanded version.)
2008: Pregnancy mood swings! It hurt to make them fight, but it's so fluffy otherwise. From what I remember, it has various references to things that happen in the story (particularly from the first two chapters) but it still manages to close it rather nicely, showing how strong their marriage is. I hope.
Okay. This has gotten way too long and it's probably useless.
I've always said I could have written another 11 chapters using different scenes, because there are just so many, even outside the obvious ones... Though I feel I wouldn't be able to recapture the magic.
I do definitely want to reread this for real. As with many fics, it's one of those I used to reread often before posting it (especially the last quarter/third) and then just ignored after. See some other recent examples, such as memoir fic, Portland fic.
Thank you for asking, Ally! God, I used to be a good writer. What happened?!??!
#fanfic director's cut#ask games#onekisstotakewithme#asks#it's taken me an hour or so to write it alskdjasdasd
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Open Hearth Video Roundup - March 15, 2024
Welcome to the weekly Open Hearth Gaming video roundup!
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Discussions, Panels, and Seminars
Talking Hard Moves, Costs & Consequences
Lowell Francis
A community event talking about GMing and playing hard moves, managing costs, and balancing consequences for PbtA, Forged in the Dark, and other storygames.
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#Rich Kid Problem$ (Session 1 of 2)
Donogh runs for Madelancholy, Sabine V., and Thomas Manuel
Our kids show that they have 'more money than sense' by throwing around their influence, time and money like there’s no tomorrow. Alen, the offspring of powerful black marketeers works with Delilah, the scion of old money to float a new must-experience party boat. Leo, the mid-child of a Novae Rich family does his best to help them out while Zara, the fledgling of a military dynasty aims to sabotage!
#Rich Kid Problem$ (Session 2 of 2)
Donogh runs for Madelancholy, Sabine V., and Thomas Manuel
Our kids know that, when you hit rock bottom the best thing to do is get out the kanji-hammers and keep digging! Alen attempts to prise away their cousin Vladimir from Zara’s embrace, but this doesn't quite go to plan and there is serious blowback on the way! Leo and Delilah continue to grow closer but there’s a surprising fly in the ointment...
AKA: The Transponder (Session 2 of 2)
Donogh runs for Anders and Jonathan
With our agent Carter off the grid in Baikonur it falls upon the conspirator JC to push through the deal. But handler James finds him an altogether different prospect. Meanwhile the boss Robert wonders who he can trust (if anyone)...
Pulp Cthulhu: Dark Passage (Session 1)
Lowell Francis runs for Horst Wurst, Paul Rivers, Puckett, and Will H
We meet our heroes coming off of a job is Los Angeles which cost them dearly. They're called to San Francisco where they must board a cruise liner headed for Shanghai. Their task: locate the person who has taken possession of some stolen occult relics. But things turn nasty quickly with one person murdered and another vanished.
Pulp Cthulhu: Dark Passage (Session 2)
Lowell Francis runs for Horst Wurst, Paul Rivers, Puckett, and Will H
Further investigations aboard the Coolidge point to an occult murder-- but the truth may be more complicated than they first thought. What's the connection behind the artifact smuggling person they seek and the shape-changing sorcerous killer. And what is this music?
Monster of the Week: The Rockies (Session 7)
Blake Ryan runs for Brandon Ungar, David Montgomery, Dom, and Grey
Dodgy Deals Delivery
Monster of the Week: The Rockies (Session 8)
Blake Ryan runs for Brandon Ungar, David Montgomery, Dom, and Grey
Fickle Fey Fortune
Eotenweard: Tarham (Session 1)
Alun R. runs for Dom, Dominik, and Pawel S.
Cola the Hunter, Izold the Storyteller & Gwylog the Revenant arrive at the village of Tarham to find a settlement recovering from a recent attack. There's a disloyal warrior, a cowardly herder, a loyal outcast and an aging Lord. Then...carrion crows return along with the stench of death, shadows take on a life of their own, and there's 'something' out there in the dark...and bagpipes...
Godbound: Sundered Cycles (Session 30)
Lowell Francis runs for Dan Brown, Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack
The first half of a journey into the mythic plane-- the crossing of the threshold, a journey across the ocean of souls, and a challenge atop a mammoth lotus flower.
Trail of Cthulhu: Fearful Symmetries: Arc Two (Session 4)
Lowell Francis runs for Alun R., Paul Rivers, Sherri, and Will H
Having made their made into the Bradbury estate-- the circle realizes the threat is both more dire and more immediate than they thought. After wrestling with various plans and consciences, they split up-- with Isabel and Richard trying to find Flora and the grove while Wilford and the Doctor try to see what they can do with Mrs. Bradbury and her impending delivery. Things do not go well. They go messily. Very messily.
Orbital (Session 1 of 3)
Donogh runs for Mark and Puckett
Discover our orbital, a strange place of crystals, fractal architecture & psychic warnings - the perils it faces: hunted star-crossed lovers from the War, a damaged warship seeking assistance, and something ancient stirring in the depths... Meet the orbital's residents: Cash Only - the Source of exactly what you're looking for, Rye - the Heart of a bar that epitomises the genuine warmth of the station, & Hemlock Pangolin - a Shadow on a secret mission to ensure the Orbital remains neutral ground a stoic hydroponics engineer who minds their own business.
Star Wars Saturday
Fellowship (Session 4)
Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Kae, Steven Watkins, and Tyler Lominack
The fellowship dances and fights until they uncover an ancient artifact that will rock an entire world.
Fellowship (Session 5)
Rich Rogers runs for Cody Eastlick, Greg G., Kae, and Steven Watkins
The fellowship makes a difficult choice about the holocron of stillness and escapes Vuarlock for Dathomir.
Stars in the Dark: Stars in the Dark II (Session 2)
Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins
Strange Smugglers and Gamorrean Grapplers - Our stalwart spies follow their target(s?) and discover that not everything is as it seems. Also: Gamorrean wrestling! Hotwired speeder bikes! A traffic stop!
Stars in the Dark: Stars in the Dark II (Session 3)
Anders runs for Marc Majcher, Mark (they/them), Rich Rogers, and Steven Watkins
Industrial Automaton Entanglements
Off-Calendar Highlights
The Between: Stars and Suns, Season Two (Session 5)
Madelancholy runs for Jack, Sarah W., and Steph
"A Tale of Two Parties" - New opening credits! 🎉 A little bit of chaos ensues when the Explorer and the Undeniable throw separate parties at Hargrave House. A sinister royal personage drops by. Come day, a demonic presence is reported at Kilborn Abbey, Ernest experiences time distortion, Dame Georgie talks to Mr. Figg, and Liat pressures the abbot for some answers.
The Between: Stars and Suns, Season Two (Session 6)
Madelancholy runs for Jack, Mike, and Steph
"For All Good Intent" - Sir Atticus returns from the Void with the help of a familiar friend, and returns to Hargrave House with Ragg in tow. Dame Georgie comes to an uneasy truce because of his new state, and Liat invites her fellow hunters to tea and oh-so-innocuous conversation.
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I put in some musicals in a Beta AI and told it to make a gay pride version and here is what I got
"Bare: A Pop Opera" is a musical about two gay teenagers who fall in love and face the challenges of coming out. The gay pride edition of the musical includes a special performance by the cast of the popular TV show "Queer as Folk." The show's cast members join the Bare cast on stage for a special performance of the show's theme song, "We Are Family." The special edition of Bare also includes a CD of gay pride anthems, including "I Will Survive" and "Yes We Can."
""Altar Boyz" is a musical about five young male singers who are trying to make it big in the Christian music industry. They are all incredibly talented and have a huge following. However, they are also struggling with their own personal demons. The group's leader, Luke, is gay and closeted. He is in love with his best friend, Mark, who is also in the group. However, Mark is straight and oblivious to Luke's feelings. The other members of the group are aware of Luke's sexuality, but they don't say anything because they don't want to upset him. As the group's popularity grows, so does the pressure on Luke to come out. He is constantly bombarded with questions from reporters and fans about his personal life. He eventually cracks under the pressure and comes out to the group. They are all supportive of him and accept him for who he is. The group continues to grow in popularity and they eventually land a spot on a popular talk show. During the interview, Luke is asked about his sexuality again. He decides to use this opportunity to come out to the world. He tells the interviewer that he is gay and proud of it. The group's career skyrockets after Luke comes out. They become one of the most popular Christian music groups in the world. They continue to make great music and inspire their fans to be proud of who they are."
"Rock of Ages" is a musical set in the 1980s about a small-town girl named Sherrie who falls in love with a city boy named Drew. They meet at the famous Sunset Strip club, The Bourbon Room, and their love story is told through the music of iconic 80s bands like Journey, Bon Jovi, and Guns N' Roses. But their love is not without its challenges. Drew's boss, Dennis, is a sleazy, womanizing rock star who takes a shine to Sherrie. And Sherrie's best friend, Justice, is a lesbian who's not sure she approves of Sherrie's relationship with a man. In the end, though, Sherrie and Drew's love prevails. They overcome all the obstacles in their way and end up together, celebrating their love with a raucous performance of "We Built This City" at the Bourbon Room.
The Wedding Singer is a musical about a gay man who is left at the altar by his fiancé and finds comfort in the arms of another man. The two men fall in love and must fight for their relationship against the disapproving eyes of society. The Wedding Singer is a heartwarming story of love and acceptance, and a reminder that love is love, no matter who you are.
Emojiland is a musical about a group of emojis who live in a phone. They are all unique and have different jobs, but they all love each other and are proud of who they are. One day, a new emoji is created who is different from all the others. The new emoji is gay, and the other emojis must learn to accept him for who he is. They all come together to celebrate their differences and to show the world that love is love.
In the musical "Heathers", a group of gay pride activists take on the establishment by starting a campaign to get rid of the "heteronormative" aspects of their high school. They are soon joined by a transfer student named Veronica, who has her own issues with the popular girls at school. Together, they take on the "Heathers", the mean girls who rule the school. But as the campaign starts to gain traction, the activists find themselves up against some unexpected opposition.
"Be More Chill" is a homophobic musical about a high school student who is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. He turns to a controversial new book for guidance, which leads him down a dark path of self-discovery and ultimately leads him to accept his sexuality.
The musical "Hamilton" tells the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, who was born in the West Indies and came to the United States as an orphan. He became one of the country's most important leaders, helping to shape its government and economy. He was also a passionate advocate for the rights of all people, including LGBT people. His legacy continues to inspire people today.
"All Shook Up" is a gay pride musical about love, acceptance, and dancing your heart out! The story follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the ups and downs of young love. Along the way, they learn that being true to yourself is the most important thing of all. With an energetic rock 'n' roll score, "All Shook Up" is a feel-good musical that will have you dancing in your seat!
"Matilda" is a musical about a young girl who is different from everyone else. She is teased and bullied at school, but she has a special gift that allows her to change the world. With the help of her friends, she overcomes the obstacles in her life and learns to celebrate her uniqueness. This version of "Matilda" has been rewritten to celebrate gay pride. The characters are all gay or transgender, and the story includes themes of acceptance and love.
This musical is a celebration of gay pride, love, and acceptance. It follows the adventures of Spongebob, a gay sponge who lives in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom, as he navigates his way through life with the help of his friends Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward. Along the way, Spongebob must deal with the prejudices of those who don't accept him, as well as his own self-doubt. But in the end, he learns that being true to himself is the only thing that matters. With catchy songs and a whole lot of heart, Spongebob Squarepants is a musical that will leave you feeling proud, loved, and accepted, just like our gay sponge hero.
The musical "Grease" is about two young lovers who must overcome the odds to be together. In this gay pride rewrite, the lovers are two young men who must overcome the odds to be together. The setting is still the 1950s, and the music and lyrics have been updated to reflect the gay experience. The story is the same, but the ending is happy and triumphant, instead of tragic.
Welcome to the Gay Pride Edition of Mean Girls! We're so excited to be here celebrating who we are and who we love! We'll be singing all your favorite songs, with new Pride-themed lyrics to get you dancing and celebrating! From "I'm a Lesbian" to "You Can't Sit With Us", we're going to show the world that we're proud, powerful, and here to stay! So let's get this party started, and remember: love is love is love!
In this rewritten version of the classic musical "Annie", our young heroine is a proud and out gay girl who discovers that her birth parents are two lesbian women. She sets out on a journey to find them, and along the way learns about the joys and struggles of being a part of the LGBTQ community. With catchy new songs like "It's a Queer, Queer World" and "I'm Here, I'm Queer, Get Used to It", this musical is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
Hades, king of the underworld, is in love with Orpheus, a singer from the land of the living. Orpheus is in love with Eurydice, and Hades is jealous. He tricks Orpheus into coming to the underworld, where he traps him. Orpheus sings of his love for Eurydice, and how he will never give up on her. Hades tries to convince Orpheus to forget about Eurydice and stay with him in the underworld, but Orpheus is steadfast. eventually, Orpheus is able to convince Hades to let him go back to the land of the living. As they part, Hades tells Orpheus that he will always love him.
"The Music Man" is a classic Broadway musical about a con artist who tries to con a small town into buying instruments and uniforms for a fake band he intends to create. In this gay pride rewrite, the con artist is replaced by a gay man who is trying to win the affections of a man he's fallen in love with.
School of Rock: The Queer Edition is a brand new musical that celebrates queer pride and rock n' roll! The show follows a group of talented queer kids who come together to form a band and rock out at their school's annual pride parade. With an inclusive message and an incredible rock soundtrack, School of Rock: The Queer Edition is a must-see for all music lovers!
Hairspray: The Gay Pride Edition is a musical comedy with a message of love and acceptance. The story follows the young and talented Tracy Turnblad as she navigates the world of high school and discovers her passion for dance. When she learns that her favorite drag queen, Divine, is performing at a local gay club, she sets out to see her idol and ends up becoming a star herself. Along the way, Tracy falls in love with the club's owner, Link, and learns that true beauty comes from within. With an electrifying score and a cast of colorful characters, Hairspray: The Gay Pride Edition is a celebration of love, acceptance, and the power of being true to yourself.
"Carrie" is the story of a young girl who is bullied by her classmates and ostracized by her community. But Carrie is also a proud lesbian who refuses to be ashamed of who she is. This gay pride edition of the musical celebrates Carrie's journey to self-acceptance and celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ community. The cast of "Carrie" is made up entirely of LGBTQ performers, and the show features several gay pride-themed songs, including "Out Tonight" and "I'm Coming Out." The show is also filled with powerful messages of acceptance and inclusion, making it the perfect musical for gay pride celebrations.
Funny Girl: The Gay Pride Edition is a special performance of the hit musical Funny Girl, with a Pride-themed twist. The show tells the story of Fanny Brice, a vaudeville performer who becomes a Broadway star. The Gay Pride Edition features all of the original songs from the show, plus new Pride-themed songs and scenes. The show opens with Fanny Brice (played by a gay actor) performing her signature song, "Don't Rain on My Parade." She is joined by a chorus of drag queens, who dance and sing along with her. Later in the show, Fanny performs a duet with her love interest, Nick Arnstein (played by a gay actor). The song, "You Are Woman, I Am Man," is a Pride-themed version of the original song from the show.
"Six" is a musical about the six wives of Henry VIII. We're six gay queens, And we're here to say, We're proud of who we are, And we won't be pushed aside! We'll stand up tall and proud, We'll show the world that love is love, And we'll never be ashamed! We are six gay queens, And we're here to stay!
Once upon a time, In a place not so far away, There was a little gay pride shop, Of horrid delights! You could hear the music playing, You could smell the colors in the air, And every day was a new adventure, At the Little Gay Pride Shop of Horrors! There was a boy named Seymour, Who worked in the shop all day, And he had a crush on a boy named Audrey, Who worked in the shop all day. Seymour was a little bit shy, But he had a big heart, And he was always dreaming, Of a life with Audrey. One day, Seymour found a plant, That he thought was really cool, So he took it home to show Audrey, And he named it "Audrey II". At first, Audrey thought the plant was cool, But then it started to grow, And it became clear that "Audrey II" Was not a plant at all! "Audrey II" was a creature, From a place not so far away, And it had a taste for blood, And it wanted to take over the world! Seymour was in trouble, But he didn't want to give "Audrey II" up, Because he loved the attention, And he loved the power. "Audrey II" was getting bigger, And it was getting hungry, And it was getting meaner, With each passing day. Seymour knew he had to stop "Audrey II", But he didn't know how, And he was running out of time, Before "Audrey II" took over the world! In the end, Seymour made a sacrifice, To save the world from "Audrey II", And he and Audrey lived happily ever after, At the Little Gay Pride Shop of Horrors!
We all know the story of Spring Awakening, the tale of teenage angst and self-discovery in a repressive, conservative society. But what if the story was set in the present day, in a world where LGBT+ rights are finally being recognized? This gay pride edition of the musical would be a celebration of love in all its forms, and a reminder that no one should be afraid to be who they are. The show would open with the cast marching down the aisle, rainbow flags in hand. "Mama Who Bore Me" would become a anthem for queer youth, a rallying cry for those who are different. "Touch Me" would be a steamy love song between two boys, while "The Bitch of Living" would be a sassy girl power anthem. "I Believe" would be a powerful ballad about coming out and being proud, and the finale would be a joyous celebration of love in all its forms.
In this version of "West Side Story", the Sharks and the Jets are two rival gangs of gay men. The Sharks are a group of drag queens and the Jets are a group of leather-clad guys. They both live on the West Side of town and are constantly fighting for turf. One night, the Sharks and the Jets have a huge brawl at a local gay bar. During the fight, one of the Sharks, Bernardo, is killed. His sister, Maria, is devastated. She was supposed to meet him at the bar, but she got held up at work. The Jets leader, Riff, decides to take revenge on the Sharks by challenging their leader, Tony, to a duel. Tony agrees, but he's really in love with Maria. Riff doesn't know this, so he's surprised when Tony shows up to the duel with Maria. Riff is about to kill Tony, but Maria throws herself in front of him and is killed instead. Tony is so grief-stricken that he kills Riff. The Sharks and the Jets both realize that they've been foolish and that they need to end their feud. They declare a truce in honor of Maria and Bernardo. The whole community comes together to mourn the loss of the two young lovers and to celebrate their Pride.
"Fiddler on the Roof" is a musical about a poor Jewish family living in Russia in the early 1900s. The father, Tevye, is a dairyman who is trying to maintain his religious and cultural traditions in the face of changing social and political times. In this gay pride edition of the musical, Tevye's daughter, Tzeitel, falls in love with another woman, Hodel. Tevye is initially resistant to the idea of his daughter marrying a woman, but he eventually comes to accept it.
In this gay pride edition of the musical, the Von Trapp children are all grown up and living their lives as openly gay men. They are proud of who they are and are not afraid to show it. Their governess, Maria, is also gay and she is supportive of their lifestyle. The family is still close-knit and they all work together to fight for gay rights.
BONUS:
In this edition of "Falsettos," the central character of Marvin is not a gay man, but a straight man who is uncomfortable with his own homosexuality. His wife, Trina, is also straight, and their son, Jason, is a closeted gay man. The musical follows Marvin as he tries to come to terms with his sexuality, and ultimately comes out as gay. However, his relationship with Trina is strained by his new identity, and Jason is constantly in the closet, afraid to come out to his parents. The music in this edition of "Falsettos" is more homophobic, with lyrics that attack homosexuals and promote traditional family values. The characters also express more hatred and bigotry towards gay people, making the musical much more difficult to watch for anyone who is not straight.
#bare: a pop opera#altar boyz#rock of ages#the wedding singer#emojiland#heathers#be more chill#hamilton#all shook up#matilda#spongebob the musical#grease#mean girls#annie#hadestown#the music man#school of rock#hairspray#carrie#funny girl#six the musical#little shop of horrors#spring awakening#west side story#fiddler on the roof#the sound of music#falsettos
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Special Guest - Audrey O’Connell from Secrets Don't Sink: A Chattertowne Mystery by K. B. Jackson #CharacterGuestPost #Giveaway - Great Escapes Book Tour @kbjacksonauthor @KateBJackson
Secrets Don't Sink: A Chattertowne Mystery
by K. B. Jackson
I am happy to welcome Audrey O’Connell
to Escape With Dollycas today!
I’m often asked how I got myself into this mess. You know, how did I find myself knee-deep in a small-town murder investigation fueled by secrets long submerged?
I’d say it started with what brought me back to my hometown of Chattertowne, Washington in the first place, but that’s only part of the story. The truth is it goes way further back than that.
If I believed in reincarnation, I might think my sister Vivienne is the second-coming of my great, great grandmother Frances, aka Aunt Fanny. Frances passed away when my mother was about ten years old, but her reputation lives on. She’d insisted her grandchildren call her Aunt Fanny—not Grandma, Granny, Nana, or Meemaw—likely a way to offset any hesitancy men might have for dating a grandmother. My Gramma May once said Frances was immature and had an underdeveloped sense of self. She was not a fan of her mother-in-law.
My childhood was filled with admonitions about falling into the ensnarement of feckless men like Randolv “Swede” Lundquist and Egbert Doughty, two of Fanny’s four husbands. She’d managed to become both a powerful matriarch and cautionary tale, and at times I’ve wondered if Viv viewed those exhortations to avoid unscrupulous lotharios as a challenge rather than a deterrent.
None of these stories about Aunt Fanny came from my mother, of course. Despite her ominous warnings to Viv and me about the innate untrustworthiness of men—my long-suffering father excluded—all the details of our family history were shrouded in mystery and shame. I pieced bits of it together from conversations with Gramma May over the years as she tippled sherry every afternoon, as well as from the newspaper archives at Chattertowne Library. My curiosity of this fabled woman I’d never known but who dwelled in my family tree was intensified by my mother’s unwillingness to share the information.
Family secrets are a funny thing. If we know them, we might be able to anticipate what pitfalls lie dormant in our DNA to offset our ancestor’s propensity for making certain choices. Instead they are passed down to us in a combination of genetic lottery and incognizant behavioral patterns.
Not to say we’re powerless to the 23 pairs of chromosomes we’ve received, congenitally destined to repeat the mistakes and misfortunes of those who came before us because each of us is the result of a random combination of them and result definitely vary.
Take Vivienne and me.
I’m a five-foot six-inch hazel-eyed ash blonde with what my easily disappointed mother euphemistically refers to as “large bone structure.” Viv is a petite 5’2 with golden eyes, high cheekbones, and hair the color of champagne satin. Her pixie-like beauty stops men in their tracks. I’m often asked to help my friends move.
With few exceptions I tend to be a rigid rule-follower. I’ve always believed rules are there for a reason, while Vivienne hasn’t met a rule she didn’t want to break.
We were raised in the same family, under the same roof, with the same two parents.
We are not the same.
I was slowly working my way through the ranks of The Oregonian and attempting to have a modicum of a social life in Portland when my mother phoned to say Viv had “gone off the rails. Again.” I wanted to hang up and pretend the call had never come through, but I did not. I could not.
At 27-years-old Viv should be beyond needing a babysitter but I’ve had an outsized sense of responsibility toward her ever since she nearly drowned as a toddler on my watch. As a result I developed a crippling case of aquaphobia—especially tough when growing up in a riverfront community—while Viv has continued lived her life with abandon, unscathed by the incident.
I could’ve said no. Deep down I understand I could’ve said no to coming back home to clean up Viv’s mess. Maybe someday I’ll learn to say it, but that day has yet to come, especially when it comes to my baby sister.
And while five additional years of life experience hasn’t yielded enough wisdom to overcome my own proclivity for rejecting nice guys and being drawn to ones who will break my heart or—at the least—make me want to change my phone number, my sister tends to elevate her poor romantic choices to another level entirely. Her most recent incident involved getting caught in flagrante delicto with her (now former) boss in the office stairwell by another employee who decided minor extortion was preferable to reporting the relationship to human resources. The result was termination for all three, a fine and a little jail time for the coworker, and a two-bedroom apartment Viv could no longer afford on the money she makes at her back-up gig singing and waitressing at a nightclub called Nautilus.
So, that’s how I ended up back in Chattertowne, living with Viv in her dingy apartment, writing for the not-so-glamorous Coastal Current Newspaper, and dodging messages from my married conspiracy theorist ex-boyfriend.
Who could have predicted he’d be found floating dead in the marina, and I’d be the one facing my greatest fears in order to solve his murder and rescue my sister once again?
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Joy Ride Review: A Wild Adventure Filled with Laughter and Camaraderie
In a refreshing addition to Hollywood's lineup, Joy Ride directed by Adele Lim brings forth a mainstream comedy that offers a much-needed dose of laughter and entertainment. With its rib-tickling humor and outrageous escapades, the film takes audiences on an unforgettable journey of bonding, friendship, and self-discovery. While not groundbreaking in its approach, Joy Ride delivers a super fun and enjoyable experience that reminds us of the joyous escapism that comedies can provide.
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One of the most commendable aspects of Joy Ride is its ability to strike a balance between hilarity and raunchiness. The film's comedic moments hit the mark more often than not, eliciting genuine bursts of laughter from the audience. The script delivers a barrage of witty one-liners and clever situational humor that keep the comedic momentum alive throughout the narrative. It is evident that the filmmakers understand the essence of effective comedy and employ it to great effect.
The success of the humor owes much to the stellar performances of the talented cast. Ashley Park and Sherry Cola, in particular, shine as the heart and soul of the film. Their impeccable comedic timing and infectious chemistry infuse every scene with an infectious energy that is hard to resist. Park's portrayal of Audrey brings a delightful mix of vulnerability and wit, while Cola's Lolo delivers a performance that is both endearing and uproarious. Their on-screen camaraderie is a joy to watch and undoubtedly one of the highlights of the film.
While Joy Ride excels in generating laughs, it falls slightly short with a handful of jokes that fail to hit their mark. These instances, although infrequent, create moments of comedic lulls that disrupt the overall flow. However, this minor flaw does not overshadow the film's overall comedic success. The vast majority of jokes land perfectly, eliciting genuine amusement and ensuring a thoroughly enjoyable cinematic experience.
In terms of originality, Joy Ride does not break new ground within the comedy genre. It adheres to familiar tropes and conventions, which may lead some viewers to feel a sense of predictability. Nevertheless, the film compensates for this lack of innovation through its engaging characters and their uproarious misadventures. The journey embarked upon by Audrey, Lolo, Kat, and Deadeye is a chaotic rollercoaster ride that captivates viewers with its high energy and audacity.
Moreover, the film's exploration of themes such as friendship, belonging, and self-acceptance adds depth to the comedic narrative. As the characters navigate the challenges thrown at them, they undergo personal growth and learn the importance of embracing their true selves. This underlying message resonates with audiences, reminding them of the universal truth that knowing and loving oneself is key to finding happiness and fulfillment.
Joy Ride may not be the kind of comedy that leaves you rolling on the floor laughing, but it undeniably provides a super fun time at the movies. In a world that often feels heavy and overwhelming, this lighthearted and entertaining escapade offers a much-needed respite. It is a testament to the enduring appeal of comedies and the simple pleasure they bring in lifting our spirits.
Joy Ride directed by Adele Lim may not revolutionize the comedy genre, but it succeeds in delivering a hilarious and wild adventure filled with laughter and camaraderie. With its well-executed humor, standout performances, and relatable themes, the film provides an enjoyable cinematic experience that reminds us of the power of laughter and the importance of friendship. In a landscape where comedies have been missed, Joy Ride is a welcomed addition that showcases Hollywood'scommitment to entertaining and uplifting audiences. So buckle up and embark on this uproarious joy ride that guarantees a good time at the movies.
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Ashes In The Fall - Chapter 12: We All Fall III
Book 2 of the Calendula Chronicles
Resident evil, Wesker X OC
Story Summary: Marigold Ashford escaped the mansion, only to face new incarceration with a familiar jailor. She may yet have to make a deal with the devil, if she can unearth what this Faustian bargain would cost her.
There is always something left to lose.
Chapter summary: The almost idyllic exploration is interrupted when catastrophe strikes in Raccoon City.
September 23, 1998
“You...won’t...get away that easily.” Birkin rasped. He could taste blood. There was shockingly little pain. If he lasted beyond the next minute or so, that would change, and fast. The gunfire had ripped into him, leaving him a crumpled pile against the wall. Every breath he took had a wet, bubbly quality.
How was he so cold, all of a sudden?
The Umbrella Security Service had moved in on him to take his life’s work away from him. Someone had betrayed him.
Someone...
No one.
No one was getting away with the G-Virus. He had finally told Annette what was happening not half a day earlier. He’d stowed away go-bags for her and Sherry in the car. They had been so close...
They had taken the case of samples, but missed the injector in his hand. Fuck them all, he thought and drove the injector straight into his own heart. It burned. He welcomed the pain like an old friend. His precious G-virus would at least afford him his vengeance.
The world dulled, then grew sharper. William Birkin realized he could suddenly climb to his feet. G raced through his veins, feeding his desire to take those bastards apart.
Annette’s footfalls in the hall. Her eyes landed upon the injector, and the bloodied form of her husband, his eyes now alight with single-minded rage. She cried out in dismay. “William. What have you done?!”
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Days had passed since the connection had been made, and life had returned to an oddly comfortable rhythm.
The facility wasn’t furnished as a military installation, and Wesker only maintained his own gear. He had requisitioned tactical gear for a potential female operative and potential weapons. There would be enough to choose from, should she ever need to be tested in the field. Given the breadth of what Marigold’s version of the virus had manifested, that was becoming more and more likely. There were records of her having some firearms experience, at least on a recreational level.
When taking her vitals that day, he had asked her if she were still confident with a blade. It was a challenge more than anything. Marigold had shrugged, snagged a pen from off the table - a nice little thing that had a touch of weight to it - and balanced it atop her hand. With a casual flick, the implement was suddenly embedded an inch deep in the wood door. “Passable,” She had responded. Wesker fought the urge to smirk.
He finished taking her samples, then glanced back at the computer. Pulling a disk from his breast pocket, he loaded it in to check her recollection from the scant recordings Umbrella had recovered. She’d only filled out a few months of data, partially owing to the unfamiliar technology. “It’s a match,” he confirmed after a moment. “And you added information?”
Marigold shrugged again. “Much of it syncs to events, headaches, that sort of thing. Living in the city was reckless, but necessary. That first book was rubbish. I got better at it over time. I can read my own shorthand, at any rate.” She always seemed to curl inward, just a bit, when she was discussing her condition. Not hiding, but…filtering.
“So then ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ was an event.”
Oh, that one got a reaction. Marigold visibly ground her jaw. “A headache.” She paused. “Technically, also a field test.” She curled a lip in contempt at the memory. “It also said Rasputin on that line, yes? Have a guess at how I learned I could tolerate toxins.”
“Hmm.” He let it go. They had traced an incident where a well-bred junior executive, known for wandering hands, had suffered a progressive breakdown over the course of the last few months of 1969. He had transferred to Paris after the new year. There he remained as if trying to fade into the background. Wesker had met the shade of a man back in the early 1990s, while procuring a sample of the Nemesis parasite for Arklay. The man had had a deathly pallor to him, glancing around constantly like a hunted rat. If she had caught him trying to poison her, the traces of retaliation had certainly lingered.
But there had been two names on that line. ”There was a second one?”
She smiled, a little sad. Regretful. “And he got to be the control variable. It was instructive.” Marigold remained quiet for a moment. Then, “Umbrella’s falling apart, isn’t it.” She didn’t sound surprised at the idea.
He eyed her, considering. “I was wondering when you were going to start asking. Yes. They may not survive much longer. ”
“Alfred told me.” Wesker blinked at her. She made a face. “Oh, obviously I would call. On the telephone.” She made a circling dialing motion, then paused and scowled at her own hand. “I needed to confirm that he was even alive, and I couldn’t risk the amount of energy to try reaching out that distance. I’d already been told about...the others.” She seemed to curl inward. “He didn’t seem to think Umbrella was going to last for long.”
She looked tired. This had been what had been weighing on her earlier, then. He wouldn’t even confirm if they were dead. she finished, silently, looking straight at Wesker.
Interesting. And relevant. “Veronica, then?” His question seemed to electrify Marigold. She narrowed her eyes. “What? No. Alexander published that already. The genetic map for intelligence? Quite literally the only useful research application for a live, unreproducible subject.” She waved a dismissive hand at herself. “Probably much closer to the original core principles for the company.” Marigold was clearly getting wary. She still wasn’t lying, exactly. For so long as she was talking freely, he could take in what she offered and fill in the blanks. “For someone so obsessed with eugenics, Spencer choosing the weapons angle still seems just...baffling.”
Wesker filed away that piece of information for later. The term clearly had a different meaning for her than it did for him. “Alexia was working on splicing the virus. It’s rumoured that everything on t-Veronica went up with her lab. It’s been lost for years.”
“I didn’t see enough of her work to comment. She would name it after herself though.” Wesker stared at her. She snorted. “I can practically hear the gears grinding to a halt between your ears.” A long pause, and she stilled. “Is that why I’m here? My niece’s research?”
“Nothing came out of that lab for years,” Wesker said slowly, after a moment. “Without a virologist, any work on the virus would have stalled.”
“Yes. Strange.” Marigold paused. It was sardonic in tone, but something was bothering her. Not defensive. Like she was putting something together.
Wesker decided to take a different path for now. Her guard was up, but she was slowly working through to the correct destination. This too was a door he couldn’t force her to go through without her cooperation. “William is making the same mistakes Doctor Marcus did, I think. Patterns repeat in Umbrella.”
Marigold’s mouth firmed in a hard line. He’d hit a nerve. He could sense it in the air.
The chance to pick at that nerve slipped away in an instant when Marigold’s eyes went wide. She staggered to her feet with a look of wild panic, then went still. A blankness entered her eyes, seeing some other place.
“Won’t get away that easy,” she whispered in a toneless voice. There was a nasal rasp to the words that raised the hairs on the back of Wesker’s neck.
In Raccoon City, Umbrella operatives were torn apart like toys under William’s rapidly mutating hands. In that little room hidden in the Appalachian Mountains, Marigold Ashford shuddered and pulled herself out of the vision. Sagging back against the table for support, she looked to Wesker, who had bolted to his feet at the sense of incursion.
“They killed him. Your William, I think,” she said, not quite able to meet his eyes. “Now he’s killing everyone. Under the city. It’s started.”
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Day 99: I’ll never understand Sherry. Despite her size and strength she’s in total control of herself. I was trying to reach a book when she did several acrobatics and got it without damaging anything. Of course i hugged her but what caught me off guard was her saying. “I’d do anything for my baby sister.” Again that funny feeling arose in my chest…. Must study this feeling
Day 107: While goth is powerful mother still puts us in our places from time to time. We had a competition of stomach growls. It looked like goth was gonna win by shaking the mansion. But mother chuckled and let out a growl that cracked the foundation and even messed up our rooms. “Remember girls, momma knows best.” Mother either has tricks up her sleeve or she’s been holding back either way I still have a lot to learn
Day 124: I thought hot rod was mother’s disciplinarian form, turns out both forms discipline when they need to. Mother’s way is a bit more extreme. She had me trapped in her boobs. Sherry up her butt and goth in her gut. We were in there for two weeks. She absorbed all our stored fat and we were all back to basic size while she got even bigger. She warned us. “Next time don’t challenge other forms, I don’t care if you win if anything…” I could see she wants to protect us. But even after all that she still wanted us to sleep on her ocean of a gut. The gurgles felt like a lullaby. The last thing I heard before falling asleep was “remember momma loves her girls.”
Day 140: I had grew more curious on the other forms that ventured in this realm so I decided to study them. I spoke to this Gerudo form, she was surprisingly approachable. Her skin was rather beautiful and her figure is sight to behold. Sumo seems strong and much fatter, her strength is quite impressive. Although, intelligence isn't her strong suit. As for Berzerker, she seemed adequate. She's very feisty and aims to show off her muscles quite often and I'll admit that they are impressive. This...ninja form known as Yumi is an enigma, her words were like a whisper and her movement was unlike anything I have seen. Her and Sherry has some incredible acrobatic skills. Her tall skinny voluptuous body suited her. Finally, I encountered Varna whom rules this mindscape. I have never sense a power as much as hers though I think her and mother are on the same level. Thankfully, this Varna is kind and wise. I rested on her belly for studies. Unfortunately, they were more muscle than fat so they weren't as comfortable as mothers. Her figure just fascinates me.
Day 170: I managed to take control of Midna's body to spend time sith father, I even helped with to come with more potions for more of us. After that, I decided to roam the palace and many of the servants were giving me lustful looks. I do not know why. Regardless, I had enjoyed my time from taking over the body.
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7 Best Whiskey Gifts for This Holiday Season
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(OC) Elanor The Chipmunk
Bio: Elanor Chipmunk
Name: Elanor
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Lesbian
Birthday: October 17th
Species: Chipmunk
Relationship/Girlfriend: None Yet
Family Members:
Eleanor (Mother)
Pumpkin (Father)
Honeydew (Grandma)
Apricot (Grandpa)
Paulo (Brother)
Elessa (Sister)
Prescott (Brother)
Presley (Sister)
Pualani (Sister)
Pax (Brother)
Pascal (Brother)
Pumkey (Brother)
Elam (Brother)
Elan (Brother)
Eleora (Favorite Sister)
Eleanore (Twin Sister)
Eleonoora (Sister)
Melon (Uncle)
Vennessa (Aunt)
Mellin (Cousin)
Melville (Cousin)
Venesa (Cousin)
Venezia (Cousin)
Vanesa (Cousin)
Vanessa (Cousin)
Melinda (Cousin)
Valon (Cousin)
Mellyn (Cousin)
Melodee (Cousin)
Melodean (Cousin)
Ventura (Cousin)
Mellie (Cousin)
Menolly (Cousin)
Venn (Cousin)
Sprinkle (Aunt)
Kaison Jr (Uncle)
Spencer (Cousin)
Kaisley (Cousin)
Sherrill (Cousin)
Sherri (Cousin)
Kaiya (Cousin)
Kahli (Cousin)
Spiro (Cousin)
Kaius (Cousin)
Springer (Cousin)
Kais (Cousin)
Kaiser (Cousin)
Kaisa (Cousin)
Kaisee (Cousin)
Sparks (Cousin)
Stellabella (Cousin)
Spooky (Uncle)
Leyton (Uncle)
Personality: Gamer, Funny, Expert, Challenger, Talented, and Kind
Friends:
Snappy Smurf
Lincoln Loud
Hefty Smurf
Smurfstorm
Finnley (My Bestie's oc)
Pedro (My bestie's oc)
Roxelana (My Bestie's oc)
Sierra (My bestie's oc)
Bethany (My bestie's oc and best friend)
Alisha (2nd best friend)
Bundir (3rd Best Friend)
Tanner (4th Best friend)
Julianne
Oreo
Charlson (Our oc and 5th best friend)
Ari (Our oc and 6th best friend)
Delora (Our oc and 7th best friend)
Cory (Our oc and 8th best friend)
Piera (Our oc)
Andrea (My bestie's oc and 9th best friend)
Bourbon
Amy (My bestie's oc and 10th best friend)
Barth (11th best friend)
Lanisa (Our oc and 12th best friend)
Favorite Color: Dark Blue
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Halloween
Fun Fact: Elanor is is gamer chipmunk, she love playing video games. And someday, she wants to be a stream on Youtube and Twitch. When she gets older, she always wanted to try streaming. Because one of her favorite streams. Inspired her, to become a gamer. It's her dream. She also wants to make gaming videos as well. She can be very funny, when it comes to streaming or making gaming videos. She always makes them funny as possibly. She does funny things, while doing those two alot. She is also an expert at streaming as well. She loses sometimes. But pretty much, on a lucky day. She never gets defeated. Because she a very good expert. When it comes to playing Super Mario Maker 2 or Splatoon 2 and 3 Story mode. She always is an expert on those. She also mostly does Kaizo levels on Mario Maker 2. she gets off of it, on the 2nd try. Because she is an expert at shell jumping. Even in Turf war or Archy series. She always beats the losing team as well on Splatoon 3. She is very challenging to beat. When you wanna Vs her in Super Smash Bros Ultimate Or Mugen/Inkmen. She always beats the challenger a 2nd time as well. She is an expert and challenger after all. Because she is trying to become a streamer. She is also very talented, when it comes to editing her gaming videos. She takes a lot of time, editing her videos. She also loves adding a lot of effects to her gaming videos as well. And she is very kind, after beating the opponent, she always say good game. She isn't a sore loser when it comes to beating challengers.
Elanor belong to: me and my number one bestie: yoshilover1000 on FA ^^
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Netflix - Dahmer- Monster - The Jeff Dahmer Story- Episode Four - “The Good Boy Box”
Present Back to Jeff's arrest.
Police go through Jeff's childhood home, the garden, and find his first victims bones scattered there. He scattered them because he wanted Steven to still be around.
Does anyone believe that Jeff didn't kill again for nine years??? I don't!!!
Trying to be a good boy my ass!
Hijacking the photo lol! They blacked him out!
Lionel planned to bring Sherri back to face off with Joyce. Yeah. That sounds healthy for Jeff to watch. Lionel can be such a petty asshole. Lionel you dumped Jeff to hook up with your flozzie. You haven't called or seen your son in months and have the audacity to walk in and have a go at Jeff!
Lionel starts bitching about Joyce being a crappy mother, but Lionel you've done jack shit for Jeff as well. Pot kettle black. Lionel just refuses to take any responsibility! Your son has been falling apart while you've been banging your "hot babe"
I'm cry laughing everytime Jeff looks at Sherri over this coffee table.
Lionel is pissed that Jeff didn't go to college, but Lionel if you had fucking been there like a father would, you should have been on his ass and helping him with applications. It's no use coming in now and trying to save his education.
It's too late.
Community college sounds like a great idea Sherri!
I honestly thought Jeff was going to say some kind of racial slur about community college.
Man he's going to tell Lionel about Steven???
Lionel had to stop this. This is a coffee shop. But Lionel should have taken him home, or fishing alone, and just let Jeff speak.
His dad paid for Ohio college. He doesn't show up for lessons and gets expelled. His Dad is pissed Jeff's headed to the army.
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So he comes back in his little Army suit, and Lionel and Sharri are in shock. It's a cute scene and I thought. Maybe Jeff's changed!!!
He hasn't. He using a drug called Halcion to drug his army colleagues, his friends! He's off to Germany next week.
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Months later his enraged Dad drives him to his Grandmothers. He's been discharged from the army. I feel like his dad is sending him to his grandmothers as a punishment.
Where are the blue contact lenses???
Lovely scene with him and his grandmother and the box. He also kind of tries to tell her that something is off. She responds with church. She's sweet.
Butcher shop with Wally. Jeff has a job!
We're back to the mannequin scene! Oh shit Grandma!
Oh god lovely Grandma is challenging him about the mannequin! Shit this is sooooo embarrassing for him! She's talking about getting him help and church and Jeff losing it. This is the first time we've seen him angry like this. He shouts in her face. It's a horrible scene. She just wants to help him.
I'm worried that he'll hurt Grandma!
LOL she threw his boyfriend away and he's pissed and smashing glasses!
Jeff needs to move the hell out! He can't speak to his grandma like that!!!!
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God Jeff and the beer tent at the fair. He was "Indecent" at the fair. With kids around! This guy is so fucked up. He's arrested. He gets fired from the butchers. But gets a job at a clinic. He's going to get turned on the by the blood, you just know it!
He's drinking blood????
WTF super dangerous!!!!!!
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Jeff at the gay bars lol!!!!
OHHHHH!!! The bathouses!!!!
Hot dudes just walking around Naked!!!!
Jeff pretending to be all new to sex.
Did they do more or just cuddles?
Nooow Jeffie is a regular at the bars and the bathouse.
He gets kicked out of the bathhouse when they realise he's drugging guys.
Shit. one guy nearly died!!!!
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I think Grandma is going to kick him out.
Don't show him your moves Jeff, you' ll scare the cutie away!
He's drugged himself! Jeff you dumbass!!
The hotel murder, I forgot about this one!
Man of the house!!! Jeff you're a bum that lives with Granny, like what Man????
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The hotel guy {Steven's } Head is now in his father's old chemistry box.
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Notes
Notice that in the beginning a lot of his victims were white, what changed?
Shoutout to Ricky! The guy that kicked Jeff out the bathhouse. I think he would have killed him if no-one was there!
Loved the scenes between Lionel Sherri and Jeff!
These episode feel like mini movies!
I really hoping that he'd changed in the army. He was given soooooooooo many chances to make things right.
Maybe if Lionel had listened, maybe things could have been different!
#Dahmer on Netflix#Episode 4 Review#Steven Tuomi the hotel Murder#Vince Hill-Bedford#He shouts at poor Grandma!#Jeff and the Army#Jeff goes to the bars#Jeff drugs himself for once!
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Sherri Murphy Celebrity Matchmaker at Elite Connections International Celebrates Her 28th Year in Business - Exclusive interview by influential People Magazine
Sherri Murphy elite matchmaker, established Elite Connections International over 28 years ago and now it’s grown into one of the world’s top dating agencies. She discusses how she got started in the business of helping people find love.
When asked how Elite Connections has eliminated the element of surprise in dating. Sherri answered, “Online dating is a challenging experience. You are meeting someone you don't know at all. We personally meet each person we bring in, verify their identification, and run background checks. You will always see recent pictures and details about the person we want to introduce you to. Although you can always say no, it's best to meet someone who could be a little different than the people you normally go out with.” The Elite Connections staff reviews every person they sign up. The matchmakers at this elite dating service are there to make sure they are matching quality people. The Dirty Johns and Bettys can meet people online for $100 and there is no way to qualify them. They certainly are not going to sign up with a company like ours, where they’ll get discovered.
I was a single mother of two and selling real estate. My friends were dating singles from the magazine personal ads. I was sure the personals were full of serial rapists and honestly thought the the same thing about online dating when it first came out. I joined an elite matchmaker and met my future husband Bill. I had matched people successfully many times before and loved the idea of being a matchmaker. I thought what a great way to meet good solid men. And what a wonderful business to be in. I started my own matchmaking agency right after meeting Bill. I’ve been working hard at building the business ever since. We’ve gone from one location in Beverly Hills, to 6 Southern CA locations, as well as offices, clients, elite matchmakers and scouts in many other cities. My daughter Tammi Pickle has worked with me since she was 15 and now helps run the company.
When Sherri Murphy who is known for matching not only Hollywood's A-listers but also the bachelor and bachelorette who live next door was asked, what characteristics define a perfect match, she replied “Sometimes finding the right person to bring home to meet your family is as easy as finding two gorgeous Jewish singles with fantastic families. Sometimes it's a celebrity who's fed up with dating other celebrities and helping them meet someone that is a lovely, put together person who has no idea what goes on in Hollywood.
Introducing them to someone who can provide them a private and regular existence apart from their line of work, works out well for some people. People frequently have common traits in common that draw them to one another. They both have a same enthusiasm for theater, music, or sports. They could both be avid travelers. Being with someone who does everything you do is not as enjoyable, although it is wonderful if you have a few common interests. You can always introduce each other to your favorite activities. It’s more interesting to be with someone who knows and does things you’re not familiar with.
It’s the 28th anniversary for Elite Connections. Sherri Murphy discusses their success and how they got to where they are. She feels working with her daughter Tammi Pickle is priceless and she couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
The elite matchmakers biggest satisfaction is having couples she’s introduced fall in love. She’s attended marriages for 28 years and loves it when their couples get married.
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Friday, June 17, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)
WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?:
CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH (Apple TV+)
HOME TRAILER (Apple TV +)
MAGNOLIA TABLE WITH JOANNA GAINES (discovery +)
WHERE WE CALL HOME (discovery +)
JERRY AND MARGE GO LARGE (Paramount +)
CHRISSY’S COURT (The Roku Channel)
WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT
WATERGATE: HIGH CRIMES IN THE WHITE HOUSE (Premiering on June 18 on Global at 3:30pm)
GOLD RUSH: PARKER’S TRAIL (Premiering on June 20 on Discovery Canada at 8:00pm)
LOVE TRIANGLE NIGHTMARE (TBD - Lifetime Canada)
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE (TBD)
NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:
AMAZON PRIME CANADA
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
KICK LIKE TAYLA
THE LAKE
LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE: HISTORIAS QUE CONTAR
PAUL POGBA: THE POGMENTARY/THE POGMENTARY: BORN READY
THE SESSIONS: DRAYMOND GREEN
THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY
CBC GEM
CAPTAINS OF ZAATARI
FATHER AND GUNS
IN SEARCH OF A BETTER WORLD
STATELESS
CRAVE TV
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
EX ON THE BEACH (Season 5)
FANTASTIC FRIENDS (Season 1)
THE GUILD GARAGE (Seasons 3-6)
THE LAST DUEL
RED ROCKET
WILDHOOD
DISNEY + STAR
BAD BOYS (2014)
BIG SHOT
D WADE: LIFE UNEXPECTED
FORD V. FERRARI
FREE SPIRITS
JORDAN RIDES THE BUS
JOY RIDE
KINGS RANSOM
NO CROSSOVER: THE TRIAL OF ALLEN IVERSON
THIS MAGIC MOMENT
NETFLIX CANADA
THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT
RAINBOW HIGH (Season 2)
SHE (Season 2)
SPIDERHEAD
THE WAR NEXT-DOOR
YOU DON’T KNOW ME
2022 US OPEN GOLF
(TSN/TSN5) 6:43am: Second Round - Part 1
(TSN/TSN5) 9:30am: Second Round - Part 2
(TSN/TSN5) 4:00pm: Second Round - Part 3
(TSN/TSN5) 7:00pm: Second Round - Part 4
MLB BASEBALL
(SN/SN1) 7:00pm: Yankees vs. Jays
(SN Now) 7:00pm: Cardinals vs. Red Sox
(SN1) 10:00pm: A’s vs. Mariners
BULL'S EYE (APTN) 7:00pm: Following Indigenous youth as they explore the theme of hunting in a series of unique challenges; testing their knowledge of wild game, hunting equipment and traditional methods.
VAN GO (Magnolia Canada) 7:00pm/7:30pm (SERIES PREMIERE): An outdoorsy family of four enlists Brett's help to build the camping vehicle of their dreams; Brett and the crew tackle the challenge while adding a kitchen, bathroom and bunk beds for the kids. In Episode Two, after losing his mother to cancer, a client seeks out Brett to help him build a peaceful retreat on wheels for his upcoming road trip; Brett faces one of his most elaborate builds ever when he must include a bedroom, bath and kitchen.
CFL FOOTBALL (TSN3/TSN4) 7:30pm: Blue Bombers vs. Redblacks
A WHIRLWIND WEDDING (City TV) 8:00pm: When an event planner returns to her hometown to arrange her mother's wedding, a charming caterer soon catches her eye.
COLOR MY WORLD WITH LOVE (W Network) 8:00pm: A woman worries that her daughter and her fiance -- both having Down syndrome -- are not ready for marriage.
SUPER DAD (Magnolia Canada) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Taylor helps a dad of three build a structure embracing the great outdoors. In Episode Two, Taylor helps a dad of three build a rocket inspired structure.
HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE (CTV) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): A couple has two kids and a massive trench in their basement left behind by a contractor who used a fake name, took their money and disappeared; Mike, Michael and Sherry come to the rescue as they uncover more issues along the way.
RED ROCKET (Crave) 9:00pm: Mikey Saber -- charismatic con man and washed-up porn star -- plots his return to the big time from small-town Texas in this story of an American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.
CRIME BEAT (Global) 10:00pm: Blindsided: The Story of Mylan Hicks: In the fall of 2016, a football player went out with his teammates to celebrate an important win when tragedy struck; witnesses explain what they saw that fateful night and how Hicks was blindsided.
#cdntv#cancon#canadian tv#canadian tv listings#bull's eye#holmes family rescue#crime beat#u.s. open golf#mlb baseball#cfl football
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Must-Watch Rare Classic Hollywood Movies: The Best Movies of All Time
The popcorn's been popped, the sweatpants are on, and the evening is your oyster. Your next challenge: Figuring out exactly which of the great movies available to you is the one you're going to watch tonight. No matter what you're looking for—romance, drama, comedy—there are plenty of classics to watch in your spare time.
Every now and then, we need a refresher on lost artifacts from the world of movies, and works that we should have experienced, in case we didn't. Here's a fairly simple list of movies from the last century that we think should be on every Hollywood buff's to-watch list. In no particular order, here are some of the best of the lot that you absolutely should watch if you haven't.
Whether you are a classic movie buff who has spent hours upon hours indulging in Turn Classic Movie marathons, or perhaps a novice who just wants to get a taste of film history—and the movies that changed it—we've rounded up some other timeless flicks for you to sink your teeth into. Whether you fancy an early romcom (How to Steal a Million), a gripping drama about an organized crime syndicate (The Godfather), or a psychological thriller that set new standards for horror (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane), there's no better time to check out some of cinema's best. Each one of these films delivers a heady dose of nostalgia, is genuinely entertaining, and will make you sound more interesting at cocktail parties.
Maximum Force
Actors: Sam J. Jones, Sherrie Rose, Jason Lively
Format: Dvd, Remastered
Language: English, Dolby Digital
Run Time: 1hr 30min
Region: All Regions
Extras: None
Plot: Three determined cops are recruited to take down a notorious crime lord.
Amateur (2003) DVD
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn
Format: Dvd, Digital Remastered
Language: English
Run Time: 105 Mins
Region: All Regions
Extras: None
Plot: Isabelle is an ex-nun waiting for her special mission from God. In the meantime, she is making a living writing pornography. She meets Thomas, a sweet, confused amnesiac who cannot remember that he used to be a vicious pornographer, responsible for turning his young wife, Sofia, into the world's most notorious porn queen. Sofia's on the run, convinced she's killed him. Together, Isabelle and Thomas set out to discover his past, a past waiting to catch up with him.
Necronomicon: Book of the Dead DVD
Actors: Jeffrey Combs, Tony Azito, Juan Fernández
Format: Dvd
Language: English
Run Time: 1hr 36mins
Region: Playable All Regions
Extras: None
Plot: H.P. Lovecraft, the well-known horror writer, is looking in the late thirties after the book 'Necronomicon'. He finds it guarded by monks in an old library. He then copies some stories from it, which unfold for our eyes- and his.
Aloha Summer DVD
Actors: Chris Makepeace, Yuji Okumoto, Don Michael Paul
Format: Dvd
Language: English, Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1hr 38mins
Region: All Regions
Extras: None
Plot: It's the 60s and a bunch of crazy teenagers meet in the beautiful island of Hawaii during their summer holidays. Although they come from different backgrounds, they hang out together and shake up the island! They surf, dance, drink, fight and fall in love. As the summer approaches its end, they find themselves inseparable, friends for a lifetime.
Asteroid Playable All-Regions Dvd
Actors: Michael Biehn, Annabella Sciorra, Zachar Charles
Format: Dvd, Digital Remastered
Language: English, 5.1 Dolby Digital
Run Time: 123 min
Extras: Behind the scenes of the making of 'Asteroid', Original Trailer
Plot: With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to be Dallas, Texas. Generally, the plot follows the lives and reactions of several characters: an astronomer, her father, her son, two firefighters from Kansas, two young doctors in Dallas and the heads of the government agency in charge of the situation.
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