By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings
HARTFORD, CT – Hartford Whaler legend Gordie Roberts took an unconventional route to pro hockey. Now, at 65, he returned to Hartford for the first time since participating in that infamous frozen Whale Bowl on a Saturday in January 2012.
The Roberts family is heavily vested in pro hockey. Gordie is the youngest of four hockey-playing brothers and the uncle to two more…
Everyone underestimates the little girl in the yellow cardigans with the princess blonde curls and bright smile. They think of her as the princess in the ivory tower, coddled by her father, needing to be saved from the horrors of the world, whether physical or emotional. They think of her as the least valuable member of the team, the one destined to be damsel.
Everyone forgets that Emily's element is Earth.
She is not the forest; she is not growth. She is not the sky; she is not enveloping. She is not water; she is not shifting. She is not fire; she doesn’t know how to burn.
She is what other people take root in, what other people find strength from. She is grounded, stable, strong, despite the way the world seems to be constantly shifting around her. She is the voice of reason, the one who cannot afford to fall. She is the one who others will stand on in order to keep their own balance.
She will be standing until the very world falls apart.
-aletterinthenameofsanity, the way you try to run with the wolf pack when your legs are tied
I waited years for an Emily fic and I finally got it, and boy was it worth the wait. I loved the characterization of Emily in this series and her association with earth and how steadfast she is, but it was so nice to see her supported by her Soulmates after Serena's death just as she supported her team throughout the nighlock invasion.
By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings
HARTFORD, CT – Kevin Dineen returned to Connecticut to participate in the Hartford Yard Goats celebration of Hartford Whalers Day at Dunk Donuts Park last week.
“I have always looked at my time with the Whalers as very special. Everything has to have a beginning. Hartford was that for me. It really made for some very fond memories for me and my family. Meeting my wife…