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Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty

Editor: George R. R. Martin

Authors: John J. Miller, Roger Zelazny, Leanne C. Harper, Arthur Byron Cover, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Edward Bryant, Stephen Leigh, Pat Cadigan, and Walter Jon Williams

Cover: Michael Komarck

As a gang war breaks out across the Jokertown ghetto, a new mutated version of the wild card virus strikes New York causing more deaths and transformations. Now the local Aces and Jokers find themselves fighting on two fronts just to stay alive. After the globe-trotting escapades of the previous volume, Martin and friends return us to New York and some fan favorite characters. It's great to see the Sleeper, Turtle, Bagabond, and others take the stage again. Like that earlier installment, this is a series of inter-related short stories, this time detailing the events around the gang war. We actually pick up with some characters during the events of the last book before everything moves forward in the timeline. Continuity is becoming a big part of this series now and each story builds on the previous like a literary house of cards. There are a number of stories that are serialized throughout this book, meaning they're kind of broken up in chapters between other stories. We've seen a little of that previously in the series, but this time Martin intertwines three different stories throughout the book. Disappointingly, the gang war story is really more of a background to this overall mosaic. Only a few stories really spotlight that storyline. The good news is the wild card virus outbreak and the escalating political intrigue more than make up for any lack in the gang war story. I found myself more interested in those plotlines as the book went on. There are also some very personal journeys for the Turtle and Dr. Tachyon in this book that really had me looking for the next chapter relating their stories. Most of the stories were very engaging and kept me actively turning pages. I felt Edward Bryant's "The Second Coming of Buddy Holley" was a bit of a weak point for me. Not only did the story not really fit into any of the storylines, but Cordelia Chaisson doesn't seem to make for a great protagonist. This is two books in a row where I hit a bump on stories focusing on her. I didn't think I was going to enjoy "Jesus was an Ace" by Arthur Byron Cover, but it really did give me a great insight into Reverend Leo Barnett. I'm sure there are bigger things in store for that character in future books. Overall, this was a better and more interesting read than the last one. While there was a bit of jumping around between stories, it still kept me interested and wanting to read more. My head was spinning at possibilities and I can't wait to see what the gang has in store for the future!

#wild cards #george r.r. martin #john j miller #roger zelazny #leanne harper #Arthur Byron Cover #melinda snodgrass #edward bryant #Stephen leigh #pat cadigan #walter jon williams #science fiction #superheroes #short stories

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artfulfashion · 5 months

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Leanne de Haan wearing Valentino HC for Harper's Bazaar November 2023 photographed b Amy Troost

#leanne de haan #valentino #harper's bazaar #amy troost #jewelry #2020s

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aquila1nz · 4 months

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Queer Women on Shortland Street in 2023

2023 started with Maeve battling it out for top dog in Ferndale Prison, as soon as she won she rang Rebekah, the leader of the evangelical cult Brightshine and asked her to get her out on bail. Meanwhile Brightshine was bankrolling the Shortland Street rebuild and Rebekah ended up in the CEO seat. She gave Maeve a no patient contact job, and as they spent more time together a romance built. Maeve was so relieved to have someone supporting her that she was prepared to overlook Rebekah's need to remain closeted, with only Nicole finding out about their relationship, but Rebekah's various lies slowly came to a head; when she had to go on the run she finally admitted to Maeve her part in Wilder's murder - Maeve tried to drown her but decided not to, and Rebekah was arrested. Goodbye Antonia Prebble.

Maeve returned chastened to Nicole's arms, and despite an STI scare they started fixing their marriage.

Gia took off to a job in Chicago and I guess is unlikely to return since her family has mostly also left the show.

Dawn also left for pastures greener, which is a pity because she was always a character who attracted gay shenanigans.

Six new surgery registrars were introduced, and one of them, Quinn, proved to have very good gaydar, admiring Harper and flirting with both Nicole and Maeve… Somehow Nicole acted liked they'd had a big romance instead of a weirdly inappropriate kiss when Quinn died in the winter cliffhanger. Pretty coulrophobic on the part of the show.

Leanne lost all her money financing son Eric's pyramid scheme, then won the lottery for the second time and announced she was off on a world tour - taking Rosalyn with her! Last we heard she and Rosalyn were living on a vineyard in the South Island - Pele went to stay with them for a while, and we saw Jennifer Ludlam on a video call briefly just before Christmas. Offscreen reunions are better than nothing!

Harper - still married to Drew. Billy - still a preschooler. Marley briefly had a storyline where he played with Drew's clippers and had to buzz cut his long hair, and then Billy had short hair just like their idol older brother a week or so later, I wonder if one or both actors wanted shorter hair in real life.

In the latter half of the year Cassie, Wilder's girlfriend, returned, no longer pregnant but with no memory of what had happened to the baby, and that mystery has been Maeve and Nicole's main storyline.

So an odd year, with decreasing numbers of queer characters, but at least Nicole and Maeve are still together, something that seemed unlikely this time last year. Somewhere in there they've become the show's longest running gay couple, passing Jay and Maia's threeish years.

Shortland Street returns on the 5th of February. Let's see what 2024 brings.

And let me know if I've missed anything, it's been a long year and I wasn't always paying attention!

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elliesdeadite · 11 months

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Happy Pride to every single one of Neve Campbell's characters

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where-our-stories-start · 1 month

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A Jazzman's Blues (2022)

#a jazzman's blues #a jazzman's blues netflix #citsy #milauna jackson #leanne jean harper #solea pfeiffer #racism #colorism #passing #white passing #this movie was fascinating #and so fucking sad

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roamingbadger · 2 months

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I think there should be more parties in BG3!! When I first played, I remember being at the Tiefling party like “wow I can’t wait for all the parties like this one” *insert clown face emoji here*

#bg3 spoilers #tagging just in case #I would love a myconid party after you bring Nere’s head #and a party with the Harpers after act 2 #give me all the parties #me: I’m playing for the plot #the plot: Gale telling me he likes my musk at my camp party loll #Leanne speaks

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ninja-muse · 2 months

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March was a productive month, and not just because I read a good number of books. I also started writing again after a bit of a slump, and I managed to unhaul 37 books from my home library, though some of them have not actually left the house yet. The used bookstore I went to didn't take everything so I have to decide which one I'm hitting next. Or if I'm dumping the bulk on a thrift store because let's be honest, most used bookstores aren't going to want what's left either.

Can you tell I got rid of that many? Only if you saw the state of things before. My shelves are neat and tidy with no books wedged on top of other books to make things fit.

And I was so, so close to ending the month without buying more books! I really thought I was going to manage it! And then, well, I mentioned the used bookstore, right? I've been meaning to read Delaney but few bookstores stock him, and Lincoln's Dreams is one of the only Connie Willis novels I don't own. (That shop also had stickers, and a cute bookmark I can't show you because whiting out the identifying features would ruin the effect.) Under the Smokestrewn Sky was a rescue, of sorts. Why return it to the publisher when you could just buy it, right?

Anyway, in terms of books read, there were some really good ones! And only one that was not so great. I think I'm done reading and collecting Rat Queens and might need to include those in the next unhaul. And don't get me wrong about the Evie Dunmore. It is a Good Historical Romance Novel. There's just something about it that didn't work for me.

Click through to see everything I read this month, in the rough order of how glad I was to have read them.

I Love Russia - Elena Kostyuchenko, translated by Bela Shayevich and Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse

Portraits and memories of the unsung Russia—the poor, the broken, the marginalized.

10/10

🏳️‍🌈 author

warnings: so many, including but not limited to misogyny, homophobia, genocide, violence, sexual violence, drugs and alcohol, abuse, child death, suicide

reading copy

True North - Andrew J. Graff

The Brechts move to Michigan to restart a rafting business. They hope it’ll save their family, but it might do the opposite.

7.5/10

Menominee secondary character

library book

Sociopath - Patric Gagne

As a child, Patric knew something about her was off and kept countering a lack of feeling with dark acts. As a young woman, she learns the definition of “sociopath” and it changes everything. Out in April.

8/10

neurodivergent author

To a Darker Shore - Leanne Schwartz

When the invention that should have guaranteed Alesta's future fails, her best friend takes the fall and is sacrificed to the demon besieging their kingdom. To rescue him, Alesta must descend into hell, where she learns truths about her society—and her gods. Out in April.

8/10

fat protagonist, autistic main character, major autistic secondary character, 🏳️‍🌈 secondary characters, autistic author

warning: classism, strict religion, autism-related ableism

reading copy

The Temple of Fortuna - Elodie Harper

Amara’s living as a courtesan in Rome but misses her lover and daughter in Pompeii. When she returns to the city, her needs and desires are sent into turmoil—and Vesuvius has started to rumble.

8/10

🏳️‍🌈 secondary characters (sapphic), Ethiopian secondary characters

warning: misogynist society, sexual violence, slave society

Funny Story - Emily Henry

What do you do when your partners dump you for each other? Move in together, of course! Out in April.

7.5/10

Iranian-American secondary character, Black secondary character, 🏳️‍🌈 secondary characters (sapphic)

warning: toxic relationships, mainly in backstory

reading copy

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-reum, translated by Shanna Tan

Tired of fulling expectations, Yeongju opens a bookshop. She’s not the only one to find happiness there.

7.5/10

Korean cast, Korean author

library ebook

Aftermarket Afterlife - Seanan McGuire

The Covenant has started actively pursuing the Prices and their allies, and all Mary wants to do is protect her family.

7/10

🏳️‍🌈 secondary characters (lesbian, gay, bi man), Korean-American secondary character, 🏳️‍🌈 author

warning: canon-typical violence, bigots

library ebook

Knife Skills for Beginners - Orlando Murrin

Paul Delamare is filling in for a friend at a cooking school when a body is found on the premises.

6.5/10

🏳️‍🌈 protagonist (gay), Black British secondary character, 🏳️‍🌈 secondary character (sapphic)

reading copy

Let Them Tremble - Wolf Epley

The revolution is brewing and both the workers and the government refuse bend. Throw in a destroyed print shop, ghosts, and malfunctioning Shroud devices, and you know things won’t end well.

7/10

major disabled character (partial blindness, limp, hand disfigurement), cast largely of non-racialized colour

won/digital reading copy

The Gentleman’s Gambit - Evie Dunmore

Catriona needs to avoid distractions to write her book but is pressed to help her father’s new colleague around Oxford. Elias needs her help if he ever hopes to smuggle antiquities out of the Ashmolean.

7/10

🏳️‍🌈 protagonist (bi woman), Lebanese love interest, Lebanese secondary character

warning: colonial/orientalist characters

library book

Rat Queens, Vol. 5 - Kurtis J. Wiebe with Owen Gieni (illustrator)

Palisade’s problems continue, including hallucinations, a hipster bar, and a sinister wizard.

6/10

major Black character, major 🏳️‍🌈 character (lesbian), 🇨🇦

off my TBR shelves

Children’s Books

Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets - Ryan Higgins

Mittens hogs the bed, eats from the trash, and causes all kinds of trouble—and Penelope didn’t even want them!

Currently reading

I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons - Peter S. Beagle

Robert doesn’t want to be the country’s dragon exterminator on the best of days, but then Princess Cerise meets Prince Reginald. Out in May.

reading copy

Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century - Richard Taruskin

A history of early written European music, in its social and political contexts.

The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle

Victorian detective stories

disabled POV character (limb injury), occasional Indian secondary characters

warning: racism, colonialism

Monthly total: 12 Yearly total: 32 Queer books: 4 Authors of colour: 1 Books by women: 8 Authors outside the binary: 0 Canadian authors: 1 Classics: 0 Off the TBR shelves: 1 Books hauled: 3 ARCs acquired: 5 ARCs unhauled: 7 DNFs: 0

January February

#booklr #bookblr #book recommendations #book recs #reading wrap-ups #read in 2024 #my photos

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gcddamnvampire · 9 months

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( okay bc tumblr is being a butt, this is what i currently have queued and in my drafts. if I'm missing something, please let me know. <33 )

@dozenzofrozez

maxwell & scarlett

kennedy & onyx

@mccntower

lydia & ace

jackson & leanne

harley & iridescent

@vicletnight

parker & trenton

elliot & iris

taylor & saige

grace & river

@siiinfully

malachi & eve

@foolishonewriting

elliot && adelaide

regina & harper

dylan & hadley

norah & carter

roxanne & diego

tbd & sophie

vittoria & elle

ismail & tabitha

dallas & rose

levi & chloe

cameron & nathan

james & matilda

charles & jasmine

savannah & james

jackson & daisy

sebastain & aurora

kathryn & isabelle

@emeraldhazes

serenity & rhea

@popcultr

tbh & riley

@mantlehold

rosalie & regina

@desiredisgvst

james & freya

@dishonaesty

james & bianca

@sinistersxns

river & loren

@twistxdtales

brooklyn & emin

@hxtties

yesenia & raul

cassandra & stefan

@mndstom

cheyenne & chloe

phillip & lydia

elliot & maia

charles & naeun

@everyoneisagame

angelica & felix

@bloomswilds

yesenia & alberto

malachi & aubree

@thewolfruns

shiloh & salem

@everettandersonandmuses

norah & everett

@blushdrunks

tbd & natasha

charles & erin

javier & jocelyn

@troobelliever2ndgig

valeria & tyler

dallas & tyler

@cruelangcls

xiamara & blair

@somebrokenfate

sebastian & shay

jacob & maggie

@purehoneybees

bianca & dennis

@thewxnderer

olivia & brenton

@talesfromthevoiid

valeria & dani

@fangsandmagic

riley & nicola

@loyaltybroken

samuel & isabelle

grace & yvonne

@camilish

brooklyn & michael

@huntrcssqueen

sebastian & skylar

phoenix & sebastian

norah & austin

elliot & willow

brooklyn & reid

william & taylor

hope & jacob

georgia & nathaniel

jackson & kassandra

giovanni & phoenix

wesley & liliana

jacob & bridget

micah & elizabeth

naomi & joshua

@missmvrder

kennedy & declan

maxwell & shiloh

@tearfest

nathaniel & penelope

@seolinah

samuel & liz

@lellarps

tbh & cassian

@bitemescftly

theodore & anna

@agentwicked

savannah & alastair

@lostxones

micah & carsyn

@headofrdi

xiamara & rick

evelyn & rick

@whileurmine

olivia & liam

tbd & santiago

tbh & johnny

cameron & nash

georgia & xander

@intcxications

charles & kat

@mysteryoflovc

shiloh & freddie

#( there are stars in your dark side brighter than the sun; ooc )#( this took forever omfg )

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fatehbaz · 2 years

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To me, it feels like there has been an intensification of colonial pillage, or that’s what the Harper government is preparing for -- the hyper-extraction of natural resources [...]. But really, every single Canadian government has placed that kind of thinking at its core when it comes to Indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples have lived through environmental collapse on local and regional levels since the beginning of colonialism -- the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the extermination of the buffalo in Cree and Blackfoot territories and the extinction of salmon in Lake Ontario -- these were unnecessary and devastating. At the same time, I know there are a lot of people within the Indigenous community that are giving the economy, this system, 10 more years, 20 more years, that are saying “Yeah, we’re going to see the collapse of this in our lifetimes.” Our elders have been warning us about this for generations now -- they saw the unsustainability of settler society immediately. [...] [S]o yes, I do think we’re getting closer to that breaking point for sure. [...] We don’t have time for this massive slow transformation into something that’s sustainable and alternative. I do feel like I’m getting pushed up against the wall. Maybe my ancestors felt that 200 years ago or 400 years ago. But I don’t think it matters. I think that the impetus to act and to change and to transform, for me, exists whether or not this is the end of the world. If a river is threatened, it’s the end of the world for those fish. It’s been the end of the world for somebody all along. And I think the sadness and the trauma of that is reason enough for me to act.

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Words of: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Interviewed by Naomi Klein. “Dancing the World into Being: A Conversation with Idle No More’s Leanne Simpson.” Yes! Magazine. March 2013. [Bolded emphasis added by me.]

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hydesjackiespuddinpop · 9 months

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Full Name: Samantha Lauren Puckett

Nicknames: Sam (by everyone), Mama (by herself, Rex, Gibby, and Carly), Puckett, Princess Puckett That, Lady, Blonde-headed Demon, Sammy, Dude Sam-jerk, Horrible, lazy blonde, Cuteness, My little fibber, Little Samanther, Genius, babe, baby (by Freddie), Sammy (by herself, her mother, Cousin Chaz, and Billy Boots), That gutter girl, That no good Puckett (by Mrs. Benson)

Gender: Female

Birthday: April 17, 1994

Age: 29

Occupation: Host of iCarly (currently), Student at Ridgeway Junior High School (formerly), Employee at Chili My Bowl (formerly), Employee at the Pear Store (formerly)

Education: Ridgeway Junior High School (graduated)

Residence: Seattle (currently), Los Angeles (formerly)

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Blue

Family: Pam Puckett (mother), Melanie Puckett (twin sister), Unnamed father, Unnamed grandfather, Unnamed great-grandfather, J'Maw-maw (grandmother), Frank (uncle), Buzz (uncle), Morris (uncle), Billy (uncle), Carmine (uncle), Chaz (uncle), Maggie (aunt), Judy (aunt), Greg Patillo (cousin), Garth (cousin), Tanya (cousin), Annie (cousin), Dominic (cousin), Julia Puckett (niece), Frankini Valentine (brother in law)

Friends: Carly Shay (best friend), Freddie Benson (best friend, ex-boyfriend), Gibby Gibson, Cat Valentine (best friend), Brad, Caleb, Harper, Robyn, Shelby Marx, Spencer Shay, T-Bo, Wendy, Cort, Claire, Jade West

Romances: Freddie Benson (ex-boyfriend, still in love with), Frankie Murkin (ex-boyfriend), Jonah (ex-boyfriend), Reuben (one date), Shane (former crush), Eric Mosby (ex-boyfriend), Carter Ford (former crush), Pete (former crush), Gary Wolf (former crush), Zayn Malik (celebrity crush)

Pets: Frothy (3-legged cat), Fluffles (former pet rabbit), Shelly (former baby chick), Huevo (former baby chick), Omelet (former baby chick), Benedict (former baby chick), Yoko (former baby chick), Poachy (former baby chick), Gaga (mother's pet horse)

Enemies: The Petographers, Melanie Puckett (sometimes), Pam Puckett (formerly), Freddie Benson (formerly), Valerie, Jonah, Mrs.Benson, Lervin's bully, Chip Chambers, Dana Bukowski, LeAnn Carter, Nora Dershlit, Steven Carson, Penny Tee Employees, Tasha, Ms. Briggs, Nevel Papperman, Kyoko and Yuki, Wade Collins, Jocelyn, Missy Robinson, Mr. Howard, Ms. Ackerman

First Appearance: iPilot (OG), iStart Over (Revival)

Last Appearance: iGoodbye (OG), TBD

#icarly reboot wikis #sam puckett

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lesliehickey · 2 years

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A Leanne Shapton watercolor accompanying a review of Roger Deakin’s Waterlog. Found in an older Harper’s Magazine.

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theharperphillips-a · 2 years

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Closed Starter: @leannerhodes

In the last couple of months, Harper hadn’t seen Leanne as much as she used to. It just seemed that both of their lives were quite busy. Which was sad, but it was just the reality of things. Either way, she was happy to be getting coffee with the woman and catching up. While Harper waited, she watched the snowfalkes fall lightly onto the ground. She sent a small wave at Leanne when she noticed her. “Hey, I am glad you could come.”

#leannerhodes

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artfulfashion · 6 months

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Leanne de Haan wearing Armani Privé for Harper's Bazaar November 2023 photographed by Amy Troost

#leanne de haan #armani prive #harper's bazaar #amy troost #2020s

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aquila1nz · 1 year

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This is what I've been saying! Shortland Street - more gays per square inch than any other soap!

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rippleon-blog · 2 months

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The Healing Power of Light & Colors with Leanne Venier

When you think of the words "light" and "color," the first things to probably pop out of your mind are the color wheel or the kindergarten book that explains the basic concept of colors to kids.

But did you know that light and colors go beyond what you see?

In today's episode, join me and Leanne Venier as we talk about the science behind the healing aspects of light and colors!

Leanne Venier is an award-winning Artist, Engineer, Eastern Medicine Physician, Inventor, and Expert in the Science of Color & Light Therapy. With all these expertise and experiences combined, she invented the REDjuvenator, a clinically proven red light therapy device with healing and anti-aging capabilities.

It's not just all talk! She has received numerous awards for her contributions to healthcare in

the studies of color, light, and energy medicine.

If you're ready to benefit from the power of knowledge and technology, listen to the full podcast episode!

Start a Ripple with Leanne

via Instagram: @leannevenier

via Facebook: Leanne Venier International

via LinkedIn: Leanne Venier

via her websites:

www.CatalyticColor.com

www.leannevenier.com

Ready to get your Ripple On? Check out the latest episode of The Ripple Effect Podcast with Steve Harper!

#relationships #connecting #network #personal development #professional development #entrepreneur #speaker #author #connectbetter

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wildardsfansite · 8 months

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