![]() ![]() ![]() When her espionage endangers the people she loves, she makes a life-and-death gamble. Suspicion hounds her until she barely even trusts herself. One misstep could land her in prison, or worse. Harrison Caldwell, a Northern freelance journalist who escorts Bella to Richmond, infiltrates the War Department as a clerk-but is conscripted to defend the city's fortifications.Īs Sophie's spy network grows, she walks a tightrope of deception, using her father's position as newspaper editor and a suitor's position in the ordnance bureau for the advantage of the Union. Though it may cost them their lives, they work with Sophie to betray Rebel authorities. But she can't do it alone.įormer slave Bella Jamison sacrifices her freedom to come to Richmond, where her Union soldier husband is imprisoned, and her twin sister still lives in bondage in Sophie's home. Compelled to atone for the sins of her slaveholding father, Union loyalist Sophie Kent risks everything to help end the war from within the Confederate capital and abolish slavery forever. ![]()
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![]() ![]() We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return. 2 picks up where Volume 1 leaves off, collecting the exciting stories found in Transmetropolitan #19-39, Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #3, and Transmetropolitan: Filfth of the City #1! Moving into thrilling stories like “Lonely City” and more-Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. Starting with the story “The Scum”, Spider Jerusalem learns of the vicious murder of political consultant Vita Severn, one of the few people that he liked. ![]() Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st century surroundings. The latest release dates for all Big Books can be found here: /bigbooksreleasedatesĪfter years of self-imposed exile, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. The release date is still subject to change. ![]() In the event of a subsequent price change on the part of the publisher, we reserve the right to cancel the order and make a new, adjusted offer. The deadline for the low pre-order rate has passed a limited quantity can still be pre-ordered at the store's standard conversion rate. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To be sure, she was being hunted by demons, but at least her job of sustaining Castiel meant that she would also likely be safe. Snippets of Meg and Castiel’s lives at the mental hospital. She was his unicorn after all, and he was hers. ![]() Spoilers for 8x17 Meg Masters died that night. Thank you so much again to everyone that contributed to this project. Ordered by trope, every fanfic recommendation is further identified by title, author, rating, pairing if applicable, and summary, as usual.Īdditionally feel free to visit our delicious archive of fanfiction, where the fanfics below the cut are also listed. Thank you, Starships, you’re all truly amazing fans.Ĭlick “Keep reading” & check out the results! Without them, so many friggin’ awesome stories could not have been highlighted as they were - both in this thread & in this very Tumblr post. It was one hell of a task but Fandomnatural’s Starships were more than up to the challenge as you can see. ![]() Our subscribers (lovingly called ‘Starships’) endeavored on the project with zeal: simply put: submitting tropes & recommending fanfiction that fit them. Our 100th week special was a Supernatural Tropes & Fic Scavenger Hunt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Michael has been battling Parkinson since 1988 but became aware of his condition only in 1991. Can’t decide how I feel today it was an honor #michealjfox #mrktattoo." Mr K also took on social media to share his experience, sharing a photo of his artwork with a caption that said: "Represents his life and himself. So that turtle was pretty significant to him." He made a transcending decision right after that. And that turtle let him swim with him for about a half an hour. "He spotted this turtle with a chunk missing from its fin and a scar on his face. "He was telling me that there was a transformation for him with his career decisions when he was swimming in Saint John," he said. Jon Bang Bang, the owner of the tattoo shop, spoke about Michael's inspiration in an interview with Inked Magazine on Thursday. The studio also shared a photo of Fox while getting his tattoo done. A photo shared on the Insta of tattoo artist, who goes by the professional name Mr K, showed the 'Teen Wolf' actor with a friend, who both held onto some Marty McFly memorabilia autographed and gifted by the actor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Generous in praising his allies and collaborators, notably the psychologists Daniel Kahneman (a Nobel laureate) and the late Amos Tversky, Thaler is unafraid to demolish his opponents with flashes of wit. The history itself is highly tendentious - traditional economists no doubt would tell the story differently - but also fun. In "Misbehaving," he offers a dryly humorous history of the revolution he helped ignite, as well as a useful (if sometimes challenging) primer on its key concepts. Once a seemingly unpromising graduate student, today a professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and co-author of the best-selling "Nudge," Thaler ranks as one of the founders of behavioral economics. ![]() ![]() In addition to her work as a mass media instructor at Clark College in Atlanta and as a writing workshop supervisor at Spelman College in Brunswick, Georgia, in 2004 Ansa also founded the Sea Island Writers Retreats. She has worked as a copy editor, editor, feature writer, and news reporter for two Southern publications, the Atlanta Constitution and the Charlotte Observer. Ansa was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman college in 1971. McElroy and teacher's assistant Nellie Lee McElroy. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONĪnsa was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1949 to businessman Walter J. ![]() Her work often focuses on themes of family and sisterhood African folklore and the tangential themes of spirituality and supernaturalism racism and sexual and romantic love. ![]() Her works are set as early as the 1950s but venture later into the twentieth century as well, allowing Ansa the opportunity to explore social developments in a community through the decades. ![]() ![]() A Georgia native, Ansa places much of her fiction within the fictional town of Mulberry, Georgia, using this locale as a means of exploring the characteristics of the African American community. Tina Ansa's novels, including Baby of the Family (1989), Ugly Ways (1993), The Hand I Fan with (1996), and You Know Better (2002), are characterized by a uniquely Southern flavor and all deal in some way with the family as a microcosm of the larger community of which it is an integral part. ![]() ![]() ![]() First, Crimp’s script is a love of labor with the language and the pace of the lines, applying a rap or a poetry slam battle framework to it. The number 1640 appears on the back wall, but everything else about the show bespeaks a modern touch to energize and breathe new life into the story. ![]() Lloyd’s production is refreshing as it puts a modern spin to the well known story. Christian, who also loves Roxane, lacks talent with his words and accepts Cyrano’s coaching and penned love letters. Instead, he decides to do it via proxy, unbeknownst to handsome new recruit Christian (Eben Figueiredo). ![]() Set in 1640, the play follows the adventures of poet and swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac (James McAvoy), whose ugly nose makes him reluctant to woo his beautiful cousin, Roxane (Anita-Joy Uwajeh). Directed by Jamie Lloyd, there are many strong points about this production that make it as memorable as the three versions I mentioned. ![]() However, Cyrano receives a fresh retelling this season in a new adaptation by Martin Crimp at the Playhouse Theatre in London. Until quite recently, hearing anyone mention Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac would invariably remind me of three versions: the Royal Shakespeare Company production (1984) starring Sir Derek Jacobi, the French film (1990) starring Gerard Depardieu, and of course, the film Roxane (1987) with comedian Steve Martin. ![]() ![]() Historical fiction has the unique ability to transport the reader back in time, to allow them to see historical events through the lens of the characters that inhabit the story. ![]() ![]() Whether writing about the fight for Cuban independence from Spain or the devastating hurricane in the 1930s Florida Keys, researching history to write fiction has taught me about events I was previously unfamiliar with, giving me a broader and deeper appreciation for the past.Īs a reader, that quest for knowledge and understanding often fuels my preferences in the books I choose. ![]() The more I researched Cuban history, though, the more I appreciated and understood the experiences my ancestors lived through. When I began writing about my Cuban heritage, I started with a foundation given to me by my family in exile. Diving into the historical record feels as though you’re searching for hidden stories the opportunity to learn about historical events and figures that you might not have covered during your history classes in school is a fascinating adventure that leads you down unexpected paths. ![]() One of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is doing the research that allows me to shape and give life to my characters. ![]() ![]() More: while heaven forbid that I ever would abuse my role as trusted child-minder and become a propagandist for sound economics, I did on one occasion introduce the term and the concept of “opportunity cost” to the vocabulary and thinking of my charges by explaining that the “cost” of viewing “Diff’rent Strokes” was not hearing Uncle John reading “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.” The success of this exercise was testified to by an agitated telephone call from my sister, who informed me that ten-year-old Patrick had reduced his class-teacher to despair by challenging the justice of a half-hour detention to which he and a fellow miscreant had been sentenced. As a doting uncle not infrequently charged with the welcome task of minding my nephew and nieces, the poem has enabled me to lure Kristine, Elizabeth, and Patrick away from the television set for what I fondly imagine is culturally a more edifying experience. ![]() ![]() The poem tells an exciting story and tells it well, Browning’s choice of words and use of meter reflecting and reinforcing the events described. ![]() One of the most delightful poems ever penned is Robert Browning’s “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.” Children delight in hearing it. Williams has been a teacher and currently does freelance writing and lecturing from his base in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Certain of the cockney accents were impossible to understand. The conversations were a little hard to follow because there were so many idioms used. The first part of the book was a little bit slow. This was the first Regency romance that I’ve ever read by Heyer. ![]() Then there is the house itself which has been allowed to fall apart around them. All of cousins have suffered from their grandfather’s treatment. Then there are Hugo’s cousins some of which are OK, others of which are ridiculous. Of course, there is the patriarch who is distinctly unpleasant. As the story progresses we observe Hugo learning more and more about his new family. The reader notices Hugo goes from speaking proper English to speaking some form of cockney. Lord Darracott and the rest of the family expect Hugo to be a savage practically. ![]() ![]() Rather than his heir being Matthew Darracott, Lord Darracott must acknowledge Hugo who is Granville’s son with the daughter of a weaver. What makes him more unpleasant is that his oldest son Granville is dead. Then the point of view switches briefly to the new servant Charles from whose perspective we learn that Lord Darracott is an extremely unpleasant man. The Unknown Ajax begins with Lord Darracott reaming out his daughter-in-law over dinner for her prattle. ![]() |