“You’re in a library, read a book.”
Welcome to the Bonesborough Library’s very own online blog! Here you will find newsletters, interviews, studies and of course - knowledge! Here we wish to make an online interactive community for all who desire to learn & connect with other bookworms of all ages!
For more information, continue below.
As we advance further & further into the Reconstruction Era of the Boiling Isles, there is one important thing we must also reconstruct along with our everyday lives - our history.
50 years of Emperor Belos’ reign has come to an end along with the Coven System, through those 50 years we have seen an unfortunate cutback of funding for historians, schooling, and other educational opportunities & institutions. Not only have we seen heavy budget restricts throughout these 5 decades, but heavy restrictions on knowledge in general.
Using one of the most simplest ways to convey information quickly, we wish to provide insight of the lost history, culture, & magic of the Boiling Isles.
Now, 50 years doesn’t sound like much but do not be fooled, dear reader. For the damage done goes back further than Emperor Belos’ reign - centuries possibly. Therefore, we have a lot of work on our hands!
Join us readers, and you will see our progress in restoring forgotten history as we bring it back to the people. From analysis, theories, artifacts & more - the Boiling Isles Historical Restoration Movement awaits you!
“What else can I find here?”
Fear not, reader! We have plenty to offer! While our main focus is on the Boiling Isles Historical Restoration Movement (BIHRM), we’re also looking forward to the future of the Isles!
The efforts of rebuilding the Isles has gone at a steady pace, even better than expected since we started 4 years ago! An impressive feat, we will be doing monthly interviews with the many, many people at the centre of the Reconstruction Era! Getting a glimpse into what they think & plan, and the current progress of providing a Boiling Isles that will be free and safe for all!
Our team of young journalists known as the Bonesborough Library Junior Journalist Division go all over the Isles covering stories & topics important to today’s readers! They provide us with little snippets of local news and are always looking for more members!
Interested in learning more magic? With the abolishment of the Coven System, we have entered a new age of magic! Affectionately called, “The Free Period,” now is our time to relearn magic & experiment! We know some readers may be afraid of this new change, but fear not! We are working to educate and stop the stigma of covenless & wild magic alike! The times are changing, are you willing to change?
“How can I get involved?”
If you wish to get involved with our volunteer programs and/or events, please visit our front desk!
We’d love to build a community here! Discussions about anything related to the following above are always welcome! Please send us a letter 💌 and we’ll do our best to answer! Readers are more than encouraged to join the conversation! If you have any suggestions or recommendations for what you want to see in our blog, let us know!
“Who’s running this blog?”
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Suzie Mirage. I’m the new principal at Hexside School of Magic & Demonics where I originally taught illusions! I am also one of the many lovely curators here at the Bonesborough Library! Currently, I am the one managing this blog, but you’ll see familiar faces such as;
Malphas
Master Librarian of the Bonesborough Library
Actually named “Malphas the III”, the library was built 230 years ago by his grandfather, Malphas the I!
Very fascinated by human realm smooth jazz
Older than Emperor Belos’ reign by 68 years!
Devin Baker
Our Front Desk Librarian!
Worked at our library since 1971 (That’s 52 years!)
Loves cats! Please send him pictures of your cat and Mr. Baker will hang them up to greet visitors!
Nicknamed “Head Witch Grumps” by staff
Gary Tatasciore
Mr. Baker’s second in command!
Very friendly guy, loves giving tours!
Currently setting up a community theatre for Bonesborough!
Screams a lot (don’t worry it’s normal!)
Lilith Clawthorne
Miss Clawthorne is currently in charge of building the new Historical Wing & Museum at our library!
Curator of our historical section
Former Head Witch of the Emperor’s Coven
Currently writing a book series chronicling her research of the Titans!
Hooty
Miss Clawthorne’s second in command!
Would love to be your friend
Ate away the Titan’s mind (literally!)
Gives spontaneous free lessons on demon biology
Suzie Mirage
Mrs. Mirage is an illusionist and teaches the art of storytelling through visuals!
Curator of our folklore & cultural section!
Advocating for more creative spaces for illusionists and bards alike!
Working in partnership with St. Epiderm High School to dismantle Coven System propaganda in education!
Hieronymus Bump
Retired Principal of Hexside
Curator of our wildlife section and maintains our botanical gardens!
Very passionate about Human-Realm botany!
Currently managing the Human-Demon Realm Exchange Program being run by Augustus Porter.
Nayumi Drover
Miss Drover is an aspiring fortune teller with the hopes of connecting others together - dead and alive!
Coordinator of our newest program, Magic Experimentation and Curator of our crystal ball lab!
Current mission is to promote Mental Health Awareness by reintroducing older, more effective therapy techniques involving all types of magic!
Likes to collect vintage toys such as porcelain dolls
Amity Blight
Miss Blight is an abomination inventor & delivers supplies all over the Isles!
Coordinator of our Volunteer Program & Miss Weaver’s assistant!
Planning a program to take students on her travels across the Isles!
Hosting a seminar about the importance of preserving what’s left of the natural abomination lagoon habitats of the Boiling Isles (supported by former Head Witch Darius Deamonne!)
Scarlett Webber
Miss Webber is an early childhood development specialist & teaches at Hexside!
Coordinator of events & activities for our littlest learners!
Loves weaving stuffed animals for her students!
Hosts a read-aloud every weekend in the Kid’s Corner!
“Thank you for choosing the Bonesborough Library!”
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(400) 172-2820
Open 8AM - 8PM on weekdays | 8AM - 6PM on weekends.
Closed on holidays.
“We’ll see you next time!”
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The Wrestler’s Heart // Gary Soto
I had no choice but to shave my hair
And wrestle — thirty guys humping one another
On a mat. I didn't like high school.
There were no classes on archeology,
And the girls were too much like flowers
To bother with them. My brother, I think,
Was a hippie, and my sister, I know,
Was the runner-up queen of the Latin American Club
When I saw her in the cafeteria, waved
And said things like, Debbie, is it your turn
To do the dishes tonight? she would smile and
Make real scary eyes. When I saw my brother
In his long hair and sissy bell-bottom pants,
He would look through me at a little snotty
Piece of gum on the ground. Neither of them
Liked me. So I sided with the wrestling coach,
But first there was wrestling, young dudes
In a steamy room, and coach with his silver whistle,
His clipboard, his pencil behind his clubbed ear.
I was no good. Everyone was larger
In the showers, their cocks like heavy wrenches,
Their hair like the scribbling of a mad child.
I would lather as best I could to hide
What I didn't have, then walk home
In the dark. When we wrestled
Madera High, I was pinned in twelve seconds.
My Mom threw me a half stick of gum
From the bleachers. She shouted, It's Juicy Fruit!
And I just look at her. I looked at
The three spectators, all crunching corn nuts,
Their faces like punched-in paper bags.
We lost that night. The next day in Biology
I chewed my half stick of Juicy Fruit
And thought about what can go wrong
In twelve seconds. The guy who pinned
Me was named Bloodworth, a meaningful name.
That night I asked Mom what our name meant in Spanish.
She stirred crackling papas and said it meant Mexican.
I asked her what was the worst thing that happened
To her in the shortest period
Of time. She looked at my stepfather's chair
And told me to take out the garbage.
That year I gained weight, lost weight,
And lost more matches, nearly all by pins.
I wore my arm in a sling when
I got blood poisoning from a dirty fingernail.
I liked that. I liked being hurt. I even went so far
As limping, which I thought would attract girls.
One day at lunch the counselor called me to his office.
I killed my sandwich in three bites. In his
Office of unwashed coffee mugs,
He asked what I wanted from life.
I told him I wanted to be an archeologist,
And if not that, then an oceanographer.
I told him that I had these feelings
I was Chinese, that I had lived before
And was going to live again. He told me
To get a drink of water and that by fifth period
I would reconsider what I was saying.
I studied some, dated once, ate the same sandwich
Until it was spring in most of the trees
That circled the campus, and wrestling was over.
Then school was over. That summer I mowed lawns,
Picked grapes, and rode my bike
Up and down my block because it was good
For heart and legs. The next year I took Driver's Ed.
Coach was the teacher. He said, Don't be scared
But you're going to see some punks
Getting killed. If you're going to cry,
Do it later. He turned on the projector,
A funnel of silver light that showed motes of dust
Then six seconds of car wreck from different angles.
The narrator with a wrestler's haircut came on.
His face was thick like a canned ham
Sliding onto a platter. He held up a black tennis shoe.
He said, The boy who wore this sneaker is dead.
Two girls cried. Three boys laughed.
Coach smiled and slapped the clipboard
Against his leg, kind of hard.
With one year of wresting behind me,
I barely peeked but thought,
Six seconds for the kid with the sneakers,
Twelve seconds for Bloodworth to throw me on my back.
Tough luck in half the time.
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