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whovian223 · 7 months

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Friday Night Shots - The Shelf of Shame

Friday Night Shots - The Shelf of Shame @gmtgames @Pandasaurusgame @HBuchanan2 @Volko26

Yes, I know it’s Saturday. But after a day of having a hole punched in our wall and then another day of long driving (which was great and I picked up a couple of awesome-looking games, but it was long), I wasn’t in the mood to write anything last night. The rum flowed better tonight, though this is still going to be a fairly short post compared to some of mine. So welcome back to the bar!…

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#A Distant Plain #Bezier Games #Brian Train #Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector&039;s Edition #COIN Games #Dinosaur World #GMT Games #Harold Buchanan #Kenneth Tee #Liberty or Death #Minerva #Pandasaurus Games #People Power #Plantagenet: Cousins&039; War for England #The Discard Pile #The Last Hundred Yards #Volko Ruhnke

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lady-of-glass-and-bone · 2 years

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Random Fandom Masterlist

Main Masterlist

DC Universe

Rick Flag NS/FW alphabet

Too Late (Rick Flag x gn!reader) for Writer Wednesday 8/25/21

Embrace What I Cannot Control (Rick Flag x fem!reader) for Kinktober 2021

Orm Marius (Aquaman) headcanons

The Stand (2020)

Why Don’t We Collide The Spaces That Divide Us (Harold Lauder x gn!reader) for Writer Wednesday 7/14/21

Sincerely (Harold Lauder x gn!reader)

MCU

It's How You Say It (Bucky Barnes x fem!reader)

Stranger Things

Affectionate (Eddie Munson x fem!reader)

The Most Metal Team-Up Ever (Eddie Munson x fem!reader)

Eddie Munson Saves Some Kittens

#masterlist #dceu #the suicide squad 2021 #rick flag #rick flag x reader #the stand 2020 #the stand stephen king #harold lauder #harold lauder x reader #bucky barnes #james buchanan barnes #bucky barnes x reader #eddie munson #eddie munson x reader #duck quacks

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mitjalovse · 1 year

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Some musicians' cover songs reveal a plan for their careers as they decided to present some interesting tunes with their own versions of them. I agree, Laura Branigan probably didn't intend to do her own variants of so many compositions, yet her entire opus ended up being full of them. One of her biggest hits is this, well, ballad, I guess? I am not really sure how to see this tune, though I have the same problem with the original. They are both somehow an expression of the urban paranoia one can feel during the nights. However, we are never sure, on whether or not either Raf or Laura Branigan embrace this. While the entire piece remains an enigma we cannot answer for sure, Branigan infuses her edition with a certain determination Raf is afraid to show for … reasons?

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beyondmistland · 9 months

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Like Bjorn Ironside pretending to be dead and getting his coffin only to suppress attack, what’s the coolest battle/fight tactics in history?

I'm going to preface this with the fact that 1) There are too many to list here (or anywhere really) and 2) I'm limited to what I personally know.

That said, here are a few that spring to mind:

Richard III's last charge at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Not only did he get within a sword's length of killing Henry Tudor himself but Richard also killed Henry's standard-bearer, Sir William Brandon, AND unhorsed burly John Cheyne, his older brother's former standard-bearer. Not bad for a guy who would today qualify for the Special Olympics. (The Japanese equivalent would be Sanada Yukimura.)

Harold Godwinson marching his army 185 miles (or 298 km) in just four days to take the Norwegians by surprise at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. (Honorable mention goes to the soldier who got in a barrel and floated under the bridge to spear the Viking holding off the entire English army. Chevalier de Bayard, a real life knight in shining armor, later replicated this feat by holding off 200 Spanish knights single-handedly at the Battle of Garigliano.)

When the rebels started chanting "Henry Percy King" at the Battle of Shrewsbury, Henry IV shouted back "Henry Percy is dead." Needless to say, Henry Percy did not respond. (His eldest son, the future Henry V (or as Shakespeare names him in his youth, Prince Hal), took an arrow to the face in this same battle, which is why Henry V's portraits always depict him from his uninjured side.)

Hannibal crossing the Alps and whooping Rome's ass multiple times on its own turf. (There's a reason "Hannibal ad portas" became a saying. Also, Napoleon I later replicated this feat.)

At the Battle of Bremule, a Norman knight seized the reins of Louis the Fat's horse, shouting "the king is taken!" Louis' response? Hitting the guy with his mace and shouting "the king is not taken, neither at war, nor at chess!"

Alexander the Great turning the island city of Tyre into a peninsula.

Alexander Buchanan killing Thomas, Duke of Clarence at the Battle of Bauge and holding the dead duke's coronet aloft on his lance.

Thanks for the question, anon

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every-character-ever-poll · 3 months

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WEEK EIGHT LINEUP

We did it! Finally. Week Seven is complete, and we can move on to greener pastures - by which I mean we can slog our way through a new 'Week'! I can't think of anything funny to say here right now so let's just get into it.

Norah Jakobs - The Nice House On The Lake

Jaehee Yoo - Let Dai

Graham Ness Payser, the Pacesetter - Toontown: Corporate Clash

Amaya - The Dragon Prince

Lottie Matthews - Yellowjackets

Clippy - Microsoft Word

Gren - The Dragon Prince

Kafuka Fuura - Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Piers - Golden Sun

Ron - The Who Was? Show

Tohru Honda - Fruits Basket

Nightcrawler - X-men

Henriette de Pusay - Les Colombes du Roi-Soleil

Monsieur Tidbits - The Who Was? Show

Hariham Harry - Hugtto Precure

Chief - Animal Crossing

Venti - Genshin Impact

Geraldine - The Who Was? Podcast

Quote - Cave Story

Bait - The Dragon Prince

Dale Gribble - King of the Hill

Drizzt Do'Urden - Dungeons and Dragons - Forgotten Realms

Clytie Van Gogh - Fate/Grand Order

Madoka - Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Boston - Only Friends: The Series

Count Olaf - A Series of Unfortunate Events

Phosphophyllite - Houseki no Kuni

Battler - Umineko When They Cry

Mona Lisa Vito - My Cousin Vinny

Medic - Team Fortress 2

Gus - Sweet Tooth

Apollo Justice - Ace Attorney

Twigleg the Homunculus - Dragon Rider

Thirteen - Obey Me!

Daisy Buchanan - The Great Gatsby

John Yossarian - Catch-22

Hikari Kuina - Alice in Borderland

Jintetsu - Kurogane

Fantine - Les Misérables

Telemain - Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Mahiru Shiina - MILGRAM

Garroth - Mystreet / Minecraft Diaries

Nami - Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons

Amethyst Heart - Magical Warrior Diamond Heart

The Amazing Karnak - Ride the Cyclone

Marvin - Falsettos

Hearthstone - Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

M.X.E.S. - Five Nights At Freddy's

Draco Malfoy - A Very Potter Musical

Zombie Cleo - Hermitcraft & Traffic Life

Henry the Duck - 36 Questions

Lazarus - Ribbon Rabbit Daycare

Jeff - Doors

Almoral - Biz Mart

Prince Blueblood - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Maya Fey - Ace Attorney

Amanda Young - Saw

Molli Pop - Candies n Curses

Deckard Cain - Diablo

Zee - Total Drama Island

Hiura Erika - The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window

Takuto Maruki - Persona 5 Royal

Emma - Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Perona - One Piece

Noah - Total Drama

Gin Ibushi - Your Turn to Die/Kimi ga Shine

Cody - Total Drama

Kitty - Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Torchic - Pokémon

Amaya - The Dragon Prince

Guido - Cars

Mecha Mountie - Death Road to Canada

Oliver - Vocaloid

Yuki Takeya - School-Live

Eric Cartman - South Park

Harold - Total Drama

K.K. Slider - Animal Crossing

Shawn - Total Drama: Pahkitew Island

Spinel - Steven Universe

Junior - Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Applejack - My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Fluttershy - My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Wayne & Raj - Total Drama Island 2023

Mimikyu - Pokémon

Frye - Splatoon 3

Millie - Total Drama Island 2023

Ghetsis - Pokémon

Chef Hatchet - Total Drama

Minty - My Little Pony

The Arcanist - Flight Rising

Maud Pie - My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

Zell - Animal Crossing

Coco - Animal Crossing

Pearl - Splatoon 2

Big Man - Splatoon 3

Torachi - King of Prism

Bill Cipher - Gravity Falls

Sailor Venus - Sailor Moon

Kyubey - Madoka Magica

Mikan Shiratama - PriPara

Herobrine - Minecraft

#not a poll #the week ahead #A lot of Total Drama submissions this week. My Little Pony also has a fair amount

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findmeinthespacebetween · 10 months

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Descendants Fan Cast

( Parents )

( reposted from my main blog now that I have a descendants specific sideblog, with some characters that I forgot the first time! ) – I’m not recasting anyone from canon, just live action casting for Wicked World & Isle Of The Lost characters! If I’ve forgotten anyone, or if there’s any interest in parent-casting, lmk because I had a lot of fun doing this! Special shoutout to @humaudrey for helping me decide between a couple of options!

Feel free to use any of these ideas if they help you! I’d appreciate credit but it’s not really necessary, but if you do use them please tag me or send me a link so that I can see what other people come up with!

I have my own collection of descendants characters ( part 1 / part 2 / desktop ) so some of my castings were based around my own collection of descendants kids (not reusing faces I used for mine & wanting them to work as siblings to some I’ve made) but without further ado, here we go!

Ally; daughter of Alice ( Skylar Samuels )

Anthony Tremaine; son of Anastasia Tremaine ( Ross Butler )

Arabella; niece to Ariel ( Emily Rudd )

Ariana Rose; niece to Aurora ( Jessica Sula )

Artie Pendragon; son of Arthur ( Joel Courtney – alternate: Jordan Fisher )

Big Murph; pirate ( Will Poulter )

CJ Hook; daughter of Captain Hook ( Madison Iseman )

Claudine Frollo; daughter of Claude Frollo ( Josephine Langford )

Clay Clayton; son of Clayton ( Froy Gutierrez )

Diego De Vil; nephew to Cruella De Vil ( Justice Smith )

Eddie Balthazar; son of Edgar Balthazar ( Tanner Buchanan )

Freddie Facilier; daughter of Dr Facilier ( Letitia Wright )

Gaston “Trois” Legume the Third; son of Gaston ( Rudy Pankow )

Gaston Legume Junior; son of Gaston ( Joe Keery )

Ginny Gothel; daughter of Mother Gothel ( Alexa Demie )

Hadie; son of Hades ( Asher Angel )

Harold “Harry” Badun; son of Horace ( Aria Shahghasemi )

Harriet Hook; daughter of Captain Hook ( Samara Weaving )

Herkie; son of Hercules & Megara ( Tyler Posey )

Hermie Bing; daughter of the Ringmaster ( Madison Reyes )

Jade; niece to Jafar ( Fivel Stewart )

Jason “Jace” Badun; son of Jasper ( Diego Tinoco )

Jordan; daughter of the Genie ( Maitreyi Ramakrishnan )

“Li’l” Li Shang Jr; son of Mulan & Li Shang ( Ludi Lin )

LeFou Deux; son of LeFou ( Ty Simpkins )

Mad Maddy; granddaughter of Mad Madame Mim ( Peyton List )

Reza; son of Agrabah’s Astronomer ( Avan Jogia )

Rick Ratcliffe; son of Governor Ratcliffe ( Noah Schnapp )

Ruby Fitzherbert; daughter of Rapunzel & Flynn Rider / Eugene Fitzherbert ( Sydney Sweeney )

Sammy Smee; son of Smee ( Jack Dylan Grazer )

Sophie; apprentice to Yen Sid ( Millie Bobby Brown )

Yzla; daughter of Yzma ( Isabella Gomez )

Zevon; son of Yzma ( Alberto Rosende )

#descendents #descendants fandom #descendants fan cast #descendants world building #world building | auradon #world building | isle of the lost #we can meet in the space between ( worldbuilding )#chillin like a villain ( fancasts )

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manonamora-if-reviews · 11 months

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Esther's by Brad and Alleson Buchanan

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Play the game See other reviews of the game See the source code of the game

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At Esther's cafe your adorable host Served cheese to the mice when they wanted toast! That won't bother Harold's robust appetite, But Janie insists that the order's not right.

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Esther's is a short Twine (Snowman) interactive game, submitted to the 2022 Edition of the IFComp. It ranked 17th overall. AFAIK this is also the first piece of IF from both these authors.

Status: Completed Genre: Slice of Life, Children's Book

CW: none listed. Note: Rodents

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First Played: 3-Oct-2022* Last Played: 22-May-2023 Playtime: around 5min Rating: 5 /5 Thoughts: A delightful brunch, even if cut short.

*I had reviewed the game during the IFComp in the Author's section (which was hidden to the public). I forgot to keep track of the notes I gave though... You can find the OG review under the cut.

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The game follows a couple of rodent having brunch at the eponymous Esther's, a fake restaurant manned by Ester, a little girl, as they try their best to communicate with the girl about their meal wish: mimosa and avocado toast.

Spoilers ahead. It is recommended to play the game first. The review is based on my understanding/reading of the story.

Harrold and Jaime, a cute mice couple have a weekly tradition: going to Esther's on Saturdays to have brunch, ordering avocado toast and mimosa. However, Jaime is tired of Esther messing their order every time, only serving cheese for the two mice. Today's about to change.

Through a series of choices, forming a puzzle to circumvent the communication issues between the mice and Esther. The girl not speaking squeak, the mice have to find other ways to get what they ordered.

While this might sound like a hassle, there is no way to fail the game, since the choices railroad you into getting that mimosa and that avocado toast (and the pudding for dessert!). As an adult playing this, it might not feel as entertaining to get pushed down a path, but the target audience seems to be for young children. This is also made extra obvious with the large BACK option on the left corner of the page, that one can undo actions at will.

With that in mind, the game is a delight! It is simple enough, with a distinctive tone, an illusion of agency for the player, wonderful illustrations one could find in Potter's or Dahl's books, and a tight little bow wrapping the story at the end.

Further than the gorgeous illustration, the formatting of the game is very reminiscing of children's literature, with the type-print font and the page-like formatting, the characters' names coloured according to their design, the little avocado indicating a potential action. It is a well-thought out and executed short game.

There is an extra at the end of the game, with snippets of behind-the-scenes, with the constructions of the paths to the different illustration drafts. It truly is the cherry on top of a well constructed and delicious cake.

The only downside of this game is its shortness. 5 min gives just a taste of how lovely the characters are, but leave you wanting more. You know those two mice would get into more shenanigans, and you really want to read more of it when the game ends...

This is worthy of a Sequel, at least, or a collection of mini adventures (if the authors ever decide to do so...)

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OG Review during the IFComp (where I over use the word delight)

Lil’ avocado :avocado: and an adorable kid. I know there are fluffy and cute IF games on the internet, but they seem to be hard to find. A lot of what I come across is very serious and dark. Esther’s is a delightful short piece where you try to help a couple of mouse have a nice brunch for once. It has a cute little puzzle, that ,while simple to solve, leaves you delightfully fulfilled by the end. Yes this game is very delightful and I will definitely overuse this word. The illustrations are very reminiscing of children’s book (the game is noted as being children’s litt), like the ones in Potter’s or Roald Dahl’s books. It fits the theme and tone so delightfully. Even the formatting of the text remind me of books I had when I was really small. My only complain is that the piece is too short. The story is compact and to the point. But I would love to go on more shenanigans with Harold and Janie. Is there a series of adventures with these two? I would play the heck out of 5min stories with those two. Overall, the game gave me warm feelings in my heart and leaving me wanting more.

Note: as a participant of the IFComp, I was sent a sheet of stickers with those illustrations too :P

Also found out I'm even on one of the author's website in the review list page, lol.

2022-10-03 Manonamora. I would play the heck out of 5min stories with those two.

#esther's #Brad Buchanan #Alleson Buchanan #review #twine game #interactive fiction #IFComp #2022 #complete #children's book #slice-of-life #choice based

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autonomousllama · 2 years

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🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈 🎉

It took me forever to get this done because my stupid computer was acting up, but here it is.

I figured it would be nice to acknowledge official representation within The Sims franchise that isn't in The Sims 4.

I messed around with pose player for the first time and used a different reshade preset called 90s nostalgia.

"Dylan's preference for wearing suits might be the scandal of the century, but she doesn't mind. Audrey desperately wants a child, and now science has made it possible. What impact will a child have on their lives?"

Say hello to the Shear family from The Sims 3 store world 'Roaring Heights'. The first openly same-sex couple in the franchise to date. We have Audrey on the left, Dylan on the right and little Charlie in the middle.

"On the outside, Rita and Mark appear to be a happily married couple but they've both fallen in love with other people. Will they risk scandal or work to stay together?"

Another two pairs from roaring heights it seems. Rita and Mark, who are both sat on the couch, are married, but are in secret same-sex relationships with the people behind them. According to the wiki, Rita and Mark are based of of Daisy and Thomas Buchanan from The Great Gatsby.

Rita is also said to be a refrence to writer Vita Sackville-West, who was the lover of writer Virginia Woolf, who the sim behind Rita (Virginia Supine) is based on.

Mark is also said to be based on a British Politician named Harold Nicolson who was the husband of Vita Sackville-West. His lover behind him is called Michael Dandy, who is said to be based on the main character of The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby. In the novel, Jay is in love with Daisy Buchanan, who Rita is based on. Here, they appear to have put a twist on the original novel, and made his love interest the husband instead.

Here are a few more honorable mentions.

"With the loss of his partner, Leonard Ryan hated the thought of having to sell his home. He looked for a roommate so they wouldn't have to move out of town. Now he has time to devote to his son and to his research."

Sorry for the terrible quality pictures, these where literally all I could find for this family. The Ryan family are from The Sims 3 for console, living in Moonlight Bay.

Leonard Ryan (left) recently lost his husband, Jeffrey Ryan (middle) and now lives with roommates who are also single dad's in 'The Single Dads household' with his adopted son Logan.

Technically this would make them the first openly same-sex couple in The Sims franchise since it came out before Roaring Heights (I looked it up) but the sims wiki seems confused about which couple is the first. Maybe the whole dead husband thing disqualifies them.

Kiki Blunt (left) is a villain in The Urbz: Sims In The City (the best spinoff, fite me). It doesn't happen in the game, but in a comic called Urbz Comix, "Central Station", Kiki is in a relationship with a cage fighter named 'Anna Kissed' (right). In the comic, local bully Urangoo Mcbain, bursts into the tattoo parlor, and demands to be serviced, as he wants to become Anna Kissed's 'Dream Punk'. After an exhausting session, Urangoo attemps to leave without paying, but is stopped by being hoisted up by the nipples, by a magnetic machine. Later, Anna Kissed is told the story, who finds it amusing, and states that she already has her 'Dream Punk' and points to Kiki Blunt. See the last page of the comic below.

Whew, that's all I could find.

I'm curious, how do you play the sims families I talked about?

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hitchell-mope · 2 years

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MCU sword and sorcery au

This is a purely medieval setting like Narnia, the dragon prince or Warcraft. Mostly because I don’t want to clog up my modern fantasy/88 tag. Anyway. Let’s begin

The kingdom of California: oldest kingdom, technologically advanced and prosperous. Allied with Manhattan.

Anthony Stark. King

Virginia Stark. Queen.

Morgan Stark. Only child and heir

Peter Parker. Anthony’s ward and squire

Harley Keener. Anthony’s beneficiary and squire.

James Rhodes. Knight and Anthony’s best friend

Harold Hogan. Anthony’s bodyguard

May Hogan. Peter’s aunt and guardian. Virginia’s lady’s maid. Harold’s wife

Steven Stark. Anthony’s adoptive brother. Wanda’s husband.

Buchanan Stark. Anthony’s adoptive brother.

Bruce Banner. Court inventor. Cursed to be a wereorc.

Michelle Jones. Rhodes’s ward. Peter’s lover.

Edward Leeds. Bruce’s apprentice. Peter’s best friend

Carol Danvers. Anthony’s court mage.

Nicolas Fury. Anthony’s chief advisor.

Maria Hill. Captain of the army

The Kingdom of Manhattan: made up mostly of farmers and archers but still advanced and prosperous. Allied with California.

Clinton Barton. King.

Laura Barton. Queen

Cooper Barton. First born and heir

Lila Barton. Middle child.

Nathaniel Barton. Youngest child

Natasha Banner. Clinton’s adoptive sister. Captain of the army. Bruce’s wife

Wanda Rogers. Clinton’s ward and court mage. Stevens wife.

Pietro Maximoff. Clinton’s ward, Wanda’s twin brother and assistant.

Thomas Rogers. Wanda’s son. Inherited her magic. Steven’s stepson

William Rogers. Wanda’s son. Inherited her magic. Thomas’s twin brother. Steven’s stepson

Kate Bishop. Clinton’s ward and star archer.

Yelena Belova. Natasha’s long lost sister. Knight in training

Allies to the allied kingdoms: these people live on the border between California and Manhattan and have helped them both. Sometimes against their better judgment

Henry Pym. Inventor.

Janet Pym. Inventor. Henry’s wife

Scott Lang. Small time bandit. Ally to Steven Stark

Hope Lang. Inventor. Henry and Janet’s daughter. Scott’s second wife

James Paxton. Sheriff.

Margaret Paxton. James Paxton’s wife. Scott’s ex wife

Cassandra Lang. Scott and Maggie’s daughter

Stephen Strange. Healer. Sorcerer at Kamar-Taj.

Kingdom of Asgard and the Guardians: Asgard is a kingdom in the vast mountain ranges. The Guardians are a group of freelance mercenaries currently settled in the kingdom

Thor Odinson. King

Valkyrie Odinson. Queen

Loki Laufeyson. Frost Giant. Thor’s adoptive brother. And a constant pain in his side.

Sylvie Laufeydottir. Frost Giant. Loki’s literal other half and lover

Peter Quill. Half dark magus. Leader of the Guardians. Grew up as part of the marauding Ravagers before setting off on his own

Gamora Quill. Orc. Adoptive daughter of a warlord before she escaped. Fantastic warrior. Quill’s wife.

Drax. Troll. A great warrior and chieftain until his entire clan was wiped out. Now allied with Quill

Rocket. Used to be a regular human. But was cursed into the form of a sentient raccoon. Weapons expert

Groot. The spirit of a sentient tree. Rocket’s surrogate son

Mantis Quill. Half wood elf. Half dark magus. Peter Quill’s half sister. Drax’s adoptive daughter

Kraglin Obfonteri. Human. Quill’s adoptive brother in their old Ravagers clan

Nebula Obfenteri. Dark elf. Gamora’s adoptive sisters. Also escaped from Thanos a little while after her. Sees Anthony as a father figure. Kraglin’s wife.

The heretic hoard: criminals, murderers and villains working against the allied kingdoms

Thanos. Orc warlord. Kidnapped trained and abused Gamora and Nebula from a young age

Obadiah Stane. Anthony’s old regent. Uses his knowledge of the kingdom to help the hoard win

Quentin Beck. Dark magus. Anthonys former mage. Is the only one who’s ever come close to beating Parker in a fight.

Yon-Rogg. Carol’s former mentor who intentionally sabotaged her training to keep her under his thumb.

Agatha Harkness. Psychotic witch. Wanda’s nemesis.

Alexander Pearce. Former friend and ally of Nicholas Fury.

Mobius M Mobius. Loki and Sylvia’s former captor.

Eugene Thompson. Dark magus in training. Quentin’s protégé. Peter Parker’s old bully.

#marvel cinematic universe #pepperony #brutasha #scarlet america #spideychelle #claura #langdyne #thorkyrie #starmora #sylki #kragula #sword and sorcery au

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twinegardening · 1 year

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Esther's by Brad Buchanan and Alleson Buchanan [IFDB]

At Esther's cafe your adorable host Served cheese to the mice when they wanted toast! That won't bother Harold's robust appetite, But Janie insists that the order's not right.

#interactive fiction #twine gardening #esther's #ifcomp 2022 #this game ranked 17/70 at ifcomp 2022

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justdiptych · 2 years

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to the tune of Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa,

the Emir of Bahrain,

runs a small bed and breakfast

in northwestern Maine.

He calls himself "Harold Buchanan",

wears a suit of blue crepe,

and if you ask very nicely

then he'll feed you a grape.

#facetiae #doggerel verse

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whovian223 · 2 years

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New to Me - August 2022

New to Me #boardgames - August 2022 @LookoutSpiele @gmtgames @RavensburgerNA @BGTables @BlueOrangeGames @Quinedgames @HBuchanan2

September has been a weird month. School has started again, so work has been busy. I just haven’t really felt up to writing anything, but I don’t usually let that get in the way of doing at least this post. However, things have just come up. Like suddenly being able to play a bunch of action games on my computer and thus spending time doing that instead of, you know, writing. I’ve picked up…

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thaoworra · 6 months

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With November we have all of the winners finally in for the major Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association awards. This was a big year for all as the association marked its 45th year. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees, and a big round of applause to all of the chairs who worked tirelessly to ensure a smooth process:

Elgin Awards Now in its tenth year, the first place Elgin Award winner for Book of the Year is Some Disassembly Required by David C. Kopaska-Merkel (Diminuendo Press, 2022). Second place went to The Saint of Witches by Avra Margariti (Weasel Press, 2022), while third place was a tie between Elegies of Rotted Stars by Tiffany Morris (Nictitating Books, 2022) and Not a Princess, But (Yes) There Was a Pea & Other Tales to Foment Revolution by Rebecca Buchanan (Jackanapes Press, 2022), The Elgin Award winner for Chapbook of the Year is The Last Robot and Other Science Fiction Poems by Jane Yolen (Shoreline of Infinity, 2021). The second place chapbook was Spacers Snarled in the Hair of Comets by Bruce Boston (Mind’s Eye Publishing, 2022). The third place went to Cajuns in Space by Denise Dumars (self-published, 2022).

Morgan L Ventura served as the 2023 Chair of the Elgin Awards. 78 members voted on the selections. 58 books had been nominated and 18 chapbooks had been nominated.

Rhysling Awards For the Rhysling awards, in the Long Poem category, Colleen Anderson’s “Machine (r)Evolution” from Radon Journal 2 received first place. In the Short Poem category there was a tie between Jennifer Crow’s “Harold and the Blood-Red Crayon” from Star*Line 45.1 and Terese Mason Pierre’s “In Stock Images of the Future, Everything is White” from Uncanny 46. The second place award in the Long Poem category went to Rebecca Buchanan’s “The Bone Tree” from Not A Princess, but (Yes) There was a Pea, and Other Fairy Tales to Foment Revolution (Jackanapes Press) and the second place in the Short Poem category went to Sarah Grey’s “Bitch Moon” from Nightmare Magazine 118. The 2023 third place Long Poem was Akua Lezli Hope’s “Igbo Landing II” which first appeared in Black Fire—This Time, ed. Kim McMillon (Aquarius Press). The third place award for Short Poem was a tie between Amelia Gorman’s “The Gargoyle Watches the Rains End” from The Gargoylicon: Imaginings and Images of the Gargoyle in Literature and Art ed. Frank Coffman (Mind’s Eye Publications) and Lisa Timpf’s “First Contact” from Eye to the Telescope 44. Rhysling honorable mentions in the Short Poem category included “Field Notes from the Anthropocene” by Priya Chand Nightmare Magazine 116, “Near the end, your mother tells you she’s been seeing someone” by Shannon Connor Winward, from the SFPA Poetry Contest, and “Dinner Plans with Baba Yaga” by Stephanie M. Wytovich from Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga. In the Long Poem category, honorable mentions were given to “Herbaceous Citadel” by Avra Margariti in The Fairy Tale Magazine January 4, “Living in Rubble” by Gerri Leen from Eccentric Orbits 3, and “The Thing About Stars” by Avra Magariti from The Saint of Witches (Weasel Press).

Maxwell I. Gold was this year’s Rhysling chair. 102 short poems were nominated, and 70 long poems were nominated from across 94 publications and collections. 114 members voted.

Dwarf Stars The 2023 Dwarf Stars were tied for first place with “Believe the Graves” by Rasha Abdulhadi from The Deadlands 16 and “In Perpetuity” by Bruce Boston in Analog, July/August 2022. The second place award went to “Excerpt from a Proposal for the New City” by Alyssa Lo from Strange Horizons, 11/14. The third place was tied between “As Slow as Starlight” by Kim Whysall-Hammond in Frozen Wavelets 7, “Surviving” by Sumiko Saulson in The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry (Dooky Zines), and “Trichotillomania” by Warsan Shire in Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head (Random House). This year’s chairs were David C. Kopaska Merkel and Miguel O. Mitchell, PhD. This year 120 members reviewed 105 poems across 54 venues.

SFPA Poetry Contest Judge Michael Arnzen selected the winners of this year’s SFPA Poetry Contest. Prizes were offered in three divisions: Dwarf (≤10 lines), Short, and Long (50+ lines). Contest chair R. Thursday received 439 entries (114 dwarf-length, 253 short, and 72 long poems) from around the world.

Dwarf Form: First place “Calcination” by Colleen Anderson Second place “What Ghosts Didn’t Do” by Mary Soon Lee Third Place [open window] by Michael Nickels-Wisdom

Dwarf Form Honorable Mentions: “All Sales Final!” by Alan Vincent Michaels “Starstruck” by S. Iya Iya “My Mother’s Eyes” by Chad Stanke “Poisoned Gold Sprinkles” by Greer Woodward “Black Sea” by Anna Cates

Short Form: First place “Abraham Lincoln Addresses the Nation Before He is Executed by Interstellar Invaders” by Kate Boyes Second place “Embryo Warehouse” by Amber Winter and Joshua St. Claire Third Place “A Jar of Cherries” by Jay Caselberg

Short Form Honorable Mentions: “Hovering Free” by Hamant Sing “In Which I Tell You Speculative Fiction is the Trans Body” by West Ambrose “Charming” by Anna Cates “Considering Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare'” by Frank Coffman “Enceladus Elegy” by Bradley Earle Hoge

Long Form: First place “Metamorfish” by Randall Andrews Second place “Nightmare in Blue” by Kurt Newton Third Place “Wake Unto Death” by Lori R. Lopez

Long Form Honorable Mentions: “This Body Isn’t Mine” by Christina Connerton “The Odd Couple” by Anna Cates “The Origin of ‘The Steamster'” by Jerri Hardesty “Panopticon” by F.J. Bergmann “An Eschaton of Ice” by John Bell

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association was established in 1978 by Suzette Haden-Elgin and has an international membership representing over 19 nations and cultures including United States, Italy, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Israel, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, the Hmong, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association publishes two journals: Star*Line and Eye to the Telescope. It oversees three major literary awards for poetry: The Rhyslings, the Dwarf Stars, and the Elgin Awards. They also conduct an annual science fiction poetry contest and other special events and gatherings. Further, they also provide resources for emerging and established poets seeking professional publication and networking opportunities.

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"Volunteer Farm Help Promised," Windsor Star. April 20, 1943. Page 5. -- Committee of 10 Named to Organize Army; Press for Aid by Conchies ---- Initial steps for the organizing of a large land emergency army of Windsor citizens willing to pledge part time farm service were taken at a meeting of delegates of 20 city organizations held in the Women's Division of National Selective Service last night.

PREDICTS MILK RATIONING The action followed addresses by representative farmers and canners who described the general situation as so serious that it needed immediate attention. One speaker, Albert L Bruner of Ruthven, told the meeting that a survey has shown the dairy problem to be such that he asserted that milk rationing by September could not be avoided.

The crop outlook was also stated to be most serious due to reluctance of farmers to plant larger crops than they feel might be harvested.

Called by the Windsor National Selective Service Advisory Committee, the meeting was presided over by La W. Wheelton, chairman. A committee of ten representing different Windsor groups was authorized to organize the land army and temporary headquar- ters for the registration of volunteers in the National Selective Service office.

Those appointed were Miss M Catherine Straith. representing the Local Council of Women: L. P. Laforet, for the war veterans: Fred Steele, labor: R. A. Clark, of the Canadian Industries Limited, industry; N. W. Harold, secretary of the YMCA, youth: Very Rev. Wilfrid J. Langlois, dean of Essex County, the churches, The chamber of commerce, city council, service clubs and retail merchants are also to be asked to name representatives.

UNHARVESTED CROPS "They do not want to spend a lo of money on planting unless they are assured of adequate help for harvesting." Charles O'Brien, of Roseland. member of the Essex County Farm Manpower Committee, said, telling of the farmers' position. "Many of them lost a lot of their crops last year be- cause they could not get help or machinery to do the work."

A charge that 462,000 bushels of soybeans alone went to waste in Kent and Essex counties last year because it couldn't be harvested was made by Mr. O'Brien. who gave figures published in a government issue of "The Canadian Coarse Grains Review" under his authority. In addition, he said, he had personal knowledge of many acres of hay and tomatoes rotting in fields because of lack of help.

"When food is so vitally needed by the United Nations we can not afford to allow that again next year," he said, urging preventive action. "Canned goods of some kinds are hard to get now because of those crop losses last year and it will be worse next winter," said H. E. Stokely, of Essex, chairman of the county farm manpower committee.

Mr. Stokely said farmers would face a crisis in harvest time if they did not get help. "We are asking them to plant more and to get them to do so we must give them assurance that we can find the help to do the harvesting." he said.

A recommendation that the committee press the government to speed up action on its decision to place conscientious objectors on farms was endorsed by the meeting after John Coghill, Kingsville tobacco grower, stated that the government had approved such action but the help was needed at once. "I put in a bid for two of these boys in February and haven't got them yet," he said. Under the plan approved, the con scientious objectors would be paid $25 per month and the rest of their wages paid would go to the Red Cross and other services.

FAVORS SOLDIER AID Mr. Wheelton suggested that a proposal to release some soldiers in army camps on a basis of three days military training and three days farm working might be practical. He said he didn't see why it wouldn't be useful for the area around such places as Chatham.

Alex Buchanan, veterans' representative, suggested the committee ask for special gasoline allowance for those assisting in the transportation of volunteer farm workers, Harry Lassaline, secretary of the chamber of commerce, read a list of proposals from his organization which called for the early setting up of a downtown recruiting office for farm volunteers, arrangements for transportation and organization of mobile farm units.

Other speakers included Harold Clark of Harrow, H. B. Taggart of Kingsville, A. B. Morgan of Belle River, B. Ormseth of Tecumseh, E. J. Parent of the C.I.O., and Kenneth Jordan, secretary of Windsor and district Boy Scouts, and Mrs. Cameron Montrose, president of the Local Council of Women, all of whom gave assurance of co-operation.

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I read 102 books in 2022, but these are my favorites and highly recommended:

24. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

23. Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

22. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

21. Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis

20. Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion by Esther Zuckerman

19. Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang

18. Yearbook by Seth Rogen

17. Maame by Jessica George

16. Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman

15. The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, From Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life by A.J. Jacobs

14. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

13. The Winners by Fredrik Backman

12. Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Harold Schechter & Eric Powell

11. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

10. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

9. True Biz by Sara Nović

8. George Michael: A Life by James Gavin

7. Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry

6. The Push by Ashley Audrain

5. New Teeth by Simon Rich

4. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan

3. She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey

2. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Enjoyable read-alouds with my son:

5. Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume

4. White Bird by R.J. Palacio

3. There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar

2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

1. The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

Reading goals for 2023:

1. Finish Beastie Boys Book, which I started in 2021 and has been largely sitting on my dresser since then, gathering dust and mocking me with its intimidating length.

2. Since I keep adding books from it to my to-read list, delve fully into the romance genre by reading and listening to at least one or two books a month, preferably from as many different authors as possible.

To reading in 2023! 🥂

#books #reading #best of 2022 #read alouds with the kiddo #reading goals for 2023 #ranking

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PFC Harold Buchanan and His Kairos Moments

PFC Harold Buchanan was just 18 years old in 1943. He was on leave for three days to say goodbye to his friends and family in Missouri before being shipped out to WWII. As he drove down the narrow road, he spied something. (Tri-City Herald)

He parked his 1935 Chevy carefully at the edge of the road to make sure no one would hit his car.

“There was a valley, we called it a gully, kind of in a…

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#Ava #baby on the side of the road #General Patton #Harold Buchanan #Missouri #PFC Harold Buchanan #Uncle Sam&039;s Misguided Children #US Army

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