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For those who try, there are consequences.
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When Clarabella's girlfriend Emilia goes missing Clarabella tracks down the only person who can help: her outlaw older sibling Royal, who she hasn’t seen in three years.
Royal knows more about the strange magic of the world than anyone, more than they should. Magic Clarabella doesn’t believe in. Not until the path to find Emilia leads deep into the mysterious and magical Pits that stretch along the spine of the continent, forcing her to rethink everything she ever believed. But once Clarabella, Royal, and Royal's gang enter they discover Royal can no longer leave. Now Clarabella has to choose who she loves enough to save: Royal, or Emilia?
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YA Survival.
Blurb: Conifer was raised to handle the end of the world. Any end of the world. Except this one. She never expected it to all go wrong while she was working at an isolated girls summer camp. With 200 kids suddenly relying on her, she's running out of options and time.
🔥Lie Down in the Ashes🔥
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When a group of teens accidentally starts a wildfire while out camping their only hope of escape lies with their friend in a stolen, retired firetruck from the mine where he works.
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Dustin Lockwood would give anything to find his little sister ten years after she was kidnapped when their family was on the run, fleeing a coven that wanted them dead, or worse.
Shae Lockwood, living it up as a rare human actress riding the coattails of her parents' former fame, would give anything not to be found.
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Fall of '85 Chapter 2
September 1st 1985
Song of the chapter: “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks
I got into Steve’s car and looked at the time. Shit. It’s 8:15 already? School starts at 8:30. Late on my first day back. Great!
“Soooo Y/N, are you gonna throw the big back to school party Friday?” Steve asked almost giddily. He literally just graduated and he is already acting like he’s back in high school again. If I was him I would be anxious to get out of Hawkins.
“If you insist.” I yawned.
“I definitely do. Is it alright if I invite Dustin and Robin?” He asked.
“Sure. Whatever. You and your friends…You're so weird.” I rolled my eyes. I grabbed out my Walkman and took the tape out. It was the album “Bella Donna” by Stevie Nicks. I put it into Steve’s cassette player in his car. The first song to play was “Edge of Seventeen” which I thought was fitting because I was literally on the edge of seventeen as it was my 18th Birthday Friday.
“Oh god. You and your whiney girly shit.” Steve rolled his eyes.
“It’s not girly shit! It’s good. I bet Nancy likes it!” I eyed him. He was quiet then.
“Look, we have to pick up Robin.” Steve exclaimed.
“But we are running late already!” I cried. “I can’t be late on my first day. I need to make a good impression. I’m a senior for christ sake Steve!” I argued.
“Well it’s not my fault little Miss Perfect! You’ve been acting so weird since you got back from summer camp. You're not the same as you were before. What happened there?” Steve argued back.
“NOTHING! Nothing happened Steve, okay? Let’s just pick up Robin. Please. And take me to school? And try to make it snappy!”
I walked into school and the first people I saw were Chrissy and Jason. I waved to them and then continued down the hall in a rush as to not be late for home room. It was then that someone caught my eye. I looked. No it couldn’t be.. I kept rushing down the hall.
I made it into home room with just enough time to spare. This was gonna be a long first day. I sat down at one of the empty desks between Lily Langdon and Jessica Lane.
“Did you see who was back again?!” Lily laughed.
“No.. who?!” Jessica looked at Lily.
“Eddie the Freak. I can’t believe he failed again!” At that moment I had never been more panicked in my life. I could feel the blood rushing to my ears. My heart was pounding at a million miles a second. This can’t be happening.
“Are you okay Y/N? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Jessica snickered. Her comments made me snap back to reality.
“I’m fine… who’s ‘Eddie the Freak?’” I asked, hoping it wouldn’t be who I thought it was.
“You don’t know who Eddie the Freak is? Jesus, you're sheltered. Eddie the Freak Munson. The drug dealer..” She shirked. Shit… shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. I would have never even said hi to Eddie if I realized that he went to Hawkins high.
That summer I wanted to be different. I didn’t wanna be known as the popular prep with all the friends and all the party’s and all the other bullshit that came along with it. I just wanted to be me… but I didn’t want the past to follow me, and I certainly did not want to be me at Hawkins high. Because the real me would be torn apart here.
The first hour of home room dragged by. As expected. Now it was time to venture into the halls. My first class of the day was art. I loved art. I walked into the room and sat at one of the tables with Chrissy. I really liked Chrissy, she was one of the nicest popular kids at school, and so I didn’t actually mind being friends with her. We chatted about our summers and what we did. I was sure not to mention my little fling or anything else that came along with it.
Chrissy seemed bothered, but I didn’t like to poke so we continued to chat about the normal conversation stuff. After this it was finally lunch.
“So.. are you gonna come to my back to school party Friday? It’s gonna be rad. It’s sorta like a mixture party, for my birthday as well!”
“Of course I’ll be there!” She smiled.
“Great!! And please feel free to invite anyone you would like! Let the whole school know for all I care. I want it to be the best party. Seeing as it’s our last back to school party ever.” I smiled back.
Fast forward to lunch.
I walked into the cafeteria and looked around. I saw the table by the window where my friends normally sit. There were a few new faces such as Lucas Sinclair, who joined the basketball team this year. Everyone was chatting about their summers and about my party Friday.
“Hey! Y/N. Is your brother gonna be there?!” Jason called from across the table.
“Yeah! Of course!” I called back
“Sick, he can buy us beer!!” He cried back. I suddenly felt someone staring at me across the cafe. I turned around and there he was. Eddie. He stared at me, I don’t know if it was in shock or in awe. But he stared at me long and hard. I looked at him. He kinda raised his eyebrows a bit and then walked towards the exit of the cafeteria. I used that as a sign to follow him.
“Just gonna go to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.” I said to Chrissy. I walked out of the cafeteria and stood in the doorway. Confused as to where he went. It was quite in the hallway. Thank god. I suddenly heard someone from around the corner. I walked towards the noise.
There was Eddie. Stood up against the wall. God he was hot. Maybe even hotter than he was during the summer.
#eddie munson oneshot#eddie stranger things#eddie munson#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson imagine#stranger things#stranger things 4#stranger things season 4#steve harrington#stranger things headcanons#st4
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Interview With Jamie Brooks, Director Of 'Bomb City'
If you were around during the 90’s, you may remember the murder of 19 year old punk rocker, Brian Deneke. The murder happened in Armarillo, TX and was a deliberate hit-and-run by Dustin Camp, a high school jock who killed Deneke out of intolerance. Camp was sentenced to a meager 10 years probation for murder, but after violating probation, he ended up serving five years in prison. The injustices perpetrated and following this hate crime are chronicled in Bomb City, a film directed by Jamie Brooks of 3rd Identity Films. So far, the film received Audience Award in the New Director Competition for Best Narrative Feature and Special Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival. It has also received Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature at Dallas International Film Festival. In the interview below, Brooks provides some further insight into the film.
SR: How did you get started as a director? Have you directed any other films?
Jamie: I got my start filming BMX and skateboard videos with friends in Amarillo, Albuquerque, and Denver. I’ve always loved working on experimental VFX stuff like fire, explosions, time freezes, etc. to make it look like we had an actual budget. Things eventually evolved from action sports to music videos to mini-documentaries. I eventually started writing and filming with Sheldon Chick. He and his brother, Cody Chick, are also music composers. We all basically started working together, and began experimenting in the narrative world. Now, we kind of have this weird process that we bounce ideas off one another (writing, music, visuals, etc.), but in the end it’s definitely the most organic and enjoyable way to let things unfold. For Bomb City we teamed up with producer Major Dodge. Bomb City is our first feature-length film together, but we’ve done a few narrative shorts over the years to prepare.
SR: Can you provide a brief description of Bomb City for those who may not be familiar with the film?
Jamie: Bomb City is a biopic about the 1997 story of punk rocker Brian Deneke. It chronicles the lives and tension between Brian’s friends ‘the punks’ and ‘the whitehats’, a rival group of affluent preppy jocks. The punks and preps were involved in a huge street fight that led to a controversial hate crime that raised questions of intolerance and morality among conservative Amarillo, TX. Back in 1999, the story was covered by 20/20, Dateline, and MTV.
SR: In terms of tolerance, do you feel that punk as a subculture has become more accepted today? Do you think incidents such as that in Bomb City still happen as much today as they did decades ago?
Jamie: I feel tolerance of the punk culture is actually slightly more accepted today. The internet has provided a gateway for people to consume so much information. Kids nowadays have pretty much seen it all by the time they’re in middle school, so seeing someone walking down the street with a radical bright pink mohawk, studded everything, dog collar, etc. isn’t as much of a surprise as it would have been in the 80’s or 90’s. But, the internet has also introduced cyber-bullying, and unfortunately things are becoming more PC than ever. Society now has an individual voice thanks to social media, but too many opinions can create separation instead of unity. Events like the one depicted in Bomb City, sadly, still happen today. Just a few years ago a teenager in Fort Worth was driving drunk, and killed an entire family of four (and paralyzed one). The jury let the kid walk because he was a spoiled rich kid that didn’t know right from wrong. Going to prison would be “too harsh” of a punishment for him. He even violated probation and fled to Mexico. His punishment? Nothing. The story goes on and on, but kids like this never learn because they know they can get away anything. The system is fucked.
Henry Knotts as King
SR: Do you anticipate Bomb City to be an eye opener for viewers who may be ignorant of other subcultures?
Jamie: I definitely hope so. When Sheldon Chick and myself sat down to navigate the screenplay we knew that we needed to tell the story as raw and honest as possible. We wanted to parallel both groups of teens in a unique way. Friday night lights is associated with Texas football, but across town there’s a punk venue holding a kick ass show. This is the punks’ version of Friday night lights. We also wanted the characters to feel authentic. Even if it meant heavy profanity, drinking, and violence. There is good, bad, and ugly with both the punks and the preps. They’re human. These kids were teenagers living in the “immortality phase” of their lives. We didn’t want to educate the audience about the definition of being punk, but allow them to hang out with a group of friends that create their own fun and genuinely care for one another no matter what kind of oppression society throws their way.
SR: I noticed that the film is scheduled to screen at Dallas International Film Festival and Nashville Film Festival. Are there any other screenings we should stay tuned for?
Jamie: Bomb City actually just played at both the Dallas and Nashville festivals. We won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at both festivals, and Dave Davis (who portrays Brian Deneke) also won the Special Jury Prize for Best Actor in Nashville. We have a few more festivals on the list, but can’t confirm anything before the festivals themselves make the announcements. We’re definitely planning on taking the film overseas for a bit, and finishing things off with a huge event in Amarillo, TX for the entire Texas Panhandle.
SR: Can you give a brief “behind the scenes” of the film?
Jamie: We shot the film mostly in Amarillo and around the Dallas area. The cool thing about the production was the fact that we had so many super talented people come on board because they believed in the story and what it stood for. Everybody looked at it as a passion project as opposed to just another job. When you’re working on passion projects you are more willing to take risks, and in the end those risks are what it takes to pull off something as special as Bomb City was for all of us.
See the film poster and visit the Bomb City website for more info.
Interview With Jamie Brooks, Director Of ‘Bomb City’ was originally published on Sound Renaissance
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Summiting Mt. Rainier in Summer
Summiting Mt. Rainier in Summer
Hey guys! Because my brother Steve’s final guest post about his epic winter ascent of Mt. Hood was this kind of a hit, he’s back to share an additional guest submit, this time about summiting Mt. Rainier final summer!
I’ll let him get it away – thanks for sharing with us, Steve! (Psst: although you are at it, check out out my recap from the Mt. St. Helens summit hike Matt and I did with Steve back in October – most extreme hike of my existence!)
Summiting Mt. Rainier
A guest publish by Anne’s brother Steve
Climbing Mt. Rainier has been on my list of items to do because I moved to Washington State – you can see the mountain super plainly from Ft. Lewis (where I’m stationed). I can don’t forget it becoming a welcome sight as it towered in excess of almost everything when I took my first journey out right here back in 2008. As a end result, when a good friend of mine from described that he was placing together a Mt. Rainier journey, I jumped at the opportunity to tag along. Pictured below is Mt. Rainier in the background of a hike Anne and I did back in late summer of 2015 (here’s a website link to her blog recap from that: Hiking Mount Rainier National Park).
Summiting Mt. Rainier needs a bit a lot more tools than I had, even though, even with all of the military gear I’ve been issued. So, I had to choose up/lease a bunch of new stuff. Pictured below is my packing checklist:
I brought the half-rope (30 meter 8.5mm rope) for rescue/emergency we utilized a 60 meter 10mm rope that my buddy Dustin (the most experienced of us) brought. Ended up cutting two of the MREs out and it was just adequate meals for 3 days, two nights. I had a bunch of Larabars, which I like a good deal simply because even when they freeze they do not get hard, so you can nevertheless chew them. Also had a great deal of Gatorade gel packs, which are fantastic for quick energy. Pictured is my pack with almost everything in it:
We left early on the morning of June 27th, obtaining to the mountain and registered by about 9:thirty. To climb Mt. Rainier, you go and fill out an data sheet for your party, shell out a charge, and then get an annual climbing pass for the mountain. We started out from Paradise, which is the main lodge spot on the mountain and had tons of individuals hanging out and staying there for day hikes. Pictured beneath is Rainier from Paradise.
The route up to Camp Muir goes along some fairly nicely-trafficked paths for a bit, generally taking you up to the Muir Snowfields, which is the final element of the route going up to Camp Muir. We started out in hiking shoes with no trekking poles and then switched to heavier boots and poles as we hit the snowfield.
We had a bit of an emergency when one particular of Dustin’s shoulder straps ripped out from his bag. He repaired it with parachute cord tied to the frame and used it the remainder of the trip. We had been quite worried, as if he hadn’t been capable to repair it, he would’ve been with out a bag for the rest of the journey! This is a photo of the fix:
The Muir snowfields get rather steep, so poles were very beneficial. Didn’t use crampons, though, as it was mainly soft snow at this time for the duration of the summer. It is a bit of a meandering route, also. We followed the flags that had been place down by a variety of groups or rangers heading up and it was relatively simple to make it. The photograph under shows how steep it could get.
Produced it to Camp Muir at about two pm or so, and when we received there we set up our (rented) mountaineering tent and commenced melting snow for water and obtaining ready to flip in. Unfortunately all of us received a horrible sunburn on our elbows on the way up in spite of putting on a great deal of sunscreen, the reflection from the snow and the intense sun burned the back of our arms and elbows to a crisp.
Camp Muir is a assortment of brick buildings, like a handful of latrines and a number of shelters/guidebook stations. There were plenty of guided groups with scorching soup and scorching water – created us a bit jealous as we melted our snow! This is a photo of Camp Muir:
And a photo of our little setup, in a tiny depression sheltered from the wind:
After going to sleep early Monday night, we woke up late Tuesday and spent the day practicing mountaineering expertise/prepping for our summit attempt. We roped up and walked close to for a whilst, produced positive our crampons have been fitted nicely, practiced some knots, and set up a snow anchor and a z-pulley to practice doing a rescue in the occasion a person fell into a crevasse/off the side. So, a great day of prep. Right here’s a photo of the water boiling setup in camp as I made dinner:
We got up at about 10pm that night to prep and left at 11pm. We left then so we could do the ascent just before the sun came up, partly so that it was cooler and we would get there as the sun did, and partly simply because the sun was going to flip the snow to slush and could also deliver in clouds, also. We went to rest at about six or so, but I do not feel numerous of us acquired a lot sleep. This is a photograph of us acquiring prepared that night:
This is me with the harness on acquiring attached to the rope. You can see my water bottle dangling from my harness, as well as my down jacket in its stuff sack on my hip. I carried almost everything in a small waist-pack as an alternative of taking my complete backpack on the ascent.
The route we took, pictured under, was the normal a single (named the Disappointment Cleaver route due to the fact of one particular of the terrain features you traverse).
You go via some nasty scrambles on rock in the route. I was the #one man on the rope, so I had to locate the route as we had been going, which was rather demanding as I didn’t know the place we were going. Fortunately it hadn’t snowed lately so I could comply with tracks in the snow, but the rock portions had been quite perplexing, and I had to guess which way to go. Figured it out, though! Here’s a photograph showing just how dark it was just before the sun came up along the route:
Due to the fact it was practically pitch black, you had to adhere to a blend of boot tracks in the snow and reflective flags in the rock regions. Right here’s a good image of sunrise as we neared the Substantial Break.
I didn’t genuinely feel the altitude at all, honestly. I was feeling really powerful and energetic the complete time. Some of the other folks in our group were hurting more from the elevation – obtaining really brief of breath and light headed. Had to pull a bit on the rope at times to keep every person moving, as I was up front. Made it to the prime, although, and then it was effortless going down. No big crevasses to cross nevertheless – we crossed about six or seven but they had snow bridges or have been quick ample to hop across no ladders. Just before hitting the best, you go via the crater, which is quite neat. Really flat and open soon after steep and mountainous terrain:
Took us about 7 hrs general. Right here’s a photograph of our entire group at the best (14,416 feet):
Here’s me consuming a can of Rainier beer at the summit (a summit tradition). Quite refreshing!
And right here are two panoramas from the top. (Note from Anne: click on these panorama images to see them bigger!)
The way down was pretty straightforward, the snow was softening so you had to be a bit much more mindful not to slide, but total not that difficult. Right here are some photographs from the descent:
This is me as we started out the descent. You can see I have a significant portion of the rope coiled close to me – I had a lot of rope and the rear guy did as nicely. This was because we didn’t want too much slack in between every individual on the rope, and since it gave us further slack on both end with which to set up anchors in the occasion somebody in amongst fell. You can also see I even now have my goggles on – I forgot my sunglasses at the tent!
Going down switchbacks, you can see me up front:
These are the flags that marked the route. Thankfully they are reflective, so it is simple to inform where you’re going at night.
This is a photograph displaying us let another group go previous that was moving faster, as I recall. You can see the dramatic view you have as you go down. Produced the stroll down fun being ready to see the mountains so plainly!
This is a view of a crevasse near the route. Most of the crevasses had been not very huge nevertheless, as it was still early in the summertime. As it continues to warm, they broaden and the snowbridges more than them will collapse and be replaced by ladders.
Took us about 4 hours to get back down. We got off track in the rocky regions a bit, but had been in a position to get down easily, just a bit much more scrambling. Was really nice to get back to camp and have some sizzling foods after about 12 hrs up on the mountain! Here’s a photo of one of the crevasses we crossed, taken from the crossing point and looking into it. It continued like this on the opposite side as properly:
Once we got back to camp, a few of the guys took a nap and we boiled some much more snow for the walk down and broke down our camp. I was keen to be done and get my boots off, so I bombed down to the parking good deal and got there about an hour ahead of the rest of the group. Was wonderful, as I was able to get rid of all my trash, sign out at the climbing info center, and lay my wet stuff out to dry although I waited. I consider I also had some pent up power right after currently being roped in all day! We then drove back, getting a burger at a diner out in the Washington boonies, just before parting techniques. Total, a extremely fun trip, and I’m hoping to carry on on to some of the other large mountains in Washington ahead of I depart!
Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for one particular a lot more recap, coming quickly, of my Mt. Adams climbs. – Steve
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