#fiction set in maine

[its-suanneschafer-author]

BOOK REVIEW: First Course by Jenn Bouchard

Janie Whitman, the protagonist in First Course, undergoes a life-changing twenty-four hours. First, she loses her job in Chicago and the boyfriend/boss there breaks up with her. Then, hard on those happenings, her parents die in a plane crash, and her sister, Alyssa, learns that her spouse has been cheating on her. Because her sister has fallen apart, Janie assumes the care of her nieces while…

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#Contemporary Women&039;s Fiction #fiction set in maine #First Course #foodie fiction #Jenn Bouchard #romance #women&039;s fiction

[hephaestuscrew]

A book asks the reader to imagine any sensory input of the story, whereas a film or TV show provides both sound and visuals. Audio fiction lives in the space between these two approaches. I think there's a unique power to that middle ground. I love how audio drama asks the listener to co-construct their sensory experience of the story.

Audio drama allows me to simultaneously experience 'This character feels real to me because I've heard their voice' and 'This character feels real to me because I've pictured them myself'.

What the characters are experiencing is both directly presented to me and left to my imagination. There's no page or screen between me and the story. It's there in my ears. It's there in my mind's eye.

There's a strange sense of intimacy to that, the intimacy of feeling like a fly on the wall during a conversation or of hearing a character speaking as if directly to me. Perhaps it sounds contradictory to say that experiencing a story only through sound allows me to feel uniquely connected to that story, but that's one of the reasons why I love audio fiction so much.

#I am conscious that this is very much the perspective of a sighted and hearing person #and I hope that doesn't come across weirdly #I'm just trying to articulate how I feel about it #This is no shade to books/films/TV btw #They are also excellent mediums with their own strengths #Honestly the main reason why podcasts are my primary form of media consumption #is probs that I'm bad at setting aside time to read/watch things #rather than necessarily because of the specific power of audio fiction #but the particular magic of audio fiction is a nice bonus #I don't really buy into the idea that reading is 'active' while watching video is inherently 'passive' #but under that way of thinking audio fiction is kind of between passive and active in an interesting way #podcasts #audio drama #audio fiction #the empty man posteth #I'd be interested to know if this resonates with anyone else or if it's just me #Also another element to this which makes it weirder is that I have a pretty weak visual imagination #so when I say 'mind's eye' that tends to mean vague concepts for me rather than actual images #but it still helps me feel connected to the story in a unique way. Idk

[quickhacked]

DAPHNE AYALA // FREDDY REYNOLDS MORRIGAN AYALA // RAFIQ HUSSAIN STEVIE CARTIER // TEDDY NOVAK YANCEY FERREIRA // YUKIKO HAYASHI

main cast for my original story about a fucked up scary diner :^) | [x]

#picrew games #yancey would be the main character because the story follows him around :^) he's new in town and starts working at the diner #daphne is the other cook there and rafiq and yukiko are waiters. and stevie is the cleaner #teddy is a regular at the diner and also has a special role in the story that i'm not going to talk about yet #and freddy and morrigan are part of the band daphne stevie and yukiko are also part of :^) they're called cherry migraine #setting is blightwood crossing! another fictional town of the fractured anthology :^) #it's slightly related to the main storyline since it involves the overarching organization investigating so-called hotspots #but mostly just its own thing :^) like darkwater creek

[funhouse-mirror-barbie]

(This is a reply to this post) @savagepassion well, I’m Christian and was raised in a Christian community and church. Where I live, Christianity is open—it’s not a closed practice. I know that many sects of Christianity want to convert more people to the practice. I don’t know the exact religious practices of all the creators and writers for HH and HB, but I believe a creator has gone on record as saying that Hh and HB are how she has explored her religious trauma (could be wrong, will have to see if I can confirm that). (Reply continues below)

This means they’re making a story reflecting on their own culture and religion. Doing so doesn’t mean that people can’t criticize them for this and it doesn’t mean that other people from that culture can’t also be frustrated with this and criticize the portrayal of their religion.

My main issue isn’t with a religion being depicted in a way that deviates from that religions’ canon—mainly I don’t think it’s good for someone outside of a religion (ESPECIALLY a closed practice) or culture to use whatever they want from that culture without taking the time to understand the significance or importance whatever they are taking has.

I will agree that this could also apply to Christianity, but specifically in places where it is a minority practice and culture. In a place or another culture where Christianity is demonized and Christians are or have been persecuted and have to practice privately or close their practice, then yeah. That could be dangerous.

But I’m from the US where Christianity is the vast majority and is open to all. Again I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the majority of the HH creative team are from the US, so there’s a good chance they also grew up in Christianity and are depicting their own culture. I don’t personally have an issue with aspects of Christianity being discussed and explored and fictionalized b/c my religion is open, and where I’m from it’s the dominant religion, to the point where very few people actually dare to criticize it in some cases.

If a practitioner of Voudou or someone from within the various cultures that come from Voudou wanted to make a series or media about their own culture, that would be different. They would probably also get criticism from within their community for doing so, and that’s fair too. But that is a conversation for the members of /that/culture to have.

You can absolutely criticize Hazbin Hotel for using Christian mythology (and Im /not/ using the word “mythology” as an insult or to insinuate that Christianity is made up—pretty much all religions have mythos—it’s just the word used to describe the stories that make up the history of a religion—whether or not you believe in that mythology as being factual or fiction is up to you). That’s a normal thing to do, and if you’re Christian and are frustrated or upset by the way your religion is being portrayed those feelings are valid, and you are allowed to talk about it.

Regardless of all of that, I think there is a PROFOUND difference in someone taking parts of a minority closed culture and religious practice that has been previously maligned, demonized, and racially discriminated against, for their own uses, and someone examining and criticizing the majority beliefs and opinions of their own culture and religion.

Also this is as surface level as I could get with this reply, there’s a lot more to go into specifically about the racism (general and institutional/systematic) that is a part of this, as well as the MAIN thing that bothers me—black people, and black practitioners of Voudou who are a part of the minority culture in this case have been speaking out about their culture being used inappropriately, and have been largely ignored or shouted down by fans of Hazbin. Apparently the creator has also been blocking them as well?

The whole thing really reeks of cultural appropriation and racism, regardless of if that was ever the intent or not. It’s just been handled really poorly by the creative team and the fandom and I genuinely don’t understand it.

Final note—it’s very frustrating to hear “what about (X tangentially related thing)????” when talking about these issues. My original post wasn’t talking about Christianity, and “but what about Christianity?” doesn’t need to be a part of this conversation. Bringing it up and talking about it definitely diverted some attention away from my initial point on my original post.

But. I genuinely love talking about religion and religious studies—I minored in religious studies and think religion and spirituality can be a beautiful thing—and the ways religion impacts and intertwines with human culture is very interesting.

So I mean. Nah.

But also yah, because the world is huge and complex and what applies to one place does not necessarily apply to the whole world and nothing is ever in a vacuum.

But also. Like. Nah.

#funhouse convo #media criticism #media critique #hazbin hotel criticism #hazbin hotel critical #hazbin hotel critique #not really but #reply #cultural appropriation #the main issue isn’t that religion is being used in fiction #it’s that a closed religion that has been heavily demonized in the story’s setting is being taken w/o permission #and the creators are not listening to me members of that religion

[nordic-language-love]

This month's bonus book is super long and it seems the reason for that is because the author spends like a paragraph doing world-building or unnecessarily over-explaining reactions between each line of dialogue -_-

#i'm only 3% through so far so it may improve once we've done enough of the world-building #but if not then it's only a matter of time before i dnf it because it's already grating on me #it's like. i don't care about this side character's relationship with her parents please just get on with the story #also the author's ripped off norse mythology but not in like. a good or clever way. #she's literally just changed the name of things very slightly or used the names of things for entirely different concepts #and the main character is apparently from a 'small village called nidaros' #nidaros is the old name for trondheim y'all. she's from fucking trondheim. which isn't a small village and wasn't when it was nidaros eithe #but i'm pretty sure the city itself is supposed to be entirely fictional #it's certainly not set in medieval norway bc they have cell phones and stuff #anyway we'll see how long it keeps up and how much it tries my patience #but if it doesn't improve soon it's going in the bin (metaphorically speaking given it's an ebook) #bc it's a hefty-ass book and i'm not investing near on 20 hours into something i don't enjoy

[addicted-to-nothing]

you ever see a take so bad you insta block a suggested account?

cool, me too

#someone just compared a nesta x tampon relationship to hades and Persephone and as both a fan of the mythos #the fictional stories and a fucking prospective priestess of Persephone i am so offended #also for the love of fucking god stop hating on feysand they did not “ruin” nesta #why does tumblr feel the need to suggest content? I've turned all the settings for this off bc i dont need random shit in my feed #me #text post #being pass ag on main

[patchwork-crow-writes]

64 - What's Best For Us

...it isn't so bad, really. If this is the price I must pay for having gotten to go on this adventure, then I...

To have gone from knowing nothing and no-one, to traveling together with the people who would become my very best friends... to have experienced the terrifying rush of facing down powerful foes, and the triumph of winning them to our side... and to have had the chance to know the unbridled joys of love alongside the exquisite agonies of heartbreak... it is far more than a mere figment such as myself could ever have dared to dream of...!

...yet why do you now hesitate, when the final task is before us? Is this... not what you wanted? Didn't you agree to be the hero of this story, and see it through to its conclusion? When you look at me like that, it would almost seem that you actually care for me... as a priest must surely love the creature that they are bound to lead to the marbled altar...

No, don't cry, my light... you and I both know there's no place for me in your shining new world. I was only ever birthed to ferry you across the darkened waters of your psyche, to take you by the hand and lead you to where you needed to go. Now my thread is unspooled, pooling crimson at our feet... and you, dearest Atropos, must do your duty, as I have so diligently done mine.

So steady your hand lest your fumble your blade, and cut me clean from your glorious future! Forget the darkness that once cowed and coddled you, and stride confidently into the beginning of the rest of your life! For this I should gladly lay myself down, a worthy sacrifice to venerate my one and true God!

For a moment's pain upon the end of your knife is nothing compared to the boundless joy you've given me...

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The Dark Menagerie No. 64

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#writing #fiction #fanfiction #drabble #deltarune #Ralsei #Kris Dreemurr #end of a journey #parting ways #self-sacrifice #Hmm... goatlike being exists in a setting where Angels and Titans are talked about #And religious themes permeate throughout the game... #And it could be argued that one of the main themes of the game is letting go of the past... #...I don't think we're literally going to have to sacrifice Ralsei upon an altar to “win” Deltarune #...but it does make you think don't it #...does this count as angst? #hmm #The Dark Menagerie

[pansyfemme]

i thought phineas and ferb was set in connecticut for so long i stg

#its not canonly set. anywhere rlly its all fictional but #1) always talking abt a tri-state area #2) danville sounds very similar to danbury. a town in ct. #im aware there are many tri state areas but man. ny/ct/nj is like one of the most well known ones #oh. idk if anyone remembers ‘because of mr terupt.’ they kinda sucked. but for a very brief time i went to the school the author based that #series off of and turns out the main character teacher was basically a self insert lmaooo

[glitchcel]

Playing a hunt carry in 2024 is actually fucking miserable you people don't even get it I am just like sisyphus

#i main dhil so that's one team all is well and good in the world #the other one... lord save me the options are level 60 blade who isn't getting leveled any time soon #he's here for yaoi purposes and because i got him at 2 pity #you got yanqing who is my sweet little boy whom i never farmed artifacts for #so he's on like 4* unleveled hp boots #and seele who's literally a fake hunt character #so obviously i picked her i have her on 2 piece musketeer and 2 piece fucking #wastelander yeah bitch imaginary set never entered the quantum domain once #i 11 star cleared pure fiction with these two by sheer willpower #sigh... i want jingliu...

[lonewolflink]

I saw your rb of a Wayne Gretzky post & was like Chaeryeong? RYUJIN?? what's happening!

Since my main hobbies rn are reading fic & hanging out in the hockey & kpop fandoms, I feel a little "where have you been all my life" about it. A cameo-filled hockey au fic sounds like a literal dream!

Anyway, I'm here now. Hotly anticipating 😌

omg. welcome to my brainrot lmao it's been consuming me for months at this point

i couldn't tell from your ask, so i just wanted to make sure you knew that the first two chapters (the joint prologue) are actually already posted here! if you're the kind of hockey fan who loves to rosterbate ch. 1 is going to be a great time for you

(...doing hockey roster construction with kpop groups/companies is STUPID fun i wish there was a website like capfriendly that would let me do it on the computer instead of by hand lmao)

unfortunately i won't be updating with ch.3 until at least the second week of february, but after that i'm really hoping i get a semi-regular posting schedule going! :)

EDIT: i just peeped your blog and you're a check please fan omg. i haven't read check please in years, what an all time great piece of hockey media. i will always be a little in love with shitty

#i sort of decided this fic was going to double as an advertisement for hockey to the kpoppies unfamiliar #so i'm probably gonna have like #every niche rare event that can happen in a hockey game #happen at some point in the fictional season #just bc hockey is so cool and the best and should be loved #and the main team the fic follows is the jyp fam but most of the 3rd/4th gen ggs make an appearance at some point in the fic #some more often than others #also i'm a caps fan and well. it might be the start of some dark years for my boys #so i need this fic to bring me hockey joy while i begin to hockey mourn irl lol #(UNLESS?? THE CAPS SURPRISE EVERYONE??) #(they won't) #(...unless...) #ANYWAY WELCOME!!! #:) #glad i'm not the only one with this unlikely but highly specific set of interests lmao #asks #the999thstar ask #hockey au #wheel snipe celly

[doodlesandbooks]

Please, If you are writing a fantasy, sci fi - anything that is fictitious and not set in a world that is like ours, please don’t use real-world religions. It’s disrespectful. 

If you’re doing a critical piece on religion or something religiously inspired, sure, but if its just a casual thing, make something up that’s similar, it’s disrespectful to an array of cultures and faiths otherwise. 

#Lorien legacies was just appalling for this #like one of the main guys posed as Krishna #to trick the hindu population #and in bleach they used the sacred name of the Hebrew God for the main bad guy #and it was set in a sudo-nazi world #and used the name of the Jewish God #I mean come on #any way it always puts me off media #silly fictions and then suddenly there's something that's revered as sacred for so many people like #just #its such poor taste

[fictionadventurer]

I am in the horrible state in which I want to write All The Stories so badly that I can write None Of The Stories.

This usually lasts 3-7 days and always stinks. Every single story idea shows up and presents itself as a vivid expansive piece that will be easy to write and should be written soon. It is a lie. My brain knows it is a lie and thus sits back and waits five minutes for me to get bored and move on to the next idea. Yet they all clamor around in the background taking up my attention span and making it impossible to focus on any one idea.

#adventures in writing #i could list the stories that have demanded brainspace but it would take too long #there are story ideas i abandoned years ago that are suddenly crawling out of the attic and demanding attention #a lot of political intrigue fairy tales #it is the time of year for violet ink and it arrived exactly on time #as if it has a yearly appt for me to brainstorm and then leaves before i can write a word #this year i've got a more grounded political intrigue angle that'd be cool if i knew any of the politics of the world #but there are so many worlds that all pretend to be more developed than they are to trick me into writing stories there #lost library came out of the woodwork and demanded some violet ink aesthetic and some fairy tales set there #this is all made worse by the fact that i just found out about roseanna m white's new imprint for publishing royal fiction #you know my very favorite cozy genre where most of my ideas live #and i have no intention of writing anything for it but it doesn't stop me from musing over my oldest and cheesiest ideas #a beautiful tomorrow would have been perfect for that imprint #and my brain keeps trying to tell me that i should write that crazy alternate history hallmark royal romance #about the princess of california (very catholic very spanish) entering into an arranged marriage with the prince of maine #it is so silly but i would take it so seriously #because fluffy royal romance deserves some more off-beat worldbuilding #but anyway yeah it's very weird in my imagination right now stop by sometime and i'll tell you about more weird story ideas

[13lizardsinatrenchcoat]

Aghhhh The Sweetness At The Bottom of the Pie is my favourite mystery novel but I feel like I cam never recommend it on account of the racism.

#it's set in 1950 but it was written in 2009 #it irks me because casual 1950s misogyny occurs but is challenged #whereas casual 1950s racism is not. indeed the main character herself is extremely racist. #which is. in character for a rich white british 11 year old in 1950 (or today...) #but is also just jarring to randomly stumble across in the middle of an otherwise fun and jaunty murder investigation #dont know what the solution to this is. but i do hope the author figures out a solution in a later book #alan bradley why did you do this to me personally #books #murder mystery #mystery books #lizard life #trenchcoat reviews #middle grade fiction

[writervblavender]

The French Frontlines, early 1918: It's WWI and 21 year old Reese St. John is an Ambulance driver for the English Army. She is also one of Cedric St. John's eight bastard children. Found and favored by her responsible Uncle Stephen, Reese carries on her uncle's wish that she track down and reunite with all of her missing siblings.

Part historic drama, part family epic with twists of mystery and romance; The 8 Bastards of Cedric St. John is an experimental writing project inspired in part the Modernist movement. The story will jump around in time and shift in perspective between the various characters to slowly unfold the whole story of Cedric's many children in 20th century England and beyond.

All names used in this project are not based on any real people living or dead. This is all my imagination- no one in this story was ever a real living person.

Genres: Historic Fiction, Drama, Family Epic, includes some LGBT romances

#Reposting my story with different settings #I also have subtitles on it too #Reese is one of the main characters and she is a butch lesbian #a lot of the characters are lgbt #historic fiction #wwi fiction #youtube #family epic #period drama #lgbt characters #audio series #2023 release #v. b. lavender #the 8 bastards of cedric st. john #there are 10 chapters now up