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Hi!

I’m writing a fanfic in which the characters go to various mythical places. I want to have them go to Alomkik, a place in Abernaki mythology. However, information online seems to be scarce about it, and I’m well aware that Native and First Nation mythology has historically been butchered for entertainment. Not asking you to do research for me (obviously not! That’s my job!) but do you have any advice? I really want to do this respectfully or not at all.

Characters Visits Place from First Nations Myth

Here's the bottom line: unless you are yourself First Nations, I would not even attempt this. Not only do you risk cultural appropriation, but the fact that there is so little information available about this location... and the fact that it's associated with a legendary bird spirit, concerns me that Alomkik may have spiritual and/or deep cultural significance and firmly off the table for use by people who are not First Nations. Additionally, the lack of information available would force you to have to fill in the gaps, and I'm sure you can see the issue with someone who is not First Nations, and who is not rooted in Abenaki culture, filling in the gaps of Abenaki spiritual mythology.

Other things to consider: since you mention this is fan-fiction, if the source material has used or commonly uses places from Indigenous cultures, it's possible there are people from those cultures on the writing staff. It's also possible they just don't care and are blatantly appropriating from those cultures, but that doesn't mean you should or that it's okay for you to do it, too. Instead, if you need a mythical location in that same general area (what is now Central Maine), you could make up a fictional colonial settlement that disappeared (like the Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina) and give it some interesting mythical legend. Alternatively, you could create a myth around a fictional Viking settlement... Vikings are known to have settled an area 700 miles away (L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland and Labrador) and some scholars believe it's possible the Vikings could have explored what is now inland Quebec via the St. Lawrence River, and as far south as Manhattan Island. That gives you plenty of realistic leeway to have a Viking settlement in inland Maine... though, you may need to look at the viability of available rivers for conveying boats far enough inland for your needs. Or, you could maybe create a legend where a particular member of a Viking exploratory group splinters with the main group and takes a small number of people as far up river as they can go, then further inland on foot until they arrive at the necessary destination. Another option would be the... dare I say it... Knights Templar... who are popularly believed to have traveled to North America to hide treasures taken from the Holy Land. My point is, there are lots of opportunities to crate an interesting mythological location using European folktales, myths, and legends rather than appropriating from Indigenous culture.

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A New Day for a New Year | Shaytham New Years Special

Synopsis: Having been invited to party for New Years, Haytham drags Shay along. He wishes he was at home instead of here where there's no prying eyes. Watching him. Judging him. Not being able to hold onto the only person he adores at this party.

But little does Haytham know, everyone watches the fireworks. Watches their colours against the dark night. Everyone but Shay, who is only looking at him.

Word Count: 2.3K

Pairing: Shay Cormac/Haytham Kenway

Genre: Fluff/Angst/Assassin's Creed Rogue

Notes: I wish you all a happy new year! 2024 is here! Scary haha

The last time Shay Cormac was at Two Bends, he had assassinated Lawrence Washington.

Haytham would have known that already as far as Shay’s knowledge of him goes. Information around the Templars seems to travel quite quickly. He’s just glad that he doesn’t speak about it to Shay. The guilt of killing a sick and dying man still weighs him down some nights. Despite what Liam had said all that time ago, it hadn’t of help.

Twin Bends hasn’t changed a bit. Still the same old housing, same old dock and same old mansion and garden sitting up on the hill overlooking the bend. People bustle and laugh in the streets and on the dock, all here for the New Years party Haytham has dragged Shay along to. He was hesitant to come at first, but Haytham was persistent. He didn’t say it out loud, but it seemed like the Grandmaster didn’t want to attend alone.

The ship that brought them here wasn’t the Morrigan but instead a private vessel that the host of party had sent out. Mr Shaw -Shay has found out- is a supporter of the Templar cause. He isn’t apart of the Order, he only maintains a friendly relationship with Haytham so that he can stay above the rest. Stay in power and in kindness to that, Haytham receives information and money.

He’s the one hosting this New Years party and the same one that has invited Haytham along. In celebration for this upcoming year for the Order. But that celebration is only for Haytham and Mr. Shaw to know about. All Shay knows is that Mr. Shaw is an acquaintance. A very rich one.

Haytham leads Shay into the manor’s garden, the Irishman keeping quiet and to himself. The Grandmaster doesn’t bother asking why the normally mouthy man is holding his tongue, he knows the memories these gardens must hold. He can only imagine though, the report on Lawrence’s death had told him everything he needed to know.

And something like that night, the garden is lit with soft orange lamps and flowers bloom on the bushes that line that fences. Everyone is dressed formally, even Haytham and Shay have changed from their usual attire to a couple of suits. Haytham still wears his cloak over his shoulders while Shay has just adopted for a simple black suit with red accents. His hair is done up nicely with a little red bow tie keeping it up. It’s cute but that is something Haytham would never say out loud.

A butler walks past with a tray full of voul-au-vents and with a delicate hand, Haytham picks off two. He holds one of to Shay, but the man’s attention is somewhere else entirely. The man doesn’t normally phase out like this but when he does, he gets caught in his own head very easily.

It takes Haytham twice calling his name to get the man’s attention, “Shay.”

“Hmm?” Shay hums as he looks to Haytham then down at the voul-au-vent being presented to him.

He takes the small pastry from Haytham with a small thanks. It’s gone within a single bite. His nose screws up the slightest but keeping to his good manners at the party, he swallows the voul-au-vent without a word. Haytham takes a bite of his own and silently agrees with Shay, the small pastries aren’t the best.

Haytham peers around the garden with a furrowed brow. Leviticus Shaw is nowhere to be seen. There are some men and women that Haytham recognises but other than that, everyone else are strangers.

“Do you think it’s best to socialize?” Shay asks suddenly.

He keeps his attention on Haytham instead of his surroundings. It seems to help him keep him from diving too deep into old, repressed memories.

Haytham hums to himself as he takes another look around before coming back to Shay with a short, “I think it would be. We should go for a wonder and find the host of this event.”

Shay nods, “Sounds like a plan.”

Despite them looking for Mr. Shaw, neither of them move quickly. They plod through the garden with conversation on their lips. Shay asks of Mr. Shaw, more curious than anything and Haytham is more willing to tell. At one point in their talk, Haytham snatches two glasses of champagne from a passing butler and hands one to Shay without a pause. At least the alcohol is better than the food Mr. Shaw is providing.

“Mr. Kenway!”

Both men turn quick at the sudden shout. Shay looks Mr. Shaw up and down with a hostile sternness in his shoulders. The man is tall and stocky, his suit fitting him snuggly. Shay can almost smell the wealth coming from him and it makes him turn his head away slightly. But he keeps formal for Haytham’s sake.

The Grandmaster and Mr. Shaw shake hands firmly as they greet each other. Haytham looks small compared to Mr. Shaw, the other man as thick as a tree stump. Shay keeps quiet as the two catch up on their lives, then the stocky man’s bright blue eyes lock onto Shay. Like a blood hound looking at a hare.

“So, who is this handsome man you’ve yet to introduce me to, Haytham?” Leviticus asks with a devilish grin.

With a gesture of a hand, Haytham announces the Irishman formally, “This is Captain Cormac, one of my finest to the Order.”

Shay’s chest swells at the small praise from Haytham. He never would have received such words in the Creed.

“It’s nice to meet you, Shaw,” Shay says with a short nod of his head.

Mr. Shaw’s eyes slightly widen. “What accent is that? Can’t quite place it.”

“My parents were Irish,” Shay explains.

“Both immigrants?”

At this, Shay is a little hesitant before answering a short, “Yes.”

Within the second, Mr. Shaw’s demeaner changes towards Shay. It’s a subtle change, but Shay picks up on it straight away. It’s the slight curl in Shaw’s lip and the tilt of the chin upwards that tells him all he needs to know.

Shay wishes to leave. But he doesn’t wish to make a scene in front of everyone. Not while Haytham is right next to him. That’s the last thing the Grandmaster of the Templar Order needs. One of his subjects spewing a bunch of shit in front of someone he respects. Last thing Shay wants is to be muzzled like a dog.

Mr. Shaw turns his attention back to Haytham, his features instantly brightening again. He clasps his hands together in front of him as he asks, “How are you enjoying the night so far?”

“It’s good to be here, Leviticus,” Haytham answers back.

“Good. We have fireworks planned when the new year turns over. Will you still be around by then?” Shaw pushes.

“Of course.”

“Wonderful!” Shaw grins. “I’ll come find you later, I have other guests to find and greet,” Shaw explains, his eyes flittering to Shay for a split second.

“That’s alright. I’ll meet with you before I take my leave,” Haytham instructs.

“Good! I’ll see you then!” And with that and a small nod, Mr. Shaw is wondering off into another part of the garden.

In the distant, in the gazebo, a band picks up a soft tune that fills the night. A complete opposite of the blazing annoyance Shay has buzzing around inside his chest right now.

“Can I speak informally, sir?” Shay asks with a low voice so no one can hear but the man beside him.

Haytham looks to him with a single raised brow. “Not here,” he murmurs.

Shay exhales through his nose and calls a butler over instead. Within three seconds, Shay downs one glass of champagne before grabbing two more and passing one over to Haytham. Shay downs the second champagne without a second thought and gives the butler the empty glass. With a wordless look, the butler offers a third glass. This, Shay eyes before accepting and shooing the butler away.

Out of curiosity, Haytham says, “You may speak informally.”

Brown eyes blink at him. “He’s a prick,” is all Shay says.

Haytham bites his tongue to hold back a smile. “I’m sorry?”

“Is he British?” Shay asks. “Couldn’t tell because he doesn’t have an accent like yours.”

“Like mine?”

“Is he?” Shay pushes.

“Yes.”

“Explains a lot.”

At this, Haytham scoffs lightly at the sudden attitude Shay has developed. Shay sips at his champagne as he looks about the party, trying not to down this one glass. But he fails, his glass tipping up, up and up until it’s all gone. He places the empty glass on a passing butler, scaring the man a bit.

Haytham should be a little hurt being a British man himself. But in all honesty, he finds this amusing. He’s well aware of the conflict between Irish and British and he has never fancied himself to be a part of that. Too much effort to hate someone over their birthplace and birthright. Effort he could put towards the Order. But Shaw, Shaw seems to have some effort to use it.

“Don’t let Leviticus get under your skin, Shay. He’s a rich man that only wishes to be known and liked by everyone,” Haytham says as he gives a small pat to Shay’s shoulder.

This, the simple touch seems to calm Shay down a tad. Enough for his gaze to return to Haytham and enough for his shoulders to slouch a bit. At this moment, Haytham wishes that he could bring Shay closer to him. To hold the back of his head as Shay’s face rests in the nook of his neck. But there are eyes about. And so instead of this, Haytham gestures with his head to continue their walk in the garden.

“Let’s walk it off, Shay,” Haytham softly says.

The Irishman straightens himself up and follows Haytham with a newfound will of bliss. As they walk, Haytham slowly sips on his own drink. The two of them keep to themselves, not too particular in conversating with anyone else but themselves. The only company Haytham wants tonight is Shay. That is enough.

Tonight, almost never happened. Shay had business in Albany that he was set to sail out for. He had celebrated Christmas loudly with Gist and his mindset had quickly come back to the Order. So, skipping New Years was something he could put up with. But with Haytham’s stern invitation -the only reason he was stern is because he didn’t want Charles Lee joining him- Shay had come along.

Being so deep in the garden, -only a few people pass here and there- the first pop of a firework has both of them looking up to the night sky quick as anything. Red shimmers across the sky, then another pop and a bright blue joins. Haytham watches with a softness for a moment. For he finds his gaze turning to Shay.

Big brown eyes are lit up with the colours of the sky. A small smile is spread across his handsome features, something that is infectious. Feeling the gaze, Shay turns to meet Haytham, his smile widening.

For the second time tonight, Haytham wishes he could embrace Shay. Wishes he could hold him in his arms like so many other couples tonight. He wishes he wasn’t someone so high and respected so that he could reach out to Shay in a loving way. But instead, all Haytham gives is the slightest of smiles, a twitch of a lip, before he turns his attention back to the fireworks.

An ache comes to his heart. A jealousy that he cannot outwardly love like everyone else in this garden tonight. That everything he and Shay share can only be shown behind closed doors and shuttered windows. He isn’t watching the fireworks, his mind thinking of other things.

A faint touch comes to his lower back under his cape that brings Haytham out of thought very quickly. Shay pulls him closer and Haytham reacts with a hand pushing on the other man’s chest. His heart beats in his own chest like the popping of the fireworks overhead, but he can feel that Shay’s is steady as anything. A hand covers his on Shay’s chest and squeezes softly. Shay’s face is so close, he can smell the champagne on his breath.

“Everyone is watching the fireworks,” Shay whispers out with a sheepish grin.

Haytham looks around and the few people that are in this part of the garden, their eyes are up to the sky. No one is looking at them. No one cares for their surroundings. Yet still, a twisted paranoia gnaws at Haytham. What if someone is watching.

All worry is swept away as a small kiss is placed to his temple. He blinks at the touch, his eyes still on everyone. But no one shouts. No one gasps in horror at the act. No one utters a word but at the awe of the colours blooming in the sky.

With a little relief inside of his cold heart, Haytham looks to Shay who hasn’t taken his eyes off of him this entire time. He squeezes Haytham’s hand again, a wordless assurance.

Under the fireworks, for the new year that comes, the two share a kiss in the blooming garden. Haytham doesn’t care that all he can taste is champagne. He doesn’t care that Shay’s lips are a little dry from talking in the cold night all evening. He kisses him softly with a hand on the back of his neck before anyone can spot them. They hold onto each other while the short moment lasts. While no one is watching. No one will know. No one will see. Only they will know of this moment that they both will keep to their hearts for the year to come. For the next day will hold something special. And the coming year will be held with all kinds of surprises.

What a happy new years indeed.

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sexymalenavels · 6 months

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Lawrence Templar

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adiduck · 8 days

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WIP Game Propaganda - Ethan Meets Emma

More propaganda for the wip poll! This one takes place... about a year after MI4 would happen in Mission: Impossible's timeline. Many Shenanigans will occur! :DDDDD

He suppresses a sigh, eyes the camera he can see right at the bend in the corridor ahead of him. Nothing for it. He tries the door knob, finds it unlocked. “Dr. Russell, if you’re in there, I’m coming in,” he says, and swings the door open—

—and then ducks as an aluminum bat swings directly at his head.

“Shit,” he says, stepping to the side, hand going automatically to his holster. The bat comes at his head again—he dodges, takes in the older woman standing before him, glasses sliding down her nose, curly blond hair streaked with gray held up with a bun high on her head—the good doctor herself.

Well, shit. Ethan takes his hand off his gun, holds both hands up. “Woah, woah,” he says. “Dr. Russell? I’m a friend.”

“You’ll forgive me if I don’t believe that right now,” Dr. Russell snaps, still clutching the aluminum bat, ready to swing. “I’ve heard that a few times in the past few days. So far it’s been a lie every time. I’m not great at people, but patterns are a bit of a different story.” She starts edging further into the room.

Ethan grimaces. “I—okay,” he says. “That’s really fair. I bet it’s been a hell of a few days. I’m—I really am here to help. I’m here to protect you.”

“Sure you are,” Dr. Russell says darkly.

“I’m—I think we have a mutual friend,” Ethan says, grasping at straws. “It’s why I accepted this mission—”

“Mission,” Dr. Russell interrupts, sounding triumphant, and then pauses. “Mutual friend? Who?”

Oh boy. “Uh,” Ethan says. “This is going to sound crazy, but that’s a bit of a difficult question to answer. I—how about I start listing names and then you tell me which one he used?”

Dr. Russell, who was still inching back towards the door behind her, stills.

“Listing names,” she repeats.

“Yes,” Ethan says, metaphorically grabbing the opening with both hands. He keeps arms up where she can see he’s unarmed, stays exactly where he is in the doorway of her lab. “I—he tends to switch up. I think you met—uh, when was it. During a specific incident in Moscow, anyway. He could have gone by—” He wracks his brain. What names does his partner return to? “Pietro Giona,” he starts. “Michael Angelo. Martin De Porres. Uh. He’s used Denis Lutetia a few times, but I think that’s because he thinks he’s funny. Lawrence—”

“Simon,” Dr. Russell interrupts. “You mean Simon Templar.”

Oh boy. “That’s one of the names,” Ethan agrees. “Though if he was using that one, I imagine there were a lot of people shooting at you. I’m really hoping I’m right about the ‘mutual friend’ thing now, and not that he’s been dropping you large amounts of donations as an apology—”

Dr. Russell lowers her baseball bat. “I haven’t seen Simon in fifteen years,” she says. “You’re a friend?”

#adi is a writer #wip game #wip snippet #saintspy #cast your vote by April 19 6am EDT!#this is a fun one and doesn't have many votes yet #operation Make Adi Write Sentences is for ALL wips!#ethan meets emma au

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gothicnyc · 2 months

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Gothic Events Happening in NYC March

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Remembrance, Commemoration & Myth-Making: A Critical Look at Monuments

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drunk-on-starlight · 2 years

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I like that Shay protests killing innocents so much that he joins the Templars and British Empire and starts helping oppress people across the globe.

Remember those "good men" Gist was talking about? Lawrence Washington, whose death had Shay feeling so conflicted? Lawrence Washington the slave owner. James Wardrop? Evicted native tribes, responsible for numerous massacres.

And Gist himself, also a slave owner. Gee, Shay, where's that concern for innocents? Where's your concern for the French or Native civilians who would end up so fucked over by the British here?

#Assassins creed #Another fun fact? Guess what the British Empire and Templars were profiting from? Especially in NY? Slave trade.#Another one? Escaped Slaves often ended up in gangs #Wonder who made up the assassin gangs. The ones led by Achilles. Who married a former slave. Hmm #Would you believe I used to like Rogue?

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oceanssecond · 10 months

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welcome to oceanssecond's multimuse.

Hello, I am Izzy ! I am 25, they/them, I was in the tumblr rpc sphere from 2012 to 2019, and am re-establishing myself with a multimuse as of May 2023. Mutuals priority, but open to all rp blogs who follow to interact.

This blog will be low to medium activity.

Feel welcome to ask me questions, ask my muses question, send things in to the inbox, it's always open even if we haven't chatted before.

I will be writing here as well as discord if anyone would prefer that, mutuals may ask for dicord

>RULES / >MUSELIST

>HEADCANONS / >MAINS

@oceansfirst -> my main high activity blog, consisting of marvel, dc, and myth muses

@oceansmusings -> my headcanons sideblog for this blog and oceansfirst (i also liveblog when i'm reading comics or watching stuff or playing stuff over there, so expect ooc posts over there too along with headcanons! i recommend following if you want insight to my muses)

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Rizlis (risen eliksni guardian oc)

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Hammer of Fate by G.N. Gudgion (The Rune Song Trilogy #1)

Book: Hammer of Fate Author: G.N. Gudgion Pub Day: June 1st 2023 Buy Link(s): https://geni.us/B0BT8BH85Dsocial

About the Book:

“No surrender. No retreat.” With twenty enemy swords at their backs and a broken bridge ahead, the last knights of an outlaw order turn to fight. A young woman with forbidden magic joins their final stand. And as blade meets blade, she starts to sing…

Adelais was raised in the far north, learning stories of the old gods and the skill of weaving runes into magic. Now, she is locked in a convent far from home, forced to kneel to a foreign god. When inquisitors arrive with plans to torture an innocent man, Adelais cannot stand by. She aids an attack to free the prisoner and joins the raiders as they flee into the night. Her new companions are the last of the Guardians—once a powerful holy order, now ragged fugitives, hunted almost to extinction. The knights carry a secret treasure, precious and powerful enough to shape kingdoms. Their pursuers, desperate to possess it, will crush any who stand in their way. Nowhere is safe—in city or chateau, on the road or in the wilds. And even disguised as a boy, Adelais draws attention wherever she goes. Is she angel or demon, priestess or witch? Adelais must summon all her courage and all her memories of the old gods’ magic as the noose tightens around her and a thunderous final reckoning approaches.

My Review: The fun fact with historical fantasy is that you can talk about historical facts and using them as you like as no one can raise their hand and say NOT-RIGHT as it's a fantasy and we are in an alternate world. This is a historical fantasy, the author did an excellent job in delivering a story that builds slowly as we are introduced to a world where The Guardian are being tortured and persecuted, we could call them Templar but someone could start looking for their treasures, and a corrupt king, who's not called Philippe, wants the Guardian gone and get all their riches. We have a group of intriguing and fascinating characters: Adelais the northern shaman who is forced to convert and support the rebels, the remains of the Guardian who are not defeated and are part of the resistance. The religion is a strong point in this story but, as the inspiration is Middle Age Europe, it would hard not involve an element that was at the core of everyday life and don't forget that the Templar were warrior monks. Adelais is a strong character, il like her will force and her strength, she slowly grew on me as I discovered her talents. The male characters were more like or dislike as soon as I met them. I think that there's an excellent villain, a sort of fantasy Bernard Gui, one of the most infamous inquisitor and a character of The Name of the Rose. Gudgion creates a fascinating world, I can think of a lot of possible inspiration, Guy Gavriel Kay and Andrzej Sapkowski amongst other. This story is a bit slow at the beginning as it introduces the different characters and introduce us to the political and religious factions. As soon as the action starts the pace gets faster and I can say that the battles were well described. One note: as it's a historical fantasy there's not a lot of magic even if it exists and some characters are gifted. I hope that the rest of this trilogy will be up to this novel as it kept me hooked and I had to stop from time to time. If you like heroic or historical fantasy this is you book. Many thanks to Second Sky for this arc, all opinions are mine

The Author G.N. Gudgion (‘Geoff’) grew up with his nose in a book, often one featuring knights in armour. A later search for stories where women didn’t have to be either beautiful damsels or witches led him to the fantasy genre and the works of Guy Gavriel Kay and Mark Lawrence.

After Geoff gave up a business career to write, it was natural to gravitate to historical fantasy, to stories with complex, conflicted characters that a reader can bleed with, cry for, and perhaps fall in love with. They live in worlds where you can smell the sweat and the sewers, as well as the roses. Geoff lives in a leafy corner of England, where he’s a keen amateur equestrian and a very bad pianist. He spends much of his time crafting words in a shed, fifty yards and five hundred years from his house.He is also the author, as Geoffrey Gudgion, of supernatural thrillers Saxon's Bane (Solaris, 2020) and Draca (Unbound, 2020)

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The Price May Be Right - Number 8

Welcome to “The Price May Be Right!” I’ve been counting down My Top 31 Favorite Vincent Price Performances & Appearances! The countdown will cover movies, TV productions, and many more forms of media. Today we focus on Number 8: The Saint.

I’ve talked a lot on this countdown of Price’s work on film, and his work on television. However, there’s one avenue of performance Price worked on I haven’t discussed at all yet: radio. Let’s not forget, Price’s career started during radio’s heyday, and while he became most famous for his work in movies and on TV, the actor’s mellifluous voice and versatile range made him an excellent candidate for radio work. He appeared frequently on several classic programs, such as “Escape,” “Suspense!”, and “Lux Radio Theatre,” just to name a few. However, by far my favorite of Vincent’s radio appearances – and one in which he was the undeniable star – was the radio version of the crime and mystery series, “The Saint.” “The Saint” was based on a series of books by Leslie Charteris. In the books, the title character, Simon Templar – a.k.a. “The Saint” – was a so-called “Robin Hood of Modern Crime.” He was a little bit like the Netflix version of Carmen Sandiego: a morally ambiguous gentleman thief who targeted much worse criminals as a way of helping others. For the radio version that ran between 1947 and 1951, however, the concept was changed: Templar now became a more or less standard private detective, who was called “The Saint” due to a combination of his excellent manners, and the good deeds he did for those who needed help most. He was helped on many of his cases by a cab driver, simply named Louie (played by Lawrence Dobkin), who could essentially be considered the Watson to Templar’s Holmes. Onscreen, the Saint has famously been played by actors like George Sanders, Roger Moore, and even Val Kilmer. All of them do a good job, and are admittedly much more accurate to the book version of the character…but for some reason, whenever I think of The Saint, it’s the radio version starring Price that I think of first and foremost. Price plays Templar absolutely perfectly: he has the same sense of sophistication and charisma many of the screen actors have, but he also has a sort of grounded edge to his performance. He’s also INCREDIBLY funny: The Saint radio show was chock full of one-liners and bits of dark humor that are actually still quite amusing to this day, at least in my opinion. The interactions between the Saint and Louie are just wonderful, and the two actors play the voices so illustratively, you can easily see the action in your head without much trouble at all. This is the only case, by the way, of Vincent effectively playing a good guy to make it into my Top 10. (Well…technically speaking, but we’ll get to those technicalities when we get to them.) It's interesting to hear the man play such an unflappably heroic character, and he does so in a way that never makes things dull or daft. Other actors would occasionally step into the role when Price was unavailable – such as Tom Conway, a radio actor known for playing various detectives (including Sherlock Holmes), and Barry Sullivan. They were both good, but in my opinion, Price topped them all. While he may not have been the most accurate depiction of the Saint from the original stories, he is, was, and likely always will be my favorite incarnation. Next to “The Shadow,” this is probably my favorite old time radio program, and Vincent Price is probably the primary reason why. Tomorrow, the countdown continues with Number 7!

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Reina Bell has revealed the cover for Trust Me!

Releasing March 13, 2024

MONSTERS ARE NOT BORN After the death of her husband, young mob princess Willa Callahan returns to her hometown of Boston, where another marriage awaits her. Her fiancé is Raphael Flynn, who's just taken over the Flynn Syndicate--and the city. But just because Willa left Ireland doesn't mean that the dangers she once faced have followed suit. Her soon-to-be family is teeming with secrets and betrayals--the kind that brought a vicious end to her charmed childhood and snuffed out her parents' lives. Willa is determined to get to the bottom of what happened to them, come hell, high water, or the most terrifying enforcer Boston has ever seen--the man her father trained years ago. THEY ARE CREATED Lucifer Flynn is cold, calculating, and without human emotion. He's earned a wicked reputation through blood, sweat, and tears--other people's, of course. As his brother's right-hand man, Lucifer keeps the peace with breathtaking violence. But what he lacks in empathy he makes up for with ruthless devotion to his clan and an uncanny ability to analyze people and situations. He knows the naive Willa from his memory is no more. In her place is a beautiful but hardened woman who stirs something . . . unfamiliar within him. She's up to something--and is clearly in over her head--but he must stay vigilant, for Raphael's new reign has shaken up the power structure among the crime families, and new threats are emerging. But sometimes the most dangerous people are the people you love. The ones you would give your life for . . .

Photographer: Michelle LancasterModel: Lawrence Templar

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RELEASE DAY & REVIEW! ANGER BY LILY WHITE

🔥 ANGER BY LILY WHITE IS LIVE!!!🔥 Genre: Romantic Suspense/Billionaire Romance Tropes: Attorney; stripper; auto mechanic; enemies to lovers; best friends boyfriend best friend; family secrets; identical twin; antihero Cover Design: Lori Jackson Design Photographer: Michelle Lancaster; @lanefotograf Model: Lawrence Templar; @Lawrence_Templar Goodreads:…

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