#m.a. lee

[bebemoon]

look for the name: KLAUDIA

@bloedkoraal

{jewellry and general vibes} abbey lee street style, c. early 2o1o’s

jean paul gaultier jeans white stretchy maxi dress w/ print of a renaissance painting of a crying naked figure framed around a splotched cross 

m.a+ black leather mini silver rim shoulder pouch bag w/ long chain

alberta ferretti “femina” eau de parfum

ann demeulemeester black heavy ankle boots w/ heel slit and backwards closure, a/w 2o1o

#klaudia #stacks of rings and leather crop jacket not included :c but yeah #name #request #bloedkoraal #hope you and your dear mutual like !<3 #abbey lee kershaw #vintage #dress #jean paul gaultier #2o1o's #m.a+ #leather #bag #pouch #black #white #alberta ferretti #femina #edp #perfume #footwear #boots #ann demeulemeester #hvllusionima #mine #items #looks #renaissance #queue

[stardustandrockets]

Do you have a favorite book with disability rep? Drop it below! (Title and author, please.)

July got away from me and I didn't get this disability rep post finished before the month ended.

The rep listed is by no means a comprehensive list, but what I could remember. I know there are a lot of other lists out there with several of these books on them, but some I hadn't seen and wanted to include.

• Photo 2: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert (OCD), Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (OCD), The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (anxiety, depression, and OCD)

• Photo 3: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (anxiety), Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei (anxiety and depression), Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell (anxiety and ADHD)

• Photo 4: Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (anxiety and PTSD), The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen (anxiety and depression), Heartstopper (anxiety, depression, and anorexia)

• Photo 5: A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen (depression and PTSD), The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (depression and PTSD), Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (depression)

• Photo 6: Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan by Gaku Kaze (depression), Perfect World by Rie Aruga (spinal cord injury), Vicious by V.E. Schwab (chronic pain)

• Photo 7: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (blindness), The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (partial deafness), The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew (deafness)

• Photo 8: I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino (deafness), A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard (deafness and select mutism), Everything You Never Said by Jordon Greene (mutism)

• Photo 9: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (dyslexia), Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (dyslexia), All the Feels by Olivia Dade (ADHD)

#disability rep #disability pride #highly suspicious and unfairly cute #turtles all the way down #the charm offensive #truly devious #icebreaker #teacher of the year #lost in the never woods #the infinite noise #heartstopper #a neon darkness #the witch king #summer sons #life lessons with uramichi oniisan #perfect world #vicious #a darker shade of magic #the raven boys #the raven cycle #the whispering dark #i hear the sunspot #a quiet kind of thunder #every word you never said #cemetery boys #spoiler alert #all the feels #stardustandrockets

[yesthattoo]

Survey recruitment; I gave feedback as a later consultant & Tuttle is another Autistic AAC user who was involved in the project from the start. Shares are Definitely Helpful :)

Are you an autistic adult who uses speech and other tools (such as augmentative and alternative communication [AAC]) to communicate?

If you answered yes, please consider participating in this survey at this link:

We are interested in learning about the speech, AAC, and assessment experiences of autistic people who use speech and AAC. We are curious if a modified version of the Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB) can be a reliable tool for clinicians to utilize in measuring the internal experiences of speaking autistic people. Regarding assessment, we are interested in understanding how their speech efficacy, or the extent to which one can use speech to completely communicate their intended meaning, was measured and considered in the evaluation process and if the evaluation resulted in a recommendation of an AAC tool.

The survey includes a mix of multiple choice, slider, and written response questions and is estimated to take between 10-20 minutes.

No identifying information will be collected in this survey.

Please reach out with any questions or concerns via email.

We thank you in advance for contributing your insight on this important topic!

Karina Rayl, B.S. (Lead Investigator)

Graduate Student

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Portland State University

Email: [email protected]

Pang Lee Herr, B.S. (Lead Investigator)

Graduate Student

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Portland State University

Email: [email protected]

Brandon Eddy, M.A., CCC-SLP (Co-investigator and Faculty Advisor)

Associate Clinical Professor

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Email: [email protected]

Amy Donaldson, Ph.D. CCC-SLP (Co-investigator and Faculty Advisor)

Associate Professor

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Email: [email protected]

Tuttle (External Collaborator)

Email: [email protected]

Alyssa Zisk, Ph.D. (External Collaborator)

Email: [email protected]

#aac #actuallyautistic #disabilty #autism #aac user #actuallydisabled #disabled researchers #autistic researchers #yes it's a research post and yes the two 'external collaborators' are both autistic aac users #please only use our emails for things related to the research but that is what they're for

[qqueenofhades]

just saw your offer for book recs and would love some fantasy/sci fi books, it seems like we have similar taste. i just finished nk jemisin's broken earth trilogy, and also loved the city we became by her.

Aha, I am at work right now and thus do not have my bookshelves at hand to make sure I'm not missing something blindly obvious. However, I will start you off with these:

The Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick (The Mask of Mirrors, The Liar's Knot, Labyrinth's Heart). Yes, this is the series I have been screaming about nonstop for the past few weeks and thus craftily suckering unsuspecting passersby into reading. An AMAZING world, an OT3 who own my entire ass, lots of political intrigue, cultural and social commentary, a unique magic system, and also plenty of humor. It really has it all. I continue my one-man quest to make this fandom bigger. Ahem.

The Green Bone trilogy by Fonda Lee (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy). Another fantastic fantasy series that NEEDS more readers. Inspired by Chinese/Hong Kong kung-fu movies, set in a gritty modern universe, kind of like the Godfather but with magical jade-wielding families. Tons of discussion of empire, culture, violence, appropriation, power, war, family, Asian identity, more. They're likewise nice and long to keep you busy.

The Daevabad trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty (The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, The Empire of Gold). Another you-gotta-read-this trilogy (yes, I have many of them). Set in the 18th-century Middle East and the magical djinni kingdom of Daevabad. Politics, empire, religion, history, intrigue, magic, scheming families, ancient wars, and my most beloved, Muntadhir al-Qahtani. What is not to love.

The Priory of the Orange Tree and its standalone prequel, A Day of Fallen Night, by Samantha Shannon. Absolute doorstopper (800+ pages apiece) epic-with-dragons-and-medieval-worlds fantasy, like Game of Thrones if Game of Thrones was a) good b) gay c) feminist and d) had people of color. She is also the author of the Bone Season series (four books thus far) which is a unique blend of futuristic sci-fi and fantasy set in an alternate totalitarian London and a ruined Oxford.

Winter's Orbit and Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell. Two M/M space opera romances (set in the same universe, but can be read independently). She got her start as a fanfic writer and it shows; these are both delightful, plotty, funny, and full of sassy gay disaster homosexuals in space.

A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (I have read the first one, need to read the second one). Historian of medieval Byzantium writes space opera set in Space Constantinople which is also Space Tenochtitlan. Explores language, history, memory, power, identity, assimilation, and more, and is also very funny.

Autonomous, The Future of Another Timeline, and The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz. High-concept social-commentary dystopian science fiction; of the three, Terraformers (the newest one) might be my favorite. They're not related so you can read them in whatever order.

Two books that I have not read yet but I really want to: Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham and To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. Both are fantasy novels by Native American authors; Basham's is magical realism and Blackgoose's is about a Native American dragon-rider facing assimilation at an English (Anglish) boarding school.

Likewise coming soon and I am excited: The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu. Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy, cyberpunk, techno-magic. In space!

There are definitely more that I will get home and be like oh wait yeah. But this should get you started.

#sinistershit #ask #book recs

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Good morning and happy Wednesday, my bookish bats! You didn't think that tiny "queer books coming out this fall" guide was ALL there was, did you? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR this month. Happy reading!

❤️ A Vision of Air by Nicole Silver 🧡 Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper 💛 How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve 💚 Kween by Vichet Chum 💙 The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson 💜 The B-Side of Daniel Garneau by David Kingston Yeh ❤️ Midnight Companion by Kit Barrie 🧡 Let the Waters Roars by Geonn Cannon 💛 Into the Glittering Dark by Kelley York 💙 When the Rain Begins to Burn by A.L. Davidson 💜 Been Outside by Amber Wendler & Shaz Zamore 🌈 The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson

❤️ A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert 🧡 The Spells We Cast by Jason June 💛 Pluralities by Avi Silver 💚 Salt the Water by Candice Iloh 💙 Beholder by Ryan La Sala 💜 This Pact is Not Ours by Zachary Sergi ❤️ Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell 🧡 Menewood by Nicola Griffith 💛 Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout 💚 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey 💙 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson 💜 Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil and George Williams

🌈 In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider ❤️ Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield 🧡 A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 💛 Being Ace by Madeline Dyer 💚 Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer 💙 The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno 💜 The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado ❤️ By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter 🧡 Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall 💛 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender 💚 Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen 💙 The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen

🌈 Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt ❤️ Family Meal by Bryan Washington 🧡 A Murder of Crows by Dharma Kelleher 💛 A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 💚 Love at 350° by Lisa Peers 💙 Greasepaint by Hannah Levene 💜 The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels ❤️ Mate of Her Own by Elena Abbott 🧡 Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell 💛 Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn 💚 All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters 💙 If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie

❤️ Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen 🧡 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 💛 It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer 💚 Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein 💙 These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs 💜 The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu ❤️ Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 🧡 Mudflowers by Aley Waterman 💛 Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson 💚 Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, trans. by Eva Apelqvist 💙 Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake 💜 On the Same Page by Haley Cass

❤️ A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña 🧡 Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone 💛 The Haunting of Adrian Yates by Markus Harwood-Jones 💚 The Sword: Xcian by Elle Arroyo 💙 The Complete Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair 💜 300,000 Kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall ❤️ Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow 🧡 Blackouts by Justin Torres 💛 Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros 💚 Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy 💙 Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light edited by Michael Earp ❤️ Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine

🧡 We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe 💛 Sweat Equity Aurora Rey 💚 Pumpkin Spice by Tagan Shepard 💙 The Misfit Mage & His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet 💜 Love and Other Risky Business by Sarah Brenton ❤️ Enough by Kimia Eslah 🧡 A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard 💛 Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot 💚 Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses by Maya Prasad 💙 Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey 💜 Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee ❤️ Murder and Manon by Mia P. Manansala

#queer book recs #queer fiction #queer books #queer #books #book list #books to read #lgbt writers #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

[blueberreads]

24 in 2024

Thanks @logarithmicpanda tagging me!

I only included books I already own because I'm lazy and didn't look into 2024 releases yet :D

1. Sailing by Orion's Star by Katie Crabb

2. The Siren, the Song and the Spy bu Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3. Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig

4. A Clash of Steel by C.B. Lee

5. Longshadow by Olivia Atwater

6. Labyrinth's Heart by M.A. Carrick

7. The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

8. Defiant by Brandon Sanderson

9. Perception Check by Astrid Knight

10. Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

11. The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke

12. When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

13. The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker

14. To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

15. Daughter of Redwinter by E.D. McDonald

16. The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso

17. Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

18. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

19. The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard

20. Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans

21. The House Witch by Delemhach

22. The Councillor by E.J. Beaton

23. The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

24. The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Tagging @traeumenvonbuechern, @beforeviolets and @starryfox0

#books #tag game #booklr

[lgbtqreads]

hi!! i know this has beeb asked before but not for a while and I thought there might be some releases since then, so : any Queer High Fantasy? I've been recommended Priory of the Orange Tree before. Thank you!!

Not sure when the last time was but here’s what’s currently on my radar! (You can also find these here, and an asterisk means it’s not out yet: https://lgbtqreads.com/sff/spec-fic-by-subgenre/) I bolded some of the ones that are newer or coming out in the next few months.

MG

*Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp – NB

Sir Callie by Esme Symes-Smith – NB

YA

Female Protags

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco – L

Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst – L,B

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst – B

The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine – B

Noble Falling and Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines

Rule by Ellen Goodlett

Havenfall by Sara Holland

*Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire by Erica Hollis

The Afterward by EK Johnston

Empirium by Claire Legrand – B

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller – BA

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria – B, A

The Third Daughter and The Second Son by Adrienne Tooley

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells – B

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

Male Protags

Cloaked in Shadow by Ben Alderson

The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler

Skybound by Alex London

So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas – T

Non-Binary Protags

Spell Bound by FT Lukens

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller – GF

*A Hundred Vicious Turns by Lee Paige O’Brien

Adult

Female Protags

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

Tales of Inthya by Effie Calvin

The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell

Rook & Rose by M.A. Carrick

The Night and its Moon by Piper CJ

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

*Warmongers by C.L. Clark

The Gardener’s Hand by Felicia Davin

*The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey

The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart (Amz)

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Malice by Heather Walter

When Women Were Warriors series by Catherine M. Wilson

Male Protags

Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley

The Cadeleonian series by Ginn Hale

Tales From Verania by T.J. Klune

A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

*Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

Stagsblood Trilogy by Gideon E. Wood

Genderqueer Protags

*The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

[flamingo-strikes]

@eyeballplanets tagged me to list either 9 of my fave books of 2023, or the 9 top books on my 2024 tbr!! thanks ella!! 🩷

I was gonna do the first question then I realized I only had 4 fave books in 2023 😭 it was SUCH a flop year lmfao

So here are 9 books on my 2024 tbr!!

1. The Mask of Mirrors by M.A Carrick. I’ve been looking for an adult fantasy series that isn’t intricate high fantasy or just romance, and this also has added elements of criminal characters, deceiving rich people, and a hot masked ml.

2. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. I’ve wanted to read Roy for a long time.

3. Vicious by V.E Schwab. I love the idea of superpowers gone horribly wrong, and all the characters seem so interesting.

4. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. I love historical fiction so much.

5. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. This one seems really fun tbh.

6. As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh. Again I love historical fiction.

7. Washington Bullets by Vijay Prashad. I’ve wanted to read this for FOREVER.

8. Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Aroace lead!!! Story about grief!! Summer vibes!!

9. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhou. Granted I will def need to re-read Iron Widow again lol, but I’m so ready for this omg!!!

Tagging (no pressure!!): @blowoutbeachbash @punkeropercyjackson @feyres-divorce-lawyer @ae-neon @breadandblankets

#book tag

[aroaessidhe]

24 in 2024

tagged by @traeumenvonbuechern thank you!

crossing them off as I read them

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Splinter In The Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Calling of Light by Lori M Lee

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P Djeli Clark

Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn

Don't Let The Forest In by C.G. Drews

Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell

Honeybloods by I.S. Belle

Raven Stratagem/Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu

The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

In The Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

A Tale of Seashells and Shenanigans by Alex Nonymous

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella

Stuck In her Head by Kylie Wang & Liana Tang

Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders

Saint Seducing Gold by Brittany N. Williams

City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

feel free to do if you see this, I feel like I've seen half my moots tagged already hahha

#this just means. 24 books you plan to read this year right #as someone who doesnt rly keep a list of books to read this was so hard LMAO i dont remember things... #tbr #laya talks

[ninja-muse]

23 Books for 2023

(Or: books I want to read but also some general goals)

Tagged by @agardenandlibrary​ and @a-ramblinrose​. Thank you!

Perilous Times - Thomas D. Lee

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi - Shannon Chakraborty

The Magician’s Daughter - H.G. Parry

Labyrinth’s Heart - M.A. Carrick

Digger - Ursula Vernon

The Night Watch - Sarah Waters

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies - Heather Fawcett

All the Hidden Paths - Foz Meadows

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher - E.M. Anderson

A Sleight of Shadows - Kat Howard

A Power Unbound - Freya Marske

The Frugal Wizard’s Guide to Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson

Bookshops and Bonedust - Travis Baldree

The Hexologists - Josiah Bancroft

The Great Cat Massacre - Robert Darnton

read at least one of T. Kingfisher’s horror novels

finish at least two of my Storygraph challenges

start Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century by Richard Taruskin

read 10 classics (including plays and poetry) (2/10)

read 10 20 Canadian authors (14/20)

read at least one book off my TBR shelves per month (12/12)

review at least one book on Tumblr per month (12/12)

read more books off my TBR shelves than I haul

Tagging @howlsmovinglibrary @thelivebookproject​ @readingaway​ @brideofsevenless @sixofravens-reads @moondustbooks @starsandsteelandbrokenglass @janeandthehivequeen

#tag memes #the tbr list of doom #reading goals

[theninthdoor]

very excited!!!!!!! to participate in this game!

my initials are M.A.

venus in virgo in the 7th House.

My favorite kpop song at the moment is, KISS OF LIFE - Sugarcoat (NATTY SOLO)

My 3 idols are, Jackson from GOT7, BamBam from GoT7, and Mark Lee from NCT.

Thank you in advance

the amount of virgo venus people here is insane 😭 my dear twins

mtl to pursue 🕸️ mark || knight of cups: he'd be all smooth, trying to win your heart with sweet words and kind gestures, maybe even gifts. this knight is a total romantic, so there's that... lol mtl to reject 🥀 jackson || four of cups: there are no sparks flying here… it's quiet and boring. I don't feel like you're each other's type, honestly.

#tqqgame

[sheldoney]

LEGAL NAME:  Sheldon Lee Cooper

NICKNAME[S]:  Shelly, Dr. Cooper, Moon Pie, Whackadoodle DATE OF BIRTH:   February 26th 1980 SEX:  Male PLACE OF BIRTH:  Memorial Hospital In Gavelston Texas CURRENTLY LIVING:  2311 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California SPOKEN LANGUAGES:  English, Finnish, Spanish, Mandarin, Persian and Arabic (and Klingon) EDUCATION:  B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D., He is a Caltech theoretical physicist. HAIR COLOR:  Dark Brown EYE COLOR:   Blue HEIGHT:   6'2 WEIGHT:  180

FAMILY INFORMATION 

SIBLING[S]:  Sister: Missy. Brother: George Jr PARENT[S]:  Mother: Mary Cooper. Father: George Cooper Sr. (deceased) CHILDREN:  no children. (verse dependent) PET[S]: No pets.

 RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION 

SEXUAL ORIENTATION:  Asexual (Aromantic) RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  Single (verse dependent) SINCE WHEN: His whole life. He is more interested in his science studies than women although he does have a deep fondness for his neighbor Penny.

#(sheldony things.) #(headcanons.)

[psalm22-6]

“Fantine or the Fate of a Grizette”

I already thought this New York Clipper article, which describes a 1863 adaptation of Les Misérables at Grover’s Theatre, was cool because I love the list of principal characters. (Blancheville gets to sing a song? Marguerite is included!) But then I got to the last part, where they mention that it has music by Charles Koppitz! And realized that this is the production which David Bellos discussed at BarricadesCon! (Actually the title of the play could have tipped me off to that but it didn’t). The score can be found here. An interesting little piece of history. But by no means unique. Well, this production might have been uniquely good by the sounds of it, but there were quite a few adaptations of Les Misérables being put on around the United States in 1862 and 1863. The earliest I have found (so far) was October 1862, in Marysville California with J. B. Booth Jr. (brother of John Wilkes Booth) as one of the principal actors (I wish I had more to say on that but so far I just have a one sentence mention of it in one newspaper). And you’ll notice that in this article, they say “still another” play “has come to light since our last.” That’s because this article is from January 31st 1863, but on January 17th they had reported a different production of Les Miserables entirely that was also being put on. And the next month there would be at least two other productions put on in the area, reported on by the same paper (one of which was notably long, only ending at one in the morning and later being cut down so that it ended at 11).         (This article was in that super dense no paragraph break style of newspapers of the time so I have broken it up considerably for readability). 

And still another dramatization of “Les Miserables” has come to light since our last. This last is the production of Mr. Albert Cassedy, of Washington, D.C., and was presented for the first time at Grover’s Theatre, on the 19th inst., continuing through the week. Mr. Cassedy calls his work “Fantine, or the Fate of a Grizette.” The cast embraces the entire company, and as our friends may like to see the distribution of characters, we give it, as follows: — Fantine, Kate Denin  Jean Valjean, Father Madelaine, M. Madeleine, Mayor, Charles Barron Bishop of Myriel, Ben Rogers Javert, M. H. Bokee Tholomyes, D. Setchell Blackeville [sic] (with a song), J. L. Barrett  Scaufflaire, Harry Clifford  Fauchelevent, H. McDolanld Little Gervais (with a song), Sophie Gimber Prosecuting Attorney, Alonzo Read Host of the Inn, M.A. Kennedy Champmathieu, T. M. Wemyss Brevet, J. V. Daily Listolier, E. S. Tarr Favorite (with a song), Viola Crocker Madame Magloire, Mrs G. O. Germon Sister Simplice, Isabella Freeman Baptistine, Addie Anderson Marguerite, Fanny Ryan Dahlia, Ada Monk Zephine, Flora Lee Cosette, Little Katy Madame Victurnien, Minnie Monk Madame Thenardier, Jennie Monk Extra pains were taken to give due effect to this great work, and the full resources of the establishment were called in, to place the play in a proper manner before the public. New music was arranged by Koppitz, the “Nightingale;” and fresh scenery and skilful effects introduced. The last scene is said to be a gem; it is an allegorical tableau, representing the finding of Cosette by Jean Valjean, and the Apotheosis of Fantine. 

Here is a review from the Washington DC Evening Star, 20 January 1863 

Mr. Cassedy’s dramatization from “Fantine,” drew an immense house last night. The author has certainly been very happy in his adaptation, and having a company from which to cast his characters, whereon he could depend, the success of the piece was hardly to be wondered at. Mr. Cassedy has in a very felicitous manner woven into the representation every prominent feature in the book, and he has performed the difficult task of giving a somewhat prominent part to each of some thirty performers. If Mr. Barron could be induced to dispense with some of his spasmodic actions and fifth-rate melodramatic rant in the part of Jean Valjean, it would be all the better for the play. “Fantine” will be performed again tonight. 

#les miserables #other stage adaptations #Cassedy's adaptation #my research #barricadescon #lm in america #sorry if this is dense #i'm just not terribly good at summarizing things #and I have a whole lot of other posts about this era queued but I have a terribly long and disorganized queue #so it might take a while for them to work their way out #but I am pushing this one to the top

[rebellum]

i am BAFFLED. so i wanted to look up this book on amazon

[image: screenshot of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. the cover is of a crown on a tree branch].

and here are some of the other books that popped up:

[image: screenshot of Cruel Prince: A Dark Mafia Romance (A Savannah Mafia Romance Book 1) by M.A. Lee. The cover is of a handsome young Italian man looking down and holding his shirt partially open].

[Image: Screenshot of Cruel Prince: A Mafia Forbidden Romance (Beautiful Sinners) by Dawn Lockheart. the cover is of a handsome young italian man who looks very similar to the one on the first cover, and may be in fact be the same model. He is looking into the camera].

[Image: a screenshot of Cruel Prince: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance (Benedetti Empire Book 1) by Piper Stone. The cover is of a handsome young italian man killing a blond woman. The model either looks very similar to the previous two covers, or is the same model.]

are these the same book posted by the same person as if they are different authors? did one write an original one and the others ripped them off? WHY

[peikkometsa]

✨ 🎶 when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶 ✨

Lets do thiiiiis!!!

I imagine my favorite villain charachters while listening this muppets song <3

M.A. Nummisen arvostus nousi itselläni huomattavasti, kun kuulin että hänen inspiraationsa on ärsyttää muita ihmisiä. Hänen absurdit biisinsä ovat miun lempimusaa, piristää huonommatkin päivät!

Christopher Lee, how dare you make me cry?

#ask #tag game #tyottomyysmyyra #kiitos kysymästä!

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23 books in 2023

I was tagged by no one but I wanted to do this just to see if I end up reading these books by the end of the year. I always oscillate between “I should read my tbr in order from earliest to latest” to “ ooh my library has this fun new book out on their display let me pick it up” so hopefully by making this list I can hold myself somewhat accountable. A lot of these books will be stuff from the beginning of my tbr. 

The Count of Monte Crisco by Alexander Dumas

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Dreydan (dnf’ed technically)

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X

Jade City by Fonda Lee

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

The Pariah by Anthony Ryan

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 

The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved by Peter Glob

Yume by Sifton Tracey Anipare

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot

No Exit by Taylor Adams

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (also dnf’ed)

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler by Italo Calvino

Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

So update to a post I never got around to posting, I ended up reading 11/23 of the books I wanted to read this year. A lot of these books were new series and about halfway through the year I decided to finish as many of the series I had previously started before starting new ones so some of these are going to be part of my 2024 series read. Hopefully next year I do better on my 24 in 24 list.

#ilyasreadsbooks #23in23 #idk if 24 in 2024 is gunna happen but im gunna do it anyway