#guest: alice sinclair

[myvelvetvows]

closed starter @whispercd (henry sinclair)

location: sinclair estate, post whistledown

Alice stood in the midst of the bustling ballroom, the sounds of laughter and music swirling around her like a distant fog. The weight of the Whistledown column hung heavy on her mind, each word she had read earlier in the day echoing in her thoughts. The subtle implication that the Sinclair family’s fortune was tied to her dealings made her stomach twist. Alice had worked too hard to build the reputation she had now, and she wouldn’t allow anyone—least of all the Sinclair family—to tarnish it with rumors. She scanned the crowd, her eyes locking onto Henry Sinclair as he casually conversed with another guest. She knew this would be a delicate conversation, but it was one she couldn’t avoid. Striding over, she found herself standing beside him, the polite smile on her lips not quite masking the storm brewing inside her.

"Mr. Sinclair," she began, her voice sweet but laced with an underlying sharpness, "this ball is indeed a grand affair. But I must ask—do your family truly believe the words that have been printed in Whistledown? Was there some belief that your fortune was tied to me?" She kept her gaze steady, watching for the flicker of surprise or discomfort in his eyes. "Because I’d like to think that any insinuation of such a thing is far from the truth."

[weary-octopus]

2023 Best Books: Aggregate of Critic Lists

So I compiled an aggregate listing of 2023's best books according to all the widely published critics I could find. My method gave 10 points for a 1st placement, 7 points for a 2nd, 5 points for a 3rd, 3 points for a Top 10, 2 points for a Top 25, and 1 point for a mention. I also included the Booker and National Book Award winners and longlists. Others may have already done this elsewhere, but I think it's worth sharing anyway.

Here's the list:

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (39 pts)

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey (30 pts)

Doppleganger by Naomi Klein (30 pts)

Chain-gang All-stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (26 pts)

The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk (26 pts)

The Fraud by Zadie Smith (24 pts)

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (23 pts)

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (23 pts)

Fire Weather by John Vaillant (20 pts)

Blackouts by Justin Torres (20 pts)

Our Migrant Souls by Hector Tobar (19 pts)

Absolution by Alice McDermott (19 pts)

Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista (18 pts)

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig (17 pts)

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (17 pts)

The Wager by David Grann (16 pts)

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton (15 pts)

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez (15 pts)

This Other Eden by Paul Harding (15 pts)

When Crack was King by Donovan X. Ramsey (14 pts)

North Woods by Daniel Mason (13 pts)

Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe (13 pts)

Monsters: a Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer (12 pts)

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (12 pts)

The Guest by Emma Cline (12 pts)

If you want to see more detail or the list in full, I have a spreadsheet with all 418 entries and the breakout of list placements for each book. Just let me know and I'll try to upload it somehow.

[larimared]

     catarina   was   not   privy   to   affairs   like   this.   surely,   she   had   seen   them   come   to   fruition   considering   her   profession,   but   it   was   rare   that   she   stuck   around   to   see   what   would   come   of   it.   this   time   she   is   accompanied   by   thayer,   a   strange   ask   on   his   part,   however   there   was   a   tug   in   her   heart   to   accept   his   offer   even   if   she   were   to   be   there   already.      having   just   finished   setting   up   a   particularly   grueling   arrangement,   catarina   felt   as   though   she   needed   air.   she   was   used   to   her   shop   being   filled   to   the   brim   with   all   sorts   of   people,   but   a   room   full   of   the   ton   dressed   in   their   finest   silks   felt   a   little   daunting.   not   to   mention   her   own   dress,   while   beautiful   and   finely   made   by   her   dear   friend   alice,   was   not   as   expensive   as   most   others.   and   normally   catarina   was   not   self-conscious,   the   opposite   really,   but   all   of   it   was   starting   to   make   her   head   spin.      she   truly   had   not   noticed   another   person   slip   to   her   hiding   place,   her   own   mind   racing   with   too   many   thoughts   to   hear   her   surroundings.   "oh,   lord   sinclair—"   she   exclaims,   bowing   neatly   into   a   curtsy   when   she   noticed   who   was   with   her.   "i   do   not   believe   you   could   trample,   it   is   your   estate   and   i   am   merely   a   guest—   which   i   am   eternally   grateful   for   your   hospitality.   however   if   i   may   be   so   forward,   should   you   not   be   enjoying   the   affairs?"

Who: Anyone & Everyone Where: The Sinclair Estate

Atticus needed air. Normally the crowding masses of people anywhere did not bother him. He couldn't blame alcohol, he avoided it most times like he owed it gambling debts. Maybe it was the age catching up to him. Maybe it was the pressures he was putting on himself. It was uncertain, but what was certain was that he needed out onto the balcony and to breathe deep the fresh air. The hunt had given him plenty of it before, the smells coming back to him the moment he was able to open up the side doors. Maybe that was left over and this wouldn't take too long. Many maybes, not many assured feelings.

Hands on the balustrade, he could feel his senses returning to him. Seconds wandered past. The tight breaths against his done-up collar were easier. Likely he could have unbuttoned a little (heaven's sake, one of the Thorpe family was almost bare-chested in there- heathen), but that wasn't Atticus. His dark clothing was neat, tidy- regal, but nothing that drew the eye anymore than normal.

It is only after his fifth or sixth breath did he realize he wasn't alone. As he looked out onto the shadows cast by the bright lights could he see that there was another out here. Atticus Sinclair turned to them, clearing his throat. "My apologies for trampling on your alone time. It was not my intention to do so."

[ofauris-archived]

Event 003: Another’s Home

The world she ended up in this time seemed to be a mirror image of her own, except with actual people in it. Thankfully, she’d ended up in an alleyway and could de-activate her armour without gaining any weird glances.

The hustle and bustle of the day-to-day lives of everyone reminded her of her own home. Back before it became desolate like it was now. Taking a few deep breaths, Melanie left the alleyway and found her way to one of the shops she frequented, in hopes of gathering some information.

“Ah! Melanie, I see you’ve grown your hair out!” It was Old Man Henkins, standing near the magazine rack like always. “Finally got that gum problem taken care of?”

“...I guess...” She trailed off, looking at the candy section. She felt a hand on her shoulder and tensed up slightly, only to relax when she saw it was Henkins and not some random guy.

“You seem a bit down. Wanna tell Grandpa about it?” He’d always called himself Grandpa to her and Noah, and her mother was a longtime friend of their family so... With a slight nod, she and Henkins went to one of the tables and Melanie laid it out to him. The loss of a friend, the loss of her home, and the loss of her brother and mother. It had taken the old man a few moments to realize that this wasn’t the Melanie he knew once she started to talk prior.

“And so you’re sayin’ you’re from another world like this one, eh? The Melanie here...” He took a long drink of his water before he continued. “...She was a sweet thing when she disappeared, but came back all hardened and like a warrior who’d seen a lot. You’re different, though. Shier’s the word I’d put.”

“...Yeah..” Melanie gave a nod, noting that there was another Melanie here. Was her presence interrupting anything? She hoped not, as she didn’t want to cause any trouble. “I... was bullied a lot, so...”

Henkins chuckled. “But you’re a strong one. Still here, even after all that. I’m proud of ya.”

And that was when she cried.

-

“Hm? Grandpa Henkins, what’s the call for?”

“Thought to let you know your sister’s here at my store.” The old man said, and Noah could imagine the grin on his face as he said that. He knew that Noah worried about his little sister, so informing him about this was-- normal, to saay the least. “Gave her somethin’ to eat, but I think it’s best if you take her home so she can have a nap.”

The line went dead after a moment, and Noah stared at it before hanging it up and going to grab his keys. It wasn’t too far of a walk, but if his sister was tired then it’d be easier to drive her home.

But what he saw when he came into the store, about fifteen minutes later, was a girl with her head buried in her arms and Henkins sitting at the table sipping some coffee. He was always drinking something, whether it be coffee or water.

But that wasn’t his sister, or so he thought. When she lifted her head once Henkins told her that Noah was here, she looked over at him and Noah felt that pang he’d felt long ago when he and Melanie had been reunited at his foster home. Her grey eyes filled with tears, and she got up slowly before walking over.

“Noah..?” Her voice quavered as she spoke, and Noah brought her into a hug. She started to cry, and he could only stand there and hold her while trying to calm her down. When she finished sobbing, he just held her until she pushed away from him, wiping her eyes.

“..I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to-” But he put a finger to her lips and shook his head.

“Nothing to apologize for, Mel.” He said, ruffling her hair. This was Melanie, but not the one he knew. A different one, he surmised, from another universe entirely. Taking her home wasn’t much of a challenge. They had the guest room that was never used, so he would let her stay there.

-

“So, it’s Melanie... but from another universe?” Alice asked. Noah gave a small nod before looking in the direction of their guest room. “Did something happen to her home that she ended up here?”

“From what she told me on the way back here, her own world is just... dead. She’d gone back to see her version of us and everything was gone. I guess she came here without meaning to.” Noah set about making some lemonade, while Alice took her car keys from the hook.

“I’m going to go get her some things so she feels at home here.” She said. “She is my daughter, despite being from another universe.”

He chuckled. “You’ve met yourself before, after all.”

“I guess it’s the Sinclair genes.” Alice laughed lightly before leaving. Noah finished the lemonade before pouring a glass and heading into the guest room, leaving it by the bedside table. Melanie was fast asleep, hugging the pillow. Noting the tears, he gently wiped them away and shook his head before heading back to the main room, shutting the door quietly.

-

“Huh?” The sound of music, gentle and calming, had woken her from her sleep. Sitting up, she wondered how long she’d been asleep. Grabbing her bag and checking her phone once she located it, she noted the date. When she’d left her world, it’d been the 14th. It was now the 29th. She’d been out for two whole weeks and some change. Shaking the sleep from her system, she carefully got out of bed and made it before heading out into the hallway.

The music was coming from the main room and, when she arrived, she noticed that the TV was on but there wasn’t anyone in here. Frowning, wondering if it was a dream, she found the remote and turned off the TV before going to go raid the fridge. If that had been a dream, and she was still in her own world, then she would have somethng to eat in there... shouldn’t she?

...And there were boneless chicken wings in a plastic container with a sticky note on them that read:

“Melanie,

You’re probably reading this after you woke up but Mom and I left to go shopping. We’ll be home in an hour or so. Here’s some food, and there’s some lemonade if you’re thirsty.

- Noah”

Melanie frowned a bit more before taking the chicken wings and the pitcher of lemonade. Setting them on the nearby table, she went back and closed the fridge.

Maybe she could stay for a little while... Just maybe.

[darkmagickingdom]

Dark Magic Kingdom au info

AU where the Disney parks funded and had their Imagineers develop a series of highly advanced walkabout animatronics to allow guests to more authentically meet their favorite characters. Inspired by @disney-android-foundation ‘s AU and the concepts behind the disney parks kinect game and the mobile game Disney Magic Kingdoms

Since I have the ability to envision the company as not a totally soulless corporation in this AU, this implementation didn’t result in all character and mascot actors getting fired. They’re now either on the repair teams, understudies (to take the place of an animatronic if it breaks down) or character handlers (the folks who keep an eye on the animatronics and make sure they A. aren’t left to just break down somewhere, B. don’t wander farther than they’re supposed to, and C. don’t cause trouble for the guests) Character handlers also sometimes have to break up character fights or arguments because they’re all programmed to act and interact with each other very authentically.

However the animatronics were built with Asimov’s first law in mind, so unless something goes REALLY wrong, they’re incapable of intentionally causing physical harm to humans. Some of them will definitely yell at your kids though.

This AU is centered around the villains but there’s hero characters too (princes, princesses, mascots, supporting characters, etc), and I would be happy to talk about them as well if requested.

I’m mostly covering Disney animated movies, but also Pixar films, spin-off cartoons of both, stuff based on the rides (PotC, Haunted Mansion mostly), and Star Wars stuff (though mostly prequel era content because that’s my main area of interest and expertise). I’m not really going to cover Marvel stuff, sorry, I’m just not a big enough MCU nerd. Block criteria is at the bottom (I don't expect everyone to read it, it's just there for like. My stance on things I think matter and an explanation as to if anyone gets blocked and doesn't get why)

Villains and their home sections

Magic Kingdom

Fantasyland

Grimhilde/The Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)

Maleficent and Diablo (Sleeping Beauty)

Ursula (The Little Mermaid)

Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone)

The Horned King, Gwythaints and Creeper (The Black Cauldron) / Character Handler: Carys

The Queen of Hearts (and the king) (Alice in Wonderland)

Hades (Hercules)

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)

(Gaston can also be found roaming Animal Kingdom)

Adventureland

Captain Hook (Peter Pan)

Jafar (Aladdin)

Mozenrath (Aladdin the animated series)

Yzma and Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove)

Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Helga Sinclair (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)

Clayton (Tarzan)

Tamatoa (Moana)

(Clayton can also sometimes be found roaming Animal Kingdom)

(Because Tamatoa’s so huge, he’s mostly stuck in his meet and greet area)

Liberty Square

Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)

Oogie Boogie (The Nightmare Before Christmas) / Character Handler: Sam

The Headless Horseman (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow)

(Oogie has a casino-themed restaurant here, he roams the whole park in the Fall but stays here the rest of the year)

(The Horseman also shows up in Main Street, USA and sometimes Frontierland. He's a night-only character and sometimes even chases the Disney Railway trains, which the guests love. Both he and his horse are animatronics because you are not going to get a live horse to do tricks like that. He leads the Halloween parades also)

Main Street, USA

Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)

Professor Ratigan, Fidget and Felicia (The Great Mouse Detective)

(I know they're British, I didn't really have anywhere better to fit them and Main Street's based on Colonial America anyway)

(Cruella can also sometimes be found roaming Animal Kingdom)

Tomorrowland

John Silver (Treasure Planet)

Scroop (Treasure Planet)

Doris (Meet the Robinsons)

AUTO (WALL-E)

NOS-4-A2 (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) / Character Handler: Carmen

XL (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) / Character Handler: Roxie

Evil Emperor Zurg (Toy Story)

Randall Boggs (Monsters Inc.)

(In my heart there's a Treasure Planet dark ride in Tomorrowland 😔)

(AUTO's pretty much confined to his meet and greet area, maybe it's inside a restaurant or something. I'm not sure yet)

(Zurg is based on his personality in the Star Command series rather than the one he has in Toy Story)

Animal Kingdom

(and either California Adventure or Adventureland in Disneyland)

Africa

Scar (The Lion King)

Zira (The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride)

Shenzi (The Lion King)

(Shenzi's hyena buddies are also around but she's the one that interacts with guests the most)

Discovery Island

Bruce (Finding Nemo)

(Bruce's shark buddies are also around, but he's the one that interacts with guests the most. They're all confined to the water)

Asia

Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)

Kaa (The Jungle Book)

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge

Darth Maul

Asajj Ventress

General Grievous

Count Dooku

Cad Bane

Hondo Ohnaka

Darth Vader

Various battle droid types (B1, Commando, MagnaGuard and Droideka)

I can attempt other characters not on this list also.

Block criteria

I don't have the time or patience to thoroughly vet everyone who interacts with my posts and I make it a rule to never publicly call out anyone blocked, but if I see you being like openly racist or ableist or some shit like that it's a block (probably a report too for hate speech). If I see you being hateful of any part of the queer community, that's a block. (Transphobia, homo/lesbophobia, biphobia, exclusionism against nonbinary/aspec/pan/"weird" labels and genders, take your pick, it's all banned)

I'm pro-choice and also antivaxxers would do well to avoid me because I am autistic and proud, I'm not gonna have you around spreading lies and treating me and people like me as though we're a fate worse than death.

Because I'm autistic and proud, folks who I see calling people having fun and being themselves "cringe" get a block too. Basically if you're pro-bullying or think bullying is okay if the target's "weird" or fat or whatever.

I do not want to be dragged into discourse, please don't come to me asking me my stance on the discourse of the week. If I haven't made my stance clear I either don't care or don't have enough info to feel confident taking a side. Or I'm actively choosing to stay out of the drama.

I generally will not block over ships or written/drawn fiction unless it ends up making me super incredibly uncomfortable. If that happens, please don't take it personally. I can't really predict what will and won't upset me really bad, but I won't call you out. If I see you suicide-baiting someone over written/drawn fiction/a ship that's a block, though. There's no reason to get like that over your uncomfortableness. If I think you might be an actual threat and not just someone with a ship I dislike, I'll just quietly block and report. No drama, no callouts.

If you think there's anything inherently morally wrong with being a furry, being a monster lover, liking villains, or selfshipping, you might as well block me because I'm shamelessly pro all of those.

[rainy-autumn-day]

10 Books to read this Autumn & Halloween🍁🍂🍁

1. Dracula  by Bram Stoker

This start of beautiful season off with something classic and a little scary.

The name of Dracula brings to mind visions of vampires, stakes, garlic, and crucifixes. Yet, when you read the novel, it becomes self-evident how twisted modern vampire fiction now is. The vampires in  this classic story are not meant to inhabit the roles of heroes. Instead you go back a few hundred years when men and women believed truly that the vampire was a real immortal, cursed to quench his undying thirst with a living mortal’s blood. The very idea of a blood drinker should, therefore, inspire the image of a villain and that is what the titular character of this novel is. A villan you can’t help but keep reading about. 

2.  And Then There Were None by  Agatha Christie

Another story that is perfect if you want something that will keep you up at night like it did for me when I read it last year.

There is scarcely any comfort to be found in this book, only an ancient, arcane horror. Ten people receive a mystery letter from someone they don't know that indicates they should come to a remote island. Why would they go????? After arriving, they try to figure out the connection between all of them while waiting for their mysterious host. After coming across a cute little poem about how ten little indians die, they decide they will wait it out until the next morning when the ferry comes back to take them home. But it will never come! Each guest suddenly dies matching the line from a poem. It really keeps you on the edge of your seat.

3.  THE BONE WITCH BY RIN CHUPECO

A story about a young witch just fits so well with this season, but this story is not about a teenage witch =just flying around on a broom. No it’s far darker than that. When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she’s a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace and guidance with an older, wiser bone witch, who takes Tea and her brother to another land for training.In her new home, Tea puts all her energy into becoming an asha—one who can wield elemental magic. But dark forces are approaching quickly, and in the face of danger, Tea will have to overcome her obstacles…and make a powerful choice.

4. Night Film by Marisha Pessl

This story opens in October on a cool evening with a blood chilling scene, it’s really everything you could hope for on a autumn night.

Night Film opens on a cold, cursed October evening, when Ashley Cordova, a young women full of potential, is found dead in a warehouse. Police rule her death a suicide, but investigative journalist Scott McGrath isn't so sure. From that inception point, Scott McGrath enters the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley's life and death, and comes face-to-face with the legacy of her father: the legendary, reclusive cult-horror film director Stanislaus Cordova--a man who hasn't been seen in public for more than thirty years. For McGrath, another death connected to this seemingly cursed family dynasty seems more than just a coincidence. Though much has been written about Cordova's dark and unsettling films, very little is known about the man himself. Driven by revenge, curiosity, and a need for the truth, McGrath, with the aid of two strangers, is drawn deeper and deeper into Cordova's eerie, hypnotic world. The last time he got close to exposing the director, McGrath lost his marriage and his career. This time he might lose even more.

5. Autumn by Ali Smith

Ali Smith's lauded Seasonal quartet, a series of four novels rooted in a different time of year, kicks off with Autumn there we watch as love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand in hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as they always do.

6. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I can’t tell you how many times i have read  this beaful story in my life buti wants have it one my list to read at last once a year and i find it fits so well in to the amazing season that is autumn with   The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring

7.I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

This story is haunting and it will stay with you after you read it.

It's dark, twisted and unpredictable until the very last chapter keeping me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning. You are met with the unknown as you meet Aimee Sinclair, an actress who after coming home, she realizes her husband is missing and after that you are sent on a wild ride to find him.

8.Little Women by Louisa May Alcott  

Another classic. I have always found that that reading about a world now gone is so very perfect for autumn, as we watch the leaves we had watch grow turn colors and fly away from us.

Little Women is a beauty told story with each of the sisters seeks out a different form of happiness: Meg wants to marry, Jo wants to be a writer, Beth wants to care for her family, and Amy craves material success. We get to live their world as we following the lives and loves of the four March sisters and their mother as they mature from youth through adolescence and adulthood.

9.Mexican Gothic  by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

If you love gothic horror, this one is for you. It has the same feeling as Jane Eyre but way creepier and set in 1950’s Mexico.

The atmosphere is perfect for the season, a debutante heads to a creepy countryside house, after receiving an ominous letter from her newlywed cousin, and finds the dark secrets that lie within the house and its occupants.

10.The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

A suspenseful and eerie mystery told via dual timelines all surrounding a rundown roadside motel and the secrets lurking that captivated a woman so much that she went missing in the 1980’s and now have caught the attention of her niece 35 years later. If you love a good mystery mixed with timeline jumping this a perfect one for you.

Bonus

11.The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Handmaid’s Tale meets Salem: Born of rebellious feminist resistance by a girl who is branded as cursed because of her mother’s sins and facing the dark powers to make definite and concrete changes at the dystopian, puritanical, secluded society consisted of hypocrisy, ignorance, illogical and unfair laws.

This is another terrifying, fist clenching, soul shivering, mind crushing, heart pounding, forehead sweating, edgy, spooky, bleak, dark journey take you to the dark woods to face the four witches are ready to haunt you in your dreams and place a quite irritating thoughts inside your brains.

[uncannyalien]

Oh this is fascinating, thanks for tagging me!

First fictional crush: I can't remember one earlier so Imma have to say Alice Angel

Think of a color: I don't really think of a color more of the word 'color'. Tho I do tend to prefer cooler tones and my fav color is turquoise!

Fanfiction that scarred you to this day: I've only gotten into fanfiction in the past few years but one I'll never forget is Cupcakes for the mlp fim universe.

Dinner guest: Seared Ahi Tuna steaks and roasted asparagus

Lions or kangaroos: I like kangaroos more and as long as I don't get in a fight with it I'll be fine

Villain with a pass: I'll have to say Alice Angel again. I'm a hopeless lesbian, guys

Burn Book: Gullible and doesn't know when to shut up

Survivability in fav fandom: Well my current hyperfixation is rottmnt so I think I'd do pretty well as just an average citizen. Honestly I'd be pretty good in most of my fav series (Yugioh, FMAB)

Mischief Theatre? Never heard of it before but it sounds interesting!

Do you feel sorry for Medusa: Absolutely

Song for OTP: I don't really have an otp but I do really enjoy the song I Will Be There from the Count of Monte Cristo musical

Which song makes you disassociate and daydream the fastest: Well its mostly songs that I have in my personal novel playlist. I'd have to say Save Me by Globus

Tags: @eternalscribbles @eros-sinclair @foxyninjabear @iwasborn4this @iloveturtles72 @mushtoons @songdrop @the-saturn-project @writing-biting and anyone else who'd like to join!

My own get to know you game:

Who was your first fictional crush?:

What’s the first colour you think of when I tell you to think of a colour?:

Which fanfiction emotionally scarred you and still makes you shudder to this day?:

I’m coming to your house for dinner, non-negotiable, what are you making me?:

Do you prefer lions or kangaroos?:

Which fictional villain do you brush past the glaringly obvious issues for because you really like them?:

What would accompany your picture in the Burn Book in Mean Girls?:

How many days would you last in the universe of your favourite fandom?:

Have you heard of Mischief Theatre?:

Do you feel sorry for Medusa?:

Which song makes you think of your OTP?:

Which song makes you disassociate and daydream the fastest?:

Tags: @weltato, @snarky-wallflower, @feathertru, @barclaysangel, @fanficwriter284, @silvershewolf247, @shadowbrightshine, @luxury-nightmare and anyone else who wants to have a go, feel free!

[the-lancasters]

INN News Reporting Live from Windenburg Abbey

Royal Wedding Part 4

Read from the beginning of the Royal Wedding here

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Now we are beginning to see some Royal guests arrive at the Abbey, first up is the Dowager Duchess of Kent, Princess Amelia who is being escorted by her son and daughter in law, Prince Arthur and Lady Margaret, the current Duke and Duchess of Kent. Princess Amelia is the only daughter of King Edward I and Queen Alice, the current King’s grandparents.

Our first Foreign Royalty has arrived in the form of the King Wilhelm and Queen Annelies of the Netherlands, looking regal in blue. Both have visited Illyria many times, as the countries have close trade bonds.

Our next guest is King Louis XII of France and his wife Illyrias own favourite daughter Queen Mary. Queen Mary is King Georges’ beloved older sister. She frequently visits Illyria and her mother Queen Charlotte visits France just as frequently since her husband King Edward II died. The King and Queen have brought their eldest child and heir Prince Louis with them along with his wife Princess Alexandrine. Interesting fact, Prince Louis is the eldest of five siblings

The first of the bride’s family has just arrived in the form of Lord Richard Crawley looking smart in white tie as he walk up the steps. Lord Richard is the brother of Lady Victoria and is making his way into the abbey alone as his wife and two children, Robert and Adeline are all in Lady Victoria’s bridal party.

And last but certainly not least, is the King and Queen, accompanied by Queen Charlotte, the Queen Mother. It is certainly a proud day for the King as his eldest son and heir marries and continues the Lancaster Dynasty. I’m sure the King knows a little of what Crown Prince Charles must be feeling today as he arrived at this very Abbey 31 years ago to marry Lady Elizabeth Lyons. Queen Elizabeth is look resplendent today, in a deep purple gown that sets off the Magnificent Lancaster Emerald Parure. The Lancaster’s are known for their excellent collection of emerald jewellery pieces. Queen Charlotte, the Queen Mother is wearing a lovely blue gown with a honeycomb tiara and the large pearl Richmond earrings.

This now completes the guest arrival, and now we wait on the Groom and Bride to arrive to get this show on the road.

Large cheers from the crowd with the arrival of Crown Prince Charles's motorcade to Windenburg Abbey

The Crown Prince is wearing the uniform of the Illryian Guards, a unit of the Army of which he is an Honorary Colonel. He was granted this post by the King last year, as part of him ramping up his role in the Royal Family. Following him is his brother Prince Robert and good friend, Lord Arthur Harrington, Duke of Sutherland. They are both wear the uniform of a Commander in the Navy. Prince Robert has been actively serving in the Navy since he completed his studies at Rutherford Academy. It is understood from royal sources that the Prince and Lord Arthur, while holding the same rank, don’t serve on the same ship.  

Anticipation is reaching fever pitch as the bride and bridal party are the only ones left to arrive. Lady Victoria spent her last night as a single woman at Norrington Palace in Windenburg, alongside her bridal party. For those living under a rock, her bridal party today consists of her soon-to be sister-in-law, Princess Margaret, current sister-in-law, Lady Eloise Crawley, and best friend from school, Miss Alexandra Sinclair.

Cars have started lining up at the exit to Norrington Palace, seemingly waiting for the bridal party to depart.There! We see a flash of white and people moving around!Cars are starting and here we go! Our first glimpse of Lady Victoria. From what we can see she has a large veil on and an off-the shoulder lace gown. We see the bridesmaids are also in white......

[literarypilgrim]

Read Like a Gilmore

All 339 Books Referenced In “Gilmore Girls” 

Not my original list, but thought it’d be fun to go through and see which one’s I’ve actually read :P If it’s in bold, I’ve got it, and if it’s struck through, I’ve read it. I’ve put a ‘read more’ because it ended up being an insanely long post, and I’m now very sad at how many of these I haven’t read. (I’ve spaced them into groups of ten to make it easier to read)

1. 1984 by George Orwell  2. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 5. An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser 6. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt 7. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 9. The Archidamian War by Donald Kagan 10. The Art of Fiction by Henry James 

11. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 12. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 13. Atonement by Ian McEwan 14. Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy 15. The Awakening by Kate Chopin 16. Babe by Dick King-Smith 17. Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi 18. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 19. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 20. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 21. Beloved by Toni Morrison 22. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney 23. The Bhagava Gita 24. The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy 25. Bitch in Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel 26. A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy 27. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 28. Brick Lane by Monica Ali 29. Bridgadoon by Alan Jay Lerner 30. Candide by Voltaire 31. The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer 32. Carrie by Stephen King 33. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 34. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger 35. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White 36. The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman 37. Christine by Stephen King 38. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 39. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 40. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse    41. The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty 42. A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare 43. Complete Novels by Dawn Powell 44. The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton 45. Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker 46. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 47. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 48. Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac 49. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 50. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber    51. The Crucible by Arthur Miller 52. Cujo by Stephen King 53. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 54. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 55. David and Lisa by Dr Theodore Issac Rubin M.D 56. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 57. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 58. Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol 59. Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 60. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 61. Deenie by Judy Blume 62. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson 63. The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx 64. The Divine Comedy by Dante 65. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells 66. Don Quixote by Cervantes 67. Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhrv 68. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 69. Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe 70. Eleanor Roosevelt by Blanche Wiesen Cook 71. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe 72. Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn  73. Eloise by Kay Thompson 74. Emily the Strange by Roger Reger 75. Emma by Jane Austen 76. Empire Falls by Richard Russo 77. Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 78. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 79. Ethics by Spinoza 80. Europe through the Back Door, 2003 by Rick Steves

81. Eva Luna by Isabel Allende 82. Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer 83. Extravagance by Gary Krist 84. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 85. Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore 86. The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald Kagan 87. Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser 88. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson 89. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien 90. Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein 91. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 92. Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce 93. Fletch by Gregory McDonald 94. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 95. The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem 96. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 97. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 98. Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger 99. Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers 100. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut 101. Gender Trouble by Judith Butler 102. George W. Bushism: The Slate Book of the Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President by Jacob Weisberg 103. Gidget by Fredrick Kohner 104. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 105. The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels 106. The Godfather: Book 1 by Mario Puzo 107. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy  108. Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Alvin Granowsky  109. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell  110. The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford 

111. The Gospel According to Judy Bloom 112. The Graduate by Charles Webb 113. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 114. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 115. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 116. The Group by Mary McCarthy 117. Hamlet by William Shakespeare 118. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling 119. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling 120. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers    121. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 122. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry 123. Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare 124. Henry IV, part II by William Shakespeare 125. Henry V by William Shakespeare 126. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby 127. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon 128. Holidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris 129. The Holy Barbarians by Lawrence Lipton 130. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III    131. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende 132. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer 133. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss  134. How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland  135. Howl by Allen Ginsberg  136. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo  137. The Iliad by Homer 138. I’m With the Band by Pamela des Barres  139. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote  140. Inferno by Dante 

141. Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee 142. Iron Weed by William J. Kennedy 143. It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton 144. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 145. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 146. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 147. The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain 148. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 149. Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito 150. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander 151. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain 152. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 153. Lady Chatterleys’ Lover by D. H. Lawrence 154. The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 by Gore Vidal 155. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 156. The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield 157. Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis 158. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke 159. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken  160. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 

161. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens 162. The Little Locksmith by Katharine Butler Hathaway 163. The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen 164. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 165. Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton 166. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 167. The Lottery: And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson 168. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 169. The Love Story by Erich Segal 170. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 171. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 172. The Manticore by Robertson Davies 173. Marathon Man by William Goldman 174. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 175. Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir 176. Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman 177. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 178. The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer 179. Mencken’s Chrestomathy by H. R. Mencken 180. The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare 181. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 182. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 183. The Miracle Worker by William Gibson 184. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 185. The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion by Jim Irvin  186. Moliere: A Biography by Hobart Chatfield Taylor  187. A Monetary History of the United States by Milton Friedman  188. Monsieur Proust by Celeste Albaret  189. A Month Of Sundays: Searching For The Spirit And My Sister by Julie Mars 190. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 

191. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 192. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall 193. My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and It’s Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh 194. My Life as Author and Editor by H. R. Mencken 195. My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru by Tim Guest 196. Myra Waldo’s Travel and Motoring Guide to Europe, 1978 by Myra Waldo 197. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult 198. The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 199. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 200. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 201. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin 202. Nervous System: Or, Losing My Mind in Literature by Jan Lars Jensen 203. New Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson 204. The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay 205. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich 206. Night by Elie Wiesel 207. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 208. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism by William E. Cain, Laurie A. Finke, Barbara E. Johnson, John P. McGowan 209. Novels 1930-1942: Dance Night/Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel/Angels on Toast/A Time to be Born by Dawn Powell 210. Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski

211. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (will NEVER read again) 212. Old School by Tobias Wolff 213. On the Road by Jack Kerouac 214. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 215. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 216. The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan 217. Oracle Night by Paul Auster 218. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 219. Othello by Shakespeare 220. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens 221. The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 222. Out of Africa by Isac Dineson 223. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton 224. A Passage to India by E.M. Forster 225. The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan 226. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 227. Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 228. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 229. Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington 230. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 231. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain 232. The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby 233. The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker 234. The Portable Nietzche by Fredrich Nietzche 235. The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill by Ron Suskind 236. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 237. Property by Valerie Martin 238. Pushkin: A Biography by T. J. Binyon  239. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw  240. Quattrocento by James Mckean 

241. A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall 242. Rapunzel by Grimm Brothers 243. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe 244. The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 245. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi 246. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 247. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin 248. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 249. Rescuing Patty Hearst: Memories From a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman 250. The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien 251. R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton 252. Rita Hayworth by Stephen King 253. Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert 254. Roman Holiday by Edith Wharton 255. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 256. A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf 257. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster 258. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin 259. The Rough Guide to Europe, 2003 Edition 260. Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi 261. Sanctuary by William Faulkner 262. Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford 263. Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller by Henry James 264. The Scarecrow of Oz by Frank L. Baum 265. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne  266. Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand  267. The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir  268. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd  269. Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman  270. Selected Hotels of Europe 

271. Selected Letters of Dawn Powell: 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell 272. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 273. A Separate Peace by John Knowles 274. Several Biographies of Winston Churchill 275. Sexus by Henry Miller 276. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 277. Shane by Jack Shaefer 278. The Shining by Stephen King 279. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 280. S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton 281. Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut 282. Small Island by Andrea Levy 283. Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway 284. Snow White and Rose Red by Grimm Brothers 285. Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World by Barrington Moore 286. The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht 287. Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos 288. The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker 289. Songbook by Nick Hornby 290. The Sonnets by William Shakespeare 291. Sonnets from the Portuegese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 292. Sophie’s Choice by William Styron  293. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner  294. Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov 295. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach  296. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller  297. A Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams  298. Stuart Little by E. B. White  299. Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway  300. Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust 

301. Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett 302. Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber 303. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 304. Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald 305. Term of Endearment by Larry McMurtry 306. Time and Again by Jack Finney 307. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 308. To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway 309. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 310. The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare    311. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 312. The Trial by Franz Kafka 313. The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson 314. Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett 315. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom 316. Ulysses by James Joyce 317. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath 318. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 319. Unless by Carol Shields  320. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 

321. The Vanishing Newspaper by Philip Meyers 322. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 323. Velvet Underground’s The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard 324. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 325. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 326. Walden by Henry David Thoreau 327. Walt Disney’s Bambi by Felix Salten 328. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 329. We Owe You Nothing – Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker 330. What Colour is Your Parachute? 2005 by Richard Nelson Bolles 331. What Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell 332. When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka 333. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson 334. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee 335. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire 336. The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum 337. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 338. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 339. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

[myvelvetvows]

closed starter @brassdivinity

location: sinclair estate, post whistledown

The ballroom buzzed with laughter and music, the grandeur of the event palpable in every corner. Alice stood at the edge of the crowd, observing the guests as they moved gracefully through the night, her fingers lightly touching the fabric of her gown, the weight of it almost grounding her. The Whistledown column still loomed in her thoughts, casting a shadow she couldn’t quite escape. She had worked too hard, fought too fiercely for her reputation to be sullied by rumors. Yet the whispers had already begun, and the weight of being under scrutiny made her skin crawl. She should have felt pride in the success of her designs for the ball, the exquisite costumes she had created for the evening’s performance, but all she could focus on was the growing tension in her chest.

She shifted her gaze, trying to shake off the unease. The guests seemed lost in their own worlds, dancing and speaking in low, intimate tones. It was easy for them, it seemed—carefree, without a hint of worry in their eyes. How could they not see the way their stares shifted, the way their whispers turned when her back was turned? She had spent years carving out a place for herself, building her empire from nothing, but all of it felt fragile now. What had she really built? The question lingered like a bitter taste in her mouth as she stepped back toward the shadowed corridor, her pulse quickening with each moment she spent away from the crowd.

Taking a deep breath, Alice forced a smile, steadying herself. She could do this. She had done it before. A gown—an exquisite gown—could speak volumes about a person, could reveal the sides they wanted the world to see. And tonight, she would show them what Alice Heywood was truly made of. She would not let the whispers undo her. She could feel the eyes on her as she walked back into the heart of the room, the weight of the gaze shifting from curiosity to admiration. She had a reputation to uphold, and no column, no rumor, would take that from her. As she approached the center of the ballroom, a figure caught her attention. The polite smile, the raised eyebrow—a familiar face, one that had watched her rise and had its own judgments to make. She hesitated for just a moment, but then her gaze sharpened, and she stepped forward with an air of unwavering confidence.

"Quite the evening," she began, her voice low yet clear, filled with a careful edge. "I do hope the performance lives up to expectations. It would be a shame if anything went awry, wouldn't it?" She watched the person closely, her eyes never leaving theirs, her posture perfect, her tone like silk hiding steel.

[a-wlw-reads]

Historical WLW Masterlist

7th Century

Hild by Nicola Griffith

17th Century

The Crimson Ribbon by Katherine Clements

18th Century

She Rises by Kate Worsley (1740)

19th Century

The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery (1856 - 1929)

Jam on the Vine by LaShonda Katrice Barnett (1897 - 1925)

Bittersweet by Nevada Barr

Frog Music by Emma Donoghue

Wildthorn by Jane Eagland

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (1890s - 1920s)

Affinity by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

1920s

The Last Nude by Ellis Avery (1927)

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters (1922)

1930s

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

1940s

Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer

Days of Grace by Catherine Hall (1940s/present)

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

1950s

Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon

A Thin Bright Line by Lucy Jane Bledsoe (1950s - 1960s)

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

The Ada Decades by Paula Martinac (1950s - present)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (1950s - present)

The World Unseen by Shamim Sarif

Tell it to the Bees by Fiona Shaw

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley (1959)

Pulp by Robin Talley (1955/present)

1960s

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown (1960s - 1970s)

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta (1960s - 2000s)

Against the Season by Jane Rule (1969)

Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

1970s

Another Life Altogether by Elaine Beale

Hood by Emma Donoghue (1970s/1990s)

Honey Girl by Lisa Freeman

Map of Ireland by Stephanie Grant (1974)

Loving Her by Ann Allen Shockley

1980s

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr

1990s

The Normal State of Mind by Susmita Bhattacharya

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (1993)

The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden

Idaho Code by Joan Opyr (1994)

Rat Bohemia by Sarah Schulman

Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson

[gokinjeespot]

off the rack #1301

Monday, February 17, 2020

 Happy Family Day. I'm grateful for my extended family of fellow comic book aficionados. Sharing the love of our hobby keeps me young and brightens my life. I miss seeing many of you but you are in my thoughts.

 Catwoman #20 - Joelle Jones (writer) Fernando Blanco (art) FCO Plascencia (colours) Saida Temofonte (letters). Mrs. Creel poisons her party guests showing us what a nasty woman she is. Catwoman fights through a bunch of zombies to get some Lazarus Water to save a friend. Selina's final obstacle will be Mrs. Creel. I can't wait for this story to end. It's been kind of blasé.

 Thor #3 - Donny Cates (writer) Nic Klein (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). Lots of KRAKKABOOMS this issue as Thor fights Beta Ray Bill. Horseface doesn't have a chance with All-Father Thor boosted with Galactus given power cosmic. Don't build a funeral pyre for Bill yet. Someone comes to his rescue and that person is a surprise.

 The Dollhouse Family #4 - M. R. Carey (writer) Peter Gross (layouts) Vince Locke (finishes) Cris Peter (colours) Todd Klein (letters). Alice and her daughter recover from the horrible explosion from last issue but their survival cost them an arm and a leg. When Alice gets back to the dollhouse, she finds there's a new tenant and she's not nice at all. This horror title isn't horrible. You should come visit.

 Hawkeye: Freefall #3 - Matthew Rosenberg (writer) Otto Schmidt (art) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). This issue explains how Clint can be in two places at one time. It's dumb but I don't mind because this story is kind of dumb. I like it for the guest stars. The Black Widow shows up and the hero on the last page is a favourite of mine. If the new Ant-Man mini had been this much fun I'd still be reading it.

 The Batman's Grave #5 - Warren Ellis (writer) Bryan Hitch (pencils) Kevin Nowlan & Bryan Hitch (inks) Alex Sinclair (colours) Richard Starkings (letters). I don't know if it's just me, but I find that I lose interest in a Warren Ellis story somewhere and this issue might be it. I've forgotten what the mystery is that put Batman in detective mode even though he's following a lead in Arkham Asylum this issue. I like seeing Batman kick bad guy butt as much as the next fan, but 8 pages of it here seems to be padding the story. Methinks this 12-issue story could've been told in 6.

 Savage Avengers #10 - Gerry Duggan (writer) Patch Zircher (art) Java Tartaglia (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). Conan and the two Doctors, Doom and Strange, battle Kulan Gath. Guess who wins? This issue made me laugh out loud.

 Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #3 - Kelly Thompson (writer) Mattia De Iulis (art) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Now this is a much more enjoyable murder mystery than Batman's Grave. I know exactly what's happening because Kelly Thompson recaps as the investigation continues. There's even an extended 5-page fight scene where Jessica and Elsa Bloodstone fight creatures from the Black Lagoon but it isn't boring because they're bantering about the case all the while. The rest of this 6-issue mini can't come out fast enough for me.

 Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy #6 - Jody Houser (writer) Adriana Melo (pencils) Mark Morales (inks) Hi-Fi (colours) Gabriela Downie (letters). Harley and Ivy's adventure comes to an end with a battle between good and evil Ivy. I liked how they left the fate of Poison Ivy a mystery. Who knows how she'll act the next time she sees Harley?

 X-Force #7 - Benjamin Percy (writer) Oscar Bazaldua (art) Guru-eFX (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This issue features Domino who was rescued from the bad guys recently. The bad guys managed to steal her good luck powers and have transferred them to someone else. This newly empowered individual is an assassin going around killing mutant supporters. Neena's not too happy about that. I wasn't too surprised by the reveal of the assassin's identity on the last page but I'm sure some new fans will be.

 X-Men #6 - Jonathan Hickman (writer) Matteo Buffagni (art) Sunny Gho (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). This issue features Mystique. She's my favourite shape-shifter. She's sent on a mission to infiltrate the space station designed to fight against the mutants. I liked how the flashbacks merged with this story to culminate at the ominous last page.

 The Immortal Hulk #31 - Al Ewing (writer) Joe Bennett (main story pencils) Ruy Jose, Belardino Brabo & Cam Smith (main story inks) Paul Mounts (main story colours) Javier Rodriguez (McGowan sequence pencils & colours) Alvaro Lopez (McGowan sequence inks) VC's Cory Petit (letters). We get into the heads of Scientist McGowan and the Hulk this issue. Matters of the mind shouldn't surprise fans what with Xemnu being in this story.

 The Amazing Spider-Man #39 - Nick Spencer (writer) Iban Coello (art) Brian Reber (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This issue reminded me of the Odd Couple, Oscar and Felix. Spider-Man agrees to be a guest on Jonah's podcast and sparks fly as the two antagonists butt heads. It's all talk radio until the super villain crashes the party. Next issue should be less talk  and more action.

 Superman: Heroes #1 - Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction & Greg Rucka (writers) Kevin Maguire, Mike Perkins, Steve Lieber, Mike Norton & Scott Godlewski (art) Paul Mounts, Gabe Eltaeb, Andy Troy & Nathan Fairbairn (colours) Troy Peteri, Clayton Cowles & Simon Bowland (letters). This $5.99 US one-shot is tied-in quite closely with what's been going on in Action Comics & Superman. It looks at the consequences of Superman revealing his secret identity and it's well worth reading.

 Doctor Strange #3 - Mark Waid (writer) Kev Walker (art) Java Tartaglia (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). This is a great one issue story if you want to check this new run out. Doctor Strange fights an artistic demon to save lives.

 Gwen Stacy #1 - Christos Gage (writer) Todd Nauck (art) Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). I liked this better than The Amazing Mary Jane maybe because it deals with a younger high school aged Gwen. This story takes place before Gwen and Peter become friends and lovers and involves her father Captain Stacy and his investigation of New York's mob. There are a trio of bad guys that you'll recognise but the big deal super villains don't show up until the last page. If they don't get you to pick up the next issue, nothing will.

 Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1 - James Tynion IV & Peter J. Tomasi (writers) Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira, Chris Burnham, Marcio Takara, Diogenes Neves, David Lafuente and Sumit Kumar (art) Adriano Lucas, Rex Lokus & Nathan Fairbairn (colours) Travis Lanham & Thomas Napolitano (letters). This one-shot tribute to Alfred shows us what a dysfunctional family Bruce has created. I would have preferred a more touching send off to this beloved character like the one Brian Michael Bendis wrote for Ultimate Spider-Man/Peter Parker. Damian, Tim, Jason and Barbara reminisce about the butler and then Ric Grayson chimes in with a story about Nightwing. Who the heck is Ric Grayson? I thought Alfred deserved better than this.

 Nebula #1 - Vita Ayala (writer) Claire Roe (art) Mike Spicer (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). I'm ambivalent when it comes to this cyborg killer but I wanted to see if that might change by reading this 5-issue mini. She finds a scientist who has built a device that can predict the future and has him implant it so it's integrated into her cybernetic system. The untested tech winds up screwing with her head. I didn't change my opinion of Nebula with this first issue and I can see where the rest of the story is going so I'll leave the rest on the racks.

 Superman #20 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Ivan Reis, Joe Prado & Oclair Albert (art) Alex Sinclair & Jeremiah Skipper (colours) Dave Sharpe (letters). There's action: Superman dukes it out with Mongul. There's drama: The Daily Star is trying to discredit Clark, Lois and the Daily Planet. And there's a surprise appearance of an old friend. There's everything a good comic book needs to grab my attention and want to keep reading.

 Marvels X #2 - Alex Ross & Jim Krueger (writers) Well-Bee (art) VC's Cory Petit (letters). I was fooled by the truck driver who picked up the kid because of the red beard, sunglasses and No Fear baseball cap. I thought it was Matt Murdock in disguise but I was surprised by who it actually was. Daredevil does turn up later in this issue as he and Spider-Man help to keep David safe. The kid's important because he could help find a cure for what's infecting humanity.

[museswithinx]

“i learned that from the nancy drew detective handbook.” (Rose)

RIVERDALE MEME.

For the time being, Rose was being kept locked away in her guest room like some sort of a prisoner. She’d been hearing theories of the ‘traitor’ mixed with her name, but she couldn’t tell what was real or what was hallucination anymore. Was this hell? If it was, what the fuck had she ever done to deserve this? Cursed one little man stealing whore for her sweet Kare Bear? Little miss sunshine had deserved it. This was madness!

Jittery and wildly unkempt, her wide terrified eyes snap to the door as the knob turns. “Go away!” she shouts at whatever fresh hell was about to come through it. Cowering against the headboard as it opens, she hugs her knees to her chest and buries her face in her arms; quietly chanting to herself that it wasn’t real.

A voice greets her and after a few moments, she cautiously lifts her head to peek. She sighs in relief seeing it was just Henrik’s stupid dog friend. “What do you want, flea bag? Get the fuck out of my room!” she snaps at her angrily. This was her doing, she just knew it. That smug, taunting little grin on her stupid bitchy face said it all. 

“How? How did you know?! How the fuck did you trace it back to me!” she demands. No one was ever supposed to find out it had been them. Aurora was supposed to take the fall while her and Kara triumphed over their victory. This wasn’t supposed to be how it went down.

“i learned that from the nancy drew detective handbook.” 

So smug. Rose fucking hated her. Shooting her a nasty glare, she opens her mouth to spew more venom at her but her eyes go wide once more. Alice disappeared and in her place stood a bloodied and slightly rotted version of Holly Sinclair. The traitorous witch she had sold out to Kol. But how? She was dead…

“You deserved it, you traitorous little whore!” She shouts as the hallucination blames her for her death. Holly takes a step closer to her and Rose starts screaming in terror, chucking a pillow at her before crawling under the blankets crying. When would it stop?

[clarkgriffon]

The 100 Ask Game

I was tagged by @foreverandalwayscrysis​ @loveisalwayswise​ @hostagetakerandhistraitor​ @talistheintrovert​ aka four of my true loves

1. What Station on the Ark would you be from? Alpha because I’m a fancy bitch

2. What would you get arrested for on the Ark? God... probably something dumb. Maybe stealing food? But not out of desperation, because I wanted like lemon cake or some dumb shit.

3. Would you take off your wristband when you landed on the ground? No chance. I’m a rule follower through and through.

4. What would the necklace Finn would make for you look like? (Clarke: deer/Raven: a raven duh..) A zebra

5. If you could resurrect any MINOR character who would it be? Wells BABEY.

6. Create a squad of 5 characters to go on missions with. Who are they? Clarke, Bellamy, Monty, Harper, and Miller.

7. What Grounder Clan would you belong to? Maybe Trishanakru. A humble farmer.

8. What would your name be in Trigedasleng? uhhh... i don’t know. Mira doesn’t really have any way to clip it to sound more grounder-y. So probably just Mira.

9. Thoughts on Finn? Some people hate him, and others love him, so I’m curious. I don’t like Finn as a dude, but I controversially enjoyed the writing of his character in season 1. He’s such a dick, but he’s a well-written dick. Like, we ALL know that guy, and they really hit the nail on the head of “guy who THINKS he’s the nice guy.” I think they botched his character in S2 and completely went sideways with it (much like Zeke in 6x01).

10. Be honest. How willing would you have been to take the chip without knowing all the horrible things it does? Probably... pretty willing. Putting myself in the position of a character on the show, knowing something could take away my pain, yeah, I’d be tempted. As a person with multiple mental illnesses, the allure of a magical solution to all pain and misery sounds nice.

11. What character do you relate to most? Clarke, no doubt. I see so many similarities to myself in her.

12. What character do you like the least? In terms of well written villains, where I hate them but it’s because they wrote them so well I had to hate them, Pike. In terms of characters I just dislike because they suck, E/cho.

13. Describe your delinquent outfit. (Would you wear something like Murphy’s jacket with the spikey red shoulder patch or have a trademark like Jasper’s goggles? Be creative, yet practical) Leggings, athletic shoes, black tank top, maybe a jean jacket like Harper’s in S5.

14. Favorite type of mutant animal? Like... in the show? We didn’t really see that many. Just the sea monster, the worms, the random gorilla, and the deer. So, I guess the deer.

15. What would your job be on the Ark? Maybe a teacher like Pike but not evil.

16. Would you have willingly pumped Ontari’s heart if Abby asked? No, I’m so squeamish.

17. If Lexa wasn’t Heda, but she was still alive, then who would have made the best commander? Probably Indra.

18. How would you act if you ate the hallucinogenic nuts like Jasper and Monty? Who knows, I’d be tripping, but hopefully I’d get some awesome lines like “anti-grounder stick” and “the most beautiful broom.”

19. How would you have dealt with Charlotte’s crime? A more John Murphy approach or Bellamy Blake approach? I don’t think I’d be in a leadership position to make the choice, but I don’t believe in the death penalty so probably more like Bellamy. 

20. Who should have been the Chancellor, if anyone? I guess it depends at what time. Abby in season 1 made sense. OH. Sinclair. Sinclair should’ve been the Chancellor.

21. Would you have been on Pike’s side like Bellamy or on Kane’s side? Or Clarke in Polis? Kane. I so would’ve joined Harper/Miller/Kane’s Rebel Squad.

22. Mount Weather had a lot of modern commodities. (example: Maya’s iPod) What is the one thing you would snatch while there? Probably the iPod, or any sort of game that could be a time-passer.

23. What would your Grounder tattoos look like? Hairstyle? War paint? No tattoos, but heavy eyeliner (not Lexa level, but a heavy blake eye shadow and black wing). Probably just hair down for my grounder!look. If it was an Ark look, I’d do half-up half-down like Clarke in S1.

24. Favorite quote? God, I can’t choose. “I bear it so they don’t have to,” “May we meet again,” “Be the good guys,” “It’s an anti-grounder stick,” among many.

25. If all of the characters were in the Hunger Games, who would have the best shot at winning? I think Lincoln has a really good shot. People like Roan, Lexa, and Luna would be careers. But I feel like Lincoln would be a random middle-tier district and then be an under-the-radar threat till he won.

26. Least favorite ship? Favorite canon ship? Favorite non-canon ship?

Least favorite: B/echo

Favorite canon ship: Marper

Favorite non-canon: Bellarke

27. A song that should be included in the next season? If there had to be another guest star like Shawn Mendes on the show, who would you want to make a cameo? I’m a huge Kesha fan, so a Kesha song would be nice. Also, I feel like “New Religion” by Alice Smith gives me HUGE S6 vibes and I’ve never been able to pinpoint why. As for a guest star, maybe an actor/singer double threat like Selena Gomez or Hilary Duff.

28. What would you do if you were stuck in the bunker with Murphy for all that time? Chill, not watch the video over and over again like Murphy. Maybe try to learn chess? There was a chess table, right? It had amenities, so I’d probably just lounge.

29. You’re an extra that gets killed off. How do you die? I’m a random delinquent running around like Roma or Monroe and the grounders spear me. I’m mentioned once when Clarke asks Bellamy, “Where’s Mira?” and he just shakes his head because I’m dead. Never again mentioned.

30. A character you’d like to learn more about and get flashbacks of? I desperately want Jordan flashbacks to see how his life was growing up with Harper and Monty. Speaking of Harper, I want to know EVERYTHING about Harper’s life even though I know we never will :(

31. A character you’d bang? Clarke, Bellamy, Harper.

32. Would you stay in the Bunker? Go up to Space? Or live on your own in Eden? Live in Eden, no doubt. That’s definitely the most bearable option. 

33. In the Bunker, would you follow Octavia? What would you do to pass the time underground? I probably would’ve had to? Dissenting would’ve gotten me thrown in the pit.

34. What crime would you commit in the Bunker that lands you in the fighting pits? Badmouthing Blodreina and getting caught and reported.

35. Up in Space, who would you bond with first? Who would be the most difficult for you to get along with? Monty and Harper would be my best friends, I don’t think I’d even speak to E/cho.

36. How long do you think you would last on Earth by yourself? Two weeks. Maybe a month.

37. When the Eligius ship lands what do you do? Run. Like. Hell.

38. Favorite Eligius character? Least favorite? Diyoza... is there any other answer?

39. Would you Spacewalk? Hell yeah, I’d Emori the heck out of it.

40. Would you prefer to eat Windshield Bugs, Space Algae, or Bunker Meat? Algae. Whoever picks meat, I’m judging you.

41. Would you start a war for the last spot of green on earth? What would your solution be to avoid it? No, because as Clarke and Monty said many times, that’s a dumb fucking idea!! I’d make... peace... Find a compromise.

42. Would you rather dig out flesh-eating worms or stick thumb drives into bullet holes? Can I pick none? I guess the worms because at least them I’m helping someone.

43. Are you willing to poison your sister for the Traitor Who You Love? What would you do to stop Octavia? Is my sister a psycho murderer? If so, then yeah. 

44. Would you go to sleep in cryo or stay awake like Marper? Cryo.

45. Who are you waking up first to explore the new planet? Clarke, Bellamy, and Miller.

I think most people have done this so I’ll just say, whoever hasn’t feel free to say I tagged you

[fallenregent-a]

SUPER RICH KIDS WITH NOTHING BUT FAKE FRIENDS ---

Senior year is over & there is no way to celebrate than to take a vacation to one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. Monte Carlo, Monaco . They all decided that a gap year was necessary , packing up suitcases upon suitcases and renting out the Hotel de Paris , they had decided to make their gap year one to remember before going back to New York City and settling into their respective Universities . But nobody had expected a mystery guest to make their way across the ocean , partying with them , or possibly in the shadows as they make it clear that they don’t plan to let those in NYC wonder what the group are up to while under the hot Monte Carlo sun.

RULES ---

18+ Mun and Muse, this gv will handle nsfw topics so please be aware.

this gv will have some heavy themes ( student/teacher relationships , miscarriages , pregnancies , drugs , etc ) know that if you join you are up for the different heavy themes that come with a mature group verse .

there is no activity check but please try to be active , gv’s only last when you’re active .

massive plots are to be ran by the admins ( marriages, pregnancies and miscarriages . { just so people have a warning if a baby will be lost } ) 

Be nice to the muns , we are all human being who deserve respect . we’ve been taught this rule since we were babies. treat others how you want to be treated .

if you have an issue, please come to me, or any other admin . we don’t want riots and misunderstandings.

NOT ALL MUSES HAVE TO BE A TRUSTFUND BABY !! They could have been sponsored by someone who has money, or any other kind of reason that would have them there . 

THERE WILL BE ONE DEATH IN THIS GV . If you want one of your muses to be temporary and to lose their life during a very special event , let me know and if there are several offers i’ll randomize it and talk to the mun first !!!

tag triggers on tumblr , if a thread is on discord BOLD THE TRIGGER before you post your response . ( example TW. INCEST )

This will be MAINLY TUMBLR. But there will be spots on discord to write too since there will be people who are mainly mobile due to irl .

All rules are subject to change , and more can be added . if you think I had missed something please feel free to message me .

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send it here pls!! or through DISCORD

WELCOME TO MONACO ( masterlist )

Davina Claire | 18 | Julliard University ( @fallenregent )

Elijah Mikaelson | 26 | History Tutor at Constance ( @noblestcg )

Emily Nelson | 18 | Columbia ( @xisunderstood )

Elena Gilbert | 19 | Julliard University ( @bloodbrn )

Finn Mikaelson | 28 | Latin Teacher ( @mklsen )

Kenzie Lane | 18 | TBD ( @originalmaneater )

Rebekah Mikaelson | 18 | Columbia ( @fiercerebekah )

Blake Gallagher | 19 | The Pratt Institute ( @cognoscentee )

Jeremy Gilbert | 18 | NYU ( @stonedgilbert )

Cheryl Blossom | 18 | Yale ( @headbitchtm )

Alice Quinn | 18 | NYU ( @predictableisnotbad )

Lillian Beck | 18 | Columbia ( @originalmaneater )

Nate Archibald | 18 | Columbia ( @clairehearted )

Adam Monroe | 30 | Club Owner ( @kensaei )

Peter Petrelli | 24 | Dance Teacher Julliard ( @petraelli )

Jeremia Gilbert | 18 | NYU ( @hauntedgilbert )

Kuzco | old af | parties with the young ones to keep up appearances ( @denofvoices )

Alexia Branson | 20 | NYU ( @denofvoices )

Amara Claire | 18 | Yale University ( @clairehearted )

Remy Lebeau | 25 | Pick-pocket ( @cajuun )

Tristan Sinclair | 24 | Owns a Yacht club ( @clairehearted )

Lucien Castle | 18 | Yale ( @diablesetanges )

Freya Mikaelson | 30 | president of mikaelson hotels & resorts ( diablesetanges​ )

Klaus Mikaelson | 24 | vice president of mikaelson hotels & resorts ( diablesetanges​ )

Hayley Marshall | 23 | stripper & drug runner ( diablesetanges​ )

Mariana Rosales | 18
 | Columbia ( @hydrascarred ) 

[anomalietwelve]

Rory Gimore Reading Challenge

I put it there has a reminder to myself that I want to read more (so much more). The public library will be more accessible to me when I am going to be where I’m moving this summer, so, no excuses. Even if I should really work on my art more than on my reading. Would be nice if it could help me feel less... inadequate. Somehow. Just a little.

1984 by George Orwell

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Archidamian War by Donald Kagan

The Art of Fiction by Henry James

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Babe by Dick King-Smith

Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath – read – June 2010

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney

The Bhagavad Gita

The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy

Bitch in Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel

A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brick Lane by Monica Ali

Bridgadoon by Alan Jay Lerner

Candide by Voltaire – read – June 2010

The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer

Carrie by Stephen King

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger – read

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman

Christine by Stephen King

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

The Collected Short Stories by Eudora Welty

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty

A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

Complete Novels by Dawn Powell

The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton

Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père

Cousin Bette by Honor’e de Balzac

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Cujo by Stephen King

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Daisy Miller by Henry James

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

David and Lisa by Dr Theodore Issac Rubin M.D

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Deenie by Judy Blume

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx

The Divine Comedy by Dante

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

Don Quixote by Cervantes

Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhrv

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

Eleanor Roosevelt by Blanche Wiesen Cook

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

Eloise by Kay Thompson

Emily the Strange by Roger Reger

Emma by Jane Austen

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Ethics by Spinoza

Europe through the Back Door, 2003 by Rick Steves

Eva Luna by Isabel Allende

Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Extravagance by Gary Krist

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore

The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald Kagan

Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1 of The Lord of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (TBR)

Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce

Fletch by Gregory McDonald

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger

Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut

Gender Trouble by Judith Butler

George W. Bushism: The Slate Book of the Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President by Jacob Weisberg

Gidget by Fredrick Kohner

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels

The Godfather: Book 1 by Mario Puzo

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Alvin Granowsky

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford

The Gospel According to Judy Bloom

The Graduate by Charles Webb

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – read

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Group by Mary McCarthy

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (TBR)

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry (TBR)

Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare

Henry IV, part II by William Shakespeare

Henry V by William Shakespeare

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

Holidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris

The Holy Barbarians by Lawrence Lipton

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (Lpr)

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

How the Light Gets in by M. J. Hyland

Howl by Allen Gingsburg

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

The Iliad by Homer

I’m with the Band by Pamela des Barres

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

Iron Weed by William J. Kennedy

It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito

The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 

Lady Chatterleys’ Lover by D. H. Lawrence

The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 by Gore Vidal

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

The Little Locksmith by Katharine Butler Hathaway

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – on my book pile

Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Lottery: And Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Love Story by Erich Segal

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

The Manticore by Robertson Davies

Marathon Man by William Goldman

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer

Mencken’s Chrestomathy by H. R. Mencken

The Merry Wives of Windsro by William Shakespeare

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Miracle Worker by William Gibson

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion by Jim Irvin

Moliere: A Biography by Hobart Chatfield Taylor

A Monetary History of the United States by Milton Friedman

Monsieur Proust by Celeste Albaret

A Month Of Sundays: Searching For The Spirit And My Sister by Julie Mars

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall

My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and It’s Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh

My Life as Author and Editor by H. R. Mencken

My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru by Tim Guest

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin

Nervous System: Or, Losing My Mind in Literature by Jan Lars Jensen

New Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson

The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

Night by Elie Wiesel

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism by William E. Cain, Laurie A. Finke, Barbara E. Johnson, John P. McGowan

Novels 1930-1942: Dance Night/Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel/Angels on Toast/A Time to be Born by Dawn Powell

Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Old School by Tobias Wolff

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan

Oracle Night by Paul Auster

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Othello by Shakespeare

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan

Out of Africa by Isac Dineson

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain

The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby

The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker

The Portable Nietzche by Fredrich Nietzche

The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill by Ron Suskind

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Property by Valerie Martin

Pushkin: A Biography by T. J. Binyon

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

Quattrocento by James Mckean

A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall

Rapunzel by Grimm Brothers

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier – read

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

Rescuing Patty Hearst: Memories From a Decade Gone Mad by Virginia Holman

The Return of the King: The Lord of the Rings Book 3 by J. R. R. Tolkien (TBR)

R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton

Rita Hayworth by Stephen King

Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert

Roman Fever by Edith Wharton

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi

Sanctuary by William Faulkner

Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford

The Scarecrow of Oz by Frank L. Baum

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman

Selected Letters of Dawn Powell: 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Several Biographies of Winston Churchill

Sexus by Henry Miller

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Shane by Jack Shaefer

The Shining by Stephen King

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton

Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Small Island by Andrea Levy

Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway

Snow White and Rose Red by Grimm Brothers

Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World by Barrington Moore

The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht

Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos

The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker

Songbook by Nick Hornby

The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

Sonnets from the Portuegese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sophie’s Choice by William Styron

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

A Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams

Stuart Little by E. B. White

Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust

Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett

Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Term of Endearment by Larry McMurtry

Time and Again by Jack Finney

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Trial by Franz Kafka

The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson

Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Ulysses by James Joyce

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Unless by Carol Shields

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

The Vanishing Newspaper by Philip Meyers

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray – read

Velvet Underground’s The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Walt Disney’s Bambi by Felix Salten

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

We Owe You Nothing – Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker

What Colour is Your Parachute? 2005 by Richard Nelson Bolles

What Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh 

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Konde

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace 

Wild by Cheryl Strand

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts About Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard