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Books read October-December

My goal was to read 120 books this year. I just finished number 129. (Some of these I reviewed as part of my WWW posts).

October:

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. I had high expectations for this book, as it had been so praised, and I felt let down by it. Still enjoyable, but needed more octopus. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. Read as part of Banned Books week. The Romance Rx by Kathryn Riya. I wanted more medicine and medicine-related residency drama. Unraveling: What I Learned about Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater by Peggy Orenstein. Just a really lovely memoir about life changing and feeling present in the world. The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall. Such a disappointing book. Deerskin by Robin Mckinley. Reread. Not my favorite book of hers, but it’s still a great retelling.

November:

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel. A retelling of an old Hindu religious myth, a story I was only passingly familiar with. I enjoyed the world building, I had trouble with some of the motivations of the characters. And I think it’s hard to write a retelling of a story that a major religion is based on. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. This is such a wonderful book, with the mystery and characters slowly being revealed. The Halcyon Fairy Book by T. Kingfisher. Just witty retellings of fairy tales with a lot of humor and grim. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green. I really loved this collection of essays on our world. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Audiobook. A beautiful exploration of our connection with the world and how we can heal that relationship. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abby Waxman. Library find. Cute light book, (although if I had a boss who didn’t pay the rent for 6 months straight and I was threatened with losing my job because of it, I wouldn’t be all “oh she’s just that way”) but one that I probably won’t remember in a year or two. The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher. The atmosphere in this book is almost its own character. I loved the secondary characters, but the middle sagged a lot. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. I struggled so much with the beginning, because the set up was so ridiculous. It picked up after that and ended strongly. I don’t know how she’s going to write a 5 book series though. The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh. NPR did a write up on her debut novel, but it wasn’t available at the library. It was a quick read but I found the writing to be confusing in places and lacking in emotional growth. Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood. Charming, nerdy, engaging. Just a fun new adult book. Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness by Bonnie Gray. This book was not for me. Ugh. The Ladies of Grace Adieu, and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke. Audiobook. Just a lot of fun going back into the world of Jonathan Strange. I really want her to write a prequel with The Raven King. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I loved Rocky and the ending. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez. Still on the lookout for the perfect doctor romance. This one was enjoyable and mostly accurate.

December:

Mister Magic by Kiersten White. Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper. Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher. Paladin’s Grace, Paladin’s Strength, Paladin’s Hope by T. Kingfisher. Reread these in anticipation of the release of her latest Saints of Steel’s book. Just excellent world building and romance and humor. Know My Name by Chanel Miller. Book club book. Harrowing memoir, but what I really appreciated was the description of how the justice system is so awful for victims. Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher. I cannot wait for the other 3 books. Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez, the sequel to Part of Your World. I liked this one better and it was almost the doctor romance that I’ve been craving. The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. I’d read it if you like dystopian novels, but I’m still grousing about how the villains were single, childless women. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske. Reread. I liked it better than the first time, maybe because I skipped over a lot of the romance (it’s a trope that I just don’t like). Carry on by Rainbow Rowell. Reread, audiobook. The audiobook was a lot of fun and I’ve forgotten a lot of details in the last 5+ years. A Power Unbound by Freya Marske. A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, but the first book was definitely the best of them all. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree. The prequel to Legends & Lattes, which I adored last year, and I think I liked this one even better.

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Dive teams are gathering Friday at Lake Wampanoag in Gardner as the search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of his wife enters its sixth day, officials said.

The Massachusetts State Police Dive Team and Marine Unit, along with Massachusetts Environmental Police, plan to scour the lake for evidence, which is located near Camp Collier where 33-year-old Aaron Pennington’s white 2013 BMW Model 320 was found in a wooded area by a hunter on Monday night.

“There is no specific information suggesting Pennington is in the lake but we continue to investigate all possibilities,” state police said in a statement.

A murder warrant was issued earlier this week charging Pennington in the shooting death of 30-year-old Breanne Pennington on Sunday, Oct. 22.

Officers were called to the couple’s home on Cherry Street in Gardner around 9 a.m. on that Sunday after their four children, ages 2, 5, 7, and 9, left the house and told a neighbor that “they could not find their father and that their mother was in her bedroom crying,” the warrant indicated.

Detectives said Breanne was found lying in bed in an upstairs bedroom “with obvious signs of death from an apparent gunshot wound to the head.”

Through interviews and video surveillance, investigators learned that the couple “had been dealing with marital issues for quite some time.”

Murder warrant issued for Gardner man wanted for the shooting death of his wife

Since the discovery of Pennington’s BMW, members of the State Police Special Response Team, the State Police Tactical Operations Response Team, the Violent Fugitives Apprehension Section, state police K9 units, and Gardner and Ashburnham police have been searching a vast, 400-acre tract of woods to try to locate him and have asked hunters to check trail cameras.

Pennington should be considered armed and dangerous, and the public should not approach him or try to search for him but rather call 911 immediately.

Authorities described Pennington as a white male with blonde hair, and blue eyes, standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighing approximately 175 pounds.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Gardner police or state police.

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Authorities are frantically trying to locate an “armed and dangerous” military veteran who’s accused of fatally shooting his wife in their family home this week.A manhunt is underway for 33-year-old Aaron Pennington after his wife was found shot to death at the couple’s house in Gardner, Massachusetts, about 67 miles northeast of Boston, on Sunday. RELATED: Woman Arrested after Mother Found Dead and Cops Found Evidence That Pair Discussed Killing Mom's HusbandPolice found Breanne Pennington, 30, unresponsive in the back of her home at 42 Cherry St. in Gardner on Sunday, October 22 around 9:14 a.m. after receiving reports of a disturbance. She’d been shot in the face, according to CBS News. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police said her husband Aaron had vanished and was wanted for questioning.Officials have cautioned that Aaron may be “armed and dangerous.” On Monday night, his abandoned 2013 BMW 320i sedan with military veteran plates was located in a wooded area at Camp Collier in Gardner, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office announced.A white 2013 BMW Model 320 that Aaron Pennington is believed to be driving. A white 2013 BMW Model 320 that Aaron Pennington is believed to be driving. Photo: Joseph D. Early Jr., Worcester County District Attorney's Office/Facebook The site, which is home to a 585-acre Boy Scout camp, was searched by K9 units and helicopters. "Search operations in furtherance of the ongoing investigation resume at that location today," Massachusetts State Police spokesman Dave Procopio said on Tuesday.Gardner officials also ordered residents in the vicinity of Pennington’s home to shelter-in-place on Monday but the warning was lifted hours later by Mayor Michael J. Nicholson. Pennington is described as six-feet-two inches tall and weighing 175 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes. RELATED: Former MLB Pitcher Arrested in Connection to Father-in-Law's Murder, Mother-in-Law's Attempted MurderIt’s unclear if Breanne and Aaron’s four children were at the property at the time of the deadly shooting. Authorities said the couple’s kids left the property on Sunday and went to the home of a neighbor, who called 911. Initial police reports said the children “could not find their father and their mother was in her bedroom crying." “Can’t go there either,” Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said at a press conference of the whereabouts of the Penningtons' children at the time of the incident. “It’s just too soon in the investigation.”The children, who were not harmed, have since been placed in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, officials said. A police handout of Aaron Pennington Aaron Pennington, 33, of Gardner, is currently being sought by Massachusetts State Police and Gardner Police. Pennington is a white male with blonde hair, blue eyes, 6' 2" and approximately 175 Ibs. Photo: Joseph D. Early Jr., Worcester County District Attorney's Office/Facebook The couple was experiencing suspected marital issues shortly before Breanne was shot, according to witness interviews and surveillance footage cited by authorities, per NBC News. Court documents released Monday also stated that Breanne had planned to move to Texas with the couple’s children and that they’d been having relationship troubles “for quite some time,” CBS News reported.According to reports, neither Aaron or Breanne had a firearms license, however, Breanne often kept a gun at the home for self-defense, police said.RELATED: Natalee Holloway's Mom Says Daughter "Fought Like Hell" Before Joran van der Sloot Killed HerAaron was a senior supervisor at Raytheon Missiles & Defense, according to his LinkedIn profile. His profile also lists his experience as a "special missions aircraft maintainer" for the U.S. Air Force. He described himself as a "Father, and Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints."Breanne’s family is now struggling to cope with her sudden and unexpected death.

They said Aaron had previously struggled with mental health issues. "I know [Aaron] has some mental health issues that [Breanne] tried to get him to get help for, but he just wouldn’t," Breanne's sister, Brooke Pertile, told NBC Boston. "He just robbed my nieces and nephews of a fantastic mom and robbed me of a sister and everybody else of their friend.”Anyone with information in the case is urged to contact the Gardner Police Department at 978-632-5600 or Massachusetts State Police at 508-829-8236.

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October pile of possibilities:

I am not a monthly TBR person as much anymore, I mostly just read where the mood and vibe takes me. HOWEVER October is different. There are so many books I want to read in the spookiest of months! From my library: I Feed Her To The Beast and The Beast is Me by Jamison Shea House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A. Craig The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling New releases and pre orders: Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall The Husky and His White Cat Shizun Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (Meatbun) In my scribd saved: Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall Horrid by Katrina Leno This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno Linghun by Ai Jiang The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Misc. Shiver by Junji Ito Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

I think that makes 23 books here, I have been reading very slowly lately, so I doubt I will even get half of these. Making this list of possibilities does give me some sort of direction for the month, because other wise I will probably spend days things what should I read, then feeling disappointed I didn't get to read books during the season. If you have any books you think I should prioritise or not even pick up let me know!

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December 15, 2022 /in Bathroom Remodels , Buffalo Grove, IL , /by Bruce Pinsler

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Master Bath Remodel Buffalo Grove

By choosing Regency Home Remodeling to rework their master bathroom, these Buffalo Grove homeowners knew they would be getting not only top professional installers, but also the finest in materials, including the best in tile from Daltile and high-end fixtures and accessories from Studio 41. The combination resulted in a master bath truly worthy of the name.

Regency’s workers created a dream haven, installing Daltile’s 6” x 48” Imagica Haze tile for the main floor and pairing that with matching 12” x 24” tile for the shower and tub walls. The shower floor and niche back now blend with a subtly modern Wisdom White Vintage Hex tile, while a clever line of Triangle Mosaic Forte Grey accent tile draws the eye across the shower walls. The new Regency White shaker cabinets are topped with Armor Grey quartz, which visually extends to the shower threshold and bench. Next, Studio 41 stepped in, supplying a Hydro Systems Breanne Studio Collection freestanding tub for soaking pleasure. But the magic really happens with the new Kohler Anthem thermostatic control panel for the shower, along with a Mr. Steam Air Butler shower steam system. Kohler matte black plumbing fixtures finish the look of a bathroom that is now a spa, ready for the family to enjoy for years to come.

Spa-like elegance is within your reach, too. Simply talk with Regency Home Remodeling and see how they can transform your bath into a private haven—and they can do it within your budget and in a surprisingly short timeframe. Give them a call to start your road to bathroom nirvana.

Need a Bathroom Remodel? If you want to remodel your bathroom in Buffalo Grove, and want to know how these homeowners saved on their finishes with our Factory-direct program, then contact us at 1 (773) 930-4465.

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On 23 May 2014, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger drove to the Alpha Phi sorority house, near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara, and knocked on the door. When nobody answered, he started shooting at female students nearby. Rodger shot three sorority sisters, killing two of them (Katherine Breann Cooper , twenty-two, and Veronika Elizabeth Weiss, nineteen) and wounding the third. It was part of a longer killing spree that saw Rodger both shoot victims and deliberately drive into them, killing six people in total and injuring fourteen.

In his manifesto, it is clear that he had been heavily influenced by some of the most common arguments on major incel websites. He wrote: The ultimate evil behind sexuality is the human female. They are the main instigators of sex. They control which men get it and which men don’t. Women are flawed creatures, and my mistreatment at their hands has made me realize this sad truth. There is something very twisted and wrong with the way their brains are wired. They think like beasts, and in truth they are beasts.

On 4 August 2009, 48-year-old systems analyst George Sodini entered a women’s aerobics class at the LA Fitness centre in Collier Township, Pennsylvania. He turned off the lights, took out two guns and began firing bullets, killing three women and injuring nine others.

After the event, it emerged that Sodini had been a member of the pickup artist community, a group directly related to incels and part of the manosphere. His  blog revealed a deep misogyny, even as he lamented the fact that he had not had a girlfriend since 1984 or had sex since 1990. Like Rodger, Sodini fixated on young, attractive women who chose to sleep with other men over him, including ‘young white hoez’ who were attracted to black men. With twisted logic, typical of manosphere communities, he extrapolated from the number of years he had been single and his own ‘rough guesstimate of how many desirable single women there are’ to reach the bizarre and exaggerated conclusion: ‘30 million women rejected me’.

Less than a month after Rodger’s massacre, British teenager Ben Moynihan began a month-long stabbing spree that saw him attempt to murder three different women in Portsmouth on three separate occasions over June and July 2014. After he was found guilty, a diary Moynihan had written emerged in which he said: ‘I was planning to murder mainly women as an act of revenge because of the life they gave me, I’m still a virgin… I attack women because I grew up to believe them as a more weaker part of the human breed.’ Precisely demonstrating the contradictions of incel ideology, Moynihan wrote: ‘I think every girl is a type of slut, they are fussy with men nowadays, they do not give boys like us a chance.’ During the period of the attacks, Moynihan also sent the police a letter that said: ‘All women needs to die and hopefully next time I can gouge their eyeballs out.’ However, almost no British media reports seemed to make any connection between Moynihan and Rodger, though the cases occurred just weeks apart.

On 1 October 2015, 26-year-old student Chris Harper-Mercer entered a classroom at Umpqua Community College and forced students to the centre of the classroom, before shooting eight people dead, including himself. A ninth victim later died in hospital, and eight other students were injured. Harper-Mercer left  behind a manifesto in which he bemoaned the fact that he was a virgin with no girlfriend. He also named Elliot Rodger as somebody he considered to be ‘elite’ and to ‘stand with the gods’, adding: “It is my hope that others will hear my call and act it out. I was once like you, a loser, rejected by society. When the girls would rather go with alpha thug black men, we can all agree that somethings wrong with the world. When good individuals like myself are alone, but wicked black men get the loot, like some sort of vaginal pirate, it’s not fair.” He left  the warning: ‘And just like me, there will be others… we are your sons, your brothers, we are everywhere.’ Unnamed law enforcement officials told USA Today that HarperMercer ‘appeared to be involved in a loosely affiliated online community known as the “beta boys” ’, a name that closely reflects incel terminology about ‘beta males’ and ‘beta uprising’, used to describe the incel fantasy of a violent massacre of “ normies”. 

It emerged that, the day before Harper-Mercer’s shooting, an anonymous forum user had detailed plans of the attack online, writing: ‘Some of you guys are alright. Don’t go to school tomorrow if you are in the northwest.’ The responses from other community members are chilling. One user suggested that the original poster ‘might want to target a girls school’, and gave advice on the best weapons to use. Another offered tactical advice, including: ‘I suggest you carry a knife on your belt as last resort.’ One response simply read: ‘Make us proud.’ Another added: ‘Kill them all for us.’ Whether or not the account actually belonged to Harper-Mercer, protestations that not all of the incel community should be tarred with the same brush are hard to accept, given the way in which its members respond to somebody claiming he is about to commit such an act. Had any one of those who participated in the thread reported the threat to law enforcement, it is possible that eight lives might have been saved. 

On July 31, 2016 security guard Sheldon Bentley killed a homeless man he encountered sleeping in an alley in central Edmonton, Canada, by stamping on his stomach. In a pre-sentence report, Bentley tried to argue that his actions stemmed, in part, from his frustration and stress, caused by four years of ‘involuntary celibacy’. “He was frustrated with his lot in life, he was angry at the world,” said Justice Paul Belzil, before sentencing Sheldon Bentley, 38, to four years in prison for manslaughter.

After Bentley blamed his brutal murder of a homeless man on involuntary celibacy, forum users discussed the case with feverish excitement. Comments included: ‘Can you feel it boys? ITS TIME’; ‘It’s time to go E(lliot)R(odger) on them’; ‘Why couldn’t he have done it to a foid’ (female humanoid); ‘He should have done it to a woman instead’; ‘Am I wrong for feeling excited about this?’; ‘TIME FOR THE BETA MALE REVOLUTION GO ER’.

On 7 December 2017, 21-year-old gas station worker William Atchison disguised himself as a student and entered Aztec High School in New Mexico. Taking out a handgun, he shot two students dead before killing himself. The Daily Beast reported that Atchison had an extensive online presence, using Rodger’s name in one of his online monikers. According to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Atchison also praised Rodger, ‘the supreme gentleman’, in his online postings.

On 14 February 2018, 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing seventeen people and injuring seventeen more. The massacre would spark a huge student movement against mass shootings and gun violence. On a YouTube video about Rodger’s manifesto, Cruz had commented: ‘Elliot Rodger will not be forgotten.’ It would later emerge that Cruz had reportedly stalked a young woman at the school. He was also said to have repeatedly threatened and harassed an ex-girlfriend aer she broke up with him.

When media reports circulated in the aftermath of the shooting that suggested Cruz may have been stalking a girl who had rejected him, members of the Incelocalypse message board discussed the case. ‘The bitch deserved it I’m glad he killed them,’ wrote one user. Another agreed: ‘Good. Dumb sluts either deserve to be raped for rejecting men or outright killed.’ In perhaps the starkest example I have seen of dehumanising misogyny in all my months of research on these forums, one user wrote: ‘I just wish this poor guy had raped the girl before killing, that way she would die knowing that the boy she rejected had still been inside of her body.’

On 23 April 2018, 25-year-old soware developer Alek Minassian drove a speeding rental van through the North York City Centre district of Toronto, Canada, deliberately targeting pedestrians. He killed ten people and injured sixteen. A post was uploaded to a Facebook account, later confirmed as Minassian’s, shortly before the attack. It read: ‘Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt 4chan please. C23249161. The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!’ The majority of Minassian’s victims were female, with eight women and two men killed in the attack. Police later released a video of Minassian’s post-arrest interview in which he focused specifically on being an incel, saying he had been radicalised online and had acted in the name of the ideology as a form of retribution. Minassian gave details about women romantically rejecting him, saying ‘I consider myself a supreme gentleman’ (another reference to Rodger) and ‘I was angry that they would give their love and affection to obnoxious brutes.’ He added: ‘I know of several other guys over the internet who feel the same way.’ Like Rodger, Minassian described his attack as ‘the day of retribution’. When police asked how he felt about the deaths of the ten people he had murdered, Minassian replied: ‘I feel like I accomplished my mission.’

Many members of incel communities were quick to celebrate and embrace Minassian, too, as a new hero, saying he had attained ‘incel sainthood’. ‘I will have one celebratory beer for every victim that turns out to be a young woman between 18-35,’ posted one. ‘Alek Minassian. Spread that name, speak of his sacrifice for our cause, worship him for he gave his life for our future,’ added another. 

On 2 November 2018, 40-year-old Scott Beierle entered a studio at Tallahassee Hot Yoga in Florida, and shot six women, killing two, before killing himself. In the aftermath of the shooting, BuzzFeed uncovered Beierle’s YouTube channel, which was filled with misogynistic and racist bile, including videos in which he described women as ‘sluts’ and ‘whores’, and discussed the ‘collective treachery’ of girls. Like many incels, he railed against women in interracial relationships for betraying ‘the blood’. One video, titled ‘The Rebirth of my Misogynism’, said, of a girl who had cancelled a date with him, ‘I could have ripped her head off.’ In another video, called ‘Plight of the Adolescent Male’, Beierle referenced Rodger, claiming that being in ‘the situation… of Elliot Rodger, of not getting any, no love, no nothing’, was an ‘endless wasteland that breeds this longing and this frustration’.

In 2019, 27-year-old Christopher Cleary, of Denver, Colorado, was arrested in Utah on the same day that several women’s marches were planned in the area. On his Facebook page Cleary wrote: I’m 27 years old and I’ve never had a girlfriend before and I’m still a virgin, this is why I’m planning on shooting up a public place soon and being the next mass shooter cause I’m ready to die and all the girls the turned me down is going to make it right by killing as many girls as I see.

On 17 June 2019, a man wearing tactical gear, carrying a rifle and multiple magazines, was fatally shot by police in Dallas, Texas, before he could carry out what appeared to be a premeditated shooting. The gunman, identified as Brian Isaack Clyde, aged twenty-two, had shot at the door of a courthouse before police engaged him. Clyde’s Facebook page apparently warned of an upcoming attack, and was littered with incel references and memes.

On 24 February 2020, a 17-year-old boy took a machete into a massage parlour in Toronto and used it to murder 24-year-old Ashley Noell Arzaga, as well as stabbing another woman. Police discovered evidence that the suspect, who could not be named due to his age, had acted after being inspired by the incel community. Detectives were so convinced that incel hatred of women was the main motivator behind the murder that they upgraded the original charge of first-degree murder to also bring terrorism charges against the suspect. Shockingly, this is the only known example of an incel attack being treated by authorities as a terrorist offence.

When news emerges of Arzaga’s murder, I saw incel forum members describing it as ‘good news’, suggesting that ‘nothing of value was lost’ and speculating that ‘she may be a Stacy since she works in a spa’. Referring to her killer, one community member writes: ‘And may he find peace with a gun in his right hand and a sword in the le and at his feet the countless unworthy whores he calls prey.’

In June 2020, 23-year-old Cole Carini attended a Virginia medical centre with severe injuries, including an amputated hand and shrapnel wounds, which he claimed were the result of a lawnmower accident. But authorities found bomb-making equipment and blood spatter inside Carini’s home, suggesting he had injured himself with a homemade explosive device. A handwritten note at his property read: He casually walked through the shopping mall, his jacket concealed deadly objects… He was doing it and was assured it must be done… Even if he died this statement was worth it!… He now approached the stage of hot cheerleaders … He decided I will not back down I will not be afraid of the consequences no matter what I will be heroic I will make a statement like Elliot Rodgers did he thought to himself. 

These men were not the first to carry out (or attempt) massacres based on an explicitly misogynistic ideology (and they are far from alone in personifying the link between abuse towards women and mass killing). But the murderers on this list – who, between them, killed a total of fifty-one people and injured sixty-nine – all had some direct connection to the online communities of men who hate women. This evidence firmly refutes the idea that we need pay no attention to incels. This is a radical, extremist movement, at least tens of thousands of members strong, that deliberately spreads a doctrine of hate-fuelled misogyny and male supremacy, and actively advocates for the violent rape and murder of women. It sucks in young men looking for answers about relationships, indoctrinates recruits with dogmatic ideology and an entire self-spawned lexicon, and exonerates and lionises those who kill in its name. Most pertinently of all, it has produced a significant number of mass murderers who have committed what ought rightly to be described as terrorist acts in its name. That so few people have ever even heard of it is, frankly, outrageous.

We are, after all, quick to recognise and take action against the threat of other forms of online radicalisation, like that used by Islamic extremists to lure young converts into acts of violence in the name of a twisted and prejudiced set of beliefs. Part of the problem is that this is about women. And we don’t even take violence against women seriously offline, let alone on the internet, where it is so easily written off as banter, jokes and satire. When online radicalisation results in a Muslim attacker driving into white pedestrians, media reports and political commentators immediately alert us to the connection, the word ‘terrorism’ quickly filling the front pages, and the ideology and online footprint of the killer highlighted for all to see. The same is not the case when men kill in the explicit name of misogyny. Even people who are aware of these underreported attacks rarely know about the stated intent behind them. And, meanwhile, incel communities quietly grow, recruit and revel in their victories.

- Extract from Laura Bates’ book “Men who hate women”

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what’s next?

part eleven: what’s next

  Requested: 🙅‍♀️

  Summary: You and Brendan get married

  Warning: Finale Time! Wedding, fluff, some angst

  Author’s Note: I found the GIF on Google because it didn’t come up on Tumblr’s GIF search but I think the credit goes to @nhl-imagines-posts​ but if I’m wrong please let me know so I can give proper credit. I’m so grateful for those of you that have read this little series and I’m happy that those of you who enjoyed it have done so :D I decided to end this series at 11 because it’s Gally’s number, even though I truly hate uneven numbers, but also because I couldn’t see it really going anywhere other than this. I’m always happy to take your requests for Gally or anyone but be patient with me; sometimes, I forget I have anything saved and it’s like a month before I start a request. I hope you enjoy this finale! Stay Golden, loves! <3

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   It took longer than you ever thought it would, to finally be getting ready to walk down the aisle to the man you had loved and lost and loved again. You put your dress on and looked in the mirror, taking in a sharp breath when you saw yourself for the first time

  “Whoa” you whispered

  “You look beautiful” Breanne said

  “Like a princess” Erin cooed and you laughed at the two girls who would soon be your sister-in-law’s

  “Thank you” you blushed before taking another breath

  “You’re getting married” Rebecca sang as she came up behind you, squeezing your shoulders

  “Did you ever think you’d get here?” you heard Della ask from the doorway, presumably having just come from seeing Brendan

  “No,” you scoffed, “but yes. He was always the one for me. I know we’ve given everyone here whiplash for... like ever but he’s always just been this, lighthouse to me. Something that tells me I’m safe and I’m home, you know?” You noticed your mom smile from where she sat on the couch before turning back to the mirror, “I wish we didn’t have to go through what we went through to get here but I’m so happy that we’re here and that I get to marry this wonderful man who I love so much.”

  “You found each other,” Della said after a pause before walking over to where you stood, “you love each other and the road to this day was meant to be. Sure, it was rocky but it was meant to be.” You smiled at her words, taking a deep breath before your mom came over to squeeze your shoulders

  “You are so beautiful,” she said, tearing up as she spoke, “inside and out. I am so proud of you, baby girl, and everything you are and the strong woman you’ve become”

  “We should probably get going,” Rebecca interrupted with a smile, “someone’s waiting for you downstairs.”

xx

Brendan’s P.O.V

  You were starting to panic. You stood in front of your family and friends as you waited for (Y/N) to walk down the aisle but, after almost 45 minutes, she still hadn’t shown up

  “Where is she?” you mumbled under your breath

  “Don’t worry,” Nolan replied and you realized, if he heard you, the rest of your groomsmen probably did as well, “she’s not gonna bail. She’s probably just too busy staring at herself”

  “Maybe you’re right” you smirked before taking another deep breath and trained your eyes back to the door. The soft music continued to play and you felt your palms getting sweaty as another 10 minutes passed, “maybe I should go check on her...” you said to Nolan before preparing to walk down the steps

  “Hold on,” he scoffed as he watched you get ready to dart, “just another minute or two and then you can freak out.” You sneered at his smirk when, suddenly, the door opened and the music started again; finally. Her bridesmaids walked in first, wide grins on their faces as they made their way to the altar to parallel your boys. The flower girl was next. Her white princess dress bouncing as she danced down the aisle, sprinkling daisies happily before finally reaching her parents in the pews. Then you finally saw her, noticing how the flower girl's dress nearly matched hers perfectly and you smirked to yourself. With every step she took, your heart began to beat more and more out of your chest, imagining the moment you'd finally be able to hold her hands in yours to become husband and wife. You watched as her father kissed her forehead and tearily gave her away

  “You look stunning” you whispered when she stepped in front of you, smiling before squeezing your hands

  “I'm sorry I'm late” she whispered back as the Priest began to address the vows

  “Is everything okay?” you asked quickly

  “Yeah,” she smiled, “we were just gushing about you”

  “Oh well then,” you smiled back, “you could've spent as much time as you wanted.” You both caught the stern glare from the Priest and stopped talking so he could continue. When it finally came time to say your vows, you held back tears but (Y/N) let them fall freely, laughing as you wiped them away as she spoke.

  “I now pronounce you,” the priest smiled, “husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.” She squealed before placing her hands on your face and pulling you in so the two of you could share your first kiss as a married couple. You took her hand and raised it in a sort of victory pose before the two of you walked down the steps and out the big wooden doors at the end of the aisle.

  “We did it!” (Y/N) giggled when you cleared the room, “we’re married!”

  “We’re married” you sighed happily before kissing the backs of her hands.

xx

  You convinced Brendan to go to the closest fast food place because you were starving

  “There's gonna be food at the reception...” he questioned

  “You actually think we're gonna be able to eat?” you laughed and he shrugged in return

  “Okay, where do you want to go?” he asked

  “We have like half an hour, so let's go wherever is closest so we can just eat everything,” you chuckled, “then go to the reception and chat up all the guests and take pictures with everyone”

  “Alright,” he agreed, “let's go then.” You rushed out to the car, carrying the pile of fabric that was your dress close to your chest and watched Brendan tail close behind. You ordered a chicken wrap to start and some fries to share while Brendan ordered a double cheeseburger, practically engulfing it. “Soooo good!” He mumbled with his mouth still full of food

  “Ew, B,” you scoffed, turning your attention to your food, “that’s so gross. Don’t talk with your mouth full” he looked at you and you could already see the thought forming in his head

  “Oh I’m sorry,” he teased, moving closer and closer to you with his mouth practically bursting with food before he took another bite, “is this bothering you?”

  “Stop!” You squealed, pushing his chest from you, “oh my god! Stop!” he stopped, laughing once the food had cleared his mouth

  “You want anything more? You haven’t had much” he asked

  “Just a drink” you smiled and he was quick to jump up to grab you something. When you showed up at the reception, you were rushed to take pictures in almost every space you could and you could hear the guests begin to arrive. The rest of the night was filled with lights and laughter and singing and dancing until you couldn’t feel your feet anymore

  “How are you feeling?” Rebecca smirked when she saw you slump into a chair

  “My feet hurt” you whined

  “You’re married!” she cooed as she helped you stand back up, wrapping her arm around your waist so you didn’t fall

  “I know!” you exclaimed silently

  “Let’s get some champagne to celebrate!” You had a few more drinks than you intended and Brendan came up behind you

  “Someone ready to sneak out?” he whispered and you turned around quickly, falling into his chest

  “Yes!” you whispered back, “how should we do it?” he pointed to the back exit and cocked his eyebrow before tilting his head in the direction

  “Let’s get out of here” he smirked. You tried to be as quiet as possible, catching only a glance from your aunt at the bar who just raised her glass to you as you walked out the door.

xx

Brendan’s P.O.V

  You had told (Y/N) that it was probably a better idea to get a room at the hotel so you wouldn’t have to go far to ‘celebrate,’ and she agreed, but when you finally got up there, carrying her dress through the hallways, both of you just passed out.

  “How are you, wife?” you smirked

  “I’m sleepy,” she replied, “how are you, husband?”

  “I know, baby” you laughed

  “Help me get out of this dress” she said as she stood up and you happily obliged. When the dress fell to the ground, she quickly jumped under the covers and you followed suit.

  “So…” you started

  “Hmm?”

  “We’re married” you continued, a smile creeping across your face as she opened her eyes

  “Yes, we are”

  “So what’s next?”

  “What do you mean?”

  “I mean... do we want 2 kids or more?”

  “Baby, I’m tired. We can’t do that tonight…” she laughed and you kissed her forehead

  “You do want kids though?” you asked almost insecurely which she took notice of

  “Of course I do,” she replied, her hand resting on your cheek as she continued to speak, “especially if they’re yours”

  “Alright,” you smiled once more before your question, “2 or more?”

  “Brendan!” she giggled, turning away from you

  “I mean I would have a whole hockey team with you,” you joked, “but I don’t even know where we’d put them all…”

  “2,” she said firmly, “no more, no less. Just two kids”

  “Perfect.”

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If you had to fight a single person in the entire Star Trek franchise, who would it be?

probably will riker just because he’s annoying tbh