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Kingdom Hearts IV predictions:

Kairi is the leader of a team consisting of Riku, Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Roxas, Xion, Lea, Naminé, Hayner, Pence, Olette, and Chirithy.

Sora’s mother returns.

While Donald and Goofy revisit the old worlds, Sora visits all of the new ones.

The inhabitants of each world returning from the previous games are, of course, thrilled to see Donald and Goofy again, but are sad to hear about Sora’s sacrifice.

Cast:

Haley Joel Osment as Sora

Lindsay Jones as Strelitzia

James Patrick Stuart as Luxu

Ray Chase as Master of Masters

Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck

Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof

Bret Iwan as King Mickey Mouse

Alyson Stoner as Kairi

David Gallagher as Riku

Jason Dohring as Terra

Willa Holland as Aqua

Jesse McCartney as Ventus

Jesse McCartney as Roxas

Alyson Stoner as Xion

Quinton Flynn as Lea

Meaghan J. Martin as Naminé

Zachary Gordon as Hayner

Tristian Chase as Pence

Ashley Boettcher as Olette

Lara Jill Miller as Chirithy

Susanne Blakeslee as Maleficent

Jim Cummings as Pete

Joe Ochman as Jiminy Cricket

Kaitlyn Robrock as Queen Minnie Mouse

Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck

Corey Burton as Chip

Tress MacNeille as Dale

Enn Reitel as Scrooge McDuck

Danny Pudi as Huey

Ben Schwartz as Dewey

Bobby Moynihan as Louis

Jeff Bennett as Merlin

Corey Burton as Yen Sid

Bill Farmer as Pluto

Kathryn Beaumont as Kairi’s Grandma

David Dayan Fisher as Dilan

Dave Boat as Aeleus

Robin Atkin Downes as Luxord

Kirk Thornton as Isa

Derek Stephen Prince as Even

Vincent Corazza as Ienzo

Ryan O’Donohue as Demyx

Michael Johnston as Ephemer

Madison Davenport as Nameless Star

Kath Soucie as Sora’s Mother

Isabela Merced as Foreteller Ava

Kevin Quinn as Foreteller Gula

Travis Willingham as Foreteller Aced

Matt Mercer as Foreteller Ira

Karissa Lee Staples as Foreteller Invi

Corey Burton as Ansem the Wise

Dylan Sprouse as Yozora

Square Enix Cast:

Doug Erholtz as Leon

Cody Christian as Cloud Strife

Andrea Bowen as Aerith Gainsborough

Britt Baron as Tifa Lockhart

Mae Whitman as Yuffie Kisaragi

Tyler Hoechlin as Sephiroth

Chris Edgerly as Cid Highwind

Hedy Burress as Yuna

Tara Strong as Rikku

Gwendoline Yeo as Paine

Will Friedle as Seifer Almasy

Brandon Adams as Rai

Jillian Bowen as Fuu

Crispin Freeman as Setzer Gabbiani

Melissa Disney as Vivi Ornitier

Shaun Fleming as Tidus

Molly Keck as Selphie Tilmitt

Dee Bradley Baker as Wakka

Matt McKenzie as Auron

Atlantica (The Little Mermaid)

Takes place after The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.

Cast:

Jodi Benson as Ariel

Christopher Daniel Barnes as Eric

Cam Clarke as Flounder

Philip Lawrence as Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian

Chris Edgerly as Scuttle

Jim Cummings as King Triton

Tara Strong as Melody

Kari Wahlgren as Attina

Jennifer Hale as Alana

Tara Strong as Adella

Grey DeLisle as Aquata

Grey DeLisle as Arista

Tara Strong as Andrina

Michael J. Gough as Grimsby

Grey DeLisle as Carlotta

Ben Diskin as Chef Louis

Max Casella as Tip

Corey Burton as Dash

Jeff Bennett as Benjamin

Kevin Michael Richardson as Ray-Ray

Kevin Michael Richardson as Cheeks

Rob Paulsen as Ink Spot

Jim Cummings as Shelbow

Charlie Adler as Seahorse

Kari Wahlgren, Jennifer Hale, Tara Strong, & Grey DeLisle as Flounder’s Guppies

Frank Welker as Max

Village (Beauty and the Beast)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Julie Nathanson as Belle

Robby Benson as Adam

Corey Burton as Maurice

Jeff Bennett as Lumière

Jane Krakowski as Mrs. Potts

Bob Joles as Henry Cogsworth

Jessica DiCicco as Chip Potts

Jo Anne Worley as Madame de la Grande Bouche

Kimmy Robertson as Fifi

Frank Welker as Philippe

Frank Welker as Sultan

Agrabah (Aladdin)

Takes place after Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Cast:

Scott Weinger & Brad Kane (singing) as Aladdin

Jim Meskimen as the Genie

Linda Larkin & Liz Callaway (singing) as Jasmine

Jeff Bennett as Sultan Hamed Bobolonius II

Brian Hull as Iago

John Rhys-Davies as Cassim

Jim Cummings as Razoul

Frank Welker as Abu

Frank Welker as Cave of Wonders

Frank Welker as Rajah

Pride Lands (The Lion King)

Takes place between The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride.

Cast:

Cam Clarke as Simba

Vanessa Marshall as Nala

Kevin Schon as Timon

Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa

Khary Payton as Rafiki

Jeff Bennett as Zazu

Gary Anthony Williams as Mufasa

James Horan as Scar

Andy’s Room (Toy Story)

Takes place between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.

Cast:

Jim Hanks as Woody

Mike MacRae as Buzz Lightyear

Kathryn Cressida as Jessie

Wallace Shawn as Rex

John Ratzenberger as Hamm

Blake Clark as Slinky Dog

Patrick Fraley as Mr. Potato Head

Melissa Sternenberg as Mrs. Potato Head

Sawyer Cole as Andy Davis

Laurie Metcalf as Andy’s Mom

Hannah Unkrich as Molly Davis

Jeff Pidgeon as Aliens

Frank Welker as Bullseye

La Cité des Cloches (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Ari Rubin as Quasimodo

Renee Faia & Heidi Mollenhauer (singing) as Esmeralda

Phil LaMarr as Captain Phoebus

Jim Cummings as Victor

Jason Alexander as Hugo

Pat Lentz as Laverne

Paul Kandel as Clopin

Corey Burton as Brutish Guard

Bill Fagerbakke as Oafish Guard

Frank Welker as Djali

Thebes/Olympus/Underworld (Hercules)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Tate Donovan as Hercules

Robert Costanzo as Philoctetes

James Woods as Hades

Susan Egan as Megara

Corey Burton as Zeus

Bobcat Goldthwait as Pain

Matt Frewer as Panic

Jim Cummings as Amphitryon

Barbara Barrie as Alcmene

Samantha Eggar as Hera

Wayne Knight as Demetrius

Lillias White as Calliope, Muse of Epics

Cheryl Freeman as Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy

LaChanze as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance

Roz Ryan as Thalia, Muse of Comedy

Vaneese Y. Thomas as Clio, Muse of History

Paul Shaffer as Hermes

Keith David as Apollo

Lisa Kudrow as Aphrodite

Frank Welker as Pegasus

The Land of Dragons (Mulan)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Ming-Na Wen & Lea Salonga (singing) as Fa Mulan

B.D. Wong & Donny Osmond (singing) as Li Shang

Mark Moseley as Mushu

Harvey Fierstein as Yao

Gedde Watanabe & Matthew Wilder (singing) as Ling

Jerry Tondo as Chien-Po

James Hong as Chi-Fu

Jet Li as Fa Zhou

George Takei as First Ancestor

Sandra Oh as Fa Li

Benedict Wong as General Li

Wang Deshun as Emperor of China

Lisa Lu as Grandmother Fa

Frank Welker as Cri-Kee

Frank Welker as Kahn

Ant Island/Bug City (A Bug’s Life)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Dave Foley as Flik

Andrew Stanton as Hopper

Jodi Benson as Princess Atta

Alma Versano as Princess Dot

June Squibb as the Queen

Richard Kind as Molt

David Hyde Pierce as Slim

Flula Borg as Heimlich

Nick Jameson as Francis

Jim Cummings as Manny

Jennifer Hale as Gypsy

Bonnie Hunt as Rosie

Michael McShane as Tuck

Michael McShane as Roll

John Ratzenberger as P.T. Flea

Brad Garrett as Dim

Corey Burton as Mr. Soil

Grey DeLisle as Dr. Flora

Marc Maron as Thorny

David Ossman as Cornelius

Frank Welker as Thumper

Jacob Tremblay as Ant Boy 1

Jessica DiCicco as Ant Boy 2

Andrew Stanton as Fly Brother 1

Jess Harnell as Fly Brother 2

Carlos Alazraqui as Loco

John DiMaggio as Axel

Kevin Schon as Slick

Miles Luna as Bug Zapper Fly

Andrew Stanton as Harry

Sabrina Fest as Daisy

Mariel Sheets as Grub

Ashley Tisdale as Lead Blueberry Scout

Melissa Sternenberg as Bar Waitress

Rodger Bumpass as Mosquito

Jess Harnell as Bus Beetle

Brad Hall as Grasshopper 1

Jeff Pidgeon as Grasshopper 2

Lee Unkrich as Ant 1

Bill Farmer as Ant 2

Dave Fennoy as Thud

J. Michael Tatum as Bouncer Wasp

Debi Derryberry as Baby Maggots

Bob Bergen as Aphie

Deep Jungle (Tarzan)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan

Olivia d’Abo as Jane Porter

Susanne Blakeslee as Kala

April Winchell as Terk

Jim Cummings as Tantor

Jeff Bennett as Archimedes Q. Porter

Monstropolis (Monsters, Inc.)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Christopher Swindle as James P. Sullivan

Carlos Alazraqui as Mike Wazowski

Mary Gibbs as Boo

Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae

John Ratzenberger as Yeti

Bob Peterson as Roz

Christopher Swindle as Jeff Fungus

Stephen Stanton as Needleman

Stephen Stanton as Smitty

Bonnie Hunt as Ms. Flint

Regan Burns as Jerry Slugsworth

Stephen Stanton as George Sanderson

Christopher Swindle as Thaddeus “Phlegm” Bile

Phil Proctor as Charlie Proctor

Gregg Berger as Peter “Claws” Ward

Roger Craig Smith, Pete Docter, & Teddy Newton as Child Detection Agents

Great Barrier Reef/Deep Ocean/Marine Life Institute (Finding Nemo)

Takes place after Finding Dory.

Cast:

Jess Harnell as Marlin

Jennifer Hale as Dory

Tara Strong as Nemo

Ed O’Neill as Hank

Kaitlin Olson as Destiny

J.P. Karliak as Bailey

Eugene Levy as Charlie

Jen Brown as Jenny

Willem Dafoe as Gill

Brad Garrett as Bloat

Allison Janney as Peach

Austin Pendleton as Gurgle

Stephen Root as Bubbles

Vicki Lewis as Deb (& Flo)

Jerome Ranft as Jacques

Andrew Stanton as Crush

Grey DeLisle as Squirt

Idris Elba as Fluke

Dominic West as Rudder

Geoffrey Rush as Nigel

Bob Peterson as Mr. Ray

Jess Harnell as Bruce

Eric Bana as Anchor

Bruce Spence as Chum

Torbin Xan Bullock as Gerald

Katherine Ringgold as Chickenfish

Torbin Xan Bullock as Becky

Andrew Stanton as Seagulls

Metroville/Nomansian Island (The Incredibles)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible

Holly Hunter as Helen Parr/Elastigirl

Jason Lee as Buddy Pine/Syndrome

Norma Maldonado as Mirage

Sarah Vowell as Violet Parr

Gillian Jacobs as Dash Parr

Brad Bird as Edna Mode (E)

Philip Lawrence as Lucius Best/Frozone

Jonathan Banks as Rick Dicker

Mark Andrews, Brad Lewis, Pete Docter, Peter Sohn, Andrew Stanton, & Jeff Pidgeon as Syndrome’s Guards

Eli Fucile, Maeve Andrews, & Nicolas Bird as Jack-Jack Parr

Bret Parker as Kari McKeen

Michael Bird as Tony Rydinger

Kimberly Adair Clark as Honey Best

Teddy Newton as Manta Jet Computer

Frank Thomas as Frank

Ollie Johnston as Ollie

Teddy Newton as Robot Bird

Nicolas Bird as Rusty McCallister

Radiator Springs/Rusteze-Dinoco Racing Center/Fireball Beach/Thunder Hollow/Thomasville/Florida International Speedway (Cars)

Takes place after Cars 3.

It isn’t combat based. Missions include keeping up with McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street, learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach, avoiding pushy competitors with the Thunder Hollow challengers, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville, culminating in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

Sora enters the world as a custom-made sports coupe mixing a few real-life sports car models before visits to Luigi’s Casa Della Tires and Ramone’s House of Body Art end with him modified into a next-gen race car sponsored by Dinoco (with Tex’s blessing) and with Cruz’s number.

It’s set during Cruz’s first Piston Cup racing season, so McQueen still has Doc’s colors and spends the Florida race as Sora’s crew chief.

As Sora finishes his story, Mater is certainly unhappy with Xehanort’s actions forcing Sora’s hand. “That dad-gum Xehanort”, he says angrily. Extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort is dead, then Sarge gets in his face and demands him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back in a militaristic manner. “Is that understood,” Sarge yells. Then Sora tries to correct him, but gets cut off and asked again, “Is that understood,” and has to respond, “Sir, yes, sir!”

Of course, during the top speed races, Luigi is the one to signal the race to begin.

In the Radiator Springs race, Sora’s top speed is tracked by Sheriff’s speed radar, and on Fireball Beach, it’s via Cruz’s personal assistant, Hamilton.

If you fail the “Turn Right to go Left” mission, Sora goes flying into the bed of cacti, and Mater fishes him out.

I know I’ll get hate for this, but Cars 2 elements are here. Heck, maybe Mater can’t be present most for the training because he’s busy with Finn and Holley. After all, does he still owe Holley a first date?

I wanted the player character in this world to be Kairi just so Storm can feel the embarrassment of losing to not one, but two “costume girls”.

The Piston Cup race is announced as a 500-lap race, but no game developer is that malicious to force the player to race 500 laps around an oval, so they’d take after the first Cars game and make it twelve laps with the sun slowly lowering throughout the race.

Cast:

Keith Ferguson as Lightning McQueen

Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez

Larry the Cable Guy as Sir Tow Mater

Chris Cooper as Smokey

Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera

Tony Shalhoub as Luigi

Guido Quaroni as Guido

John Ratzenberger as Mack

Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore

Paul Dooley as Sarge

Cheech Marin as Ramone

Jenifer Lewis as Flo

Michael Wallis as Sheriff

Laraine Newman as Lizzie

Jerome Ranft as Red

A.J. Hamilton as Jackson Storm

Kerry Washington as Natalie Certain

Martin Jarvis as Finn McMissile

Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell

Nathan Fillion as Sterling

Wendie Malick as Louise “Barnstormer” Nash

Kevin Michael Richardson as River Scott

Jason Douglas as Junior “Midnight” Moon

Teresa Gallagher as Mater’s Computer

Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks

Lea DeLaria as Miss Fritter

Humpy Wheeler as Tex Dinoco

Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton

Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass

Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip

Richard Petty as Strip “The King” Weathers

Ray Evernham as Ray Reverham

Madeleine McGraw as Maddy McGear

Shannon Spake as Shannon Spokes

Kyle Petty as Cal Weathers

Corey Burton & Paul Newman (archived recordings) as Doc Hudson

A.J. Riebli III as McQueen’s Biggest Fan

Steve Purcell as Tractors

Lori Alan as Millie

Michel Michelis as Tomber

Jason Isaacs as Siddeley

Vanessa Redgrave as the Queen

Joe MacDonald as Stephenson

Christopher Sabat as Prince Wheeliam

Andra Day as Sweet Tea

Angel Oquendo as Bobby Swift

Will Collyer as Brick Yardley

Jeremy Maxwell as Arvy Motorhome

Bob Peterson as Dr. Damage

Will Collyer as Roscoe

Peter Sohn as Mr. Drippy

Patrick Rodriguez as Taco

Anthony Sardinha as Jimbo

Andrew Stanton as T-Bone

Jessie James Grelle as APB

Jessica Nigri as Blind Spot

Kaiji Tang as Pushover

Jen Taylor as Tailgate

Barbara Dunkelman as Cigalert

Dustin Matthews as Fishtail

Kyle Phillips as Broadside

Maggie Tominey as Patty

Tyler Coe as Bill

Brendan Blaber as Pileup

Lindsay Jones as High Impact

Jason Pace as Faregame

Tiana Camacho as Airborne

Django Craig as Superfly

Jen Brown as Jambalaya Chimichanga

Samantha Ireland as Liability

Gus Sorola as Hit

Christopher Guerrero as Run

Alex Mai as Todd

Daniel Suárez as Danny Swervez

Ryan Blaney as Ryan “Inside” Laney

Bubba Wallace as Bubba Wheelhouse

Chase Elliott as Chase Racelott

Kerry Shawcross as Tim Treadless

Corey Krueger as Rich Mixon

Zeno Robinson as Cam Spinner

Alejandro Saab as H.J. Hollis

Adam Ellis as Ed Truncan

Burnie Burns as Herb Curbler

Miles Luna as Aaron Clocker

Garrett Hunter as Harvey Rodcap

Michael Jones as J.D. McPillar

Yuri Lowenthal as Flip Dover

Kyle Taylor as Barry DePedal

Blaine Gibson as Steve LaPage

Aaron Marquis as Conrad Camber

Gavin Free as Sheldon Shifter

Flynt Flossy as Paul Conrev

Travis Willingham as Michael Rotor

Ben Schwartz as Ritchie Gunzit

Nick Landis as Eric Braker

Neath Oum as Spikey Fillups

Connor Pickens as Chris Roamin’

Clifford Chapin as Dan Carcia

Scott Frerichs as Jonas Carvers

Howard Wang as Jim Reverick

Dustin Matthews as George New-Win

Eric Baudour as Noah Gocek

Aaron Dismuke as Will Rusch

Todd Womack as M. Fast Fong

Mick Lauer as Nick Shift

Richard Norman as J.P. Drive

Christopher Wehkamp as Tom W.

Aaron Dismuke as Sudeep

Grant George as Krzysztof

Bryce Papenbrook as Shiriam

Django Craig as Kurt

Carlos Alazraqui as Ronald

Todd Haberkorn as Junyi

Harvey Guillén as Gabriel

Angel Oquendo as Aiden

Michael Malconian as Jae

Robbie Daymond as Ernesto

Anna Hullum as Melissa Bernabrake

Jason Rose as Pat Traxson

Kara Eberle as Laura Spinwell

Anairis Quiñones as Gale Beaufort

Paris/Gusteau’s Restaurant (Ratatoullie)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Patton Oswalt as Remy

Brian George as Chef Skinner

Lou Romano as Alfredo Linguini

Travis Willingham as Django

Peter Sohn as Emile

Corey Burton as Anton Ego

Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau

Janeane Garofalo as Colette Tatou

Will Arnett as Horst

Julius Callahan as Lalo

James Remar as Larousse

John Ratzenberger as Mustafa

Teddy Newton as Talon Labarthe

Tony Fucile as Health Inspector

Julius Callahan as Francois

Tony Fucile as Pompidou

Jake Steinfield as Git

Brad Bird as Ambrister Minion

Brad Lewis, Lindsay Collins, & Lori Richardson as Rats

New Orleans (The Princess and the Frog)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Anika Noni Rose as Tiana

Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen

Keith David as Dr. Facilier

Michael-Leon Wooley as Louis

Jennifer Cody as Charlotte La Bouff

Jim Cummings as Raymond

Peter Bartlett as Lawrence

Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie

Debra Wilson as Eudora

Brian Cummings as Eli “Big Daddy” La Bouff

Ritchie Montgomery as Reggie

Dave Fouquette as Darnell

Paul Briggs as Two Fingers

Jerry Kernion as Mr. Henry Fenner

Corey Burton as Mr. Harvey Fenner

Michael Colyar as Buford

Emeril Lagasse as Marlon the Gator

Kevin Michael Richardson as Ian the Gator

Randy Newman as Cousin Randy

Danielle Moné Truitt as Georgia

Kelly Hoover as Stella

Kwesi Boakye as Newspaper Boy

Mick Wingert as Travis

Jennifer Kilger as Swooning Girl

Phil Proctor as Cajun Firefly

Seth R. Williamson as Prince Ralphie

Kingdom of Corona (Tangled)

Takes place after the movie.

Can we have a reprise of I’ve Got a Dream, and now Sora gets a chance to share his dream, to return to his friends?

Cast:

Kelsey Lansdowne as Rapunzel Fitzherbert

Zachary Levi as Eugene Fitzherbert

Kari Wahlgren as Queen Ariana

Clancy Brown as King Frederic

M.C. Gainey as Captain of the Guard

Brad Garrett as Hook Hand

Chris Marlow as Big Nose

Paul F. Tompkins as Shorty

Charles Halford as Vladimir

Stephen Stanton as Attila Buckethead

Ron Perlman as Sideburns Stabbington

Brian Hull as Patchy Stabbington

Bob Bergen as Pascal

Nathan Greno as Maximus

DunBroch (Brave)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Kelly Macdonald as Merida

Billy Connolly as Fergus

Emma Thompson as Elinor

Susanne Blakeslee as the Witch

David Tennant as Lord Dingwall

Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin

Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh

Michelle Gomez as Maudie

Peigi Barker as Young Merida

Kevin McKidd as Young MacGuffin

Steven Cree as Young Macintosh

Steve Purcell as the Crow

Callum O’Neill as Wee Dingwall

Patrick Doyle as Martin

John Ratzenberger as Gordon

Game Central Station (Wreck-it Ralph)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Brian T. Delaney as Wreck-it Ralph

Sarah Silverman as Vanellope Von Schweetz

Jack McBrayer as Fix-it Felix Jr.

Jane Lynch as Sergeant Tamora Calhoun

Ed O’Neill as Mr. Stan Litwak

Rich Moore as Sour Bill

Maurice LaMarche as Tapper

Dennis Haysbert as General Hologram

Raymond S. Persi as Mayor Gene

Melissa Villaseñor as Taffyta Muttonfudge

Brandon Scott as Kohut

Grey DeLisle as Mary

Skylar Astin as Roy

Don Fullilove as Nolan

Rachael Harris as Deanna

Jess Harnell as Don

Jen Brown as Nell

Jason Douglas as J. Norwood

Pamela Adlon as Lucy

Grey DeLisle as Meg

Katie Lowes as Candlehead

Jamie Elman as Rancis Fluggerbutter

Adam Carolla as Wynnchel

Chris Pratt as Duncan

Josie Trinidad as Jubileena Bing-Bing

Cymbre Walk as Crumbelina Di Caramello

Bella Blanding as Snowanna Rainbeau

Jaeden White as Swizzle “The Swizz” Malarkey

Sawyer Cole as Gloyd Orangeboar

Suzie Yeung as Minty Zaki

Romi Dames as Adorabeezle Winterpop

Josie Trinidad as Citrusella Flugpucker

Suzie Yeung as Torvald Batterbutter

Suzie Yeung as Sticky Whipplesnit

Romi Dames as Nougetsia Brumblestain

Tucker Gilmore as Sugar Rush Announcer

Phil Johnston as Surge Protector

Arendelle (Frozen)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Kristen Bell as Anna

Idina Menzel as Elsa

Jonathan Groff as Kristoff

Josh Gad as Olaf

Frank Welker as Sven

Ciarán Hinds as Grandpabbie

Chris Williams as Oaken

Stephen J. Anderson as Kai

Maia Wilson as Bulda

Rebecca Mader as Gurda

Robert Pine as Bishop

Paul Briggs as Marshmallow

Lewis Cleale as Cliff

Jack Whitehall as Gothi

Annie Lopez as Baby Troll

San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada

Scott Adsit as Baymax

Brooks Wheelan as Fred Fredrickson

Damon Wayans Jr. as Wasabi No Ginger

Jamie Chung as Ethel “Go Go Tomago”

Génesis Rodríguez as Honey Lemon

Maya Rudolph as Cass Hamada

James Cromwell as Robert Callaghan

Alan Tudyk as Allistair Krei

Katie Lowes as Abigail Callaghan

David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff

Daniel Henney as Tadashi Hamada

Riley’s Mind/Mindscape (Inside Out)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Kate Higgins as Joy

Phyllis Smith as Sadness

Lewis Black as Anger

Jason J. Lewis as Fear

Ashley Adler as Disgust

Kaitlyn Dias as Riley Andersen

Diane Lane as Jill Andersen (Mom)

Kyle MacLachlan as Bill Andersen (Dad)

Pete Docter as Dad’s Anger

Carlos Alazraqui as Dad’s Fear

Josh Cooley as Dad’s Fear

Patrick Seitz as Dad’s Joy

J.P. Karliak as Dad’s Disgust

Lori Alan as Mom’s Sadness

Paula Pell as Mom’s Anger

Laraine Newman as Mom’s Fear

Sherry Lynn as Mom’s Joy

Mona Marshall as Mom’s Disgust

Zootopia (Zootopia)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps

Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde

Idris Elba as Chief Bogo

Jenny Slate as Dawn Bellwether

Nate Torrence as Benjamin Clawhauser

Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Hopps

Don Lake as Stu Hopps

Tommy Chong as Yax

J.K. Simmons as Theodore Lionheart

Octavia Spencer as Mrs. Otterton

Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton

Allison Trujillo Strong & Shakira (singing) as Gazelle

Raymond S. Persi as Flash

Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big

Phil Johnston as Gideon Gray

John DiMaggio as Jerry Jumbeaux Jr.

Katie Lowes as Dr. Madge Honey Badger

Gita Reddy as Nangi

Jesse Corti as Mr. Manchas

Kevin Michael Richardson as Finnick

Josh Dallas as Frantic Pig

Leah Latham as Fru Fru

Rich Moore as Doug

Kath Soucie as Young Nick

Peter Mansbridge as Peter Moosebridge

Byron Howard as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson

Jared Bush as Pronk Oryx-Antlerson

Mark “Rhino” Smith as Officer McHorn

John Lavelle as Mouse Foreman

Kristen Bell as Priscilla

Jackson Stein as Junior Ranger Scout Bully

Rich Moore as Larry

David Thibodeau as Gary

Fabienne Rawley as Fabienne Growley

John DiMaggio as Jesse

John DiMaggio as Woolter

Zach King as Muzzled Wolf

Cissy Jones as Officer Francine

Raymond S. Persi as Officer Higgins

Fabinne Rawley as Jumbeaux Café Customer

John DiMaggio as Parking Ticket Moose

Melissa Goodwin Shepard as Parking Ticket Mouse

Madeleine Curry as Parking Ticket Hippo Daughter

Brendan Blaber as Beaver Reporter

Kaiji Tang as Sheep Reporter

John DiMaggio as Pig Reporter

Bonnie Hunt as Oryx Reporter

Selah Victor as Rabbit Reporter

J. Michael Tatum as Pig Peace Rally Protester

Jen Taylor as Leopard Peach Rally Protester

Tiana Camacho as Carrot Customer

John DiMaggio as Sheep Officer

Motunui/The Great Oceans (Moana)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Auli’i Cravalho as Moana

Dwayne Johnson as Maui

Rachel House as Gramma Tala

Temuera Morrison & Christopher Jackson (singing) as Chief Tui

Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa

Nicole Scherzinger as Sina

Alan Tudyk as Heihei

Oscar Kightley as Fisherman

Troy Polamalu as Villager 1

Puanani Cravalho as Villager 2

Alan Tudyk as Villager 3

Land of the Dead/Santa Cécilia (Coco)

Takes place during the movie.

Cast:

Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel Rivera

Gael García Bernal as Papá Héctor Rivera

Benjamin Bratt & Antonio Sol (singing) as Ernesto de la Cruz

Alanna Ubach as Mamá Imelda Rivera

Renée Victor as Abuelita Elena Rivera

Jaime Camil as Enrique Rivera (Papá)

Alfonso Arau as Papá Julio Rivera

Herbert Sigüenza as Tío Óscar Rivera

Herbert Sigüenza as Tío Felipe Rivera

Gabriel Iglesias as Clerk

Lombardo Boyar as Plaza Mariachi

Lombardo Boyar as Gustavo

Ana Ofelia Murguía as Mamá Coco Rivera

Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Frida Kahlo

Selene Luna as Tía Rosita Rivera

Edward James Olmos as Chicharrón

Sofía Espinosa as Luisa Rivera (Mamá)

Carla Medina as Departures Agent

Dyana Ortelli as Tía Victoria Rivera

Luis Valdez as Tío Berto Rivera

Luis Valdez as Don Hidalgo

Blanca Araceli as Emcee

Salvador Reyes as Security Guard

Cheech Marin as Corrections Officer

Octavio Solís as Arrivals Agent

John Ratzenberger as Juan Ortodoncia

Denise Blasor as Ceci

Libertad García Fonzi as Young Coco

Juan Carlos Tinoco as de la Cruz’s Security Guards

Carla Medina as Tía Gloria Rivera

Montse Hernandez as Rosa Rivera

Polo Rojas as Abel Rivera

Maite Perroni as Arrivals and Departures P.A.

Ricardo Bautista as Battle of the Bands Stagehand

Emilio Fuentes as Sunrise Spectacular Stagehand

Carlos Becerril as Sunrise Spectacular Emcee

Trujo as Policeman

Rosalba Sotelo as Dead Mother

Erica Edwards as Tía Chelo

Miguel Ángel Ruiz as T-Shirt Seller

Emmanuel Bernal as Gustavo’s Band Trumpeter

Lee Unkrich as Skeleton with Corn

Emmanuel Bernal as Héctor’s Cousin

Kumandra (Raya and the Last Dragon)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Kelly Marie Tran as Raya

Awkwafina as Sisu

Gemma Chan as Namaari

Izaac Wang as Boun

Benedict Wong as Tong

Thalia Tran as Noi

Daniel Dae Kim as Chief Benja

Sandra Oh as Chieftess Virana

Alan Tudyk as Tuk Tuk

Lucille Soong as Dang Hu

Dichen Lachman as General Atitãya

Sung Kang as Dang Hai

Ross Butler as Spine Chief

Dumbfoundead as Chai

Dichen Lachman as Spine Warrior

François Chau as Kahn

Sierra Katow as Fang Officer

The Encanto (Encanto)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel Madrigal

María Cecilia Botero & Olga Merediz (singing) as Abuela Alma Madrigal

John Leguizamo as Bruno Madrigal

Jessica Darrow as Luisa Madrigal

Diane Guerrero as Isabela Madrigal

Angie Cepeda as Julieta Madrigal

Demián Bichir as Agustín Madrigal

Carolina Gaitán as Pepa Madrigal

Mauro Castillo as Félix Madrigal

Rhenzy Feliz as Camilo Madrigal

Adassa as Dolores Madrigal

Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Antonio Madrigal

Maluma as Mariano Guzmán

Rose Portillo as Sra. Guzmán

Alyssa Bella Candiani, Noemi Josefina Flores, Paisley Day Herrera, Brooklyn Skylar Rodriguez, & Ezra Rudolph as Town Kids

Alan Tudyk as Pico

Toronto, Canada (Turning Red)

Takes place after the movie.

Cast:

Rosalie Chiang as Meilin Lee

Ava Morse as Miriam Mendelsohn

Hyein Park as Abby Park

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya Mangal

Tristan Allerick Chen as Tyler Nguyen-Baker

Sandra Oh as Ming Lee

Orion Lee as Jin Lee

Wai Ching Ho as Grandma Wu Lee

Lori Tan Chinn as Auntie Chen

Mia Tagano as Lily

Sherry Cola as Helen

Lillian Lim as Auntie Ping

James Hong as Mr. Gao

Lily Sanfelippo as Stacy Frick

Addie Chandler as Devon

Lauren Tom as Sammy (Goth Girl)

Anna Brisbin as Lauren

Madison Brunoehler as Kat (Stacy’s Second Friend)

Jackson Parfitt as Carter Murphy-Mayhew

Patricia Summersett as Jaiden (Goth Girl with Green Dye)

Jordan Fisher as Robaire

Finneas O’Connell as Jesse

Topher Ngo as Aaron T.

Grayson Villanueva as Tae Young

Josh Levi as Aaron Z.

[letterboxd-loggd]

Run for the Hills (1953) Lew Landers

July 24th 2022

[lacangri21]

The Feminist Library

-7000 Years of Patriarchy by Petra Ioana

-A Deafening Silence by Patrizia Romito

-Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller

-Against Pornography by Diana E.H. Russell

-Against Sadomasochism by Robin Linden

-Ain’t I a Woman by Bell Hooks

-All Women Are Healers by Diane Stein

-Anti-Porn by Julia Long

-Anticlimax by Sheila Jeffreys

-Are Women Human by Catharine MacKinnon

-Backlash by Susan Faludi

-Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

-Beauty and Misogyny by Sheila Jeffreys

-Beauty Sick by Renee Engeln

-Beauty Under the Knife by Holly Brubach

-Being and Being Bought by Kasja Ekis Ekman

-Beyond God the Father by Mary Daly

-Big Porn Inc by Melinda Tankard Reist and Abigail Bray

-Blood, Bread, and Roses by Judy Graham

-The Book of Women’s Mysteries by Z Budapest

-Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua

-Burn it Down by Lilly Dancyger

-Butterfly Politics by Catharine MacKinnon

-Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici

-Choosing to Conform by Avelie Stuart

-The Church and the Second Sex by Mary Daly

-Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein

-Close to Home by Christine Delphy

-Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

-Conquest by Andrea Lee Smith

-Damned Whores and God’s Police by Anne Summers

-Daring to Be Bad by Alice Echols

-Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers by Sady Doyle

-Defending Battered Women on Trial by Elizabeth A. Sheehy

-Deliver Us from Love by Brogger

-Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine

-Detransition by Max Robinson

-The Disappearing L by Bonnie J. Morris

-Does God Hate Women by Ophelia Benson

-Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery

-The End of Gender by Debra W. Soh

-The End of Patriarchy by Robert Jensen?

-Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy

-Female Erasure by Ruth Barrett

-Female Sexual Slavery by Kathleen Barry

-Femicide by Jill Radford and Diane EH Russell

-Femininity by Susan Brownmiller

-Femininity and Domination by Sandra Lee Bartky

-Feminism Unmodified by Catharine MacKinnon

-Feminist Theory by Bell Hooks

-Firebrand Feminism by Breanne Fahs

-Flesh Wounds by Blum

-Flow by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

-For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich

-For Lesbians Only by Sarah Lucia Hoagland

-Freedom Fallacy by Miranda Kiraly

-Gender Hurts by Sheila Jeffreys

-Getting Off by Robert Jensen?

-Global Woman by Barbara Ehrenreich

-Going Out of Our Minds by Sonia Johnson

-Going Too Far by Robin Morgan

-The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor

-Gyn/Ecology by Mary Daly

-Gynocide by Mariarosa Dalta Costa

-Handbook of Feminist Therapy by Lynne Bravo Rosewater and Leonore E.A. Walker

-Heartbreak by Andrea Dworkin

-Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

-The Hidden Malpractice by Gena Corea

-How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ

-I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde

-I Hate Men by Pauline Harmange

-Ice and Fire by Andrea Dworkin

-In Defense of Separatism by Susan Hawthorne

-In Harm’s Way by Catharine MacKinnon

-In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens by Alice Walker

-The Industrial Vagina by Sheila Jeffreys

-Inferior by Angela Saini

-Intercourse by Andrea Dworkin

-Invisible No More by Andrea J. Ritchie

-Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

-Jewish Radical Feminism by Joyce Antler

-Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle

-The Laugh of Medusa by Helene Cixous

-Laughing with Medusa by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard

-The Lesbian Heresy by Sheila Jeffreys

-Lesbian Nation by Jill Johnston

-Letters from a War Zone by Andrea Dworkin

-Love and Politics by Carol Anne Douglas

-Loving to Survive by Dee Graham

-Making Violence Sexy by Diana E.H. Russell

-Man Made Language by Dale Spender

-Man’s Dominion by Sheila Jeffreys

-Medical Bondage by Deirdre Cooper Owens

-Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

-Men Who Buy Sex by Melissa Farley

-Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

-Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them by Susan Forward

-Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

-Misogyny by Jack Holland?

-The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America by Robin Marty

-Nobody’s Victim by Carrie Goldberg

-Not a Job, Not a Choice by Janice Raymond

-Not for Sale by Rebecca Whisnant

-Nothing Matters by Somer Brodribb

-Objectification Theory by Barbara I. Fredrickson

-Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich

-Only Words by Catharine MacKinnon

-Our Blood by Andrea Dworkin

-Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective

-Overcoming Violence Against Women and Girls by Michael L. Penn and Rahel Nardos?

-Paid For by Rachel Moran

-The Pimping of Prostitution by Julie Bindel

-Pimp State by Kat Banyard

-Policing the Womb by Michelle Goodwin

-Pornified by Pamela Paul

-Pornland by Gail Dines

-Pornography by Gail Dines

-Pornography: Men Possessing Women by Andrea Dworkin

-Pornography and Civil Rights by Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon

-Pornography and Violence by Susan Griffith

-Pornography Values by Robert Jensen?

-Pure Lust by Mary Daly

-The Purify Myth by Jessica Valenti

-Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce

-Radical Feminism Today by Denise Thompson

-Radical Feminist Therapy by Bonnie Burstow

-Radical Reckonings by Renate Klein

-Radically Speaking by Diane Bell...

-Rape by Susan Griffiths

-Rape in Marriage by Diana E.H. Russell

-Rape of the Wild by Ann Jones

-Refusing to Be a Man by John Stoltenberg?

-Right-Wing Woman by Andrea Dworkin

-A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

-Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists by Margo Goodhand

-SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas

-Selling Feminism by Amanda M. Gengler

-Sex Matters by Alyson J. McGregor

-Sexual Harassment of Working Women by Catharine MacKinnon

-Sexual Politics by Kate Millett

-Sexy but Psycho by Jessica Taylor

-She Dreams When She Bleeds by Nikki Taraji

-Sister Outrider by Audre Lorde

-Sisterhood is Forever by Robin Morgan

-Sisterhood is Global by Robin Morgan

-Sisterhood is Powerful by Robin Morgan

-Slavery Inc by Lydia Cacho

-Spinning and Weaving by Elizabeth Miller

-Surrogacy by Renate Klein

-Sweetening the Pill by Holly Grigg-Spall

-Taking Back the Night by Laura Lederer

-Talking Back by Bell Hooks

-Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine

-The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

-The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner

-The Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone

-The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

-The First Sex by Elizabeth Gould

-The Legacy of Mothers: Matriarchies and the Gift Economy as Post-Capitalist Alternatives by Erella Shadmi

-The Lolita Effect by Gigi Durham

-The Man-Made World by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Porn Trap by Wendy Maltz

-The Prostitution of Sexuality by Kathleen Barry

-The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

-The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism by Janice Raymond...

-The Spinster and Her Enemies by Sheila Jeffreys

-The Transsexual Empire by Janice Raymond

-The Women’s History of the World by Rosalind Miles

-This Bridge Called My Back by Gloria Anzaldua

-This is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill

-Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine MacKinnon

-The Traffic in Women and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

-Trans by Helen Joyce

-Unbearable Weight by Susan Bordo

-Unpacking Queer Politics by Sheila Jeffreys

-Unscrewed by Jaclyn Friedman

-Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn

-The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich

-The Vagina Bible by Jennifer Gunter

-A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

-The War Against Women by Marilyn French

-We Were Feminists Once by Andi Zeisler

-What Do We Need Men For by E. Jean Carroll

-When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone

-Who Cooked the Last Supper by Rosalind Miles

-Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft

-Why Women Are Blamed for Everything by Jessica Taylor

-Why Women Need the Goddess by Carol P. Christ

-Wildfire by Sonia Johnson

-Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich

-Witches, Witch Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici

-Woman and Nature by Susan Griffith

-Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin

-Woman-Identified Woman by Trudy Darty

-Women v. Religion by Karen L. Garst

-Women’s Lives, Men’s Laws by Catharine MacKinnon

-The Women’s Room by Marilyn French

[logicalbibliophile]

Books I own part 1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas

Samantha Learns a Lesson Adler, Susan S.

Aesops Fables Aesop

Flame in the Mist Ahdieh, Renée

Honey Hunt 6 Aihara, Miki

negima! 26 Akamatsu, Ken

Little Women Alcott, Louisa May

The Last Grand Duchess Anastasia

Fairy Tales Anderson, Hans Christian

Let's Dance a Waltz 1 Andõ, Natsumi

Let's Dance a Waltz 2 Andõ, Natsumi

Kitchen Princess 10 Andõ, Natsumi

mär 1 Anzai, Nobuyuki

Beauty Pop 1 Arai, Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 9 Arai, Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 10 Arai, Kiyoko

Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane

yotsuba&! 1 Azuma, Kiyohiko

Of Enemies and Endings 4 Bach, Shelby

Of Giants and Ice 1 Bach, Shelby

Of Sorcery and Snow 3 Bach, Shelby

Of Witches and Wind 2 Bach, Shelby

A Question of Magic Baker, E.D.

Dragon Kiss 7 Baker, E.D.

Dragon's Breath 2 Baker, E.D.

Once Upon a Curse 3 Baker, E.D.

The Dragon Princess 6 Baker, E.D.

The Frog Princess 1 Baker, E.D.

Of Neptune 3 Banks, Anna

Of Poseidon 1 Banks, Anna

Of Triton 2 Banks, Anna

Peter Pan Barrie, J.M.

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon 3 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Peter and the Shadow Thieves 2 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Peter and the Starcatchers 1 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, L. Frank

The Unicorn Quest Benko, Kamilla

The Brimstone Key Benz, Derek

The Year of the Hangman Blackwood, Gary L.

Antigoddess Blake, Kendare

William Blake Blake, William

The Atlas of Classic Tales Bordin, Claudia

The Name of this Book is Secret Bosch, Pseudonymous

Witch Born Bowling, Nicholas

Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol Ryrie

The Time Travelers Buckley-Archer, Linda

Magic and Other Misdemeanors 5 Buckley, Michael

Once Upon a Crime 4 Buckley, Michael

Tales from the Hood 6 Buckley, Michael

The Council of Mirrors 9 Buckley, Michael

The Ever After War 7 Buckley, Michael

The Fairytale Detectives 1 Buckley, Michael

The Inside Story 8 Buckley, Michael

The Problem Child 3 Buckley, Michael

The Unusual Suspects 2 Buckley, Michael

A Little Princess Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Arabian nights Burton, Sir Richard Francis

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism 1 Byng, Georgia

Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery 5 Byng, Georgia

Ash and Quill Caine, Rachel

Flunked 1 Calonita, Jen

Charmed 2 Calonita, Jen

Rook Cameron, Sharon

The Forgetting Cameron, Sharon

Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott

All Fall Down Carter, Ally

Heist Society 1 Carter, Ally

I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You 1 Carter, Ally

Only the Good Spy Young 4 Carter, Ally

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy 2 Carter, Ally

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover 3 Carter, Ally

Uncommon Criminals 2 Carter, Ally

The One 2 Cass, Kiera

The Selection 1 Cass, Kiera

Rebel Girls Lead Cavallo, Francesca and Elena Favilli

Rebel Girls Explore Cavallo, Francesca and Elena Favilli

The School of Good and Evil 1 Chainani, Soman

A World Without Princes 2 Chainani, Soman

Be a Genie in Six Easy Steps Chapman, Linda and Steve Cole

The Testing Charbonneau, Joelle

Powerless Childs, Tera Lynn and Tracy Dee's

Drama Con 2 Chmakova, Svetlana

Drama Con 3 Chmakova, Svetlana

Drama Con 1 Chmakova, Svetlana

Aru Shah and the End of Time Chokshi, Roshani

The Star Touched Queen Chokshi, Roshani

Cinderella Cinderella

Magic Knight Rayearth CLAMP

City of Bones Clare, Cassandra

Ready Player One Cline, Ernest

Catching Fire 2 Collins, Suzanne

Mockingjay 3 Collins, Suzanne

The Hunger Games 1 Collins, Suzanne

Matched Condie, Ally

The Waterless Sea Constable, Kate

Seaward Cooper, Susan

Mechanica Cornwell, Betsy

Venturess Cornwell, Betsy

Don't push the button! Cotter, Bill

Chasing Redbird Creech, Sharon

Ruby Holler Creech, Sharon

Love that Dog Creech, Sharon

Chasing Redbird Creech, Sharon

The Death Cure 3 Dashner, James

The Scorch Trials 2 Dashner, James

The Kill Order .5 Dashner, James

The Twelve Dancing Princesses David, Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Meek

The Fandom Day, Anna

Frozen De la Cruz, Melissa

26 Fairmont Avenue DePaola, Tomie

Blind Dewoskin, Rachel

The Tale of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate

Hard Times Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol Dickons, Charles

Stepsister Donnelly, Jennifer

The Boy With the Hidden Name 2 Dorset, Skylar

The Girl Who Never Was 1 Dorset, Skylar

The Magickers Vol. 1 Drake, Emily

The Magickers Vol. 2 Drake, Emily

Dragonsdale Drake, Salamanda

Half Magic Eager, Edward

The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles Edwards, Julie Andrews

Happy Marriage 2 Enjoji, Maki

Harry Potter Fact Book Farrington, Karen and Lewis Constable

Rocket science for babies Ferrie, Chris

Once Upon a Marigold Ferris, Jean

Bridget Jones's Diary Fielding, Helen

Wellspring of Magic Fields, Jan

Erak's Ransom 7 Flanagan, John

The Battle for Skandia 4 Flanagan, John

The Burning Bridge 2 Flanagan, John

The Icebound Land 3 Flanagan, John

The Rangers Apprentice 1 Flanagan, John

The Outcasts Flanagan, John

The Diary of a Young Girl Frank, Anne

Sphinx's Princess Friesner, Esther M.

Igraine the Brave Funke, Cornelia

Inkdeath 3 Funke, Cornelia

Inkheart 1 Funke, Cornelia

Inkspell 2 Funke, Cornelia

Bloody Kiss 2 Furumiya, Kazuko

Stardust Gaimen, Neil

Scarlet Gaughen, A.C.

Dragon Flight 2 George, Jessica Day

Dragon Slippers 1 George, Jessica Day

Dragon Spear 3 George, Jessica Day

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow George, Jessica Day

Princess of the Midnight Ball 1 George, Jessica Day

Princess of Glass 2 George, Jessica Day

Princess of the Silver Woods 3 George, Jessica Day

Ruby Red 1 Gier, Kerstin

Sapphire Blue 2 Gier, Kerstin

Emerald Green 3 Gier, Kerstin

The Book Jumper Gläser, Mechthild

Mines of the Minotaur 3 Golding, Julia

Secret of the Sirens 1 Golding, Julia

The Chimera Curse 4 Golding, Julia

The Diamond of Drury Lane 1 Golding, Julia

The Gorgon's Gaze 2 Golding, Julia

The Princess Bride Goldman, William

Escape from Mr Lemoncello's Library Grabstein, Chris

The Wind in the Willows Grahame, Kenneth

A Thousand Pieces of You Gray, Claudia

Tales of the Greek Heroes Green, Roger Lancelyn

Tales of Ancient Egypt Green, Roger Lancelyn

Rated Grey, Melissa

Grimm's Fairy Tales Grimm, Jakob & Wilhelm

Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara

The Princess Academy Hale, Shannon

The Princess Academy Hale, Shannon

The Fairie Ring Hamilton, Kiki

Violet Wings 1 Hanley, Victoria

Indigo Magic 2 Hanley, Victoria

The Fourth Ruby 2 Hannibal, James R.

The Lost Property Office 1 Hannibal, James R.

Seraphina Hartman, Rachel

Ouran high school host club 10 Hatori, Bisco

Ouran high school host club 14 Hatori, Bisco

Ouran high school host club 15 Hatori, Bisco

Pandora Gets Frightened 6 Hennesy, Carolyn

Pandora Gets Vain 2 Hennesy, Carolyn

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl

vb rose 1 Hidaka, Banri

vb rose 2 Hidaka, Banri

vb rose 3 Hidaka, Banri

Portrait of m&n 1 Higuchi, Tachibana

Portrait of m&n 2 Higuchi, Tachibana

City of Masks Hoffman, Mary

The Iliad Homer

The Odyssey Homer

Reawakened Houck, Colleen

Invitation to the Game Hughes, Monica

Pay it Forward Hyde, Catherine Ryan

Dial-a-Ghost Ibbotson, Eva

Which Witch? Ibbotson, Eva

Magic Flutes Ibbotson, Eva

The Secret of Platform 13 Ibbotson, Eva

Demon Sacred 2 Itsuki, Natsumi

Demon Sacred 3 Itsuki, Natsumi

Demon Sacred 1 Itsuki, Natsumi

Princess of Thorns Jay, Stacey

A Thousand Nights Johnston, E.K.

The Enchanted Quest 5 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Fairie Path 1 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Immortal Realm 4 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Lost Queen 2 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Sorcerer King 3 Jones, Allan Frewin

Howl's Moving Castle Jones, Diana Wynne

A Tale of Time City Jones, Diana Wynne

The Phantom Tollbooth Juster, Norton

The Midnight Dance Katz, Nikki

The Day of the Djinn Warriors Kerr, P.B.

The Stonekeeper Kibuishi, Kazu

Mamotte lollipop 1 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 2 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 3 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 4 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 5 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 6 Kikuta, Michiyo

The Diabolic Kincaid, S.J.

The Jungle Books Kipling, Rudyard

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Konigsburg, E.L.

Enchanted 1 Kontis, Alethea

Hero 2 Kontis, Alethea

Swindle Korman, Gordon

Chasing the Falconers 1 Korman, Gordon

Hunting the Hunter 6 Korman, Gordon

The Friday Society Kress, Adrienne

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos LaFevers, R.L.

The Coming of Dragons Lake, A.J.

Defy Larson, Sara B.

The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns Laskow, Sarah

The Portal Lasky, Kathryn

25 Women Who Dared to Go Lassieur, Allison

To Kill a Mocking Bird Lee, Harper

Wings Lethcoe, Jason

Ella Enchanted Levine, Gail Carson

The Princess Tales Levine, Gail Carson

The Two Princesses of Bamarre Levine, Gail Carson

Prince Caspian 4 Lewis, C.S.

The Horse and His Boy 3 Lewis, C.S.

The Last Battle 7 Lewis, C.S.

The Magicians Nephew 1 Lewis, C.S.

The Silver Chair 6 Lewis, C.S.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 5 Lewis, C.S.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2 Lewis, C.S.

Spinning Starlight Lewis, R.C.

Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid

[johnnymundano]

Raze (2013)

Directed by Josh C. Waller

Screenplay by Robert Beaucage, Kenny Gage and Josh C. Waller

Music by Frank Riggio

Country: United States

Running Time: 87 minutes

CAST

Zoë Bell as Sabrina

Rachel Nichols as Jamie

Tracie Thoms as Teresa

Bruce Thomas as Kurtz

Bailey Anne Borders as Cody

Rebecca Marshall as Phoebe

Allene Quincy as Brenda

Adrienne Wilkinson as Nancy

Doug Jones as Joseph

Sherilyn Fenn as Elizabeth

Amy Johnston as Gloria

Tara Macken as Dee

Nicole Steinwedell as Isabelle

Kelly Thiebaud as Vanessa

Jordan James Smith as Adam

Rosario Dawson as Rachel

Raze is a ferociously violent 2013 movie about women kicking the living shit out of each other. They do this not to survive, but so that their loved ones will survive. So good luck with "the only winning move is not to play." Which is what you were thinking; right, Sparky? Unfortunately for you and your moral high ground the rotters in Raze must seen War Games (1983) too and outflanked you. Non-participation fails to be a viable option if a bullet is going to rearrange the furniture of little Timmy’s freckled face.

Jamie (Rachel Nichols) discovers this first hand after a date with a hunky dreamboat ends with a masked intruder abducting her from her soapy bath wallow. Jamie awakens nonplussed and dressed in a T-shirt and jog pants in a cell lit by a bright red light. Following the only corridor, she encounters the identically attired Sabrina (Zoë Bell) and the pair enter what looks like an arena, only to find it is in fact, um, an arena. Sabrina tells Jamie they have to fight to the death or their loved ones will be offed by their mysterious captors. She ain’t lying. They fight. And after they fight the survivor has to fight again. And again. And again. Until only one woman is left standing; bloody, battered and, maybe, unbroken.

There is an elegant simplicity to Raze’s set-up which is hard to resist. So I didn’t. Okay, it is slightly more complex than the above, because naturally some of the women seek to escape, or try to band together, or, failing any of that, just try to survive and then make the Secret Society of bastards behind it all pay with pain. The crunchy, punchy, bouts are interspersed with these testaments to the human spirit under duress. And it must be said there are some surprisingly emotionally affecting moments, especially for a movie where a woman punches another woman’s nose through her face. The success of this is down to the cast. Doug Jones, Sherilyn Fenn, and Bruce Thomas get to be entertainingly psychotic, and are enjoyably reprehensible as the movers and shakers behind the scenes. But the female furies dazzle most with their adept balance of supple brutality and forlorn vulnerability. Zoë Bell deserves special mention, obviously; Zoë Bell is the best there is at what she does and Raze is what Zoë Bell does best. But it’s Rebecca Marshal who astounds. (She’s full on “Who, momma!” frightening.) Amongst the crushed windpipes and faces dragged down walls, it’s the genuinely emotional element that lifts Raze out of the circus ring of action and into the more serious arena of violence.  

Unlike action, violence has a psychological component; psychological violence and physical violence are intertwined like, say, ignorance and racism.  In action movies the fights are very impressive and entertaining; in Raze the fights are very impressive and entertaining, but, crucially, you wish they weren’t happening. But they are happening and they are happening because someone is staging this for their pleasure. Joseph (the singular Doug Jones), dressed in a natty blazer and slacks combo, bloviates at length some elevated guff about the Ancient Greek Maenads (from the Greek “maenades”, meaning “mad” or “demented”), and, well, women finding their true essence through pummelling the crap out of other women. This is all very sophisticated and Classical, but it is of course a self-deluding shuck and jive; ultimately it somewhat bathetically turns out that it’s all merely for a bunch of rich assholes to watch over canapes in a barn. Which is funny in itself.

But it’s also funny because you could claim Raze is a feminist appropriation of the exploitation flick, but its fate is to be  watched by gorehounds eating Pringles in their pants. It’s okay, though; Raze knows this. And knowing this Raze goes out of its way to deny the sordid trappings of exploitation flick. There are no shower scenes. No tops gets torn off. No one wrestles in oil. No one does a sexy dance and calls an old man “Daddy.” Not even Doug Jones. Raze absolutely does not seek to titillate; if it does titillate you, that’s probably something you might want to keep quiet about. Raze is blacky comedic but it is also bone serious. And it is very, very good at being both, sometimes simultaneously; without the tone ever sliding too far one way or the other. Raze deftly manages to avoid being stupid, essentially. While Raze may not be in any danger of giving Simone de Beauvoir a run for her money, it is smart enough to be in on its own joke. And it could kick your face across the room, no problem. So let’s show some respect, pal.

[a-wlw-reads]

YA Pride Dream Books Pt. 2

Part 1 Part 3

I saw that YA Pride asked their twitter followers to respond with their dream LGBT books here and while yes, we need absolutely need more books and more diverse books, I don’t want people to miss out on some of the great books that already exist! (Going off a mix of books I’ve read and descriptions, anything marked by a * I haven’t personally read) 

Witches:

Bluebell Hall by Kayla Bashe*

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

The Witch Sea by Sarah Diemer

Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue

Hocus Pocus & The All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha

Gretel: A Fairy Tale Retold by Niamh Murphy

The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe

The Engelsfors trilogy by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren

The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson

Warriors:

Warrior Woman by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

The Afterward by E.K. Johnston

The Warrior’s Path by Catherine M. Wilson*

Paranormal Creatures:

Moonstruck by Grace Ellis (werewolves)

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (vampires)

Mad House: Vengeful Vampires by Bria Lin (vampires)

The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman (vampire love interest)

Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace (ghoul)

The Dark Victorian series by Elizabeth Watasin (ghost)

Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon* (vampires)

Pirates:

The Abyss Surrounds Us and The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie

Check out Goodreads for more

Queens:

The Imposter Queen by Sarah Fine*

The Second Mango by Shira Glassman

Trans MCs by trans people:

Nevada by Imogen Binnie*

Dreadnought and Sovereign by April Daniels

Robins in the Night by Dajo Jago

A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett

Goodreads has more

Trans side characters:

Jam Jars by Yonnette Anderson

Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell

Love in the Time of Global Warming and The Island of Excess Love by Francesca Lia Block

Double Exposure by Chelsea M. Cameron

Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron

The Afterward by E.K. Johnston

Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

About a Girl by Sarah McCarry

What We Left Behind by Robin Talley

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

Trans Characters in SF&F/fighting battles, going on adventures, braving dangers, and living their lives happily:

Dreadnought and Sovereign by April Daniels

Robins in the Night by Dajo Jago

Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn*

Tengoku by Rae D. Magdon*

Roller Girl by Vanessa North

Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver

Queer Beauty and the Beast:

“The Tale of the Rose” from Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue

The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger*

Roses and Thorns: Beauty and the Beast Retold by Chris Anne Wolfe*

Queer Pride and Prejudice:

Gay Pride and Prejudice by Kate Christie*

The Story of Lizzie and Darcy by Grace Watson*

Queer Retellings:

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (Snow White)

The Prince and Her Dreamer by Kayla Bashe (The Nutcracker)

Great by Sarah Benincasa (The Great Gatsby)*

Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (Romeo and Juliet)

The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer (Persephone)

Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue (assorted classic fairy tales)

Robins in the Night by Dajo Jago (Robin Hood)

Ash by Malinda Lo (Cinderella)

Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn (Cinderella)*

Marian by Ella Lyons (Robin Hood)*

About A Girl by Sarah McCarry (Metamorphoses by Ovid)

Gretel: A Fairytale Retold by Niamh Murphy (Hansel and Gretel)

The Princess Deception by Nell Stark (Twelfth Night by Shakespeare)

As I Descended by Robin Talley (Macbeth by Shakespeare)

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Books Read in 2018: The Why

Third year in a row* of answering the self-imposed question: why did you read this particular book?

(*Although 2017′s is presently flagged by the garbage bot and under appeal -- WHY DO U HATE MY BOOK COVER COLLAGES, MR. ALGORITHM)

I am beginning to deeply regret the extra work involved to split them by category, so next year is probably just gonna be a numbered chronological list after the Quilt of Many Covers, but for now they are still divided into adult fiction, YA, middle grade/children’s books, and nonfiction

FICTION

True Valor - Dee Henderson. 2002. Read because: I went hunting for a military romance in which to cast Dalton and Jaz [The Brave]. This one at least guaranteed me Dalton (and included rescuing a female soldier lost/hurt in combat, so).

These Healing Hills - Ann H. Gabhart. 2017. Had this one in my back pocket for a while as a quality-sounding stock romance (nurse/soldier) waiting for players. When my need for a Barbie/Julia [Under the Dome] story reached a new high, I deemed it a match.

Shane - Jack Schaefer. 1949. This is the book Fourmile is based on, so I thought I could get a two-for-one casting thrill out of it.

The Lake House - Kate Morton. 2015. A gorgeous historic mansion hidden within an abandoned estate. A mystery from the past to be solved in the present. What are "things I am here for always."

Crimson Peak (movie novelization) - Nancy Holder. 2015. I LOVED the movie, and the only thing I love more than amazing movies is when I can have them translated into and enriched by prose.

Chasing Sunsets - Karen Kingsbury. 2015. Brush of Wings - Karen Kingsbury. 2016. I was hunting, desperately, for Ben/Ryan-shaped books [Off the Map], and "Brush of Wings" checked all the boxes (young woman who needs a heart transplant volunteers in a third world country, love interest has to find a way to rush her home when the situation turns dire). I only read C.S. first because I didn't want to miss where the romance started.

Rancher Under Fire - Vickie Donoghue. 2014. I was looking for a different book when I casually stumbled upon this title, and listen. I am not gonna turn down a ready-made Barbie/Julia AU* with bonus "single father" angle. (*cowboy/journalist)

Heart Like Mine - Maggie McGinnis. 2016. "Ben/Ryan, Sexy Hookup AU Version please."

The Mountain Between Us - Charles Martin. 2010. The request list for the movie was too long, so I decided to see if it was based on a book. Upon reading the back cover and finding out one character was a surgeon, I immediately forgot the movie cast as my brain exploded with Shondaland options.

When Crickets Cry - Charles Martin. 2006. "Doctor whose wife died young of a lifelong heart condition" sounded like the best book-shaped Ben/Ryan approximation yet, with bonus "watching out for a little girl who is sick in the same way" cuteness as well.

The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware. 2016. A woman at work recommended it to me, and I was like, "a well received general thriller? Sure!"

Listen to Me - Hannah Pittard. 2016. Put "road trip" into the library catalog --> picked 70% because "Gothic thriller" made me think of "The Strangers," and 30% because I was reliving the glory days of Derek And Addison and this marriage sounded similar.

The Lying Game - Ruth Ware. 2017. I enjoyed the other book of hers I read so my friend brought in the next one she had.

Hatter Fox - Marilyn Harris. 1973. Read in high school and forgotten until I reread the Goodreads summary, and "doctor drawn to help 17-year-old" set off my radar. Shippy or merely protective/caretaking, my radar reacts the same.

Vanished - Mary McGary Morris. 1988. The trailer for unreleased Martin Henderson film "Hellbent" whipped me into a frenzy so I did my best to find book-shaped approximations of it. (spoiler alert: this failed miserably, but I grudge-matched it out)

Thunder and Rain - Charles Martin. 2012. Former Texas Ranger who is a single dad. Rescuing & protecting a scared/abused woman and child. At his ranch with cows and horses. By an author who has proven his salt in the hurt/comfort and restrained-romance departments.

Before the Fall - Nick Hawley. 2016. Mostly I came for the dynamic between the young orphan and the passenger who saved him, but I also like witnessing the general aftermath of plane crash survivors.

The Perfect Nanny - Leila Slimani. 2018. My work friend loaned it to me with the statement, "This has such good reviews but I don't know if I 'got' it -- I am really curious to know what you think of it!"

The Girl Before - J.P. Delaney. 2017. She loaned me this one too, with a more glowing recommendation.

Everything You Want Me To Be - Mindy Mejia. 2017. Aaaand one last rec from my seasonal work friend before our projects took us in separate directions.

The Dog Year - Ann Wertz Garvin. 2014. Dog on the cover + synopsis was basically a list of tropes I love: a woman (a doctor to boot!) grieving loss of husband and unborn baby; dogs; a new love interest who is one of my favorite professions to pair with doctor (cop)...

Losing Gemma - Katy Gardner. 2002. "So basically this is the victim backstory to a Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders plot? Dude, sign me UP; I can so see this friendship!"

Uncharted - Tracey Garvis-Graves. 2013. The companion novella to a book I loved.

The English Boys - Julia Thomas. 2016. Mom checked it out of the library, "guy in piney unrequited love with his best friend's fiancee" intrigued me enough to open it, and by 3-5 pages in I was hooked.

The Broken Girls - Simone St. James. 2018. Abandoned boarding-school ruins, a murder mystery from the past being solved in the present day, possibly tied to a second murder from the past?? Yeah, give it.

Heart-Shaped Hack - Tracey Garvis-Graves. 2015. White-Hot Hack - Tracey Garvis-Graves. 2016. Proven quality romance writer's latest books feature a professional super-skilled hacker? Sounds right up my Scorpion-obsessed alley. First book was plenty good enough to launch me into Part II.

Shine Shine Shine - Lydia Netzer. 2012. In my continuing quest to find books in which to cast Walter/Paige, I searched the phrase "her genius husband" and this one's summary matched my desires well.

Learning to Stay - Erin Celello. 2013. Ever eager to expand my hurt/comfort scenario stockpile, I went looking for something where a husband suffers a TBI/brain damage that mostly affects their personality. The bonus dog content sold it.

The Fate of Mercy Alban - Wendy Webb. 2013. Came up on my Goodreads timeline. I read as far as "spine-tingling mystery about family secrets set in a big, old haunted house on Lake Superior" and immediately requested it from the library.

Rated PG - Virginia Euwer Wolff. 1981. I was rereading her Make Lemonade trilogy when I saw a quote in her author bio that said, "I did write an adult novel. Thank goodness it went out of print." Curious, I looked it up, and between its age and the fact that it sounded more like YA than a proper adult novel, I was immediately more intrigued by it than her boring-sounding middle grade books.

Someone Else's Love Story - Joshilyn Jackson. 2013. "Young single mom with genius son meeting a possibly-autistic scientist who protects them during a gas station holdup/hostage situation and later bonds with her son" was the exact literary approximation of a Scorpion AU I wanted in my brain. By the time I realized that was not the endgame ship, I had already flipped through it and fallen in love w/ William and his romantic memories of his wife instead.

Driftwood Tides - Gina Holmes. 2014. Cool title + I love the "young adult adoptee bonds with the spouse of their late birth mother" trope.

The Haunting - Alan Titchmarsh. 2011. Title caught my eye at the library near Halloween; I dug the "dual timelines" setup with a mystery from the past to be solved in the present, and hoped for ghosts.

The Lost Hours - Karen White. 2009. I searched "scrapbook" in the library catalog.  A family member's formerly buried old scrapbook, an old house, and unearthing family history/secrets? GIVE IT TO ME.gif.

The Etruscan Smile - Velda Johnston. 1977. Slim (quick read), attractive cover painting, an exotic Italian countryside setting in a bygone era, and a young woman investigating the mystery of her sister's disappearance all appealed to me.

Stay Away, Joe - Dan Cushman. 1953. All I could tell from the book jacket was that it was somehow Western/ranch-themed, possibly full of wacky hijinx and had once been deemed appropriate for a high school library. I just wanted to know what the heck it was about!

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YOUNG ADULT

(I’m kind of guessing at the line of demarcation between teen and middle grade audiences for some of these, especially the older ones -- another reason that I should give up on categories in the future -- but let’s just go with it)

These Shallow Graves - Jennifer Donnelly. 2015. Seemed like a YA version of What the Dead Leave Behind (which itself I was using as a Crimson Peak AU), from an author whose work has always impressed me.

Snow Bound - Harry Fox Mazer. 1973. Always here for survival stories! Also, this is a good author.

The House - Christina Lauren. 2015. I LOVE evil/haunted mansion stories.

The Masked Truth - Kelley Armstrong. 2015. It looked like Criminal Minds in a YA novel.

Things I'm Seeing Without You - Peter Bognanni. 2017. Went googling for stories that sounded like contemporary variations on Miles & Charlie Matheson [Revolution]. "Teen shows up at estranged father's door" fit the bill.

Even When You Lie to Me - Jessica Alcott. 2015. I always turn out for student/teacher stories, given enough suggestion of it being mostly an emotional connection rather than an illicit hookup.

Too Shattered for Mending - Peter Brown Hoffmeister. 2017. I also dig stories where teenagers have to take care of/fend for themselves in the absence of a parent/guardian.

The Devil You Know - Trish Doller. 2015. I enjoyed a previous book of hers, and I always like road trips and teen thrillers.

The Raft - S.A. Bodeen. Terror at Bottle Creek underwhelmed, so I thought I'd try a YA/female protagonist option for a survival thriller, not least because the girl on the cover reminded me of Under the Dome's Melanie.

Ghost at Kimball Hill - Marie Blizard. 1956. Picked up randomly at an estate sale; the vintage cover and incredibly charming first 2 pages won my heart.

A New Penny - Biana Bradbury. 1971. The rare idea of a teen shotgun marriage in this era -- when it would still be expected, but also more likely to fall apart and end in a young divorce or separation -- fascinated me; I was curious to see how such an adult situation would play out.

Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer - Katie Alender. 2013. I mean...it is really all right there in the title and/or the awesful puns all over the cover. ("Let them eat cake...AND DIE!") Pure unadulterated crack, combining my two fave specialty genres of history and horror? Yes ma'am.

Me And My Mona Lisa Smile - Sheila Hayes. 1981. I was looking up this author of a Little Golden Book to see what else she had, found one that suggested a student/teacher romance, and bolted for it.

To Take a Dare - Crescent Dragonwagon/Paul Zindel. 1982. 50% due to the first author's cracktastic name and my full expectations of it being melodramatic, 50% because I was still on my "Hellbent" high and looking for similar teen runaway stories.

To All My Fans, With Love, From Sylvie - Ellen Conford. 1982. The last one from my attempt-at-a-Hellbent-esque-storyline set -- girl hitchhiking cross-country is picked up by a middle aged man who may or may not have pure intentions, by an established quality author.

Be Good Be Real Be Crazy - Chelsey Philpot. Bright cover called out to me; I was in the mood for a fun road trip novel for spring/early summer.

This is the Story of You - Beth Kephart. Kephart's name always gives me pause due to her fuzzy writing style, but I loved Nothing But Ghosts, so I could not resist the promise of surviving a super-storm disaster.

A Little in Love - Susan Fletcher. "Eponine's story from Les Mis" on a YA novel = immediately awesome; I LOVE HER??? Also it's just my fave musical, generally.

Adrift - Paul Griffin. 2015. I've been really digging survival stories this year, and while stories about survival at sea aren't typically my fave, they keep popping up in my path so I keep poppin' em like candy.

Life in Outer Space - Melissa Keil. 2013. After delighting my brain with concept sketches for a high school AU, I set out to find the equivalent of Scorpion's team dynamics/main relationship in a YA novel, and by god I found it.

Everything Must Go - Fanny Fran Davis. 2017. The brightly colored cover drew me in, and the format of being like a scrapbook of personal documents/paper ephemera lit up the scrap-collecting center of my brain.

Going Geek - Charlotte Huang. 2016.

originally I thought it might be like Life in Outer Space, but once I realized the title geeks were all girls I shrugged and went, "Eh, still a solid contemporary YA novel at a cool setting (boarding school)."

Like Mandarin - Kirsten Hubbard. 2011.

By the author of my beloved Wanderlove, I was drawn in by the title, intriguing cover photo, rural Wyoming setting and the concept of a high school freshman girl latching onto/idolizing a cool senior girl.

Sixteen: Short Stories By Outstanding Writers for Young Adults. ed. Donald R. Gallo. 1984. Tripped over it at the library, and immediately wanted to consume a set of 80s teen book content from a pack of authors I know and love.

A & L Do Summer - Jan Blazanin. 2011. In the summer, sometimes you just want to vicariously relive the feeling of being a largely-responsibility-free teen in a small-town location.

The Assassin Game - Kirsty McKay. 2015. Looked like the (Welsh!) boarding school version of Harper's Island. (spoiler alert: it is rather less stabby than that, but still fun)

We Are Still Tornadoes - Michael Kun/Susan Mullen. 2016. "College freshmen? Writing letters to each other? Sure, looks solid."

Nothing - Annie Barrows. 2017. It looked relatable: like the kind of book that would happen if I tried to turn my high school journals into a book. (spoiler alert: dumber)

The Memory Book - Laura Avery. 2016. Contemporary YA about a girl with a(n unusual) disease, but mostly, the title and promise of it being a collection of entries in different formats.

Kindess for Weakness - Shawn Goodman. 2013. LITERALLY AU RYAN ATWOOD.

Make Lemonade - Virginia Euwer Wolff. 1993. True Believer - Virginia Euwer Wolff. 2001. This Full House - Virginia Euwer Wolff. 2008. I reread the first two so I could give them proper reviews on Goodreads, and then realized I hadn't read the last one at all.

Blue Voyage - Diana Renn. 2015. A hefty teen mystery in a unique exotic location (Turkey) -- with an antiquities smuggling ring! - called out to me.

Girl Online - Zoe Sugg. 2014. I was really in the mood to read something on the younger end of YA, something cute and fun, when I saw this at the library.

Wilderness Peril - Thomas J. Dygard. 1985. Reread of a book I rated 4 stars in high school but couldn't remember, which happened to be lying next to me on a morning where I didn't wanna get out of bed yet.

Survive the Night - Danielle Vega. 2015. The cover had a GLITTERY SKULL. Give me that delightfully packaged horror story for the Halloween season!

The Hired Girl - Laura Amy Schlitz. 2015. I've been digging into my journals and old family photo albums lately, really fascinated by personal historical documents (also recently obsessed over The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt), and when I saw a diary format book set in 1911 -- a housemaid's diary, no less; that must be interesting as far as recording grand house details -- it spoke to me.

Fans of the Impossible Life - Kate Scelsa. 2015. The colored-pencil-sketch cover gave me Rainbow Rowell vibes.

All The Truth That's In Me - Julie Berry. 2013. Someone who favorably reviewed The Hired Girl also recommended this one; the cover caught my eye, and it sounded like a thriller.

Girl In A Bad Place - Kaitlin Ward. 2017. I heart YA thrillers featuring girls.

Facing It - Julian F. Thompson. 1983. I was in desperate need of a book one night and my only option was to buy one off the library sale cart, so I snagged the one that looked like some entertaining 80s melodrama with a fun (summer camp) setting. (Spoiler alert: fun and entertaining it was not.)

A Good Idea - Cristina Moracho. 2017. "Rural literary noir," promised the cover blurb, and as I just mentioned: I heart YA thrillers.

Something Happened - Greg Logsted. 2008. Short/easy read + I was hoping for either a misinterpreted Genuinely Caring Teacher, or scenarios to use in an appropriate age difference context.

In Real Life - Jessica Love. 2016. My shipper radar pretty much looked at the summary and went "THE AU CHRISTIAN/GABBY SETUP OF MY DREAMS."

The Black Spaniel Mystery - Betty Cavanna. 1945.

Adorable cover (and dogs!) from an established quality author.

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CHILDREN’S / MIDDLE GRADE

The Cloud Chamber - Joyce Maynard. 2005. The cover made me think of Under the Dome, and the MC immediately reminded me of Joe McAlister.

Terror at Bottle Creek - Watt Key. 2016. After rereading Fourmile, I got a hankering for more books I might be able to cast with the kids from Under the Dome, and figured more Watt Key + a thrilling survival adventure was the ticket for that.

Swampfire - Patricia Cecil Haas. 1973. One of approximately 100 unread vintage horse books I own at any given time; finally in mood because it was short and sweet.

Baby-sitting Is A Dangerous Job - Willo Davis Roberts. 1985. Reread a childhood favorite in order to give it a proper review on Goodreads.

In The Stone Circle - Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. 1998. Same as above.

Wild Spirits - Rosa Jordan. 2010. Clearly the "Kat & Tommy take Justin under their wing" Power Rangers AU of which I have always dreamed, in my very favorite version of it: the one where Kat surrounds herself with animals.

Claudia - Barbara Wallace. 1969. Picked up cheap at a book sale, standard cute vintage Scholastic about a girl and her school life. Comfort food.

Reasons to be Happy - Katrina Kittle. 2011. The cover and the 5 reasons excerpted in the summary were so cute that I wanted to know what more of the reasons were.

Dark Horse Barnaby - Marjorie Reynolds. 1967. Needed a quick read and I'll p. much read any vintage horse book.

Runaway - Dandi Daley Mackall. 2008. Start of a companion series to my beloved Winnie the Horse Gentler, featuring some favorite themes: foster care + animal rescue.

Wolf Wilder - Katherine Rundell. 2015. Pretty cover, girl protagonist, historical Russian setting, wolves. All good things!

Backwater - Joan Bauer. 1999. Sounded like a beautifully tranquil setting.

The Dingle Ridge Fox and Other Stories - Sam Savitt. 1978. Animal stories + author love = automatic win.

If Wishes Were Horses - Jean Slaughter Doty. 1984. Overdue reread of a childhood favorite because I needed some short books to finish the reading challenge.

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NONFICTION

Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff - Alison Stewart. 2016. I mean, I am definitely an American who has a love affair with stuff.

Keeping Watch: 30 Sheep, 24 Rabbits, 2 Llamas, 1 Alpaca, and a Shepherdess with a Day Job - Kathryn Sletto. 2010.

As soon as I saw my favorite fluffy creature on the cover, I felt an immediate need to transport myself into this (dream) hobby farm setting.

(Side note: this is probably the lowest amount of nonfiction I have read in 1 year for a decade, but I was just so busy hunting down specific types of stories that I could not get distracted by random learning.)

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‘20/20’ REPORTS ON SERIAL KILLER WHO TARGETED WOMEN HE KNEW IN SOUTHERN CITY AND GIVES INSIGHT INTO KILLER’S MIND THROUGH OVERLOOKED CLUES AND CRIMINAL PROFILER’S ANALYSIS

‘20/20’ Includes Never-Before-Broadcasted Footage of Legendary Criminal Profiler and Psychiatric Nurse Ann Burgess Interviewing Killer Henry Louis Wallace     Program Features Exclusive Interview With Tyrece Woods on Life Today After Surviving Attack by Wallace as an Infant    ‘20/20’ Airs Friday, May 13 (9:01–11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC, Next Day on Hulu  

*ABC News 

For two years, serial killer Henry Louis Wallace stalked the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, undetected, raping and murdering young Black women – almost all of whom he knew personally as neighbors, friends or coworkers. Now, 25 years after his conviction as Wallace remains on death row, a new “20/20” reports on the latest details of the case, questions whether the women’s race played a factor in the rigor of police investigations and provides insight into the killer’s mind through overlooked clues and analysis by legendary criminal profiler and psychiatric nurse Ann Burgess. The program features never-before-broadcasted footage of Burgess interviewing Wallace ahead of his trial and an exclusive interview with Tyrece Woods, who discusses life today after surviving an attack by Wallace at just 10 months old. The program also includes interviews with family of many of the victims, including Dee Sumpter, mother of victim Shawna Hawk, who co-founded Mothers of Murdered Offspring in part as a way to put pressure on police to find the killer; Garry McFadden, now the Mecklenburg County Sheriff who worked the case as a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detective who discusses the investigation and reasons why the police failed to connect the murders at first; Marsha Goodenow, who prosecuted Wallace; high school classmates of Wallace; and reporters who covered the story closely. The episode also contains audio of Wallace’s police interrogations, as well as police reports, trial records and crime scene photographs. “20/20” airs Friday, May 13 (9:01–11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC, next day on Hulu.  

ABC News’ “20/20” is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Amy Robach. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 40 years, “20/20” features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile stories. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9:01–11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu. David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Janice Johnston is executive producer. 

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Day 18. My annual National Poetry Month 2022 ekphrastic challenge is a collaboration between artists Gaynor Kane, John Phandal Law, Anjum Wasim Dar, and writers, Angi Plant, Tim Fellows, Math Jones, Merril D. Smith, Jamie Woods, Lesley James, Lesley Curwen, Carrie Ann Golden, Peter A., Barbara Leonhard, Jane Dougherty, Jen Feroze, Vicky Allen, Simon Williams, Dee Roycroft, Jona Roy, Beth Brooke, Caroline Johnstone, Lynne Jensen Lampe and myself. April 18th.

Day 18. My annual National Poetry Month 2022 ekphrastic challenge is a collaboration between artists Gaynor Kane, John Phandal Law, Anjum Wasim Dar, and writers, Angi Plant, Tim Fellows, Math Jones, Merril D. Smith, Jamie Woods, Lesley James, Lesley Curwen, Carrie Ann Golden, Peter A., Barbara Leonhard, Jane Dougherty, Jen Feroze, Vicky Allen, Simon Williams, Dee Roycroft, Jona Roy, Beth Brooke, Caroline Johnstone, Lynne Jensen Lampe and myself. April 18th.

Day Eighteen -John Phandal Law -Anjum Wasim Dar – playing field -Gaynor Kane – Ice Queen At CS Lewis Square, Belfast Games people play (AWD18) Funny to think of people playing at a time like this men chasing a ball crowds cheering and hugging as if as if as if the world was saved the children not dead the cities not destroyed the oceans not poisoned the forests not razed. Funny how they…

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365 Day Movie Challenge (2017) - #210: Fatal Attraction (1987) - dir. Adrian Lyne

Is it in poor taste to like the movie Fatal Attraction, or is it in even poorer taste to consider it mediocre? I am disappointed to report that I fall into the latter camp; much as I enjoy a good thriller, particularly of the erotic variety, Adrian Lyne’s thirty-year-old treatise on romantic obsession suffers from an underdeveloped set of characters and plot points.

Understand, please, that I am an enormous fan of Glenn Close. After seeing her play Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. on Broadway a few months ago – undoubtedly the finest live theater performance I have ever witnessed – my interest in her film career was renewed afresh. (Previously I had liked her best in her comedic turn in Robert Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune.) I also like Michael Douglas, particularly his disturbing performance in Falling Down, while Anne Archer did fine work in Hero at Large, Body of Evidence, Short Cuts (another Altman project) and, of course, as Dennis and Dee’s mom on “It’s Always Sunny on Philadelphia.” So you can imagine my displeasure at how Fatal Attraction misused its actors in characters whose motivations were either silly, confusing or just plain stupid.

The gist of Fatal Attraction is that married lawyer Dan Gallagher (Douglas) has a weekend fling with a book editor he has just me, Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), and right away she forms an attachment to him that appears to be a manifestation of dangerous psychosis. We have no insight into why Alex is prone to this type of behavior, other than the fact that her father died of a heart attack when she was a little girl. Did that incident result in such a massive fear of abandonment that she would risk her own life and threaten the lives of others? I suppose that that’s possible, but a lack of clarity regarding Alex’s background makes her performance less effective than it might have been. Instead I had to push myself to appreciate Glenn Close for trying so hard to make a paper-thin characterization simultaneously terrifying and pitiable.

Similarly, although the film makes it obvious that Dan regrets the moment of weakness that led to his infidelity – I’m sure many viewers have rejoiced in how he suffers for his mistake – there is no point at which we are not ultimately expected to sympathize with his plight as Alex demonizes him and his family. We’re supposed to want Dan to triumph over Alex at the end, but why does he deserve that happy ending? It would have been more satisfying, not to mention daring, for Adrian Lyne to use the ending that was originally envisioned for the film.

Anne Archer, meanwhile, has remarkably little to do as Beth Gallagher in Fatal Attraction, other than beam lovingly at her husband, to scream and cry in frustration after Dan reveals his affair, or to fight for her life when Alex breaks into the Gallagher house for the big showdown at the end. It was kind of the Academy to nominate Archer for Best Supporting Actress, but the film doesn’t give her enough to do to merit receiving the award. The fault lies with Adrian Lyne and screenwriter James Dearden for not providing Archer with better material.

A few other familiar faces appear throughout the film: Stuart Pankin, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne in a one-scene cameo, Meg Mundy (as Archer’s mother), Lois Smith (a good, albeit small, role as Douglas’s secretary), Jane Krakowski as a teenage babysitter, Justine Johnston. I guess Fatal Attraction could be enjoyed for the cast as well as anything else (except, perhaps, Ellen Latzen as the Gallaghers’ cute yet mildly annoying daughter). Unfortunately, anyone looking at Fatal Attraction for an complex portrait of a woman with an apparently undiagnosed mental illness will be sadly let down.

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Scotland - May 2017- non “main” party council candidates

Aberdeen City Council Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone Ward Coral DUTHIE Independent Bridge of Don Ward Simon MCLEAN Independent Bridge of Don Ward John Michael REYNOLDS Independent Bridge of Don Ward George SAUNDERS Independent Northfield/Mastrick North Ward Faith Jason ROBERTSON-FOY Independent Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill Ward David Page HENDERSON Independent Midstocket/Rosemount Ward Dustin MACDONALD Independent Midstocket/Rosemount Ward Bill ROBB Independent Lower Deeside Ward Marie BOULTON Independent Lower Deeside Ward Kenneth Raymond PRATT Independent Torry/Ferryhill Ward David FRYER Independent Kincorth/Nigg/Cove Ward Finlay CROSSAN Independent Kincorth/Nigg/Cove Ward Andy FINLAYSON Independent --- --- --- --- Aberdeenshire Council Banff and District Ward John COX Independent Troup Ward Hamish PARTRIDGE Independent Fraserburgh and District Ward Doreen MAIR Independent Fraserburgh and District Ward Charlie REID Independent Fraserburgh and District Ward Ian TAIT Independent Fraserburgh and District Ward MICHAEL WATT Independent Central Buchan Ward Norman SMITH Independent Peterhead North and Rattray Ward Alan S BUCHAN Independent Peterhead North and Rattray Ward Iain SUTHERLAND Independent Peterhead South and Cruden Ward Stephen William CALDER Independent Peterhead South and Cruden Ward Sam COULL Independent Turriff and District Ward Sandy DUNCAN Independent Turriff and District Ward Mike RAWLINS Independent Mid Formartine Ward Jeff GOODHALL Independent Mid Formartine Ward Paul JOHNSTON Independent Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Ward Philip BISHOP Independent Mearns Ward Dave STEWART Independent Inverurie and District Judy Margaret WHYTE Others Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Anne REID Others --- --- --- --- Angus Council Brechin and Edzell Ward Bob MYLES Independent Brechin and Edzell Ward Jill SCOTT Independent Brechin and Edzell Ward Paul (Paula) Wilkins (Honey Rose) Independent Forfar and District Ward Colin BROWN Independent Forfar and District Ward Ian MCLAREN Independent Forfar and District Ward Ian WHYTE Independent Carnoustie and District Ward Bill BOWLES Independent Carnoustie and District Ward Brian David  BOYD Independent Carnoustie and District Ward David CHEAPE Independent Arbroath East and Lunan Ward Lois SPEED Independent Arbroath East and Lunan Ward Ian WATSON Independent Montrose and District Ward Mark SALMOND Independent Montrose and District Ward Tommy STEWART Independent Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim Ward David FAIRWEATHER Independent Arbroath East and Lunan Ward KEVIN SMITH Independent --- --- --- --- Argyll & Bute Council Ward 2 - Kintyre and the Islands John MCALPINE Independent Ward 3 - Mid Argyll Donnie MACMILLAN Independent Ward 3 - Mid Argyll Jane MCCURDIE Independent Ward 3 - Mid Argyll Douglas Trevor PHILAND Independent Ward 4 - Oban South and the Isles Mary-Jean DEVON Independent Ward 4 - Oban South and the Isles Alistair MACDOUGALL Independent Ward 4 - Oban South and the Isles Roddy MCCUISH Independent Ward 5 - Oban North and Lorn Brian BURNETT Independent Ward 5 - Oban North and Lorn Kieron GREEN Independent Ward 5 - Oban North and Lorn Neil MACKAY Independent Ward 5 - Oban North and Lorn Allan MCKIE Independent Ward 5 - Oban North and Lorn Grant NICHOLSON Independent Ward 5 - Oban North and Lorn Elaine ROBERTSON Independent Ward 6 - Cowal Alex MCNAUGHTON Independent Ward 7 - Dunoon John ALLISON Independent Ward 7 - Dunoon Jim ANDERSON Independent Ward 7 - Dunoon Brian LOGAN Independent Ward 7 - Dunoon Gordon MCKINVEN Independent Ward 7 - Dunoon Jimmy MCQUEEN Independent Ward 8 - Isle of Bute Fraser GILLIES Independent Ward 8 - Isle of Bute John MCCALLUM Independent Ward 8 - Isle of Bute Jean Murray MOFFAT Independent Ward 8 - Isle of Bute Len SCOULLAR Independent Ward 9 - Lomond North Fiona BAKER Independent Ward 9 - Lomond North George FREEMAN Independent Ward 9 - Lomond North Robert MACINTYRE Independent Ward 10 - Helensburgh Central James ROBB Independent Ward 11 - Helensburgh and Lomond South Mike CROWE Independent Ward 11 - Helensburgh and Lomond South Ian MACQUIRE Independent --- --- --- --- City Of Edinburgh Council Ward 1 - Almond John LONGSTAFF Independent Ward 4 - Forth Nicola ROSS Independent Ward 5 - Inverleith Tina WOOLNOUGH Independent Ward 6 - Corstorphine/Murrayfield John Ferguson SCOTT Independent Ward 9 - Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Rojan SUBRAMANI Independent Ward 12 - Leith Walk Alan Gordon MELVILLE Independent Ward 12 - Leith Walk Harald  TOBERMANN Independent --- --- --- --- Clackmannanshire Council  Ward 1 Clackmannanshire West Thomas Joshua HARRISON Independent --- --- --- --- Dumfries & Galloway Council Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins Tracy DAVIDSON Independent Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins Robert MCCRAE Independent Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins Marion MCCUTCHEON Independent Ward 2 - Mid Galloway and Wigtown West Jim MCCOLM Independent Ward 2 - Mid Galloway and Wigtown West John MCCUTCHEON Independent Ward 2 - Mid Galloway and Wigtown West Richard OXLEY Independent Ward 3 - Dee and Glenkens Andi HOLMES Independent Ward 3 - Dee and Glenkens Jane MAITLAND Independent Ward 3 - Dee and Glenkens Douglas SWAN Independent Ward 4 - Castle Douglas and Crocketford Iain HOWIE Independent Ward 4 - Castle Douglas and Crocketford George PRENTICE Independent Ward 5 - Abbey Belle DOYLE Independent Ward 8 - Lochar Yen HONGMEI JIN Independent Ward 8 - Lochar Maureen JOHNSTONE Independent Ward 9 - Nith Niall COWAN Independent Ward 9 - Nith Andrew CROSBIE Independent Ward 9 - Nith John DENNIS Independent Ward 9 - Nith David Robert SLATER Independent Ward 10 - Annandale South Allan WEILD Independent Ward 12 - Annandale East and Eskdale Craig PEACOCK Independent Ward 1 - Stranraer and the Rhins Willie SCOBIE Others Ward 3 - Dee and Glenkens John THOM Others Ward 5 - Abbey Tom MCAUGHTRIE Others Ward 6 - North West Dumfries Billy FARRIES Others Ward 7 - Mid and Upper Nithsdale Graham WATSON Others Ward 12 - Annandale East and Eskdale Denis MALE Others --- --- --- --- Dundee City Council Ward 1 - Strathmartine Ian BORTHWICK Independent Ward 2 - Lochee Tom FERGUSON Independent Ward 3 - West End Bradley BOOTH Independent Ward 6 - North East Alan BEDDOWS Independent Ward 7 - East End Darryl GUTHRIE Independent Ward 3 - West End Andrew MCBRIDE Local parties --- --- --- --- East Ayrshire Council Ward 1 - Annick Ellen FREEL Independent Ward 1 - Annick Gordon WALKER Independent Ward 4 - Kilmarnock East and Hurlford Raymond PATTISON Independent Ward 6 - Irvine Valley Ian KING Independent Ward 8 - Cumnock and New Cumnock Jessie OWENS Independent Ward 9 - Doon Valley Drew FILSON Independent Ward 9 - Doon Valley John YOUNG Independent Ward 6 - Irvine Valley Sally COGLEY Others Ward 6 - Irvine Valley David R GARTLAND Others Ward 7 - Ballochmyle David SHAW Others --- --- --- --- East Dunbartonshire Council Ward 2 - Bearsden North Duncan CUMMING Independent Ward 3 - Bearsden South Alan OLIVER Independent Ward 4 - Bishopbriggs North & Campsie Brian REID Independent Ward 6 - Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South Sandy TAYLOR Independent Ward 6 - Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South Alisdair SINCLAIR Independent Ward 7 - Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar Willie PATERSON Independent --- --- --- --- East Lothian Council Ward 1 - Musselburgh John Murray CALDWELL Independent Ward 1 - Musselburgh Theresa SIVES Independent --- --- --- --- East Renfrewshire Council  Ward 1 - Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor Danny DEVLIN Independent Ward 2 - Newton Mearns North and Neilston Kirsteen ALLAN Independent Ward 3 - Giffnock and Thornliebank Paul DRURY Independent Ward 3 - Giffnock and Thornliebank Gordon MCCASKILL Independent Ward 3 - Giffnock and Thornliebank Savio Andrew D'SOUZA Independent Ward 4 - Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood David MACDONALD Independent Ward 4 - Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood Ralph ROBERTSON Independent Ward 5 - Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham Bev BROWN Independent Ward 2 - Newton Mearns North and Neilston David JESNER Others --- --- --- --- Falkirk Council Ward 2 - Grangemouth Robert SPEARS Independent Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock Brian MCCABE Independent Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock Anne MONTGOMERY Independent Ward 3 - Denny and Banknock Alexander John WADDELL Independent Ward 4 - Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst Safia ALI Independent Ward 5 - Bonnybridge and Larbert Janine Danielle RENNIE Independent Ward 5 - Bonnybridge and Larbert Billy BUCHANAN Independent Ward 8 - Lower Braes Ricky WILSON Independent Ward 8 - Lower Braes Steven JACKSON Independent Ward 8 - Lower Braes Sam HEMPLE Independent Ward 9 - Upper Braes Jim ROBERTSON Independent Ward 9 - Upper Braes Neil DURNING Independent --- --- --- --- Fife Council Ward 1 - West Fife & Coastal Villages Martin KEATINGS Independent Ward 3 - Dunfermline Central Doug HAY Independent Ward 3 - Dunfermline Central Deek JACKSON Independent Ward 5 - Rosyth Steven LECKIE Independent Ward 5 - Rosyth Alastair MACINTYRE Independent Ward 5 - Rosyth Mike SHIRKIE Independent Ward 6 - Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay Helen CANNON-TODD Independent Ward 8 - Lochgelly Cardenden & Benarty James GLEN Independent Ward 9 - Burntisland Kinghorn & Western Kirkcaldy Peter GEORGE Independent Ward 9 - Burntisland Kinghorn & Western Kirkcaldy Roy William MACKIE Independent Ward 11 - Kirkcaldy Central Daniel PENMAN Independent Ward 12 - Kirkcaldy East Marie PENMAN Independent Ward 12 - Kirkcaldy East Matthew RITCHIE Independent Ward 13 - Glenrothes West & Kinglassie Bill BROWN Independent Ward 14 - Glenrothes North Leslie & Markinch Kyle MACKIE Independent Ward 15 - Glenrothes Central & Thornton Ian CRICHTON Independent Ward 15 - Glenrothes Central & Thornton Ian ROBERTSON Independent Ward 15 - Glenrothes Central & Thornton Bert THOMSON Independent Ward 16 - Howe of Fife & Tay Coast Jane FREER Independent Ward 18 - St. Andrews Clare FISHER Independent Ward 18 - St. Andrews Christopher MCKINLAY Independent Ward 18 - St. Andrews Dorothea MORRISON Independent Ward 22 - Buckhaven Methil & Wemyss Villages Eunice CAMERON Independent Ward 22 - Buckhaven Methil & Wemyss Villages Ronald HUNTER Independent Ward 14 - Glenrothes North Leslie & Markinch Jamie DONALDSON Others --- --- --- --- Glasgow City Council Ward 1 Linn Cathy MILLIGAN Independent Ward 1 Linn Bobby POLLOCK Independent Ward 3 Greater Pollok Dean WARD Independent Ward 3 Greater Pollok George LAIRD Independent Ward 8 Southside Central Mark FIDDY Independent Ward 10 Anderston/City/Yorkhill Gerry CREECHAN Independent Ward 10 Anderston/City/Yorkhill Gordon KEANE Independent Ward 16 Canal Billy MCALLISTER Independent Ward 16 Canal Amjad MIRZA Independent Ward 18 East Centre Andrew MCCULLAGH Independent Ward 19 Shettleston Paul CORRAN Independent Ward 21 North East Gerry BOYLE Independent Ward 23 Partick East/Kelvindale Tom MUIRHEAD Independent Ward 9 Calton Kris MCGURK Others Ward 11 Hillhead Douglas TIMMINS Others --- --- --- --- Highland Council Ward 1 -  North, West and Central Sutherland Malcolm BANGOR-JONES Independent Ward 1 -  North, West and Central Sutherland Hugh MORRISON Independent Ward 1 -  North, West and Central Sutherland Brendan O'HANRAHAN Independent Ward 1 -  North, West and Central Sutherland Michael SIMPSON Independent Ward 2 - Thurso and Northwest Caithness Gillian COGHILL Independent Ward 2 - Thurso and Northwest Caithness Tommy FARMER Independent Ward 2 - Thurso and Northwest Caithness Donnie MACKAY Independent Ward 2 - Thurso and Northwest Caithness Matthew REISS Independent Ward 3 - Wick and East Caithness Bill FERNIE Independent Ward 3 - Wick and East Caithness A.I. Willie MACKAY Independent Ward 3 - Wick and East Caithness Linda MALIK Independent Ward 3 - Wick and East Caithness Catherine PATTERSON Independent Ward 3 - Wick and East Caithness NICOLA SINCLAIR Independent Ward 4 - East Sutherland and Edderton Jim MCGILLIVRAY Independent Ward 5 - Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Biz CAMPBELL Independent Ward 5 - Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Richard GREENE Independent Ward 6 - Cromarty Firth Mike FINLAYSON Independent Ward 6 - Cromarty Firth Sheila FLETCHER Independent Ward 6 - Cromarty Firth Martin RATTRAY Independent Ward 6 - Cromarty Firth Carolyn WILSON Independent Ward 7 - Tain and Easter Ross Alasdair RHIND Independent Ward 7 - Tain and Easter Ross Fiona ROBERTSON Independent Ward 7 - Tain and Easter Ross Sandra SKINNER Independent Ward 8 - Dingwall and Seaforth Alister MACKINNON Independent Ward 8 - Dingwall and Seaforth Margaret PATERSON Independent Ward 9 - Black Isle Jennifer BARCLAY Independent Ward 9 - Black Isle BEV SMITH Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò Campbell DICKSON Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò John FINLAYSON Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò Hamish FRASER Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò Drew MILLAR Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò Moira Elisobeth SCOBBIE Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò John GORDON Independent Ward 10 - Eilean a' Cheò Ronald MACDONALD Independent Ward 11 - Caol and Mallaig Allan HENDERSON Independent Ward 11 - Caol and Mallaig Liam SIMMONDS Independent Ward 11 - Caol and Mallaig Ben THOMPSON Independent Ward 12 - Aird and Loch Ness Helen CARMICHAEL Independent Ward 12 - Aird and Loch Ness Margaret DAVIDSON Independent Ward 13 -  Inverness West Allan DUFFY Independent Ward 13 -  Inverness West Graham ROSS Independent Ward 14 - Inverness Central Janet CAMPBELL Independent Ward 14 - Inverness Central DONNIE KERR Independent Ward 14 - Inverness Central Diane WILKINSON Independent Ward 15 - Inverness Ness-side Jean SLATER Independent Ward 16 - Inverness Millburn Zosia FRASER Independent Ward 17 - Culloden and Ardersier Roddy BALFOUR Independent Ward 17 - Culloden and Ardersier Thomas LAMONT Independent Ward 18 - Nairn and Cawdor Laurie FRASER Independent Ward 18 - Nairn and Cawdor Michael GREEN Independent Ward 18 - Nairn and Cawdor Tom HEGGIE Independent Ward 18 - Nairn and Cawdor Paul MCIVOR Independent Ward 19 -  Inverness South Jim CRAWFORD Independent Ward 19 -  Inverness South Duncan MACPHERSON Independent Ward 20 - Badenoch and Strathspey Stewart DICK Independent Ward 20 - Badenoch and Strathspey Bill LOBBAN Independent Ward 20 - Badenoch and Strathspey Donald Gunn MACDONALD Independent Ward 21 - Fort William and Ardnamurchan Andrew Phillip BAXTER Independent Ward 21 - Fort William and Ardnamurchan Joanne Elizabeth MATHESON Independent Ward 4 - East Sutherland and Edderton George GUNN Others Ward 8 - Dingwall and Seaforth Dave ALLISON Others --- --- --- --- Inverclyde Council  Ward 1 - Inverclyde East Jim BOYLAND Independent Ward 2 - Inverclyde East Central Drew MCKENZIE Independent Ward 4 - Inverclyde North Eddie MCELENY Independent Ward 5 - Inverclyde West Ronald AHLFELD Independent Ward 5 - Inverclyde West Lynne QUINN Independent Ward 6 - Inverclyde South West Gary PURDON Independent Ward 6 - Inverclyde South West J B HOUSTON Independent Ward 7 - Inverclyde South John COOKE Independent Ward 7 - Inverclyde South Vaughan JONES Independent Ward 7 - Inverclyde South Tommy MCVEY Independent Ward 2 - Bonnyrigg George  MCINTYRE Independent Ward 3 - Dalkeith Jim BRYANT Independent --- --- --- --- Midlothian Council  Ward 4 - Midlothian West Andrew COVENTRY Independent Ward 6 - Midlothian South Jason FERRY Independent Ward 5 - Midlothian East Robert  HOGG Independent --- --- --- --- Moray Council  Ward 1 - Speyside Glenlivet Derek ROSS Independent Ward 2 - Keith and Cullen Rob BARSBY Independent Ward 2 - Keith and Cullen Ron SHEPHERD Independent Ward 3 - Buckie Gordon COWIE Independent Ward 4 - Fochabers Lhanbryde Kenneth John GILLESPIE Independent Ward 4 - Fochabers Lhanbryde Ian TAYLOR Independent Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich John COWE Independent Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Ryan John EDWARDS Independent Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Dennis SLATER Independent Ward 6 - Elgin City North Billy ADAMS Independent Ward 7 - Elgin City South Sean MALONE Independent Ward 8 - Forres George ALEXANDER Independent Ward 8 - Forres Lorna CRESWELL Independent Ward 8 - Forres Jeff HAMILTON Independent Ward 8 - Forres Terry MONAGHAN Independent Ward 4 - Fochabers Lhanbryde Sean Murray MORTON Others Ward 6 - Elgin City North Sandy COOPER Others --- --- --- --- Na h-Eileanan Siar Ward 1 Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas David BLANEY Independent Ward 1 Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas Ronald Joseph MACKINNON Independent Ward 1 Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas Gerry MACLEOD Independent Ward 1 Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas Iain Archie MACNEIL Independent Ward 1 Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas DONNIE STEELE Independent Ward 2 Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath Neil Macdonald BEATON Independent Ward 2 Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath Roddy MACKAY Independent Ward 2 Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath IAIN MURDOCH MACLEOD Independent Ward 2 Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath Uisdean ROBERTSON Independent Ward 2 Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath Andrew WALKER Independent Ward 2 Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath JOHN MACLEOD Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Finlay CUNNINGHAM Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Paul Anthony FINNEGAN Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Catherine MACDONALD Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch DJ MACRAE Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Alex Dan SMITH Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Denise WILSON Independent Ward 3 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch SHEENA MACLEOD Independent Ward 4 Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch Norman Alexander MACDONALD Independent Ward 4 Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch Donald Cudig MACLEOD Independent Ward 4 Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch Angus MORRISON Independent Ward 5 Sgire an Rubha NORRIE TOMSH MACDONALD Independent Ward 5 Sgire an Rubha Alasdair MACLEOD Independent Ward 5 Sgire an Rubha John Murdo MACMILLAN Independent Ward 5 Sgire an Rubha Tony ROBSON Independent Ward 5 Sgire an Rubha Finlay Mackenzie STEWART Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Caroline Linda BRICK Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Keith DODSON Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Shonnie Beag MACRITCHIE Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Angus MCCORMACK Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Campbell MCKENZIE Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Derek MCPHERSON Independent Ward 6 Steòrnabhagh a Deas Charlie NICOLSON Independent Ward 7 Steòrnabhagh a Tuath Iain Maclean MACAULAY Independent Ward 7 Steòrnabhagh a Tuath NEIL MACKAY Independent Ward 7 Steòrnabhagh a Tuath RODDIE MACKAY Independent Ward 7 Steòrnabhagh a Tuath Lesley MCKENZIE Independent Ward 8 Loch a Tuath Donald Finlayson CRICHTON Independent Ward 8 Loch a Tuath Ruaraidh FERGUSON Independent Ward 8 Loch a Tuath IAIN C MACIVER Independent Ward 8 Loch a Tuath Calum MACLEAN Independent Ward 8 Loch a Tuath Allan Cameron MACLACHLAN Independent Ward 9 An Taobh Siar agus Nis John MACKAY Independent Ward 9 An Taobh Siar agus Nis Alistair MACLENNAN Independent Ward 9 An Taobh Siar agus Nis JOHN NORMAN MACLEOD Independent Ward 9 An Taobh Siar agus Nis KENNY JOHN MACLEOD Independent Ward 9 An Taobh Siar agus Nis Malcolm Ivor MCTAGGART Independent Ward 1 Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas PAUL FRANCIS STEELE Others --- --- --- --- North Ayrshire Council Ward 04 - Stevenston Alan MUNRO Independent Ward 04 - Stevenston Gerard POLLOCK Independent Ward 04 - Stevenston David HIGGINS Independent Ward 05 - Ardrossan and Arran John HUNTER Independent Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride Kay HALL Independent Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride Sheena WOODSIDE Independent Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride Robert BARR Independent Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride Elizabeth MCLARDY Independent Ward 06 - Dalry and West Kilbride John WILLIS Independent Ward 07 - Kilbirnie and Beith James SMITH Independent Ward 07 - Kilbirnie and Beith Donald L REID Independent Ward 08 - North Coast and Cumbraes Johnny MCCLOSKEY Independent Ward 08 - North Coast and Cumbraes Ian MURDOCH Independent Ward 09 - Saltcoats Ronnie MCNICOL Independent Ward 10 - Irvine South Audrey HYND-GAW Independent Ward 05 - Ardrossan and Arran Gordon ALLISON Others --- --- --- --- North Lanarkshire Council  Ward 2 - Cumbernauld North Alan O'BRIEN Independent Ward 2 - Cumbernauld North Fraser MORRISON Independent Ward 3 - Cumbernauld South William HOMER Independent Ward 5 - Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Frances MCGLINCHEY Independent Ward 6 - Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn John Gordon WILSON Independent Ward 7 - Coatbridge North Martin MCWILLIAMS Independent Ward 7 - Coatbridge North Julie Patricia MCANULTY Independent Ward 8 - Airdrie North Alan BEVERIDGE Independent Ward 9 - Airdrie Central George DEVINE Independent Ward 11 - Coatbridge South Gerry SOMERS Independent Ward 12 - Airdrie South Peter OWENS Independent Ward 13 - Fortissat Charlie CEFFERTY Independent Ward 15 - Bellshill John DEVLIN Independent Ward 19 - Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Ian GLENNY Independent Ward 19 - Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Ian KELLY Independent Ward 19 - Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Deryck BEAUMONT Independent Ward 20 - Murdostoun Robert MCKENDRICK Independent Ward 20 - Murdostoun John TAGGART Independent Ward 20 - Murdostoun Robert ARTHUR Independent Ward 9 - Airdrie Central Peter SULLIVAN Local parties Ward 11 - Coatbridge South James BROOKS Local parties Ward 11 - Coatbridge South John HIGGINS Local parties Ward 17 - Motherwell West Elaine MCSPADDEN Local parties Ward 18 - Motherwell North Helen MCKENNA Local parties Ward 19 - Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Gary O'RORKE Local parties Ward 21 - Wishaw Sam LOVE Local parties Ward 21 - Wishaw Frank MCKAY Local parties Ward 13 - Fortissat Jeffrey MCDONALD Others Ward 12 - Airdrie South AGNES COYLE Others --- --- --- --- Orkney Islands Council  Kirkwall East Ward Gwenda SHEARER Independent Kirkwall East Ward PAUL DAWSON Independent Kirkwall East Ward Ingirid Windwick JOLLY Independent Kirkwall East Ward Mike BERSTON Independent Kirkwall East Ward Rikki LIDDERDALE Independent Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward Leslie MANSON Independent Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward Max THOMAS Independent Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward Alastair MACLEOD Independent West Mainland Ward Duncan Allan TULLOCK Independent West Mainland Ward Owen TIERNEY Independent West Mainland Ward Harvey JOHNSTON Independent West Mainland Ward Sean Michael LEWIS Independent East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Ward John Stanley GROUNDWATER Independent East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Ward Andrew DREVER Independent East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Ward Jim FOUBISTER Independent North Isles Ward Stuart Roy McIVOR Independent North Isles Ward Graham SINCLAIR Independent North Isles Ward Stephen CLACKSON Independent North Isles Ward Billy MUIR Independent North Isles Ward Ralph STEVENSON Independent North Isles Ward Simon TARRY Independent North Isles Ward George Arthur MOWAT-BROWN Independent Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward John RICHARDS Local parties West Mainland Ward Rachael KING Local parties Kirkwall East Ward Steven  HEDDLE Others Kirkwall East Ward John Ross SCOTT Others Kirkwall East Ward DAVID DAWSON Others Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward Barbara FOULKES Others Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward Sandy COWIE Others Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward Barbara LESLIE Others Stromness and South Isles Robin William CRICHTON Others Stromness and South Isles James STOCKAN Others Stromness and South Isles Magnus Olaf THOMSON Others West Mainland Ward Jo JONES Others East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Ward Norman Rae CRAIGIE Others North Isles Ward Kevin  WOODBRIDGE Others --- --- --- --- Perth & Kinross Council Ward 2 - Strathmore Alan LIVINGSTONE Independent Ward 4 - Highland Xander MCDADE Independent Ward 6 - Strathearn Rhona BROCK Independent Ward 6 - Strathearn Craig FINLAY Independent Ward 7 - Strathallan Ron ROSE Independent Ward 8 - Kinross-Shire Dave CUTHBERT Independent Ward 8 - Kinross-Shire Mike BARNACLE Independent Ward 10 - Perth City South Susan BATHGATE Independent Ward 10 - Perth City South Damian HOUSTON Independent Ward 11 - Perth City North Sam FINLAYSON Independent Ward 11 - Perth City North Elspeth MACLACHLAN Independent Ward 11 - Perth City North Arthur Alexander FRATER Independent Ward 12 - Perth City Centre David William WEST Independent Ward 12 - Perth City Centre Ian THOMSON Local parties --- --- --- --- Renfrewshire Council  Ward 1 - Renfrew North and Braehead Peter MORTON Independent Ward 3 - Paisley Northeast and Ralston Billy CARLIN Independent Ward 4 - Paisley Northwest JOHN GOUDIE MCINTYRE Independent Ward 6 - Paisley Southeast Paul MACK Independent Ward 9 - Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch Andy DOIG Independent Ward 12 - Erskine and Inchinnan Andy CAMERON Independent Ward 4 - Paisley Northwest Andy DOYLE Others Ward 8 - Johnstone South and Elderslie John  CALDWELL Others --- --- --- --- Scottish Borders Council Ward 1 - Tweeddale West Michael NEEDHAM Independent Ward 1 - Tweeddale West Tommy DAVIDSON Independent Ward 2 - Tweeddale East Robin TATLER Independent Ward 3 - Galashiels & District Bill WHITE Independent Ward 3 - Galashiels & District Sandy AITCHISON Independent Ward 3 - Galashiels & District Harry SCOTT Independent Ward 4 - Selkirkshire David BLACK Independent Ward 4 - Selkirkshire Gordon EDGAR Independent Ward 4 - Selkirkshire Kenneth GUNN Independent Ward 5 - Leaderdale & Melrose Iain GILLESPIE Independent Ward 5 - Leaderdale & Melrose Rebecca  FRASER Independent Ward 5 - Leaderdale & Melrose David  PARKER Independent Ward 7 - East Berwickshire Michael CLIFT Independent Ward 8 - Kelso & District Ian H AITCHISON Independent Ward 8 - Kelso & District Colin MCGRATH Independent Ward 9 - Jedburgh & District Rory STEWART Independent Ward 9 - Jedburgh & District Harvey OLIVER Independent Ward 10 - Hawick & Denholm Stuart MARSHALL Independent Ward 11 - Hawick & Hermitage Watson MCATEER Independent Ward 11 - Hawick & Hermitage Davie PATERSON Independent --- --- --- --- Shetland Islands Council Ward 1 - North Isles Lynsay Anne CUNNINGHAM Independent Ward 1 - North Isles Cecil HUGHSON Independent Ward 1 - North Isles Duncan SIMPSON Independent Ward 1 - North Isles Ryan James Andrew THOMSON Independent Ward 2 - Shetland North Alastair Thomas James COOPER Independent Ward 2 - Shetland North Emma Louise MACDONALD Independent Ward 3 - Shetland West Steven COUTTS Independent Ward 3 - Shetland West Catherine HUGHSON Independent Ward 3 - Shetland West Debra Jane NICOLSON Independent Ward 3 - Shetland West Theo SMITH Independent Ward 4 - Shetland Central Julie Jemima BUCHAN Independent Ward 4 - Shetland Central Davie SANDISON Independent Ward 5 - Shetland South Allison George Leslie DUNCAN Independent Ward 5 - Shetland South George SMITH Independent Ward 6 - Lerwick North John Finlay Sinclair FRASER Independent Ward 6 - Lerwick North Stephen Arthur LEASK Independent Ward 7 - Lerwick South Peter CAMPBELL Independent Ward 7 - Lerwick South Cecil Laing SMITH Independent Ward 7 - Lerwick South Frances VALENTE Independent Ward 7 - Lerwick South Amanda WESTLAKE Independent Ward 7 - Lerwick South Beatrice WISHART Independent Ward 1 - North Isles Alec George PRIEST Others Ward 2 - Shetland North Andrea Isabel MANSON Others Ward 3 - Shetland West Gary ROBINSON Others Ward 3 - Shetland West Ian TINKLER Others Ward 4 - Shetland Central Brian NUGENT Others Ward 4 - Shetland Central Ian SCOTT Others Ward 4 - Shetland Central Mark Robert BURGESS Others Ward 6 - Lerwick North Malcolm John BELL Others --- --- --- --- South Ayrshire Council Ward 2 - Prestwick Alasdair John MALCOLM Independent Ward 3 - Ayr North Jamie MCGEECHAN Independent Ward 4 - Ayr East Andrew BRYDEN Independent Ward 5 - Ayr West Chic BRODIE Independent Ward 7 - Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Brian CONNOLLY Independent Ward 7 - Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Gordon MCFADZEAN Independent Ward 8 - Girvan and South Carrick Alec CLARK Independent Ward 8 - Girvan and South Carrick Karen CLARK-MCCARTNEY Independent Ward 8 - Girvan and South Carrick Gavin SCOTT Independent --- --- --- --- South Lanarkshire Council Ward 2 - Clydesdale North Ed ARCHER Independent Ward 2 - Clydesdale North Ronald LOGAN Independent Ward 3 - Clydesdale East Bev GAULD Independent Ward 3 - Clydesdale East Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM Independent Ward 5 - Avondale and Stonehouse Alister HENDRY Independent Ward 10 - East Kilbride East John CAIRNEY Independent Ward 13 - Cambuslang West Don FERGUSON Independent Ward 17 - Hamilton North and East Balarabe BABA Independent Ward 14 - Cambuslang East James MOORE Others Ward 4 - Clydesdale South Danny MEIKLE Others --- --- --- --- Stirling Council Ward 2 - Forth and Endrick Evan MCLEAN Independent Ward 4 - Stirling North James MCDONALD Independent --- --- --- --- West Dunbartonshire Council Ward 1 - Lomond George RICE Independent Ward 3 - Dumbarton Andrew MUIR Independent Ward 5 - Clydebank Central Denis AGNEW Independent Ward 6 - Clydebank Waterfront Locky CAMERON Independent Ward 6 - Clydebank Waterfront Joe HENRY Independent Ward 6 - Clydebank Waterfront Brian MURRAY Independent Ward 1 - Lomond Louise ROBERTSON Local parties Ward 2 - Leven Jim BOLLAN Local parties Ward 3 - Dumbarton George BLACK Local parties Ward 5 - Clydebank Central Dean ALLARDICE Local parties --- --- --- --- West Lothian Council  Ward 8 - Bathgate Jim WALKER Independent Ward 9 - Armadale and Blackridge Stuart BORROWMAN Independent

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Calyx secures emphatic win in Meriebelle Stable Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes at Ascot

] Calyx is now 11-8 favorite for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot on June 21, 1945 1945

Dee Ex Bee, ridden by William Buick, assured victory in the Sagaro Stakes

Marcus Townend for MailOnline

Calyx, who was pulled out of the 2,000 Guineas last week, showed that he

The John Gosden-trained stallion foal, running for the first time since the landing of the Coventry Stakes at last year's royal assembly

Before the race, Gosden indicated that he still had a thousand targets for 1-up -1, owned by Khaled Abdullah, 3 favorite Calyx. But the four-fold defeat of No Nonsense convinced the coach of the six furlongs of Wednesday's race his journey for now.

<img id = "i-277b9998995491d2" src = "https://dailym.ai/2USM37F image-a-81_1556750506714.jpg "height =" 438 "width =" 634 "alt =" <img id = "i-277b9998995491d2" src = "https://dailym.ai/2J2OwKp /01/23/12979010-0-image-a-81_1556750506714.jpg "height =" 438 "width =" 634 "alt =" Calyx secured the victory in the Meriebelle Stable Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes at Ascot "Cup Trial Stakes at Ascot "

Calyx assured victory in the Meriebelle Stable Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes on Ascot

Coral makes Calyx 11-8 favorite for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot on June 21, what his next race will be

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The Top 70 Gardening Blogs of 2018

The 2018 Golden Trowel Awards

Editor’s note: A huge thank you to all members of the gardening and lawn care community. We appreciate your hard work—please keep it up as we enter next year. If your favorites are not on our list of top gardening blogs, let us know in the comments section.

Discovering the Top Gardening Blogs of 2018

Countless bloggers share a hobby for gardening. From former consultants to chemists, the online gardening community delivers a wide range of perspectives and enthusiasts. Throughout this year, LawnStarter’s Editorial Team monitored gardening blogs and compiled a list of the top 70 for 2018.

The winners were judged on these five criteria:

Gardening Knowledge

Quality and Consistency of Writing

New Gardening Topics or Approaches

Memorable Voice and Personality

Presence on Google and Social Media Outlets

Winners may display our Golden Trowel Award badge on their blogs. We attempted to email or message each of the winners, however, if we missed you, we love to hear from you. Other than that, here are the top gardening blogs for this year—listed in no particular order.

Also, if prefer spending more time with your garden than your lawn, you can book a local lawn care service today.

Gaia’s Organic Gardens Blog

Author: Carla Weir

Carla’s mission is to avoid pesticides and untested or unnecessary toxins in your garden. Named after the goddess of the earth from Greek mythology, Gaia’s Organic Gardens Blog offers tips that range from gardening tips for kids to eco landscaping. This blog will equip you with a crucial basis for an organic lifestyle and will improve your environmental awareness.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How To Start an Organic Garden

Urban Veg Patch

Author: Caro Shrives

Caro Shrives is both a seasoned outdoors adventurer and an indoor home cook. Her grandparents, who were gardeners themselves, inspired her to carry on the practice. Even though her parents are not gardeners, Caro aptly maintains the family tradition. Urban Veg Patch is a useful guide to the food-growing process, and it’s also a wonderful journal of what that process is like. Caro guides you from the garden to your kitchen on how to properly handle vegetables.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Garden Gathered Soup: Raymond Blanc Recipe

Urban Gardeners Republic

Author: Urban Gardeners Republic staff

Urban Gardeners Republic seeks to broaden the sense of community in urban gardening. It represents one of the largest urban gardening communities on the internet, with goals of continuing to grow internationally. This organization maintains a lofty goal of creating a 1000 gardens in 100 cities within the next 5 years. The tips here are very informative if you’re looking for DIY gardening tips.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: What Do You Need To Start A Vegetable Garden? A Guide

Gardening Wizards

Author: Emily Tooby

After spending 10 years as a journalist, Emily embraced gardening. Her writing skills are fully employed in Gardening Wizards, and she writes practical guides about indoor gardening and raising crops. This blog is a terrific resource for beginner-level gardeners, especially those who love who need to be refreshed on essential crops, such as portobello mushrooms.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How to Revive an Orchid And Preserve The Elegance In Your Home

The Sunday Gardener

Author: Carol Bartlett

Carol’s gardening experience spans over 20 years. Her biodiverse garden in North England is comprised of wildflowers, herbs, and other unique plant life. Her decades-long hobby bloomed into The Sunday Gardener, a garden guide and journal. One of her most unique sections is “Scented plants” because it describes the varying fragrances your garden can emanate through each plant. This blog also provides seasonal gardening advice.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Why Dead Heading Is Important

Garden of Eaden

Author: Simon Eade

The Garden of Eaden is a prolific blog about UK gardening and travel. Since 2008, Simon, the blog’s founder, provided tips and guides to growing everything from exotic flowers to tea. His sense of practicality delivers easy, straightforward gardening instructions. He also frequently interacts with his readers, answering their questions.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How To Grow Tea

Garden Ambition

Author: Lucy M. Clark

Over 12 years ago, Lucy took up gardening as a new hobby in Florida. Today, her dream garden is a reality, and her blog Garden Ambition is a successful gardening resource. The amount of technical knowledge accumulated over the past decade is on display in Garden Ambition. And it really shows anyone can approach gardening as long as they’re curious and motivated.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Low-Technology Hydroponics Wick System for Beginners 2018

The Patient Gardener

Author: Helen Johnstone

The Patient Gardener is a love letter to gardeners. The blog’s founder Helen created it in part to satisfy her “horticultural leanings” while maintaining a 9-5 administrative job. The Patient Gardener is replete with personal notes in the garden and solid advice for seasonal gardening.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: A Good Clean Up

Home Garden Joy

Author: Jeanne Grunert

As a marketing executive for Seven Oaks Consulting, Jeanne bears some surprising gardening credentials. She’s a Virginia Master Gardener, and her writing is displayed in well-known gardening publications, such as Mother Earth News and the Virginia Gardener. Jeanne’s Home Garden Joy provides not only expert-level gardening advice but salivating recipe guides as well.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

A Guide to Northeastern Gardening

Author: Lee Miller

Lee Miller is a well-accomplished gardener. Her blog, A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, is deeply researched and expansive from everyday gardening tips to rare plants. Lee offers advice professionally, and even published two gardening books that can be seen on Amazon: A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, Landscape Design Combinations.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: This Month in the Garden: Alluring Alliums!: Fall Planting, Care & Maintenance

Floret Flowers

Author: Chris and Erin Benzakein

Chris and Erin run a small flower farm that is breathtaking in color and design, and much can be said the same for their blog Floret Flowers. They won the 2014 Martha Stewart America Made Award, and this year they’ve demonstrated why they still earn that title. Floret Flowers is a love letter to family and flowers, ornamented well with clever web design and gorgeous pictures.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Fall Planted Bulbs for Spring Flowers

Red Dirt Ramblings

Author: Dee Nash

Dee is an Oklahoma-native with an aesthetic eye for color and a brain for gardening. Her guides in Red Dirt Ramblings for summer plants and other gardening ideas are both beautiful and informative to scroll through. Red Dirt Ramblings makes Oklahoma a more attractive travel destination.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Best Plants for Summer Containers

Sumo Gardener

Author: Ann Katelyn

Sumo Gardener offers exhaustive gardening and lawn care guides. This blog also advocates for organic and environmentally conscious practices at home. For beginner gardeners especially, Sumo Gardener trains gardening and lawn care basics—but gradually builds deeper knowledge through the successive guides on each topic.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Organic Lawn Care

The Citrus Guy

Author: Darren Sheriff

Darren invests his time and energy into plant problem solving. His blog, The Citrus Guy, is an interactive place for online readers to ask questions and receive advice from a Charleston County Master Gardener and horticultural consultant. The blog offers a breadth of exotic plant guides, which include Croton and American Beautyberry. And, like its name sake, the blog instructs how to protect your citrus fruits—even in the face of cold weather.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: The Never Ending Saga of a Japanese Invasion

Miss Smarty Plants

Author: Keri Byrum

Keri, an Iowa native, is a Florida expert in gardening and outdoor projects. She has worked as a horticulture expert for one of Orlando’s largest theme parks and teaches as an extension lecturer for the University of Florida. Her blog, Miss Smarty Plants, provides easy-to-follow advice from lawn care to gardening. She also takes the extra step and provides her own images of common issues for both activities. Keri also offers insightful advice on how to improve the aesthetic of your garden and yard.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Using Pinterest for Easy Garden Design

The Impatient Gardener

Author: Erin Schanen

Erin is a DIY gardener with over 15 years of experience. Her 1.3 acre property contains several gardens. Her blog, The Impatient Gardener, is a misnomer of name because she writes in great detail about gardening and patiently guides the reader over the basics, using her own images. And speaking of images, Erin runs one of the most gorgeous Instagram accounts: @impatientgardener.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Taking Drastic Measures to Save A Special Plant

The Gardening Shoe

Author: Sarah Shoesmith

Sarah is an award-winning gardener. In 2003, she received the Centenary Prize from The Royal Horticultural Society. Her passion for her blog, The Gardening Shoe, is displayed in reflective and informative posts about various plants and gardening activities.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Why Grow Food?

Alaska Master Gardener Blog

Author: Alaska Master Gardener Blog staff

Cold climate residents who are interested in gardening would benefit greatly from this blog. The info is generally intended for horticultural and gardening experts, however, Alaska Master Gardener Blog covers solid ground because the in-depth posts are educational about the effect of cold temperatures upon plant life. Also, you’ll learn how to grow fruit better in cold weather.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Starting Bare Root Strawberries

Sustainable Market Farming

Author: Pam Dawling

Pam is a professional writer on gardening and agriculture. She has written two books, Sustainable Market Farming and The Year-Round Hoophouse. Her 25 plus years of farming experience in central Virginia displays wisdom on her blog, Sustainable Market Farming. Part journal and part farming guide, Sustainable Market Farming equips the reader with practical and technical gardening advice. As an expert, she also reviews other gardening experts and their books.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Book Review: Start Your Farm, by Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk

The Scientific Gardener

Author: Owner of The Scientific Gardener

The Scientific Gardener is a melon master. From cucumbers to caroselli, this blog provides tips on soil, watering, and disease control for these plants. The author built his own greenhouse and frequently experiments with warm-season plant life. Numerous skin types and textures of melon that you never see in the grocery store can be witnessed on this blog.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Caroselli

Home Grown Happiness

Author: Elien Lewis

Elien makes New Zealand seem picturesque. Pictures of her garden are rich in color and display a tranquil environment. Originally from Belgium, Elien experiments with gardening in her Wellington, NZ home. She tries to avoid harmful chemicals in her produce, especially notable since she’s a mother two young boys, and offers clever DIY gardening tips.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How to Use Manure in the Garden

Harvest to Table

Author: Stephen Albert

Stephen, a resident of Sonoma Valley, CA, looks like your friendly neighborhood gardener. Raised near farms, Stephen grew up in touch with agriculture. His blog, Harvest to Table, provides straightforward, heartwarming gardening stories and advice. Year-round, he writes about seasonal adjustments and offers well-taken pictures of his property.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Crop Rotation in Small Vegetable Garden

Garden Betty

Author: Linda Ly

Linda’s gardening enthusiasm and knowledge have brought her a high-achieving career. She’s received support from big sponsors, which include Crown Bees and Kia Motors, for her popular blog Garden Betty. Linda’s philosophy towards gardening is important for all gardeners: avoid unnecessary waste. In fact, she published a well-reviewed cook book called The CSA Cookbook: No-Waste Recipes for Cooking Your Way Through a Community Supported Agriculture Box, Farmers’ Market, Or Backyard Bounty. Gardeners would be wise to follow her resourceful and eco-friendly gardening tips.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Tomato Leaves: The Toxic Myth

Keeper of the Home

Author: Owner of Keeper of the Home

Keeper of the Home is a heart-warming blog for gardeners and home cooks. This blog emphasizes clean-living and avoids artificial ingredients—whether for your soil or your belly. Keeper of the Home also discusses family life and lessons, eclipsing home life with nature. Also, the recipes are very tasty.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Creamy Spring and Asparagus Soup

Life with Lorelai

Author: Lorelai Victoria

Lorelai, mother with two cats and two kids, runs a fun, personal blog that produces enjoyable DIY tasks. Unlike many of the other blogs on this list, Lorelai won’t belabor you on soil types for your garden, but she’ll provide novel decorations for your home and garden.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Pumpkin Carving

Home V Garden

Author: Home V Garden staff

Home V Garden is a useful and practical blog. The gardening tips are intended to improve the aesthetic of your home. With easy-to-follow guidelines, this blog will prepare gardeners who are new to the practice. Home V Garden factors in seasonal effects on plants and provides appropriate tips.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How to Plan Your DIY Bulbs Projects in the Garden

The No Dig Gardener

Author: Roger Brook

Since 2012, Roger channelled his decades and decades of horticulture knowledge into The No Dig Gardener. Roger is a former lecturer at Lancashire College of Agriculture and Horticulture and retired in 1990. He photographs his own yard and garden pictures, and his posts are enhanced by his deep wisdom from gardening for so many years.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Should We Worry About Poisonous Plants?

Toronto Gardens

Author: Helen Battersby and Sarah Battersby

Helen and Sarah are a lovely duo. They run one of the most beautiful gardening blogs—which also provides high-quality gardening advice. Toronto is a cold city, and the Battersby sisters provide the knowledge on how to help your garden survive low temperatures. Their posts about gardening and home decorations cover all the essential bases, especially because they run a plethora of gardens, which include a balcony garden, a shady front garden, a sunny guerrilla garden, and a community garden plot.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: England meets Texas in the Rock Rose Garden

The Middle-sized Garden

Author: Alexandria Campbell

An accomplished novelist and writer, Alexandria values the importance of a peaceful and well-kept garden. Her blog, The Middle-sized Garden, is intended for gardens that are bigger than a courtyard but smaller than an acre. This blog is a terrific resource for homeowners of relatively large properties.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: No Dig Flower Borders – Easy, Weed-free and Brilliant

Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog

Author: Jean McWeeney

A biology major from the University of Texas, Jean always maintained a fascination with gardening. Although the tech industry permeated her professional life, she’s currently a full-time gardening consultant or a “Natural Garden Coach.” Her personal reflections on garden aesthetics and growing conditions are worth reading because she offers over 40 years of gardening experience and interest.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: What Is It About Austin Gardens?

Glenns Garden Gardening Blog

Author: Glenn Bronner

Glenn has over 40 years of gardening experience, currently a professional groundskeeper. Since 8 years old, when he pulled weeds from his grandmother’s lawn, Glenn favored work outdoors. In college, he took horticulture classes. His blog generously offers achievable DIY gardening tips, from maintenance to decoration.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Decorating Your Minimalist Garden

The Urban Gardener

Author: Sunita Mohan

Sunita is a veteran gardening blogger because she’s been posting since 2008. The library of pictures of insects and plants she’s photographed are striking and beautiful. After 8 years, her gardening advice is full of enthusiasm and rich observation.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Choices For a Gardener

Natural Gardening

Author: Lisa K Wagner

Lisa’s blog Natural Gardening is refreshing to read. Not only because of her eye-catching photos or straightforward gardening advice, but also due to her tranquil observations of the activity. One glance at Natural Gardening and you’ll receive a deep understanding of biology and a deeper appreciation for gardening.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Edelweiss and Alpine Gentians

Cold Climate Gardening

Author: Kathy Purdy

Kathy is an observant home gardener. She writes informatively in her blog Cold Climate Gardening about the roots and weather conditions for the flowers in her garden—which are colorful and gorgeous. Most importantly, Kathy takes time to cite her sources, so her information is authoritative.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Sundrops Add Sunshine To My Garden: Wildflower Wednesday

AZ Plant Lady

Author: Noelle Johnson

Noelle carries a plethora of gardening credentials. She’s a certified botanist, horticulturalist, landscape consultant, and published garden writer. Her blog, AZ Plant Lady, is particularly informative if you want to grow plants in a hotter and drier climate. However, she also shares entertaining gardening stories, such as encounters with wild pigs.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Javelina in the Desert Garden

Succulents and More

Author: Gerhard Bock

Gerhard lives in Davis, California, where UC Davis is located—one of the top agricultural colleges in the U.S. He enhances the surrounding environment with his home gardens and yards. His blog, Succulents and More, frequently displays impressive pictures of his home. Succulents, the increasingly popular indoor plants, are his specialty, and Gerhard provides many guides on properly maintaining them. Succulents and More also is a personal journal for Gerhard to write of his gardening triumphs and challenges.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: A Trip Around The World in John Kuzma’s Portland Fusion Garden

Fantastic Gardeners

Author: Fantastic Gardeners Team

Fantastic Gardeners are a gardening service that specializes in a broad range of garden issues. Their blog delivers top-notch advice from experienced gardeners. From poison ivy to ant infestation, Fantastic Gardeners offers easy-to-follow DIY guides.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Greenhouse vs. Polytunnel – Which One Is Better?

Pith + Vigor

Author: Rochelle Greayer

Rochelle is an expert garden designer and world traveler, offering advice across borders on how to improve your garden. Her à la mode blog, Pith + Vigor, is rich with style tips and insight for your home and garden. One of the best-looking sites on this list, Pith + Vigor’s photos of plants and decorations will stun you.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How To Collage Leaves Into Attractive Decor

A Kansas Prairie Garden

Author: Owners of A Kansas Prairie Garden

A Kansas Prairie Garden is a simple, accesible blog about gardening in a region that is classified in the Zones 6a and 6b USDA Hardiness Zone. The owners of this blog also write like it’s their garden diary, recording the ups and downs of their plants. It’s an informative and enjoyably personal read.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Summer 2018 – A Sad End to a Tree

DIY Everywhere

Author: DIY Everywhere staff

For beginner gardeners, DIY Everywhere is an easy resource to start with. The blog also spans a variety of home decor tips that go beyond gardening. Because it’s an expansive source of home ideas you can do on your own, DIY Everywhere is very helpful.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: 10+ Major Gardening Mistakes Made By Beginners

  One Green Planet

Author: One Green Planet staff

The mission of One Green Planet is to raise compassion for the environment. This blog can help homeowners avoid water waste and pollution of natural surroundings. Eco-consciousness should resonate in not only large corporations but also the homeowner. As minute as growing a watermelon in your backyard, One Green Planet offers gardening tips that will be the most eco-friendly.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How to Grow Your Own Watermelons

Cottage Life

Author: Cottage Life staff

Cottage Life is a well-known home and gardening magazine, founded in 1988. But beyond its print edition, the Cottage Life blog is replete with wise agricultural info and stylish decor tips. This blog is an accessible, entertaining, and highly informative resource if you want to be an expert gardener.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: I’m 100% Corn Fed and Totally OK with It

Accessible Gardens

Author: Accessible Gardens Staff

Accessible Gardens is written by a team of gardening enthusiasts and experts. They’re main goal is to disseminate gardening knowledge for free to the larger public, and they hope more people will partake in the activity. The blog provides tutorials from as simple as planting mint to more complicated projects like garden rennovation.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Easy Peasy Project – Mint Garden

Mustard Plaster

Author: Owner of Mustard Plaster

Mustard Plaster is a short blog with interesting musings on plant and insect life in the garden. The author writes tersely about gardening activities, but it’s observant content. The blog covers pigmentation and other plant traits for the author’s garden. It’s worth checking out.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Mustard Plaster

Seed Money

Author: Seed Money staff

Seed Money is comprised of gardening and cooking experts. They’re mission is to provide financial and technical support for public food garden projects. This is crucial work, especially in communities that don’t have good access to produce and healthy foods. This blog also provides delicious recipes, once the harvest from your garden is collected.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Homemade Hot Sauce

Chiot’s Run

Author: Susy Morris

Susy’s garden contains the most delightful-looking produce. Her blog, Chiot’s Run, educates gardeners to waste less and adopt an organic lifestyle more. The results pay off—because the rich colors in her garden are stunning. This blog will motivate you to garden more.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Compost Pile Harvest

Mark’s Veg Spot

Author: Mark Willis

Mark is an experienced gardener and writes not only about his gardening—but his family and travels as well. Mark’s Veg Spot is not only full of endearing anecdotes of home and gardening life, but it provides solid planting advice as well. The blog also covers unique plants that Mark has grown.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Harvesting Chinese Artichokes

Royal Horticultural Society

Author: Royal Horticultural Society staff

The prestigious Royal Horticultural Society is the leading gardening charity, at least in the UK. Their website provides well-written advice for beginner gardeners.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Fertilisers

You Grow Girl

Author: Gayla Trail

Gayla is a popular gardener and traveler. She’s written several best selling books on gardening, cooking, and preserving. Publications such as the New York Times and O Magazine have featured her photography and writing. You Grow Girl reflects her signature voice in this blog: reflective, humorous, and knowledgeable.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: On Wildness

Carleton Girl

Author: Owner of Carleton Girl

Carleton Girl is a lovely home garden blog that shows off New England gardening. Guides for fresh produce, from lettuce to tomatoes, are well-written and easy to follow. You’ll learn how to adapt to the cold seasons too as a gardener.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Favorite Week – Planting Corn and Beans and Transplanting Tomatoes

Plants Are The Strangest People

Author: Owner of Plants Are The Strangest People

This humorous and intelligent blog will scale the frustrations of any expert gardener: the struggle of growing exotic or uncommon plants. Plants Are The Strangest People features some of the most stunning flower photos on this list.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Schlumbergera Seedlings

Growing With Plants

Author: Matt Mattus

Matt is a serious gardening enthusiast—so much so—that despite being a full-time employee of Hasbro, he is Vice President of the Worcester County Horticultural Society. His blog, Growing With Plants, displays a deep, well-researched understanding of gardening.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: I’m 100% Corn Fed and Totally OK with It

High Altitude Gardening

Author: Kate Miller

Kate is a master gardener with an eye for beautiful flowers. This is even more impressive by the fact she grows them in cold, mountainous conditions.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Moonshine Yarrow

Fresh Eggs Daily

Author: Lisa Steele

Lisa Steele writes one of the most heartwarming chicken gardening blogs, known as Fresh Eggs Daily. Follow her blog for sound advice on raising chicks and chickens in your home.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How to Keep Mice out of your Chicken Coop without Traps or Poison

Digging

Author: Pam Penick

A native of Austin TX, Pam is a gardener with a warm sense of community. She’ll guide you how to garden properly in Texas, as well as have fun—such as teaching you how to grow flowers and her experience at a pumpkin patch.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Down Came The Rain, Up Came Red And Yellow Spider Lilies

Sow True Seed

Author: Sow True Seed staff

Sow True Seed offers gardeners and small-market farmers seeds and encourages local gardening. Their blog is both endearing and informative.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Butterfly Weed: I Grew It From Seed!

Shawna Coronado

Author: Shawna Coronado

Shawna is a fan of exotic flowers and a DIY expert. She prefers to do things by hand, and will inspire you to spend more time in your garden. Her blog will boost your handiness and creativity.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Hardy Ice Plant or Delosperma is a Perfect Rock Garden Plant

Garden Nerd

Author: Christy Wilhelmi

Christy focuses on organic gardening. Her blog, Garden Nerd, is witty and educational. Her support of local farmers is inspirational, and her joy of growing produce is contagious.

Our Favorite 2018 Blog Post: Infograph: Eco-Friendly Gardening

Eden Makers

Author: Shirley Bovshow

Shirley is a stay-at-home mom with lots of energy. Her extensive blog on DIY home decor and gardening is full of great tips. Check her blog out, especially if you’re low on home decor ideas.

Our Favorite 2018 Blog Post: Design a Garden with a View!

The Unconventional Gardener

Author: Emma Cooper

Emma is an adventurous traveler with a soul for gardening, and her background knowledge is deep. The Unconventional Gardener will teach you how to protect your crops from pests, but it’ll also take you on the many journeys Emma goes on, particularly through public gardens.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: British Asian Gardens

Real Men Sow

Author: Jono Stevens

Jono enjoys sharing his expertise on gardening. He’s made a living from it. As a successful gardening entrepreneur, Jono constantly gives useful tips from greenhouse gardening to flower planting.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: 6 Tips for Composting Down Your Spent Crops

Ewa in the Garden

Author: Ewa Szulc

Ewa is a real-estate consultant in Warsaw, Poland, and she has a real eye for gardening aesthetics. Her blog, Ewa in the Garden, is rich in personal photography of her own garden and others. For exposure to flowers and other plants you have rarely seen or never seen, Ewa in the Garden is wonderful to glance through.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Colorful Perennials—New Garden Design

Growing Wisdom

Author: David Epstein

David is an experienced meteorologist and horticulturalist with over 3 decades of experience. Growing Wisdom channels David’s enthusiasm for gardening and his willingness to teach you how to prepare for inclement weather.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Container Gardening Is A Great Way To Grow Nearly Anything

Gardening Gone Wild

Author: Fran Sorin

Fran has helped countless people with improving their well-being—and gardening has been one of the keys. Her critically-acclaimed book Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening was a profound addition to the gardening community. Her blog Gardening Gone Wild is one as well.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: 5 Tips on Using Quantum Physics to Create Your Dream Garden

Bees and Roses

Author: Owner of Bees and Roses

Bees and Roses would impress any gardening aficionado. The blog provides creative and helpful tips for gardening, from novel ways of fencing your garden to design ideas. Bees and Roses also is one of the most beautiful blogs on this list in terms of design.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Harvesting Lavender

Gardening Channel

Author: Owner of Gardening Channel

With almost a million and a half Facebook likes, Gardening Channel is a popular resource for gardeners. Part of what makes this blog stand out are the easy explanations for every technical post written. If you’re not a chemist but want to understand what soil testing is, then the Gardening Channel will be the ultimate guide.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How Soil pH Balance Affects Your Garden

The 104 Homestead

Author: Jessica Lane

Jessica made a lovely blog focused on organic, DIY gardening. The story of how she became a successful gardener is inspiring. After losing her job and 6 months into a pregnancy, Jessica invested bit by bit on becoming an educated gardener. Her blog is motivation for any beginner gardeners out there.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Make Way for Sage

Green Child

Author: Green Child staff

Green Child is a popular magazine in the gardening community. Their online articles are terrific resources for gardeners of all skill levels. The magazine has grown to cover many areas—not just about gardening but home life in general.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: The 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow from Seeds

Premeditated Leftovers

Author: Alea Milham

Alea runs a comprehensive blog that captures home life. Premeditated Leftovers provides insight on gardening, cooking, kids, budgeting, and home decor. Her plant-growing tips are also very useful.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: How To Grow Butternut Squash

Green Leaf Tips

Author: Green Leaf Tips staff

Green Leaf Tips amassed a large following on social media from its other name, Dream Garden 101. This gardening blog addresses popular gardening questions and explains technical aspects well. The Urban Gardening section offers nifty guides, especially if you live in an apartment.

Our Favorite 2018 Post: Growing Hydrangea Cuttings

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Hall of Fame: Sheedy a legend, Scarlett, Neitz head class of 2018

A Tiger, a Bomber, a Giant, and now a legend. The Australian Football Hall of Fame has its 28th legend in Kevin Sheedy. Arguably football's greatest innovator, Sheedy was elevated to legend status in Tuesday night's Australian Football Hall of Fame ceremony. Sheedy made his mark on the game as a three-time premiership player with Richmond before coaching Essendon to four flags.

KEVIN Sheedy has become the 28th Legend to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Separate to his glittering contribution as a player and coach, Sheedy led some of the biggest innovations in the game, including the Anzac Day blockbuster and the Dreamtime at the 'G clash between the Tigers and the Bombers. He is also credited with leading the charge to recruit strongly from the game's indigenous talent. Sheedy's chapters in football folklore are as colourful as they are plentiful. From waving his jacket after a win against West Coast in 1993 or referring to umpires as 'Martians' to avoid copping a financial sanction for criticising the umpires, Sheedy was never far away from the headlines. Behind his eccentric demeanour, though, was a genius at work, as evidenced by his four flags during his time at the helm of Essendon. Dubbed a 'back pocket plumber' by-then Richmond coach Tom Hafey, Sheedy's hard-nosed approach was integral to the Tigers claiming the ultimate prize in 1969, 1973 and 1974. He featured in the yellow and black on 251 occasions before enjoying a 669-game coaching career at the Bombers and the Giants. Sheedy led the Dons to premiership glory in 1984, 1985, 1993 and 2000 before finishing up there in 2007 after a 27-year stint. "Only two people in the world did 27 years: Nelson Mandela and myself," said a typically deadpan Sheedy. He was appointed to the head role at Greater Western Sydney in 2012, partly due to his marketing abilities, and will forever be remembered as a revolutionary. Six players were also inducted into the Hall of Fame in Tuesday night's gala ceremony at Crown Palladium in champion Geelong defender Matthew Scarlett, Carlton great Wayne Johnston, Hawthorn and Footscray star Terry Wallace, Melbourne stalwart David Neitz and West Australian icons Mel Whinnen and Bernie Naylor. Scarlett flipped the script when it came to playing in a key defensive post. He racked up possessions at will and drove the champion Cats out of defence. So profound was his influence, opposition coaches would often send a man to Scarlett in an attempt to nullify his the playmaker's influence. It rarely worked, though, with Scarlett earning All Australian honours six times across the course of his 284-game career. A central figure in Geelong's triple premiership team of 2007 to 2011, Scarlett arrived at Kardinia Park as a father-son selection after his dad, John, also represented the club. Arguably the most famous moment of his decorated career was that toe poke in the dying stages of the 2009 premiership decided, when the Cats edged out St Kilda in one of the greatest Grand Finals of the modern era. "I'm still not sure why I did it. The ball was sitting up. I could've just grabbed it and handballed it off. Luckily enough, it went to a great player (Gary Ablett)," said Scarlett. His will to get the better of his direct opponent ensured he would go down as one of the best defenders of his era. "I was a little bit competitive at times. I loved playing on all the great forwards," Scarlett said. Neitz did it all, except raise the cup on the last Saturday in September. He played more games for the Demons than anyone else in the club's history and holds the record for most matches as Melbourne captain (175). Melbourne has had just the one Coleman medallist in its long history in Neitz who claimed the honour after kicking 75 goals in 2002. The heart of the Demons, Neitz - who started out his career as an athletic defender - will be remembered for his physical presence as much as his versatility. Among the incidents for which he will be remembered is a bruising and legitimate bump on Hawthorn's Luke McCabe in round one of the 2002 season that left the Hawk with a broken collarbone. The Dees were coming off a disappointing 2001 season and Neitz, who was captain by that stage, sent a message to his team mates of what was required that would remain with them throughout the season, which ended in a return to September action. Johnston entrenched his name in football history with his exploits in September, stepping up in key moments on football's biggest stage. Bestowing upon himself the nickname 'Dominator' during a night out with team mates, Johnston lined up in 209 games for the Blues. Johnston's appetite for the contest, hard-running and ability to play either in the midfield or up forward helped Carlton claim four premierships in nine years. No player in WAFL history has won more than Whinnen's nine best-and-fairest awards. A centreman, Whinnen played 371 games for West Perth. He was elite at evading would-be tacklers and would help West Perth win four premierships and was awarded the Simpson medal as best-on-ground in the 1975 decider. Wallace is one of football's great success stories, moving to Hawthorn from VFA side Camberwell for a 'set of steak knives' in a deal for Hawk Gerry McCarthy. Given the moniker 'Plough' for his unrelenting determination as an inside midfielder, Wallace went on to play 254 games. He won three premierships and two-best and-fairest awards with the Hawks, before crossing over to Richmond then Footscray, where he capped off his career with a further pair of best-and-fairests. Wallace's dedication to his craft was before his time in an era when players had a job outside of football. "I actually dedicated myself, for about a five-year period, to just playing," said Wallace. "The early part of the week was 100 per cent about recovery, getting yourself right, deep water running and doing all those sorts of things. Later in the week, working on extra running sessions, extra weight sessions to be able to get myself up." Wallace would go on to coach the Western Bulldogs for seven years, guiding the club to two preliminary finals appearances, but never capturing the holy grail. He then had a 99-game coaching stint at Richmond before turning his hand to the media, where his love for the game is apparent. West Australia's answer to John Coleman, Naylor kicked 1,034 goals in just 195 matches for South Fremantle. Naylor's speed, marking ability and capacity to convert from any angle helped him star. Despite once kicking 23 goals in a game in 1953, including 12 in a quarter, Naylor was an unassuming character. "We've been waiting for this for a long time and it's just a privilege and an honour," his daughter, Anne Lemmone, said of Naylor who died in 1993. "He was just a sportsperson that didn't speak a lot about his accomplishments." Read the full article

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THE JIMMY CARTER EXPERIENCE

Heidi Klum's belly (get outta here)

Carrie Ann Inaba's hand (take that)

Lucy Hale's chin (gah)

Robin Thicke's toe (amen)

Ben Flajnik's leg (fiddle-dee-dee)

AnnaLynne McCord's buttocks (chin up)

Gisele Bundchen's waist (you don't say)

Blake Lively's hair (curses)

Julianne Moore's cheek (well)

Ricky Martin's forearm (fiddlesticks)

Kyle Richards's eyebrow (ooh)

Bill Rancic's mouth (tut-tut)

Aaron Eckhart's ear (la)

Kelly Bensimon's neck (hee)

Sophia Bush's calf (haw)

Jason Mraz's thigh (well)

Mary J. Blige's mouth (gadzooks)

Taylor Armstrong's elbow (yo)

Sandra Bullock's lip (is it)

Blake Shelton's upper arm (whatever)

Peter Facinelli's finger (ptui)

Kourtney Kardashian's chin (hoo)

Megan Fox's shoulder (quite)

Eminem's belly (pew)

Dina Manzo's thumb (as if)

Alexander Ludwig's hand (uh-oh)

Amber Rose's arm (wuzzup)

Nadya Suleman's mouth (hah)

Dax Shepard's nose (okay)

Cheyenne Kimball's toe (huh)

Catherine Malandrino's hip (gadzooks)

Ne-Yo's hip (well)

Derrick Rose's hair (quite)

Heath Ledger's belly (grr)

Sandra Oh's bottom (tut-tut)

Matthew McConaughey's calf (wuzzup)

Jessica Biel's tongue (oy)

Natalie Portman's hair (yummy)

Chelsea Handler's nostril (hmm)

Levi Johnston's forehead (ha-ha)

Emilio Estevez's nostril (shh)

Cisco Adler's thigh (word)

Adrian Grenier's buttocks (naw)

Jerry Ferrara's breast (nuts)

Salma Hayek's neck (aye)

Josh Lucas's waist (humbug)

Ashley Benson's chin (ah)

Tina Fey's knee (whoo)

Joel McHale's eyelash (just wondering)

Chris Brown's mouth (get lost)

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Day 15. Congratulations on achieving the half way point to all contributors. My annual National Poetry Month 2022 ekphrastic challenge is a collaboration between artists Gaynor Kane, John Phandal Law, Anjum Wasim Dar, and writers, Angi Plant, Tim Fellows, Math Jones, Merril D. Smith, Jamie Woods, Lesley James, Lesley Curwen, Carrie Ann Golden, Peter A., Barbara Leonhard, Jane Dougherty, Eloise Birnam-Wood, Jen Feroze, Vicky Allen, Simon Williams, Dee Roycroft, Jona Roy, Beth Brooke, Caroline Johnstone, Lynne Jensen Lampe and myself. April 15th.

Day 15. Congratulations on achieving the half way point to all contributors. My annual National Poetry Month 2022 ekphrastic challenge is a collaboration between artists Gaynor Kane, John Phandal Law, Anjum Wasim Dar, and writers, Angi Plant, Tim Fellows, Math Jones, Merril D. Smith, Jamie Woods, Lesley James, Lesley Curwen, Carrie Ann Golden, Peter A., Barbara Leonhard, Jane Dougherty, Eloise Birnam-Wood, Jen Feroze, Vicky Allen, Simon Williams, Dee Roycroft, Jona Roy, Beth Brooke, Caroline Johnstone, Lynne Jensen Lampe and myself. April 15th.

Day Fifteen -Gaynor Kane – Glowsticks -Anjum Wasim Dar – Ode to a Garden -John Phandal Law all-nighter(after Glow Sticks, GK15)bursting neon incandescencefueled by alcopop aftershocksall-nightskin upsmoke upwait for the dropwait for the boomthink I’ma dancermore bezthan talenteveryone loves everyone in the roomi love every single person in this room – Jamie Woods -Jane Dougherty Ode to a…