#emrys awards

[abnormallybetrayed]

day 5 no dan and phil game s .... im going to have to look up emo boys kissing to get my fix at this rate ,

[girlawstenknight]

i was going to make a horrible 9/11 joke but. I decided against it the world doesn't need that today

[gvaine]

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow 2000

"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song first recorded by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. The song was originally titles "Farewell Song" when printed in a Richard Burnett songbook in 1913. Burnett recorded the song in 1927 but this version was unreleased and the master recording destroyed. The first commercially released record was by Emry Arthur in 1928, and which gave the song its current title.

It's been covered plenty of times during the years with lyrical tweaks, but the biggest impact worldwide happened with the release of the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, where it plays a central role in the plot, earning the three runaway protagonists public recognition as the Soggy Bottom Boys. The song had lead vocals by Dan Tyminski, who also was the vocalist on Avicii's 2013 hit "Hey Brother". "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" received a CMA Award for "Single of the Year" in 2001 and a Grammy for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" in 2002, and also named Song of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2001. It earned a total of 70,4% total yes votes here.

If you love great movies with amazing music, please do check this one out! :D <3

[mariaofdoranelle]

this absolutely screams you and your writing skills and i'm so excited to see what you do with it

you bought me a SWORD? OH MAN IM GONNA BE SO DANGEROUS 

we both know who's saying this to whom hehehehehe

CONGRATS ON 300 I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU

You Bought Me a Sword!?

Written for my Drabblefest

THANK YOU SO MUCH. You and @elentiyawhitethorn both sent me this one, but I’ll see if I have another idea for this prompt heheh love you two so much ❤️❤️

Also I made it canonverse!! (Aelin’s birthday in HoF to be exact)

No warnings, 524 words

⨯ ⁺ ✦ ･ ｡ﾟ⨯ ﾟ♡ ✧* ･｡* ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

The weight in Rowan’s sack was heavy, but not in a way that made his muscles burn, no. Instead, it felt heavy for the way it filled his heart with excitement and anticipation.

It was the princess’s birthday today, and a trip that would take one morning easily became an entire day of looking for something that’d light up her face. It had been easier than he anticipated since the merchants of the town she charmed were more than happy to see him, showing him all their goods before he could ask.

Still, Rowan felt an unusual twitch in his stomach every time he tried to anticipate what Aelin would look like when she first saw it.

Entering the kitchen, it was as full as usual.

“Price Rowan.” Malakai got up from a stool. “Any news on the murder?”

At the same time, Emrys said, “Want some porridge, Prince?”

“No,” he answered Malakai, then turned to Emrys to say the same, but stopped.

It was mid-afternoon, and Aelin almost burned out days ago.

He grabbed some porridge to take upstairs. Rowan found her lying in bed, reading a book she lent from another demi-Fae from the fortress.

The princess whipped her head towards him, the afternoon sun streaking into the room making her golden hair look like a halo. “How was it?”

“Predictable.” He opened his sack and grabbed one of the two packages. “Happy birthday.”

“You didn’t!” Aelin jumped off the bed. “I thought your gift was leaving me alone.”

“That’s insulting,” With Fae speed, he whisked the package away from her when she reached for it. “but I don’t think I could grant you such a gift, Princess.”

“Good.” Aelin gave him an adorable coy smile and extended her hands towards him, clenching them. “Now I want to see the gift you can give me.” She opened the package with a loud gasp, a thrilled gleam in her eyes. “Chocolate!”

Aelin sat up on the bed, tossing one into her full lips. And she moaned, the sound so unintentionally lascivious Rowan had to glance away in order to calm down the roaring in his blood.

“God, I missed those. Thank you.” She smiled at him, her eyes so content she looked intoxicated by the chocolate truffle.

“And…” he turned to grab the—

“You bought me a sword!?” When he handed it to her, Aelin’s jaw fell slack. “It’s so pretty!”

Rowan frowned at the overjoyed princess. Really, that was what she was thinking about? How the sword looked, not the first-rate steel or the easy grip of the hilt?

She was flailing the sword award, posing with it. “I’m going to be so dangerous now!”

“You like it?”

She bent her knees, side-thrusting the sword. “Fuck yes, I do!”

“Good.” As quick as his heartbeat, he took it from her hands. “I’ll keep it with your other blades.”

Her shoulders dropped. “Oh, come on!”

Rowan barely heard her protests, he was just swallowing his conflicted feelings down, repeating one thing to himself until he believed it.

Rowan was not, under any circumstance, physically attracted to that childish display of swordsmanship. Absolutely not.

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[wumiings]

You ever start making a post and then realize you need to be making a completely different post? Well this is that.

I know that many many people have already discussed the ways in which the lessons Merlin is taught by both Gaius and Kilgharrah (that [1] it’s his job to prove there can be Good Wizards and [2] a Good Wizard is defined by their willingness to maintain the status quo) fuck him up badly and lead to him preaching those same lessons at other righteously angry magic users

But I just get angrier and angrier the more I think about it because I’ve seen what that rhetoric does to people!! I’ve lived it!!

I remember the quiet shame my father (a black man) expressed when we talked about Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars last year - the look on his face as he guiltily explained, “It’s not that I think it’s his responsibility to represent us all in front of the white folks exactly… it’s just that I wish that the first time someone struck someone else at this awards show, it hadn’t been a black man who did it.”

He knew on a logical level that a man’s actions (whatever you think of them) couldn’t be weighed morally on the basis of ‘how it makes us look,’ but he was raised to keep that idea constantly in mind: “Every time you step out of the house, you are representing your race to the world, so don’t do anything that reinforces negative stereotypes,” is one of the first lessons he remembers learning as a child.

And I do it too! Two years ago, my dad and I got pulled over while driving my (white) mom’s car downtown- one of her taillights was out or something idk- and for some reason her vehicle registration papers weren’t in the glove box that day. Naturally, dad and I were both freaking the fuck out, so I did exactly what all logic suggested was the safest thing to do:

[1] Emphasize that it was my mother’s car (hoping the clearly-skeptical cop would extrapolate her whiteness from the difference in my and my dad’s skin tones), [2] mention that my mom works at the local hospital, while my dad was out of town and would be Leaving Soon, [3] specifically refer to the fact that I’m a college student (educated and therefore Civilized according to the standards of the dominant class)

So, yeah, basically the message was “It’s okay, we are Assimilated! We have connections to Whiteness! And if you still don’t trust us, don’t worry, because we don’t intend to overstay our welcome in your community!”

And it fucking worked. We got out of there with a ticket and matching anxiety attacks, and my dad refused to drive my mom’s car again for the rest of his visit, and we were fine.

But we weren’t fine because we’d somehow- by playing the game- convinced the cop that black people weren’t as untrustworthy as he had been assuming. We did not leave him just a little less racist than he had been before. We were just (very tentatively) stamped “some of the good ones”.

That is what Gaius and (increasingly over time) Merlin spend the whole show doing. That is what Merlin tries to teach Gilli to do in “The Sorcerer’s Shadow”. And, hey, it’s a survival strategy! It isn’t unreasonable as a member of a minority group to try and keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

But what it isn’t is an action plan for systemic change. You cannot “one of the good ones” your way into a more equal world. It isn’t about getting enough cops knights to like you personally that they willingly abandon their prejudices and convince the head of government to change the laws.

“Maybe it’s your destiny to change that” my ass, Kilgharrah. It was a bullshit plan. It was always a bullshit plan, and Merlin’s initial instincts (seek out allies in similarly disadvantaged positions and then break the shit out of the law for them) were much more in line with the ‘Emrys, liberator of magic’ persona than any of the shit you and Gaius told him to do.

[ashen-crest]

Happy STS! Seasons are changing. Tell me how one or more of your characters would react. Are they dressing cozy? Obsessed with everything pumpkin? Have they been prepping for Halloween since last year?

If Emry, Cal, and Aspen were in the modern day:

- Emry LOVES fall. Man looks so good in flannel it isn’t even funny. 10/10 at making leaf piles for Aspen to jump into. Gets leaves stuck in his curly hair. It’s too cute.

- Cal tries to be above the pumpkin spice lattes. She isn’t.

- (she also loves a good chai.)

- Upon learning that people love pumpkins this time of year, Aspen eagerly turns their backyard into a pumpkin patch. An award-winning one. Like, the best one you’ve ever seen. They actually grew too many pumpkins and now they’re overwhelmed. Send help.

[queenofcrazy27]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out 🫶💖

Awww thanks🥹🥹🥹

HEY! @sugaroto, @noromo35 @henrythepug @uslostinthememories @minyarsdream @minyyard @newtness532 @imactuallyagiraffe @jayjuls @emry-stars-art

MWAH❤️😘😘😘 I LOVE YOU GUYS💜💚💜

[sophia-sol]

Somehow it is ALREADY hugo awards season again, and I am once again behind on reading books published in the last year that I might want to consider nominating. Nominations close at the end of April! That's less than 2 months away! And I have so many books to read.

Here are the books I'm currently thinking of reading before the end of nominations, to bulk out my familiarity with the books of 2022 with the most interest to me before I decide what to nominate.

Do you have any opinions on which of these I should prioritize? Or which are not worth reading? Or, perish the thought, books I haven't thought of which are worth adding to the list? If so please let me know!!

Nettle & Bone - T Kingfisher

A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross

The Spear Cuts Through Water - Simon Jimenez

Babel - RF Kuang

The Unbalancing - RB Lemberg

Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves - Meg Long

Hunt the Stars - Jessie Mihalik

City of Orange - David Yoon

Spear - Nicola Griffith

Saint Death's Daughter - CSE Cooney

End of the World House - Adrienne Celt

The Monsters We Defy - Leslye Penelope

The Dark Between the Trees - Fiona Barnett

The Stardust Thief - Chelsea Abdullah

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy - Megan Bannen

The Stars Undying - Emery Robin

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka

A Half-Built Garden - Ruthanna Emrys

Geometries of Belonging - RB Lemberg

Under Fortunate Stars - Ren Hutchings

Uncommon Charm, by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver

Unraveller, by Frances Hardinge

A Garter as a Lesser Gift, by Aster Glenn Gray

as an aside, here's the books I've already read, and are on my longlist for nomination in at least one category at the moment:

Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo

Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir

Ocean's Echo, by Everina Maxwell

When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb

All the Horses of Iceland, by Sarah Tolmie

[nightcereusss]

fic drop

BREAKING NEWS: Arthur Pendragon To Join 'Return of Superman' With His Three Children!

On June 30, it was announced that Arthur Pendragon will be appearing on the show with his three children.

The actor has recently left impressed the viewers and swept awards with his magnificent acting as his namesake in the movie "Excalibur." He will showcase more of his child-rearing skills through “Return of Superman,” and fans will be able to get a glimpse of his family life.

Arthur Pendragon got married in December 2020 to 'The Tempest' theatre actor Merlin Emrys, and now he is the father of a triplets. It will be the first time he’ll be taking care of his three children on his own without the help of his partner.

The actor commented, “I want take this opportunity to make up for my lack of knowledge of childcare,” to which he added, “I wanted to practice taking care of my three children alone, just in case my husband can’t help out due to work. I'm a bit scared as well, but I'm excited to spend more time with my children.” Fans are looking forward to seeing what kind of father Arthur Pendragon is in real life.

title: see magic

[korelist]

MY MISTER // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 9,1 Benim buanım: 8

Drama: My Mister

Hangul: 나의 아저씨

Director: Kim Won-Suk, Kim Sang-Woo

Writer: Park Hae-Young

Episodes: 16

Date: 2018

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Lee Sun-Kyun, IU, Park Ho-San, Song Sae-Byeok, Kim Young-Min,

2019 (55th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 1, 2019

Best Drama

Best Screenplay (Park Hae-Young)

Öncelikle bu diziyi nasıl anlatmam gerektiğini bilmiyorum. Neden güzeldi, neden izledim tam olarak ifade edemiyorum. Dizinin konusu ; Park Dong Hoon(Lee Sun-Kyun) 40’lı yaşlarında bir adamdır. Okuldayken alt sınıfında olan Do Jun Yeong(Kim Young-Min)'un emri altında bir yapı mühendisi olarak çalışmaktadır. Do Jun Yeong, Dong Hoon'un eşiyle yasak ilişki yaşadığı için ondan kurtulmak ister. Şirket içinde ise bir güç savaşı vardır. Kendilerine zorluk çıkarttığını düşündükleri müdürleri iftira atarak kovdurmaya çalışmaktadırlar. Park Dong Hoon isim benzerliğinden bu oyunların içine çekilir.

Ji An(IU) ise 20li yaşlarında, yıllarca ailesinin borçlu olduğu tefecilerle uğraşmış, bir kaza sonucu ailesini savunurken tefeciyi öldürmüş. Tefecinin oğlu ise hem babasının ölümü için intikam peşindedir hem de ailesinden kalan borçları almak için baskı yapmaktadır. Ji An ise borcunu ödeyip artık tefeciilerden kurtulabilmek için insanlara şantaj yaparak para almaktadır. O da kendisini bir şekilde Dong Hoon’un çalıştığı şirkette şirket oyunlarının içinde bulur.

Bundan sonrası çok yavaş, sakin, karanlık ilerleyen bir dizi. Ruh çözümlemeleri, karakter analizleri ve hüzünlerin ince ince işlenerek anlatıldığı bir hikayeye sahip. Senaryo akışı nedeni ile olaylar ve durumlar çok fazla dram içermese bile karakterler zırıl zırıl dramatiklerdi. Çirkin, sessiz ve fedakar bir tip olan Dong Hoon’un, hep haksızlığa uğramış bir şekilde yaşamaya çalışan Ji an ile yolları kesişince ortaya enteresan bir ikili çıkmış.

Bir suçun koşullarına göre değerlendirilmesinin önemini ortaya koyarken, haklıyı haksızı birbirine harmanlıyor. Dizi; bütün sustukları içinde kalan, ölüden farksız yaşayan, ezilenlerin, hor görülenlerin yani hak ettiği hayatı bir türlü yaşayamayan bir sürü insanın bir araya getirilmesinden oluşuyor. Herkes mutsuz. Herkes haklı, herkes haksız. Bitmek bilmeyen bir döngü içerisinde fare tekeri gibi dönüyorlar.

Dizinin başlarında boğucu havası nedeni ile elim bir sonraki bölüme gitmiyordu. İlerleyen bölümlerde ise neden sevdiğimi anlamadan ama çok severek izlediğimi fark ettim. Bu kadar donuk bir karakter canlandırılmasına rağmen hem IU hem de Lee Sun-Kyun çok başarılı performanslar sergilemişler. Hikaye bize mutsuz olmak için şanssız olmanıza gerek olmadığını söylüyor. Bir tarafta ailesinden gelen şanssızlıklar yüzünden zor bir hayat yaşamış ve yaşamaya devam eden bir kadın varken, diğer tarafta okumuş meslek sahibi, iyi bir evlilik yapmış bir adam var. Ortak noktaları ise mutsuzlukları.

Baştan sonra kadar ikili arasında herhangi bir aşk hissine kapılmadım. Bilmeden birbirlerine olan destekleri beni çok etkilemiş olsa da, romantik bir hikaye bekliyorsanız çok yanılırsınız. Bu dizi biraz kitap okumak gibiydi. Yavaş yavaş karakterleri tanıyarak, her sayfada yeni cümlelerle içinize işleyen ve elinizden bırakamadığınız bir kitap. Bir durumu, bir duyguyu, hayattan bir kesiti anlatıyor.

Sanmayın ki ana karakterlerimiz dışında herkes mutlu. Bu hikayede mutlu kimse yok. Dong Hoon’un kardeşleri, biri boşanmak üzere, biri yönetmenliği bırakmak zorunda kalmış işsiz. İkisi birlikte bir temizlik şirketi kuruyorlar. İnsanların pisliklerini temizlemelerini anlatırken satır aralarını öyle güzel doldurmuşlardı ki… Kardeşlerin yakın arkadaşı olduğunu düşündüğümüz kafe işleten kadın karakterin yalnızlığı, o kadar güzel anlatılıyorduk, o kadar sarılmak isteyerek izledim ki, anlatamam. Dükkanın arkasındaki odada yaşamasına rağmen sırf bir yere ait hissetmek için dükkanı kapatıp eve yürüyormuş gibi sokakta tur atması ve dükkana geri dönmesi çok dokunaklıydı.

Senaryoda seslere ayrı bir özen gösterilmiş. Bu durumdan da kaliteli bir iş çıkmış ortaya. Dizi müzikleri içinde aynı şeyi söyleyebilirim. Seslerin hemen arkasından, sahne geçişleri çekim teknikleri gibi detaylarda aynı güzellikte devam ediyor.

Karakterlerin birbirlerinin hikayelerini öğrendiği sahneler çok etkileyiciydi. Her ikisi de bir diğerinin hikayesini başka birinden dinleyip, kalpleri ile anlamayı başarıyorlardı. Dizide hiçbir abartı yoktu. Cenaze sahnesi, büyükannenin Dong Hoon’a yazdığı not, Dong Hoon’un tefeci ile kavga sahnesi bence dizinin en etkileyici sahneleriydi. Aslında hikayede aşk olmaması beni hiç rahatsız etmedi. Aksine hoşuma gitti. İkili arasında sadece derin, buruk, sağlam bir bağ vardı.

Hiçbir hareketin tek bir doğru cevabı yoktur. Mutluluğu kucakladığımız gibi mutsuzluğumuzu da kucaklamak gerekir. Birine dayanmak, birinin bize dayanmasına izin vermek birçok şeyin çözümü olabilir.

İşte böyle bir diziydi.

OST:

Woorim Ko - A million roses

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

[abnormallybetrayed]

see but the way he goes to an entirely separate realm of existence after butt stuff and blood is interesting to me

[hollymbryan]

Blog Tour + #Review: THE SWORD AND THE SOPHOMORE by B.P. Sweany (w/ #giveaway)! #rockstarbooktours

Hello, hello! Welcome to Book-Keeping and my stop on the Rockstar Book Tours blog tour for The Sword and the Sophomore by B.P. Sweany! I've got all the details on this YA Arthurian retelling for you below, along with my review *and* a giveaway, so let's go!

About the Book

title: The Sword and the Sophomore (The American Martyr Trilogy, Book 1) author: B.P. Sweany publisher: Th3rd World Studios release date: 9 July 2024

"Terrifically entertaining! ...a whirlpool of teenage hormones, high-school life and Arthurian magic. Hilarious and engaging!" — Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series Arlynn Rosemary Banson is an atypical sixteen-year-old—the cool, popular outsider, effortlessly straddling the line between divas and dorks. Her forever young mother, Jennifer, is dedicated to making her life awkward by trying to be her friend. Her father, Alan, is a workaholic history professor who barely acknowledges his family’s existence. Her boyfriend, Benz, the quarterback and homecoming king, has just broken up with her, while her best friend, Joslin, bears reluctant witness to Rosemary’s romantic drama. But nothing prepares any of them for a Welsh foreign exchange student named Emrys Balin. Emrys looks like a teenager, but he seems to act much, much older. Rosemary discovers she is part of the Lust Borne Tide, children born to the royal line of King Uther Pendragon who are imbued with mystical powers after being conceived in lust. Rosemary’s parents are Guinevere and Lancelot, banished by King Arthur to twenty-first century suburban America prior to Rosemary’s birth as punishment for their affair. Rosemary is the third in the Lust Borne line, after King Arthur and his son Mordred, the latter of whom has traveled to the future to continue the line of the Lust Born Tide by retrieving Rosemary and returning her to the late fifth century to conceive a child with her. But Rosemary has other plans—plans that involve training under Emrys and kicking Mordred’s butt, as long as it doesn’t interfere with prom or getting back with her boyfriend Benz. Packed with action, emotion, and humor, The Sword and the Sophomore goes beyond the Camelot you know with an Arthurian tale fit for the modern world. Combining sword fights and epic quests with the real-life teenage issues of fitting in, sexual agency, and profound personal loss; this fresh take on the classic story of what it means to wield Excalibur and all the power it entails will make you rethink the power of legend.

REVIEWS:

"A tongue-in-cheek, self-aware Arthurian fantasy set in a 21st century American suburb that’s anchored by an empathetic, hilarious, whip-smart, fierce teen protagonist. The Sword and the Sophomore almost makes me want to write a young adult novel. Almost.”— Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Rising Saga

"Captivating worldbuilding and an irresistible main character. I couldn't put it down."— A.G. Riddle, internationally bestselling author of The Origin Mystery Trilogy and The Lost Colony Trilogy

"What wonderful storytelling, for any age! Loved this book and especially the incredible protagonist—I would have loved to have known her in school! An excellent read!"— Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author of the Krewe of Hunters series

"Dark forces from an ancient world descend on a high school near you. The Sword and the Sophomore is funny, scary, astute, and up-to-the minute. The pages turn themselves and you'll be cheering the unforgettable heroine on every single one."— Peter Abrahams, New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar Award-winning young adult mystery Reality Check and the Agatha Award-winning Echo Falls series for younger readers

Add to Goodreads: The Sword and the Sophomore (The American Martyr Trilogy, Book 1) Purchase the Book: Books2Read.com | Or purchase via my special link to the Th3rd World Studios store and get 15% off everything in the store!

About the Author

A veteran of the publishing industry, B.P. Sweany has worked with many notable content creators, including Pierce Brown, Dean Koontz, Diana Gabaldon, Alice Walker, and Dolly Parton. The Sword and the Sophomore is the first in a projected trilogy.

Connect with B.P.: Website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Goodreads

My 5-Star Review

Okay, so admittedly, I didn't know what to expect with this book. It's a debut author and a publisher with whom I wasn't familiar, but I saw the summary and thought it sounded like something I'd like and figured I'd try it out. And let me just say -- are you kidding me?? I was kind of knocked off my socks by just how good this was and how much I loved it! The writing was top-notch and seamless, the action was non-stop, and the characters were amazing. If I hadn't known from the jacket that the author was a man, I would've sworn that it was a woman based on how accurately the main character is drawn. How does this man so easily get into the mind of a 17-year-old girl? I'm not sure, but it's kind of awe-inspiring! I fell in love with every single character, I laughed out loud, I cheered at the sex positivity, and I even bawled, y'all. I was *not* expecting to bawl!

There is so much to love within these pages, and I'm already excited to see what's ahead in book two, while thrilled that book one gave me a complete story. I'm so impressed with this being the author's debut! Granted, he's worked in publishing for some years, but still, what an accomplishment. I love the imagination! If you're at all a fan of Arthurian retellings, you've got to pick this one up! Or if you like YA adventures, stories of high school life, or urban fantasy -- please, please snag this one! I really recommend it and hope that it reaches a lot of readers! I promise you that reluctant readers would love this one, too.

Clearly, I loved this one, and if you end up reading it please do DM me and let me know your thoughts! Thanks so much to the publisher and author for sending me a copy, and to them and Rockstar for having me on the tour. What a blast I had reading this!

Rating: 5 stars!

**I received a copy from the publisher for purposes of this blog tour. This review is voluntary on my part and reflects my honest rating and review of the book.

About the Giveaway

One (1) lucky winner will receive a finished copy of The Sword and the Sophomore by B.P. Sweany! These are gorgeous books, my friends! This one is US only and ends 23 July, so get your entries in!

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GV Sanjay Reddy Impact on Modern Industrial Engineering Education

GV Sanjay Reddy is the Vice Chairman of GVK, a large company with interests in energy, airports, transportation, real estate, hospitality, and life sciences. He plays a key role in all areas of the business and has helped make GVK a leading private airport operator in India, managing Mumbai Airport and developing Navi Mumbai Airport.

Sanjay founded GVK Biosciences, one of Asia's largest contract research organizations, employing over 2,000 scientists. He is also involved with GVK EMRI 108, the world's largest free ambulance service, which serves over 800 million people in India and has saved more than two million lives.

For his significant career achievements, GV Sanjay Reddy was named "Emerging Business Leader of the Year" by AIMA Managing India Awards and was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is a member of the Purdue-India Executive Council and serves on the Advisory Board of the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan. He has also held leadership positions in the Confederation of Indian Industry and is active in the Young Presidents' Organization and the Chief Executives Organization. Additionally, he is on the Board of the Jagdish & Kamala Mittal Museum of Indian Art.

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[vanilladaises-rp]

Emry shakes Felix’s hand with a smile. “Thank you! Your castle is beautiful!! And thank you for joining inviting me. I’ve never thought I’d be going to a Ball at a castle one day.” She lets Felix go back to the rest of his guests before starting down the stairs, her face brightening into a smile when she catches sight of Chan running up the steps.

“Hi handsome,” she replies back to him, and she means it. It would be hard to lie about that with him all done up in his suit. “This is so cool,” she whispers, still taking in her surroundings. “You win the award for coolest friends I think.”

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Chan chuckles, "Me? No way" He said with a big smile trying to play off your compliments, "Thank you hehe, I guess the suit does help me look better" Chan completely defecting your comment about his appearance, he couldn't be that handsome right? At least, that's what he thought. "It is nice though yeah? The castle is beautiful and a little overwhelming" He helped you down the staircase, intertwining your hands before placed a soft kiss on the back of yours, "You really look beautiful Emry, thank you for coming" The wolf smiled "Do you um . . . do you . . . want to dance?" He asked hesitantly with a shaky voice "If not that's okay, we can do whatever you want, something more fun" Chan slightly rambled, wanting to seem "fun".

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Yvette R. Murray is an award-winning poet and writer. She has been published in Chestnut Review, Emrys Journal, Litmosphere, A Gathering Together, and others. She is the 2022 Susan Laughter Meyers Poetry Fellow, a 2021 Best New Poet selection, a Watering Hole Fellow, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. She is a board member of the South Carolina Writer’s Association and the Poetry Society of South Carolina, and a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. Find her on Twitter @MissYvettewrites.

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