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astreiants-archive · 2 years

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a sapphic lit primer 🌸

also known as, an opportunity to insist you read my favourites

if you’ve ever found yourself wanting to read more sapphic books, but not quite sure where to start, let this be the post for you! if you’re looking for even more sapphic books, i hope you find something in here too.

there are a few books on here i’ve not read, that i wanted to include to raise awareness of them, more than anything. those are marked by *. as such, you will probably also see a fair few more well known books and authors missed off (but i promise i know about them!).

this is not meant to be at all exhaustive! it’s a collection of sapphic books that i’ve read and would rec, meaning there are still tons more out there. & you can find some of those more at @sapphicreadsdb, readsrainbow (which i co-run with @tenderpotter), sapphiclitbot on twitter & my list of every sapphic book i’ve read.

as ever, this was meant to be a relatively short post. haha.

(i promise i did put links on this post, but for some reason those aren’t working on the blog page. dashboard version seems fine, i think.)

🌼 middle grade

🌻 contemporary

hurricane child by kacen callender

in the role of brie hutchens... by nicole melleby

hazel hill is gonna win this one by maggie horne

candidly cline by kathryn ormsbee

how to become a planet by nicole melleby

proud of me by sarah hagger-holt

the science of being angry by nicole melleby

middletown by sarah moon

p.s. i miss you by jen petro-roy*

almost flying by jake maia arlow*

in the key of us by mariama j lockington*

kenzie kickstarts a team by kit rosewater & sophie escabasse*

⚔️ fantasy

the strangeworlds travel agency by ld lapinski

the tea dragon society by kay o’neill*

📜 historical

tell no tales by sam maggs & kendra wells*

⁉️ mystery/thriller

goldie vance by hope larson

pepper’s rules for secret sleuthing by briana mcdonald

drew leclair gets a clue by katryn bury*

🦇 paranormal/horror

artie and the wolf moon by olivia stephens

🧪 science fiction

our sister, again by sophie cameron

🌼 young adult

🌻 contemporary

we are okay by nina lacour

this is what it feels like by rebecca barrow

the gay girl’s guide to ruining prom by siera maley

the liar’s guide to the night sky by brianna r. shrum

i kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston

the flywheel by erin gough

amelia westlake by erin gough

how to make a wish by ashley herring blake

taking flight by siera maley

like water by rebecca podos

don’t date rosa santos by nina moreno

all the invisible things by orlagh collins

orpheus girl by brynne rebele-henry

the henna wars by adiba jaigirdar

you should see me in a crown by leah johnson

love and other natural disasters by misa sugiura

rise to the sun by leah johnson

epically earnest by molly horan

if you still recognise me by cynthia so

truth be told by sue divin

thieves by lucie bryon

ask the passengers by a. s. king

starting from here by lisa jenn bigelow

annie on my mind by nancy garden

laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki

the stars and the blackness between them by junauda petrus

the last true poets of the sea by julia drake

i kissed alice by anna birch

fiebre tropical by juliana delgado lopera

melt my heart by bethany rutter

laurel everywhere by erin moynihan

every body looking by candace iloh

something certain, maybe by sara barnard

⚔️ fantasy

a dark and hollow star by ashley shuttleworth

the scapegracers by h. a. clarke

girl, serpent, thorn by melissa bashardoust

down comes the night by allison saft

engelsfors by mats strandberg & sara b. elfgren

summer of salt by katrina leno

from dust, a flame by rebecca podos

spellbook of the lost and found by moïra fowley-doyle

girls made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust

out of the blue by sophie cameron

witch, cat & cobb by j. k. pendragon

girls of paper and fire by natasha ngan

the afterward by e. k. johnston

the never tilting world by rin chupeco

the midnight lie by marie rutkoski

the dark tide by alicia jasinska

the midnight girls by alicia jasinska

sweet & bitter magic by adrienne tooley

wench by maxine kaplan

way of the argosi by sebastian de castell

ash by malinda lo

the raven and the reindeer by t. kingfisher

the last magician by lisa maxwell

shatter the sky by rebecca kim wells

we set the dark on fire by tehlor kay mejia

queen of coin and whispers by helen corcoran

ghost wood song by erica waters

these feathered flames by alexandra overy

the bone spindle by leslie vedder

into the crooked place by alexandra christo

edie in between by laura sibson

crier’s war by nina varela

the winter duke by claire bartlett

sofi and the bone song by adrienne tooley*

girls at the edge of the world by laura brooke robson*

dauntless by elisa a. bonnin*

📜 historical

dangerous remedy by kat dunn

forgive me if i’ve told you this before by karelia stetz-waters

the pearl thief by elizabeth wein

heavy vinyl by carly usdin & nina vakueva

valiant ladies by melissa grey*

a curse of roses by diana pinguicha*

⁉️ mystery/thriller

far from you by tess sharpe

the girls i’ve been by tess sharpe

people like us by dana mele

summer’s edge by dana mele

the truth about keeping secrets by savannah brown

i hope you’re listening by tom ryan

eight pieces of silva by patrice lawrence

bad things happen here by rebecca barrow

the things we don’t see by savannah brown

the hollow inside by brooke lauren davis

throwaway girls by andrea contos

you’re next by kylie schachte

a lesson in vengeance by victoria lee

the sullivan sisters by kathryn ormsbee

cold by mariko tamaki

the killing code by ellie marney*

rules for vanishing by kate alice marshall*

🦇 paranormal/horror

the dead and the dark by courtney gould

to break a covenant by alison ames

shallow graves by kali wallace

wilder girls by rory power

afterlove by tanya byrne

house of hollow by krystal sutherland

specter inspectors by bowen mccurdy

burn down, rise up by vincent tirado

hollow by shannon watters & branden boyer-white

missing, presumed dead by emma berquist

perfectly preventable deaths by deirdre sullivan*

the dark beneath the ice by amelinda bérubé*

ghost walk by kay solo*

🧪 science fiction

joyride by jackson lanzing & collin kelly

crownchasers by rebecca coffindaffer

the good luck girls by charlotte nicole davis

cosmoknights by hannah templer

jane, unlimited by kristin cashore*

🌼 adult

🌻 contemporary

summer of the cicadas by chelsea catherine

take a hint, dani brown by talia hibbert

in the event of love by courtney kae

night tide by anna burke

beautiful world, where are you by sally rooney

spell heaven and other stories by toni mirosevich

far from home by lorelie brown

once ghosted, twice shy by alyssa cole

spindrift by anna burke

cow girl by kirsty eyre

the split by laura kay

tell me everything by laura kay

everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily austin

transcendent kingdom by yaa gyasi

the fat lady sings by jacqueline roy

conversations with friends by sally rooney

flamingo by rachel elliott

the wrong end of the telescope by rabih alameddine

a map of home by randa jarrar

mostly dead things by kristen arnett

patsy by nicole dennis-benn

little fish by casey plett

undone by bryce oakley

satisfaction guaranteed by karelia stetz-waters

tack & jibe by lilah suzanne

all at sea by cheyenne blue

i kissed a girl by jennet alexander

january embers by hildred billings

the simple answer by lily seabrooke

under the rainbow by celia laskey

the world cannot give by tara isabella burton

la bastarda by trifonia melibea obono

the one hundred years of lenni and margot by marianne cronin

all are welcome by liz parker

the romance recipe by ruby barrett

disoriental by négar djavadi*

the thirty names of night by zeyn joukhadar*

bastard out of carolina by dorothy allison*

among other things, i’ve taken up smoking by aoibheann sweeney*

marriage of a thousand lies by s. j. sindu*

honey girl by morgan rogers*

too much lip by melissa lucashenko*

delilah green doesn’t care by ashley herring blake*

the secret lives of church ladies by deesha philyaw*

the barrens by kurt & ellie johnson*

28 questions by indyana schneider*

there are more things by yara rodrigues fowler*

⚔️ fantasy

the unbroken by c. l. clark

the jasmine throne by tasha suri

wild and wicked things by francesca may

the true queen by zen cho

isola by brenden fletcher

the impossible contract by k. a. doore

foundryside by robert jackson bennett

the traitor baru cormorant by seth dickinson

the empress of salt and fortune by nghi vo

the bone shard daughter by andrea stewart

blackheart knights by laure eve

the velocity of revolution by marshall ryan maresca

the gracekeepers by kirsty logan

in the vanishers’ palace by aliette de bodard

the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon

thorn by anna burke

penhallow amid passing things by iona datt sharma

sing the four quarters by tanya huff

city of lies by sam hawke

moontangled by stephanie burgis

burning roses by s. l. huang

a master of djinn by p. djèlí clark

ashes of the sun by django wexler

fireheart tiger by aliette de bodard

bestiary by k-ming chang

the black coast by mike brooks

night flowers shirking from the light of the sun by li xing

the councillor by e. j. beaton

silverglass by j. f. rivkin

water horse by melissa scott

high times in the low parliament by kelly robson

into the broken lands by tanya huff

the fire opal mechanism by fran wilde

among thieves by m. j. kuhn

the factory witches of lowell by c. s. malerich

the forever sea by joshua phillip johnson

the final strife by saara el-arifi

brother red by adrian selby

the winged histories by sofia samatar

the vanished queen by lisbeth campbell*

the northern girl by elizabeth a. lynn*

the bladed faith by david dalglish*

the worthy by anna k. moss*

📜 historical

the wicked cometh by laura carlin

the pull of the stars by emma donoghue

she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan

infamous by lex croucher

devotion by hannah kent

under the udala trees by chinelo okparanta

after the wedding by courtney milan

heathen by natasha alterici

mrs martin’s incomparable adventure by courtney milan

the night watch by sarah waters

tell it to the bees by fiona shaw

kept animals by kate milliken

a lady’s desire by lily maxton

the ophelia girls by jane healey

that green eyed girl by julie owen moylan

the perks of loving a wallflower by erica ridley

the companion by e. e. ottoman

her countess to cherish by jane walsh

paris, 7a.m. by liza wieland*

mademoiselle revolution by zoe sivak*

dark earth by rebecca stott*

⁉️ mystery/thriller

dirt town by hayley scrivenor

the lighthouse by fran dorricott

after the eclipse by fran dorricott

the final child by fran dorricott

proper english by k. j. charles

the last place you look by kristen lepionka

the better liar by tanen jones

fortune favors the dead by stephen spotswood

real easy by marie rutkoski

the best bad things by katrina carrasco

the case of the good-for-nothing girlfriend by mabel maney

the kill club by wendy heard

bury the lede by gaby dunn

beloved poison by e. s. thomson

the lady upstairs by halley sutton

ash mountain by helen fitzgerald

last call at the nightingale by katharine schellman

return to blackwater house by vikki patis

payback by charlotte mills*

a reason to kill by eve zaremba*

the heard by andrea bartz*

snare by lilja sigurðardóttir*

amateur city by katherine v. forrest*

the savage kind by john copenhaver*

the dime by kathleen kent*

the verifiers by jane pek*

🦇 paranormal/horror

abbott by saladin ahmed

the animals at lockwood manor by jane healey

black water sister by zen cho

hearts in the hard ground by g. v. anderson

they drown our daughters by katrina monroe

meddling kids by edgar cantero

yellow jessamine by caitlin starling

our wives under the sea by julia armfield

briefly, a delicious life by nell stevens

dead woman’s pond by elle e. ire

tripping arcadia by kit mayquist*

🧪 science fiction

a memory called empire by arkady martine

this is how you lose the time war by max gladstone & amal el-mohtar

the unspoken name by a. k. larkwood

the space between worlds by micaiah johnson

dead space by kali wallace

the quantum thief by hannu rajaniemi

ninefox gambit by yoon ha lee

ancillary justice by ann leckie

motor crush by brenden fletcher & cameron stewart

unconquerable sun by kate elliott

compass rose by anna burke

a big ship at the end of the universe by alex white

the light brigade by kameron hurley

empress of forever by max gladstone

the doors of eden by adrian tchaikovsky

seven of infinities by aliette de bodard

hard reboot by django wexler

last exit by max gladstone

sisters of the vast black by lina rather

gods, monsters, and the lucky peach by kelly robson

so happy for you by celia laskey

battle of the linguist mages by scotto moore

bluebird by ciel pierlot

an ancient peace by tanya huff

god’s war by kameron hurley*

barbary station by r. e. stearns*

this will kill that by danielle l. roux*

valkyrie by meg ludwa*

night sky mine by melissa scott*

the stars undying by emery robin*

🌼 poetry

if not, winter by sappho, trans. by anne carson

floating, brilliant, gone by franny choi

evohe by cristina peri rossi

bestiary by donika kelly

soft science by franny choi

rummage by ife-chudeni a. oputa

the world keeps ending and the world goes on by franny choi

bone by yrsa daley-ward

dream work by mary oliver

living as a lesbian by cheryl clarke*

womanslaughter by pat parker*

oral tradition by jewelle l. gómez*

the black unicorn by audre lorde*

hermetic definition by h.d.*

#sapphic lit #wlw books #sapphic books #wlw lit #sapphiclitnet #book recs #recs: lgbt #.txt

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beyourselfchulanmaria · 1 year

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📷 photography - Lake by Dan Hecho

"不容你的眼睛睡覺、不容你的眼皮打盹。釋放自己、如羚羊脫離獵戶的手、如鳥脫離捕鳥人的圈套一樣。

Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. "

－箴言／Proverbs 6:4 ~ 6　

🎧 💘 最美麗的出沒和強勁的女性聲樂最佳戲劇性聲樂合輯 Most Beautiful Haunting & Powerful Female Vocal Music | Best Dramatic Evocative Vocal Music Mix

Publisher發行人: Colossal Trailer Music

Composers作曲家: Composed by Michael Maas, Emir Isilay, Lee Barbour, Darren Rutter, Thomas Hjorth, Laura Vall, Sandro S. Composer, Henrik Åström, Kevin Smithers, Velvet Mind Records, Uyanga Bold, Aeralie Brighton, Claudie Mackula, Sasha Bogdanowitsch and Sydney Lauren.

featuring: Featuring Christine Hals, Carrah Stamatakis, Aeralie Brighton, Uyanga Bold, Claudie Mackula, Laura Vall, Sasha Bogdanowitsch, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Sydney Lauren, Kaitlyn Rebecca Swicegood, Hannah Byrne, Kaori, Doo and Gaby Koss.

Album專輯: ''Submersive 沉浸式潛水''(較高階潛水)

TRACKLIST:

00:00 Submersive／沉浸式潛水(較高階潛水)

01:27 In Too Deep／太深

03:28 Quiet Moon／安靜的月亮

05:13 Paralyzed／癱瘓

06:39 Ocean Lullaby／海洋搖籃曲

08:09 Solitude／孤獨

09:34 Deep in the Ocean／在海洋深處

11:21 The Pull of the Sea／海洋的牽引

12:56 A Song for the Sea／海之歌

14:18 Han Dure the Sailor／水手漢杜爾

15:31 Follow Your Path／跟隨你的路

16:57 Endless Drifter／無盡的漂流

18:31 A Distant Lament／遙遠的哀嘆

19:40 Chant of the Deep Sea／深海頌歌

20:26 Fallen Sailor／墮落的水手

21:51 The Swallowing Sea／吞噬大海

23:25 Alatulya／歡迎 (to welcome)

24:27 Forgotten／被遺忘

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motherlylost · 1 year

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Original character’s

1. Alexander Carter for the vampire diaries and Charmed Verse

2. Sarah Andrew’s for charmed (under construction)

3. Daphne Cromwell

4. Laura Rutter: house of Anubis

5: Kim Johnson: stranger things

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bibillyhillsbaby · 2 years

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hey can you recommend some f/f contemporaries (both ya and adult are okay) to read in between in my little free time if i'm having exams soon and am stressed? thank you <3

hi!! thank you for asking me for recs 🥺 i hope that your exams go well 💕💕💕

here are a few i've read and enjoyed!

melt my heart by bethany rutter (ya)

you should see me in a crown by leah johnson (ya)

once ghosted twice shy by alyssa cole (adult)

she drives me crazy by kelly quindlen (ya)

her royal highness by rachel hawkins (ya)

honey girl by morgan rogers (adult)

laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki (ya, graphic novel, fav)

the chosen and the beautiful by nghi vo (adult, fav)

the falling in love montage by ciara smyth (ya, really enjoyed listening to the audiobook)

and finally, today my bookseller friend recommended me infamous by lex croucher (i haven't read it yet, but i trust her opinion)

If you read (or have read) any of these and wanna chat about them, lmk!! 💖

#tbh this ask made my night i love recommending books so thank you!!!#and best of luck on your exams!!! fighting!!#asks #books #book recs

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seaglassandeelgrass · 3 years

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Bold poachers of song & their fates.

Cover image is the 1857 painting 'The Poachers' by August von Wille.

The Bold Poachers- Martin Carthy

The Poacher’s Fate- Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp

Johnnie O’Braidislee- Old Blind Dogs

Old Bob and the Poacher- Anna Shannon

Oakham Poachers- John Kirkpatrick

The Poachers- Heather Dale

Ye Subjects of England- Jasper Smith

The Sledmere Poachers- Jack Rutter

The Lincolnshire Poacher- John Graham Donaldson

Henry the Poacher- The Young Tradition

While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping- June Tabor

Johnny So Long / Eynsham Poaching Song- Magpie Lane

The Poacher’s Fate- The Watersons

The Poachers- The Corries

Geordie- Shirley Collins

Adam the Poacher- Patterson

Poaching Song- The Teacups

The Braemar Poacher- Black Donald

Rufford Park Poachers- Coope, Boyes, & Simpson

19 tracks; 61 mins. [Spotify]

[my other playlists]

#original playlists

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just-another-busy-fangirl-writes · 5 years

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Hi Laura! What's your favorite fanfic of all time (regardless of the pairing/ship)?

So many options.

First of all, HERE

Second of all…hell.

Okay, I’m giving you two.

Wincest: Ergonomic by sobrecogimiento (on AO3)Dean sees an advertisement for Sam’s preferred brand of boxers, which claim that they’re designed for those well-endowed in the genital area. Following this, Dean spends an inordinate amount of time obsessing over whether Sam’s dick is bigger than his, and then just obsessing over Sam’s dick.

Destiel: Real Slick Dean by trilliath (on AO3)There’s a new alpha enhancer drug “Rutter” on the streets that gets used at “exclusive parties” for the worst purposes. Detective Castiel Novak and his partner Balthazar work hard to put a stop to it and other sex crimes in their work as Special Victim’s top detectives.Ellen Harvelle’s Roadhouse is both a bar and a refuge for unmated Omegas. The Roadhouse gives Omegas the opportunity have their heats in peace and, if they so desire, even sell an ‘exclusive supply of high-grade slick for the unmated Alpha on the go!’.Castiel is just such an Alpha, career oriented and having no time for casual sex or potential mates. He’s a regular customer who only buys donor D347’s slick. He’s also a family friend and advocate who helps Omegas in need get connected with Ellen.It’s all fine until one night after a difficult bust he brings Ellen a new Omega about to have her first heat. What Alpha Castiel doesn’t realize is that he’s been over-dosed with Rutter during the fight and is about to go into a rut so bad he may die. And if that weren’t enough to kill him, the embarrassment he’s about to feel will, because he’s about to meet donor D347 face to face and neither of them are prepared for what’s going to happen.

Laura Kay Saturday

#laurakaysaturday #fic recs #wincest #destiel

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sexydeathparty · 2 years

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Liam Payne's Accent Gets Everyone Talking As He's Asked About That Oscars Incident During Good Morning Britain Chat

With the entertainment world reeling from what happened at the Oscars, there was naturally one question being asked as celebrities made red carpet appearances at the after parties.

One such star who gave his thoughts on the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards was Liam Payne.

The former One Directioner was in attendance at Elton John’s annual Oscars bash, and during a live red carpet interview with Good Morning Britain, he was asked about Will appearing to slap Chris onstage after the comic made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

As Liam spoke at length on his feelings on the matter, it was his accent that got everyone talking.

Liam, who hails from Wolverhampton, left many social media users baffled as he spoke on the ITV breakfast show on Monday morning, with the clip soon going viral.

More shocking than THAT slap, THIS accent pic.twitter.com/I5OkVXgflu

— Erron Gordon (@errongordon) March 28, 2022

I can’t take this accent. What’s going on? https://t.co/JqaL9oAP9K

— Claire Eaton-Rutter (@cjrutter) March 28, 2022

What in God’s name has happened to Liam’s accent?! He sounds in Payne https://t.co/xtx9gLSJeE

— jack rem x (@jackremmington) March 28, 2022

Everyone’s ignoring the bigger scandal. Liam Payne has a whole new accent. https://t.co/xawuVwhnM6

— Liz Bates (@wizbates) March 28, 2022

The weird accent, him inserting himself into the situation and bringing up that he is from Wolverhampton all makes this one of the most iconic things I’ve ever seen this is amazing https://t.co/uhI06lqZrZ

— Graham (@gham1877) March 28, 2022

This is very unrelated to the video but has Liam’s accent always been like this? I’m very confused https://t.co/G6dI7kyGWD

— HabKat (@Habibakatsha) March 28, 2022

pick an accent hun https://t.co/r8aPuMoDQv

— Jack Wetherill (@JackWetherill) March 28, 2022

And the Oscar for most confused accent goes to.... https://t.co/KA2XWslLsx

— Laura Hendry (@lghendry) March 28, 2022

Quietly the best piece of content surrounding the Will Smith incident so far: Liam Payne gushing like an LA wellness influencer about 'one of the world's greatest emoters', in a hybrid accent of totally inexplicable origin + managing to drop in that he sold out Madison Sq Garden. https://t.co/1HwUOOxvpR

— Ciaran Varley (@CiaranVarley) March 28, 2022

Liam Payne is from Dublin now. Please update your records. https://t.co/Fgx5SlEX3t

— Jamie East (@jamieeast) March 28, 2022

“I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do,” Liam said of Will’s apparent slap. “I also felt like there were three losers in one fight... It’s a very sad thing.”

Seemingly referencing Will’s subsequent acceptance speech after he won Best Actor for his role in King Richard, Liam continued: “It was a powerful moment for me to watch one of the world’s best emoters ever we’ve seen speak from the heart, and I would rather take the beauty out of the situation than the pain.

“But I had to leave my chair, I’ll be honest with you. It got me really deep.”

During his acceptance speech, Will apologised “to the Academy and my fellow nominees”, adding: “Thank you for this honour... I hope the Academy invites me back. Thank you.”

Meanwhile, the Academy has issued a statement over the matter, while the LAPD has said that Chris will not be pressing charges over the incident.

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.

Oscars Bosses Issue Statement Following Will Smith And Chris Rock Incident

Nicole Kidman's Oscars Reaction Is Meme Of The Night – But It's Not What It Looks Like

30 Must-See Moments From This Year's Oscars (Yes, Including That One)

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battyaboutbooksreviews · 4 months

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Bisexual Books Out February 2024

💖 In Plain Sight by Siobhan Muir 💜 Big Date Energy by Bethany Rutter 💙 Wine Ghost Goes to Hell by Sage Coffey 💖 Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb 💜 Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops 💙 Rupture in Total Eclipse by Sem Thornwood 💖 King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green 💜 Master and Favorite by Rachel Cherry 💙 Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee 💖 A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair 💜 It's Ours to Write by Blanche Maze 💙 Projections by S.E. Porter 💖 The Girl, the Ring, & the Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez 💜 Witch Boyfriend Wanted by Colette Rivera 💙 Tune Me Up by Renée Dahlia 💖 Cloti's Song by Dani Finn 💜 Prove It by Stephanie Hoyt 💙 Mewing by Chloe Spencer 💖 Snowed In With Summer by Tiana Warner 💜 Green Dot by Madeline Gray 💙 Falling For You by Mariah Ankenman 💖 Breaks by Emma Vieceli, Malin Rydén 💜 Signals by Nika 💙 Mortgage of Convenience by Dani McLean 💖 Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner 💜 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 💙 An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson 💖 Truthfully, Yours by Caden Armstrong 💜 The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton 💙 The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett 💖 Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos 💜 Letters to Her Love by Katherine Grant 💙 We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller 💖 Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan 💜 You Had Me at Merlot by Melissa Brayden 💙 Redsight by Meredith Mooring

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Here's some of what's in #KhaosenvysInstantDoodles vol 2 Suggested by @mattyboopics Mike O'Sullivan @katcardyart @dyansis_simon @glovestudios @andrea_large1 Laura Rutter @cassius335 and @emthompson79 Follow the link to get your copy. (Link in my bio) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidv2/khaosenvys-instant-doodles-vol-2?ref=ksr_email_creator_launch For all of you who are tagged you were kind enough to play the game, could you please share this link with anyone and everyone. And DM me if you want the original of your suggestion. #KhaosenvysInstantDoodles #ComicArt #ComicbookArt #Anime #AnimeArt #Cartoon #CartoonArt #VideoGameArt #GameArt #Art #Kickstarter #MustTryHarder #MustGetBetter https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3QDVhMKTx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ranking The Jeopardy! Guest Hosts So Far

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When Jeopardy! GOAT contestant Brad Rutter spoke to Den of Geek earlier this year, he shared his opinion that there is only one perfect Jeopardy! host to replace the departed Alex Trebek.

“Alex,” Rutter said. “But we can’t do it, unfortunately. That’s one of the terrible things about it. I can’t even really imagine what it’s going to be like.”

Alex Trebek was about as irreplaceable as a TV personality can be. As the host and quiz master of Jeopardy! for 37 years, the Canadian entertainer was the perfect combination of studious, professional, and playful. Following Trebek’s death from pancreatic cancer in November 2020, Jeopardy!’s producers realized there was no point in replacing the TV giant with only one host.

For all of 2021, Jeopardy! has been going with a host-by-committee approach, giving several pop culture figures the opportunity to try their hand at shepherding the game show in two-week increments. This parade of guest hosts is in part a way to honor Trebek’s legacy. It’s also an open audition to provide fresh blood with an opportunity to claim the job of a television mainstay.

With that in mind, here are our rankings of how each guest host has performed thus far.

11. Dr. Mehmet Oz

Show Air Dates: March 22, 2021 – April 2, 2021

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10. Savannah Guthrie

Show Air Dates: June 14, 2021 – June 25, 2021

Savannah Guthrie is an amiable and professional TV presence in her day job as the co-anchor of NBC’s Today. In her time as a Jeopardy! host, however, she came off as essentially filler. As is the case with most of the entrants on this list (save for the quack above), Guthrie was perfectly fine as Jeopardy! host. But while she got the job done, she did so without any particular distinction.

Guthrie also interjected a bit too frequently after contestant’s answers. Though that’s an admirable attempt to interject some of her sunny personality into the proceedings, the role of Jeopardy! host often calls for less rather than more. As such her two-week run as host is likely to be the end of the line for her hosting quest.

9. Anderson Cooper

Show Air Dates: April 19, 2021 – April 30, 2021

Anderson Cooper is a good journalist and compelling TV presence. When it comes to Jeopardy!, however, he’s definitely not the right man for the job. Cooper is somewhat fortunate that human trainwreck Dr. Oz hosted first and gobbled up the lion’s share of bad Jeopardy! host press. Otherwise people may have noticed that Cooper did fairly poorly in his two-week stint.

Cooper seemingly didn’t prepare as intensely as Trebek or the other guest hosts as there would frequently be awkward pauses following contestants’ answers while the host checked if they were right. As a result, the number of Jeopardy! rounds not completed under Cooper’s tenure was unusually high. It’s a small issue, but an impactful one.

8. Katie Couric

Show Air Dates: March 8, 2021- March 19, 2021

Couric’s tenure as Jeopardy! host was the victim of bad timing. She had the tough act of following two guest hosts who were extremely steeped in the show’s history in culture in official Greatest of All Time Ken Jennings and executive producer Mike Richards.

The longtime media personality ultimately did a fair job as host, with her only major flaw being interjecting a bit too frequently during rounds. Unfortunately, she doesn’t stack up well to the pros that preceded her.

7. Aaron Rodgers

Show Air Dates: April 5, 2021 – April 16, 2021

While the presence of a NFL star may seem like a desperate ratings grab from Jeopardy!, Green Bay Packers quarterback and former Celebrity Jeopardy! champ Aaron Rodgers is apparently dead serious about wanting the full-time hosting job, telling The Ringer that he could easily fit the show’s shooting schedule into his NFL obligations.

Rodgers’ eagerness was evident over the first week and led to him coming across as a bit too excitable. He really settled into the role in his second week though and projected the correct balance of expertise and personability.

6. Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Show Air Dates: June 28, 2021 – July 9, 2021

Perhaps this is a simple observation, but it’s really something to see how natural and poised TV veterans are on television. As CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has plenty of experience in front of a camera. And that experience absolutely came through in his two-week stint as Jeopardy! host.

Gupta did little to distinguish himself from the favorites to take over hosting job later on this list, but there were absolutely no hiccups during his tenure – just two weeks of excellent Jeopardy! that also happened to feature the season’s most fearsome contestant yet in seven-time winner Courtney Shah.

5. Bill Whitaker

Show Air Dates: May 3, 2021 – May 14, 2021

In contrast to Aaron Rodgers, Bill Whitaker apparently has no interest in holding down the full-time Jeopardy! job, telling The Philadelphia Tribune that he enjoys his current gig as a CBS journalist. That’s a shame as Whitaker came off as quite a natural during his two-week stint.

Soft-spoken and consistent, Whitaker was such a steadying presence in his time as host to the point that the novelty of there even being a guest host began to wear off. Ultimately he might be a little too one-note for a full-time Jeopardy! host but his time on the dais was well spent.

4. Ken Jennings

Show Air Dates: January 4, 2021 – February 19, 2021

In the Jeopardy! canon Ken Jennings is the only figure that approaches the quiz show sainthood of Alex Trebek himself. Jennings is the most impressive and successful Jeopardy! contestant of all time, winning 74 consecutive games, amassing over $4 million in earnings, and taking home the title of Jeopardy! GOAT in 2020. When he was brought aboard as a consulting producer on Jeopardy! last year, many naturally assumed he was being groomed for the hosting role.

Sure enough, Jennings was announced as the first guest host of 2021 and got the year started on the right track with over a month of excellent hosting. Jennings has said that part of the key to Trebek’s success with Jeopardy! was his intuitive understanding that the star of the show wasn’t any host or contestant, but rather the show itself. Jennings put that understanding to good use, using his wealth of experience to make the game show feel both friendly and satisfyingly competitive.

Jennings would be a fine choice for Jeopardy! host. Perhaps his only real weakness, however, is…the tweeting, as it always seems to be. Jennings has tweeted jokes that toe the line between bad taste and offensive in the past, something that he apologized for last year. The issue with Jennings on Twitter though isn’t the risk of future offensive tweets but rather his continued use of Twitter at all along with the rest of us plebs.

Jeopardy! seemingly exists outside of time itself. Save for improved graphics and Trebek’s graying hair, the show has remained largely the same since it premiered. The Platonic ideal of a Jeopardy! host would seem like he or she was spawned from the set itself, returning backstage to sit on their trivia throne and contemplate the mysteries of life between tapings.

3. Mayim Bialik

Show Air Dates: May 31, 2021 – June 11, 2021

Mayim Bialik was a real pleasant surprise in her stint as host. In fact, she’s the best Jeopardy! guest host yet who was not previously affiliated with the show. Bialik leaned more toward the friendly end of the familiar/authoritative Jeopardy! hosting ratio, which is particularly impressive given her academic background as a literal neuroscientist. She kept up that energy throughout but was able to establish a nice balance in her second week.

As a longtime Big Bang Theory cast member, Bialik certainly doesn’t need the Jeopardy! hosting gig to pay the bills. But her experience in front of a live-studio audience and a clear passion for learning could prove useful in the position.

2. Buzzy Cohen

Show Air Dates: May 17, 2021 – May 28, 2021

On the flip side of Bill Whitaker, Buzzy Cohen may at first seem like too dynamic of a personality to work as a Jeopardy! guest host. His fun nickname, distinctive eyewear, and trendy haircut are at odds with such an ancient and venerated TV institution.

As host of Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions, however, Cohen was consistently great. Due to his time as a Jeopardy! champion himself, Cohen empathizes with contestants easily and keeps things going at a rapidly appropriate pace for the competitive tournament known as “The Nerd Super Bowl.”

Could Cohen still succeed in shepherding the game show when played by its more “normal” contestants? He certainly deserves some consideration to do so.

1. Mike Richards

Show Air Dates: February 22, 2021- March 5, 2021

Alex Trebek would occasionally be asked in interviews who he’d like to replace him. It was not a question he frequently answered because who would want to speculate about an event that would presumably only occur after their death. He often joked that Betty White should because she was a close friend. But in the few instances he did consider the question seriously, he offered up Los Angeles Kings play-by-play announcer Alex Faust, Turner Classic Movies host Ben Makiewicz, and CNN legal analyst Laura Coates. Ultimately, however, he told journalists at the Television Critics Association press tour that he “would leave it up to the people in charge.”

Well, what if one of those mythical people in charge was the right choice to host all along? Mike Richards is an executive producer for Jeopardy! and its Merv Griffin-created syndicated companion Wheel of Fortune. Richards has a long history of producing other game shows like Weakest Link, The Price is Right, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He’s even hosted a couple of game shows of his own such as Beauty and the Geek and The Pyramid. After Ken Jennings served his month-long stint as host, Richards stepped in for two weeks, seemingly only to buy the show some time before it could set up more guest hosts.

Richard’s two-week tenure as guest host, however, was absolutely superb. Despite the stuffy connotation associated with the job “executive producer”, Richards was the most outwardly bubbly and joyful guest host yet. He still projected an air of authority and trivia mastery, likely due to his comfort and experience with the format. Richards was also an attentive interviewer, and well-researched – his shows were among the smoothest this season thus far.

Richards lacks important name recognition (in fact, his name is about as generic as they come) and would not win Jeopardy! any more viewers on star power alone. It also must be said that Jeopardy! could stand to diversify the syndicated TV game a bit with this hosting decision by choosing a woman or person of color.

Whether Richards is selected as the full time host remains to be seen. But as executive producer, he’ll be involved in the decision one way or another. And if his talent scouting is anywhere near as good as his hosting ability, then there is nothing to worry about.

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Still to come: George Stephanopoulos (Show Air Dates: July 12, 2021 – July 16, 2021), Robin Roberts (Show Air Dates: July 19, 2021 – July 23, 2021), LeVar Burton (Show Air Dates: July 26, 2021 – July 30, 2021), David Faber (Show Air Dates: August 2, 2021 – August 6, 2021), Joe Buck (Show Air Dates: August 9, 2021 – August 13, 2021)

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The 20th Annual Bryan Awards - More Categories (Part III)

Winners in these categories will be announced on Friday September 18.

Guest Actor, Comedy: Jason Alexander - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Larry David - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Luke Kirby - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Eddie Murphy - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Brad Pitt - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Fred Willard - Space Force (Netflix)

Guest Actress, Comedy: Carol Burnett - Mad About You (Spectrum) Allison Janney - The Kominsky Method (Netflix) Cloris Leachman - Mad About You (Spectrum) Maya Rudolph - The Good Place (NBC) Wanda Sykes - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Guest Actor, Drama: James Cromwell - Succession (HBO) Charles Dance - The Crown (Netflix) Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us (NBC) Gerald McRaney - This Is Us (NBC) Christopher Meloni - The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Martin Short - The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Guest Actress, Drama: Alexis Bledel - The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Jane Lapotaire - The Crown (Netflix) Julianna Margulies - Billions (Showtime) Jennifer Morrison - This Is Us (NBC) Phylicia Rashad - This Is Us (NBC) Cicely Tyson - How To Get Away With Murder (ABC)

Guest Performer, Daytime: Nicolas Bechdel - General Hospital (ABC) Brook Kerr - General Hospital (ABC) Eva LaRue - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Jeffrey Vincent Parise - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Marie Wilson - Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Guest Performer, New Series: Noah Emmerich - Space Force (Netflix) Tina Fey - Modern Love (Amazon Prime) Judd Hirsch - Hunters (Amazon Prime) Martin Short - The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Run (HBO) Fred Willard - Space Force (Netflix)

Lead Actor, New Series: Steve Carell - The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Steve Carell - Space Force (Netflix) Domhnall Gleeson - Run (HBO) Hugh Laurie - Avenue 5 (HBO) Logan Lerman - Hunters (Amazon Prime) Al Pacino - Hunters (Amazon Prime)

Lead Actress, New Series: Jennifer Aniston - The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Kirsten Dunst - On Becoming A God In Central Florida (Showtime) Jane Levy - Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) Cobie Smulders - Stumptown (ABC) Merritt Wever - Run (HBO) Reese Witherspoon - The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Supporting Actor, New Series: Billy Crudup - The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Josh Gad - Avenue 5 (HBO) Jake Johnson - Stumptown (ABC) John Malkovich - Space Force (Netflix) Lin-Manuel Miranda - His Dark Materials (HBO) Saul Rubinek - Hunters (Amazon Prime)

Supporting Actress, New Series: Lauren Graham - Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) Marcia Gay Harden - The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Anne Hathaway - Modern Love (Amazon Prime) Carol Kane - Hunters (Amazon Prime) Mary Steenburgen - Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) Ruth Wilson - His Dark Materials (HBO)

Animated Program: Bob’s Burgers (Fox) Ducktales (Disney XD) Our Cartoon President (Showtime) The Simpsons (Fox) South Park (Comedy Central)

Live Special: The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS) Live In Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and Good Times (ABC) The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC) The Oscars (ABC) The 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade (ABC/NBC)

Pre-Recorded Special: Homefest: James Corden’s Late Late Show Special (CBS) iHeart Radio Presents The Living Room Concert for America (Fox) Let’s Go Crazy: A Grammy Salute to Prince (CBS) One World: Together At Home (Various) A Parks and Recreation Special (NBC)

Game Show: Family Feud (Syndicated) Hollywood Game Night (NBC) Jeopardy (Syndicated) The Price is Right (CBS) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (ABC)

Daytime Talk Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated) The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated) The Talk (CBS) Tamron Hall (Syndicated) The View (ABC)

Documentary or Non-Fiction Program: The Last Dance (ESPN) A Modern Farewell (ABC) Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Special (HBO) The Story of Soaps (ABC) Tiger King (Netflix)

Traditional Reality Program: Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Bar Rescue (Paramount Network) Deadliest Catch (Discovery) Naked and Afraid (Discovery) Queer Eye (Bravo) A Very Brady Renovation (HGTV) Studio Sports Program: The Big Noon Kickoff Show (Fox) College Football GameDay (ESPN) Inside the NFL (Showtime) The NFL Today (CBS)

Morning or News Program: CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell (CBS) CBS Sunday Morning (CBS) Good Morning America (ABC) 60 Minutes (CBS) Today (NBC)

Reality Host: RuPaul Charles - RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) James Corden - The World’s Best (CBS) Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn - Making The Cut (Netflix) Nick Offerman & Amy Poehler - Making It (NBC) Jeff Probst - Survivor (CBS)

Daytime Talk Show Host: Kelly Clarkson - The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated) Tamron Hall - Tamron Hall (Syndicated) Maury Povich - Maury (Syndicated) Kelly Ripa & Ryan Seacrest - Live with Kelly and Ryan (Syndicated) The Hosts of The View - The View (ABC) Steve Wilkos - The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated)

Late Night Host: Samantha Bee - Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS) Stephen Colbert - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) John Krasinski - Some Good News (YouTube) Trevor Noah - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) John Oliver - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Game Show Host: Wayne Brady - Let’s Make a Deal (CBS) Ellen DeGeneres - Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC) Steve Harvey - Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) & Family Feud (Syndicated) Jimmy Kimmel - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (ABC) Jane Lynch - Hollywood Game Night (NBC) Alex Trebek - Jeopardy (Syndicated)

Children’s Program: Fuller House (Netflix) Ghostwriter (Netflix) Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) Muppet Babies (Disney) Sesame Street (HBO)

And The Screen Couple/Duo Categories:

(Comedy) Anthony Anderson & Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish, ABC) Rachel Brosnahan & Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon Prime) Julie Bowen & Ty Burrell (Modern Family, ABC) Merritt Wever & Domhnall Gleeson (Run, HBO) Any TWO or MORE Political Candidates (Saturday Night Live, NBC) (Drama) Olivia Colman & Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Netflix) Freddie Highmore & Paige Spara (The Good Doctor, ABC) Caitriona Balfe & Sam Heughan (Outlander, Starz) Jason Bateman & Laura Linney (Ozark, Netflix) Milo Ventimiglia & Mandy Moore (This is Us, NBC) (Daytime) Annika Noelle and either Scott Clifton or Matthew Atkinson (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS) Chandler Massey and Freddie Smith (Days of Our Lives, NBC) Maurice Benard and Max Gail (General Hospital, ABC) James Holzhauser and Brad Rutter or Ken Jennings (Jeopardy: The GOAT Challenge, ABC) Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie (Today, NBC) (Limited Series/Movie) Kerry Washington & Steven Pasquale (American Son, Netflix) Jake Picking and either Jim Parsons or Jeremy Pope (Hollywood, Netflix) Mark Ruffalo & Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True, HBO) Reese Witherspoon & Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu) Megan Hilty & Jessie Mueller (Patsy and Loretta, Lifetime)

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Entonces quieres entrar en UX pero no sabes por dónde empezar ...

https://www.usersknow.com/podcast/2015/9/23/6-things-we-wish-we-had-knownhttps://www.usersknow.com/podcast/2015/8/13/dont-be-a-ux-designer“Can I get my foot in the door in UX? All the job openings specify years of experience, but I don’t have that … and I don’t really know where to start.”

Sí, parece ser difícil entrar en UX en estos días. Podría estar leyendo mal la situación, pero lo que he visto y escuchado recientemente es que hay muchos nuevos UXers que se gradúan de los bootcamps, lo que crea un exceso de oferta en el nivel Junior. Mientras tanto, el mercado laboral tiene hambre de Seniors. No estoy diciendo que te desanimes de intentarlo. Sólo quiero posicionarte en la escena.

Tu misión -deberías elegir aceptarlo- es para superar la densa multitud de personas que solicitan todos los roles junior. Tu desafío es destacar.

Para evitar verse como cualquier otra persona que intente entrar en UX.

Aquí está el secreto:

Hasta donde sé, todavía no hay una hoja de ruta profesional fija de UX, no hay una carrera profesional bien transitada que te lleve sin problemas del programa de posgrado a socio ejecutivo.

Esto es genial, porque no tiene que haber hecho todas las cosas "correctas" o haber estado en los lugares "correctos".

Pero también es difícil, porque no hay respuesta a la pregunta sobre por dónde empezar.

Entonces, en lugar de tratar de responder una pregunta sin respuesta, voy a hacerle algunas preguntas.

1) ¿Qué implica UX para ti? ¿Qué te atrae? ¿Qué te preocupa?

Hay muchas facetas en el trabajo de UX en estos días, y cada rol de UX es diferente, desde la investigación hasta los wireframes, los talleres y la escritura ... hasta un glorioso popurrí de todo a la vez.

Debes saber por qué realmente quieres trabajar en UX, para poder encontrar los sabores de rol correctos.

¿Hay aspectos de UX que te atraen o repelen particularmente? ¿Qué te emociona? ¿En qué no estás tan interesado?

2) ¿Qué has hecho para probar tu idea de que quieres trabajar en UX?

¿Cómo has probado tu respuesta a la pregunta 1? ¿Has considerado que podrías enganchar tu codiciado trabajo de UX solo para descubrir que la realidad del trabajo no se parece en nada a tus expectativas?

Por ejemplo, devoré libros UX, hice sitios web y la usabilidad los probé durante años antes de que alguien me pagara por hacerlo, solo porque estaba fascinado.

¿Cuántos amigos has entrevistado? ¿Cuántos wireframes has bosquejado? Cuesta casi nada probar la usabilidad de un sitio web aleatorio con un miembro de la familia.

Si aún no has probado nada, ¿qué te detiene? ¿Estás seguro de que quieres hacer el trabajo real de UX? No cometas el error de esperar el permiso. Hay problemas de diseño a su alrededor, sin mencionar a las personas que intentan llevar a cabo proyectos paralelos que podrían valorar sus cerebros y manos.

3) Es posible que tenga pocas habilidades de UX, pero ¿qué otras habilidades lo hacen interesante?

Las personas UX se benefician de ser multifuncionales. Esto queda claro en los muchos debates acalorados: ¿deberían los diseñadores codificar? ¿Deben los diseñadores escribir? ¿Deben los diseñadores coleccionar calzoncillos?

No hay una respuesta correcta a estas preguntas. Pero yo diría que los diseñadores deberían tener intereses y habilidades fuera del diseño. Eso realmente ayuda. He conseguido más de un trabajo porque también enseño a Lindy Hop y entiendo las estadísticas frecuentas vs bayesianas. (También deberías ver mi colección de calzoncillos). ¿Qué habilidades que no sean de diseño, te hacen diferente?

4) ¿Cómo puedes usar tu carta de presentación y tu CV para contar una historia de tu inevitable excelencia en UX? Así que ahora sabemos que tienes una experiencia única y

So now we know you’ve got unique experience and skills. How can you weave those into a story that points you at UX and shows that your perspective is valuable?

Consider your story from the business’ point of view: how can you show them you’re keen, smart and get things done? (Notice how this loops back to question 2?)

5) How might you meet other people in the UX and business world?

I’m afraid that who you know still matters. But let’s apply UX thinking to the problem of how to meet people…

How might you get people who can hire you to notice and consider you? Hint: it will involve talking with them. OK, so where do they hang out? Think online as well as in real life.

Are there Meetups near you? If not, what about online communities? Designerhangout.co is thriving, while Candles is explicitly for junior UXers.

Then how might you find out what you need to know? Just like in all UX research, humans can’t simply give you the answers you want. Get ready to dig deep.

6) How might you get past the hiring gatekeepers at organisations?

Many gatekeepers tend to have simplistic criteria for rejecting resumes based on looking at years of experience and academic degrees. I’m afraid these won’t play in your favour at first.

But we’ve already thought about how we can present you as having valuable experience.

Perhaps you can even get past the gatekeepers by meeting the right people. Many of the best opportunities don’t come through official channels.

7) THE BIG QUESTION: what’s the smallest meaningful step you could take right now towards testing the career path you’re considering?

It’s not to read or watch videos. It’s to take action.

What’s the smallest thing you can do today that might get you a tiny bit closer to answering your question: “how might I get my foot in the door?”

UX is about action as well as learning and thinking. Change something and see what happens.

Think of it as making a prototype of your new career path so you can test it in the wild. This is UX design applied to life.

Get started. If you have no ideas, simply try writing the problem out 20 different ways.

More resources

Having just said, “don’t read more,” I’m now going to recommend a fabulous book. It has nothing to do with UX and everything to do with your career. Don’t like books? It’s mainly pictures and it only takes about 20 minutes to read. Get it.

Lastly, I’m also going to suggest a few episodes from the very excellent “What Is Wrong With UX?” podcast (thanks Laura Klein and Kate Rutter!) that will be interesting for you to listen to:

https://www.usersknow.com/podcast/2015/8/13/dont-be-a-ux-designer

https://www.usersknow.com/podcast/2015/9/23/6-things-we-wish-we-had-known

https://www.usersknow.com/podcast/2016/10/9/where-should-you-work

Bias towards action

Your goal is to get your foot in the door.

What’s a small step you can take right now to move your foot slightly closer to the door?

Thanks to jorunn and Corissa Nunn for help editing this.

#UX #consejos

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST a musical parody by Robyn Grant and Daniel Elliot Kings Head Theatre 13th December – 6th January ‘An array of silliness, jokes and a fluffy gold dildo’ ★★★★ With Christmas comes the pantomime season and Fat Rascal Theatre Company have spun their own yarn on the famous tale of Beauty and the Beast with a gender-swapping version of the fairy tale where a female beast dreams of escaping her cursed castle with only her speaking teapot, mug, clock and candelabra for company. So Beauty becomes Beau who is a dreamy, bookworm very interested in Jane Austen with music and lyrics to suit. Jamie Mawson's Beau can certainly charm a female Beast, but he's also the obsession of the local female fox-hunting toff who will stop at nothing to have Beau as her husband. The five strong cast work extremely hard throughout the piece with song, dance and numerous characters. The charm of the piece comes from the way they embrace each and every character and add a simple prop or a costume. The simplicity of this is charming and funny. The constant farce and at times melodramatic moments fit with the music and lyrics adding to the parody of the whole piece. This piece is an array of silliness, jokes and a fluffy gold dildo. The swap of genders is humorous and laughs in the face at traditional gender roles making this parody even funnier and making us question even further the stereotypes that society has deemed on us. It’s not trying to be serious and there is no depth in the gender swapping but it does make a clear statement and this should be applauded. Political statements and pantomime hardly go together but at least this company is trying to push the traditional panto into a different realm. Hugh Purves has done an outstanding job on the costumes, particularly the Beast where her feminine attributes along with her hideous appearance work very well. The mask has been designed so that part of her face is still very feminine while showing the grotesqueness of the hairy beast. The corset is a genius idea because again the feminine side of the character is always prevalent. The simplicity of other costumes while an actor may be a necessity to the prop work seamlessly and leave no confusion in the audience’s mind. The familiar music and characters means that it does parallel the Disney movie without the sentiment. ‘Have a Brunch’ which replaces “Be Our Guest” and “Siobhan” which parodies “Gaston” are great. Daniel Elliot and Robyn Grant have done a superb job on the lyrics as has James Ringer-Beck with his musical score. The live percussion on stage throughout by Nicola Chang added even more Cristmassy cheer and the timing of the percussion was superb. The whole experience meant everyone left the theatre with a smile on their face. Photography: Nick Rutter Fat Rascal Theatre Company is vibrant, fun, entertaining and full of energy. It will be interesting to see what they do next. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST a musical parody by Robyn Grant and Daniel Elliot Music by James Ringer Beck Produced by Laura Elmes Productions and Fat Rascal Theatre Company. Devised by Fat Rascal Theatre Company Kings Head Theatre 13th December – 6th January Box office: http://www.kingsheadtheatre.com Jo Griffiths has lectured in theatre studies for over twenty years. She is a keen playwright and founder member of Two42 Theatre Company. She made the top 20 at Bristol Old Vic in 2016 and the long list of Papatango also in 2016. She is in the semi finals at Little Fish Theatre short play competition 2017.

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