#moriarty arlington

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Okay, thinking about OC’s and some of my fave kink tropes, specifically stuckage. Moriarty is an only child and while he is a big guy, his mother isn’t, so when she moves into a new place, it’s smaller than her old one. She warns her tall ass son of this before he comes to visit, but doesn’t think to warn her son-in-law, who is very, very pregnant with surrogate quints.

Limber ends up having to awkwardly try and suck his belly in whenever he goes through doors, or shove his way through with his hips. He takes up a lot of the guest bed and can’t even fit into the shower without some of his belly or ass sticking out. The biggest problem comes up with his MIL wanting to make sure he eats well and basically stuffs him full every meal. At one point, Limber has to convince her to get something from another room and needs his husband’s help to secretly get him out of his chair, as his hips and thighs have wedged him in too tight. Moriarty helps him, but is definitely turned on while doing it.

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I always thought it was interesting that in Fallout 3, there's a dialogue option to report Vault 87 as the source of the super mutants of the Capital Wasteland. This is the Brotherhood's main mission under Lyons while in the wasteland (before the Enclave show up)-- eliminate the super mutants. And so the game lets you report this information to an important NPC just before the final couple missions of the main story.

And of course it has no actual consequences because Fallout 3 is Fallout 3. But the way it feels focused on, it feel like it's supposed to be important.

This is all to say, I really like to think about what would have happened post-main story with Vault 87.

I always imagine the BoS take the underground route through Lamplight Caverns. They come across Little Lamplight, and because kids are no match for soldiers in actual power armor, the kids have no real choice but to stand down. The BoS pass the kids off to the protected Aqua Pura caravan routes they have. The children can make contact with safe settlements. Some of the Lamplighters get taken in by kind adults, some manage to fend for themselves among the settlements. Others, like Moriarty, disappear into the wasteland, chasing their mercenary fortunes. Vault 87 becomes a secured research outpost and turns the tide dramatically in the fight against the super mutants. Once the mutant population is under control, the vault 87 post becomes a dreary and bleak "punishment" assignment for irritating Scribes-- just like Scribe Yearling in the Arlington library.

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Year's brightest #2 | Best books of 2019 | Lara

Hello everyone,

Before I start with this post I'd like to say Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it and happy holidays to all of you. 2019 has been a crazy year, with a lot of good and bad, but  I'm really grateful for everything it thought me and all the books I got to read. I've read 126 books for now and here is my Goodreads year in books if someone wants to see it.

Wish you all the best and have a wonderful 2020 full of books.

>> Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

This is a historical fiction fantasy book with amazing group characters. It's set in 19th century France and I couldn't get over that cliffhanger for weeks! 2020 and the release of its sequel cannot come fast enough.

>> The Astonishing Color After by Emily X. R. Pan

I really don't have any other words to describe this book but beautiful. The emotion this beautiful story awoke in me is something I will not forget until the rest of my life and I am so incredibly happy to have a chance of reading such an amazing story of love and grief.

>> An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember Quarter is just *chef's kiss*. You don't read these books and come out indifferent. I am so in love with Helena, Elias and Laia - I'm going to go mad from the anticipation of the next sequel.

>> Verity by Coleen Hoover

This is the most mindblowing, the most intense book ever. I swear while reading this, my pulse and blood pressure got to the alarming levels. It was supposed to be romance, but the cute dynamic between Lowen and Jeremy was only the beginning of the brilliant things in this book.

>> The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The biggest crime ever to happen is Evelyn Hugo not being a real actress. This book will always have a special place in my heart I just love it so much. Best sapphic read of the year, definitely.

>> Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Oh, this one is pure excellence of mystery and drama that I didn't even know I needed. I had so much reading about these powerful women handling everything like they should.

>> All for the Game by Nora Sakavic

ALL FOR THE GAME. ALL FOR THE GAME. ALL. FOR. THE. GAME. These books are the peak literature of this century, they are the best thing that ever happened to me, the most amazing thing I ever read. My heart is one big fox paw and I am a Kevin Day stan until the end of my days.

I love 2019 for letting me meet my babies.

>> The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

I would let Rin walk all over me and thank her later. This high fantasy world of Empire's and the fire is everything I needed for an epic Chinese mythology-inspired story! Can't wait any longer for the third one!

>> Ninth House by Leigh Bardugho

Ghosts? Magic societies? Historical aesthetic? I don't know how to thank Leigh Bardugho for writing her first adult book, but I guess incoherent screeching will have to do. Galaxy Stern and Darlington Arlington are my new loves and want to give them the world.

>> Monsters of Verity by Victoria Schwab

I had no idea what was I getting myself into when starting these series, but I should have known when it comes to Victoria Schwab that my heart won't come out whole out of it.

>> Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugho

A reread of my favorite book in the world. The Dregs still owe the other half of my heart (first one goes to Foxes). There is no one like them, 2019 give me my Crows back.

>> If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio

My gay Shakesperean dark academia babies! I don't know what you're still doing if you haven't read this book, but stop doing it and get to it!

Tell me about your favorite books of 2019! What are your favorites and least favorites?

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Honor List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – One thousand one hundred thirty-one undergraduate students at Northwestern State University were named to the Honor List for the Fall 2018 semester.  Students on the Honor Roll must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern State and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49.  Students named to the Honor List, listed by hometown, are as follows.

 Abbeville – Kyle Baudoin, Skyler Guerra, MaKayla Lewis, Kayla Marceaux, Julie Melancon, Zabrinia Spates;

 Atlanta – Jamie Wagley;

 Alexandria -- Aleisha Allen, Lili Bedoya, Samantha Bergeron, Madeline Blake, Morgan Brame, Jasmine Brown, Jamie Broussard, Angel Christophe, Mydacia Conaler, Karly Constantino, Noel Cusick, Deshod Dixon, Joshua Dorsey, Kaylie Edwards, Brittany Franklin, Bailey Gaspard, Mallory Halford, Chelse Hayes, Gustov Johnson, Jasmine Johnson, Breonna Jones, Kristina Langley, Naya Loyden, Katelyn Maggio, Aaron Martin, Dean Mayeux, Shauntae Perry, Sadae Polk, Kylah Porter, Carmen Rachal, Zachary Roberts, Mary Sampson, Savannah Sices, Taijha Silas, Kiaijah Thomas; Kirstyn Thomas, Erin Vandersypen, Cherell Wallace, Tameia West, Alaina Williams, Mikayla Wright;

 Allen, Texas – Nautica Grant;

 Alpine, Alabama – Courtney Willis;

 Anacoco – Lindsey Alligood, Jacob Bennett, Kinsley Blakeway, Angela Guy, Christopher Guy, Connor Higgins, Kayli O’Toole, Cayla Roberts, Kaylee Runnels;

 Arcadia – Deniesha Davis, Alliyah Murphy, Hannah Tinsley;

 Arlington, Texas – Mariah Denson;

 Arnaudville – Macey Boyd;

 Athens, Texas – Jessica Dubose, Jacob Ellis;

 Atlanta, Texas – Madison Hamson, Meredith Mcmanus, Jackson Teal;

 Austin, Texas – Jennifer Jacob;

             Avondale – Roger Jones;

           Belcher – Loriann Long;

             Boyce – Lane Robinson;

             Baker – Devante George, Cherish Netter;

 Ball – Brittany Breland, Christopher Constance, Mackenzie Owen, Will Salinas, Bryan Sayes, Alice Wilson;

 Bastrop – Katelynn Chain, Kimberly Robinson;

 Baton Rouge – Brianna Alumbaugh, Chloe Castello, Lydell Emerson, John Guillot, Brooke Harbin, Samantha Hebert, Mckane Kinchen, JeBreanne Morgan, Jennifer Normand, Katie Pham, Ashleigh Rumby, Kori Thomas, Jharon Whitfield, Jordan Williams;

 Baunatal, Germany – Yannik Gerland;

 Beacon Falls, Connecticut – Stacey Brown;

 Belcher – Victoria Herbert;

 Belle Chasse – Madison Hewitt, Denim Reeves;

 Belmont – Ashley Hill;

 Bentley – Heather Jones;

 Benton -- Chasity Catanese, Bryanna Cooper, Sarai Fanene, Makayla Goff, Ali Hedgepeth, Leanna Plunkett, Blaine Reeder, Lilly Roach, Maegan Ross;

 Berkshire, New York – Alexis Andersen;

 Bienville – Sarah Macynski;

 Blanchard – Ashlynn Hartley;

 Bossier City – Shelby Ansley, Cassie Bailey, Lauryn Bakalis, Kaylan Beloso, Amanda Billieu, Shelby Booth, Quintin Braley, Katie Briggs, Megan Cathey, Kendall Corkern, Colby Cranford, Daniel Dial, Kasey Dice, Courtney Dismuke, Farrell Dulle, Jonathan Edie, Marissa Gardner, Margaret Gates, Nawal Gazawaneh, Adrianne Hampton, Andrea Haynes, Christian Henley, Dejaney Jackson, Nourain Jamhour, Jared Jarrell, Haley Joncas, Shane Kaiser, Alexandra Madrid, Samantha Maiette, Anthony Mulrenin, Dylan Nash-Browder, Shelby Peeples, Jordan Phillips, Kathryn Pierce, Rachael Pierce, Cierra Rachal, Nigmeh Rahman, Jenna Rambin, Sierra Richard, Emily Rideout, Nickolas Rizzo, Jasmine Roberson, Dakota Schudalla, Ranya Shihadeh, Kaylee Stewart, Giselle Trejo, Bobby Trichel, Chandler Vascocu, Lacey Velasquez, Madeline Webb, Pamula Whicker, Vikki Wolf;

 Boutte – Jose Del Rio;

             Boyce – Hannah Aslin, Tiffany Barnhart, Savanna Budnik, Natalie Dear, Devin Hilliard, Anna Lacombe, Kaitlyn Miller, Sydney Yerby;

 Breaux Bridge – Dylan Davis, Mickayla Love;

 Broussard – Matthew Buteau;

 Brownsboro, Texas – Brice Borgeson;

 Burnet, Texas – Marshall Skinner;

 Bush – Serena Bonnette;

 Cottonport – Jared Seaver;

 Calhoun – Marissa Barentine, William Malone;

 Campti – Adam Calder, Paige Cason, Damarte Fisher, Kortney Greer, Malachi Lester, Pepper Lloyd;

 Cape Coral, Florida – Karleigh Acosta;

 Carencro – Chaney Dodge, Jhonae Thibodeaux;

 Cartagena, Colombia – Sebastian Alfaro Fontalvo, Samantha Arellano Chavez, Elias Castro Caballero, Gabriela Forero Salcedo, Julieth Maturana Orozco, Alonso Restrepo Cardozo;

 Castor – Loxlie Dodd, Priscilla Harrell;

 Center, Texas – John Harrington;

 Centerpoint – Marissa Skursky;

 Cheneyville – Laiken Haggart, Shelbie Moriarty;

 Chicago, Illinois – Irene Frangos;

 Choudrant – Krislyn Mardis;

 Church Point – Meghan Bearb;

 Cincinnati, Ohio – Terry Brewer, Kristin Byone;

 Clinton – Christopher Sanders, Joshua Taylor;

 Colfax – Michael Dupre, Paidin Luneau, Angela McCann, Peyton Ryder, Katilyn Slayter;

 Colorado Springs – Rossana Potempa;

 Conroe, Texas – Zachary Krolczyk;

 Converse – Haleigh Sharrow, Triston Waldon;

 Copperas Cove – Patrick Murphy;

 Corinth, Texas – Madison Walford;

 Corsicana, Texas – Sasha Ballard;

 Cotton Valley – Taylor O’Rear;

 Cottonport – Shelie Canoe, Jacob Harris, Joneshia Jacobs,;

 Coushatta -- Journi Brown, Brandon Gay, Erikka Johnson, Aston Lester, Tianna Rock, Deja Sibley, Mikailah Smith;

 Covington – Kenneth Sears, Crystal Tucker;

 Creston – Madison Alexander;

 Cullen – D’Agurelle Epps, Travon Jones;

 Cut Off – Kaelyn Musgrave;

 Cypress, Texas – Shemar Bartholomew, Jacob Farrell;

 Dayton, Texas – Jerry Maddox;

 De Berry, Texas – Sarah Britt;

 Denham Springs – Joey Carroll, Jenson Wall;

 DeRidder – Amie Ashworth, Samantha Barr, Sheridan Douglas, Sarah Fulford, John Ham, Genna Higginbotham, Latresha High, Alexis Holland, Jordan Mack-Mcnair, Casey McGlothlin, Jessica McManus, Mary Rabalais, Morgan Smith, Madison Tilley, Gavin Watson, Katie Wisthoff, Siaerphin Wolfe;

 Destrahan – John Domangue;

 Deville – Emily Biddle, Hailie Coutee, Kinley Deville, Jessica Horton, Colton Johnson, Alyssa Kline, Ashtyn Knap, Hannah Lewis, Jordan Paul, Garrett Sellers, Haley Spilker, April Thomas, Destiny Zito;

 Dodton – Micah Broomfield, Melanie Thomas;

 Downsville – Abby Fordham;

 Doyline – Billi Jones, Joshua Kirkhart;

 Dripping Spring, Texas – Bryce Potter;

 Dry Prong – Joshua Christopher, Ethan Lewis, Shian Murrell, Lindsey Weatherford, Ashley Webb;

 Dubach – Olivia Hancock;

 Dubberly – Jared Bryce, Audrie Dison, Alex Robles;

 Duson – JoBeth Caswell;

 Edgard – TaiJhun Louper;

 Edmond, Oklahoma – Jiyoon Lee, Ravon Nero;

 Edwards, Mississippi – Taylor O’Bannon;

 Effie – Jacey Dunbar;

 Elizabeth – Kolby Friday, Hannah LaCaze;

 Elm Grove – Camryn Sessions, Jacob Dunn;

 Elmer – Courtney Baggett, Victoria Coleman, Garrett Holt, Brennan Mays;

 Elton – Maia Lacomb;

 Elverta, California – Erika Avery;

 Eunice – Tanner Thibodeaux;

 Evergreen – Miracle Oby;

 Flatwoods – Lindsey Willis;

 Florien – Connor Arthur, Whitney Byles, Cullen Hopkins, Tyler Johnson, Megan Wagley;

 Flower Mound, Texas – Cody McGee, Randall Ruffner;

 Forest Hill – Brett Atkinson, Anna Doherty, Celina Thrasher, Leslie Winners;

 Fort Bliss, Texas – Brittany Passi;

 Fort Polk – Nadia Charlot, Amber Ferguson, Jayla Hart, Amanda Kuhn, Jesica Mattson, Genesis Rondon Torres, Sarah Sullivan, Hannah Sweeney, Nohora Valencia Camacho;  

 Franklin – Shelley Bell, Zabreana Daniels, Jalena Kelly;

 Franklinton – Brittany Sanders;

 Friendswood, Texas – Malik Sonnier;

 Frierson – Austin Barnes, Mason Barnes, Shelby Callens, Treanna Howard, Madison Locke, Nicholas Parham;

 Frisco, Texas – Kalee Williams;

 Gibsland – Dianna Pearson;

 Guin, Alabama – Taylor Porter;

 Gadsen, Alabama – Damian Thompson;

 Gainesville, New York – Ray Anikwue;

 Garland, Texas – Adriana Velarde, Nia Ranall;

 Geismar -- Emilee Hawkins, Brenna LeGlue, Elijah Jon-Baptiste;

 Garland, Texas – Adriana Velarde;

 Georgetown – Joci Harris, Kaleb Hudson;

 Georgetown, Indiana – Elisa Rohlf;

 Gibsland – Madison Shidiskis;

 Glenmora – Phillip Bullitt, Jacob Dunson, Kerstyn Johnson, Ashton Swanson, Derrick Welch;  

 Gloster – Emmaleigh Cleary, Paris Gillum;  

 Goldonna – Brianna Calhoun;

 Gonzales – Julie Breaux, Malayah Currie, Courtney LeJeune, Harlee Melancon, Jennifer Enloe;

 Grand Cane – Cassiah Davis, Sandra Kimble;

 Grand Couteau – Alesia Francis;

 Grand Prairie, Texas – Stephen Carrett;

 Grant – Tyler Stanco;

 Gray – Lori Anthony;

 Grayson – Sabrina McKeithen;

 Greenwell Springs – Morgan Bellot, Micah Fontenot, Ashleigh Klein, Madison Szekely;

 Greenwood – Tamera Harris;

 Gretna – Kayla Anderson, Terralyn Schram;

 Harvey – Jesse Coats;

 Hackberry – Lexie Stine;

 Hagerstown – Stacy West;

 Hahnville – Imani Butler, Cierra Puryear;

 Hall Summit – Ashley-Kate Roberson;

 Hallandale Beach, Florida – Ralph Boereau;

 Hallsville – Emma Hawthorne;

 Hammond – Joseph Martin;

 Harker Heights, Texas – Khalil Corbett-Canada;

 Haughton – Deitric Alexander, Taylor Breed, Darius Brock, Kyler Burns, Sarah Carroll, Haylee Douglass, Dakota Hawkins, Megan Hobgood, Jasmine Jackson, Nathan Johnson, Luna Karkar, Mackenzie Langen, Alana Lewis, Hannah Robertson, Taylor Trombely, Katherine Weeks, Chase Woltz;  

 Heflin – Kendall Brunson, Simiuna Cook, Cody Robinson;

 Hessmer -- Carly Barrere, Daren Dauzat, Lakken Lemoine, Gabrielle Savoy;  

 Hineston – Victoria Carroll, Cheyanna Crane, Chase Powell;

 Homer – Madison Cain;

 Hornbeck – Emma Dubose Rogers, Torri Hollis, Joshua Hughes, Ariel Rodgers, Amber Stanley;

 Hosston – Qanisha Thomas;

 Houma – Rhiannon Dean, Jennifer Doiron;

 Houston – Luis Cervantes, Levar Gumms, Jennifer Hitt, Natashia Jackson;

 Inkster, Michigan – Kanesha Price;

 Jacksonville, Florida – Destinee Christie;

 Jacksonville, Texas – Donovan Trent;

 Jamestown – Kristen Campbell, Ieshia Thomas;

 Jasper, Texas – Kylee Dominy;

 Jefferson – Emily Ricalde;

 Jena – Jasmine Furlow, Mercedes Farris, Parker Fink, Hannah Spicer, William Tradewell;

 Jennings – Kelsey Fitzgerald, Mallory Martinez;

 Jolon, California – Abigail Vallery;

 Jonesboro – LaVonna Lawrence;

 Jonesville – Adrian Johnson, Sidney Spinks;

 Keithville – Kaylee McDuff;

 Kinder – Kelsey Frank;

 Kaplan – Chris Hebert;

 Katy, Texas – Brittany Cecil;

 Keatchie – Katelyn Hicks;

 Keithville – Taylor Hughes, Latavein Kennedy, Erin McDonnell, Maya Porter;

 Kenner -- Emily Bennett, Isabel Jemison, Ryan Johnson, Nicole Lala, Willie Soniat;

 Kerens, Texas – Richard Brumbelow;

 Kinder – All Lorin, Micaela Autin, Nicholas Moldovsky;

 Lacey, Washington – Shana Sweeney;

 Lafayette – Rachael Bryant, Sasskia Chassion, Madison Duplechine, Jeffrey Elkins, Justin Guillory, Michele Kramer, JaKayla Lee, Paul Martin, Melissa Pesacreta, Dana St. Julien, Julia Towry;

 Lafitte – Helen Kassahun;

 Lake Arthur – Gabriell Landry;

 Lake Charles – Holly Bray, Khristina Croker, Kennedy Fontenot, Haleigh Gates, Karley Hebert, Kathleen Hilliard, Adam Lindstrom, Jordan Mulsow, Jessica Newell, Shelby Rodrigue, Michael Thomas, Destany Washington;

 Lancaster, Texas – Deohjia Henderson;

 Laplace – Caitlyn Turnbull;

 League City, Texas – Blake Tessitore;

 Lecompte – Linzey Evans;

 Leesville – Patricia Adamson, Kyle Ashley, Jebediah Barrett, Hannah Blackwell, Hailey Brantley, Katrina Brinson, Jonathan Bruce, Victoria Butler, Charlotte Cassin, Charity Childress, Amy Eckerle, Ashley French, Brittany French, Brandon Furlow, Payton Gordy, Gabriella Haymon, Taylor Helton, Lauren Kreyenbuhl, Justin LeBleu, Mahala Lewis, Christina Lluvera, James Magee, Xavier Mccarty, Malcolm Mitchell, Marguerita Moffett, Stefanie Peters, Jessica Ramirez, Morgan Richard, Samantha Richard, Claudia Rouleau, Cesar Santos, Brett Schmidt, Rachel Smith, Payton Soto, Joyce Stevick, Grant Stolfi, Britnie Stroud, Daija Taylor, Devin Toups, Mackenzie Vincent, Tyler Vincent, Shelby Welch, Cheyene Wise, Michael Zschach;

 Lena – Bettina Doty, Juan Gonzales, Taylor Nichols, Justin Williams;

 Leonville – Lauren Briscoe;

 Lettsworth – Landon Benton;

 Liberty, Texas – Trevor Powell;

 Livingston – Cody CAmbre;

 Livonia – Ryann Bizette, Shanyia Haynes;

 Lockport – Courtney Cedotal, Malaina Falgout;

 Logansport – Susannah Cox, Amanda Hill, Jessica Thompson, Shelby Woods;

 Lone Oak, Texas – Kaylee Isenburg;

 Longview, Texas – Robdrick Halton, Deja Moore;

 Lynwood, Washington – Meghan Castille;

 Morgan City – Wykema Morse;

 Madisonville – Zoe Almaraz, Jensen Volz;

 Magnolia, Texas – Ray Tenninty;

 Mandeville – Carrie Maxwell;

 Mansfield – Rowdy Burleson, Cheyenne Free, Trevor Garrett, Hannah Hughes, Emily Jilg, DeAsia Maxie, Meliyah Mitchell, Demetric Preston, James Sowell, Devin Vanwinkle, Madison Welborn, Stanley Woodley;

 Mansura -- Phillip Augustine, Deaisha Johnson, Jonah Johnson, Katherin Lemoine, Kate Losavio;

 Many – Madilyn Armstrong, William Branam, Jocelyn Cannon, Kyle Elliott, Alison Garcia, Savanah Hall, Kelsi Horn, Clayton Kelley, Charles LaFollette, Johnathan Medine, Brianna Miller, Matthew Peace, Tanner Rains;

 Marksville – Regan Balius, Madison Bordelon, Andre Boyer, Miracle Fourcha, Kayla Gaspard, Makayla Laborde, Rachelle Lair, Nehemayeaux Smith, Kylie Spivey;

 Marrero -- Luis Escobar, Lorena Martin;

 Marshall, Texas -- Alexis Balbuena, Khari Jenkins, Sierra Smith, Tristian Zamora;

 Maurice – Nicole Levine;

 McKinney, Texas – Jasmine Dansby, Jameria Smith, Jocelyn Scott;

 Melville – Alexis Barker;

 Meridian, Mississippi – Reed Michel;

 Mesquite, Texas – Curtis Williams;

 Metairie – Trevor Brown, Madysen Norra;

 Minden – Shatarrius Batton, Angelina Carlin, Erin Dotson, Layla Easley, Lauren Holland, Jorge Zaldivar;

 Monroe – Kennedy Butler, Jansen Chisley, Jaquita Davis, Brianna McKinney, Ashley Murphy, Jameelah Sanaany, Kia Williams;

 Montegut – Nicole Cohen;  

Montgomery – Miranda Bartlett, Laryn Graves, Raygan Lecroix, Hailee Skains;

 Monticello, Arkansas – Kamilah Kelley;

 Mooingsport – Jo Anna Fisher;

 Moreauville – Reginea Alexander;

 Morgan City – Kriystina Pitre;

 Morganza – Sydney Beauvais;

 Morrow – Kiante Mouton;

 Moss Bluff – Bayleigh Smith;

 Napa, California – Jordan Greenlee;  

 Natalbany – Kierra Cooks;

 Natchez – Hailey Courville, Madison Holmes, Amberlyn Metoyer, James Rougeou;

 Natchitoches – Jeremy Aaron, Alissa Addison, Sharlexus Addison, Adrian Alfaro-Fontalvo, Rayshaughn Armant, Cass Arnold, Kayla Arnold, Jose Arrieta Cuesta, Abbie Atwood, Black Bechtel, Megan Berry, Kacy Bonds, Andrew Boyd, Dania Briceno Vaxquex, Keyana Brown, Dustin Burns, Thomas Celles, Valerie Chadick, Gilda Chan, Kaleb Chesser, William Coffey, Donna Cooper, acob Dahlhoff, Catherine Davis, Cieara Davis, Richard Duncan, Franchesca Forest, Rachel Formeller, Fernando Gonzales, Peyton Graham, Jasmine Hall, Deshon Hayes, Michael Hernandez, Saul Hernandez, Ashlyn Hogan, David Holmes, Jacob Horton, Kanika Irchirl, Rachel Jeane, Holly Jenkins, Brittany Jordan, Deylon Key, Cristofer Larcarte, Robert Lee, Lacy Martin, Lamarr McGaskey, T’Onna Mcfarland, Nestor Mercado-Garcia, Amber Minor, Joshua Minor, Destiny Moody, Donovan Ohnoutka, Eden Parker, Zachary Parker, Meredith Phelps, Rekeithia Pier, Keator Poleman, Darian Raymond, Jeffery Remo, Devin Reyes, Taylor Rutledge, Daniela Sala Ricardo, Dante Samuel, Christopher Sanders, MacKenzie Settle, Trayvon Snow, Blake Teekell, Rebecca Thomissee, Aaon Trichel, Kaleb Usleton, Barbara Vercher-Smith, Deja Vercher, Kayven Victor, Garrett Vienne, Huey Virece, Alex Wade, Naloni Walker, Brianna Watermolan, Anna Waxley, Emma-Leigh Webster, Deondra White, Mary Whitehead, Nicholas Wiggins, Leah Wilkins, Shatney Winslow, Alasia Young, Ashtin Youngblood,

 New Iberia – Taylor Freyou, Destinee Leger, Caitlin Melancon, Kira Tobias, Madison Willett;  

 New Llano – Trey Anderson, Bailey Glaze, Alexis Harbin, Reaz Khan;

 New Orleans – Demetrius Boulieu, Rayna Brantley, Marquise Davis, Maya Dolliole, Darlene Fairley, Felicia Franklin, Matthew Gonzales, Jacqueline Gross, Mia Jackson, Karrington Johnson, Raphael Jones, Seven Joseph, Jamilah Pelrean, Phallon Robinson, Julian Shum, JoeNee Smith;

 Newellton – Chasity Glasspoole;

 Noble – Ethan Morgan, Krista Rivers, Thomas Rivers;

 Norwood – Ty’Dashia McElwee;

 Oak Grove – Tonya Creech;

 Oakdale – JaQuanda Evins, Dylan Hamblin, Ayana Jones, Brooke Viscardis, Sarah Wharton;

 Oberlin – Kaitlyn Fontenot, Haily Wade;

 Oil City – Maegan Allborty, Chaddrick Thomas;

 Opelika, Alabama – Ceaser Stephens;

 Opelousas – Keylee Boone, Kescheler Guillory, Juwan Manuel, Lashante Richard;

 Otis – Joshua Poston, Sabrina Thiels;

 Paris, Texas – Emily Essary, Cody Vorwerk;

 Pelican – Tabitha Averitt, Tabetha Caldwell;

 Pflugerville, Texas – Kamika Ward;

 Pierre Part – Blaise Crochet;

 Pineville – Savannah Hope Andries, Emily Bordelon, Tabatha Bowlin, Kurt Burkett, Payten Collins, Brendan Day, Zachary Desselles, Sara Dorsey, Selena Ferguson, Hannah Gaspard, Taylor Holloway, Alissa Joseph, Trey Joseph, Corey King, Matthew Koepke, Santana Mount, Abby Nichols, Kaylie Parsons, Judith Peek, Christina Rachal, Relen Sanders, Elizabeth Shuler, Glynn Sillivan, Chloe Solomon, Peyton Spurgeon, Robert Tabor, Tyler Thompson, Gage Ulrich, David Veal, Emily Wiley, Sarah-Elizabeth Wilkes, Jewel Woods, Madeline Wright;

 Pitking – Hannah Johnson, Jessica Jones, Logan McClure, Emily Odom;

 Plain Dealing – Dormesha Noble, Ja-Mela Williams, Hunter Horton;

 Plaquemine – Ma Kayla Washington;

 Plaucheville – Philip Pepiton, Kimberly Poret, Brittany Taylor;

 Pleasant Hill – Montana Binning, Mickayla Brown;

 Pollock – Krystal Bennett, Alara Faulkner, Allie Frost, Christina Kendrick, Julie McGehee, Mary Robinson, Kari Taffi;

 Ponchatoula – Chaule Saing;

 Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth Murrah;

 Port Allen – Kaleb Gauthier, Ishmael Lane;

 Port Barre – Danielle Schexnayder, Andrew Lalonde;

 Prairieville – Haley Beason, Sarah Bishop, Alicia Boudreaux, Samantha Daigle, Whitney Duplantis, Bailey Mohler, Kristen Prettelt, Caleb Ricca, Madeleine Sheets;

 Pride – Ashlyn Johnson, Leann Willls;

 Princeton – Jacorious Jeter;

 Provencal – Taylor Craft;

 Raceland – Megan Parks;

 Ragley – Katherine Greenmun;

 Rayne – Cameron Desselle;

 Rayville --  Alana Odom, Frederick Lee;

 Reserve – Rianna Russell;

 Rhinehart – Bethany Russell;

 Richfield, Minnesota – Leah Barnes;

 Richmond, British Columbia – Jalen Donaldson;

 Richmond, Texas – Sidney Harris;

 Ringgold – Alora Bryant, Jered Cook, Martin Gould, Arvionne Reliford;

 Robeline – Candice Adcock, Arica Ammons, Keira Huff, Kristal Lachney, Angela Mitchell, Kacy Morace, Laura Olguin, Morgan Rachal, Terra Schulze, Christopher Taylor, Candace Thompson, Seth Woodel;

 Round Rock, Texas – Ana Ruiz;

 Rowlett, Texas – Daniel Miner;

 Roxton, Texas – Aleckse Mikeuchey;

 Ruston – Karenthia Crosby Onwudebe, Jalen Garrison, Reagan Lee, Phynecha Richard, Aujani Richburg, Joshua Riggs;

 St. Amant – Larson Fontenot, Kayley Naquin;

 St. Barthelmey d’Angers, France – Salome Gledel;

 St. Francisville – Ellie Wheeler;

 St. James – Keionne Octave;

 St. Martinville – Malik Anthony, Jacoby Fontenette, Destiny Simon, Maleik White;

 St. Rose – Crystal Jones;

 Saline – Aaron Savell, Shelby Savell;

 San Antonio – Matthew Aguilera, Hilton Brown, Anthony Renteria;

 San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Jonathan Andino Madrid, Vilma Castro Lopez, Meredith Corrales;

 Scott – Danaysia Senegal, Tayla Soileau;

             Scottsboro, Alabama – Jessica Provenza;

 Shreveport – Phillip Adams, Kendall Allen, Trayveon Allen, Laurie Basco, Tylar Bedford, Austin Beene, Azhani Bennett, Jordan Bogan, Alyssa Bonacci, Kevin Branch, Leta Broome, Tiffany Brown, Tamika Kate Cang, Kathryn Carroll, Myjoycia Cezar, Christina Clark, Audrey Copeland, Derienne Copeland, Reonia Davis, Hailey Deaton, Takea Dorsey, Melissa Dragon, Hannah Ellis, Candice Faith, Sierra Foster, Meghan Fry, Dejohn Garrison, Jameala Ghazawneh, Cassidy Giddens, Hallie Glick, Ellen Grappe, Brekendria Graves, Andrell Green, Destinee Green, Lashonda Hall, Ricci Haltom, Jesamin Huff, Brittany Jefferson, Matthew Jensen, Deaveon Jones, Nathan Jones, Summer Jones, Tradeya King, Elysia Lanier, Hannah Lee, Tra’Kyrin Lemons, Grandon Lewis-graham, Katherine Lind, Christopher Markham, Katelyn Martin, Samantha Metoyer, Mollie Millen, Destiny Mitchell, Maria Moreno Ponte, Armani Nation, Yasmin Newman, Doine Ngwen, Reondrick Owens, Tara Pair, Cristina Peterson, Elizabeth Peterson, Panasia Peterson, Patrick, Pierce, Sierra Prelow, Falon Prentiss, Caleb Rounsavall, Zachary Sanders, Johnathon Schluter, Tyler Sears, Devonne Seelig; Jackiesha Simmons, Kariah Sisk-Shaheed, John Slocum, Adrianna Smith, Kayla Smith, Kaylin Smith, Asia Stevens, Jamie Stewart, Gabrielle Thomas, Bailey Thompson, Magen Tucker, Terran Turner, Jessica Ursua, Rhiannon Venable, Earnestine Walker, Ilyanna Warlen, Jasmine Washington, Gaylin White, Dillion Wilkerson, Donald Williams, Shamolia Williams, Chad Wilson, Debriar Wilson, Morgan Woodall;

 Sicily Island – Shawn Perry;

 Sieper – Emily Goerge, Loren Robinson;

 Silsbee, Texas – Carson Fuller;

 Simmesport – Kimani Batiste, Michael Canal, Lexi Gremillion, Demi Williams;

 Simpson – Carleigh Standifer;

 Simsboro – Andrea Coon;

 Skiatook, Oklahoma – Anna Bonham;

 Slidell – Juliana Garcia, Noah Glass, Ashley Henry, Kierston Jackson, Maci Walgamotte;

 Spring, Texas – Elyssa Hernandez, Madelyne Mangum;

 Springfield – Kattie Bankston;  

 Sterlington – Catherine Trichell;

 Stonewall – Alana Bankson, Alexa Barron, Hailey Compton, Dawson Cranford, Madison Parker, Kirsten Sanders, Heather Schiller, Chase Slater, Christy Washington;

 Sugartown – Madison Budnik;

 Sulphur – Darisu Ardoin, Bralyn James;

 Sunset – Zachary Linville, Charlie Milton;

 Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Clarke;

 Tallulah – Anna Boney;

 Teneha, Texas – TaKameria Barnes;

 Terrytown – Roshane Brown;

 Texarkana – Daphne Hammett, Emily Landers;

 Thibodaux – Terrance Johnson, Tierra Johnson, Landon Olivier;

 Tickfaw – Brittany Culotta;

 Tomball, Texas – Nicole Henry;

 Toms River, New Jersey – Jacqueline Manza;

 Trout – Hayley Lisenby, Jacie Paul;

 Tullos – Kendall Normand;

 Van Alstyne, Texas – Kevin Hendricks;

 Vidalia – Evandria King, Kaitlyn Randall, Shanerria Squalls;

 Ville Platte – Christopher Casey, Hannah Gallow, Andrea Bradley;

 Vinton – Toby Stanley,

 Violet – Julia Verdon;

 Vivian – Kaylee Scott;

 Washington – Catherine Stevens;

 Waskom, Texas – Jonas Richardson;

 Welch – Macala Broussard, Misty Compton;

 West Monroe – Michael Dailey, Austin Dodson, Jasmyn Johnson, Eva Sanford;

 Westlake – Baleigh Derouen;

 Whitewright, Texas – Jearld Battles;

 Wilmington, North Carolina – Noelle Cox;

 Winnfield – Harli Austin, Landon Creel, Trenton Dill, Kerry Fitzgerald, Dezani Fountain, Kara Grantadams, Trinity Homan, Madisyn Hubbard, Saquan Jenkins, Jacob Jones, Michaela Maloy, Trakita Rainwater, Fatima Rodriguez, Katreiona Starks;

 Wisner – Jordan Price;

 Woodworth – Taylor Henry, Linzay Hunnell, Brandon Michot, Lexus Weston, Derek Wilson;

 Youngsville – Shaneda Armstrong, Randall Blair, Devin Forestier, Lorin Prejean, Devyn Shores;

 Zachary – Laney Davis, Neil Ahldwin Garcia, Caitlyn Thibodaux, Alaijha Trim, KeAra Thie;

 Zwolle – Kamryn Bedsole, Kirstyn Meshell, Samantha Rivers, Chyna Sepulvado, Rylea Sepulvado, Autumn Wyatt;

[lucyariablog]

13 Fresh Ideas to Get More Content Marketing Zing From Employees

Involving employees in the company’s content marketing strategy isn’t a new idea.

Employees already are asked to share content on their social channels. C-suite and subject matter experts often collaborate on thought leadership content.

And you likely know the value of connecting with your sales and/or customer service teams to get frontline insight into what your brand’s prospects and customers want to know.

But employee-involved content can be much more than that. I put out a call to learn more about how marketers involve their non-marketing coworkers in their content. While many responses reflected the typical examples, several brought a unique perspective and others offered some fresh approaches.

The inherent takeaway through all the ideas? Employees can give your content marketing the zing it needs to stand out, be remembered, and build relationships.

Employees can give your #contentmarketing the zing it needs to stand out & build relationships. @AnnGynn Click To Tweet

Now, let’s get to the ideas, tips, and examples.

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Have fun with them (and relevant news)

We’re a merged real estate team with a marketing department that handles five brands across many digital platforms. Over the holidays, our team came together to stage a Christmas parody video about Amazon’s HQ2 arriving in Arlington sung to the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. We had dancing elves, agents dressed in Christmas pajamas, a large inflatable reindeer costume, and more.

Nick Tozier, content specialist and copywriter, Keri Shull Team

Employees @KeriShullTeam used the Amazon HQ news to make an innovative video: http://bit.ly/KeriShullTeam. @AnnGynn Click To Tweet

Connect with their contacts

When looking for content partnerships, such as guest blogging, we leverage employees for their contacts. Your first- and second-degree connection list becomes much bigger when you’re able to tap multiple networks instead of just your own. Because of this, we’ve partnered with platforms that would normally be difficult to reach.

Catherine Giese, SEO associate, Fundera

When looking for #content partnerships, such as guest blogging, we leverage employees’ contacts. @cathrinegiese Click To Tweet

Use their external education

If staff members attend a seminar, symposium, workshop, or some other type of skill-building (or industry) event – ask them to document their experience. Then you can work with their notes to create a lessons-learned piece based on the event. We did this with one of our developers when he attended a security conference, and it was interesting to see the amount of positive feedback the content received from our staff, other conference attendees, and people interested in the topics covered.

Colton DeVos, marketing and communication specialist, Resolute Technology Solutions

Employees attend an industry event? Ask them to create a lessons-learned piece of #content. @ColtonDevos Click To Tweet

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Write about their day

Employees at CIENCE help our marketing efforts by participating in day-in-the-life pieces. We’ve produced a number of these to inform future customers about what it’s like to be a researcher, sales development representative, customer success manager, etc.

These in-depth articles have helped our sales team relate to customers the future experiences they may have when hiring CIENCE.

Eric Quanstrom, chief marketing officer, CIENCE

Employees at @ciencecom help #marketing efforts by participating in day-in-the-life articles, says @EQuanstrom. Click To Tweet

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Make them your personas

At Prep Expert, we use some of our employees as customer avatars because of their roles as parents or guardians of children within our consumers’ age range. Our consumers are a specific niche – high school students between their junior and senior years. That’s tough to track.

That’s why we’ve looked to our employees who are raising children and know what issues their kids have when studying for these college-prep tests and the common questions that come up when tackling our course.

Shaan Patel, founder and CEO, Prep Expert 

Show them

To boost our recruitment marketing, our 100% remote team at Worldwide 101 invented a video series called “Meet the Team” where we interviewed our team members on why they chose to work with us and what their day to day looks like.

Each video is personal to the employee and highlights their life and work story in two to three minutes. The videos are now a major driver in us attracting new talent.

Audrey Fairbrother, marketing manager, Worldwide 101

Employee #videos are a major driver in attracting new talent, says @audreywwide101. #recruiting Click To Tweet

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Capture employees as real people

I’m at Davines North America now and previously at Estee Lauder, Unilever, Nestle, etc. The rapid rise of social media – and the current trend towards, raw, “transparent” content – plays to companies finding a way to ‘open up’ further to the consumers.

At Nestle Purina, employees have been featured in videos to show how Purina is passionate about pets by filming employees at home or work with their pets.

At Aveda, our head office employees would often be models for our social media hair photo shoots. A wider program #AvedaArtist enables employees in retail stores and stylists in salons selling Aveda to showcase their artistry and share within the community.

Let this red color melt warm up your day!

Hair by Alexis at Gordon Salon in Wilmette! #avedaartist #stylesbyalexis pic.twitter.com/76oi5G4CyM

— Gordon Salon (@GordonSalon) January 10, 2019

At Davines, our employees get involved in our community events in New York to help bring the brand to life and capture content at the event, we’re often hair models too.

Hannah Dixon, marketing director, Davines North America

Get involved in community events to help bring your brand to life & capture #content. Hannah Dixon @DavinesOfficial Click To Tweet

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Send them to Quora (and more)

Employees can help answer queries and create awareness on social media platforms such as Quora. Employees can run Twitter chats or ask-me-anything sessions where they can interact with the customers and potential customers. These interactions also can be used in content.

Sumit Bansal, founder, Craft of Blogging

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Use your products

Each year starting mid-January we do a piece on weight loss with one or more of our employees. We are in the health and supplement industry, so it matches up with exactly what we sell.

We will have two employees doing the weight loss challenge this year along with many of our customers. We include blog posts, videos, social media posts all about their process, their progress and, of course, the supplements they are using. This not only helps us get involved with our community of customers, but also helps us sell more products.

Jeff Moriarty, digital marketing manager, Best Price Nutrition

Communicate the culture

I’ve found it’s as important to talk about the culture of your people who are often doing plenty of interesting and noteworthy things that companies can share on their blogs.

If you have an employee involved in a lot of volunteer work, a showcase about that person and his or her impact in the community builds goodwill for the business. I’ve found these posts get a lot more engagement than you might expect, which builds your awareness audience for retargeting later.

Derek Bryant, director of content marketing, EZMarketing

Go to staff meetings to find ideas

At weekly or monthly staff meetings, dedicate a few minutes to sharing a little bit about the work each person is doing and how that could tie into a larger content piece. You never know what could come of a good old-fashioned team brainstorm.

Danni Dichito, sales and marketing manager, North Carolina Theatre

Find #content ideas from attending staff meetings, says @ddichito. Click To Tweet

Ask what they think and encourage them to answer questions

Our employees act as sounding boards for content ideas. Our development team has the freedom to point out a trending question and contribute blog posts whenever they see fit.

Readers aren’t looking for “thought leaders” or executives to answer every question they have. The people with the most authority to answer questions are the ones engaging with and solving problems every single day.

Shelby Rogers, content marketing manager, Solodev 

Don’t say stupid

We involve employees in team meetings and brainstorming sessions. The most important aspect to a creative session is to remember that there’s no such thing as a bad idea, just poorly executed or insufficiently fleshed-out ideas.

There are “no-go” words, such as “dumb,” “stupid,” “no”, etc. that everyone agrees are unhelpful to the process. If you can keep your employees’ creativity loose there’s no telling what they can accomplish.

Never use words like “dumb” or “stupid” in a brainstorming meeting, says Nate Masterson of @MapleHolistics. Click To Tweet

Nate Masterson, chief marketing officer, Maple Holistics

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Get that employee zing

To gain the many benefits of employee-involved content – improving brand awareness, lead generation, and ultimately sales – go beyond the traditional tactics. Make your employees the differentiator in your content marketing strategy. Consider one of these 13 suggestions or perhaps let them spark new ideas for your company.

Let us know what you do to get employees connected to your content in the comments.

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[junker-town]

Texas A&M’s OT win over Arkansas was just as wild as we’ve come to expect

When these two get together recently it’s always a party.

In the evolution of Texas A&M’s ultra-weird 2017 season to date, another wrench has been thrown into with a comeback victory by the Aggies, 50-43.

This interception sealed it in the end in overtime, but was it ever a ride to get to that point.

The Aggies notable collapsed against UCLA and struggled with Nicholls and ULM way longer than they should. They opened up conference play against Arkansas at Jerry World in Arlington, and my goodness was it a rollercoaster. I mean, just take a look at the emotions on display different fans involved.

http://pic.twitter.com/qEJfW3o4GT

— Morgan Moriarty (@Morgan_Moriarty) September 23, 2017

It’s what games like this do to our collective spirit causing a cacophony of emotions.

After getting down early, the Aggies clawed back into the game. But the refs somehow botched this play by A&M QB Kellen Mond. They ruled the play out of bounds, and couldn’t review it. Even the SEC admitted they screwed it up before the first half was over.

The Aggies would take the lead in the fourth quarter, and then try to get way too cute on the 2-point conversion.

Arkansas would score on an Austin Allen bomb on the ensuing drive and then ran a 2-pointer of its own.

And if that wasn’t enough, A&M’s Christian Kirk responded on the ensuing kickoff with a return in which he looked quite literally shot out of a cannon.

Christian Kirk with the 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown to put the Aggies back on top! #GigEm http://pic.twitter.com/eqJGEqpJGn

— The Game Haus Sports (@TGHSports) September 23, 2017

Things got so wild that on another kickoff late in the game, A&M’s literal 12th man ripped off this mini kick return.

This game mirrored 2014 and 2015 for length. Those two contests also went to OT. Somehow, this game has become one of those matchups that we can rely on for purely wild things to happen. What makes matters even better are the low-key stakes.

Both Kevin Sumlin and Bret Bielema make over $4 million a year. One of them will likely finish this year as a disappointment, if not both of them. If either of them end up getting fired, thankfully they gave us this banger before they went on their way.

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Consider Moriarty purchasing his husband one of those matching sweat sets that are super comfortable as a sort of celebratory pregnancy gift. After all, Limber taking on this pregnancy is a means of them having money while Moriarty continues graduate school and Limber seeks out employment in his field, and the fact that he was able to conceive quints on his first try and a reason to celebrate. But it isn’t a maternity item and it’s only a size or two bigger than Limber’s usually prone to wearing.

Moriarty continues his efforts of “making sure to fill him up”, ensuring that much of what his husband is eating is healthy but high in calories. He asks Limber to take a photo each week to see how “the babies are developing”, but it is really how own not so subtle means of seeing how much bigger his partner is getting with time. He even suggests Limber wear the same outfit (the sweats) in each picture. At first, Limber has to have the top lifted to show any changes. His tummy poking out just a little from the rest of his frame. But by twelve weeks, he looks halfway through a singleton pregnancy. His hips have widened even more than they were before and his rear has plumped up quite a bit. And Moriarty just keeps encouraging him to eat up. He thinks he is quite sneaky. But though Limber acts oblivious, he knows exactly what his husband is doing. He starts snacking all the more and gives into the hunger that seems to gnaw at him all hours of the day. By twenty weeks, he looks ready to pop with one baby. The pants are tight enough to perfectly cup the shape of his ass and thighs. He keeps the sweatshirt pulled down, but it’s started showing a little sliver of skin.

With each passing week, it covers less and less. By week twenty five, the underside of his belly is visible. By week twenty seven, it just barely touches his popped out belly button. He figures he won’t make it much further, but those quints are comfortable in there and his doctors see no reason to induce. By week thirty three, he’s gotten so round that the sweatshirt barely gets past the top of his tummy and the waistband of the pants digs into his flesh. Another week and he can’t get his fingertips to touch when he wraps his arms around his bump. He jokes to his husband that it’s a competition between what’s getting wider - his belly or his hips and Moriarty damn near faints on the spot. It’s true. Limber was always kind of pear-shaped, but it’s outrageous with the pregnancy.

And each time they think his tummy couldn’t possibly grow anymore, it does. They start having to take the bus to the doctor’s, as even with the seat pushed as far back as possible, his stomach is squashed by the dash and his hips press against the door. He can no longer close the door to their shower, as he can’t fit in unless it’s open. When he hits thirty six weeks, he learns the hard way that he’s gotten too wide for door frames. Half his belly makes it out while the rest of him remains in their bedroom and he has to yell out to Moriarty for help. They figure out a way to squeeze him through and (after some serious sex as a result of both getting supremely hard with the stuckage realization) elect to sleep in the living room until he gives birth. Moriarty leaves the bed frame and moves their mattress out there. And that’s when the pair really starts to take advantage of plumping Limber up 😉

[choco-cherry-chunk]

Sharing more about my OC’s because it is on my mind, appeals to me, and lets be get into some belly/mpreg stuff. 🫣🫣

Limber is 23 and Moriarty is 25 when the subject of surrogacy is broached. The former is the one that comes up with the idea, as he knows his then-fiancé is working hard to get his masters and eventual PhD to function as a familial psychiatrist, and his moves to act and become a theater professor are more limited. He elects to do it as a means of income until he can secure a teaching position and Moriarty encourages him (in a totally chill way, not a turned on one bit, no sir—). When Limber seeks out a surrogacy agency and carries out the psychical/psychological tests and ends up learning that he is a great candidate for their more “unique” clients - those who wish to have multiples. Limber has no problem with this and accepts such a role.

He’s hired quickly by a straight couple that doesn’t have a ton of expectations other than attendance at doctor’s appointments and some weekly photos. Moriarty is delighted by their latter request, as if gives him an excuse to save such photos and he is able to encourage his husband to eat to some degree of excess (after all, you need to put on weight, you don’t want them to fret about their little ones—). The couple is shocked and delighted every time they see Limber in person, constantly turning him every which way to see just how big his belly has gotten.

He never minds his growing size, only that he can’t fit into his clothes as well. His widened hips make it impossible to zip or button his pants or shorts. His shirts fail to totally cover his swollen tum once he hits twenty-two weeks. He loves drumming along to music on his stomach. On at least two separate occasions, he tries to bend to get something and rips the seat of his pants.

Limber ends up learning the hard way that he’s prone to being overdue. Despite expectations that he would give birth early as a result of multiples, he keeps passing his due date and doesn’t start having contractions until he’s a couple days past forty weeks. Moriarty is mad calm and careful while Limber falls apart, crying and panicking, though calming down quite a bit when the babies are born and he sees how excited their parents are to see them. 💕

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Can you remind us of your OCs? Do you have a master list?

You’re so kind! I’m afraid I don’t have a master list, but they are all tagged with “my ocs” and their names.

Limber Miment is the OC who is a surrogate and theater professor who gets obscenely pregnant a number of times before having his own kids.

Moriarty Arlington is Limber’s husband, a childhood behavioral specialist, and someone with a significant belly/pregnancy kink.

Conjuring Cricket is a magician, tap dancer, and rabbit whose abilities can often get them and their partner/lovely assistant into [kink related] trouble.

Maurice is a rainbow marionette clown and Cricket’s lovely assistant, prone to similar accidents and losing all his color when sad.

I love talking about my characters, thank you! I hope I can draw whatever y’all ask about and answer them in a way that’s interesting!

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Prompt, character A is pregnant and character B doesn't find out until they see Character A trying not to throw up while clutching their stomach. Bonus points if everyone else around them knew about the pregnancy except for Character B.

Oh, thank you for sending this, hun! Choosing to place this for Limber and Moriarty.

As I’ve mentioned in some past posts, I’ve adjusted their storylines to be that Limber served as something of a “multiples surrogate” earlier on in their marriage before having their own kids. I think after he has their first baby, he would want to wait to tell his husband about their second, figuring he’d make a big surprise of it. But his pregnancy with William knocks him on his ass more than his others had; he’s exhausted, he aches, he is uncomfortably bloated, he’s puking all the time. His coworkers and friends are quick to ask if this is another surrogacy before he even mentions being pregnant. He has to scramble to tell Moriarty before someone accidentally blabs, only for your described scenario to take place and for Moriarty to delightedly put the pieces together while his partner tries to show his joy amidst efforts to not lose his lunch.

Limber: *internally* don’t puke, don’t puke, don’t puke—!

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I know it isn’t something y’all aren’t as in on, but I am thinking more about my mpreg/belly kink source OC’s and I wanna enjoy them, dang it. Thinking about Limber getting truly stupid pregnant for his first surrogacy and trying to handle these new circumstances, especially while his husband is trying to hide how much all of this turns him on. Like, it’s the only secret he’s ever kept - that he has such a pregnancy/belly kink - and it feels shitty to tell Limber now. But Limber frequently uses his husband as a sounding board, rambling through how things feel, especially since Moriarty is studying something in that general field at the time, so Moriarty has to act like Limber’s statements and the like aren’t riling him up.

L: “God, would you look at this? Even with getting as sick as I have, I put on another pound!” *moving to stand at their full-length mirror and scrutinizing his appearance* “I swear, it’s just all going to my hips and my butt. Can you tell?”

M (while desperately trying to sound normal): “…Not really.”

L: “Seriously? I feel like every time I wear these shorts now, I lose some of the draw strings, and my ass half sticks out! But they’re so comfortable and lately my pants have been so tight—“

M (doing his best to not visibly stare): “M-Maybe you need new clothes?”

L: “No, I want us to save money. I know we’re doing well with the contract, but I’ll hold off on clothes while I can. These still fit okay.” *turning around to reveal said supremely snug shorts and a tank top that clings to a bloated tummy* “And even with the weight gain, I’m not showing yet.”

M (using every bit of self control he has not to pounce his husband right there): “Makes… sense.”

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“what are you, an amazon? no one in my family is taller than 5’8”; you’re the reason our baby is a fucking watermelon! I haven’t even finished my seventh month and she’s here, the size of— what are you looking at?”

[choco-cherry-chunk]

How many kids do your ocs have?

Thank you for asking! My heart just explodes when I get OC asks 🥺🥺💕💕

For Cricket and Maurice, they don’t have any “canon” kids at the moment, since most of the JE stuff that happens to them is magic-related.

For Limber and Moriarty, they do have two kids so far - Anne-Marie and William. But prior to them, Limber took on several surrogate pregnancies to help with money in their household (and for other reasons 😉), and has contemplated doing it again and/or having another baby with Moriarty.

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“I just need some me-time to watch the new “American Horror Story” and catch up on laundry. If you leave me be and work on your conference materials, I’ll let you be the one to put some cocoa butter on all this. Alright?”

Thinking about the adjustments I’ve been making to Limber and Moriarty’s back stories, in which Limber actually starts taking on surrogacy before he starts his teaching job in order to help support him and his husband while the latter is working his way through grad school. Neither have anything really bad to say about the arrangement, especially when it’s discerned that Limber’s got ample room for extra buns in that oven 😉

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Lowkey thinking about what if Limber and Moriarty didn’t have a lot of money after graduating college, especially with student loans and the latter heading into graduate school. So while Moriarty is doing that and Limber is seeking out local roles and teaching positions, he stumbles upon surrogacy as a potential and really starts to think about it. He could make quite a bit, even more if he were to have multiples, and he hesitantly broaches the possibility with his then-boyfriend. Moriarty does his best to reign in his excitement and simply tells Limber he’s happy if he is and will support him with any choice he makes. After some check-ups, Limber decides to go through with it for a throuple having a hard time conceiving, and he even figures he’ll need at least two or three tries before anything takes. Except a month or two later, he’s starting to put on the pounds and when he and his husband see the doctor, they are gently informed that he’s conceived not one or two babies, but five. Limber is shocked, the throuple is ecstatic, and Moriarty can’t stop staring at his boyfriend’s exposed tummy that’s already starting to stick out from the rest of him.

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Would you draw an oc with a small belly?

In this exact moment, Moriarty is plotting every possible way he could make that belly bigger. 😈