#robert l. simpson

[ohtobeleah]

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6 - In bed at 2am, blissfully drowsy

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37 - “You're stuck with me, like it or not.”

With my favorite WSO good ol' Baby On Board (Sorry Fanboy)

I see you, and I raise you Bob Floyd with the Admirals Daughter.

Warnings: None :)

Bob had been freaking the fuck out ever since he’d gotten the call from the county hospital that you’d been admitted. The worst part about knowing you were in the hospital was the fact he couldn’t just up and leave in the middle of a tactical response seminar. But the second he was finished? The second Mav had stopped talking and dismissed the group of Elite Naval Aviators that sat before him, Bob was racing off down the hall, collecting his keys from his locker and making a rush to the county hospital across town. 

Because of course they couldn’t take you to the Base Hospital could they? No—that would’ve been too easy. 

“You have a patient here, Y/n Y/l/n—what room is she in?” There were two things about Robert Floyd that still seemed to shock people when they figured him out. 

“Miss Y/l/n, is resting and—“ Bob didn’t let the nurse sitting at the nurses station finish her sentence. 

“I asked what room she’s in.” The first thing that seemed to shock people about Bob was that he lost all sense of politeness and rationality when the people he cared about were in pain or in any kind of danger. Phoenix found that out one night at the Hard Deck when some guy touched her ass. Robert Floyd, who at that point had shown no sign of aggression or intention to ever engage in any sort of physical contact, stood up after he finished his last sip of lemon lime bitters and threw the hardest right hook he could. 

“As I was saying, she can’t have any visitors.” Bob didn’t like that response at all as the nurse went back to her paperwork. 

“Listen to me—“ The second thing about Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd that shocked people when they finally connected the dots, was that he was dating none other than Admiral Beau Simpson's daughter and had been doing so for a number of years before he even crossed paths with Cyclone at Miramar. “I’m gonna ask you one more time—“ But Bob already knew Cyclone from the many dinners he’d been over for during holiday seasons and family get-togethers. It didn’t however change the hostility the pair shared. “What room is my girlfriend in—“ Because there was something Bob hadn’t done yet that your father thought he should have done by now if he was serious about his baby girl. 

Bob hadn’t Proposed. 

“Floyd.” Cyclone called out from down the hall as Bob turned in the direction your fathers voice had come from. “She’s in room 1024.” Bob waisted not a second of time as he made his way towards your dad. 

“You’ve seen her?” 

“It’s locked.” 

“I don’t care—“ You were Bob's entire world, his best friend, the love of his life, his better half. “I need to see her.” As Bob tried to push past your dad, Cyclone put his hand on Bob's shoulder, catching his attention and stopping him from taking another step forward. 

“What are you gonna do kid? Are you gonna break the door down?”

“Yeah—“ Bob nodded as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. “If I have to.” All Beau did in response was let his hopefully one day soon son in law go, watching as he made a direct line towards your hospital room. 

“I spoke to the doctors, they said she fainted at school but she’s fine Robert.” 

“If she fainted then she isn’t alright now is she!?” Bob spat back at your dad as he continued down the hall. Cyclone stayed hot on his tail. 

“They said she’s run down and a little dehydrated but she’s okay.” 

“Alright so then why won’t they let anyone see her?” Bob asked as he stopped in his stride and turned back to Cyclone who looked just as worried as Bob. 

“Because she’s sleeping, she needs it.” Bob knew better than anyone how hard you’d been overworking yourself. Between working full time and studying you were spread pretty thin. Bob thought you needed to take a step back, he saw the way you had been neglecting your own health in order to fit study into your already jam packed schedule. “Bob, she’s fine.” Bob let out a breath he didn’t know he’d been holding in ever since he got the call you’d been taken to hospital. “She’s gonna be okay kid.” 

“What are you even doing here?” Bob questioned your dad as he ran his hands through his hair. 

“I’m one of her emergency contacts, they called me.”

“Yeah I know that but—“ Bob didn’t mean to sound rude, he was just stating the obvious. Beau Simpson had never been an overly passionate father figure. And it seemed as though Beau caught onto what his somewhat son in law had been insinuating. 

“You mean what’s a heartless shithead like me doing in a place like this?” 

“Yeah something like that.” Bob replied, was he proud of himself? No not really, but he knew his point had been made. 

“I would’ve come for you too if you ever worked hard enough to pass out.” Cyclone tapped Bob's shoulder as he smiled softly. “But you never have.” Bob chuckled softly too as both men saw a nurse stepping out of your room, gesturing that they could enter if they wanted to. “You go, I’m sure she wants to see you before anyone else.��� 

“Thanks Sir.” Bob replied as he nodded and pressed his lips together. “Thank you for caring about her enough to come.” Bob left it at that, not quite hearing what Admiral Sysmpison said under his breath.

“You too son, you too.” 

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The next day after Bob had admittedly refused to leave your side overnight, you were both getting home to an empty house that had been left unattended overnight. 

However, as you slept soundly while Bob kept a watchful eye on you, he asked Fanboy and Phoenix if it wasn’t too much trouble, if they could swing by and just spruce the place up a little bit. 

They did without hesitation because they knew if there were still things that needed to be done around the home you and Bob shared, you truly wouldn’t be able to rest. And all you needed right now was rest. And plenty of it.

“Alright so here’s what you’re gonna do.” Bob cooed as he cupped your face and pulled you close the moment you both stepped through the threshold of your humble abode. “You’re gonna go upstairs and take a long, hot shower and relax while I cook us some food.” 

“I can help you cook.” You tried to argue but the look you got from your boyfriend in return was enough to tell you that he was serious about you doing nothing. “Alright alright, I’ll be in the shower.” 

“When you're done it’s straight into pyjamas, no ifs or buts.” Bob shouted after you as you walked up the stairs. You were so thankful to have Bob, someone who cared enough about you to want to take care of you and tell you to slow the hell down. You thought you were fine until you weren’t fine. Which was why Bob felt it was important and absolutely critical that he stayed home with you for a day or two to make sure you weren’t going to start back up into the almost psychotic routine you’d been putting yourself through to fit everything in. 

“Okay so I know you aren’t sick but I also know you can’t be feeling too crash hot so—“ Bob cooed as he opened the bedroom door a little wider with his foot to see you getting ready to hop into bed. “I thought chicken soup and toast might be good.” Bob explained as he padded across the bedroom, carrying two bowls of delicious soup on a tray.

“Is that your mum's chicken soup?” You asked curiously as the smell captivated your senses as Bob moved closer. “Oh god it smells so good.” Bob was as careful as he could be as he sat down beside you in bed, holding the tray he’d brought in with two bowls of soup and buttered toast to go with. 

“I didn’t have time to make it from scratch so I just got some out of the deep freeze.” You really did love Robert Floyd, and for what it was worth you’d say yes in a heartbeat if he ever did ask you to marry him. But it was something you weren’t too pressed about—you were just happy to enjoy the moments you had with him. “But here, we’re gonna sit down and we’re gonna eat this soup and we’re gonna watch Shameless because I know that you’ve been needing to find the time to finish it and now a time has presented itself.” Bob babbled as he passed you your bowl and took his own as he expertly manoeuvred his legs under the covers. “Don’t argue either.” 

“I feel fine, I promise—“ You tried to argue anyway as you blew on your spoon full of soup, sending Bob the biggest puppy dog eyes you could conjure up. “But this is perfect, thank you for this.” 

“Anytime.” Bob leaned in to kiss your cheek before the pair of you settled in for an afternoon in bed binge watching Shameless and trying to not think about the copious amounts of studying you had and the fact you had to miss work. “I love you.” 

“I love you too.” 

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2am rolled around a hell of a lot quicker than it normally did. Maybe it was because you and Bob had spent the majority of the afternoon in bed together or perhaps it was the fact that after your bowl of Bob's mum's chicken noodle soup, you felt a weight had been lifted off your shoulders. Blissfully drowsy in a love filled embrace you snuggled into the warmth of Bob's exposed chest as he wrapped you into him, half dazed and sleeping. 

“I could stay like this forever.” You mumbled as you tried to get yourself back to sleep. Bob had always been a little sleeper. So much so it felt like sometimes he was always alert to what was going on around him, especially you. “But I know reality is chewing on our heels.” 

“You're stuck with me, like it or not.” Bob cooed as he pulled you in closer. “I took the next few days off to just be with you.” He explained, knowing that in the next day or two he was going to finally ask you to marry him. “So, reality is gonna have to wait, miss overachiever, because you're stuck with me.”

Smiling into Bob's armpit, you beamed at the thought. Damn, he really cared huh. 

“I don’t think that sounds all that awful at all baby.”

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Leah’s 4k celebration 🎊

[callsign-dexter]

Surprise!

Request: Okay okay, you got me with protective Jake !! 😱This makes me think of an idea where the reader is his childhood friend but they haven't seen each other in a while due to his job. So you decide to surprise him at the base when he doesn't expect it, to tell him as well you're moving back to San Diego and he's more than speechless and unbelievable happy. So you catch up on the lost time and he gets always into protective mode when the other guys come near you but you become friends with all the daggers and Jake's mood lightened up 100% since you're here and it's all perfect ? 🫣

Pairings: Jake Seresin x Best Friend!Reader

Warnings: fluff

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San Diego, the sunniest and probably the warmest place on earth. You had just arrived and stepped out of your car in sunny San Diego. You loved it already and would continue to love it for the whole time you would be living there. The reason you were here was because you wanted to see your childhood friend, Jake Seresin, and you would be moving here after a wonderful job opportunity at none other than Top Gun. No, you weren’t a pilot but you were going to be the new maintenance supervisor for the F-18s. You were excited to say the least. You didn’t have a lot of stuff due to moving around. You needed a place to stay and quickly since you started tomorrow. First you needed to get to base and say hi to your bosses, which is where you were now. It was easy to get onto base considering you had your military ID. You knew that Jake was here and you were excited to see him.

As you walked into the building you passed many people in their military uniforms. You weren’t in yours considering you had just arrived. When you were halfway to Beau “Cyclone” Simpson’s office you heard a voice that you hadn’t heard in forever and a smile popped onto your face and you followed it. You walked over to the voices and saw the tall, blonde, and green-eyed man he was going on about something nobody had seemed to notice you besides a blonde haired and blue-eyed man with glasses and he smiled and waved and you waved back. As Jake took a break in his little back and forth, he was having with a darked haired woman you decided to speak up. “Don’t believe anything he says. He tends to over exaggerate on stories.” You said and you could see him tense up and started to turn around.

“How the hell-” He began and then he saw you and the tension melted away and had the biggest smile on his face “Y/N? What are you doing here?” He asked, bringing you into a hug that you missed so much.

“Well, I decided to surprise you! So, surprise! Also, I’m moving here.” You said and hugged him back and closed your eyes.

“Wow, I don’t know what to say.” He said as he pulled away.

“Bagman, not knowing what to say? That’s a first.” A man with a mustache said and everyone laughed as Jake flipped him off. “You gonna introduce us?” He asked but Jake couldn’t stop looking at you smiling and you shook your head.

“I’m Y/N “Galaxy” Y/L/N, the new F-18 Maintenance Supervisor.” You said

“I heard we were getting a new one but that was about it. Hi, I’m Natasha Trace callsign Phoenix.” Natasha said “Let me just add, thank you for finally getting Bagman here to shut up and it’s going to be so nice having another female around here.” She said and then pulled you into a hug and you laughed.

“I’m Javy Machado callsign Coyote. Jake here has told me a lot about you.” He said and you chuckled.

“All good things I hope.” You said with a chuckle and elbowed Jake you had rolled his eyes at you but the smile never left his face.

“I’m Robert Floyd callsign Bob.” Bob said and you smiled at him.

“I love the callsign. It is so simple and I love it. Plus, your glasses make you look cute.” You said and he blushed and ducked his head. There was one thing about you that Jake loved and that is that you said what you thought and took crap from anyone.

“I’m Bradley Bradshaw callsign Rooster.” Bradley walked over and took your hand and kissed it and you smiled and Jake did not like that one bit.

“Back off, Chicken.” Jake said, taking your hand out of his and pushing him away and you just shook your head.

“Mickey Gracia callsign Fanboy. Maybe that you're around Jake will lighten up and stop being well Jake.” Mickey said and you turned to look at Jake.

“Have you been a jerk to them?” You asked and he shook his head.

“It’s called tough love.” He said

“Tough love my ass. I’m Ruben Fitz callsign Payback.” He said and shook your hand.

“Galaxy? How did you get that name?” Natasha asked and you smiled.

“Jake gave it to me first then my old squad gave it to me despite not being an aviator. I loved looking at the stars and knew everything about the galaxy and space. I geeked out once and the name just stuck.” You said with a smile and so did Jake he remembered when it happened.

“I love it.” Natasha said

“Why thank you.” You said and then looked at your watch “I need to go and meet Cyclone. Jake, do you want me to show me the way to his office?” You asked and he nodded his head and put a hand on your back as you both turned and started to head off. “It was nice meeting you all. I look forward to working with you and hanging out with you.” You called over your shoulder as you got a chorus of ‘you too’ and ‘goodbye’.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” Jake asked as you walked.

“I literally got the call about it yesterday.” You said and leaned into him briefly.

“I just can’t believe you’re here and staying.” He said and you smiled. Jake was like a brother to you. He was there through every breakup and every emergency trip. The thought of you two dating didn’t sit well with either of you so it was never pursued. You both were happy being friends. “Have you found a place yet?” He asked and you shook your head.

“Nope.” You said popping the p.

“Well, you’re in luck. I need a roommate.” He said

“Jake.” You started

“I’m not taking no for an answer.” He said and you sighed.

“Fine. I’ll meet you at my Jeep after I’m done here.” You said as you both arrived at the office.

“Deal.” He said as you knocked on the door and heard a faint ‘come in’ and you turned the handle and walked in giving Jake a smile.

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The meeting went great and as you said your goodbyes to Cyclone, Warlock, and Maverick you walked to your Jeep where Jake was standing and he smiled when he saw you. “How was it?” He asked and you smiled.

“Went really well! I'm excited to be working with y'all.” You said as your southern accent came out just a tiny bit like it always dies when you were around Jake.

“Great! Now I know my jet is in great hands under a person that I trust.” He said and gave you a little nudge. “Now let's get to my place where you'll be staying.” He said.

“I'll stay until I find myself a place.” You said as you opened the driver's side door and he shook his head.

“Not a chance.” Jake said and you chuckled.

“We'll see about that. I'll follow you.” You told him and he nodded as you got into your Jeep and him into his truck that was right beside yours. It didn't take long to get to his place and he lived close to the base and a bar called The Hard Deck which you think you'd really like. He pulled into the driveway and you pulled in right next to him. You were just about to get out when he opened the door for you.

“Now we can catch up and then meet everyone at The Hard Deck.” He said as you got out “We can unpack you later.” He added when he saw you looking at your stuff about to grab it. You huffed he always knew what you were thinking.

“Fine.” You said and followed him into the cozy little house and when you walked in you were surprised by how warm it felt.

“Beer?” He asked and you nodded.

“Please.” You said as he walked to the fridge as he set his keys down and you did the same. He grabbed two and then pointed towards the living room where you followed and sat on the couch. He opened the beer and gave it to you.

“So, what have you been up to? It’s been forever and I missed you.” Jake said as he took a drink of his beer and then looked at you as you took a drink of your beer.

“Well, let’s see I was last stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon in Fallon, Nevada and then we got deployed to South Korea for 6 months and then we came back and I got stationed at Top Gun. My mother died 2 months ago due to an incurable illness and then dad died a month after. My brother and sister never talk to me and they only showed up for the funeral and then left. My boyfriend of 5 months broke up with me because he cheated on me while I was deployed.” You told him and he looked at you with an unrecognizable look on his face, one that almost was of pity. “Don’t look at me like that.” You said and turned to look away from him as you took a drink of your beer.

“Y/N, I’m so sorry.” Jake said not knowing what to say.

“It’s alright. I’ve always had a rough life so this is nothing new.” You said and looked at him and he shook his head.

“You don’t deserve this. Why didn’t you call me? I would’ve been down there in an instant.” Jake asked you set your beer on the coffee table and turned to look at him fully.

“Because we hadn’t talked in years. We saw each other at graduation and then you were heading off to basic training.” You said “I went two years after you. I was taking care of mom. I didn’t want to go but she didn’t want to hold me back and told me to go and so I did.” You said with a shrug and he sat his beer down on the coffee table next to yours and pulled you into a hug.

“I’m here for you now, Galaxy. You’re not getting rid of me anytime soon, I promise.” He said and hugged him back and sunk into his embrace you truly did miss his hugs and his smell. You closed your eyes taking in the warmth and felt him drop a kiss onto your head. After a few moments of being in each other's arms you both released each other. You two stayed up and talked about your lives and just catching up in general and then you both ending up falling asleep.

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The next morning you both got up early and had breakfast together and then you both were heading off the base. Neither you, Jake, or any of The Daggers saw each other throughout the day, due to you being busy getting into a routine and meeting your teammates that you really liked and everyone got along unlike your last squad. Before you knew it, it was time to leave while packing up getting ready to leave Jake and The Daggers showed up and you smiled when you heard Jake calling out your name. “Hey, Galaxy! We’re heading off to The Hard Deck. Wanna join?” He asked and you smiled.

“Of course! Let me finish up here and I’ll be there.” You said and went back to finishing up what you needed. He turned to the others.

“You guys go on. We’ll meet you there.” Jake said

“Woah! Jake waiting up for someone? That’s new.” Mickey said and Jake rolled his eyes.

“I can be nice when people deserve it. Now go on. We’ll meet you there.” He said and they left. You smiled and shook your head and in no time you were done and you both were heading off to The Hard Deck.

When you reached your destination he opened the door for you and the both of you walked in and straight to the bar. You saw a nice blonde haired woman working and she smiled at Jake. “Jake, I see you finally decided to join! Who is this you have with you?” She asked.

“Penny meet Y/N. Y/N meet Penny. She is the owner of the bar.” Jake said and you and Penny smiled at each other.

“Hi Penny! Nice to meet you! You have such a lovely place.” You said and she smiled.

“Oh don’t flatter me. What can I get you?” She asked

“Let me see if I still remember it.” Jake cut in and you tipped your head in a motion like ‘go on’ with a smirk “She’ll take a Long Island Iced Tea with lemon and put it on my tab.” He said, looking at you as you nodded.

“You got it.” Penny said

“You actually remembered.” You said

“Of course. How could I forget?” Jake said as Penny came back with your drink and what you were assuming was his original.

“Thank you, Penny.” You said and smiled and nodded and you both headed over to the group where you all greeted each other.

“Where have you been all this time?” Natasha asked and you looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

“What do you mean?” You asked her.

“Ever since you have come here, Jake has been so much happier and so much more friendly and he hasn’t been leaving anybody hanging.” Natasha said and everyone agreed.

“She makes me happy. I would do anything for her.” He said and you nodded and it was left at that. As the night went on you had been hit on more times than you could count or liked but you didn’t have to worry about it for long because Jake was always there to scare them off and you were grateful and you weren’t looking for a relationship right now. You were quick to make friends with everyone especially Bob, he was quiet and reserved and you really liked that and he didn’t try to hit on you.

As you mingled about with the squad Jake stood back watching and smiling. He was definitely glad to have you close and it was true you did make him happy. He was a little protective when the guys tried to hit on you and he was there ready to step in but you handled and they quickly backed down. Everyone quickly became protective of you especially when it came to strangers coming up to you and trying to get with you and let Jake back down on his protectiveness some but not all the way. Jake was just happy to have his true friend that he had known for years back in his life and he was not letting go this time.

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[transmutationisms]

hi can you recommend any books on the histories of medical practices?

ok this is scattershot & disorganised geographically and temporally but, some starting points for medical practice & practitioners:

indian doctors in kenya, 1895–1940: the forgotten history, by anna greenwood & harshad topiwala

migrant architects of the nhs: south asian doctors and the reinvention of british general practice, by julian m simpson

herbs and roots: a history of chinese doctors in the american medical marketplace, by tamara venit shelton

the people's hospital: a history of mccords, durban, 1890s–1970s, by julie parle, vanessa noble, & christopher merrett

nationalizing the body: the medical market, print, and daktari medicine, by projit mukharji

doctors beyond borders: the transnational migration of physicians in the twentieth century, ed. laurence monnais & david wright

physicians, colonial racism, and diaspora in west africa, by adell patton

doctors of empire: medical and cultural encounters between imperial germany and meiji japan, by hoi-eun kim

the emergence of tropical medicine in france, by michael a osborne

the professionalisation of african medicine, ed. murray last & g.l. chavunduka

aaron mcduffie moore: an african american physician, educator, and founder of durham's black wall street, by blake hill-saya

atomic doctors: conscience and complicity at the dawn of the nuclear age, by nolan l james

beyond the state: the colonial medical service in british africa, ed. anna greenwood

before bioethics: a history of american medical ethics from the colonial period to the bioethics revolution, by robert baker

medicine and memory in tibet: amchi physicians in an age of reform, by theresia hofer

domingos álvares, african healing, and the intellectual history of the atlantic world, by james h sweet

pushing silence: modernizing puerto rico and the medicalization of childbirth, by isabel m cordova

the business of private medical practice: doctors, specialization, and urban change in philadelphia, 1900–1940, by james a schafer, jr

the lomidine files: the untold story of a medical disaster in colonial africa, by guillaume lachenal

fit to practice: empire, race, gender, and the making of british medicine, 1850–1980, by douglas haynes

the racial divide in american medicine: black physicians and the struggle for justice in health care, by richard d deshazo

[usaac-official]

McKinley Jr. High of the 487th Bomb Squadron and her crew, 1944

(L-R, standing) Pilot 1st Lt. William A. McLaughlin ; Pilot  2nd Lt.  Charles M. Cook; Radio Operator/Gunner T/Sgt. Harvey Hyland; Turret Gunner/Engineer Sgt. Eugene Simonson; Tail Gunner Sgt. Robert Bishop; Copilot  2nd Lt.  George Simpson

(L-R, kneeling) Crew Chief S/Sgt. Howard Pinneo; Asst. Crew Chief/ Gunner S/Sgt Charles Floyd

The aircraft would be shot down on a mission over Griciliana, Italy, on 22 June 1944 with 3 KIA

[nobody7102]

The Killjoy: Chapter 1

Pairing: Robert 'Bob' Floyd x Reader

Warnings: None

A/N: The start of the Bobby Boy series!! I said I was gonna do something else for TG didn’t I

Chapter 2

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Walking with his bag slung over his shoulder, Bob adjusted his glasses as he made his way back into the Top Gun building. Pushing open the door he made his way down the halls pausing right outside of the locker rooms, hearing chatter coming from it before he entered.

“Here, let’s see what Bob thinks” Hangman's voice rang through the locker room “Bob” He made his way over to Bob, clapping a hand on his shoulder.

“What do you think this mission is for, all of us, back here just two months after the uranium plant mission. What do you think we’re doing now?” Jake moved his hand from Bob’s shoulder and motioned over to Rooster, Payback, Fanboy, Fritz, and Coyote “Because Bradshaw thinks we’re speaking to the new Top Gun graduates, and the rest guess that Cyclone is holding an Alumni Competition” 

Bob shrugged making his way over to his locker “I couldn’t say” he set his bag down on the bench as he started to unpack it “But if I had to guess, then it’s another seek and destroy mission” he grabbed his flight suit, starting to put it on “What do you think it is?” 

Jake smirked, turning back to his locker. “We’re here to teach our individual special skills, ” he hummed. “And I know that's a possibility because I saw Maverick walking in to go talk with Cyclone and I’m hoping that-” Before Jake could finish his sentence Pete popped his head into the locker room to yell.

“Everyone will be dressed and ready in the hager in five minutes! We’ve got a guest today” 

Everyone nodded to him and quickly finished getting ready before making their way out to the hanger, seeing Maverick, Warlock, and Cyclone standing in front of the flag that hung from the ceiling.

As soon as everyone had taken their seats Warlock walked up to the podium to address the pilots. “Thank you all for agreeing to this” he started “The reason why I am giving the introduction to this mission today and not Admiral Simpson is beauce I asked” he gave a small smile “In three weeks, six Jets will be escorting and if necessary defending a cargo convoy that is transporting weaponry. Everyone who is here will be participating in the mission” 

Phoenix looked around at the group before raising her hand “Sir you said there would be six Jets. That’s three solo pilots and three Wingmen with their RIO’s…. Out of all of us here, there’s only two solo pilots… Is Captain Mitchell flying with us?”

Warlock shook his head “Captain Mitchell will be co-instructing this mission…and as he might have told you already we have a guest, this pilot is someone I have personally flown with so I expect all of you to treat her with the utmost respect” he eyed everyone in the crowd (but mostly just Hangman) “because not only is she on loan to us from the Marines for this mission to co-instruct… she will also be your mission leader”

Footsteps filled the hanger as Warlock motioned to the back of the room “So without further ado I would like to introduce Captain Y/N Y/L/N” everyone’s heads turned watching as the new Captain made her way up to the front of the crowd “Call Sign ‘Killjoy’.” He moved around the podium to shake Y/N’s hand before she took his place.

As Y/N’s eyes scanned the room looking at her fellow pilots before she paused on Bob, seeing how his mouth was parted in surprise. She gave a small smile before clearing her throat “Thank you for the introduction Admiral Bates, as mentioned previously I am Captain Y/L/N but you all can call me Killjoy” she hummed “I’m not here to teach you anything new, I am here to make sure that the nine of us can function together as a unit” she glanced to Bob before looking down to the podium “I’m sure that it should be fairly simple to get along, especially after hearing that all of you flew together two months ago” looking back up she nodded to Pete “Captain Mitchell already knows where you all stand in your flight abilities but I don’t. Captain Mitchell and I will be up in the air, and you all will go up in groups of two and complete a short course so I can see where everyone’s at” Y/N moved away from the podium

“First group in the air is Hangman with Fanboy and Payback. You go up in five” Pete called out to dismiss everyone before he turned to Y/N to set up a plan between themselves.

Pushing out of her seat, Natasha started off for the lounge before she stopped realizing that Bob was still sat at the table watching Y/N. Walking back over to him she snapped in front of his face pulling him out of whatever trance he was in “Earth to Bob?” she hummed watching as he pulled his gaze away from Y/N, she raised her eyebrow with a smirk “Oh my god” she chuckled before turning to go to the lounge.

“What?” Bob called out, moving from his seat to follow her.

“You totally like the Captain” she hummed walking into the lounge where Bradley, Javy, and Billy eyed the two, curious of their conversation.

“Bob likes the Captain?” Javy smiled looking to the RIO “Don’t worry I like her, I’m sure Hangman and Rooster do to” he laughed

A small flush came over Bob’s face “You guys are horrible” he shook his head “I do no-” he paused hearing the door open before he could finish.

Poking her head into the room Y/N looked around before her eyes landed on Bob “Lieutenant Floyd… May I speak to you?” she motioned to the hallway. Bob only nodded before he made his way out of the room.

Everyone looked between each other before they glanced at the windows of the lounge, watching as Bob and Y/N exchanged a few words before shaking hands, a few more words were said before Y/N turned to walk back to the hanger and Bob made his way back into the lounge, with everyone’s eyes on him. 

Natasha was the first to speak “Please tell me she just asked you out?” 

“No, did you see that hand shake?” Bradley started “If anything she was introducing herself, but she definitely thinks he’s cute, because she didn’t introduce herself to the rest of us.” 

A blush rusted the tips of Bob’s ears as he sat down on the couch “Turn on the radio” choosing to ignore the questions of his peers “They should be going up” he added.

Everyone just continued to eye Bob for a few more moments, before turning on the radio to listen to everyone up in the air.

Immediately Maverick’s voice came through “You and your wingman will fly the course mapped out, while evading Killjoy and I. This is a defense run, that means maneuver tactics only.”

“Understood” Reuben answered, yet Jake was silent until Pete spoke up.

“Lieutenant Seresin, is that understood?” A chuckle came though “Yes, Sir… I was actually wondering if we were gonna place a bet over this if we successfully avoid your lock-ons?” Jake eventually said “Ya know like the last time”

“Well Lieutenant Sersin,” Y/N’s voice came over the radio “We were gonna wait to tell you till after we shot you down” she chuckled “Maverick said you guys liked challenges so he suggested pushups” 

“Oh come on Maverick” Fanboy called out “You’re not gonna let Killjoy decide? She is the guest after all” A laugh followed after Mickey’s question from Y/N and Pete.

A groan came from Javy as he walked over to the water cooler in the lounge “Why would you let the marine choose the punishment!”

Bradley cocked his brow to the pilot “What? Anything she gives us can't be worse than what Mav would give.” he looked around the room seeing everyone staring at him in horror.

Bob laughed as a smile came over his face, looking to his friend “Do you know what the final training test marines have to complete is?” Bradley shook his head “They call it ‘The Crucible’ it’s over 54 hours of food and sleep deprivation not to mention over 45 miles of marching” Bob watched as Rooster realized his and Fanboy’s mistake.

“I don’t know about you Bradshaw, but I’d take Mavericks punishment to a marine’s anyday” Natasha commented before everyone's attention was turned back to the radio.

“Are you sure that’s a game you wanna play Fanboy?” Everyone could hear the smirk in Pete’s voice. 

“Why the hell not” Mickey responded “Do the two of you mind?” He spoke to his pilot and wingman.

The two unfortunately agreed before Y/N’s chuckle came through “Well I hope all of you are ready for a 20 minute dead hang” She hummed, groans of frustration came from the pilots in the air and those who were grounded in the lounge “Don’t worry if you guys can’t do the whole 20 minutes, but just know that if you drop you’re gonna be doing sit ups instead”

“Sit ups?” Jake stammered out.

“Oh yeah, how many would you say they should do Maverick?” Y/N called out to her fellow Captain.

“I’d say 120, just to fit with the 20 minute hang” he responded.

____________________________________

Chuckles filled the hanger as everyone watched Hangman struggle to hold himself up on the pull-ups bar as Payback and Fanboy groaned from the ground, with Hondo stood over the three. Counting off for Reuben and Mickey while occasionally glancing at a stopwatch he held in his hand. 

Bradley shook his head with a smirk as he walked onto the airstrip with Coyote and Fritz laughing their asses off as they passed by Jake, who was now red in the face, yet refused to drop till he hit the 20 minutes mark.

Once they were up in the air Javy called out to his captains after a few minutes of flying the planned pathway “So if I didn’t agree to the bet, do I have to do the punishment?” He looked around for Y/N and Pete “Because Fritz, Rooster and I wanted no part in Hangman, Payback, and Fanboy’s stupidity” he sped up his jet to keep up with Bradley.

“Well you three didn’t agree to Y/N’s deal, but I’m still your main instructor” Maverick hummed “Which means…” he trailed off, as he did alarm started going off in Javy and Billy’s cockpit “You two can see Hondo for your sit ups” 

Hearing Fritz and Coyote’s groans over the radio, Bradley muttered an apology to them before speeding up along the course. 

Bob stood watching out the window as Phoenix, Hangman, Fanboy, and Payback huddled around the radio. “I think we’re screwed” Bob shook his head as he turned to Natasha, who raised her brows at him 

“We’re going up against Maverick and a fucking marnie, of course we’re screwed” she motioned to the three pilots next to her “Look at how screwed these three were” she chuckled and then motioned out the window “Look how screwed the three up there are” she hummed

Reuben held up his hand as if to say ‘wait a minute’ before he spoke “First of all,” he pointed to Jake “he was the dumbass who tried to use a new maneuver he’s never tried before and second, Rooster hasn’t been caught yet” 

Y/N’s voice came over the radio again “I’ll say this to anyone listening. If you aren’t Lieutenant Seresin, Lieutenant Fitch, or Lieutenant Garcia then you don’t have to do my deal. However, like Captain Mitchell said, you still have to do his deal.” 

Sighs of relief filled the air for everyone. 

“Well great balls of fire that’s good to hear” Bradley laughed “because I do believe tha-” Before he could finish his sentence, the alarms in his cockpit went off.

“I’m sorry, you were saying Lieutenant Bradshaw?” Y/N hummed “Tell Hundo hi for me. Lieutenants Seresin, Trace, and Floyd, you’re up next” 

Mickey patted Jake on the back “Have fun with that dead hang again” he smirked.

Jake just rolled his eyes making his way to the hanger with Bob and Natasha already a few steps ahead of him. 

“Maybe your girlfriend can get us out of the situps,” Natasha joked. Bob just shook his head making his way over to their jet to go over the pre-flight checks. 

Jake eyed Bob “Him and Captain Y/L/N?” 

Natasha looked over her shoulder to him “She came up to him just before you, Payback, and Fanboy took off to introduce herself” 

“Introduce herself?” the pilot hummed curiously.

“That’s what Bob said” 

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Gliding through the course Jake for once took his time, allowing Phoenix and Bob to keep the same pace as they kept their guard up, watching for their captains as they flew.

“Do either of you find it strange that we haven’t seen Maverick or Killjoy once?” Natasha hummed, glancing off into the distance before going back to watching Hangman’s tail. “It’s like they’re messing with us…” She trailed off. 

“I’m sure they’re just waiting to see what we do,” Jake responded. 

“You’re right” Pete’s voice came over the radio “We were” His jet suddenly appeared from under Hangman’s, which caused the cocky pilot to speed up. Pete’s jet pulled behind Bob and Natasha before the alarms in their cockpit went of “Phoenix, Bob go see Hondo for your situps” 

Phoenix banged her hands against the council of the jet “Damnit…” she muttered, starting to bring the plane back to the landing strip.

As Hangman’s jet got farther away from Maverick’s, the pilot called out to him “You can run Hangman, but you can’t hide from Killjoy” 

Jake just shook his head “I’m sure you’re a good pilot Killjoy but I don’-” He paused being cut off by the alarms in his cockpit.

“I’m sure you’re a good pilot as well Hangman, and because you’re such a good pilot, you can go see Hondo about your dead hangs” You could hear the smile in Y/N’s voice as she flew over Jake. stopping by the side of his jet to wave at him.

“Alrighty everyone, Maverick and I will see all of you back on the ground for review once you’re all done with your situps and dead hangs” Y/N called out before she, Pete and Jake all started to head back to base. 

When they landed Pete and Y/N made their way into the lounge, passing by Bob, Natasha, and Jake as they did. 

“You’ve put together quite the team Captain Mitchell” Y/N commented glancing over her shoulder to watch the three lieutenants, her eyes stopping to watch a little longer on Bob.

“Thank you, I think having the mission two months ago really helped everyone find their way with each other” Pete nodded “So between you and me, why the marines?” Y/N furrowed her brows before Pete continued “I read over your file, you had quite the reputation in the Naval Academy… So what happened?”

Letting out a chuckle, Y/N shook her head “You got something against marines Maverick?” 

Pete let out a laugh again “No, no, just curious”

“umm… I just… wanted to try something different” she started walking into the building with Pete “... I looked at all of my opportunities after graduating from the naval academy and just decided I liked the idea of it”

He paused as Y/N continued to walk down the hallway, he looked around making sure no one was around before he spoke “Are you sure it didn’t have anything to do with your history with Lieutenant Floyd?”

Y/N stopped dead in her tracks upon hearing him, her body went stiff. She turned her head “What?” 

Maverick took a few steps closer to her “Warlock trusts you Y/N, therefore I have trust in you… But I am still responsible for my team up there and I need to know if you’re going to pose a risk-”

“You read my file that deep?” she cut him off “Captain Mitchell” she cleared her throat “I can respect that you want to keep your team safe… however if you wanted to know about my history you could have just asked” she paused “Sure I have history with Lieutenant Floyd… but I can guarantee you my judgment and leadership skills are not in jeopardy… Can you say the same?” She turned on her heel and started to walk off to the changing rooms “Tell everyone to get changed before meeting back in the hanger for review” Maverick could see how she clenched the fist of her hand that wasn’t holding her helmet. “You can give them the basic review rundown can’t you?”

Maverick stood watching as Y/N walked away before he scoffed to himself and made his way to tell the team to change before meeting back in the hangar.

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Taglist is CLOSED

[hangmansgbaby]

Puck Around and Find Out

Meet the Daggers

P L A Y E R S

Avalone, William “Billy”(#23) : Right Defense

Bradshaw, Bradley (#8): Right Wing, Alt Captain

Fitch, Reuben (#33): Left Defense

Floyd, Robert “Bob” (#30): Goalie

Garcia, Michael “Mickey” (#27): Left Wing

Lee, Logan (#18): Left Wing

Lenox, Bingham “Bing”(#6): Left Defense

Machado, Javier “Javy” (#11): Right Defense

McConnell, Jonas (#45): Goalie

Seresin, Jacob “Jake” (#12): Forward, Captain

Vikander, Neil (#4): Right Wing

C O A C H I N G S T A F F

Cain, Chester: Goalie Coach

Kazansky, Tom: Head Coach

Mitchell, Pete: Assistant Coach

T E A M S U P P O R T

Coleman, Bernie: Equipment Manager

Hodge, David: Equipment Manager

M E D I D C A L S U P P O R T

Elliot, Kirsten: Team Nurse

Finley, Evangeline “Eva”: PT intern

Phillips, Deacon: Team Doctor

Thomas, Layne: Director of Physical Therapy

O P E R A T I O N S / M A N A G M E N T

Bates, Solomon: Operations Manager

Mitchell, Penny: Public Relations

Monroe, Jessica “Click”: Social Media Manager

Simpson, Beau: General Manager

St James, Beatrice “Bug”: Team Photographer

St James, Riley “Racer”: Ice Girls Captain

F A M I L I E S

The Seresins : Jake & Kingsley

The Machados: Javy, Natasha, Trace, & Jules

The Mitchells: Pete, Penny, & Amelia

The St James: Riley & Beatrice

[kanako91]

Mi piacciono i FORSE ahah E per la seconda domanda, sì, sono sempre io :) Allora, sì, la tipa scrive femdom e l'ultimo uscito è con un sick sub. E no, non ho letto nulla di lei anche se le trame m'intrigano. Ecco perché chiedevo: la tua lista mi sta aiutando molto a trovare letture interessanti e quindi mi sono detta "chissà se Alex conosce questa autrice". Grazie mille per le risposte e, buona scrittura <3

Direi che dopo un anno quella lista può avere un sequel, perché ho aggiunto altri titoli in wishlist e ne ho letti un paio! Giacché c'ero, ne ho approfittato anche per indicare quelli della vecchia lista che ho letto nel frattempo, se vuoi andare a recuperartela ;)

Letti e piaciuti

Curio The Complete Series di Cara McKenna, che non è propriamente Femdom, ma la protagonista va da un gigolò per avere le sue prime esperienze s3ssuali e nelle novelle successive esplorano vari aspetti del loro rapporto e c'è una parte più Femdom, comprensiva di p3gging. Ho scritto una lunga recensione, se vuoi più dettagli!

Pleasure and Purpose di Megan Hart, che è un fantasy erotico composto da tre racconti: il primo è decisamente Maledom/femsub, ma il secondo già è più sfumato come dinamica (il protagonista maschile domina a mo' di principino viziato che è) e il terzo è puramente Femdom. Storie davvero meravigliose, il worldbuilding mi è piaciuto molto!

The Gargoyle's Captive di Katee Robert, fantasy romance in cui nonostante l'asta in cui la protagonista femminile viene "acquistata" dal protagonista maschile, c'è una bella dinamica enemies-to-lovers e Femdom (per quanto solo a letto).

Saving Suzy di Stefanie Simpson, questo è più romance erotico e devo dire che la parte romance non mi ha coinvolta molto, ma il Femdom è abbastanza vario e con praticità che non si vedono spesso.

If She Says Yes di Tasha L. Harrison, è anche age gap in cui è lei quella più grande (la madre del migliore amico di lui!) e c'è un percorso molto bello di riscoperta di sé dopo la morte del marito e soprattutto in una posizione più dominante.

Bonus: non è Femdom (se non nella novella extra), ma Release di Suzanne Clay è stata una lettura meravigliosa che consiglio vivamente!

Abbandonati

I'll Do Anything di Daisy Jane, è un bully romance con Femdom... almeno così promette. Mi aspettavo una bella storia di vendetta che si trasforma in amore, ma alla fine c'è molto angst per il 40% e quando inizia il Femdom è così concentrato su di lui (c'è una c0ck cage, ci speravo!) e poco su di lei. L'ho messo in pausa due settimane e quando l'ho ripreso ho detto "nope" così forte che l'ho abbandonato. Ho altri libri della stessa autrice già acquistati in sconto e quindi li leggerò, nella speranza che siano migliori.

Ancora da leggere

Unbound di Cara McKenna

Love and Pretence di Stefanie Simpson

The Only One di Daisy Jane

Cohen's Control di Daisy Jane

Soul of a Witch di Harley LaRoux (mi dà vibes fortissime Femdom, ma non ricordo se l'autorə ha confermato)

Surrendering to Scylla di Wren K. Morris (monster romance, lei è il mostro! E mi pare proprio sia Femdom)

In wishlist

Bound to Me di Katie Ashley

Servicing the Target di Cherise Sinclair

Femdom Tales di Lola Bowie (3 racconti)

Crossing the Line di Megan Hart

Wanna Be Yours/Voglio essere tuo di Megan Hart

Vanilla di Megan Hart (la protagonista è una Femdom, ma non ho capito bene se poi "coinvolge" il protagonista maschile)

Beg For It di Megan Hart

Sanctuary di Rebekah Weatherspoon

The Devil's Doorbell di AA.VV. (raccolta di racconti erotici tra cui ce ne sono forse un paio con del Femdom, dalle recensioni che ho letto)

Stray di Daisy Jane

Crystals and Contracts di A.A. Fairview (è esplicitato che il protagonista maschile è sub, almeno)

Bind Me di Esme Taylor

Prelude to Hope di Stefanie Simpson

Mutual Beginnings di Stefanie Simpson

Neon Hearts di Stefanie Simpson

Lay Me Down in Ivy di Stefanie Simpson

Maneater di Emily Antoinette

Power Play di Charlotte Stein (mi sembra di aver capito sia Femdom, da confermare)

Direi che ti ho dato parecchio da spulciare :D

(Lato scrittura posso dirti: con il fill non sto andando avanti al momento, ma sto lavorando alla revisione di una novella MMF k1nky che voglio pubblicare quest'anno 😬 Poi, la fine del fest è lontana, vediamo come vanno le cose...)

[arwainian]

Reading This Week 2023 #40

Started and Finished:

62 fatt fics for the marathon

various zines from the massachusetts independent comics expo:

A*R*T CRITIC by Giles Crawford May 3rd, 1996 by Giles Crawford New York City, words by They Might Be Giants, art by Giles Crawford Basilisk by Erin Roseberry

The City of God, Book XXII by Augustine, translated by Marcus Dods

"Those Who Cannot See the Whole Are Offended by the Apparent Deformity of a Part": Disability in Augustine's City of God by Alexander Massmann

Chapter 4 of Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity: "A Nightmare Silhouette: Racialization and the Long Exposure of Transition" by C. Riley Snorton

The Rediscovered Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, translated by Timothy J. Johnson

"Biocultures: An Emerging Paradigm" by Jay Clayton, Lennard J. Davis, Jonathan M Metsl, Priscilla Ward, and Bernice L. Hausman

"Kinesthetic Empathy, Physical Recoil: The Conflicting Embodied Affects of Samuel Beckett's Quad" by Hannah Simpson

"Border Crossing by Hearing Children of Deaf Parents: The Lost History of Codas" by Robert Hoffmeister in Open Your Eyes: Deaf Studies Talking

"An Intimate History of Slavery and Freedom" from Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiment by Saidiya Hartman

"Two Erotic Lessons I Learned from My Mother (and Other Women Who Nourished Me)" by Shoniqua Roach

"The Black Living Room" by Shoniqua Roach

Select poem from Ibn Arabi, Giacomo De Lentini, & Guittone d'Arezzo, as well as "Song of Creatures" by San Francesco

"Metaphor as Experimental Medicine" from Blindness and Therapy in Late Medieval French and Italian Poetry by Julie Singer

Ongoing:

Vanishing Rooms by Melvin Dixon

[bookclub4m]

Episode 182 - Lyric Poetry

This episode we’re talking about the format of Lyric Poetry! We talk about reading poetry out loud, translation, French Canadian dialects, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

Entre Rive and Shore by Dominique Bernier-Cormier

Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season: Selected Poems by Forugh Farrokhzad, translated by Elizabeth T. Gray Jr

Ledger: Poems by Jane Hirshfield

Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy

Goldenrod: Poems by Maggie Smith 

Good Bones: Poems by Maggie Smith 

Alive At The End Of The World by Saeed Jones

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on by Franny Choi 

No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay 

White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems by Mary Oliver

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire

Le premier coup de clairon pour réveiller les femmes immorales by Rachel McCrum

The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón

The Arkansas Testament by Derek Walcott 

Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones

Other Media We Mentioned

The Bronze Horseman by Alexander Pushkin

19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: With More Ways by Eliot Weinberger

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

“The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop

When We Were Very Young by A. A Milne

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein  

The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation by Dante Alighieri, translated by Robert Pinsky

All Def Poetry 

milk and honey by rupi kaur

One Piece by Eiichiro Oda

Trailer for Netflix show

“Poetry Is Not a Luxury” by Audre Lorde (pdf)

Links, Articles, and Things

Lyric poetry (Wikipedia)

The Writer's Block

The Midnight Library: Episode 001 - Halloween Poetry

Chiac (Wikipedia)

Plasco Building (Wikipedia)

30 Recent Poetry Collections by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

This booklist features books from BIPOC poets published in the past three years.

Chrome Valley by Mahogany L. Browne

Feast by Ina Cariño

Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen

Girls That Never Die: Poems by Safia Elhillo

Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

I Do Everything I'm Told by Megan Fernandes

Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry edited by Joy Harjo

Song of my Softening by Omotara James

Spells, Wishes, and the Talking Dead / Mamaht́wisiwin, Pakos̊yimow, Nikihci-́niskot́ṕn : Poems by Wanda John-Kehewin

Burning Like Her Own Planet by Vandana Khanna

Phantom Pain Wings by Kim Hyesoon, translated by Don Mee Choi

Bianca by Eugenia Leigh

Finna by Nate Marshall

Slam Coalkan Performance Poetry: The Condor and the Eagle Meet edited by Jennifer Murrin

God Themselves by Jae Nichelle

You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead by Morgan Harper Nichols

I’m Always So Serious by Karisma Price

Homie by Danez Smith

Blood Snow by dg nanouk okpik

Promises of Gold/Promesas de Oro by José Olivarez with translation by David Ruano

That Was Now, This is Then by Vijay Seshadri

it was never going to be okay by jaye simpson

Dark Testament by Crystal Simone Smith

Unshuttered: Poems by Patricia Smith

Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom

Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Find Her. Keep Her. by Renaada Williams

Rupture Tense by Jenny Xie

From From by Monica Youn

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Join us again on Tuesday, September 19th it’s time for our One Book One Podcast episode as we all discuss the book Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey!

Then on Tuesday, October 3rd get ready for Halloween because we’ll be talking about the genre of Horror!

[eighteenthcenturyfiction]

Free to read: Book reviews!

The new issue of Eighteenth-Century Fiction will be out soon. Until then, read for free the newest batch of book reviews, for a limited time on the journal website.

Vol. 35, no. 1, January 2023

Click here for a pdf file of all the reviews in this issue.

Review essay on 3 books: States of Terror: History, Theory, Literature by David Simpson Ghosts in Enlightenment Scotland by Martha McGill The Gothic and Theory: An Edinburgh Companion, ed. Jerrold E. Hogle and Robert Miles Review by Peter DeGabriele, Mississippi State U.

The Global Indies: British Imperial Culture and the Reshaping of the World, 1756–1815 by Ashley L. Cohen Review by James Mulholland, NC State U.

Founded in Fiction: The Uses of Fiction in the Early United States by Thomas Koenigs Review by Xine Yao, University College London

Transatlantic Women Travelers, 1688–1843, ed. Misty Krueger Review by Melissa Adams-Campbell, Northern Illinois U.

Laurence Sterne and the Eighteenth-Century Book by Helen Williams Review by Paul Baines, University of Liverpool

Daughters of Aataentsic: Life Stories from Seven Generations by Kathryn Magee Labelle, in collaboration with the Wendat/Wandat Women’s Advisory Council Review by Shelby Johnson, Oklahoma State U.

Radical Conduct: Politics, Sociability and Equality in London 1789–1815 by Mark Philp Review by Miriam L. Wallace, New College of Florida

Before the Raj: Writing Early Anglophone India by James Mulholland Review by Padma Rangarajan, University of California, Riverside

Narrative, Catastrophe and Historicity in Eighteenth-Century French Literature by Jessica Stacey Review by Daniel Rosenberg, University of Oregon

Organic Supplements: Bodies and Things of the Natural World, 1580–1790, ed. Miriam Jacobson and Julie Park Review by Cass Turner, Indiana University Bloomington

One Great Family: Domestic Relationships in Samuel Richardson’s Novels by Simone Eva Höhn Review by Karen Lipsedge, Kingston U.

Mind over Matter: Memory Fiction from Daniel Defoe to Jane Austen by Sarah Eron Review by Amanda Hiner, Winthrop U.

L’Infortuné Napolitain, ou les Aventures du seigneur Rozelli, éd. Érik Leborgne et Emmanuelle Sempère Critique littéraire par Bruno Tribout, Université d’Aberdeen (Royaume-Uni)

[wildbornsiren]

A to Z Song Challenge Master List.

A laid back song challenge put out by @princessmisery666 and quickly jumped upon by a few of us. Much like kinktober, this will not have tag lists, and if it’s something you’re interested in following follow the tag #wbsonglist and feel free to follow and turn on notifications at @wbslibrary​  There is no timeline, due dates or order that this needs to be written in. If you feel like participating, come up with a song title starting with a letter of the alphabet, and attach it to a character or pairing.  Please send me a link, or tag me in! I’m a music fiend and seeing how people connect songs to stories is something I love so much.  Thank you so much for all of your continued support, and I look forward to hearing what ya’ll think about these stories. 

A – “At Last” Etta James (Beau “Cyclone” Simpson/Reader) [Top Gun: Maverick]

B—“Born to Run” Bruce Springsteen (Robert “Bob” Floyd/Reader/Jake “Hangman” Seresin) [Top Gun Maverick]

C – “Call me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepson (Mickey “Fanboy” Garcia/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

D—“Dear God” Avenged Sevenfold (Rhett Abbott/Reader) [Outer Range]

E—“Exile” Taylor Swift f. Bon Iver (Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw/Jake “Hangman” Seresin) [Top Gun Maverick]

F – “Friday I’m in Love” The Cure (Natasha ‘Phoenix’ Trace/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

G— “Guys Like Me” Eric Church (Rhett Abbott/Reader) [Outer Range]

H – “How Country Feels” Randy Houser (Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

I- “I Swear” All-4One (Javy “Coyote” Machado/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

J—“Just Can’t Get Enough” Depeche Mode  (Mickey “Fanboy” Garcia/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

K—“Kiss Me Now.” Diana Ross (Javy “Coyote” Machado/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

L—“Love in an Elevator” Aerosmith (Beau “Cyclone” Simpson/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

M— “Map of my Heart” Mary Chapin Carpenter (Mickey “Fanboy” Garcia/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

N— “Nights in White Satin” The Moody Blues (Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick

O— “Open Arms” Journey (Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

P— “Paralyzer” Finger Eleven (Jake “Hangman” Seresin/Natasha “Phoenix” Trace) [Top Gun Maverick]

Q— “Quitter” Carrie Underwood (Robert “Bob” Floyd/reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

R— “Rodeo” Garth Brooks (Rhett Abbott/Reader) [Outer Range]

S—"Springsteen” Eric Church (Robert “Bob” Floyd/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

T—“Tennessee Whiskey” Chris Stapleton (Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

U– “Unforgettable” Nat King Cole (Beau “Cyclone” Simpson/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

V— “Voodoo” Godsmack (Miles Miller/Reader) [Bad Times at El Royale]

W—“Weak” AJR (Rhett Abbott/Reader) [Outer Range]

X– “XO” Beyonce (Rueben “Payback” Fitch/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

Y– “Yes to Heaven” Lana Del Rey (Jake “Hangman” Seresin/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

Z— “Zero” Imagine Dragons (Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw/Reader) [Top Gun Maverick]

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[ohtobeleah]

I really want to read all your Top Gun fics but I get so confused on who’s who between their names, nicknames, last names and code names. Could you break it down for me? If not it’s totally okay. I’ve tried researching and just end up more confused.

Okay so here’s a list of characters from the movie I’ve mentioned or written about. (Someone tell me if I’ve missed anyone)

Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw - Actor: Miles Teller

Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin - Actor: Glen Powell

Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd - Actor: Lewis Pullman

Mickey ‘Fanboy’ Garcia - Actor: Danny Ramirez

Javy ‘Coyote’ Machado - Actor: Greg Davis

Natasha ‘Phoenix’ Trance - Actress: Monica Barbaro 

Reuben ‘Payback’ Finch - Actor: Jay Ellis

Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell - Actor: Tom Cruz

Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazanksy - Actor: Val Kilmer

Penny Benjamin - Actor: Jennifer Connelly

Beau ‘Cyclone’ Simpson - Actor: Jon Hamm

Solomon ‘Warlock’ Bares - Actor: Charles Parnell

Now some original characters from specific stories that are reader inserts and not actually in the movie.

Y/n ‘Chaos’ Kazanksy - Tom Kazanksys daughter and Bradley Bradshaws love interest in Chaos.

Renee ‘Radar’ Spencer-Floyd - Bob’s wife and best friend in The B.OB series (Still a reader insert)

Y/n ‘Hawkeye’ Seresin - Jake Seresins Ex!wife and love interest in To have & To Hold

Y/n ‘Clover’ Y/l/n - Bob’s love interest in Clover Club.

I hope this helps. Even if it doesn’t really clear anything up at least you’ll be able to look up specific people now. 🙂

[fragwuerdiger-episodenguide]

(006) Die drei ??? und der sprechende Totenkopf

Klappentext

Bob und Peter halten von Anfang an nicht viel davon, daß ihr Freund Justus auf einer Versteigerung ausgerechnet einen uralten Koffer mit unbekanntem Inhalt ersteigern will. Hätten sie geahnt, welch gefährliche Verwicklungen sich aus dem Besitz des Koffers ergeben würden - sie hätten noch weit heftiger protestiert! Nicht genug damit, daß er neben den Kleidern und Utensilien eines Zauberkünstlers einen Totenkopf enthält: der merkwürdige Schädel kann auch noch sprechen… 

Veröffentlichungshistorie

Buch (Random House): 011, 1969, Robert Arthur, The Mystery of the Talking Skull Buch (Kosmos): 005, 1971, Leonore Puschert (aus dem Amerikanischen übertragen) Hörspiel (Europa): 006, 1979

⁉️ Allgemein

Handlungsort

Rocky Beach

Kategorie

Spuk, Rätsel, Diebstahl

Figuren

Justus Jonas

Peter Shaw

Bob Andrews

Auktionator

Fred Brown, Reporter für die Hollywood News, „Notizen aus dem Alltag“

Hitchcock  (Keine Interaktion mit den drei ???)

Maximillian, Magier

Patrick

Mathilda Jonas

Sokrates, sprechender Totenkopf

Rezeptionist

Der große Gulliver, Wahrsager und Zauberer / Juaña, die Zigeunerin

Hauptkommissar Reynolds

Mary Miller, Schwester von Spike Neely, wohnt in L. A.

Hausmeister

Smarty Simpson, Gangster / George Grant, Sonderbeauftragter des Bankenschutzverbandes (😈)

🏖 Rocky Beach Universum

Orte

Los Angeles

Ältere Gegend von Hollywood

King Street 311 in Los Angeles

Danny Street in Chicago (was keinen Sinn ergibt, weil Chicago sehr weit weg ist von Los Angeles)

Danville Street 532

Manchester Street

Einrichtungen

Auktion

Schrottplatz

Zentrale

Landesstrafanstalt

Sonstiges

Hollywood News, Zeitung

Der große Gulliver, Wahrsager und Zauberer

Frank „Spike“ Neely, Bankräuber, lispelt

„Drei Gangster“ (Babyface Benson, Three-Finger, Mackie Messer)

🛼 Sonstiges

Lustige Dialoge

Peter: "Du spinnst." Justus: "Egal."

Justus: „Ich muss herausfinden, ob der Schädel wirklich spricht.“ Peter: „Gerade das fürchte ich ja.“

Justus: „Wer spricht denn da?“ Schädel: „Ich, Sokrates.“ Justus: „Verflixt, jetzt mache ich aber Licht an!“

Hauptkommissar Reynolds: „Spike Neely war ein Bankräuber.“ Justus: „Ein Bankräuber!“ Hauptkommissar Reynolds: „Ja genau. Wegen eines Banküberfalls saß er.“

Phrasenschwein

Call out! Tante Mathilda ruft "Justus! Justus Jonas!“

Mitgehört! Verstärker wird eingeschaltet

Lass aufgeben! Peter will aufgeben

🏳️‍🌈 Queer/diversity read

Shippy moments

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Diversity, Political Correctness and Feminism

Rezeptionist hat fragwürdigen Akkzent.

„Ich bin Juaña, die Zigeunerin.“

[stlhandyman]

Supreme Court, U.S FILED In The OCT 2 2022 Supreme Court ofthe United States  RALAND J BRUNSON, Petitioner,

Named persons in their capacities as United States House Representatives: ALMA S. ADAMS; PETE AGUILAR; COLIN Z. ALLRED; MARK E. AMODEI; KELLY ARMSTRONG; JAKE AUCHINCLOSS; CYNTHIA AXNE; DON BACON; TROY BALDERSON; ANDY BARR; NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN; KAREN BASS; JOYCE BEATTY; AMI BERA; DONALD S. BEYER JR.; GUS M. ILIRAKIS; SANFORD D. BISHOP JR.; EARL BLUMENAUER; LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER; SUZANNE BONAMICI; CAROLYN BOURDEAUX; JAMAAL BOWMAN; BRENDAN F. BOYLE; KEVIN BRADY; ANTHONY G. BROWN; JULIA BROWNLEY; VERN BUCHANAN; KEN BUCK; LARRY BUCSHON; CORI BUSH; CHERI BUSTOS; G. K. BUTTERFIELD; SALUD 0. CARBAJAL; TONY CARDENAS; ANDRE CARSON; MATT CARTWRIGHT; ED CASE; SEAN CASTEN; KATHY CASTOR; JOAQUIN CASTRO; LIZ CHENEY; JUDY CHU; DAVID N. CICILLINE; KATHERINE M. CLARK; YVETTE D. CLARKE; EMANUEL CLEAVER; JAMES E. CLYBURN; STEVE COHEN; JAMES COMER; GERALD E. CONNOLLY; JIM COOPER; J. LUIS CORREA; JIM COSTA; JOE COURTNEY; ANGIE CRAIG; DAN CRENSHAW; CHARLIE CRIST; JASON CROW; HENRY CUELLAR; JOHN R. CURTIS; SHARICE DAVIDS; DANNY K. DAVIS; RODNEY DAVIS; MADELEINE DEAN; PETER A. DEFAZIO; DIANA DEGETTE; ROSAL DELAURO; SUZAN K. DELBENE; Ill ANTONIO DELGADO; VAL BUTLER DEMINGS; MARK DESAULNIER; THEODORE E. DEUTCH; DEBBIE DINGELL; LLOYD DOGGETT; MICHAEL F. DOYLE; TOM EMMER; VERONICA ESCOBAR; ANNA G. ESHOO; ADRIANO ESPAILLAT; DWIGHT EVANS; RANDY FEENSTRA; A. DREW FERGUSON IV; BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK; LIZZIE LETCHER; JEFF FORTENBERRY; BILL FOSTER; LOIS FRANKEL; MARCIA L. FUDGE; MIKE GALLAGHER; RUBEN GALLEGO; JOHN GARAMENDI; ANDREW R. GARBARINO; SYLVIA R. GARCIA; JESUS G. GARCIA; JARED F. GOLDEN; JIMMY GOMEZ; TONY GONZALES; ANTHONY GONZALEZ; VICENTE GONZALEZ; JOSH GOTTHEIMER; KAY GRANGER; AL GREEN; RAUL M. GRIJALVA; GLENN GROTHMAN; BRETT GUTHRIE; DEBRA A. HAALAND; JOSH HARDER; ALCEE L. HASTINGS; JAHANA HAYES; JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER; BRIAN HIGGINS; J. FRENCH HILL; JAMES A. HIMES; ASHLEY HINSON; TREY HOLLINGSWORTH; STEVEN HORSFORD; CHRISSY HOULAHAN; STENY H. HOYER; JARED HUFFMAN; BILL HUIZENGA; SHEILA JACKSON LEE; SARA JACOBS; PRAMILA JAYAPAL; HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES; DUSTY JOHNSON; EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON; HENRY C. JOHNSON JR.; MONDAIRE JONES; DAVID P. JOYCE; KAIALPI KAHELE; MARCY KAPTUR; JOHN KATKO; WILLIAM R. KEATING; RO KHANNA; DANIEL T. KILDEE; DEREK KILMER; ANDY KIM; YOUNG KIM; RON KIND; ADAM KINZINGER; ANN KIRKPATRICK; RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI; ANN M. KUSTER; DARIN LAHOOD; CONOR LAMB; JAMES R. LANGEVIN; RICK LARSEN; JOHN B. LARSON; ROBERT E. LATTA; JAKE LATURNER; BRENDA L. LAWRENCE; AL LAWSON JR.; BARBARA LEE; SUSIE LEE; TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ; ANDY LEVIN; MIKE LEVIN; TED LIEU; IV ZOE LOFGREN; ALAN S.LOWENTHAL; ELAINE G. LURIA; STEPHEN F. LYNCH; NANCY MACE; TOM MALINOWSKI; CAROLYN B. MALONEY; SEAN PATRICK MALONEY; KATHY E. MANNING; THOMAS MASSIE; DORIS 0. MATSUI; LUCY MCBATH; MICHAEL T. MCCAUL; TOM MCCLINTOCK; BETTY MCCOLLUM; A. ADONALD MCEACHIN; JAMES P. MCGOVERN; PATRICK T. MCHENRY; DAVID B. MCKINLEY; JERRY MCNERNEY; GREGORY W. MEEKS; PETER MEIJER; GRACE MENG; KWEISI MFUME; MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS; JOHN R. MOOLENAAR; BLAKE D. MOORE; GWEN MOORE; JOSEPH D. MORELLE; SETH MOULTON; FRANK J. MRVAN; STEPHANIE N. MURPHY; JERROLD NADLER; GRACE F. NAPOLITANO; RICHARD E. NEAL; JOE NEGUSE; DAN NEWHOUSE; MARIE NEWMAN; DONALD NORCROSS; ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ; TOM O'HALLERAN; ILHAN OMAR; FRANK PALLONE JR.; JIMMY PANETTA; CHRIS PAPPAS; BILL PASCRELL JR.; DONALD M. PAYNE JR.; NANCY PELOSI; ED PERLMUTTER; SCOTT H. PETERS; DEAN PHILLIPS; CHELLIE PINGREE; MARK POCAN; KATIE PORTER; AYANNA PRESSLEY; DAVID E. PRICE; MIKE QUIGLEY; JAMIE RASKIN; TOM REED; KATHLEEN M. RICE; CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS; DEBORAH K. ROSS; CHIP ROY; LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD; RAUL RUIZ; C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER; BOBBY L. RUSH; TIM RYAN; LINDA T. SANCHEZ; JOHN P. SARBANES; MARY GAY SCANLON; JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY; ADAM B. SCHIFF; BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER; KURT SCHRADER; KIM SCHRIER; AUSTIN SCOTT; DAVID SCOTT; ROBERT C. SCOTT; TERRI A. SEWELL; BRAD SHERMAN; MIKIE SHERRILL; MICHAEL K. SIMPSON; ALBIO SIRES; ELISSA SLOTKIN; ADAM SMITH; CHRISTOPHER H. V SMITH; DARREN SOTO; ABIGAIL DAVIS SPANBERGER; VICTORIA SPARTZ; JACKIE SPEIER; GREG STANTON; PETE STAUBER; MICHELLE STEEL; BRYAN STEIL; HALEY M. STEVENS; STEVE STIVERS; MARILYN STRICKLAND; THOMAS R. SUOZZI; ERIC SWALWELL; MARK TAKANO; VAN TAYLOR; BENNIE G. THOMPSON; MIKE THOMPSON; DINA TITUS; RASHIDA TLAIB; PAUL TONKO; NORMA J. TORRES; RITCHIE TORRES; LORI TRAHAN; DAVID J. TRONE; MICHAEL R. TURNER; LAUREN UNDERWOOD; FRED UPTON; JUAN VARGAS; MARC A. VEASEY; FILEMON VELA; NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ; ANN WAGNER; MICHAEL WALTZ; DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ; MAXINE WATERS; BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN; PETER WELCH; BRAD R. WENSTRUP; BRUCE WESTERMAN; JENNIFER WEXTON; SUSAN WILD; NIKEMA WILLIAMS; FREDERICA S. WILSON; STEVE WOMACK; JOHN A. YARMUTH; DON YOUNG; the following persons named are for their capacities as U.S. Senators; TAMMY BALDWIN; JOHN BARRASSO; MICHAEL F. BENNET; MARSHA BLACKBURN; RICHARD BLUMENTHAL; ROY BLUNT; CORY A. BOOKER; JOHN BOOZMAN; MIKE BRAUN; SHERROD BROWN; RICHARD BURR; MARIA CANTWELL; SHELLEY CAPITO; BENJAMIN L. CARDIN; THOMAS R. CARPER; ROBERT P. CASEY JR.; BILL CASSIDY; SUSAN M. COLLINS; CHRISTOPHER A. COONS; JOHN CORNYN; CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO; TOM COTTON; KEVIN CRAMER; MIKE CRAPO; STEVE DAINES; TAMMY DUCKWORTH; RICHARD J. DURBIN; JONI ERNST; DIANNE FEINSTEIN; DEB FISCHER; KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND; LINDSEY GRAHAM; CHUCK GRASSLEY; BILL HAGERTY; MAGGIE HASSAN; MARTIN HEINRICH; JOHN HICKENLOOPER; MAZIE HIRONO; JOHN HOEVEN; JAMES INHOFE; RON VI JOHNSON; TIM KAINE; MARK KELLY; ANGUS S. KING, JR.; AMY KLOBUCHAR; JAMES LANKFORD; PATRICK LEAHY; MIKE LEE; BEN LUJAN; CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS; JOE MANCHIN III; EDWARD J. MARKEY; MITCH MCCONNELL; ROBERT MENENDEZ; JEFF MERKLEY; JERRY MORAN; LISA MURKOWSKI; CHRISTOPHER MURPHY; PATTY MURRAY; JON OSSOFF; ALEX PADILLA; RAND PAUL; GARY C. PETERS; ROB PORTMAN; JACK REED; JAMES E. RISCH; MITT ROMNEY; JACKY ROSEN; MIKE ROUNDS; MARCO RUBIO; BERNARD SANDERS; BEN SASSE; BRIAN SCHATZ; CHARLES E. SCHUMER; RICK SCOTT; TIM SCOTT; JEANNE SHAHEEN; RICHARD C. SHELBY; KYRSTEN SINEMA; TINA SMITH; DEBBIE STABENOW; DAN SULLIVAN; JON TESTER; JOHN THUNE; THOM TILLIS; PATRICK J. TOOMEY; HOLLEN VAN; MARK R. WARNER; RAPHAEL G. WARNOCK; ELIZABETH WARREN; SHELDON WHITEHOUSE; ROGER F. WICKER; RON WYDEN; TODD YOUNG; JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN JR in his capacity of President of the United States; MICHAEL RICHARD PENCE in his capacity as former Vice President of the United States, and KAMALA HARRIS in her capacity as Vice President of the United States and JOHN and JANE DOES 1-100.  

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-380/243739/20221027152243533_20221027-152110-95757954-00007015.pdf

[blakeboldt-blog]

Best Albums of 2019

Top 10:

"Jaime," Brittany Howard.

"In the Morse Code of Brake Lights," The New Pornographers.

"Between the Country," Ian Noe.

"Mint Condition," Caroline Spence.

"While I'm Livin'," Tanya Tucker.

"Father of the Bride," Vampire Weekend.

"Remind Me Tomorrow," Sharon Van Etten.

"Titanic Rising," Weyes Blood.

"Legacy! Legacy!" Jamila Woods.

"Walk Through Fire," Yola.

Honorable mention:

"U.F.O.F." Big Thief.

"Assume Form," James Blake.

"Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest," Bill Callahan.

"This Land," Gary Clark, Jr.

"In Search of the Miraculous," Desperate Journalist.

"Magdalene," FKA Twigs.

"thank u, next," Ariana Grande.

"Terms of Surrender," Hiss Golden Messenger.

"On the Line," Jenny Lewis.

"Cuz I Love You," Lizzo.

"Stronger Than the Truth," Reba McEntire.

"Blood," Allison Moorer.

"Saves the World," MUNA.

"Songs of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters.

"Pony," Orville Peck."

Jimmy Lee," Raphael Saadiq.

"Dépaysé," Sinkane.

"Sound & Fury," Sturgill Simpson.

"Eraserland," Strand of Oaks.

"Miss Universe," Nilüfer Yanya.

Songs: 

"Almeda," Solange.

"Ain't Got No Money," Justin Townes Earle.

"Bad Case," Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.

"Bags," Clairo.

“Bible and a .44," Trisha Yearwood.

"Black Patch," Kelsey Waldon.

"Blazing Highway Home," Josh Ritter.

"Blume," Nerija.

"The Bones," Maren Morris.

"A Boy Is a Gun," Tyler, the Creator.

"Burning," Maggie Rogers.

"Bus Route," Tyler Childers.

"Calliope," Cassius.

"Caught on the Inside," Ten Fé.

"Cheap Silver," Mike & the Moonpies.

"Cheatin' Songs," Midland.

"Circle Game," Pink.

"Count on Me," The Lone Bellow.

"Cruel Summer," Taylor Swift.

"Dark and Handsome," Blood Orange.

"Dark Places," Beck.

"The Daughters," Little Big Town.

"Delta Line," Emily Scott Robinson.

"Desert Man," Bat for Lashes.

"Don't Feel Like Crying," Sigrid.

"Estrella," Cass McCombs.

"Far from Home," Aubrie Sellers.

"Father," Robert Ellis.

"Fixture Picture," Aldous Harding.

"Freelance," Toro y Moi.

"Ghost," Kaina.

"Gone," Charli XCX.

"Gonna Write Me a Letter," Rhiannon Giddens/Francesco Turisi.

"Good Scare," TORRES.

"The Greatest," Lana Del Rey.

"Hallelujah," HAIM.

"He," Jai Paul.

"Heavy on My Mind," Mavis Staples.

"Hello Sunshine," Bruce Springsteen.

"Hey, Bus Driver!" Tami Nielsen.

"Hey, Ma," Bon Iver.

"Hold On," Aimee Mann.

"Hot Air Balloons," Tank and the Bangas.

"Hot Girl Summer," Megan Thee Stallion.

"Human Question," The Yawpers.

"Hungry Child," Hot Chip.

"Hurry on Home," Sleater-Kinney.

"Hurt," Gallant.

"I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails (No More)," Vince Gill.

"In the Capital," Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.

"Incapable," Roisin Murphy.

"It's Time," Leonard Cohen.

"Jesus & Elvis," Hayes Carll.

"Lark," Angel Olsen.

"Light Years," The National.

"Lonely As You Are," Charles Bradley.

"Loose Change," Highwomen.

"Lovestained," Hope Tala.

"Lying Down," Celine Dion.

"Messed with My Mind," Molly Tuttle.

"Midnight Sun," Calexico/Iron & Wine.

"Mirage," Jessie Ware.

"Mirror in the Sky," Peaking Lights.

"Mother's Mother's Magazines," Cate le Bon.

"Nighttime Drive," Jay Som.

"No Bullets Spent," Spoon.

"On the Edge of Time," Jens Lekman.

"One More Song to Write," Willie Nelson.

"One Night Standards," Ashley McBryde.

"Open Book," Kalie Shorr.

"Patience," Tame Impala.

"A Perfect Wife," Frank Turner.

"Runner," Tennis.

"The Seduction of Kansas," Priests.

"Send Me a Postcard," Bob Mould.

"Shine a Little Light," The Black Keys.

"Sisyphus," Andrew Bird.

“Solid Ground," Michael Kiwanuka.

"Someone Else," Emotional Oranges.

"Sparrow," Emeli Sandé.

"Starry Night," Peggy Gou.

"Stay with Me," Hatchie.

"Suge," daBaby.

"Talk," Khalid/Disclosure.

"Tell the World I Do," Dee White."

That's Just the Way I Feel," Purple Mountains.

"The Thing That Wrecks You," Lady Antebellum w/ Little Big Town.

"Track Record," Miranda Lambert.

"Used to Be Lonely," Whitney.

"Virile," Moses Sumney.

"Want You in My Room," Carly Rae Jepsen.

"War in My Mind," Beth Hart.

"Water Me Down," Vagabon.

"Weeping Willow," Ruston Kelly.

"Where I Come From," Patty Griffin.

"Working on a Song," Todd Snider. 

"Xanny," Billie Eilish.

"Yellow Cloud," Trixie Mattel.

"You've Got Other Girls for That," Lillie Mae.

"Young Enough," Charly Bliss.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Thousands Mourn and Pay Tribute at Passing of Robert W. Eaton,” Toronto Star. May 6, 1930. Page 1. ---- FUNERAL OF LATE T. EATON CO. SUPERINTENDENT FROM TIMOTHY EATON MEMORIAL CHURCH ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY, CHURCH AND STATE Impressive scenes marked the funeral ceremony, yesterday, of the late Robert W. Eaton, superintendent of the T. Eaton Co., which took place from the Timothy Eaton Memorial church to Mount Pleasant cemetery, while representatives of city, church, and state mourned the passing and paid tribute to the memory of the philanthropic executive. (1) R. Y. Eaton and (2) Loftus Reid of the board of education. (3) Graphic camera view of the thousands of floral tributes surrounding the casket as it rested in Timothy Eaton Memorial church. (4) Sam McBride, (5) C. L. Burton, chief executive of the Robert Simpson Co. (6) View of the funeral procession passing St. John’s Mausoleum at Mount Pleasant cemetery. (7) Harry McGee, vice-president of the T. Eaton Co. and (8) view of the front entrance of Timothy Eaton Memorial church, showing guard of honor with floral tributes and chief mourners passing out following the funeral service.