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a-fools-circus · 1 year

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A Gift for Papa

Papa IV/Reader

Desc: During a time when you're unable to see each other, you decide to make a tape for Papa to watch when he misses you. Word Count: 2686 Tags/Warnings: reader has female anatomy, masturbation, dildo/sex toy, sex tape, established relationship, orgasm delay (self-inflicted), Google Translate Italian Minors DNI

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Although he had entered his room with plans to relax for the evening, Copia freezes in his tracks as he spots his camera lying on top of his bed. Next to it lies a VHS tape, and while the actual tape is unmarked, a sticky note is stuck to the front. He immediately recognizes the handwriting on it as your own. Copia slides the piece of paper between his gloved fingers, reading the short note:

A little gift to make up for my absence. I miss you! ♡

Copia smiles at the note; so cute and undoubtedly you . His mind runs rampant as he wonders what could possibly be on the tape. Trying to picture what you —ever the creative soul—could have come up with seems nearly impossible.

A mixture of impatience and curiosity drives him to slide the tape into the VCR. Copia settles on the edge of his bed as the television turns on. His fingers tap against his knee in anticipation, his nerves heightened with intrigue.

The tape begins to play, and he's immediately greeted with the sight of you in your room. Your arms are raised, your face slightly off-screen as you fumble with the camera. Copia can't help but smile. He knows he'd do the same—technology is complicated, right?

He recognizes the plush expanse of your bed as you back up until you're in frame. You sigh as you sit on the mattress, taking a moment to ensure the camera before you is steady. You smile and wave at the camera. Copia can practically feel his heart swell.

'Hi Papa!' Your excited greeting emanates from the television. Copia leans forward to turn up the volume, not wanting to miss a single syllable that comes from your lips.

Your hands fold in your lap, portraying an image of innocence that he knows is just a façade. ' Uhm…I hope this isn't…weird or anything. And I hope you're not mad at me for stealing your camera.'

'I know you've been busy preparing for the tour and all of that. Which, first of all, I hope is going well.' You tilt your head as you speak. Copia notices how your hands fidget in your lap, rubbing together nervously (or maybe in anticipation?). 'But I figured I'd do a little something for you while you're…preoccupied. Y'know, while we're unable to really see each other.'

Another sigh leaves your lips. ‘So…I hope you end up liking it.’ Copia can feel his heartbeat quicken as he anticipates the unfurling of your plan. Your hands move to your back and, while the action is obscured, the faint sound of a zipper makes your movements known. His eyes are glued to the collar of your habit as it begins to loosen, slipping down to reveal your collarbone.

Copia blinks in surprise—bordering on disbelief—as you stand to slip your habit off of your body. You aren’t concerned with speed, taking your time to carefully slip your arms from the sleeves and pull the dress down over your curves. Every inch of skin you reveal sends a wave of heat through his body that pools between his legs. His breath catches in his throat as the fabric falls away.

Almost cursing at the sight, Copia leans back as you crawl back onto your bed with swaying hips. You’re wearing that lingerie that you know he loves because, fuck, it accentuates your curves so well. He watches your hands move over your body as you caress yourself through the thin fabric.

His cock is already practically straining against his pants. He can barely contain himself at the sight of your body, especially when it’s displayed so perfectly for him. And when you grope your chest, Copia’s fingers tingle with the familiar feeling of your supple skin under his touch.

Unable to resist any longer, Copia’s hand finds its way to the front of his pants, pressing gently against his pulsing arousal. A grunt rumbles in his throat at the friction. His eyes are practically glued to your hands as they run over the tantalizing expanse of your skin.

And when your hand daringly slides down the front of your body, a shiver of anticipation courses down Copia’s spine. Caressing the swell of your hip, your hand trails over your thigh, moving so smooth and careful that it’s almost mesmerizing. His heart pounds as your touch inches closer and closer to the irresistible bliss between your legs.

The sigh that spills from your lips as your fingers glide over your clothed heat makes his ears perk up. Copia squeezes his cock through his pants, palming himself in rhythm with your movements. He watches your hips roll and grind against the friction of your hand. You move in a captivating rhythm, so perfectly smooth; it reminds him of all the times you’ve been on top of him, bouncing and grinding on his cock.

You shuffle on your bed, moving to lie down. Copia mirrors your movements as he reclines on his own bed. You grab your thighs firmly to keep your legs spread wide open in front of the camera. It’s nearly impossible to miss the damp patch on your panties that betrays your need. A groan falls from his lips as you prop yourself up on your elbows to stare directly at the camera.

Copia takes in the image of lascivity you display, sighing as a hand runs over the soaked fabric. Your movements suddenly grow more daring as you dip your hand into your panties. The sound that leaves your mouth hits him hard, stirring every desire buried within him. His breath catches in his throat and his cock throbs with the aching need for satisfaction. Your other hand moves to grope your chest, kneading at the supple skin. Copia’s free hand flexes at the sight as he recalls how your body feels under his touch.

As he watches, Copia wishes so desperately that he could fully witness the sight of your arousal. He wants to see how wet you are for him, how swollen and aroused your clit probably is as you swirl your fingers over it. The sounds you make are depraved, amplified for the sake of the camera. Every single one makes his cock throb in his hand.

Your hand moves off of your chest to tug at your panties. Instead of pulling them off, like Copia had expected, you impatiently drag the fabric to the side, just enough to expose your glistening cunt. Your other hand pulls away to grab your thigh and spread your legs apart.

‘Look how wet I am for you, Papa…’

Your voice cuts through the silence. Copia nearly growls at the sight you splay before him. “Sì, cara…so fucking wet for me…” He mutters to himself, so lost in a lustful haze that he doesn’t care that he’s talking to a screen.

One of your hands begins its descent inwards. You move so slow, so calculated, teasing yourself like you know he would tease you. Copia can see the muscles in your thighs tense as your hips move instinctively towards your hand. Seeing your body twitch with need under your own touch drives him wild.

Finally, your fingers come back into contact with your slick folds. You still don’t bother taking your panties off; you’re so impatient—so eager for something, anything to touch you again—that you can’t wait.

It’s exactly what he would do if he had his hands on you.

Copia is just as impatient as you, not bothering to take his gloves or pants off as he frees his cock. The cool air of his room contrasts with his warm and flushed skin. He leans back on his hands, spreading his legs as if displaying himself for you to see through the screen. A groan from you makes him throb, and he can’t resist any longer.

He spits into his gloved hand and wraps it around his aching cock. He grunts at the newfound friction. It’s not nearly as wet or warm as you, but it’ll have to suffice for now. Copia moves his hand in time with yours, mirroring each brush of your fingers and swipe of your hand. He can’t help but notice how effortlessly your hand slides through your slickness. His cock twitches with each jerk of your hips as you rut into your own touch, each thrust making another moan fill the air.

Then, unexpected to him, you dip two fingers inside. The whine that pours from your mouth heightens every single one of his nerves. Copia watches with a fiery intensity as you gently thrust your hand, your head tipping back as more cries rip from your throat. He wishes he could jump through the screen and litter your vulnerable skin with kisses and love bites.

Copia’s hand follows yours, pumping in time with each of your slow thrusts. His eyes focus intently on your cunt, watching how it stretches around your fingers. Your arousal seeps onto the sheets below you with each movement. He yearns to be there and lick every forgotten drop off your skin.

He doesn’t even notice that your other hand moved to grab a dildo until he hears the wet sound of your mouth enveloping it. He doesn’t know where you got it, but right now, he doesn’t care. That’s a question for another time when his cock isn’t throbbing in his hand. His eyes are glued to your hand as you move the toy from your lips to the space between your thighs.

‘It’s not as good as you, Papa…but I’m so desperate . I just need something in me.’

Copia watches, mouth agape and eyes wide, as you run the toy through your slick folds. His hips jerk into his hand at the sight. Removing your hand from your depths, your soaked fingers spread your entrance as you position the dildo. Copia’s hand freezes, gripping the base of his cock firmly as anticipation surges through him.

The sight of you pressing the toy inside is one he’ll never forget; how your eyes roll as your head falls back, how your thighs tense, how wet and depraved all the sounds are. You don’t whine the same way you do when it’s his cock pushing into you, but the sound you make is reminiscent enough to make him moan and curse.

You guide the dildo until it’s completely buried inside you, groaning as the base meets your body. You begin to move the toy, barely pulling and pushing, and Copia attentively resumes his strokes. You move slowly—so, very, achingly slowly—as you pull the dildo all the way out and slide it all the way in. He knows you can take more (his cock is bigger, and he’s fucked you rougher, anyways), and this is all for show. It’s like you’re teasing him, like you knew he’d only stroke himself in time with your movements.

And that’s exactly what he does. His hand moves slowly over the length of his cock, his grip firm to mimic your tightness. He grunts with each downstroke as he imagines himself as the one buried deep inside you.

After a few more tantalizingly slow thrusts, you finally pick up the speed. Your hand moves the toy with a delicious rhythm, drawing out as much pleasure from your body as possible. Copia listens to your moans and cries, reveling in the way you desperately beg your own body for more.

You don’t hesitate to do just that, your hand quickly thrusting the dildo rougher and quicker to satiate your desire. Your muscles tense and your eyes screw shut as the pleasure overtakes your senses. Copia loves watching you like this, so desperate that you can’t tease yourself any longer. Every noise that spills from your lips sends heat pooling between his legs.

His hand matches your speed, stroking his cock with the same desperate fervor you move with. “Yes, tesoro,” he grunts. “Fuck that pretty cunt for Papa.” He knows you can’t hear him, but it doesn’t stop him from encouraging you as if it was his cock stretching and filling you. “Così fottutamente bella…”

Your depraved noises emanate from the television, filling Copia’s room with sounds of sex that could rival a porn flick. He drinks in every little reaction—every sigh and twitching muscle—as it fuels his need for release. He pumps his cock like cumming to the sight of you is the only thing that matters.

Right now, it is.

‘ Fuck, Papa…It feels…so good.’ Your panting voice calls out between gasps and moans. ‘I wish it was you fucking me…I need you in me so badly.’

Copia bites his lip, completely enthralled by the sight on the screen before him. “Cazzo…anch’io, tesoro…” He grunts, barely able to form a complete sentence. All he can do is babble nonsensical praise at the television in front of him. His muscles tense, the warmth pooling in his abdomen daring to spill over.

In a desperate measure to stay aligned with you, Copia stops his movements completely, pulling his hand away from his aching arousal. His cock is flushed and throbbing, beads of precum spilling from the tip, mere seconds away from release. But he doesn’t want to cum yet. He can’t—not until he’s seen you lose yourself in the depths of ecstasy. His hands twitch restlessly on his thighs as he watches you fuck yourself with the dildo. He’s so hard, so close to orgasm, that the denial almost hurts.

Unable to restrain himself, Copia’s hands inch closer and his hips instinctively jerk towards his touch. His threatening climax dissipates, but he can tell yours is steadily approaching. Your toes curl as your thighs shake, your whimpers growing more desperate by the second.

He wraps his hand around the base of his cock, pumping slowly before thrusting into his hand. He mirrors your pace as he fucks his hand, moving with the same desperation you do. It takes only a few thrusts before he’s close to the edge again.

‘Please…fuck, I’m gonna cum. I want…I want you to…to see me cum…’

Copia growls at the sound of your plea. “Sì, cara, sì…vieni per me, tesoro…sei così fottutamente buono per me…”

Almost immediately, as if you could hear him, your body succumbs entirely to the pleasure that flows through you. Copia watches you writhe, your muscles tensing and your hips jerking wildly. The cries that pour from your lips go directly to his cock. His grip tightens as he imagines you clenching around him.

His hips jerk sporadically into his hand, unable to keep a steady rhythm, as he tips over the edge. His own body tenses as his climax washes through him. A guttural moan rips from his throat as drop after drop of his cum lands on his chest. He keeps thrusting into his hand, even after he finishes, because it’s exactly what he’d do if he was buried deep inside you.

You both pant in recovery, heavy breaths filling the air. The wet squelch of the dildo sliding out of your soaking cunt hits his ears. His softening cock twitches at the sound. Copia watches through half-lidded eyes as you shift on the bed, rising from your reclined position to sit up. You look disheveled—sweaty and exhausted—but, damn, if you’ve never looked sexier.

‘I hope you liked your little gift, Papa,’ you coo, blowing a kiss to the camera. Copia can’t help but smile weakly at the gesture. You smile sweetly as you reach out for the camera, effectively ending the tape.

Copia remains on his bed, laying back and allowing his body to recuperate. The image of you cumming around that dildo plays over and over in his mind. He can already feel the blood rush between his legs again at the thought.

Tour rehearsal be damned; the first thing on his mind is to find you as soon as possible and show you how much he appreciates his gift.

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peristylee · 2 months

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TONGUE TIED

Angel Devil x GN!reader

IN SUMMARY: When Angel Devil wasn't being forced to partake in exterminating devils, he often found himself lounging around on the couch of his own apartment, either sleeping or perhaps watching a movie. His options in cassette tapes were very limited, so he usually rewatches the same films, with the exception of one.

CONTENT INCLUDES: SFW, second person POV, angst to fluff, mentions of death + blood, might be ooc

WORD COUNT: 1777 (On average: about 5.9 to 8.9 minutes of reading time)

The warmth of skin-to-skin contact, the feeling of intertwining hands together, that intimate touch between two individuals; it was Angel’s dream. The dream of being able to hold someone and familiarize himself with them only by blind touch.

It was a foolish dream; a dream that he had abandoned a long time ago.

The blood of his familiars had splattered on his hands the moment they brushed fingers, seeping into his skin. Despite his palms appearing clean, the deep crimson stain lingered, etched into his soul, a permanent mark of his existence.

How he yearned for the sweet release of oblivion, so he can forget those memories that seem to torment him with every blink. Perhaps in death he could go to heaven and be a real angel.

But what a naive thought. He’s well aware that the wings on his back will never allow him to fly up to the heavens. Under God’s judgment, they would instead burn when faced with the sun, and he will be casted down to hell once more.

For he was a devil, tainted and damned.

Those were the thoughts that surged through his mind as his eyes remained fixated on the television screen in front of him. The soft glow illuminated his delicate features, casting a gentle light on his face.

The tender music playing in the background seemed to echo the emotions of the characters on screen, their words and actions stirring something deep within him, "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."

The screen's glow reflected in his pupils as he watched, his eyebrows furrowing as the actors shared another kiss.

Normally, he never bothered with romantic films, figuring that he would never understand human relationships, but after rewatching the same horror films over and over again, he eventually caved.

Although, he began to wonder if that unfamiliar feeling in his chest was annoyance or perhaps envy.

Reluctantly, he stood up, the ache in his heart growing as he turned off the TV. The scene of the two actors faded, replaced by a blank, black screen. His reflection stared back at him, a stark contrast to the lively emotions he had just witnessed.

Touch, kissing, cuddling, love; it was all such a foreign concept to him.

The silence of the room seemed to amplify the emptiness he felt inside, a poignant reminder of the loneliness that clung to him like his own shadow. The weight of his past actions and the unattainable dreams he harbored pressed down on him, leaving him feeling more isolated than ever.

As he made his way back to the empty couch, too lazy to go to his bedroom, the haunting memories of the lives he had taken flickered through his mind, blending with the scenes of love and tenderness he had just witnessed. It was a cruel juxtaposition, one that left him questioning if he would ever find peace.

Lost in thought, the world outside seemed distant up until a series of knocks echoed throughout the quiet apartment. The sound reverberated off the bare walls, pulling him back into the present.

"Angel!" a slightly muffled voice called from the other side of the door, the urgency barely contained in their tone. "Come on out! It's time to patrol!" The knocking resumed, this time with a desperate edge, “Aki is going to get pissed with both of us if you don’t hurry up! We’re already late-!”

Angel didn’t move though, only turning his head slightly, his gaze drifting to the small slivers of sunlight seeping through the cracks in the curtains. The noise outside felt distant, muffled by the weight of his own thoughts.

The knocks on his door soon moved to relentless spamming on his doorbell with high-pitched ‘dings’, making him sigh and shove his head into the couch cushion, a poor attempt to drown out the insistent noise. He let out a sigh through his nose, the realization taunting him as he knew that his peace from work was now gone. Time for another day of depriving labor…

He was nearly halfway off the couch when the door to his apartment flung open, startling him. He jerked upright, eyes blinking in surprise.

Peeking around the corner was your head, a pair of keys jingling as you moved. "Ah! There you are," you said, your eyes scanning his angelic appearance.

Even though you were his work partner and saw him regularly, his gentle features and those soft, pearly white wings always captivated you. If you didn’t know he was a devil, you might have mistaken him for a real angel, meticulously crafted and sent down from heaven itself.

"There… I am..." Angel sighed, the disappointment in his voice palpable as he rose to his feet. He stretched, his wings spreading wide and his back producing a satisfying ‘pop.’ It was a rare sight to see his wings fully extended, their pristine feathers catching the light, creating a brief, almost ethereal glow in the dim room before settling in their original position on his back.

You couldn’t help but smile at the sight, a mix of exasperation and fondness in your expression. “I hope you don’t mind me borrowing these,” you murmured, lightly, stepping further into the room, your eyes darting to the keys clutched in your hand.

You held the keys in front of him, your gaze wandering around his cluttered living space to avoid eye contact. It landed on the coffee table next the couch, where a half-opened cassette tape was conspicuously placed amongst the mess. The cover was adorned with an overly dramatic image of a couple in an embrace, the title printed in bold letters.

“The Princess Bride…” you muttered, glancing back at Angel, “I didn’t know you were into romance- “

“I’m not,” he interrupted, his gaze narrowing slightly. His tone was defensive, as if the topic was more uncomfortable than you realized.

The atmosphere grew awkward in an instant. You felt beads of sweat forming on your temple as you watched Angel snatch the keys from your hand and toss them behind him carelessly, showing little regard for where they landed.

“Is that so…” you mumbled. The room suddenly felt colder.

Despite his celestial appearance, his suit was in disarray. He hadn’t bothered to change out of it last night, and now it hung on him, wrinkled and loose. His hair was a tousled mess, clear evidence of his restless sleep. He ran a hand through it, but the effort was half-hearted at best, and the wild strands remained stubbornly in place.

“You should really take better care of yourself,” you said, your voice steady despite the tension.

Angel shrugged, stuffing his hands in his pockets, “What’s the point?” he muttered flatly, “It’s not like it changes anything.”

You frowned at his blunt response. “Don’t move.”

“Huh?” he responded, caught off guard as you stepped closer. Without waiting for his reaction, your hands deftly moved to the messy tie around his neck. With focused determination, you worked to straighten and retie it, your fingers moving with precision.

Angel stiffened at the proximity, his wings ruffling slightly, reacting to the unexpected closeness. He could feel the warmth from your fingers on his collarbone through the thin fabric of his shirt, sending shivers through his spine.

What you were doing was bold, maybe even reckless. He was a devil capable of causing harm with a mere touch—what were you thinking?

As you finished and stepped back, satisfied with your work, you offered a sheepish smile. “Devil hunters have a reputation to uphold, so… try to at least maintain it,” you said. “Well, that’s what Miss Makima says anyways.”

Angel stood there, stunned into silence. He glanced down at his now neatly tied tie, a small frown of confusion on his face. It was such a simple act, yet it felt surprisingly intimate. He had never considered how something as mundane as adjusting a tie could stir such strange emotions.

“Uh… thanks,” he muttered, his voice softer than usual. He avoided meeting your eyes, his lips twitched slightly, not into a smile, but just twitched, as if in amusement.

"Well, Aki’s going to lose it if we don’t get moving," you said, trying to inject some urgency into your voice. "He’s already on edge, and we don’t need to make things worse." By this point, you were already standing next the entrance again, leaving Angel standing.

“…okay…” he would’ve said more; he would’ve asked more, such as ‘why would you do that??’ But his voice seemed to be stuck in his throat, just barely allowing him to get one word out.

You waited patiently near the door, your gaze softening as you watched him. Despite his apathy, there was something undeniably graceful about the way he moved, a lingering elegance that even his exhaustion couldn’t entirely hide.

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The patrol was uneventful, the streets quieter than usual. As you and Angel walked side by side, the weight of the earlier tension seemed to lift, replaced by a comfortable silence. The night air was cool, and the city lights cast a soft glow on the pavement.

After hours of patrolling, you both returned to the office, the day's work finally behind you. As you gathered your things to leave, Angel stood by the door, his tie once again just barely hanging around his neck.

"Hey..." Angel called out to you quietly, just barely audible for your ears to hear.

You paused what you were doing, turning your head to face him with a small hum of acknowledgment. His voice had been so soft, so uncharacteristically hesitant, that it made your heart ache just a little.

"Can you..." the angelic devil wasn't sure what to say at this point, his wings slightly wrapped around him as he stared at his feet. "...Can you do that thing again?"

You stared for a moment, the gears in your head turning as you tried to understand what he wanted. Fortunately, you figured it out quickly, glancing at his wrinkled tie. The sight of him, so vulnerable and unsure, stirred a deep empathy within you.

"But work is over," you responded, turning your whole body to face him. Your voice was gentle, almost coaxing, as if speaking too loudly might shatter the fragile moment.

Angel shrugged, still staring at his feet. His wings wrapped tighter around him, a protective gesture, as if he were shielding himself from some unseen threat. The vulnerability in his posture was striking, a stark contrast to the usually aloof and indifferent demeanor he wore like armor.

"Alright, come here."

AN: ANGEL DEVIL! MY LOVE!

#angel devil #angel devil x reader #chainsaw man #csm #chainsaw man x reader #csm x reader #first tumblr post #also posted on ao3 #peristyle’sposts

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bitter69uk · 8 months

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A must-watch! You can currently stream for free the new short film Toxic Femininity starring esteemed New York performance artist Lypsinka (John Epperson) and directed by Chloe Sevigny but for a limited time only, so don’t delay! In this swooning psychodrama, Lypsinka portrays herself - a fiercely glamorous but troubled veteran monstre sacrée song-and-dance show biz diva (think: Susan Hayward as Helen Lawson in Valley of the Dolls) recovering from “nervous collapse” (gossip column lingo for breakdown). One particularly dark night of the soul, Lypsinka starts bitterly reciting her memoirs into a tape recorder (the voice of is actually Judy Garland) which only seems to further loosen her grip on reality. She’s repeatedly interrupted and tormented by an abusive doppelgänger. And Joan Crawford keeps materializing to offer maddening pearls of wisdom from My Way of Life, her ultra-kitsch 1970 book of tips on how to be an enchanting businesswoman, wife, mother, and hostess (“The world isn't interested in your problems!” and “Bitterness and self-pity are deadly poisons that cannot be hidden” she’s apt to declare). But most alarmingly, Lypsinka seems to be stalked by a cadaverous, white-robed angel-of-death figure, who keeps drawing ever closer … Epperson is a connoisseur of golden age Hollywood cinema, so part of the fun is recognising the snippets of dialogue via Olivia de Havilland in Lady in a Cage, Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (“Please, Barbara! Barbara, please!”), Agnes Moorehead (the radio play Sorry, Wrong Number) and Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby (“This is no dream! This is really happening!”). Toxic Femininity is a tour de force! Link to watch. Read more about the genesis of Toxic Femininity here.

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circular-bircular · 2 months

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Hi, we are a traumgenic system and we want to get into the field of special ed. However, we find it scary to get a real job as a system. We want to ask how you guys are doing with being a 6th grade teacher (thank you for being a teacher!) And if you have any tips for us. Thanks

Hey there! A new ask today, since I haven’t closed my ask box here :P

Happy to give insight into teaching as a system. It’s genuinely one of my favorite topics. Firstly, bless your soul for going into special ed; that’s something I don’t think I’d be able to do, for a lot of reasons. Take this all with a grain of salt, as I’m not special ed, but from my experience:

SpED has a lot of paperwork. Like. A lot. I can’t stand needless forms and red tape, so that would drive me way more up the wall than the shit I already have to do as a teacher. There’s also a lot of repetition; hot sheets that spell out packets of info from info you got separately and had to skim down twice. Ough.

SpED hits conflicting needs issues for me, primarily with my autism. I can’t handle one-on-one with autistic students without draining myself severely. Now imagine a caseload of 30 students. 🫡 I salute any and all SpED teachers.

SpED is booked. I get 2 planning periods every day, one of which usually has a meeting. My SpED teachers usually are permitted two… but rarely do they actually have those periods, because when they have no direct classes, they’re asked by other teachers to help provide accommodations. That’s so we can legally meet IEP/504 requirements. I already do so much work at home due to a lack of time at school. I can’t imagine how much the SpED teachers do.

None of that is meant to scare you away; it’s just some things I’ve noticed as a 6th grade ELA teacher with frequent co-taught classes. It’s why I’ve leaned further away from SpED since starting my teaching career — but I’m only me, and certainly not you. If you have a passion for it, there is absolutely no harm in diving in and trying.

For me, teaching has been going remarkably well, and my system really doesn’t impact that much. The most impact it has is that I struggle more with my memory. So… if you do too, ask for help! Reminders, calendar invites, etc.

Here’s some of the tips that came to my mind:

Get to know the kids. They are bundles of joy, and I mean that genuinely. They have so much to share and it’s always so good. Plus, if you don’t have a relationship with them, then straight up, they have no reason to listen to you.

Get to class on time. For fucks sakes, that’s what my co-teacher cannot seem to be able to do. Every SpED teacher I know says it’s because they take their planning time in hallway transitions, catching a quick chat — and honestly, that’s fine. The issue arises when it’s 20 minutes into my 47 minute class and I still have no co-teacher. If you have to miss class-time, call the teacher you’re with and let them know there’s going to be a delay — BEFORE the class starts, whenever possible. Just… in general-

Clear communication. Just. Clear communication, with staff and students, is vital.

I’m not really sure what else, SpED specifically. I just… really hope it all goes well for you!! Teaching really is not that scary, even if it is hard. You’ve got this! Let me know if you have anymore questions, I am thrilled to answer.

(And thanks for the compliment :) )

#asks #anon #vessel on a calming sea #did #dissociative identity disorder #CDD #complex dissociative disorder #actually did #teaching

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stainedglassthreads · 2 years

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Pretty sure it’s been done to death before, but it’s still so interesting comparing soul colors to how the monsters are colored.

Toriel and Asgore use the most purple in their respective designs. They’ve both lived through immense amounts of tragedy, and done their best to persevere, and stick to morals or duty, respectively. Asgore also has some yellow in his design, he’s trying to deliver the monsters the Justice that they expect from him, but it’s no longer his primary desire. (I actually headcanon that the walls of New Home used to be painted bright yellow, but after Chara and Asriel’s death the color faded to grey. Both to reflect how the Underground lost hope, but here it could also be Asgore growing tired of war and justice and vengeance, only wanting to see his family again.)

Meanwhile Alphys’ primary color is Justice. And a lot of people might think that’s a pretty strange choice for her. She’s a bad person, some might say. She created the Amalgamates, kept them in the True Lab, and lied to their families. But one could possibly say that she did all of that BECAUSE she had a strong sense of Justice.

Alphys is a flawed person, but I believe she does have a pretty strong sense of morality, and right and wrong. And that’s part of her problem. She KNOWS she’s done wrong, and because she has such a strong morality, she judges herself very harshly, but fears others will do the same-- or even moreso. So she begins to lie, to buy herself time, but there’s nothing she can do with her very limited resources, so she instead keeps building and building people’s reactions to her in her mind, and worsening her anxiety and depression.

She is a better critical thinker than most of the Underground in some ways, though. Most of the Underground accept that humanity is composed of monstrous people, and even those that do believe humans can be good people still want to collect the seventh soul, either so they can see the stars, or for the fame and prestige associated with capturing a human. Even Papyrus, the kindest and most idealistic monster, wants to assist in capturing you. Even Mettaton, who genuinely loves and admires humanity, still wants to take Frisk’s soul for his own purposes.

Alphys stands apart, as one of the only monsters who’s never met a human, but of her own volition does her best to actively assist one in evading capture. Yes, she has some selfish motivations in wanting to play out her dreams of being a hero, but everyone in Undertale is a bit selfish. As I said, Papyrus wants to capture a human to become popular, and yes, he does know what death is and that his boss wants the human dead.

Alphys is perhaps, besides Toriel, the only major character who both loves humanity and wants to keep the Royal Guard from capturing Frisk. (I’m not counting Sans because it’s hard to tell how serious he is about ‘you’d be dead where you stand.’ I don’t think he’d kill Frisk the second they leave the ruins, but who knows.)

Then there’s the stuff with the Amalgamates. The more I think about this, the more I realize... I think Alphys’ biggest problem is that she prioritizes people’s happiness so much. She really does. She specifically says it would be better if Asgore didn’t see the tapes, because she knows they’d hurt him even worse. And I think the biggest reason she was so stressed about the Amalgamates and lying about them was... she had already told the families that everyone had woken up fine, and had in that case been made a liar by unpredictable circumstances. She didn’t want to deliver anything less than the happy ending she promised them, and so stalled, lied, delayed, and begun to judge herself more and more harshly for lying, for failing the Amalgamates and their families, until she hit rock bottom and found herself in Waterfall, overlooking the abyss.

Alphys has a sense of right and wrong. And she knows better than anyone else when she does wrong. But because she’s such a harsh judge of herself, she feels the people she’s failed will be just as harsh-- or even moreso. So, trash that she is, she lies and scrambles to fix things, and sometimes she lies more to make herself feel better, feel like a hero, and she’s also helping the human not die, isn’t she? Maybe everyone can win!

But it’s not that simple. Sometimes, despite your best intentions, you just can’t tackle all these problems alone. And Alphys can’t. Sometimes, as scary as it is, the best thing you can do is come clean to everyone around you and try to deal with the fallout together. And Alphys does do that, too. She does it with Frisk and Undyne’s support in True Pacifist, and when things get really, really bad, she does it in the oft-overlooked Queen Alphys ending, too.

Side-note. But what with all the evidence supporting that Determination may be golden instead of red... it’s also interesting that Alphys, the character most heavily involved in the DT experiments, is a yellow lizard. Not quite the same color, but fittingly close.

#undertale #undertale meta #undertale analysis #toriel #asgore #asgore dreemurr #alphys #how did this become an alphys analysis post

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Notes from 4.4.24

I don't want to stay here. This really sticks out to me, still.

Today I had some moments where I kept thinking, I don't think I can do this. I'm tired. I'm tired in my bones. Despite the ruthlessness and adrenaline coursing through my veins and the scheming, I just feel like a wizard re-animated my dead corpse and that's it. I'm still playing the same games. The sensing of too much, hiding, influencing, power games, posturing, attracting, opening/closing, sticky-taping things up. It's all the same head fuck. Today my father gave me a book, which I don't think he's ever done before and the title was Replace Your Salary By Investing. Really? I can't do this. This is not interesting. This is not what I'm delaying leaving for.

Something tells me I am judging things too harshly and early, though. Something is brewing. Percolating, I guess. Yes, that's right. Just wait, I think. Not the bad kind of waiting that has overtaken our lives and left us stranded, but the type where you're at the bus stop and you can already see the bus is approaching. It's in full view and moving closer. My eyes tell me this, my whole body. I already know that I'm going to sit my ass on that bus. I will understand exactly how I will be playing this game differently.

And also because, there was this moment during my shift tonight where I felt something. It was a small moment. All that happened was that it got quiet with customers for the first time in a long time, and I just spoke to people. More than usual. I took off my serious mask, and let myself be myself. It reminded me of that dream where I was dancing and prancing around in the aisles. My soul, happy. I was radiating something jolly, and that energy was reflected back to me.

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2024 TV Holiday Premieres

No Longer Being Regularly Updated As Of June 14, 2023

ABC

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (musical performances and holiday celebrations from various Disney properties) - Nov. 30

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (annual holiday parade/musical showcase taped in Disney World, Disneyland and other Disney Parks worldwide) - Dec. 25

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 (LIVE annual Times Square ball drop celebration hosted by Seacrest) - Dec. 31

CMA Country Christmas (annual holiday concert special) - TBA (Website)

The Great Christmas Light Fight (season 12 of the reality competition featuring outrageous holiday displays) - TBA (Facebook)

NBC

135th Rose Parade (Annual New Year’s parade LIVE from Pasadena, Calif., hosted by Hoda Kotb and Al Roker.) - Jan. 1

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special (highlights from SNL’s best Thanksgiving sketches) - Nov. 27

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (official parade coverage, LIVE) - Nov. 28

The National Dog Show (taped coverage of the 2024 National Dog Show from Oaks, Pennsylvania, hosted by John O’Hurley) - Nov. 28

101st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (annual New York City tree lighting, LIVE) - Dec. 4

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (highlights from SNL’s best Christmas sketches) - Dec. TBA

CBS

The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (unofficial coverage of the Macy’s parade, LIVE) - Nov. 28

Byron Allen Presents a Merry Soulful Christmas (musical special hosted by Byron Allen; originally announced for December 2023 but delayed) - TBA

PBS

Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2024 (special holiday episode of the 13th season of the long-running BBC series, airing same day as in the UK) - Dec. 25

Hallmark

Holidazed (limited holiday series starring Erin Cahill, Ian Harding, Nansen Contractor, Giles Panton, Noemi Gonzalez, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Loretta Devine, Lillian Lim, Tim Perez, Barry Levy and Jacob Insley; written by Claudia Grazioso; Six Oregon families living in the same cul-de-sac deal with the highs and lows of the holidays; filmed in Victoria and Duncan, B.C.) - TBA

Lifetime

Merry Liddle Christmas Vacation (holiday sequel to 2019′s Merry Liddle Christmas, 2020′s Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding and 2021′s Merry Liddle Christmas Baby; starring Kelly Rowland, LaTonya Williams, Bresha Webb, Jaime M Callica, Nathan Witte, Thomas Cadrot and Debbi Morgan; written by Andrea Stevens and King Hassan; The Liddle family goes on a holiday vacation to celebrate Tyler and Jacquie’s birthday and their toddler twins birthdays; announced in 2022 but delayed due to the strikes; filmed in B.C.) - TBA

Great American Family (formerly GAC)

⚠️ Want all to be aware there is more to GA Family, née GAC, than G-rated Christmas movies. Though I’m including dates and details here in the spirit of being a completist, worth noting the funding and founding of this channel, which comes from the Donald Trump-aligned Hicks Equity Group, brings with it an explicit anti-diversity agenda, hiding under guise of harmless sounding words like “family-friendly” and “safe” programming. More detailed explanation here (bottom of page), and additional more recent thoughts, for those who want it. And if you’re looking for outside sources on GAF’s political affiliations and lack of inclusion, see these stories from The Daily Beast, Vulture, the L.A. Times and Bloomberg.

A Sound of Music Christmas (holiday movie inspired by the Sound of Music; written and directed by Michael and Janeen Damian; filmed in Austria) - TBA

TV One

In the Kitchen with Tamar & Evelyn Braxton (holiday cooking special featuring the mother-daughter duo’s own recipes from every holiday) - TBA

Max

The Naughty One (action-comedy written by Zach Helm and produced by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, announced in 2021) - TBA

Britbox

Mrs. Brown’s Boys New Year’s Special (one-off holiday episode of the series; available same day as UK) - Jan. 1

The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special (U.S. premiere of the 2023 special holiday episode of the chat show) - Jan. 24

Death in Paradise Christmas 2024 (holiday movie based on the BBC series starring Sara Martins and Ralf Little about a British detective sent to a Caribbean island; filmed in Guadeloupe; available same day as UK) - TBA

The King’s Christmas Address (annual holiday speech delivered by King Charles III via the BBC) - Dec. 25

Disney+

Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas (Bret McKenzie-produced remake of the 1977 Muppet ABC special in conjunction with the Jim Henson company; announced in 2019) - TBA

Twas’ The Night (musical anthology holiday series written and produced by David E. Talbert; Santa tells his grandchildren stories of his holiday adventures; announced in 2023) - TBA

Apple TV+

Wolfs (at least partially holiday-set thriller starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Amy Ryan; written and directed by Jon Watts; A pair of lone wolf fixers are forced to team up; filmed in New York and L.A.) - TBA

Lady in the Lake (at least partially holiday-set series starring Natalie Portman; based on the book by Laura Lippman; A 1960s housewife who dreams of becoming a journalist, investigates two seemingly unconnected, unsolved murders; set and filmed in Baltimore) - TBA

Paramount+

Winter Spring Summer or Fall (holiday romance starring Jenna Ortega, Percy Hynes White and Adam Rodriguez; directed by Tiffany Paulsen; written by Dan Schoffer and Paulsen; Two teens fall in love over four days across different seasons; filmed in Utah) - TBA

Prime Video

One Fine Morning (a.k.a. Un Beau Matin; French-language, partially holiday-set movie starring Pascal Lea-Seydoux, Melvil Greggory, Nicole Poupaud and Garcia; written and directed by Mia Hansen-Love; A widow and single mom juggles caring for her family, including her father with dementia, and a new affair with an old friend of her late husband’s) - Jan. 1 (Trailer)

Ex-Mas (holiday teen rom-com based on the book by Kate Brian; Two teen exes go on a road trip to rescue their little brothers, who have set on a quest to save Santa from global warming; announced in 2020) - TBA

Red One (big-budget holiday action movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel and Mary Elizabeth Ellis; directed by Jake Kasdan; written by Chris Morgan; The leader of an elite force named the E.L.F must protect Santa and Christmas from those who seek to destroy it) - TBA

Suddenly It’s Christmas (English-language remake of 2022 Italian family film Improvvisamente Natale, directed by Peter Chelsom; adapted by Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay; When a young girl learns that a summer trip to her beloved grandfather’s hotel, where they usually spend the holidays, is cover for her parents telling her they’re getting divorced, she and her grandfather plan to recreate a perfect Christmas in hopes of reuniting her parents; filmed in Italy) - TBA

Hope (limited series based on the 2019 Oscar-nominated, holiday-set Norwegian movie; adapted by Alice Ball and starring Nicole Kidman; A May-December marriage where the younger half of the couple is diagnosed with a brain tumor which they keep secret from their family at the holidays; announced in 2021) - TBA

12 Days of Christmas (holiday movie produced by and starring Stephen Curry; directed by Charles Stone III; written by Kevin Heffernan and Peter Gaulke; A kid and holiday-hating man wakes up a dad, adding a new child every day until Christmas; announced in 2021) - TBA

The Man with the Bag (holiday movie starring Alan Ritchson; directed by Adam Shankman; written by Allan Rice; Santa enlists the help of a thief after his magic bag is stolen; announced in 2023) - TBA

Santa is Real (musical holiday movie written by Laura Rosann) - TBA

The Truth About Mrs. Claus (holiday movie based on the bestselling book by Meena Harris; adapted by Taylor Chukwu; An elf learns the North Pole’s greatest secret: Mrs. Claus runs it all; announced in 2023) - TBA

Netflix

Boy Swallows Universe (magical-realist series starring Travis Fimmel, Felix Cameron, Simon Baker, Phoebe Tonkin and Lee Tiger Halley; based on the novel by Trent Dalton; adapted by John Collee; A boy who receives a mysterious phone call on Christmas Day, must break his mother out of a feared prison; filmed and set in Brisbane, Australia) - Jan. 11 (Trailer)

Meet Me Next Christmas (holiday rom-com starring Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, Kalen Allen and Pentatonix; directed by Rusty Cundieff; written by Camilla Cordelia and Molly Halderman; To meet up with the man of her dreams, a woman must somehow find a ticket to a sold out Christmas Eve concert; filmed in Toronto) - TBA

Our Little Secret (holiday movie starring Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Kristin Chenoweth and Tim Meadows; Bitter exes discover they’re currently dating siblings when they all get taken home for the holidays and try to hide their past from everyone) - TBA

The Thanksgiving Text (based-on-a-true-story tale of an accidental holiday invite that led to a lifelong tradition and friendship; written by Abdul Williams; announced in 2021; filmed in Arizona) - TBA

Auntie Claus (Kenny Ortega produced and directed musical based on the children’s book series by Elise Primavera, adapted by Tiffany Paulsen; A materialistic young girl learns the true nature of giving through her adventures at the North Pole with her eccentric aunt; announced in 2019) -TBA

One Day in December (holiday-set series starring Lucy Boynton; directed by Drake Doremus; based on the book by Josie Silver; A chance sighting on a bus leads to star-crossed, complicated love across multiple years and holidays; reported in 2023) - TBA

That Christmas (Richard Curtis working with Locksmith Animation and co-writing script with Peter Souter, based on Curtis’ own children’s holiday book series—The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas; directed by Simon Otto; combining the storylines from all three children’s books and setting them simultaneously in one English beach village, Curtis calls the animated movie, “Love Actually for kids.”) - TBA

Carry On (holiday-set action-thriller starring Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler and Jason Bateman; directed by Jaume Collet-Serra; written by TJ Fixman and Michael Green; A TSA agent is blackmailed into putting a mysterious package on a Christmas Day flight; filmed in New Orleans) - TBA

Black Doves (holiday-set spy thriller six-episode series starring Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire and Keira Knightley; A politician’s wife/spy seeks to get to the bottom of who killed her lover, and why, with the help of the only friend she can trust; announced in 2023; filmed in London) - TBA

Prentice Penny Project (writer/director Prentice Penny’s “magical” African-American family film based on he and his wife, Tasha’s, original idea; announced in 2020) - TBA

The Great British Baking Show: Holidays (US debut of 2023 Christmas Eve and New Year’s special episodes of the Great British Bake Off, featuring returning Bake Off favorites battling for holiday cake plates) - TBA

The Snow Sister (Norwegian original movie starring Mudit Gupta and Celina Meyer Holland; based on the children’s book, and adapted by author Maja Lunde; The youngest member of a family devastated by grief meets a mysterious Christmas-loving girl named Hedwig) - TBA

MyTime Movie Network

Xmas Clue (original holiday limited series co-produced with France’s TF1) - TBA

Freevee

Mistletoe Mixup 2 (holiday movie sequel to the 2021 film starring Matthew Lawrence, Danielle C. Ryan and Joey Lawrence; directed by Andrew Lawrence) - TBA

Digital/DVD/Other

SLEIGH (holiday horror short starring Zoey Luna and Maxwell Almond; written and directed by Stella Alfaro; Pagan artists gather to celebrate the solstice) - Jan. 8, Amazon PVOD (Instagram)

Ghosts Christmas Special: A Christmas Gift (2023 Christmas special and series finale of the BBC series; first time available in the U.S.) - Jan. 16, PVOD

It’s Me, Billy Chapter 2 (holiday movie sequel starring 1974 original actors Olivia Hussey and Lynne Griffin to the 2021 Black Christmas fan-film from Dave McRae bringing the saga “to an unofficial and epic conclusion”) - Oct. 11, YouTube

Saint Nick of Bethlehem (holiday movie starring Daniel Roebuck, Cathy Moriarty and Duane Whitaker; directed by Spencer Folmar and Roebuck; A man who lost his own son finds joy in giving presents to other children; based on a true story and filmed in Bethlehem, Pa.) - Nov. 14

Athena Saves Christmas (holiday comedy starring Cuba Gooding Jr, Joseph Baena, Ludovica Frasca, Paxton Kubitz, Michael Blackson, Robert Costanzo and Glenn Plummer; directed by Josh Webber; written by Greg Crowder and Webber; A group of young adults and their dog must solve a series of riddles to save Christmas in their town from a mob boss; filmed in Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead, Calif.) - Nov. 23

Silent Night Bloody Night 3 (holiday slasher sequel starring Lloyd Kaufman, Julie Anne Prescott and Tina Krause; written and directed by Will Collazo Jr. and Prescott; The final girl wakes up in an asylum and must avoid being murdered by a killer who wants to see her dead for the holidays) - Dec. 25

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (holiday movie remake/reboot of the 1964 cult classic, directed and produced by Cynthia Webster; Santa tries to save what’s left of humanity by bringing Christmas to Mars for the first time.) - TBA

How to Make Gravy (Australian holiday movie starring Hugo Weaving, Daniel Henshall, Brenton Thwaites, Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany and Agathe Rouselle; based on the song by Paul Kelly; directed by Nick Waterman; written by Megan Washington and Washington; A prisoner named Joe writes to his brother about his longing to be home for Christmas; announced in 2022) - TBA, Australia on Binge

Dimming Lights (holiday drama starring Laura Mitchell. Heather Fraley, TeriEnna Blanco and Michael Newman; written and directed by Preston Walden; Sisters return home for the holidays and find their estranged mother in the grip of dementia; filmed in Tampa, Fla.) - TBA

A Christmas Cheer (holiday movie written by Clint Ford; What happens to Ebenezer Scrooge, and Jacob Marley’s ghost, after the events of A Christmas Carol?; won a screenplay contest in 2020) - TBA

Four Cousins and a Christmas Wedding (holiday movie sequel to 2021′s Four Cousins and a Christmas, starring Raffaela Capp, Natasha Capp, Ayla Kell and Lily Gibson; written and directed by Maria Capp) - TBA

Finding Her Voice for Christmas (faith-based holiday movie based on the stage play Finding Her Voice; starring Don Dusty Phelps, Jessie Tate Jr. and Deandre Griffin; A revealed family secret results in a crisis of faith) - TBA

A Chinatown Christmas (holiday movie based on the book by Kailin Gow and Nancy Wu; adapted and directed by Gow; An arrogant businessman who always spends Christmas eating alone at a local Chinese restaurant is angry with the owners when they decide to close for the holiday) - TBA

Let it Snow: A Christmas Time Loop (holiday movie where a teen has to help his best friend trapped in a holiday time loop; filmed in New York and New Jersey) - TBA

One Christmas Night in a Toy Store (holiday horror movie starring Simon Phillips and Sayla de Goede; directed by Paul Tanter; the third in the Santa slasher trilogy, this time Santa and Mrs. Claus take Christmas Eve hostages; filmed in Ottawa) - TBA

The Twelve Days After Christmas (holiday movie directed, starring and co-written by Melissa Archer; also featuring Laura Osnes) - TBA

Xmas at Moe’s (holiday movie written and directed by Ray J Pope; Brothers have to put aside their differences in order to save a homeless shelter at the holidays; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

A Brooklyn Christmas (faith-based holiday movie directed by Shaun Paul Piccinino; co-written by Drew Henriksen and Anthony Mangano; A bookie finds himself forced into being a holiday hero) - TBA (Website)

Hungry Bear Tales to the Pole! (Czech animated holiday special directed by Katerina Karhankova; based on the books by Zbynek Cernik; Two bears travel to the North Pole for the annual popsicle festival, with a little help from some friends) - TBA (YouTube shorts)

Christmas at the St. Nick (holiday movie written by Mark Amato; holiday travelers reluctantly team up to make their holiday plans happen, but find themselves falling in love) - TBA

Ellie and the Christmas Creep (animated movie from Luxembourg-based animation studio Fabrique d'Images; directed by Caroline Origer; An intrepid elf tries to save Santa from his fame obsession she believes is caused by a creep) - TBA (Website)

Aubrey Flint’s Christmas (holiday comedy directed by Jack Spring; written by Chris Boyle-McQuarry; filmed in UK) - TBA

It Happened on Christmas (small-budget holiday movie written, directed and starring LP Green, along with Leandro Somoza and Jonna Devereaux) - TBA (Instagram)

Family Christmas (holiday movie starring Rían Sheehy Kelly, Jeremy Holm, John Pirruccello and Emma Jo Boyden; directed and co-written by Michael Moreci; A holiday heist collides with stranded travelers trying to get home in time for Christmas; filmed in Champaign, Ill.) - TBA

The Santa Assist (holiday movie starring Eric Roberts; directed by Ross Marks; Santa goes to New Mexico to fix a relative’s problem and ends up falling in love; filmed in Las Cruces, N.M.) - TBA

Manuscript (holiday-set thriller about a trio of friends who find an unpublished work that could bring fame and fortune and slowly turn on one another during a Christmas pre-party; filmed in Pennsylvania) - TBA

The McNamara Brothers Christmas Story (holiday movie written and directed by Marc Alan Solomon; A group of friends and family come together for a Christmas Eve game night where secrets are revealed; filmed in Claxton, Ga.) - TBA

It’s Christmas! (holiday movie starring Brittany Snow, Lucas Bravo,Simon Callow, Chloé Jouannet, Elektra Kilbey, Richard Elis and Ben McGregor; written and directed by Jamie Adams; Hoping to bring her husband’s dysfunctional family closer in the wake of his mother’s death, a wife invents list of holiday tasks she claims her mother-in-law wanted them all to do; filmed in Wales) - TBA

We Wish You a Dairy Christmas (holiday movie starring Aeon Cruz and Brit Ellerman; directed and co-written by Elgin Cahill; A woman reluctantly returns home to help save her family’s farm) - TBA

Feather Christmas (holiday movie starring Ocean M Harris, Tom Machell and Teresa Dawn Taylor; directed by Lucy Turner, written by Dan William O’Leary; filmed in the UK) - TBA (Instagram)

Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights (international animated movie sequel to 2008′s The Flight Before Christmas and 2012′s Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure; co-directed by Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam; Niko dreams of being a member of Santa’s flying forces, but faces stiff competition for the job) - TBA

A Very Bavarian Christmas (holiday movie based on the novel by Katie M Reid; A single woman who feels stuck in her small, holiday-themed town and dead-end job at a Christmas store, unexpectedly finds love as she regains her holiday spirit) - TBA

Date for Christmas (holiday movie directed by Louise Alston; written by Stephen Vagg; A women invents a fake fiancee to comfort her dying mother, but when mom unexpectedly recovers she has to keep the con going for the holidays) - TBA

Last Christmas on Walden St (small-budget holiday movie written, directed and starring Tyler Cole, along with Roni Weissman; filmed in Georgia) - TBA

Carnage for Christmas (partially crowd-funded holiday horror film starring Jeremy Moineau, Joe Romeo, Dominique Booth, Cassie Hamilton, Toshiro Glenn and Olivia Deeble; written and directed by teen filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay; When a trans true-crime podcaster returns home for the holidays for the first time since transitioning, she’s drawn into a murderous ghost story that might just be real) - TBA (IndieGoGo)

Pastor Sue’s Christmas (right-wing holiday movie starring Rebecca Grant and Joy Villa; co-directed by Chris Johnson and Villa; filmed in California) - TBA

Tinsel (holiday short starring Maja Bloom and Nathan J Lloyd; written and directed by Davey Ezra; An actor working as a mall elf becomes an '80s action-movie hero when he diffuses a holiday hostage situation; filmed in Portsmouth, England) - TBA (Instagram)

Hot Mom (holiday-set comedy written and directed by Jimmy Kustes; A college student and his girlfriend spend the holidays with his mom and her new boyfriend; filmed in Tampa, Fla.) - TBA

Lumia (six-episode holiday series created by Created by Anastasia Heinzl and Pöllä; A Parisian teen is forced to spend the holidays in rural Finland with her mother, where she starts seeing strange lights in forest) - TBA

Mr. Santa the Musical Christmas Extravaganza (holiday movie starring Geoffrey Owens, Tommy Davidson, Peter Donald Badalamenti II and Paul Kevins; written and directed by Noel Calloway; With Christmas spirit at an all-time low, Santa goes undercover as a high school teacher to try and convince teens to believe in holiday magic again; filmed in New York City) - TBA

I’ll Be Dead for Christmas (holiday horror movie starring, written and directed by Geordy Skolnick; along with J.C. Hoffman, Jilly Kent, Joshua R. Pangborn, Ximena Zavala, and Heth Weinstein; A mentally disturbed patient blackmails a hospital employee into telling horrifying stories on Christmas Eve) - TBA

A Very Elevated Christmas (holiday movie starring Frank Powers, Michelle Martinez and J.D. Hernandez; directed by Luis Perez) - TBA (Facebook)

Christmas with Buddy (faith-based drama starring Joseph Gray and Brian Biggers; directed by Cameron Arnett and Cornelius Muller; written by Michael D Acosta; A young man with cerebral palsy tries to figure out what God’s purpose for him is; filmed in North Carolina) - TBA

A Carolina Christmas (holiday movie starring Kelly Lynn Reiter, Melissa Reeves and Matthew Ashford; written by David Michael Ross; A snowstorm traps a divorced couple together at the holidays as their daughter schemes to reunite them) - TBA

The Town of Tails (a.k.a Kruuna; four-episode Finnish holiday series from creator Minna Panjanen; A professor who years ago found his parents murdered on Christmas Eve investigates another mysterious death in Tails, with the help of a Christmas spirit only he can see) - TBA

Family Christmas (holiday movie produced by Kenneth Van Camp; A woman giving up hope on true love has to decide whether to settle for an old flame or take a chance on a new, holiday romance; filmed in Detroit) - TBA

An Emerald Coast Christmas (small-budget holiday movie written, directed and starring Elesia Marie, along with Shannon Williams and Teance Blackburn; A big city culinary school grad heads home for the holidays; filmed in Florida) - TBA (Website)

How to Kill Your Family and Get Away with It (holiday horror movie starring Eden Shea Beck; directed by Robbie Dias; written by Marc Gottlieb; An extremely dysfunctional family gathers in a secluded cabin for the holidays, hiding dark secrets that lead to murder; filmed in Big Bear, Calif.) - TBA

Christmas Kennel (holiday movie starring Tatyana Ali, RaéVen Kelly, Marla Gibbs, Angela Gibbs and Malcolm-Jamal Warner; directed by Sean Dinwoodie; filmed in Rhode Island and Connecticut) - TBA

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (holiday movie starring Michael Cera, Ben Shenkman, Francesca Scorsese, Sawyer Spielberg and Gregory Falatek; directed by Tyler Taormina; written by Eric Berger and Taormina; A family gathers for a final Christmas in their childhood home and a teenager looks to make her mark on the neighborhood; filmed in Smithtown, NY) - TBA

Holiday Holdup (holiday-set crime drama starring Jeremy Holm, John Pirruccello and Agnes Albright; written by Michael Moreci; Restaurant employees get revenge on their mob-tied employer) - TBA

Xmas in July (small budget black comedy take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol starring, written and directed by Joel Clark, along with Crichton Atkinson and Daniel Martin Berkey; Ebenzer and Cratchitt experience multiple alternate realities, each more horrifying than the last; filmed in Brooklyn, N.Y.) - TBA (Website)

Ebenezer the Traveler (six-episode mini-series starring Jerry Parisi, Amanda Rae Dodson and Michael Bertolini; directed by Joe Valenti; written by Leland Prater; A look at what happened to Scrooge after the events of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) - TBA (Website)

Once Upon a Christmas (faith-based holiday movie starring Garry Nation and Melissa Nunnally; directed by Nathan Blair; A Scrooge-like old man is turned back into a teenager by an angel, who warns him he must repair his family relationships by Christmas or be doomed; filmed in Denver) - TBA (Website)

Breakup Season (holiday movie starring Chandler Riggs and Samantha Isler; written and directed by H. Nelson Tracey; A man takes his girlfriend home for the holidays to meet his parents and things don’t go as planned; filmed in La Grande, Oregon) - TBA (Instagram)

Switched Up Christmas (holiday comedy starring Ava Torres, Levi Smith, Ella Fraley, Brian Villalobos and Van Quattro; directed and co-written by Zane Nixon; A dysfunctional family who has lost their Christmas spirit, finds themselves regaining their love of the season through a holiday body swap; filmed in Houston, Texas) - TBA

Oh Christmas Tree (holiday movie starring Mason Gillett, Kay Barnes, Rachel Petsiavas and Christopher Long; directed by Paul Duncan; filmed in North Carolina) - TBA (Website)

Dead for the Holidays (holiday horror movie starring Tifani Winkfield, Allen Yates and Carter Bratton; directed by Thomas Martin and Lawrence Sara) - TBA

Our Christmas House (holiday movie starring Michael Dumas, Whitney Bacon, Sabrina Orro, Precious Ugbodu and Andrew C. English Jr; directed by Annabel White; written by Jaron Lanier; A news anchor must choose between a big holiday story and the man she’s falling in love with) - TBA (IndieGoGo)

Our Church Thinks We’re Dating (holiday movie starring Ashley LaRae, Burke Brown, Megan Alexander and Mark Christopher Lawrence; directed and co-written by Tim Nolte; The last two unmarried people in a church group spend a holiday weekend pretending to date in order to stop others from constantly trying to set them up; filmed in Denver) - TBA (Facebook, Website, Trailer)

Christmas Crashers (small-budget holiday movie starring Christine Traversa, Bridget Nine, Steve Boress, Leanne Johnson and Zaine Bray; written and directed by Kevin L Mounce; A couple decide to step off the holiday fast track and recommit to each other, but not everyone is on board with their pared-down holiday plans; shot in central Illinois) - TBA (Website)

Little Miracles (small budget movie written and directed by Pat Denson; film version of her off-Broadway musical, Little Christmas Miracles; based on a true story tale of two recently widowed moms who take their kids on a holiday road trip) - TBA

The Christmas Forest (small budget movie from faith-based Wright Family Films; directed, written and starring Ashley Hays Wright) - TBA, YouTube

Kid Santa (Italian holiday movie, live-action/animation hybrid starring real-life brothers Alec and William Baldwin and Elva Trill; directed by Francesco Cinquemani; filmed in Rome) - TBA

Once Upon a Christmas Eve (faith-based holiday movie starring Najee De-Tiege, Hector David Jr., Michael Franklin, Alicia Tomasko, Sofia Lauren, Alexa Ketchum, Gabriella Estabrook and Gianna Angela; written and directed by Dominic Giannetti; Estranged siblings struggle to hold their family together at the holidays) - TBA

A Queer Christmas Carol (LGBTQ take on Charles Dickens’ classic starring Daniel Bainelebeau, Qiana Camille and Larry B. Carter II; written and directed by Henderson Maddox) - TBA

Needle Little Christmas (holiday movie starring Sara Waisglass, Jonathan Kite and Thomas Lennon; directed by Jason DeVan; When she dies just before Christmas, a woman gets the chance to return to earth in the form of a Christmas tree in hopes of and restoring her friends’ spirits; filmed in El Reno, Okla.) - TBA

Chicken Coop (holiday movie starring Monica Moore Smith, Eric Wood and Mark Bracich; written and directed by Joseph DeGolyer; Family secrets are revealed during a holiday trip home when an estranged father and son attempt to repair a broken pipe in a chicken coop; filmed in Utah) - TBA (Facebook)

Christmas at the Frat House (holiday movie starring Karon Riley, Lem Collins, Jared Wofford, Kevin Savage, Amber Reign Smith, Kelsi Lee and Jael Roberson; directed by Charmin Lee; written by Lem Collins; Four frat brothers make, and break, a pact not to marry for 10 years after college. The last man standing is set to propose at Christmas when secrets emerge from his friends’ relationships and his girlfriend’s past that could make him reconsider; filmed in Atlanta.) - TBA

A Screenshot to Santa (holiday movie starring Essence Atkins, Tony Rock, Torrei Hart, Kennedy Stephens, Shai Moss, Jacob Gaines and Ray Buffer; written and directed by Monica Floyd; While their parents are at a conference, a teenager sick of caring for her much younger sister sneaks out to see her boyfriend on Christmas Eve; filmed in L.A.) - TBA

(Once Upon a) Philly Christmas (faith-based holiday movie starring Robert Clohessy, Bridget White, Brian Anthony Wilson, Myles Clohessy, Shannon Wilson, Julianna Layne, Gabi Faye, Rich Enkels, Dominic Costa, Bridget White and Brian Anthony Wilson; directed by Bridget Smith and written by Mike Walsh; A teenage gamer accidentally travels back in time to Bethlehem, to make it home he needs to discover the true meaning of Christmas; filmed in Philadelphia) - TBA (Website)

Love After Holidays (holiday movie starring Darin D Barron, Jennifer Figuereo, Gabi Faye, Taral Hicks Dawson, Jeremy Meeks, Shari Ellis and Angela Perymon; directed by Antoine Allen; written by Maurice McCallum; based on the self-help book Love After by Jacinth Headlam; The rise and fall of a talk show host who loses everything; filmed in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) - TBA (Instagram)

A Kismet Holiday (holiday movie starring Karen Obilom, Joyful Drake, Lamman Rucker and Javon Johnson; co-written and directed by Chazitear; filmed in Washington, D.C.) - TBA

A Christmas in New Hope (holiday movie starring Adrianne Palicki, Malcolm Goodwin, Katrina Bowden, David Anders, Ryan Cooper and Mia Armstrong directed by Julia Barnett; co-written by Barnett and Kathleen Estes; A single mom of a special needs child enters a home renovation contest focused on saving her home from foreclosure, but things get complicated when she falls for her musician neighbor; filmed in Waco, Texas) - TBA

Gingersnap Christmas (holiday movie starring Desirée Ross, Jake Lockett, Natalie Buck, Réka Lukács and Obum Éji; directed by Julia Jay Pierrepont; written by Matt Lindenburg and Eva & Frank Myer; A grieving woman finds love and her Christmas spirit, while visiting her Caribbean grandmother for the holidays; filmed in L.A.) - TBA

Christmas on the North Pole Express (holiday movie starring Brian Boynton, Marla Moore, Riley Rose Downey and Sam Broome; written by Cody LaRue; Two people meet on the famed Christmas train while traveling to a wedding; filmed in Owosso, Michigan) - TBA

The Holiday Exchange (holiday movie starring Taylor Frey, Rick Cosnett, Samer Salem, Daniel Garcia, Blake Cooper Griffin, Joe Aaron Reid, Camila Banus, Nick Adams, Ashley Fink, Kyle Dean Massey and Kyle Richards; directed by Jake Helgren; written by Frey; A successful businessman enters into a holiday house swap and both he and the man he swapped with find new love; filmed in California) - TBA

Royal Runaways (a.k.a. A Little Faith; holiday movie starring Mark Cuban, Ashley Brinkman, Alex Day, Eliza Roberts, Naomi Matsuda, Mario Silva and Faysal Shafaat; written and directed by Candy Cain; When his father, the king, dies, a European prince flees to America and hides his identity by working in a winery) - TBA

Holiday in the Hamptons (holiday movie starring Naomi Matsuda, Ashley Brinkman, Paulie Calafiore, Eve Kroh and Eric Roberts; written and directed by Candy Cain; A woman inherits her grandmother’s house at the holidays.) - TBA

A Jar Full of Christmas (holiday movie starring Brooke Burfitt, Cara Maria Sorbello and Jason Frederick; written and directed by Candy Cain; When a woman inherits her mom’s home, sparks fly with a childhood friend; filmed and set in Lake Placid, NY) - TBA

Christmas Overtime (holiday movie starring Meghan Carrasquillo, Jadon Cal and Laura Ault; directed by Ann Deborah Fishman; co-written by Fishman and Simon Parker; A holiday-hating actress must convince a Christmas-obsessed group she’s one of them in order to land a commercial) - TBA

Xmas Gamble (holiday movie starring Tom Arnold, Michael Madsen, Fernanda Romero and Waymond Lee; directed by Kenny Yates; written by Jerry Artukovich; A recovering gambling addict needs cash to save his mom’s home, realizing he’s never lost on Christmas, he rationalizes one last bet) - TBA

An Elliot and Friends Christmas Carol (puppet holiday special, based on featuring original characters created by Jeffrey Ault; starring Dana Anderwald, Alana Phillips and Dean Napolitano) -TBA (Trailer, Facebook)

Bring Back Christmas (holiday movie starring Ricardo Ortiz, Josh Zaharia, Casey James and Neil Charlesworth; directed by Rafael Nani; written by Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz; A materialistic teen wishes Christmas out of existence, making him the only one in the world who remembers the holiday; filmed in Vancouver, B.C.) - TBA (Website)

Christmas at the Mistletoe Inn (holiday movie directed by Lexi Giovagnoli; written by Vicki Vass; A jaded Christmas movie scout finds herself in a town straight out of one of her holiday movies; filmed in North Carolina) - TBA

Christmas Cover Up (holiday movie starring Ray Cunningham, Skye Griffin, Trina and Towanda Braxton; filmed in Houston) - TBA

Christmas Carole (a.k.a. Noël au Balcon; French-language holiday comedy starring Didier Bourdon, Noemie Lvovsky, Jules Sagot, Christophe Montenez, Alice Daubelcour and Janaïna Halloy-Fokan; directed by Jeanne Gottesdiener; A small-town mayor tries to coordinate her town’s holiday festivities while her husband holds down the holiday prep at home, until their adult children arrive and everything falls apart) - TBA, France

Christmas Licc (holiday movie short starring Taylor T-Dawg Da Don Butler, MW Maniak and Kea White; directed by Kimberly Latrice Jones; Friends attempt a misguided Christmas robbery to get out of a financial jam) - TBA (Twitter)

Winters’ Garden (a.k.a. The Christmas Garden; holiday movie starring Madeline Coughlan, Lior Selve, Federico Dordei, Peter Jason, Farah Merani and Chuck Marra; directed by Shari Hamrick Grewal; written by Joany Kane; A New York City cooking show host travels to lay the remains of a World War II nurse to rest in an English castle garden, and becomes enchanted by the site’s holiday charms; filmed in Lake Arrowhead, Calif.) - TBA (Trailer)

Blended Christmas (holiday movie starring Jennifer Freeman, Anthony Dalton II, Victoria Rowell, Dream Doll, Carlee Elston and Charles Baston, written and directed by Tamala Baldwin; A new bride cancels her honeymoon to care for her husband’s ex after a freak accident; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Mississippi Christmas (holiday movie starring Darrin D Henson, Clifton Powell, Terri J Vaughn and Valarie Pettiford; written and directed by Christel Gibson; filmed in Atlanta) - TBA

Filthy Animals (written and directed by James T North IV; starring Raymond J Barry, Layla Louise, Hal Dion and Austin Wheeler; A pair of petty criminals stumble into a very dark Christmas) - Dec. TBA (Instagram, Website)

Civil Christmas (holiday musical starring Sophie Bolen and Kyle Patrick; A Southern belle shelters a wounded Union soldier on Christmas Eve; co-written and directed by Joel Paul Reisig; filmed in Michigan) - TBA

Christmas with the Pups (holiday movie starring Danielle Scott, Simon Ellis, Lila Lasso and Kitty Sudbery; directed by Louisa Warren; written by Tom Jolliffe; A ranch-owning family finds a Pomeranian at the holidays, unaware she already belongs to an influencer) - TBA (Trailer)

Meet Me at the Christmas Train Parade (holiday movie featuring Ryan Northcott, Emma Johnson, Maureen Rooney, Sue Huff, Michelle Todd, and Will Brisbin; directed by Dylan Pearce; written by Nathan Usher; To stave off a developer that will destroy their charming town square, a single mom enlists the help of nearby villages to revive a Christmas tree-lighting tradition; filmed in Edmonton, Alberta; aired in Canada in 2023) - TBA

Creating Christmas (holiday movie starring Greer Grammer, Jason Cermak and Briana Buckmaster; directed by Jason James; A children’s book author enlists an artistic teacher to help him out of a creative rut at Christmas; filmed in Vancouver, B.C.; aired on Paramount+ UK in 2023) - TBA

Royally Yours, This Christmas (holiday movie starring Cindy Sampson, Steve Byers, Holly De Barros, Bukola Ayoka, Michael S. Morrone and Darrin Baker; directed by Don McBrearty; written by Jessica L. Randall; A single mom is mistaken for a wealthy do-gooder and finds herself romanced by a royal; filmed in Toronto; aired on Paramount+ UK in 2023) - TBA

A Perfect Christmas Carol (holiday movie starring Stephanie Bennett and Preston Vanderslice; directed by Wendy Ord; A chef heads home for the holidays with her boyfriend, only to battle with his mother for his love; filmed in Kelowna, B.C.; aired on Binge in Australia in 2023) - TBA

Sincerely Truly Christmas (holiday movie starring Jake Epstein, Paula Brancati, Richard Waugh and Tom Hearn; directed by Sean Cisterna; written by Matthew Thaler; Holiday magic gives an event planner the ability to hear what everyone else wants for Christmas; filmed in Toronto; aired on Binge in Australia in 2023) - TBA

Me and Mr. Christmas (holiday movie starring Sara Garcia, Blair Penner, Michael Lazarovitch and Jocelyn Chugg; directed by Dylan Pearce; written by Jenny M Krick; A woman looks to boost her new PR firm by fielding a winning contestant in a holiday bachelor contest; filmed in Edmonton, Alberta; aired on STAN in Australia in 2023) - TBA

The Heiress of Christmas (holiday movie starring David Pinard, Katerina Maria Vitkoff and Alys Crocker; directed by Meeshelle Neal; An heiress is forced to work in her family’s department store for the holidays; filmed in Toronto; aired on TF1 in France and Binge in Australia in 2023) - TBA (Trailer)

Christmas on the Alpaca Farm (holiday movie starring Kirsten Comerford, Matt Wells and Diana Diaz; directed by Michael Kennedy; A Christmas sweater designer clashes with a local alpaca farmer; filmed in Hamilton, Ont.; aired on TV24 and Channel 5 in the UK in 2023) - TBA

Christmas at Carbell Family Farm (holiday movie starring Tamara Almeida and Cody Ray Thompson; A developer has designs on a Christmas tree and must track down a long list of owners to secure the site) - TBA

Holiday for Hire (holiday movie starring Andrew Rogers, Casey Waller, Christie Leverette, Michael Deni and Mark Valeriano; directed by Jared Cohn; written by Julia Terranova; When her boyfriend dumps her just before Christmas, a desperate woman hires an actor to play him for her family; filmed in Simi Valley, Calif.) - TBA

Holly Jolly Christmas (a.k.a. Untitled Christmas Movie Project; holiday movie starring Allison Bailey, Rebecca De Mornay, Chris Elliott, Jordan Doww, Teo Rapp-Olsson, Pete Ploszek, Neal Davidson; directed by Christine Luby; When siblings come home for the holidays, they are shocked to learn their parents have sold the family home and plan to move overseas; set and filmed in Danbury and New Haven, Connecticut) - TBA

Christmas Telethon (holiday comedy starring Patrick Warburton, Matt Nease and Leslie Talley; directed by Doug Henderson; written by Henderson, B. Harrison Smith and Nease; Local anchors try to save their struggling TV station with a telethon that goes terribly wrong; filmed in Millersville, Pa.) - TBA

Cape Holly Christmas (holiday movie starring Sebastian Stewart, Anna Marie Dobbins, Brian Austin Green, Celeste Desjardins, Barbara Mitchell, Rae Farrer, Neil Enock, and Laura Yenga; directed by John Bradshaw; written by Erica McKenzie and Mark Mungo; A woman hopes to win a baking contest to save her home and small-town bakery, but falls for a guy who turns out to be related to the bank trying to foreclose on both; filmed in Leduc, Alberta, Canada) - TBA

S’up, Xmas! (a.k.a. Jae, Natal!; Brazilian animated holiday movie directed by Camila Padilha; A princess tries to introduce a traditional Christmas to her island home, only to see them twist it into a unique tropical holiday festival) - TBA

A Christmas Heart (faith-based holiday movie starring Kevin Sorbo and Sarah Reeves; written and directed by Bill McAdams, Jr; A widowed firefighter gets a DUI and is assigned community service where he meets someone who helps him recover from tragedy; filmed in Granbury, Texas ) - TBA

Operation Nutcracker (holiday movie starring Ashley Newbrough and Christopher Russell; An event planner and wayward son have to work together to find a missing nutcracker in time for a wealthy family's high profile charity auction; filmed in Ontario) - TBA

Jingle Bell Heist (holiday movie starring Olivia Holt, Connor Swindells, Peter Serafinowicz and Lucy Punch; directed by Michael Fimognari; written by Abby McDonald; Two thieves casing the same Christmas Eve job, team up and fall for each other; announced in 2023; filmed in the UK) - TBA

Mr. Christmas (holiday movie starring Tom McLaren, Charlie Schlatter, Casey Burke, Lynda Day George and Nicholle Tom; A man hatches a Christmas movie-inspired to win back his estranged family.) - TBA

The Christmas Letter (holiday movie starring Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid and Angus Benfield; directed by Tori Hunter; written by Michael Cunningham; Spurred on by a wealthy friend’s annual Christmas letter, a man makes it his mission to perfect his life before the next holiday; filmed in Utica, New York) - TBA (Facebook)

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MetaDoom explained part 3, check this tag to catch up.

Weapons:

MetaDoom has a lot of fun toys. Some of them have designs meant to mix up different designs and elements of certain weapons.

Some also have alt fires as a nod to D4 and to make things more interesting. There's also randomization rules where for you to pick up X, you must get Y first except for the melee weapons for some reason. Also, when switching weapons, it’s a bit quicker when they’re the same slot

FIST:

Has its own keybind as is a simple move that makes enemies drop health pick ups when punched, as in D4 fashion

1st slot: EGM SIDEARM:

Pistol whose design sort of resembles D3 and 4

Has infinite ammo and shoots laser instead of bullets

Alt fire is a lantern, which could resemble D3 BFG edition but it's actually based off D3's duct tape mod (Or at least Xbox version of D3RoE)

Menu option turns off intinite ammo, so it uses bullets as ammo, obviously

2nd slot: COMBAT SHOTGUN:

D64 look but still has a normal reloading animation

Alt fire is D4's grenade shot, costing 4 shells

Drops shell casings.

2nd slot: HOLY WATER PISTOL:

From D2RPG

Main fire deals low damage but makes most foes cry and run like cowards, while instantly killing LS's (Originally, it just stunned them and dealt more damage on LS's and maybe Archies too but less on zombies, but i might be wrong)

Second alt fire refills your health but wastes more water

To refill its ammo, just stand on most liquid textured floors (Originally it was filled with water tanks/fountains and using toilets)

When you refill with water, you may heard a sound that is RPG related

Has its own bindable key

3rd slot: SUPER SHOTGUN:

Has D2's design but with different sprites, animations and Doom Eternal’s meathook, which seems based off the Doom alpha/beta bayonet rifle blades and painted gold

Primary fire is the same

Secondary fire shoots the meat hook and if it hits an enemy, they’re stunned and the hook brings the player to said enemy, which has a lot of traversal potential

Meathook has time based delay if successfully used, hence the lights in the weapon indicating how much time left

If you miss, you can shoot it again

It also works on UV co-op players

The movement itself is not as complex or “web slingy” as Eternal’s

Meathook can also bring some gameplay breaking issues at times, so be considerate

Can show up in Doom 1 sometimes, by replacing Shotty placement

Drops shell casings

3rd slot: FIRE EXTINGUISHER:

Doom RPG weapon that can put up Lost Souls, fireball projectiles and even flames/fires from certain props

Second fire can save you from Archvile's fire attack (I think originally it was mainly used to put up fires blocking paths and deal more damage on LS's and Archies)

Has its own bindable key

4th slot: ASSAULT RIFLE:

Doom 3's machine gun, which sort of resembles classic Doom's chaingun, but apparently it fires one tick faster, due to complaints of it sounding weak

Alt fire is D4's micromissiles, which wastes a lot of ammo and they have a short delay when sticking to enemies before exploding

Drops bullet casings

4th slot: CHAINGUN:

Design mostly represents D64 and 3, but painted blue

Primary fire is obvious, more damage at the cost of waiting times (I thnk it also uses a beta D3 sound)

Second fire: D4's turret mode, unleashing three barrels to do more damage at the cost of ammo (It also prevents you from walking instead of just walking slowly)

Drops bullet casings

5th slot: ROCKET LAUNCHER:

Design represents D1, 64 and 3

Firing sound is Eternal related and fused with 3 firing sound

Alt fire is from D4, detonating rockets in mid air that can drop fragments that deal damage (Based off an upgrade for this alt fire in the game)

5th slot: GRENADE LAUNCHER:

A weapon from D4's multiplayer DLC

Like a traditional GL, its grenades either bounce around and explode shortly after or explode on impact with enemies

Second fire is a gas grenade, that drops short lasting gas, that continues to hurt enemies (Or sometimes you)

Grenade sprites may be Duke Nukem related, while the green cloud is probably from Hexen

In D4, the official GL shoots a harmless smoke bomb but D4's MP has a Plasma Rifle whose alt fire is an harmfull energy floor like a Cybermanc attack

6th slot: PLASMA RIFLE:

Design and sounds represent classic Plasma gun and D3/4 (Could resemble all versions, actually)

Has no recoil

The screen on the weapon shows bars being filled when firing, this is so when they're full, you can use the alt fire

When each bar is filled, there’s sounds from Eternal being used

Alt fire is D4's heat wave, which seems to be composed of stronger Plasma balls than a simple Plasma wave

It also affects your surroundings in a 360 degree angle, something that 2016’s heat wave did but not Eternal

6th slot: LIGHTNING GUN:

D4 multiplayer weapon, whose primary fire is a string of electricity that shocks enemies and wastes a bit more ammo

Alt fire is borrowed from the Plasma gun in D4, which is a harmless projectile that stuns enemies

6th slot: GAUSS CANNON:

D4 weapon, that is pretty much a Quake Rail Gun, kinda

Design sort of represents the original BFG9000 or at least early sprites and the toy they used for it

Primary fire even has that spiral effect from Q2 and Skulltag

Second fire is just a scope for the sake of balance and maybe a page taken from the Vortex Rifle (Its design still resembles one of the Gauss Cannon's alt fires)

If you're too close, it can cause splash damage and hurt you

7th slot: BFG 9000:

Design represents D64 and 4

Uses separate ammo from Plasma gun (Argent core)

Main fire may deal a bit more damage than usual and the projectile can damage enemies nearby, as inspired by D3/4

Second fire is a stream of BFG balls based off an unused BFG fire (It can even bounce on floors/ceilings) but there's no red projectiles

7th slot: UNMAKER:

Doom 64's hellish weapon whose design also represents the Reaper (D4 multiplayer DLC) and because it's originally nameless, it's technically nicknamed after a Doom bible weapon

Like the original, it starts off as an odd cousin of the Plasma rifle, but once you pick up the demonkeys, it fires faster and gets to shoot three projectiles at once (Though it may not be entirely faithfull, at least if you look at that video by Decino or the ClassicDOOM channel)

Said demonkeys can spawn next to BFG/Unmaker spots and in D64 maps (Consolation Prizes), they're where they're supposed to be

Demonkeys also unlock and upgrade an alt fire, where you charge up 1 to 3 laser beams

7th slot: SOULCUBE:

Doom 3's magic cube whose design is based off Doom 2's spawn cube and it smoothly shakes on screen when used

Once picked up, enemies start dropping "soul essance" and you need at least 10 of those to make the weapon work (May be based off D4's MP mode called Soul Harvest)

Once you got 10 souls, you can use the Cube to instantly kill one enemy and they'll drop ammo/health/armor like in D4 fashion

Despite being a BFG replacement, it can replace chainsaw in rare occasions (E2M5, Map 10)

Has its own bindable key

8th slot: CHAINSAW:

It's design and sounds mostly resemble later designs but it's technically just a yellow chainsaw, so it may not matter that much

Primary fire is the same, while second is just a strong and slow swing attack

Press the FIST key and you get an attack that makes enemies drop health goodies

8th slot: FIRE AXE:

Doom RPG's axe, which normally had a black head and yellow handle, but who cares

Primary/second fire: Slow melee attack that makes enemies bleed and drop health for a while, but zombie types die instantly

Can destroy barrels without exploding them, this can be usefull

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When I was young, I didn't have much. My mother successfully made sure that I never realized that, but the things I had were very special to me. Our little TV and its aluminum-foiled antenna only picked up a few stations. Fortunately, it picked up a local children's station and every morning I watched: Big Bad Beetleborgs, V.R. Troopers, and Power Rangers.

Since Power Rangers got a movie (one I nearly destroyed watching it so many times, VHS tapes were tricky) I naturally gravitated to it. As you can see in the photo, I was a Billy fan, but I loved all the rangers. Bad Boy Tommy turned good was quintessential 90's and was the face and heart of the series.

I'm 32 now. I have a list of mental disorders and issues that have me battling suicidal thoughts. Thing is about suicide is once you decide that death is a logical and viable option to end the pain of a problem, it becomes an "on-the-table" solution to everything from there on out. From my own experience, you never overcome suicide, you just find reasons to delay it. For some, they can find enough reasons to get them to their natural death. For others, the pros outweigh the cons and suicide becomes the solution. Once I've survived a suicide attempt, I've never considered it the "cowards way out". Unless you've personally faced it, you will never know the courage it takes to make that decision. Suicide is not a failure, it's a choice made to end a problem.

I'm not advocating for suicide. In fact, I don't want anyone to make that choice, no matter how much one feels it would solve. BUT, because I'm a constant suicide fighter, I know the dangers and the pitfalls of things like having a childhood hero make the choice you haven't yet. I saw it happen when Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell made the choice. When a source of strength and peace decides that it isn't worth it, it becomes very easy to agree. For me, it was when Robin Williams made the choice and it became very difficult for me to find reasons to choose to stay alive. He was a beacon of joy, comfort, relateability, and humor, if he couldn't find any more reasons, what reasons could there be?

Jason David Frank wasn't a particular idol of mine, but I do know what kind of hero he was for those who looked to him for strength; during his time with Power Rangers and after. He cared for his fans immensely. Losing him is going to send a wave through his fan base and it's going to affect those who struggle with suicide.

PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR FRIENDS AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH REASONS TO CHOOSE LIFE!

JDF is missed, by millions over and will forever be the heart and soul of Power Rangers. May he find the peace he was looking for and may others look to his legacy for strength.

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New Interview for Soundvenue — English translation:

ALEX HØGH ANDERSEN ON A GREAT INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITY: “IT’S A CLASSIC IMPOSTER SYNDROME!” Alex Høgh Andersen got through an ultra-narrow needle's eye before getting a role in the new film by Spanish master Pedro Almódovar starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. We spoke to the actor before the world premiere of 'The Room Next Door' at the Venice Film Festival at the start of next week.

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL. As a former lead actor in one of the world's most popular series in recent times, Alex Høgh Andersen is no novice when it comes to working on large international productions.

But still, it was something very special to get the chance in a film by none other than Pedro Almódovar. The man behind new classics such as 'Talk to Her', 'All About My Mother', 'Volver' and 'Pain and Glory'. The greatest Spanish director in recent times. One of the greatest auteurs in recent times.

Alex Høgh Andersen broke through internationally with 'Vikings', before he made a name for himself at home with roles in films such as Ole Bornedal's 'The Shadow in My Eye' and 'Nightwatch — Demons Are Forever'. Most recently, he has shown a new side of his talent as the creator of the comedy series 'Call Me Dad', where he also played the lead role.

But now abroad has pulled him in again with a prominent project to say the least. 'The Room Next Door' is Almódovar's first English-language film, it has Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore in the two main roles, and it will have a glamorous world premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the beginning of next week.

A world premiere that Alex himself is not going to attend, which means that I [the interviewer], as a Venice broadcast, get to see the film before him.

"Of course I would have liked to have been on the sidelines, but it's Pedro and the two female stars' film, so it makes good sense that it's just them running the show," he says. FROM SUPERMAN TO ALMÓDOVAR 'The Room Next Door' is about the relationship between the mother and war correspondent Martha (Swinton) and the writer Ingrid (Moore). We still don't know much more about the film — apart from the fact that it has had a beautiful and atmospheric teaser — and Alex also has to keep his cards close to his body before it sees the light of day. He can tell that he's playing an American war veteran — but that's more or less it. On the other hand, he can tell how he landed the role. "It's rare that you get something like this if you don't know someone or have had a coffee together at a festival or something. But here it was in a very classic way, where I was given the opportunity to make a self-tape via my American agent. Those e-mails with opportunities for self-tapes tend to be pretty lame and identical, but then there are times when you get to cast in the next Superman movie, and you give it a shot, even if you know that's not going to happen", he begins. "And then there are other times when you think, 'Maybe this could make sense'. And when I was told that it was Pedro Almódovar's next, I thought that this is exciting enough." "So I shot the self-tape at home in the bedroom with the help of my girlfriend, and then I went on to something as mind-blowing as Zoom castings with the Spanish casting agency with a delay on the line, where I had to have ptsd and imagine a burning house. I then had two or three of them at intervals of a month and a half, and I kept going forward. I thought: What's going on?" HUGE CHALLENGE Why were you surprised? "Because I'm playing a full-blown American character. A war veteran who returns home from Vietnam with scars on his soul. They could just as easily have chosen an American actor, but they went with me, and I'm really proud of that, even though I almost feel like I've been tricked into an American role! So when we were recording, it was also just about no one having anything on me, I just had to drive that American completely fluently, without anyone being able to hear anything. Now we have to see if it has succeeded! But it was a huge challenge". Yeah, how did you go about nailing that American accent? "We had a dialect coach who was half American and half Spanish. He was so nice. And we talked a lot, but from the start he was very much like, 'we have to make small adjustments, but you're pretty much on target, Alex'. I was very surprised by that! But when the music plays and you're sitting in Madrid, and there are 300 people on set, and you have 1000 things to remember while the camera is rolling… the first thing that comes to mind is the adopted American accent. And I was well aware of that. So it was something about being extra up to speed".

I remember Nikolaj Coster-Waldau talking about how difficult it was for him to nail the American accent 100% correctly, even though he had lived in the US for many years… "Yes, I also felt far out in the deep water, but it was a classic fake it 'till you make it. But I haven't even done a post-sync on it. Not that it makes me calmer, quite the opposite! It's anxiety-provoking, as for good reasons I couldn't hear for myself whether the accent was 100% there, whereas I always have a sense of the quality of my acting when I work in Danish." "Fortunately, I was so privileged to be on a production with an auteur of that caliber, where there is time. It is the first time I have experienced that there is such a good time. Also time to be able to prepare the way we did. I spent more time preparing for the shoot than shooting. I pretty much spent all of February in Madrid being on standby and prepping and back and forth. If Pedro wants something, it happens. It was an insanely privileged experience to be on the sidelines."

SHIT NERVOUS

How was your first meeting with Almódovar? "I was fucking nervous. But it was also still during casting. There were two of us left and I was flown to Madrid. I talked to him a bit — about the weather, they apologized for the weather because it was a bit cold. But it was the first sun I had seen in four months in the middle of the Danish winter, so I thought it was delicious. We laughed a little at that." "But it was a crazy experience to enter his office. 10 years ago I studied his films at Film and Media Studies, and then I sit there and look at the pictures behind him with Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, etc., next to some of his many awards."

How does he direct differently than what you've tried before? "It's just crazy to experience how much focus there is on the details. Nothing is left to chance. We recorded an hour north of New York in a very nice house from the 70s. The art department was ready with four different fabric samples, in four different shades of orange, which he must then choose for the curtain in the background of the scene." "They put a light on me for an hour, where I just sat by. Usually you use a stand-in, but I didn't want to, I just wanted to be there and see how they set up the lights and how their anthills roam and work together and make things happen. That's what I love most about my job, just absorbing. An hour's lighting alone on my closeup - I've never tried that before." THE VERDICT OF REAL AMERICANS

How did you feel about being in a movie with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton at the top of the poster? "The first time I went to work, there was an overview of the cast. Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore were at the top, and I was number 4 or 5 on the list. There I thought: When will they find out that I cheated for the role? It was classic imposter syndrome!"

Do you hope this role can open new doors in your career? "I have thrown that hope away a long time ago. I know that everything possible comes into play that you have no control over. Like how an industry suddenly collapses when I come home from 'Vikings' and think, now I just have to get out of there, and then comes corona and the writer's strike and the Create Denmark conflict at home. So no, not that way." "My biggest hope is really just that some real Americans see the film and think, he's done just fine, that guy. And otherwise I'm just extremely happy to have had this experience. Who the hell am I to be allowed to go to New York to play smart!?"

'The Room Next Door' will have its Danish premiere on 31st October.

#alex høgh andersen #the room next door #interview #translation #soundvenue #julianne moore #tilda swinton #pedro almodóvar

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Secondhand Dreams

Kashmir’s ‘Used Future’ Trap

By Faisul Yaseen

Kashmir’s dream of development has been entwined in the paradoxical embrace of a ‘Used Future’, a term coined by futurist Sohail Inayatullah. The term highlights the way a community or organisation’s sense of possible, probable, and preferable is occupied unthinkingly, inappropriately, and in all likelihood damagingly, by concepts developed in another context altogether.

Sohail Inayatullah is the UNESCO Chair in Future Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, IIUM, Malaysia. He is also a member of the World Future Society and a Fellow of the World Future Studies Federation.

The term ‘Used Future’ brings sharply into focus Kashmir’s futile struggle to navigate with somebody else’s map the uncharted waters of progress. Kashmir is a model that follows the urban development that Western cities did generations ago. This development is coming at the cost of our environment. It is converting our cities and towns into concrete jungles facing overpopulation, water depletion, and climate change. In the process, we have also given up on our traditions where community was central and living with nature was important.

Umar Shgeraz in his academic paper ‘Used Futures as Stumbling Blocks to Sustainable Development’ writes, “The future is a moving frontier and it is equally important to shift images with shifting times.”

To understand the concept of ‘Used Future’ imagine a society driving a secondhand car of progress: a gleaming vehicle, full of the promise of modernity, which sputters and stalls on winding roads in its new home. Perhaps the best way to conceptualise this is through a metaphor: that of the ‘Used Future’, a preconceived conception of tomorrow which refuses to harmonise with the contours of the present and the aspirations of those who seek to inhabit it.

At the heart of Kashmir, ‘Used Future’ manifests as a chain of faded developmental dreams. Take, for instance, the grand Smart City initiative for Srinagar. From claiming to be the biggest developmental project that Srinagar has ever witnessed, this now sticks in the quagmire of red tape, its grandeur reduced to an echo of modernity. The vision for the transformation of the city into a bastion of 21st-century innovation wears like a garment, ill-suited and tailored for another cityscape and spirit.

What was touted as Srinagar’s Semi Ring Road, an infrastructural project that would unshackle the city from the chains of congestion and propel it into efficient connectivity, has turned into a ghostly apparition haunted by delays, land disputes, and fiscal spectres. It was to be a potent symbol of the ‘Used Future’: a development model transplanted from afar without nuance to flourish in Kashmir’s unique terrain.

This borrowed destiny also shows up in the field of education. Good intentions and hefty investments notwithstanding, the region’s academics is tattered with an outdated curriculum and incongruence between classroom wisdom and the practical demands of modernism. It is like arming our youth with weapons from a bygone era to conquer challenges that have, by far, advanced to new battlefronts.

The ‘Used Future’ casts its shadow on the very fabric of governance in Kashmir. That bureaucratic machinery, left over from the fashions past, keeps ticking – ever more intransigently to the 20th century’s lingering nostalgia – its labyrinthine corridors seemingly designed against, not for, change. It is to steer a ship with a compass that points to a world that no longer exists. Yet in that shadow of the ‘Used Future’, there also lies the seed of redemption.

Sohail Inayatullah’s concept forces us to anatomise these futures that have been bequeathed to us, to interrogate the assumptions underlying them, and to create a narrative that would reach deep into the soul of Kashmir.

Whispers of Sopore’s apple orchard and the rhythmic beat of Srinagar downtown’s loom must reverberate within the halls of decision-making

Kashmir needs to tread with determination and foresight. It requires an institutional framework overhaul where the stranglehold of red tape gives a place to breathe innovation and adaptability. Governance has to deliver on people’s needs and aspirations. Stakeholder engagement has to be the lifeblood of any development activity carried out in a region like Kashmir. Whispers of Sopore’s apple orchard and the rhythmic beat of Srinagar downtown’s loom must reverberate within the halls of decision-making. Only by weaving together diverse threads of experiences can something that reflects the spirit of Kashmir be created.

At the core of it all lies capacity building. How to survive through the intricacies of modern development – these are some of the things the leadership should inculcate in the youth so that they can thrive in the global arena, not just exist. A culture wherein innovation is celebrated should be inculcated, and the unknown should be embraced and not feared.

The choice is ours – let us drink in hope as finely woven and resilient as the shawls which warm us through the bitter winters

The last piece in this intricate jigsaw puzzle would be policy coherence, wherein the different developmental efforts would knit shared goals, each resonating with the other to create harmonious growth and prosperity. This journey is long and arduous but it is the one Kashmir has to take if it is to claim its rightful place in the sun. It takes courage to confront the entrenched dogmas and the audacity to chart a new course.

Kashmir stands at the precipice of a choice. Should it succumb to the dark shadows of borrowed dreams and forever strive to pace with the fleeing future, or should it take up the reins of destiny and cut out for itself a tomorrow as extraordinary in its uniqueness as Kashmir is? The future is being woven from threads of our collective imagination like the Chinar leaves kissing the summer sky, so vibrant and eternal.

The time has come for Kashmir to look beyond the horizon of the ‘Used Future’. The choice is ours – let us drink in hope as finely woven and resilient as the shawls which warm us through the bitter winters. Let us strive for a tomorrow that is not a projection of yesterday’s promises but an epitome of the unyielding spirits of a people who still dare to dream.

Greater Kashmir

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shadowtechteller · 5 months

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Code of Convergence

Dive into the electrifying world of "Code of Convergence," a high-octane thriller that marries cutting-edge science with the dark arts of corporate espionage. At Ascension Tech, Dr. Aria Sterling, and Dr. Rajan Bhattacharya stand on the cusp of a clean energy revolution, ready to unleash Prometheus, their fusion energy marvel, to a world desperate for change.

Tragedy strikes when Sterling's daughter Erika, a rising star in the firmament of science, is plucked from their midst, her absence a gaping wound in the fabric of the company. A pivotal team member's murder deepens the turmoil, each event a piece in a sinister puzzle orchestrated by power-hungry puppet masters lurking in the background.

Emerging from the shadows is Dr. Phineas Waldorf, embittered and twisted, a one-time visionary turned vengeful saboteur. Waldorf plots the ultimate retribution by corrupting Prometheus, transforming it from a shining beacon of hope into a nuclear specter poised to obliterate the heart of Silicon Valley. With a single act, he threatens to reduce the promise of tomorrow to the ashes of yesterday.

As the doomsday clock counts down, two covert teams are dispatched across the globe—one intent on the complete destruction of Prometheus, the other on commandeering its groundbreaking power. These teams, unknown to each other yet drawn to the same nexus of fate, are set for a collision that will ripple through the pages of history.

Meanwhile, an old guard of oil and gas titans wages a cold war of attrition, their arsenal of legal blockades and bureaucratic red tape threatening to smother innovation within layers of litigation and delay. Their gilded influence extends far, stifling progress with every silent move.

In the heart of the storm, Mark Sterling—Erika's determined father—and the cunning John "Hawk" Hawkins, a sage of subterfuge, form an alliance to navigate the murky waters of treachery. Together, they search for the missing pieces that could solve both Erika's disappearance and the unexplained death that haunts Ascension Tech, each revelation bringing them closer to Waldorf's twisted web.

As international operatives skulk in the shadows and boardrooms buzz with whispered strategies, "Code of Convergence" hurtles toward a gripping conclusion. A volatile dance of intellect and might ensues, where the saving of Prometheus becomes a quest not only for survival but for retaining the soul of discovery.

Will Sterling's team dismantle the code of corruption woven into the very heart of Prometheus? Can they outsmart and outmaneuver the pervasive influence of an industry on the brink of obsolescence, determined to drag the world back into the darkness from which it seeks to emerge?

In the explosive showdown that ensues, "Code of Convergence" weaves a complex narrative where betrayal is interlaced with valor, and the future is an ever-changing mosaic of potential and peril. Every action, every decision, every alliance holds the weight of consequence, as the characters navigate a treacherous landscape where technology's greatest triumph could become its most catastrophic failure.

Join Dr. Sterling, her allies, and their antagonists on a relentless ride through the book that asks profound questions about the price of progress and the ethics of innovation. "Code of Convergence" is more than a thriller; it's a mirror held up to humanity's boundless ambition and the undeniable fragility of the world we build. As the story races to its breathless conclusion, the true cost of change hangs in the balance, and the fate of an entire industry—and the world at large—rests on the shoulders of those courageous enough to defend the light of promise against the onslaught of shadow.

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"Code of Convergence" is an intricate web of high-tech brilliance and harrowing deceit—a gripping narrative that ensnares the reader in a volatile dance between the apex of innovation and the precipice of doom. Within the sprawling, electrified corridors of Ascension Tech, Dr. Aria Sterling and Dr. Rajan Bhattacharya command the forefront of an energy revolution, nurturing the birth of Prometheus—a fusion energy marvel with the promise to eclipse the archaic reign of oil and gas.

But the luster of this quantum leap is dulled by darkness as Erika, Sterling's daughter and the intellectual heir to her work, vanishes into the void, her abduction shrouded in an enigma. In parallel, swift and silent as the night, the team is rocked to its core by the murder of a keystone member—a mind pivotal to Prometheus and now a chilling cipher at the center of an ever-expanding mystery.

This maelstrom of fear and uncertainty draws forth Dr. Phineas Waldorf from the shadows of obsolescence. He mingles his sharp intellect with the bitter poison of revenge, reprogramming Prometheus from a harbinger of light into a doomsday device with the grim potential to erase Silicon Valley from existence. As Waldorf's finger hovers over the detonator, his malevolence casts a long, dark shadow over the race against the clock.

The plot thickens as two clandestine factions step into the fray: one, a team of saboteurs on an international quest to annihilate Prometheus and bury its secrets in the rubble, the other, stealthy operatives hell-bent on seizing the tech to wield unimaginable power. Both forces descend upon the crisis point, strategically emerging amid the chaos orchestrated by their unseen puppeteers.

Unbeknownst to them, a stealthy network of traditional energy moguls executes moves in a power play miles from the battlefield. With the grace of shadowy chessmasters, they manipulate from their gilded perches, deploying an arsenal of bureaucratic wiles and legal labyrinths designed to impede the progress of Prometheus with red tape and hushed courtroom whispers.

At the heart of the tension, the murder investigation intensifies. It weaves together a tale of corporate espionage, top-secret intel, and a trail of clues that could unravel the motivation behind the unfathomable loss, pointing to betrayals that cut deeper than anyone had feared.

In these desperate times, an alliance forges between Mark Sterling—Erika's father, a man-forged in the fires of industry and personal battle—and the enigmatic John "Hawk" Hawkins, a private investigator whose name echoes in the undercurrents of covert operations. As the intricate mystery surrounding Erika's abduction unfolds, the shadows cast by the untimely murder of a key team member deepen the enigma that threatens to choke the very essence of Ascension Tech's groundbreaking project.

Together, Sterling and Hawkins embark on a perilous journey navigating through a mire of deceit. They must piece together a jigsaw puzzle where every fragment hints at a larger conspiracy, with threads pulling them towards Waldorf's menacing plot to transform the power to create into the power to obliterate.

All the while, the international operatives playing the deadly game of technological dominion converge stealthily upon Silicon Valley. Their objective is singular yet forked by their masters' intent—one to annihilate, the other to steal and subjugate. This clandestine race compounds the urgency for Sterling's team to decrypt Waldorf's venomous coding that threatens to ignite Prometheus in an inferno of destruction.

Outside the immediate sphere of danger, the corporate titans of fossil fuels play a long game. As keepers of the old guard, they wield influence and industry to erect barriers against Prometheus, lobbying for legislations and injunctions that strangle the nascent hope for a cleaner future.

In a world bracing for the imminent change that Ascension promises, the intricate dance of science, subversion, and secrecy finds its rhythm. Erika's disappearance, a tethered beacon of despair, may yet shine as the signal flare that warns of deeper darkness or, perhaps, illuminates the path to salvation. For as the clock ticks and the countdown begins, it is not merely a question of whether Prometheus can be saved, but at what cost comes the survival of the next chapter in human ingenuity.

As the storm converges into its fraught climax, the drama crescendos within the walls of Ascension and far beyond, reaching to international waters and echoing in the hushed halls of global power. Mystery cloaks each player as Sterling and his allies race against unseen and seen threats alike. But it is within this cacophony of crises that true resilience is tested, narratives are rewritten, and the definition of progress itself hangs by the thread of human choice and the indomitable will to avert disaster.

'Code of Convergence' is thus a symphony of tension and stakes higher than ever before, an exploration of what it means to stand at the edge of a technological renaissance, staring down the dark barrel of obliteration. It's here that Dr. Sterling and her team, buoyed by unwavering resolve and braving the labyrinthine corridors of corporate and international intrigue, strive to diffuse the invisible threat poised to dismantle all they’ve built.

As Waldorf clenches the detonator, bringing with it the stark realization of mortality and legacy, the operatives engage in a final clash that will determine the destiny of Prometheus. It's a battle waged on multiple fronts—intellectual, digital, and physical—each move orchestrated with precision, each revelation a potential key to averting catastrophe.

'Code of Convergence' offers no reprieve from its rapid pulse. It is a narrative that challenges assumptions about the safety of progress and the lengths to which individuals will go to protect or destroy it. Will Dr. Sterling and her allies outpace the hands of the clock? Will they untangle the precipitous web of betrayal and save an energy-starved world from the brink of disaster? As this gripping saga unfolds, the answer hinges on the courage found in the most desperate of hours and the convergence of minds undeterred by the shadow of human ambition.

#code-of-retaliation #code-of-shadows #code-of-change #code-of-genesis #code-of-ascension

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kitchenlegrecords · 7 months

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Kitchen Leg records is thrilled to announce...Diane Electro!

(pic by Cécile Nanty)

Diane Electro (Verdun/Berlin) is an explosive one-woman garage punk band fueled by Magali wonderful soul voice, her electic soundwriting, and a very, very punk attitude.

Electric distorded guitare, bass organ, drum machine & microkorg solos. Delay voice wizz french accent. Play with words, sing like it’s the last time. Love is dead, rock is alive. Let’s share megageil Electrorock songs ! OhLaLA !

Her debut tape will be released by Kitchen Leg records in 2024.

(graphic by Franck Graetz)

#diane electro #electropunk #kitchen leg records artists

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libidomechanica · 7 months

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I was not large grief I feel my heart, with

A sonnet sequence

First Stanza

Twelve days that their face the use of virtue out of the absolute truth be true love rows, my bonie side-saddle. Take wings in progress to feel that poor groom we wish you would, on conditions, be reconcil’d to the view of the dream appear’d in that names for peace and morals of the wellhead, filling thro’ darkness of their sad berths; each tide does to and from some once lives in God, I stretched a walk one day build together. They have closed downstairs in the earth was given by me. Know; the hundred dollars for beings to be such small leaded panes. Can bring their frail deeds. A mortals of thy crescent prime?

Second Stanza

Especial, that she though nations to drink too soon for so correct an age is fled, who have strength and he spreads the greater blood which we went up thy vault with me, when blood a king, at heard the work would not, be with many an island song, and tent, imperial face, to make, and when a’ was done. For a flame, fantastic beauty your tongues to bless the yearn’d to black prophet to form, and the sun in watches guilt and go with me. And glanced from his berth, at forty-odd befell; that hour to please alike. And one indeed, and we with the mind—o’erpowering sycamore, and Antony resides.

Third Stanza

Of their place an ugly toad half-opens its amber storm; but the original riots of tape delays and then the bride allowed to many worlds of song, nor game, nor feast; nor harp be touch’d me from my cheek thee where the summer suns avail to pipe now ’gainst my doom, and know the very generations country house. Thou wilt; I lull a fancy falls into frost! I could not how; our wills are all to distance, and woodland lilies to take their character which makes yearly t would things above had given here, to draw the water rushing in effect. After sterne, and I, who else, was before your practice dying swans that are not blow together care. Or so shalt be more shak’d thyself but right; no louely Spring in effected; but the same way. For it no footsteps of his quickly pick up shoes, you then went down unto those bodies into the wild sky, would take us men.

Fourth Stanza

To blend with the coverlet’s quicker unto good: oh, sacred essence, lordlier than those who longer hover near the cars which he sought for Ilion’s roar, and music, and he slept and wished, we can be miss’d an earthbound crisis that same loose the green and early notice she forbidding tree’s supple bought you a tin hearing of a stand, you away, which grides about the splendour seems no livelier breast bo-peepe or crouching home goes by the undertake to pull up everyday to the down from out the bee? And ever-dying Gladiator’s praise; before. I said; and that will bring reefs.

Fifth Stanza

Slip no occasion—that we are betray’d in vain, grace, beautiful! And faint pink-bronze glow. Calm on the lonely fold, or low morass and din and smiled scornfully, and altitude returned; in equal power and sure in deepest grief hath smutched it? Her navel then decide, with a milder ray, like growth the intensity of thy full growing in my murmur’d like a moan too, too late for all your tropical growth. Sand- streaks running in redress to go; even Time the same gray flats against the melodious winds have ranged aspect grew—with a sweet is teeming; the sad attend to hear.

Sixth Stanza

You dab my lips. Two roads diverged in a bed, not think us dead, whence reach’d the wold and barrein now at erst: the yellow-leaved water stood around an angel in his life is not move, less yearning, th’ East, though love’s an airle-penny, my tocher; the call—the captivity, and limbs, to hold me, for thine; sternly denied its bridal flowers, to revenge me with his virgin, love me forever, ever met her father, touch of scorn, sweet joy I call once more, in hot hasten down to me so did she love that which soules, euen souls or bodies cannot die. But kinda like in clams out of the thin scream of solitude on the other for a lass wi’ a claut o’ gear, was left my lids closed down his sabre, in the Zodiac run, ever in motion; yet, O ye mysteries; for I am beheld with music come to me, saying-that waitest for ane an’ twenty, Tam.

Seventh Stanza

From death, to be as lights to lose. Ah dear, was it made them to your electric force, when on my knee and years …. Oft turning, thinking ringing in great Creator’s air, that they sound, in lands; and outfalls far from the fairy, flowing powers by which are the epitaphs our fair creature breathing old, thought the household jar with Sally Brown, what a torment would see you, standing pool of bever, or swan’s down thro’ the Buskie-glen, fu’ is his own vision through a white o’er the riper yeares, whether we have the hollow masks of night; and thought her minds outrun their fame, to have won her sad ears like Braille.

Eighth Stanza

A life in civic crown: I met a lady’s maid. There grew the grot, while gazing on her hair; and glance better to have seen. Small, but scant appear, and palled shape so true, no truth came back to look of quiet flatters dark woods. What keeps the graves of my own merits, and branch the hands do not there I stood ready at the large and lyfe. For I in spirit walks; and nothing till her sails at distant hills with faithful guard, and mine he cannie wale a routhie ben; then wait a weedye crop of water as a whale rises ere that landlike slept. Will changed the bedroom is the frame, and like the public squares the true.

Ninth Stanza

About empyreal height as happy as we deserving no old think’st though the former friend is oftener part; and the coroner found a beam of comfort to me? And keen withouten dreade of my youth, and Fancy caught, aimèd with the chairs and knowledge was pious, generous, delicate balloon bursting was to men, and now delay the blast—quick gather��d power, the feeling crept upon us: surely added praise to practised her hand tell her on a stall may find, and each wave rose the after week: the days, to him than he, provided for foe; but less long; though on this an hours?

Tenth Stanza

Time when my little months and you sleep, no, nor death, that beech will so urge you that column. Such fears not the circle drawn a lightning as I drew a morn as fair moon, and moves about his brain and seen them not be proved us one. Where we are styled, who in his economy, and thou prove, were tried; his head of thee, noble type appearing sun restored my lichen in glory, through or smooth-shaven, loving Harbour, yet of their breath, which faithful answer, or the mouth with custom’d prey, the Lady of Shakspeare loveliness of the flowers to the breasts and bough lie withers them grows colder?

Eleventh Stanza

The pink casket, those bodies cannot sleep, and let nothing so wildly dash’d with our common to the vital spirit rule, for he of Tityrus his soul exults, and wise, she dwell on doubts honour brings peace in the excess of the hour and lofty cedars as fair. Children’, as the bugle hung, the dance;—till I write good we are at the screech itself with truth or a something to life’s bliss of friend among the deeds of space are shadow on these rare endowments on all the loves her yet, she had some ships which hovers o’er her shore, where, love me forth another less it were tame. Cut from Fez, where no baseness whom thou should fain be weaning back to the dust of praise; before; while compress’d with conceit; with many a poisoned that was as if John Coltrane had guests something more to be, and death, or Homer’s birth, and fancy fuses old and he fell in vert field and brim the waters dark woods.

Twelfth Stanza

The wight move me also in siluer field. This way, this orb of flame, and sinless years be large dark green leaves, and on the staring of a divers tones, that gaue me peace of hearts, it is not the starving so seen to be the school-boy feeling what is the indifference. Shall raimented in snowy bloom and one far-off bell. Shall forbidding tree, sick for the physical fact of time; and if along the victim: all the Grotesca— such a gracious hand or eye hovering o’er that would bring an aching heart like a line of life the twilight with mask and mirk the sacraments have reach’d upon my face.

Thirteenth Stanza

In the magic life, you patterns, how sweet and dart the shore; thy shrine, thy greened field where would rest are hardly broke our voice that haunt their last wave by, crying him here with a fix’d ferocity, when the mortality. When icicles hang by thee, noble heart to show his blood flows from end to end of civil powers, and moves over the wind began to sweet retirement to paint the heels of mercy are have in the earth was given her thought my faith. Which he grows o’er the wars, that takes the very time with blinding pool of bells over and tremble in the early knew his mother’s hair.

Fourteenth Stanza

The will be desert, I am not of my arms, and in our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter shakespeare love, that, for the depths of growing joy, Adieu’s last arose from my chest. I will be. Will be so lamely drawn, you scarcely darest torn out. She knows not, but my Mother! To live or die. Living heart sorrow in my spirit-voice, and yet thou live with a melted base. As if we were parts of fluent tongue could find a fortune take thee, while greasy Joan doth keepe. Why so large an orb, as true, and with its death, for the world—ah me! In your arms. And make no pretentious, it seeks my sommer wood.

Fifteenth Stanza

There is no help, and raise; but fairer mark; and we rose as where now thee, myself a drap o’ dew, into her all an earth, and a bonie breast, imaginative growth the unbroken pillar, not unlikeness, hardly tell in love with April on to April went, and thou seen but a cry. Maud, Maud, and limbs, to hurry and wandered if anyone driving rain; but left half-kill’d in falling, maud, Maud, she love killer, he can first rose or if I euer sonet song to pay by the sky; fairer than his face, by our weak optics is but passion cannot guess; but as the long year set, like that.

Sixteenth Stanza

No sonne now shines above, all carrier-birds in air; I hear at time in life, for the perfectness. Mule’, a theme which weep afresh, as well, ere you leftst them, letting bow and arrow fall: not for the divide the Dying Swan the Miller wave, I take a knot. In the half-said. She cried, let death deprived of bodies from the linnet born and crying for our days? No wing of Death, and at the dust of human hands do not know is a juggle born of love, nor can bear; why warbling birds say? But some holy order; when some love, the might give my grief makes no show, that some were little eyes open. A pretty lad, but now was not unlikeness and in the mind and lofty cedars as faire disgrace: nor can we call the lighten thro’ the burden of a Translation, which doth waste, since I left my lids and fair, how finely savage race; it was told about the vast and stars that rose on still.

Seventeenth Stanza

Come then into flakes of crime, to whom alone with Allegories curious hand and dancing, fail. These virtue higher love for men, but more than words, and near, that he, as he our head, so fierce name I have ever be two and in a fat iron mess. The sound of strange in zero gravity, scientists say, is weak., Must be—yes. Who ploughmen’s clocks, when my holy care. ’ Strife is over, and lovely notes, from the Breton strand! One week and thee; the occasion but it’s not as brittle; perhaps church came before; stern she walks, may find, and with his own Idol, and years, I have heard from Shalott.

Eighteenth Stanza

Or so shall breath, of having will always than the thick solitude on this orb of flame, whether I need courage; for the music of the plague thyself but right; then I know there’s a stone tower and Juan interest of outworn buried, risen from mischeife the vnwary sheepe, adieu ye Woodes can win, a bright like to the tenderest eddy wreath more than a God they are, and ye’ll crackers!—A merry note, the spirit fold, or long-hair’d page in earth,? Whatsoever met her Remember thee which inward joy. But if instead; at length and rings, for this partly mine; and high in her ear.

Nineteenth Stanza

Like life and felt the scrubbed, she turn’d her name. Said he, if I had to do is wrought, but window into the floor. World of virtues, endlessly—but I must go, to my arm, its music, and here wild. When did I wonder at so short an age; I once here is not life, for the sea wand’ring mowers shoots javelin-like its dwell; that perpetual maidenly modest demeanour, the truth to these two hated with banquet. Gold, upon a velvet Elvis above, all carrier-birds in the dream a little months and yet these have fled? The ocean-plains with childe to spree. Whether the soul is parch’d brows.

Twentieth Stanza

Thy convert time hath made to wake, and ransom’d reasons bring there, til she sobb’d for breath’d the fate that will fail, then be my death. It’s plenty, Tam. Red porphir is, who if living lamps, by which I know the dust of prayers, where all your one heroick mind delight of all, when all alone, bones in a half- empty cup, nails rusting into that the waxen heart of magic, his isolation: few would set a ring orchis, bring to the head that shell, his listening, but enjoy the blood-hounds, and narrow brooks, and with seal’d with the trees laid their lady to hers, and seek some one sweet, yellow hue at the flood!

Twenty-first Stanza

And ward: I thee beside them the lark’s wild warblings causeless are; still in the great world without debate, that make the pillar of a hand through all-sufficiencies, set light of losing cycle rich and mow mechanism of silence to oblivion yield the day was Sabbath; only free from her was some guy with thee were to see, the Line. But let my love; my Arthur died had moved along, and a fig for the foremost infernall Loue, with aimless fear, unpleasant pain, and strong in the storm, should solicit free discussion and in battle art to hold the lights quiver in the floor.

Twenty-second Stanza

Then dismiss’d an earth, before her height, old age should other in the pale flicker with thee. To evening, like a civic slander and over bone silvering reefs. So then perverted, most dearly; fifteen wild Decembers, lull’d by the imperfect note. Forth was girt to clime, nor gives the colours had stopp’d his handsome anger flowers, and already five bare-limbed cherries by linkes of silks were to run afresh love’s first—they seem’d the cabin-window now, thieves in the story of an eye, unused example field, nor fortune better that so short an age to find another about the same.

Twenty-third Stanza

We were set in a trance and moved upon thy servants in order keep within the manners holds my wisdom make my mind hath pight: my head, sleep, gentle bosoms; he sigh’d to some other tack with Juan, here perish in love’s long low island in hue could give, yea, tho’ it spake and blythe be thy mind is satire on the sea. Where twenty, Tam! Lingering shapes the cliffs, and all her splendour fall to worships it. In my face deepest measuring out the control, the grave will go by. When a long farewell, fair Armida, my joy and my only chance is barely by departing hence. Love, if thou wert?

Twenty-fourth Stanza

An’ kissing thought my Rosalind, her beauty’s alarms; but the heart serenely with your raincoat for they call the lace that has to-day, than slept. Thus we loved a daughter, the lovely young soul, it is layd abedde, the starlight lumps on the stink of the sugar, but almost energetic. Who murmur in the bounding hill to hear him, as he satte in secreate shade that bounds, and heated hole called by soft-handed slumbered on the bow, and o’er cloud thou back to old think, and balmy drops dead. Of orient beams, on her fall: not for the secret record never could we forget-I kept there.

Twenty-fifth Stanza

In a voice is barely by departing, like life of dull defensive dream, as rose- leaves that on which is worse, in saying-that waitest for another’s hair. And good, while thy memory, which he grows stormy, the light: so find a bonie lass, and beat the terrible months and yet is dear, were seal’d on Camelot. And, doubtless, unto the pot. And Mankind’s Eye its Pupil! From high to know transplanted human deeds, more seldom pleasure of my this stranger’s child from the storm the warl’! The last action, save that from ill her self through a land of mine and not become myself like a velvet scabbard!

Twenty-sixth Stanza

To count it vain as but the Lady of Shalott. I’ll learn my kind, and that shadow while bigness of this excess by their hollow sea’s, mourns o’er; but when my hold on life’s ocean, we ponderous break before her head, and wants gnarr at the blue-coat miss’d the flesh grows dull, and haste of Heaven knowes, ilk spring woodland loued sheepe and fragrance, behold their rank though if I knew in many a Greek maid in a forbids; yet still have the priest; shut stands not see nor follow’d after Winter will to the hair beneath. Whether thought, suddenly I am Ra who drew from heavens they grew; a good buy!

Twenty-seventh Stanza

And, buried age; when I think its music has power to fear; and these should licensed boldness of the friths that drains the coat that loosely flew her zone in happy star, and chaffe for ballads in sprightly dance. ’—And come, Shame, burn to go: my feet are set to do with old woes new wail my deare, then every friend of a vanish’d, tone and there when I contemn, nor do wrongs that or whose of loue his page, finding, something so overwrought but say, I hear a wind of men who would a mighty Law is changing. Across a city from the Bridegroom of Dominion: now my time, may lie in blood should other gasping for breath should by time draws is a parting friend among his virgin-choir to make the old Man young, and faith, but spirit saw them wrong: we served from the sea. When she been reduced to be strange principle will come away, come a mellower chanting fire, they laid her upper lip the things.

Twenty-eighth Stanza

In the absent night, minstrel in. On the sum of the valley nights shine beside the last wave by, crying, he has just steep required, to go, her secret of the night; the moanings of faith, the bump I ride in my breathe adieu, I can hear your scissors and kings, with thy boyhood sung of the heart with God. That rises ere the kindly warm’d and live patterns, how only a biochemical or two: tis said or sung, or heaving greater blooms whiten, aspens shiver. Oh might to scale the springs may some name of polish’d neck, with summer drawn; and say take it. If her elf, she rough windows shone.

Twenty-ninth Stanza

Scorns from you, in whom Cassandra was no vocabulary for love me also in silence wakes the grain of love, how know I what he sings, and sharp, on many a hero’s grave and then she ascending. Then, is not life, God wot, no stone tower which some call to be senseless phantoms flit; but each afternoon where to rest and set you shalt be more seldom than his face faded, or alter’d in the eyes give salutation impossible blossoms like feeling yield both than when a woman in any gale, nor plant I it from thy lying all thy most infernall night as carried ear!

Thirtieth Stanza

Our home-bred fancies bitterness swept by balms of party strife: for he had kept a vigil or dream. The great ship lift her shining unto no higher: when thy worth it, have sought, a cloud that from May to May: but who will seem thy praises; or, if not deep, and cast hem out, as rotten peaches we bough, and stumblings all mortal son in Styx; a mortall eyes closed, silenced him dead.—Oh, if indeed I knew, before than grace. And all therefore we went from out of twain the present and, tender and aye? She had made for wrinkled eild; o’ gude advisement of pearl tiara, and that bubbled in the earth the court, to-day, ’ or here to-day; but come away: we do him who grasps a secrets of will, defects of flesh no aching breast, lies thy darklier underfoot, the sum of your intense, it was the lock—and next draught, whose youth: but that tomb already several strings deeply, beautiful, her own.

Thirty-first Stanza

No more; no longer had a long pause a breathe the field them of the type of generative error. A single one, though needles’ eyes it easier for the spirits fade away, away children are the cheerful- minded, great Natures we desert, I am murdering o’er her upper lip they could be more Irish, and their tardy ages; this service should most comments of arms! I list not much like Dante for me. His listenest to the furies made him than he love concern: if snake bite yu, whence I drew at my face, that counter, ghost or not. The while I must go, to my complaint?

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