6/28/2023 0 Comments Find Me by A.M. Arthur![]() ![]() Corrin: That's wonderful! Good work, as always.Arthur: Today I was asked to help a charitable organization prepare for a banquet.Corrin: Hello, Arthur! May I ask what heroic deeds you have performed to help people today?.Arthur: Another day in the service of justice has been completed.I do hope he makes it through his delivery in one piece. I promised to deliver some much-needed medicine for the village elderly today. Oh! I'm sorry, but I must take my leave now. You must have been born under a truly unlucky star. Arthur: And after that, the town's self-defense force mistook me for a thief. ![]() Corrin: Huh?! You mean to say that two different carriages hit you in one day?.I was hit by a couple of carriages on the way back. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In the case of his new novel The Devil and The Dark Water, which takes places on an eight-month sea voyage from Batavia to Amsterdam in 1634 at the height of power of the infamous Dutch East India Company, people are all too keen to blame a demon known as Old Tom for all kinds of terrors that befall them out on the wild surrounds of the untameable ocean. Stuart Turton, who brought us a searing life lesson in the searing bleakness and also reassuringly the redemptive possibilities of humanity in his first supremely successful novel The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, knows more than a thing or two about humanity’s proclivity for blaming things beyond ourselves for the great evils we seem able to commit with far too great an ease. So we invent religions, fairytales, creatures that lurk in the bleak shadows or swim in the murky depths, anything to take us away from the fact that we are, at heart, not as pretty or laudable as we would like to be. ![]() ![]() You could be forgiven for thinking so when you look at the dizzying amount of literature, music, film and on and on devoted to exploring the darker and lighter parts of humanity’s inner self, but the truth is, very few of us are in favour of taking too close at what lies deep below our socially acceptable surfaces nor of taking any responsibility for the terrible acts committed by whatever rises from the deeper reaches of our often unknowable souls. Humanity is not, by and large, a fan of looking deep into its soul. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Alphabet squadron novel![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But going from underdog rebels to celebrated heroes isn't as easy as it seems, and their inner demons threaten them as much as their enemies among the stars. The newly formed unit embodies the heart and soul of the Rebellion: ragtag, resourceful, scrappy, and emboldened by their most audacious victory in decades. Their mission: to track down and destroy the mysterious Shadow Wing, a lethal force of TIE fighters exacting bloody, reckless vengeance in the twilight of their reign. Like Yrica, each is a talented pilot struggling to find their place in a changing galaxy. ![]() In the aftermath, Yrica Quell is just one of thousands of defectors from her former cause living in a deserters' shantytown-until she is selected to join Alphabet Squadron.Ĭobbled together from an eclectic assortment of pilots and starfighters, the five members of Alphabet are tasked by New Republic general Hera Syndulla herself. Set after Return of the Jedi, Alphabet Squadron follows a unique team, each flying a different class of starfighter as they struggle to end their war once and for all. On the verge of victory in a brutal war, five New Republic pilots transform from hunted to hunters in this epic STAR WARS adventure. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments 13 Tales of Horror by T. Pines![]() Below, we've compiled a list of horrifying stories that will make you sigh at the thought of something so evil happening in real life, as well as unbelievable, horrifying accounts shared by people on Reddit. Nevertheless, there are plenty more true scary stories that happened in real life that got media coverage or were turned into films. However, the Amityville Horror isn't the only true horror story that received both media attention and secured a spot on Netflix. And while many of the franchise films and the horror movies that are based on a true story of the 108 Ocean Avenue house expand on the actual story to maximize the spectacle, there's no doubt that the Amityville Horror story leaves anyone horror-struck. Still, many individuals and witnesses believe that the world's most famous "haunted" house, whose story has inspired numerous books and films, indeed is a site of paranormal activity. ![]() ![]() While there's no argument about whether the killings were committed as the murderer was charged, whether the true story of the Amityville Horror is actually truthful is very much disputable. Almost half a century later, the Amityville Horror true story is still surfacing online and sparking debates. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Batman nightwalker marie lu![]() What is she hiding? And why will she speak only to Bruce? Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel. In Arkham, Bruce meets Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. But after a run-in with the police, he's forced to do community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's most brutal criminals. ![]() Meanwhile, Bruce is turning eighteen and about to inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Enterprises and all the tech gadgetry his heart could ever desire. One by one, the city's elites are being executed as their mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. ![]() The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. ![]() A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy. Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Published by Random House Books for Young Readers on January 2nd 2018īefore he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. ![]() ![]() ![]() You just have to do it one day at a time. ![]() As I try to teach our kids, you have it in you to do anything that you need to do. And it just shows the resilience of people… that we all have resilience. “We talk about the adversity that we’ve gone through, and really, our kids had to meet challenges that they never had to meet before. “I always say any championship is special, but I will say that I think the fact that we had to play 40-plus Big Ten games… Big Ten only… play every opponent in the league… which we have not done since the league was only seven or eight teams large… it is special,” Hutchins said on WTKA after Michigan clinched the crown a few weeks back. The protocols, the pause in early April, her team’s isolation, no crowds… winning a 22nd Big Ten title despite those limitations made the accomplishment resonate that much more. Then came COVID, and with it an adversity that made her 37th campaign a new experience entirely. Before this season, Carol Hutchins had coached Michigan through seemingly every kind of adversity in her long and storied career. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Mr nice guy robert glover![]() ![]() You need to be able to share your feelings and opinions openly, even if it means that some people will leave you. You don’t have to keep using the same old coping mechanisms from childhood – try something new and see how it feels!īeing honest with yourself is the first step to taking back your personal power. The good news is, by recognizing these patterns, you can take steps to change them. This can lead to feeling trapped in a job or relationship that doesn’t make you happy – and can even make you feel resentful. If you learned early on that it was more important to put others happiness before your own, you might have carried that mindset into your adult years. ![]() If you find that you often act like a “nice guy” or put others’ needs before your own, it might be because you were raised to do so as a child. But don’t worry, later in the book he shows us how to break free of the Nice Guy Syndrome and adopt a healthier way of living.īelow is the detailed yet quick summary of the book: Lesson 1: Reclaim Your Personal Power and Masculinity ![]() Unfortunately, their approach to life is a recipe for disappointment and frustration. Glover gives us the lowdown on Nice Guys – what they’re like and how they operate. This syndrome is a condition where men seem always nice and try to avoid conflict.ĭr. Glover in which he describes the so called “Nice guy Syndrome”. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Peter by Oscar Cullmann![]() Although Baur’s peers rejected his approach, he nevertheless succeeded in striking a blow against the traditional view. Hence Peter had been sidelined and there was no need for him to have been in Rome or to be seen as the leader of the church. Baur of Tübingen, applying a Hegelian model to his study of early Christianity, suggested that the book of Acts outlined a progressive process whereby Petrine Christianity was challenged and replaced by Pauline Christianity, from which Roman Christianity developed. In their view, “the silence of the Bible was quite decisive,” according to Oscar Cullmann in Peter: Disciple, Apostle, Martyr (1953, 1962).ĭuring the following centuries others launched sporadic challenges against the teaching of Peter having been in Rome, but no one mounted a major assault until the early 19 th century. The primacy of Rome and the Roman Catholic Church, based on the apostle Peter founding the church in the city and later being martyred and buried there, has certainly been challenged since medieval times.īack then, doubts may first have been expressed by the Waldensians, a sect out of conformity with the prevailing Roman orthodoxy. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Sara waters fingersmith![]() ![]() He wants Sue to be accepted as the new maid and to help him win Maud over. However, Maud's maid has recently left her service and, without a chaperone, Rivers' access to Maud is limited. Passing himself off as a proper gent, Rivers has befriended a young lady, Maud Lilly ( Elaine Cassidy), who stands to inherit a fortune when she marries. But when Mrs Sucksby's old friend Richard Rivers ( Rupert Evans), known as Gentleman, offers 20-year-old Sue £2,000 to assist him in one of his scams, she cannot resist. She has been protected and cared for by Mrs Sucksby ( Imelda Staunton) and taught to become a fingersmith (a pickpocket). Since she was orphaned, Sue Trinder ( Sally Hawkins) has been brought up amongst thieves and charlatans. The mini-series was nominated for Best Drama Serial at the 2006 British Academy Television Awards. ![]() Directed by Aisling Walsh, it stars Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans and Charles Dance. The story is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2002 novel of the same name and follows the meeting of two very different young women and what madness ensues. Fingersmith is a four part BBC mini-series that was televised in 2005. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2018 she gained an agent and a UK book deal for Ace of Spades with Usborne Publishing. Àbíké-Íyímídé's debut novel, Ace of Spades, is a young adult thriller with themes of "homophobia in the black community, institutional racism and the diversity of thought among black people". She lived in Aberdeen, Scotland while studying English, Chinese and anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. Àbíké-Íyímídé was born and raised in Croydon in South London. Her debut novel, the young adult thriller Ace of Spades (2021), received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens in 2022, and reached the top ten on The New York Times Best Seller list.Īdditionally, Àbíké-Íyímídé has contributed writings to several publications, including The Bookseller, gal-dem, NME and Reader's Digest. Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (born 13 October 1999) is a British and Nigerian novelist, short-story writer and columnist. ![]() |