![]() ![]() Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. ![]() Now he’s staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, but it will also heal emotional wounds. “A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that’s utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original’s back story falls neatly into place.”- The New York Times Book Reviewįelix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. The beloved author of The Handmaid’s Tale reimagines Shakespeare’s final, great play, The Tempest, in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The main attraction point is still the art, though. Maybe Yumeko is just like a stage-setter? Either way, I can't care less what happens to her, but everyone else is duking it out on the character bias list. ![]() Getting into the arcs with any other pair as the focus - Mary and Ririka, or Yumemi and her secretary - the story got a trillion times more compelling. ![]() I was kinda able to set aside my irritations when I decided that Yumeko was as much an audience surrogate as Suzui - they're both tools with which to let us the rest of the (far more interesting) cast at their extremes. and, if you do those things but completely populate the story with fascinating, complex, (and kinda evil), female characters, I will tear through the series in a week ![]() without showing the consequences of failure, the stakes mean nothing - which really doesn't work in a story completely based on stakes having an all-capable, all-powerful, all-knowing, unconquerable protagonist who never fails is so boring 55.Īfter the anime got me fixated again I read these really quickly, so this review covers the entire series so far. Note for future me: the last translated chapter was ch. ![]() ![]() ![]() A home death/hospice death is not always a good death.ħ. It’s too real.”ĥ. A hospital death is not always a bad death.Ħ. “Dying is not like you see on TV or in the movies. It is not peaceful or prepared. You may not have a spiritual or meaningful moment. You can plan for death, but death does not always comply with our wishes or plans.Ĥ. ![]() No matter how prepared you think you are for a death, you can never be fully prepared for the loss and the grief.Ģ. If you finish this post and you're annoyed about all the things we forgot, leave a comment to keep the list going! I wish someone had told me.ġ. So, with your help, that is what we have today: a quick and dirty list of the things we wish we had known about grief before we knew anything about grief. If it's in quotes, it's something one of our fabulous readers shared with us on Twitter or Facebook. just the really basic things that people never tell you about grief. ![]() So, we think back to the basics. Not the theory stuff, not the ideas about how to cope. We write about types of grief, grief theory, personal reflections, creative expression for coping with grief, practical ideas for managing grief, and on and on and on. But there are some days that all that seems like a lot to take in. Is this Normal?, Grief Articles for Beginners, 64 Things, Lists, Unique Nature of Grief ![]() ![]() ![]() This includes, but is not limited to, hate speech and fighting about politics. All mod actions will be taken with these goals in mind. Our guidelines were designed to foster a diverse and welcoming discussion community while avoiding drama, flamewars, and promotional activity. Say "hi" at our sister subreddits- SpecArt and SF Videos-and join our reader-managed Goodreads group. The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. Not sure what counts as speculative fiction? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. Canticle for Leibowitz Rendezvous with Rama Princess of Mars Altered Carbon Foundation Blindsight Accelerando Old Man's War Armor Cities in Flight A Brave New World Children of Dune Stranger in a Strange Land Dhalgren Enders Game Gateway A Fire Upon the Deep Neuromancer A Clockwork Orange Ringworld Diamond Age Lord of Light Hyperion Startide Rising Terminal World The Forever War Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hunger Games Left Hand of Darkness Man in the High Castle The Martian Chronicles The Player of Games The Shadow of the Torturer Sirens of Titan The Stars my Destination To Your Scattered Bodies GoĪ place to discuss published Speculative Fiction ![]() ![]() ![]() Lots to reflect on about the power of great narrative and the problems of climate-change, populism, authoritarian government, anarchy, refugees, etc. Could it be that Naso's great lost book has embedded itself into the structure of the world itself?Ī clever, interesting, and rather strange book, but a satisfying and thought-provoking (even prescient) one as well. And there seems to be something oddly familiar about the names and stories of the butcher Tereus and his wife Procne, the carpet-weaver Arachne, the shopkeeper Fama, the ropemaker Lycaon, and the rest of the local inhabitants. But this isn't Augustan Rome as we know it - or at least not unless Roman historians were keeping very quiet about things like bus stops, P.A. ![]() A traveller from Rome arrives in a small port on the Black Sea coast, in search of the great poet Naso, who has been exiled there by the Emperor, and is now rumoured to have died. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Music in this episode was produced by Aner Andros, Hildegard’s Ghost, the Hot Sugar Band, Ben Hamilton, and Sunfish Moon Light. This episode features Stu Crawford, Captain Gold, Lynn Lee, Dan Okamoto, Nate Spindel, Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson, Anne Salomon, Charles Menzies, Nate Spindel, Ollie Popley, Crystal Young, Shayanna Sawyer, Hannah Freegan, Stu Crawford, Jenn Chow, and Yarrow. We will need to revisit the site again this summer to see if the kelp continues to come back and the urchins continue to stay away. Most of the kelp that returned to the site when you saw it was annual kelp, which means that it does back every fall/winter. Red urchin densities were reduced by over 90% to successfully mimic sea otter predation on urchins.Summer kelp density went from almost 0.1 plants (stipes) to more than 1 plants per metre squared, a 10-fold increase!.Summer kelp depth went from 0.5 m chart datum to about 8 m depth chart datum.Since we visited Gwaii Haanas in the Summer of 2019, the study has progressed! Here is an April 2020 update from Lynn Lee: ![]() ![]() ![]() "- Publishers Weekly, starred review "The line breaks and rhyme schemes make the poems accessible. Tender and honest, these poems pack a big emotional punch. A first-rate pick for Father's Day that celebrates dads and, as Smith notes in her dedication, "those who stand in the gap offering guidance, love, and support to children in need."- Booklist, A Kirkus Best Book of the Year An Arnold Adoff Poetry Award Winner An NCTE Notable Poetry Book "16 poems celebrate precious, small, and meaningful moments between fathers and their children. "- School Library Journal, starred review " A heartwarming, lyrical collection. ![]() A lovely addition to poetry collections that may just inspire kids to write verse of their own. "- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The poems are accessible and a true celebration of fatherhood. the bulk of the emotion has to come from body positioning, posture, and the relations between figures on a page Smith has mastered this, conveying so much with tilting heads and embracing arms. A Kirkus Best Book of the Year An Arnold Adoff Poetry Award Winner An NCTE Notable Poetry Book A Kansas NEA Master List Selection "16 poems celebrate precious, small, and meaningful moments between fathers and their children. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her experience, if something seems too good to be true, it certainly is.įalling for Sol is out of the question. He might seem kinder than his fearsome looks imply, but she knows better than to trust the way he wants to take care of her, or how invested he is in her pleasure. ![]() ![]() She doesn’t expect to be put on an auction block in a room full of literal monsters and sold to the highest bidder. She expects the service to be backbreaking and harsh. Freedom from her husband…in return for seven years of service. Unfortunately, even that is an impossible task in her current situation-trapped in a terrifying marriage to a dangerous man.ĭesperate times call for desperate measures, which is how she finds herself making a deal with a demon. I believe the designer has also redid the cover for Morning Glory Milking Farm, which has been recommended in the comments before.īriar Rose might have a name out of a storybook, but she learned at a very young age that no prince was coming to save her. The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert is $2.49 at Amazon! I love these sort of old school covers with monsters. ![]() ![]() “ Gerry's friends, you see, had no confidence in the United States judicial system. “ By the time I was done with the car it looked worse than any typical Indian car that has been driven all its life on reservation roads, which they always say are like government promises - full of holes.” ![]() His thoughts swam between us, hidden under rocks, disappearing in weeds, and I was fishing for them, dangling my own words like baits and lures.” When I walked with him I could feel how strange it was. Grandpa's mind had left us, gone wild and wary. “ They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were they all fused into a single stubbornness.” I know the grand scheme of the world is beyond our brains to fathom, so I don't try, just let it in.” All are just ploys for cutting nature down to size. “ All through my life I never did believe in human measurement. I go to church only to show the old hens they don't get me down.” When I was young, I vowed I never would be caught begging God. The only difference is, I was not so durable as stones. “ Time was rushing around me like water around a big wet rock. "Scales," in Rayna Green, ed., That's What She Said ( 1984).“ I was sitting before my third or fourth Jellybean - which is anisette, grain alcohol, a lit match, and a small, wet explosion in the brain.” ![]() ![]() ![]() When the red wolf population became severely decimated, coyotes began to occupy their niche (job or function in an ecosystem) and continue to presently. Hybridization (mating between two different species) with coyotes threatens the red wolf population as it decreases the number of genetically distinct individuals. Today over 200 red wolves are a part of the captive breeding program in the U.S. In 1987, red wolves were reintroduced at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. Fish & Wildlife Service listed the red wolf as extinct in the wild. Out of the 17 red wolves captured for breeding, 14 were the pioneers of the successful breeding program. ![]() This program was needed due to the fact that the species’ population had been severely decimated and was on the brink of extinction. In 1973, a captive breeding program was started for the red wolf by the U.S. These fears, plus the protection of livestock, and the destruction of habitat caused the extinction of the red wolf subspecies Canis rufus floridanus in 1920 (U.S. Bounties were issued for wolves due to the fear of the species. When settlers first arrived to the New World, they brought an extreme fear that wolves were associated with the Devil. ![]() For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember, the village of Oakvale has been surrounded by the dark wooda forest filled with terrible monsters. Historically, the red wolf was trapped and killed almost to extinction by humans to protect livestock and game (Mulheisen and Csomos 2001). A novel by Rachel Vincent Powerful and compelling, this high-stakes, feminist reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Meagan Spooner. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network. ![]() Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.Report fish kills, wildlife emergencies, sightings, etc. ![]() |