![]() Jane Merrick is a wealthy, elderly, difficult invalid woman who is preparing for her approaching death. Alcott stories, but not so good, the authorship to be ascribed to "Ida May McFarland," or to "Ethel Lynne" or some other mythological female. on or before March 1, 1906, the manuscript of a book for young girls on the style of the Louisa M. This was expressly stipulated in Baum's contract with Reilly & Britton, which stated:īaum shall deliver to the Reilly and Britton Co. ![]() The book and the series were designed to appeal to the same audience as Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Little Men. Frank Baum under the pen name " Edith Van Dyne." Since the book was the first in a series of novels designed for adolescent girls, its title was applied to the entire series of ten books, published between 19. Aunt Jane's Nieces is the title of a juvenile novel published by Reilly & Britton in 1906, and written by L. ![]()
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![]() ![]() IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages Brees’s inspiring message of hope and encouragement proves that with enough faith, determination, and heart, you can overcome any obstacle life throws your way and not only come back, but come back stronger. ![]() Coming Back Stronger is the ultimate comeback story, not only of one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, but also of a city and a team that many had all but given up on. When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team-and facing the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again-coaches around the NFL wondered, Will he ever come back? After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 80 percent of the city underwater, many wondered, Will the city ever come back? And with their stadium transformed into a makeshift refugee camp, forcing the Saints to play their entire 2005 season on the road, people questioned, Will the Saints ever come back? It takes a special person to turn adversity into success and despair into hope-yet that is exactly what Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees has done-and with the weight of an entire city on his shoulders. ![]() ![]() Her activism and her published work speak to the importance of struggle for liberation among oppressed peoples and of organizing in coalition across differences of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, age, and ability. ![]() Lorde (1934-1992) was a native New Yorker and daughter of Caribbean immigrants. ![]() In her 2017 essay “Reading Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider After Charlottesville,” playwright Antoinette Nwandu (17) writes, “Lorde’s seminal collection … proves as necessary and powerful a tool in the canon of contemporary progressive theory as it was when first published in 1984.” Monday, Jmarks the 36th anniversary of the publishing of Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider, a collection of 15 essays and speeches by the poet, essayist, and activist, written between 19. Audre Lorde’s "Sister Outsider" As Relevant Today As Ever ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have a chance to start again, and this time, I make the rules. A very dangerous adventure that will change my life forever. Right now the final three DDVN books are releasing and a new dark Beauty and Beast retelling. Thankfully forty isn’t too old to start an adventure, because that’s exactly what I do. Breene Hi Sandra Book 6 will be released as soon as other series that are currently being worked on have been finished or mostly finished. The tough alpha, Austin, has joined her team, and she has painstakingly learned to fly. That is, until I learn what the house really is, something I never could’ve imagined. Magical Midlife Invasion Book 3: Leveling Up Series About the Book Buy Book Buy Audiobook Read Excerpt The Series Read an Excerpt BookBub Goodreads About the Book Jessie is well on her way to learning her new life and settling in. I’ll be taking care of a centuries old house that called to me when I was a kid. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I’m ready to carve my own path.Įager for a fresh start, I make a somewhat unorthodox decision and move to a tiny town in the Sierra foothills. This time, though, I plan to do things differently. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that’s exactly what my life becomes. “Happily Ever After” wasn’t supposed to come with a do-over option. ![]() A cape wearing butler acting as the world’s worst life coach. ![]() ![]() "Do your brushing routine in this order: floss, then mouthwash, then brush. Your dentist can give you a prescription high-fluoride toothpaste." "Get really good toothpaste with fluoride or hydroxyapatite for remineralization. Your enamel is softest directly after eating so brushing too soon can be harmful." "Swish with water and/or mouthwash immediately after meals/drinks." If you have to, do it while you're eating and not between meals." "I only eat two times per day (intermittent fasting is not for everyone but it's great for limiting acid exposure on your teeth). You'll save yourself a lot of time, money, and pain!" ![]() That's not a reason to give up, it's just a reason to absolutely lock down your routine. It's so godd**n hard to fix your teeth once they're on the downward slide." ![]() I had them in a good spot for a while, deployment in 2022 f**ked them up again though. I let my teeth go in college and didn't get them looked at until after I finished AIT in 2020. " Second best time is now! Start taking care of them and get into the dentist, a dental school even for free cleaning and check-ups." ![]() ![]() ![]() The guests throng the ground-floor sitting rooms. ![]() The day of their engagement, he gave her a ring. But like any great actress, she is pretending to be pretending. Theatrical killing? Yes, no one would doubt it, she is definitely on a stage, pretending to ensure that everything has the semblance of truth. It is not her body that she wants to conceal, certainly not, but rather the faux backdrop, overfilled with a tin-plate pedestal table whose foot might invade the image. As if the fullness of her garments weren’t enough, she grasps the faille silk curtain, pulling it toward her in a strangely chaste gesture. But its tip agitates the exact center of the image, piercing its focal point. The knife, whose handle disappears into her balled fist, vibrates at the very center, nearly absent from it, so white is its blade that it disappears in the luminous satins of her dress. Her face is cold, her mouth thin, lips tight, eyebrows knit, her gaze is clear and hard, her hair is slicked into two little severely parted plaits. One hand clutches a knife against her waist, which gleams obliquely across her belly. She bursts onto the right of the image as if it were a backdrop masked with curtains. ![]() The following select passages are excerpted from Exposition by Nathalie Léger, translated from the French by Amanda DeMarco, published by Les Fugitives in 2019 and P.O.L. ![]() ![]() The story revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven. The song felt really visceral, and we wanted to capture that as much as we can visually. INVINCIBLE is an Amazon Original series based on the groundbreaking comic book from Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead. Simmons) who starts to manifest powers of his own. Based on the comic by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Noul anxiously looks for a train car where she can feel at ease, her journey speaks to finding assurance and humor in the subtle unfamiliarities that exist within the atmosphere of intimate settings like train cars, that otherwise could make a person feel vulnerable. The animated Invincible centers on the 17-year-old son (Steven Yeun) of a powerful superhero (J.K. Like The Boys, Invincible is another violent take on superheroes on Amazon Prime, but one that feels like more of a throwback. The video follows Studio Doulzia's Noul (the protagonist of their film concept Skeletonblood) moving through train cars in a New York Subway Q Train. “Conceptually the video parallels Mike's stream of consciousness and the narrative style of rap. ![]() Official Music Video for Open Mike Eagle’s 'Dang is Invincible', produced by Paul White The 13-episode anime series follows supervillain Johnny Bolt (Jonah Scott) as he works to pull off the ultimate heist: robbing a private casino belonging to the worlds most powerful supervillain. ![]() Studio Doulzia - Open Mike Eagle & Paul White - Dang Is Invincible (3:10) ![]() ![]() We all know the story of Anna Whitt, and how she was able to overcome every obstacle in combat against the Dukes of Hell. ![]() Let me say this: Kai made an phenomenal Valentine's date for me! Sensual and swoonworthy, this companion volume to the Sweet Evil series, told from the perspective of the mysterious Kaidan Rowe, gives readers revealing insights into the true emotions that drive him. In the light of her affections, Kaidan must undergo his toughest test of all, a battle of the heart. The daughter of a guardian angel and a fallen one, she makes him wish for more than he could ever deserve.ĭetermined to save all the Neph from their dark lives, Anna joins forces with Kaidan to overcome the Dukes’ oppressive ways. Until he meets Anna Whitt-smart, feisty, and inexplicably good -the one girl seemingly immune to his charms. Thankfully for Kaidan, he’s good at his job. ![]() ![]() Disobeying his father would mean certain death. ![]() As the son of the Duke of Lust, Kaidan has learned his father’s ways, becoming a master of passion, a manipulator of chemistry. Bad boy Kaidan Rowe has never wanted for anything-money, popularity, musical talent…hot girls-but seducing them is part of his duty as a Nephilim, slave to the demon Dukes. ![]() ![]() ![]() "The selective voluntary blindness of human beings allows them to ignore the moral consequences of their choices. "You didn't think about it at all," said the expendable. And if you really thought we would colonize this world without making it 'ours', you'd be far too naive to command this expedition." The three continental preserves will be sufficient to allow biologists to study alien life at some point in the future. We would inevitably contaminate Garden, or worse yet, become contaminated and bring potentially deadly Gardenian life forms back to Earth. ![]() ![]() "Visiting here as students of an alien evolutionary tradition would not be either cost-effective or, ultimately, successful. "But this is not our world, to treat however we want!" Ruthlessness was necessary but wins no votes." "It was not publicized or even discussed with the political arm of the colonization program. “I had no idea we planned to be so ruthless." ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At his first day of recess, he wears the hat onto the playground, which, not surprisingly, draws attention from everyone outside. Zinkoff is also known for wearing a gigantic giraffe hat, but, as a first grader, he is subject to the many older bullies who roam the recess playground at school. The confusion of pencil lines on the paper makes no more sense than the playpen doodlings of a two-year-old.” This episode is a classic example of how Zinkoff perceives reality in a very different way from those around hm. However, as Spinelli writes, “If she didn’t know what it was supposed to say, she could never read it. He runs up to his teacher, Miss Meeks, with a big smile, and shoves the paper in her face to show her how proud he is of his work. As if the Donald Zinkoff that was born six years ago is here and now, by his own hand, in some small way being born again.” However, there is a distinct disconnect between what Zinkoff thinks he is doing, which, in this case, is writing his name, and the actual outcome of his labors. ![]() ![]() Spinelli narrates, “He stares at his name, and it is as if he is staring at himself. Zinkoff could not be any more excited about this, or about school in general. In chapter 6, for example, the first-grade class of which Zinkoff is a part is practicing writing their names. It is evident from a very young age that Donald, known solely by his last name, Zinkoff, is a very unique child who does not act and react the same way that other children his age do. The protagonist of Jerry Spinelli’s Loser is the lovably helpless Donald Zinkoff. ![]() |