![]() ![]() Vulnerable and honest, these stories include a woman who had blood tests done because she was convinced that “not wanting sex” was a sign of serious illness, and a man who grew up in a religious household and did everything “right,” only to realize after marriage that his experience of sexuality had never been the same as that of others. ![]() ![]() Through a blend of reporting, cultural criticism, and memoir, Ace addresses the misconceptions around the “A” of LGBTQIA and invites everyone to rethink pleasure and intimacy.Journalist Angela Chen creates her path to understanding her own asexuality with the perspectives of a diverse group of asexual people. ![]() An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that’s obsessed with sexual attraction, and what the ace perspective can teach all of us about desire and identity.What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? What does asexuality reveal about gender roles, about romance and consent, and the pressures of society? This accessible examination of asexuality shows that the issues that aces face-confusion around sexual activity, the intersection of sexuality and identity, navigating different needs in relationships-are the same conflicts that nearly all of us will experience. ![]()
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![]() Lawrence in 1932 in which charged particles accelerate outwards from the center along a spiral path. Certainly not in earth.Ĭyclotron: “ a type of particle accelerator invented by Ernest O. I’m like an airplant, not rooted in anything. I’m famous, not so much for what I’ve written. ![]() Below is an introduction of sorts. Considered a guru/hipster (or, as he preferred, a “gangster poet”), and “with an IQ that can stutter your butter,” as a critic put it, he always spoke in quotable phrases, such as: Milton Klonsky is a key player in the Keep This Quiet! series. Also, for a reservoir of his wisdom and dry wit – sayings to ponder through the ages – click to read Keep THIS Quiet TOO! More Adventures with Hunter Thompson, Milton Klonsky, Jan Mensaert, where his sharp mind is on view. ![]() Only in this new web-inspired world would this be possible, but he’s there, with never-before-seen writings that is, never seen except in the original Commentary issues. Read newly compiled, still vibrant Milton Klonsky essays in Commentary in the 1950s and 60s here. ![]() ![]() You'll still catch her in scrubs every now and then, but most of her time is spent writing these days-a career she is eternally grateful for.Īlways an avid reader, Daniels enjoys books of all kinds, but favors Romance (of course) and Fantasy. A former full-time Radiologic Technologist, she began writing romance after college and quickly discovered a passion for it. Since then, she has published more than fifteen novels, including the Dirty Deeds series with Forever Romance.ĭaniels grew up in Baltimore and currently lives in Maryland with her husband and three kids. ![]() Daniels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Alabama Summer, Dirty Deeds and Sweet Addiction series, as well as her forbidden MM romance: The Tragedy of Felix and Jake.īest known for her sexy, small-town romances, her debut novel, Sweet Addiction, was first published in 2014 and went on to become an international bestseller. ![]() ![]() Ma tries her best to keep Jack healthy and happy via both physical and mental exercises, keeping a healthy diet, limiting TV-watching time, and strict body and oral hygiene. Because it is all he has ever known, Jack believes that only Room and the things it contains (including himself and Ma) are "real." Ma, unwilling to disappoint Jack with a life she cannot give him, allows Jack to believe that the rest of the world exists only on television. The film was a critical and commercial success it received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including for Best Picture, and won Best Actress for Larson.įive-year old Jack lives with his 27-year old Ma in "Room", a secured single-room outbuilding containing a small kitchen, a basic bathroom, a wardrobe, a bed, and a TV set. ![]() The film adaptation, also titled Room, was released in October 2015, starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2010, and was shortlisted for the 2010 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the 2010 Governor General's Awards. The novel was longlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize and won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional prize (Caribbean and Canada). Donoghue conceived the story after hearing about five-year-old Felix in the Fritzl case. The story is told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother. ![]() ![]() Room is a 2010 novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jericho is a dystopian novel with gritty characters, thrilling action, and a found family that puts themselves in jeopardy for their community. Explores intersection between faith, LGBTQ+ rights, and public life. ![]() Author, Jericho (April 2021), current M.Div student, lifelong human rights student. When domestic unrest shakes the foundation of Jericho, they will have to decide whether their community's health is worth the safety of their family. Read writing from Rachel Mumaw on Medium. But when Riley Jay is secretly "recruited" to provide medical services, something firmly illegal within Jericho's walls, and Command tightens its grip on dissenters, Riley is asked to take on increasingly dangerous tasks. Remnants of the country's former military, the Command, promise the hodgepodge family more safety and stability than their nomadic lives could ever offer. Riley and their little found family remain independent and impartial from the conflict until tragedy strikes, forcing them into Jericho. ![]() Riley Jay, Sergio, Ian, and Jen survive the Collapse, a civil war resulting from a violent political takeover that obliterated a once peaceful nation. Welcome to the collapse of order as we know it. ![]() ![]() "If You Read One Memoir This Year, Make It This One".
![]() ![]() ![]() While Van Bridge was away at war, Kippe Cammaerts met Jack Morpurgo (subsequently professor of American Literature at the University of Leeds from 1969 to 1982 ). When Morpurgo was born the following year, his father was stationed in Baghdad. ![]() Morpurgo's brother Pieter was born in 1942. They were married in 1941 while Van Bridge, having been called up in 1939 and by then stationed in Scotland, was on leave from the army. His father came from a working-class family, while Kippe came from a family of actors, an opera singer, writers and poets. Both RADA graduates, his parents had met when they were acting in the same repertory company in 1938. Morpurgo was born in 1943 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, as Michael Andrew Bridge, the second child of actor Tony Van Bridge and actress Kippe Cammaerts (born Catherine Noel Kippe Cammaerts, daughter of writer and poet Émile Cammaerts). Morpurgo became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and he is also the current President of BookTrust, the UK's largest children's reading charity. His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or World War I. ![]() Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL ( né Bridge 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). ![]() ![]() Henry is drawn to Tristan s easy country charm, dry English wit, and everything that is so different from Henry s world. Henry Livingston has always been the odd duck, the black sheep, the baker in an old money family where pedigree is everything and quirky personalities are hidden behind dry martinis and thick upper east side townhouse facades. The baker invites him in, and some time during that night Tristan realizes it s the first time he s really smiled in months. One night when he s feeling really low, he wanders by a beautiful little bakery with the lights still on. ![]() He spends a lot of time working late at night, eating and sleeping alone, and even more time meandering around his neighborhood staring into the darkened windows of shops. ![]() Tristan Green left his small English town for Manhattan and a job at a high profile ad agency, but can t seem to find his bearings. ![]() ![]() Or, Safire is an awkward lesbian with a crush and Eris knows she's a thirst trap. It wasn’t that Safire was afraid of people in her classes knowing she was gay or in touch with her own sexuality, it was just that she was not expecting to see her fellow university classmate, the very tattooed, very pierced and very very attractive Eris Weaver, manning the counter at her favourite sex shop. i have the hots for both these fantastic ladies but oh well. ![]() an endless appreciation of how hot Eris is.Eris (Iskari series)/Safire (Iskari series). ![]() Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings. ![]() Space_buns_arsinoe Fandoms: Iskari Series - Kristen Ciccarelli ![]() ![]() ![]() That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. ![]() The more unacceptable the men, the better. ![]() Translation: She's going to embark on a string of one-night stands. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too. When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected-and the man she enlists to help her-in this new New York Times bestselling romance by Helen Hoang. ![]() |
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