![]() ![]() Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. He knew, moreover, that his ship - the fastest then in service - could outrun any threat. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Obejas’s first major publication as a fiction writer was a collection of short stories, We Came All the Way from Cuba so you Could Dress Like This? (1994). ![]() Chicago area readers likely know her best for her work with the Chicago Tribune, including an “After Hours” column about the city’s night life that highlighted some of the lesser-known venues and events in the smaller ethnic neighborhoods outside of “the loop” and the city center. After attending college at Indiana University and receiving an MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College, she moved to Chicago where she lived for several decades and worked extensively as a journalist, publishing in the Windy City Times, The Chicago Reader, the Sun Times, and the Advocate. Obejas and her parents left Cuba for the United States in 1962 and settled soon after in Michigan City, Indiana. ![]() ![]() ![]() They express confusion at that as no one from Freya has ever come to Medora via any means. She tells them about her current predicament (being from Freya and having no idea where she is). Alex is left confused and unsure about where she is when Jordan Sparker and Bear Ronnigan find her. He says that he has been looking for her for a while and paces away. The first person to find her is Aven Dalmarta who she in her thoughts believes is ridiculously handsome. ![]() She hesitates for a second before stepping in, into the unknown.Īlex finds herself in an unfamiliar face flat on her stomach in a green glade. While walking around the campus after her incident, she finds a glowing doorway to a world that she had never seen. When they arrive there, she heads of to sign in and while she's on her way, she's dunked right into a fountain as she is the 'newbie' for it's the school's 'tradition' to do that to all new initiates. Alex doesn't feel excited about this prospect and tries to convince her parents otherwise. In Akarnae, we first see Alexandra Jennings and her parents on there way to her new school, the International Exchange Academy where she was to spend her school year while her parents were in Siberia on and archaeological project. It was first published in 2015 with the release of Akarnae. ![]() The Medoran Chronicles is a series of Young Adult fiction novels by Lynette Noni which includes Akarnae, Raelia, Draekora, Graevale, Vardesia and We Three Heroes which is a compilation of novellas. ![]() ![]() ![]() We meet at: Pontprennau Primary School Heol Pontprennau Cardiff CF23 8LL Parking spaces are limited so please park considerately. It helps to get there 15 minutes early to get a parking spot and find your seat in time for the meeting to start. If you are planning to visit for the first time you are welcome to send us a note to so that we can guarantee you a space and give you a warm welcome. We meet every Sunday at 10am for our Sunday meeting in Pontprennau Primary School. I have more questions, how can I ask them?.Here are some answers to common questions, to help you know what to expect when you visit: ![]() We'd love you to come and visit us for one of our Sunday meetings. We are a growing family of Christians, committed to sharing the good news about Jesus, loving one another and loving our community in Pontprennau/Pentwyn, and beyond. ![]() ![]() There are many ways in which I can help you. Perhaps you’d like to listen to my audio book. You can hire me to edit your work, or work with you as a writing coach. I have an entire curriculum of online memoir classes. I work as a memoir coach, memoir teacher and editor. ![]() Let me help you get your writing life where you want it to be.ĭo you want to learn to write memoir of any length, and on every platform? You’ve come to the right place. Most of my own work is now in the form of memoir writing, including my most recent book, The Memoir Project, A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text on Writing & Life, published by Grand Central Publishing. Four books and countless magazine and radio essays later, the lessons learned at that great newspaper – getting it right and making it short – inform every piece I write and every piece I work with in my job as a memoir coach. THREE WEEKS out of college, I went to work for The New York Times. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilamena Carlisle puts her faith in the stars. Science, religion, music, friendship, love. People put their faith in a lot of things. "A must-have title for upcoming beach reads recommendation lists."- SLJ “A lovely, quirky, and hysterical book about questioning fate and what you’ve been taught to believe.”- BookRiot “Astrology lovers and YA fans alike will adore this entertaining read.” - RT Book Reviews ![]() One of “The 10 Best New Young Adult Books in May 2016” - Paste Magazine “This sweet summer romance will have you flipping the pages all night long!” - Bustle If Wil’s fate is truly written in the stars, then this summer is about to go supernova. But Wil must decide whether to trust her heart or her chart when she falls for a sensitive guitar player whose zodiac sign points to cosmic disaster. ![]() So when she discovers a planetary alignment that won’t repeat for a decade, she’s forced to tackle her greatest astrological fear: The Fifth House-relationships and love. Smith and Jenny Han will fall in love with this heartfelt and humor-laced debut following one zodiac-obsessed teen as she struggles to find the guy of her cosmic dreams.Īs the daughter of an expert astrologer, Wilamena Carlisle knows that truth lies within the stars. "Whether or not you believe in fate or reading the stars, if you believe in happiness and love to laugh, read Summer of Supernovas."- Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Whyįans of Jennifer E. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is the second novel of Quinn's Bridgerton series set in Regency England and tells the story of Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton who is the eldest of the Bridgerton siblings. At the end of it all, Bridgerton season 2 allowed Kate and Anthony to choose their life’s path and in their own time. The Viscount Who Loved Me is a 2000 historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn, first published by Avon. The push-pull dynamic that occurs throughout season 2 makes everything more tantalizing, and putting off their first kiss until after Anthony and Edwina’s almost wedding imbued Kate and Anthony’s previous near-kisses with more sexual tension and desire than in the book. Bridgerton season 2 elevates the drama of Kate and Anthony’s romance, giving them higher stakes and juicy tension before they finally allow themselves to be happy. They decide to finally do something for themselves, for their own happiness, and their individual character arcs blend together nicely with the way their story ends. Rather, Anthony and Kate get to the point where they get to choose themselves and each other in an authentic, humbling manner. In the aftermath of the scene from Bridgerton season 2, Kate and Anthony are not forced to marry because they have to, bound by societal standards and honor. The bee scene change, in particular, is much improved from the novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Discovery, and others have laid off thousands of staffers, pulled the plug on underperforming programming, and vowed to be more cautious. ![]() Wall Street, unsurprisingly, is second-guessing the throw-everything-at-the-wall mentality that fueled the streaming arms race. But that’s declined since Netflix’s loss of subscribers caused the company’s market cap to dip $54 billion last year, and Disney, NBCUniversal, and Paramount collectively accumulated more than $8.3 billion in streaming losses. The streamers’ appetite for originality and niche programming was once their chief selling point, apart from us not having to go outside. “There were a couple of instances of driving people to LAX and dropping them off while a billboard for Handmaid’s was staring down at me,” he says.Īnd that was the golden age. Or overheard, to be more accurate: They were talking to each other in the back of his Lyft. The good news was that he still heard some solid gossip from Hollywood insiders. Back in 2017, around the time that The Handmaid’s Tale emerged as a global hit for Hulu and became the first streaming show ever to win the top drama Emmy, one of its writers, John Herrera, was working a second job. The golden age of streaming didn’t always reward the people who actually mined the gold. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “One of the best Lovecraftian stories I’ve ever read.”-io9 on Maplecroft ![]() A mesmerizing absolute must-read.” -Brian Keene “With Maplecroft, Cherie Priest delivers her most terrifying vision yet-a genuinely scary, deliciously claustrophobic, and dreadfully captivating historical thriller with both heart and cosmic horror. Time to kneel before her, lest she take our heads.” -Chuck Wendig “Cherie Priest is our new queen of darkness, folks. “Highly recommended.” -Booklist, starred review ![]() “Priest has written an excellent modern house story from start to finish.” -Publishers Weekly, stared & boxed review “A masterpiece of disquieted tension.”-New York Journal of Books Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. When he calls the police, they tell him there is no such bridge on Route 177. Much later, Titus wakes up lying in the middle of the road, no bridge in sight. But shortly before they reach their destination, the road narrows into a rickety bridge with old stone pilings, with room for only one car. Titus and Melanie Bell are on their honeymoon and have reservations in the Okefenokee Swamp cabins for a canoeing trip. Take a road trip into a Southern gothic horror novel. A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HORROR NOVELįrom Cherie Priest, the author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft, comes The Toll, a tense, dark, and scary treat for modern fans of the traditionally strange and macabre. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The daughter of Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, the actress made her Broadway debut as a teenager in Irene, which starred her mother. My heart and prayers are with Billie, Debbie and all Carrie’s family, friends and fans. In Star Wars, she was our great and powerful princess - feisty, wise and full of hope in a role that was more difficult than most people might think. “She was extremely smart a talented actress, writer and comedienne with a very colorful personality that everyone loved. “Carrie and I have been friends most of our adult lives,” Star Wars creator George Lucas said in a statement. A medic onboard performed CPR on the actress until paramedics arrived to take her to UCLA Medical Center, where she was placed on a ventilator. “I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop.”įisher suffered a heart attack last week aboard a Los Angeles-bound flight 15 minutes prior to landing. ![]() “Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter,” Fisher’s mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, wrote on Facebook. “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” Simon Halls, a spokesperson for Fisher’s family, said in a statement to People. Carrie Fisher, the iconic actress who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, died Tuesday following a massive heart attack last week. ![]() |