#josiah fleming

[murphy-kitt]

Even If I Die - Prologue

April, 1996. Brothers Zachary and Josiah Fleming vanish from Williamson's Old Dairy Farm.

Eight years later, Elijah, their younger brother can barely remember both of their faces. To avoid bringing back the grief that their disappearances caused, whatever traces of them remained were erased from existence.

Until Elijah moves into Zachary’s old bedroom, which remains stuck in time from the day he disappeared. He discovers that Zachary had been pursuing his own investigation onto a cold case.

Determined, Elijah strives to find out what became of his brothers that fateful night.

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WC: 1250

Tags: Major Character Death, Blood and Injury, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Angst & Hurt/Comfort, 1990s, Family Secrets

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Another original work bc yes. I procrastinated too much because I didn't want to write an essay and thus this prologue was born.

#original work #original writing #original characters #zachary fleming #josiah fleming #murder mystery #angst #murphy’s random thoughts

[alfvaen]

Novel Battle

Last month I did a roundup of books I read, and it looks like I managed to do it again this month, woot. It's not quite the end of the month yet, but there's only day left in December 2023 and I don't think I'll be getting anything else finished this month (and I finished my 100 books on Goodreads), so I might as well do it now. (I have been trying to not leave it all to the last minute, writing bits of it during the month, which may be an effective strategy.)

Actual books under the cut--possible spoilers for Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series, Michelle West's House War series, and maybe C.J. Cherryh's Atevi series, though I'm trying not to.

Michelle West: Battle, completed December 6

This is a slot for a female (or non-male) "diversity" slot author. It almost feels a bit cheating for me to use the slot for Michelle West (a.k.a. Michelle Sagara), who I've been reading for a long time now, and is somebody I'd read anyway, but her books are pretty thick and I have a tendency to fall behind on them, so I'll take whatever will get me to actually read them.

Back when I first read Michelle Sagara, I was heavily into Canadian SF and wanted to read everything that was eligible for the Aurora Awards every year, if possible. (It soon became clear that it was not, for all practical purposes, possible.) So I saw her on the list with her first series, The Sundered, and read them all. It's a series where the good guys lose at the end of the first book, and our protagonist ends up imprisoned by a demon lord type who is also her main romantic interest. This kind of dynamic has turned up a few times in her other books, to some degree or another. Later she came out with the Sun Sword series under the name Michelle West, a series of six quite thick books. (And, it turns out, there had been a previous duology, Hunter's Oath and Hunter's Death, set in the same world and featuring some of the same characters.) And after that, she started coming out with her Elantra series (a.k.a. the "Cast" series, since the titles are all like Cast In Shadow or Cast In Courtlight etc.), again under the Sagara name; slightly lighter, and thinner, fantasy novels featuring a guardswoman named Kaylin Neya living in a multiracial fantasy city (and by multiracial, we have like hawk people, lion people, dragons, elf-types, and telepaths, and probably others I'm forgetting). And after that, she started coming out with the House War series, which was designed to tie up some loose ends from the Sun Sword series. (She's also got another series, a YA-ish urban fantasy series called "Queen of The Dead", but I haven't tried those yet.)

So at the moment I'm reading both the Elantra series and the House War series; I try to get through one of each a year so that maybe I won't fall further behind. Battle is, as one might guess, in the House War series, which, as a series, is a bit odd. The first three books in the series are really their own trilogy, since they take place before The Sun Sword entirely (and one of them overlaps with Hunter's Death). And then comes Skirmish, which takes place after The Sun Sword, and continues on with Battle, Firstborn, Oracle, and War. (Firstborn and Oracle were not part of the original series listing, so I assume that the series stretched as she was writing it.)

The central character of the House War is Jewel Markess ATerafin, who I believe was introduced all the way back in Hunter's Oath and may have been in all of the Michelle West books to date. She started out as a street kid, leader of a "den" of orphans and homeless kids, until she gained the attention of the powerful House Terafin, and managed to win entry for herself and her den; later it turned out that she was a rare "seer-born", and she grew in power and influence. She is a fundamentally nice person, though, who would be happy if everybody just got along and nobody got hurt, so she's not comfortable wielding her power--something she may have to overcome by the end of the series, I suspect. (And, unlike some of Sagara/West's characters, she seems deeply aromantic-coded. Not even a hint of romantic feelings in any of the books to date.) Also, in these books it seems like any random character can turn out to be a retired assassin with a dark past, or a troubled immortal, or a secret mage, or some other such archetype. It works better than it has a right to.

So what is the House War? That's a good question. It's not, fundamentally, a struggle within House Terafin, or between any of the Ten Houses, at least as of yet. It seems more like a struggle of House Terafin, or all of human civilization, against outside forces, quite frankly. Battle has relatively little battle in it, in fact; it still feels like we're readying for the battles to come.

I've started supporting the author on Patreon, mostly because she was working on a new book in this world, Hunter's Redoubt, which the publishers passed on (possibly because she couldn't guarantee it being a reasonable length, or maybe the series just wasn't selling well enough for them), and I've only got three more House War books after this one, so probably by 2027 I'll get to reading it.

Ian Fleming: For Your Eyes Only, completed December 8

Feeling a little behind on my Goodreads challenge after the length of Battle, I decided to scan my shelves for something somewhat shorter, and less fantasy. And Ian Fleming is what I came up with.

I remember James Bond from an early age, between the HBO we (probably illicitly) had when I was a kid, and the promotion for the movie "For Your Eyes Only" (including the Sheena Easton song and the Marvel comics adaptation). These days "FYEO" is considered a lesser entry in the Bond canon, but I have a soft spot for it. I watched and rewatched a lot of the movies over the years, and at some point I started reading the original novels. They're not bad, though of course a product of a different time with all sorts of deeply-ingrained sexism (and probably racism too).

For Your Eyes Only the book is actually a collection of short stories. The first one, "From A View To A Kill", is perhaps the best, a straightforward but engaging story of Bond outwitting an embedded spy nest in France. (Little or nothing in common with the "A View To A Kill" movie.) The title story and "Risico" are the two that the "For Your Eyes Only" movie was built around--the former a story of an off-the-books mission where Bond avenges a pair of M's old friends (with the aid of their bereaved archer daughter, who became Melina in the movie), and the latter being the story of double agent Kristatos trying to set Bond against rival Colombo; the stories themselves are pretty good. Then there's "Quantum of Solace", which also has nothing to do with the later movie, and hardly anything to do with James Bond, being mostly a story told to Bond about a relationship that went sour, and "The Hildebrand Rarity", which oddly didn't get any movies named after it, about a horrible person who comes to a bad end on a boat on the Indian Ocean, and good riddance. While uneven, it was actually a bit refreshing to see Bond in different contexts and shorter pieces.

Jim Butcher: Warriorborn, completed December 9

Next, I wanted another male author, and still probably a shorter book. The Olympian Affair, the latest Jim Butcher novel, had just come out, and was devoured by several members of the household; this e-novella was kind of a precursor to it, and my wife had recommended I read it, and I decided it might be just the thing.

I have a read a lot of Jim Butcher--almost all of the Dresden Files (saving only a few of the more recent stories), the Codex Alera, and The Aeronaut's Windlass, the first Cinder Spires book (to which The Olympian Affair is the sequel). It's been some time since his last novel, Battle Ground, and quite frankly, that one left a really bad taste in my mouth. A lot of that was due to a particular character death which I really did not appreciate, but I can't tell if it's just that or if I've gone off him completely. So I have deliberately been avoiding the last few Dresden Files stories, and I wasn't sure if I was going to read any more at all, so I guess this was also a way of giving him another chance.

I apparently didn't remember The Aeronaut's Windlass that well, because I did not remember the main character of the story, or the whole Warriorborn class at all (they seem to be humanoid but part cat or something?). I remembered actual intelligent cat characters, but not these guys. Anyway, there was a story, it was mildly exciting, and it only took me a day to read it. I'm still not sure if Butcher has redeemed himself, but I did put The Olympian Affair on my to-read list, even if I probably won't actually read it any time soon. He may not be "don't read ever again", but he hasn't earned his way back up to "read as soon as the hardcover comes out" yet by a long shot.

Lois McMaster Bujold: Ethan of Athos, completed December 12

Three books since my last reread, so it was time for another one, the next (chronological) Vorkosigan book, Ethan of Athos. It's an odd duck in the series--no Vorkosigans appear in it at all, but we do get Elli Quinn, last seen getting sent off for extensive facial reconstruction surgery in The Warrior's Apprentice, in which she had barely any screen time. The book's POV character, though, is the titular Ethan, from the planet Athos, a planet of a reclusive misogynistic society that bans women entirely and reproduces entirely through uterine replicators and ovarian cultures. But when the ovarian cultures start senescing, and their replacement shipment is hijacked, Ethan is forced to head into the big bad woman-infested galaxy and try to remedy the problem. Which brings him into contact and/or conflict with Elli Quinn, Cetagandans, and other forces. And ends up broadening his worldview ever so slightly, though he does return home at the end…with perhaps the biggest dangling plot thread that never got revisited in the entire series. I was lukewarm about it my first time through, but by now I consider it pretty fun, but inessential. It does give you a chance to see Elli as a full-fledged character before you see her back with Miles again.

Cecilia Dart-Thornton: The Ill-Made Mute, completed December 18

After three short reads in a row, I was now ahead again. It was time for another female author, and for "trying out" one I hadn't read before. When I'd first started doing this, I limited it strictly to authors where I'd picked up one book at random and that was it, but I later broadened it to include other authors, particularly ones where I'd picked up two books by them and not yet read either. And the one I happened to have sitting on my shelf was Cecilia Dart-Thornton's The Ill-Made Mute, which was both an interesting author name and an interesting book title.

It's an odd book in a lot of ways. The language is…well, you could say "rich", you could say "not afraid of using obscure vocabulary words". The setting is interesting--there's a metal that floats above the ground (not unlike something that they have in the Cinder Spires, actually), and some people use it to travel by floating ship or floating horse…which makes sense once you find out how dangerous overland travel is, because of all the wights (a.k.a. fairy folk, seelie and unseelie, many of which seem to be drawn from actual Celtic folklore, given the extensive references at the back).

Our protagonist is the mute of the title--stripped of their memory, speech, and name, disfigured by accident, and receiving only grudging kindness by their rescuers. Could be a more proactive character than they are, since they spend a lot of the time at the mercy of more powerful forces (and many capricious wights), but you do root for them to come through.

It turns out, by the way, that the other book in the series which I own, The Battle of Evernight, is the third book, not the second, so I guess I need to track down a copy of The Lady of The Sorrows sometime. Sigh.

C.J. Cherryh & Jane Fancher: Defiance, completed December 22

I only had three books left to read for the year, and 13 days to do it in, so I still seemed more or less on track, but maybe a shorter book would not go amiss--especially since we were planning to go out of town on the 23rd, something that I could finish by the 22nd might be a good idea. Female author still, and not high fantasy.

I often like to let books sit on my to-read shelf for a while; or, to put it another way, to not neglect forever the books that have been sitting there for a long time in favour of newer and shinier ones. But there are exceptions, for authors that I've read a lot of and am actually caught up on, where I try to keep caught up by reading their newest books.

I've been reading C.J. Cherryh for a long time--I started with her Morgaine books, after seeing her mentioned in Dragon magazine, and went through whatever I could find--Cuckoo's Egg, Serpent's Reach, the Faded Sun books, the Chanur books, etc. I fell behind for a long time, but the Atevi books (starting with Foreigner) helped, because I started reading them to my son. They're not kids' books, but he was a teenager when I read them to him so that was okay. (If it bothers you to think of a teenager still being read to by his parents, think of it as a "parental audiobook experience".) I had gotten about twelve books in on my own, but even restarting from the beginning, I was able to plow through the series (up to at least book 20) reading them aloud. (By this point he can read them on his own if he wants to, though.)

This is book 22 in the series, and while it seems to be starting out with recap (which was less useful when reading them back-to-back, but helpful now) it's probably not a recommended starting point. The length of the series is a tribute to the complex political situations that our characters get involved in, and she's probably not in danger of running out. This is her second novel, and first Atevi novel, crediting her longtime companion Jane Fancher as a cowriter, probably for reasons.

The Atevi series in general takes place on (mostly) a planet inhabited by a species called atevi, where a group of humans were forced to settle after a hyperspace accident left them unable to return home. After some initial friction, they are coexisting mostly peacefully, with one human (called a "paidhi") as a cultural interface. The current paidhi, Bren Cameron, ends up getting involved more deeply than usual in atevi politics, which is all I'll say in lieu of spoilers.

Josiah Bancroft: Arm of The Sphinx, completed December 27

I also picked this one largely on page count--I was planning on reading it in 5-6 days, which would cover the days when I was visiting my mother for Christmas. In a slight deviation from my normal tactic, I ended up allocating reading pages so that the two travel days (it usually takes us about six hours to do the drive) required fewer pages, and it worked pretty well.

The first book in the series, Senlin Ascends, involved Thomas Senlin and his young wife travelling to the Tower of Babel, the wife getting abducted, and Senlin going into the tower after her. The details of the world aren't particularly clear--there is a Tower of Babel but there's also steampunk technology and people with European names, and there's no map of anything besides the Tower itself so I don't worry about it too much.

In this book, the second, we have more an ensemble cast rather than just Senlin, and I think the change is quite effective. Senlin is a reserved gentleman thrust into unfamiliar situations, and sometimes he's a little bit repressed, so having more viewpoints was helpful. Plus it allows us, the reader, to learn things without Senlin necessarily learning those things as well.

I'm hoping that we'll shift our plot from "Senlin looking for his wife" to something with slightly larger stakes about the fate of the Tower itself, and the world. Because it's beginning to seem like Senlin and his wife may not have the most successful, loving reunion. We haven't seen much of her at all, really, and I hope that when we do, she'll have a stronger character than just "damsel in distress".

There's two more books in the series, which of course may be out of print by this point, but I think the odds of my finishing the series at all have definitely gone up.

Lois McMaster Bujold: Borders of Infinity, completed December 30

And then it was time for another read, another Vorkosigan book, whose placement may be a little bit controversial. It consists of three novellas, the first of which, "The Mountains of Mourning", takes place between The Warrior's Apprentice and The Vor Game. The others do take place between Ethan of Athos and Brothers In Arms, but in this book there's also a framing story that takes place after Brothers In Arms. (In the more recent omnibus editions the novellas are rearranged, and the framing story disappears entirely. There's not much to it, so it's not a huge loss.) But there's no spoilers from BIA, it turns out (Miles is in the hospital with broken arms from an unchronicles adventure that happens after BIA, and while its events are alluded to, all that really comes up is that they were on Earth). BIA in fact takes place directly after "Borders of Infinity".

"Mountains of Morning" is probably the most affecting of the three novellas, as Miles has to investigate the murder of a baby in the backwoods of his district, with characters that show up again in Memory. "Labyrinth" is my least favourite of the three, though it's still good. It is the most novel-structured of them, with subplots and multiple settings, and its events serve as setup for the events on Jackson's Whole later in Mirror Dance. "Borders of Infinity" is a tour de force showing how Miles can accomplish his goals after stripped of pretty much everything, and also a good example of how to hide things from the reader that your viewpoint characters knows.

And that's December, and the end of 2023. Next up it will be a book from my dwindling supply of male "diversity" authors, Siege of Mithila by Indian author Ashok Banker. I also got a copy of the nonfiction book Paths of Pollen, written by my very own brother, that came out a month ago.

#books #Lois McMaster Bujold #Vorkosigan Saga #Michelle West #Ian Fleming #James Bond #Jim Butcher #Cinder Spires #Cecilia Dart-Thornton #C.J. Cherryh #Atevi #Josiah Bancroft

[1892]

It would be remiss of me to post and support BLM and not use the platform where I have the most reach to share information about a case from my very small home county. 

In 2017 Josiah Lawson was murdered outside of a house party. An arrest was made, and the suspect, Kyle Zoellner, was released despite overwhelming evidence of guilt. His girlfriend was 

A few days ago, a new GoFundMe was put up after years of inactivity on the old one. Everything is being run by Charmaine Lawson who has been fighting for her son for three years with no justice served. 

A donation would mean a lot for a small community still hurting.

More information can be found at www.justiceforjosiahlawson.com/ and on the Facebook page Justice for David Josiah Lawson

You can also help by calling [phone]. Demand that Humboldt DA Maggie Fleming be removed as DA.

#.txt #blm #justice for josiah #godfundme #reblogging would be a huge help #black lives matter #blacklivesmatter #this isnt getting many notes so i edited a little bit. PLEASE please reblog

[more-quiverfull-sims]

Getting Ready for Our Little Girl!

The idea of having a little girl is so exciting! I have been hard at work creating a perfect nursery for her, and it was finally complete just a few days before I went into labor!

A few nights ago I began to feel early contractions that were several minutes apart. My husband was still at work, but I felt that I had a while to go and wasn’t worried.

My older sister, Katlynn, came over to help me and watch over Colton. We realized when she arrived that our outfits practically matched...isn’t that funny?!

I ended up entering transition far sooner than I expected, and before long sweet Claire Ingrid was here with us! I saw right away that she was very cute and very curious. She has big blue eyes and was looking around everywhere and smiling at her Mama! What a gift this little one is!

A few weeks after Claire was born, my brother Josiah married my sister-in-law, Laura! I was so thrilled for both of them! 

It was such a beautiful and faithful ceremony! The weather was warm, so they held the service in the gardens outside of Pastor Fleming’s church.

God Bless Josiah and Laura! I pray they have a long and fruitful marriage.

I was so honored to be a bridesmaid! I love both of these people so much!

In other news...just two months after I had my precious baby Claire, I began to feel very nauseous in the mornings. We were overjoyed to discover that we are expecting again! It sounds like we will have three under three (just barely, almost 35 months apart!) Wow! We are so blessed and excited. I’m so happy that all of you are following along on our journey. 

#thegormans #the flemings #quiverfull sims #fundie sims #sims 4 #sims 4 legacy

[your-dietician]

Most glaring Trade Deadline needs for each contender

New Post has been published on https://tattlepress.com/mlb/most-glaring-trade-deadline-needs-for-each-contender/

Most glaring Trade Deadline needs for each contender

The Trade Deadline is three weeks from Friday, and while a handful of teams figure to be sellers during the coming weeks, more than two-thirds of the league is still within striking distance of a postseason berth.

What moves would help those teams make a run with an eye toward October? Some of the teams below might ultimately wind up selling off pieces by the end of the month, but as of Tuesday, each of these 21 clubs took the field within 7 1/2 games of a postseason spot.

Some teams have more than one hole to fill, but here’s a look at the most glaring need for each team as executives look to bolster their rosters for the second half.

Red Sox: First baseman Boston’s .663 OPS at first base ranks 12th in the AL, though Bobby Dalbec has 10 home runs in 226 at-bats. The Red Sox lineup is predominantly right-handed — Rafael Devers and Alex Verdugo are the only everyday lefties, while Marwin Gonzalez is a switch-hitter — so adding a left-handed bat would be preferable. Potential fit: C.J. Cron, Rockies

Rays: Starting pitcher It’s unclear when — or if — the Rays will get injured ace Tyler Glasnow back. (He’s optimistic he’ll return before the postseason, but it’s still too early to say.) In his absence, Tampa Bay hasn’t been able to replace his top-of-the-rotation production; entering Wednesday, the Rays only have two starters with an ERA+ better than league average: 41-year-old Rich Hill and soft-contact specialist Josh Fleming. Perhaps rookies Shane McClanahan or Luis Patiño will step forward to fill the void, or prospect Shane Baz or veteran Chris Archer will provide a late-season boost, but adding a frontline starter would help the Rays in their effort to overtake the Red Sox. Potential fit: Kyle Gibson, Rangers

Blue Jays: Relief pitcher Toronto’s acquisition of Adam Cimber was a start, but the Blue Jays — who also acquired Trevor Richards from the Brewers Tuesday in a deal for Rowdy Tellez — are in need of more relief help for the second half. The Jays have dealt with their share of injuries this season (then again, who hasn’t?), but in an ultra-competitive AL East, Toronto will need to bring in a relief arm or two (not to mention at least one starter) to take aim at the division title. Potential fit: Richard Rodríguez, Pirates

Yankees: Starting pitcher The Yankees’ roster doesn’t have many holes, though underperformance by players such as Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu and Clint Frazier gives off a different impression. If those players can bounce back in the second half, the most glaring need is a starting pitcher to slot in behind Gerrit Cole and Corey Kluber, assuming the latter can return from the injured list and regain his early-season form. Potential fit: Tyler Anderson, Pirates

White Sox: Second baseman The biggest second-half acquisitions for the White Sox would be the return of Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert, but Nick Madrigal’s season-ending injury left a gaping hole at second base that Chicago will likely address before the Trade Deadline. Given Madrigal’s age and control, a rental second baseman would be the logical move for the White Sox, who will also be in the market for bullpen help like nearly every other contender. Potential fit: Adam Frazier, Pirates

Indians: Outfielder Eddie Rosario’s abdominal injury was a big blow to the Cleveland lineup, taking away one of the club’s more productive hitters. The Indians’ outfield has a collective .713 OPS (10th in the AL), making a solid outfield bat a must-add for the second half. Cleveland could also use some starting pitching depth, even with Zach Plesac set to rejoin the rotation from the injured list. Potential fit: David Peralta, D-Backs

Astros: Relief pitcher Houston could get some relievers back from the injured list in the coming weeks (Joe Smith, Bryan Abreu, Josh James and perhaps Pedro Báez), but adding a dependable reliever to pair with Ryan Pressly would make Houston a strong favorite in the AL West. Potential fit: Taylor Rogers, Twins

Athletics: Relief pitcher Houston isn’t the only AL West contender in need of bullpen help. Oakland’s relief corps features just two dependable late-inning options (Yusmeiro Petit and Lou Trivino), though Sergio Romo has been better of late. Adding another high-leverage reliever would go a long way for the Athletics, who could also use another power bat such as Nelson Cruz. Potential fit: Daniel Bard, Rockies

Mariners: Outfielder/DH The surprising Mariners won’t be dealing away any of their prime young assets for short-term fixes, but GM Jerry Dipoto has always been willing to make a deal when the right one presents itself. Seattle could certainly use an arm or two in both the rotation and bullpen, but the lineup needs to be better if the Mariners plan to contend for a postseason spot. Adding an outfielder or a designated hitter on an expiring contract could help the cause without blocking the path for top prospects Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodríguez in the long-term. Potential fit: Nelson Cruz, Twins

Angels: Starting pitcher The Angels have survived the absence of Mike Trout to this point, climbing back to the .500 mark as they seek their first postseason appearance since 2014. The rotation’s 5.26 ERA ranks 13th in the AL, so adding a starter (or two) would seem to be the obvious move for GM Perry Minasian if Los Angeles plans to be in the mix down the stretch. Potential fit: Danny Duffy, Royals

Mets: Starting pitcher The Mets’ offense has struggled for most of the season, but recent setbacks for both Carlos Carrasco and Noah Syndergaard have accentuated the need for New York to add a starter to slot in behind Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman and Taijuan Walker. The Mets have plenty of talent in the lineup; as long as Francisco Lindor can bounce back and Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith can continue their recent production, the offense should correct itself without any major acquisitions. Potential fit: José Berríos, Twins

Nationals: Starting pitcher Max Scherzer continues to do his thing at the age of 36, but the rest of the Washington rotation has been inconsistent all season. There is no timetable for Stephen Strasburg’s return, while Jon Lester looks like his best days are behind him. The NL East is still up for grabs, making the addition of a starter (or two) the clear direction for the Nationals if they want to contend. Potential fit: Jon Gray, Rockies

Braves: Impact bat That may sound vague, but the Braves have a couple of options depending on who they can acquire. In a perfect world, a left fielder would be the ideal candidate, but Atlanta could also add a third baseman and move Austin Riley to left field. Either way, the need for an additional offensive weapon is clear cut. Potential fit: Joey Gallo, Rangers

Phillies: Relief pitcher This feels like an annual thing for the Phillies, who have struggled to put together a solid bullpen for several years. Philadelphia could also use some back-of-the-rotation help, but the Phillies’ 4.78 bullpen ERA ranks 12th in the NL and shows no signs of getting better. Philly’s biggest problem? The team’s farm system ranked 23rd in MLB Pipeline’s preseason rankings, leaving a scarcity of quality prospects from which to deal. Potential fit: Ian Kennedy, Rangers

Brewers: Third baseman Luis Urías has held his own at the hot corner, but the Brewers could use an upgrade to bolster their lineup. Having already addressed first base (Rowdy Tellez) and shortstop (Willy Adames), Milwaukee is clearly trying to boost its offense to give its stellar pitching staff some run support. Potential fit: Eduardo Escobar, D-backs

Reds: Relief pitcher Following Tuesday’s walk-off loss to the Royals, the Reds’ 5.29 bullpen ERA ranked 14th out of 15 NL clubs, making the bullpen the obvious area of weakness in Cincinnati. Seven different relievers have earned at least one save this season, so adding a lockdown ninth-inning option would benefit the Reds, who have a stable of relievers with ERAs north of 5.00. Potential fit: Yimi García, Marlins

Cubs: Starting pitcher The Cubs’ lineup has struggled during the recent slide, but if Chicago is going to add, the rotation should be the top target. The rotation’s 4.58 ERA ranks 13th in the NL thanks to inconsistency from every starter not named Kyle Hendricks. Of course, the lengthy losing streak has dampened most hopes that the Cubs — who traded Yu Darvish this offseason — will become big buyers in the coming weeks. Potential fit: Matthew Boyd, Tigers

Cardinals: Relief pitcher The return of Jack Flaherty and Miles Mikolas from the injured list should remove the need to add a starter, but the Cardinals’ bullpen could certainly use some help. St. Louis will likely try to add another relief arm that manager Mike Shildt can trust in the late innings to go with Giovanny Gallegos, Alex Reyes and Génesis Cabrera. Potential fit: Kendall Graveman, Mariners

Giants: Starting pitcher Kevin Gausman and Anthony DeSclafani have been a solid 1-2 punch for the Giants, but the back end of the rotation has been impacted by injuries. Adding some rotation depth should be at the front of San Francisco’s list, as the Giants’ roster doesn’t have many other holes that need to be addressed. Potential fit: Danny Duffy, Royals

Dodgers: Starting pitcher The Dodgers were already in need of a starter before Trevor Bauer was placed on administrative leave, making it possible that Los Angeles will need to add two arms to the rotation this month. Julio Urías has already set a career high with 99 1/3 innings pitched, while Tony Gonsolin missed two months with a shoulder injury. Top pitching prospect Josiah Gray also missed two months, and there are questions as to whether he can make an impact in the Majors this season. Potential fit: J.A. Happ, Twins

Padres: Starting pitcher San Diego could use some bullpen help and an outfield bat, but the rotation is arguably the club’s biggest need given Dinelson Lamet’s health, Blake Snell’s inconsistency and Ryan Weathers’ potential workload limitations (he’s thrown 51 1/3 innings, more than half of his career-high 96 from 2019). Potential fit: Michael Pineda, Twins

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[riilsports]

Tolman and Shea honor 14 student-athletes with spring Key Spirit Awards

June 6, 2018

BY CAROLYN THORNTON

RIIL Director of Multimedia Content

    Tolman and Shea recently presented 14 of their spring sports student-athletes with Key Spirit Awards - and also treated them to breakfast at Modern Diner. Through the program, started 12 years ago by Steve Riley and Bob Marshall, the student-athletes were recognized for exemplifying: Perseverance, Effort, Spirit, Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Role Model, Determination, and academics.

    With the assistance of special guest and R.I. Interscholastic League assistant Executive Director Mike Lunney, the awards were presented to their students by Shea principal Dr. Jacqueline E. Ash, Tolman principal Chris Savastano, Shea athletic director Kate Corry, and Tolman athletic director Frank Laliberte.

Tolman honorees

Softball - Jaylee Martinez                 

Coach Scott Cooper on Martinez: “Jaylee is a true spirited teammate whether at practice, on the bus or at a game.  She is a vocal leader on the field and in the dugout. She is a spitfire and always is the player who gets the team going.”

Baseball - Noel Hernandez

Coach Theo Murray on Hernandez: “Noel is a respectful, dedicated and determined young man.  He is a positive role model and highly respected by his peers.”

Boys Outdoor Track - Matthew Butler

Coach John Toth on Butler: “Matt is an outstanding competitor and a real team leader.  He is a determined student athlete who leads by example.”

Boys Tennis - Josiah Morris

Coach John Jasionowski on Morris: “Josiah was very versatile as he had to move up from his 1st doubles slot and play 3rd and 4th singles for 5 matches, winning 3 of them. He had to adjust to playing with 2 different partners as the team was in flux. Not once complaining about anything.  He went out and played his best being a team leader by example in the process.”

Girls Outdoor Track - Ashlynn Chism-Hysell             

Coach Kayla Fleming on Chism-Hysell: “Ashlynn puts in a 100% effort each and every day. She was willing to try different races even when she was unsure.   She is polite and respectful at all times.  Even when Ashlyn was not able to run because of injury she pleaded to get out there to run.”

Boys Volleyball - Connor Duhamel                     

Coach Neil Nachbar on Duhamel: “Connor is not only the catalyst of our offense, but he also makes sure the other players are aware of their defensive positioning and points out weaknesses in the opposition.  This season, Connor has emerged as one of the best players in our division.”

Unified Basketball - Shaleece Whitfield        

Coach Julyssa Walker on Whitfield: “Shaleece has been a true team player  since her first year with Unified Basketball. She has been phenomenal this season and has been a leader in helping others on our team.”

PHOTO COURTESY/STEVE RILEY

Shea honorees

Baseball - William Jaycox                      

Coach Dino Campopiano on Jaycox: “William plays every inning at 100 percent. He has improved his play at second base so much since the beginning of the year. He’s done that by coming to practice and working hard   He never gave up on himself. What I am most proud of William is for his behavior and academic  progress in school. William has matured so much since last year. I’m so proud of the young man he has become.”

Girls Outdoor Track - Esther Kayode    

Coach Greg Clark on Kayode: “Esther was not only the hardest working and most dedicated track athlete this season, but she always gave 100% effort in her 9 seasons of Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track at Shea High School.  She will certainly be missed.”

Boys Outdoor Track - Ezekiel Velasquez

Coach Rich Kucal on Velasquez: “Ezekiel has been a steady and dedicated member of the team. As a competitor in the shot put and discus, he learned both of these events for the first time and made a tremendous amount of progress. His continued dedication, positive attitude and competitive spirit helped to bring a great deal of pride back to our throwing squad. Hopefully he will continue to grow and improve in these events in future seasons!”

Softball - Sophia Panzo

Coach Steve Cooper on Panzo: “Sophie is a pleasure to have on the team.  When asked, she will play any position on the field to help the team, whether it be pitcher, infield or outfield.  She always says, “OK coach’ with a smile.  She’s a great athlete and role model, and I look forward to having her on the team for the next two years.”

Tennis - Orlando Correia

Coaches Candy Turner and John Jasionowski on Correia: “Orlando can be counted on to infuse the team with energy and spirit before matches. His energy also shows through in practice. Each practice is fun and energized with Orlando's help.  As one of our singles players, he can always be counted on to give it his best.”

Unified Basketball - Jowell DaSilva  

Coach Steve DeMeo on DaSilva: “Jowell played a major part in how successful the first year of unified basketball was at Shea High School. He was named co-captain and performed his duties to his very best. Always in constant contact with the other players, Jowell made sure all team information was received by everyone. His hard work paid off when the team won its first State Championship.”

Unified Basketball - Ralph Menard                                        

Coach Steve DeMeo on Menard: “Ralph played a major role in how successful the first year of unified basketball was at Shea High School. He was named co-captain and performed his duties to his very best.  Always in constant contact with the other players, Ralph made sure all team information was received by everyone. His hard work paid off when the team won its first State Championship.”

PHOTO COURTESY/STEVE RILEY

#Key Spirit Awards #Tolman #Shea #Mike Lunney

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Il Magico Congresso degli Stati Uniti d'America (MACUSA)

origini

Il Magical Congress of the United States of America, noto alle streghe e ai maghi americani con l'abbreviazione MACUSA (comunemente pronunciata come: Mah - cooz - ah) fu creato nel 1693, in seguito all'introduzione dello Statuto Internazionale di Segretezza Magica. I maghi di tutto il mondo avevano raggiunto un punto critico, sospettando che avrebbero potuto condurre una vita più libera e più felice se avessero costruito una comunità sotterranea che offrisse il proprio supporto e avesse le proprie strutture. Questa sensazione era particolarmente forte in America, a causa dei recenti Processi alle streghe di Salem. MACUSA è stato modellato sul Consiglio dei maghi della Gran Bretagna, che ha preceduto il Ministero della Magia. Rappresentanti delle comunità magiche di tutto il Nord America furono eletti al MACUSA per creare leggi che controllassero e proteggessero i maghi americani. L'obiettivo principale del MACUSA era quello di liberare il continente dagli Scourer, maghi corrotti che avevano dato la caccia ai loro simili esseri magici per guadagno personale. La seconda grande sfida per le forze dell'ordine del MACUSA era il numero di maghi criminali che erano fuggiti in America dall'Europa e oltre, proprio a causa della mancanza di forze dell'ordine organizzate come quelle esistenti nei loro paesi. Il primo presidente del MACUSA è stato Josiah Jackson, un mago guerriero che è stato votato in carica dai suoi colleghi rappresentanti perché era considerato abbastanza duro da affrontare le difficoltà dell'era post-Salem Witch Trials. In questi primi anni il MACUSA non aveva un luogo fisso di incontro. Le riunioni si sono svolte in luoghi diversi per evitare il rilevamento di No-Mag.

Forze dell'ordine

La priorità immediata del presidente Jackson era reclutare e addestrare Auror. I nomi della prima dozzina di volontari che si sono formati come auror negli Stati Uniti hanno un posto speciale nella storia della magia degli Stati Uniti. Erano così pochi e le sfide che hanno dovuto affrontare così grandi che sapevano che avrebbero potuto essere costretti a sacrificare la vita quando avrebbero accettato il lavoro. Da allora, i discendenti di queste streghe e maghi hanno ricevuto particolare rispetto negli Stati Uniti. I dodici originali erano:

Wilhelm Fischer Theodard Fontaine Gondulphus Graves Robert Grimsditch Mary Jauncey Carlos Lopez Mungo MacDuff Cormac O'Brien Abraham Potter Berthilde Roche Helmut Weiss Charity Wilkinson

Di questi dodici, solo due sopravvissero fino alla vecchiaia: Charity Wilkinson, che sarebbe diventata il terzo presidente del MACUSA, e Theodard Fontaine, il cui diretto discendente Agilbert è l'attuale Preside della Scuola di Magia e Stregoneria di Ilvermorny. Degni di nota sono anche Gondulphus Graves, la cui famiglia rimane influente nella politica magica americana, e Abraham Potter, la cui lontana relazione con il famoso Harry Potter sarebbe stata scoperta da entusiasti genealogisti secoli dopo.

Le sfide

L'America rimase uno degli ambienti più ostili per le persone magiche, principalmente a causa dei discendenti di Scourer che erano scomparsi definitivamente nella comunità No-Maj e che mantennero vivo il sospetto della magia. A differenza della maggior parte dei paesi occidentali, non c'era cooperazione tra il governo No-Mag e il MACUSA. Inizialmente, un edificio incantato fu creato sui monti Appalachi come quartier generale del MACUSA, ma nel tempo questo divenne un luogo scomodamente remoto, soprattutto perché i maghi, come i No-Mag, si radunavano sempre più nelle città. Nel 1760, il MACUSA si trasferì a Williamsburg, in Virginia, sede del fiammeggiante presidente Thornton Harkaway. Tra molti altri interessi, al presidente Harkaway è attribuito il merito di allevare Crups, cani che assomigliano molto a Jack Russells, a parte la coda biforcuta. La devozione del Crup per i maghi è superata solo dalla sua aggressività verso le persone non magiche. Sfortunatamente, il branco del presidente Harkaway ha devastato diversi No-Mag locali, che in seguito sono stati in grado di abbaiare solo per un periodo di 48 ore. Questa violazione dello Statuto di Segretezza ha portato Harkaway a lasciare l'incarico in disgrazia. (Potrebbe non essere una coincidenza che Williamsburg sia stata la prima città negli Stati Uniti ad avere un ospedale psichiatrico dedicato. Gli avvistamenti di strani avvenimenti intorno alla residenza del presidente Harkaway potrebbero spiegare l'ammissione di No-Mag che erano, in effetti, perfettamente sani di mente.) Il MACUSA si trasferì a Baltimora, dove il presidente Able Fleming aveva la sua casa, ma lo scoppio della guerra rivoluzionaria, seguito dall'arrivo del Congresso No-Mag in città, rese il MACUSA comprensibilmente nervoso e partirono per quella che ora è conosciuta come Washington. È stato lì che il presidente Elizabeth McGilliguddy ha presieduto il famigerato "Paese o tipo?" dibattito del 1777. Migliaia di streghe e maghi da tutta l'America scesero sul MACUSA per partecipare a questo incontro straordinario, per il quale la Grande Sala delle riunioni dovette essere magicamente ingrandita. La questione in discussione era: la comunità magica doveva la sua massima fedeltà al paese in cui aveva stabilito le proprie case o alla comunità magica sotterranea globale? Erano moralmente obbligati ad unirsi ai No-Mag americani nella loro lotta per la liberazione dai Babbani britannici? O era questa, semplicemente, non la loro lotta? Gli argomenti a favore e contro l'intervento furono prolungati e la lotta divenne feroce. I pro-interventisti hanno sostenuto che potrebbero essere in grado di salvare vite umane; anti-interventisti che i maghi hanno rischiato la propria sicurezza rivelandosi in battaglia. I messaggeri furono inviati al Ministero della Magia a Londra per chiedere se intendevano combattere. Tornò un messaggio di quattro parole: "Lascia perdere questo." La famosa risposta di McGilliguddy è stata ancora più breve: "Badate bene". Mentre ufficialmente le streghe e i maghi americani non si sono impegnati in battaglia, ufficiosamente ci sono stati molti casi di intervento per proteggere i vicini No-Mag e la comunità dei maghi ha celebrato il Giorno dell'Indipendenza insieme al resto della società americana, anche se non necessariamente al loro fianco. Una delle leggi magiche americane più significative fu creata nel 1790, quando il MACUSA approvò un editto per imporre la segregazione totale delle comunità magiche e No-Mag. La legge di Rappaport, che prende il nome dall'allora presidente Emily Rappaport, è stata creata come risultato di una delle peggiori violazioni dello Statuto Internazionale di Segretezza mai conosciute, una violazione in cui la figlia del Custode del Tesoro e dei Draghi di Rappaport e un discendente di Scourer quasi hanno smascherato l'esistenza della magia in tutto il mondo. Con l'approvazione della Legge di Rappaport, i matrimoni misti e persino l'amicizia tra maghi e No-Mag divennero illegali negli Stati Uniti. La base del MACUSA rimase a Washington fino al 1892, quando una rivolta imprevista della popolazione di Sasquatch causò un'altra violazione della sicurezza. Gli storici attribuiscono la colpa della ribellione a Irene Kneedander, Capo del Corpo per la Protezione delle Specie Magiche (Umanoide), la cui interpretazione del suo titolo lavorativo aveva coinvolto l'attacco di qualsiasi Sasquatch che `` uscisse fuori linea ''. L'arrivo a Washington del Sasquatch ha reso necessari oblio di massa e ampie riparazioni al quartier generale. Il MACUSA aveva bisogno di un nuovo rifugio e nel corso di diversi anni i maghi si sono infiltrati nel team di costruzione di un nuovo edificio a New York. Quando il Woolworth Building fu completato, poteva ospitare sia No-Mag che, se attivato dagli incantesimi corretti, trasformarsi in uno spazio per i maghi. L'unico segno esterno della nuova posizione segreta del MACUSA era il gufo scolpito sopra l'ingresso.

MACUSA negli anni '20

Come con la maggior parte degli altri organi di governo magici, il Department of Magical Law Enforcement è il più grande dipartimento del MACUSA. La Legge di Rappaport era ancora in vigore negli anni '20 e diversi uffici del MACUSA non avevano controparti nel Ministero della Magia; per esempio, una sottodivisione che si occupa della Fraternizzazione No-Mag e un ufficio che rilascia e verifica i permessi per le bacchette, che tutti, cittadini e visitatori, avrebbero dovuto portare negli Stati Uniti. Una differenza significativa tra i governi magici degli Stati Uniti e del Regno Unito di questo tempo era la pena per reati gravi. Mentre streghe e maghi britannici furono mandati ad Azkaban, i peggiori criminali in America furono giustiziati. Negli anni '20 il presidente del MACUSA era Seraphina Picquery di Savannah. Il Department of Magical Law Enforcement era diretto da Percival Graves, un discendente rispettato di uno dei dodici Auror americani originali.

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“Never go into Mulberry Woods alone. Death clings to the place. They say them Fleming boys went down there and vanished into thin air. No one knows what happened, but can only be certain they met a grisly fate.”

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Recent development, Zachary wasn’t originally gonna come back as a ghost after he’d been murdered, but heck why not? Prepare for rambling bc yes

Eight years after his death, his younger brother Elijah finds the tape recording Zachary used to plant evidence on Thomas Quinn. By pressing a button on the tape recording, this summons Zachary, and subsequently the tape recorder breaks.

However, Zachary has no memories of his former life, and Elijah was too young at the time to remember what his older brother looked like. Elijah is the only one who can see Zach.

Together they team up and decide to solve each other’s problems, finding out what happened to Elijah’s older brother, and help Zachary get his past life back. But they don’t know they’re looking for the same person.

Elijah nicknames Zachary “Jackdaw” (at this point, neither know what Zach’s real name is), which soon evolves to just “Jack”.

And Elijah gets himself into a lot of tricky situations when his family see him talking to thin air. He can’t exactly tell them he’s talking to a ghost all the time, but Jsackdaw really wants to be seen by other people than just Elijah. He’s bored.. Knocking books off shelves, writing on the mirrors, turning taps on, turning photos around, etc.

And then they finally make the discovery that Jackdaw, is the person Elijah’s been looking for the whole time - Zach. Jackdaw has been in the house with the family he’s been looking for the entire time.

Progressively Zach gets his memories back, but overtime it hurts more. The person who can see him is that six year old kid who used to idolise him — who’s now the same age as him. His mother’s lament about his disappearance was about him and he can’t tell her he was right there listening, he can’t hug them or talk to them. His whole family is right there, grieving him, and he can’t reassure them.

Then he remembers being murdered, and who the culprit was. But he also remembers failing to protect his brother, Josiah, who got murdered alongside him. And nor him or Elijah can expose the truth, because who would believe a fourteen year old kid saying the ghost of his brother said who was responsible for his disappearance?

Angst :D

Even If I Die (Summary Post)

#even if i die #zachary fleming #the boi now be a ghost #original work #murphy’s random thoughts #macabre secrets

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Undrafted free agent signings 2017: Every team’s pickups in one place

Is the next Tony Romo waiting in this year’s crop of undrafted players?

The 2017 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn’t mean teams are done adding important contributors for the upcoming season. Scores of NCAA athletes will start the next chapters of their football careers by signing as undrafted free agents this week.

The class of 2017 could also produce some memorable contributors. College standouts like Jarron Jones and Hardy Nickerson Jr. should all draw plenty of interest this spring. Though they’ll face long odds to make an NFL roster, the path they’ll walk is far from uncharted territory.

There’s a laundry list of players who have emerged from the embers of the draft to make a major impact in the NFL. All-Pros like Wes Welker, Priest Holmes, Kurt Warner, Antonio Gates, John Randle, James Harrison, Jessie Tuggle, and Tony Romo all took the long way to the league. They turned out to be unexpected boons who didn’t cost a cent in draft currency.

We’ll have a complete list of undrafted free agent signings as they come in.

Arizona Cardinals

Carlton Agudosi, WR, Rutgers

Collin Bevins, DT, Northwest Missouri State

Lucas Crowley, C, UNC

Ironhead Gallon, LB, Georgia Southern

Gump Hayes, DB, Arizona State

Krishawn Hogan, WR, Marian

Drico Johnson, S, Central Florida

Tre'Von Johnson, OLB, Weber State

Trevor Knight, QB, Texas A&M

Ryan Lewis, CB, Pittsburgh

Jonathan McLaughlin, OT Virginia Tech

Cyril Noland-Lewis, S, Louisiana Tech

Ricky Seals-Jones, WR, Texas A&M

Sojourn Shelton, CB, Wisconsin

James Summers, RB, East Carolina

Pasoni Tasini, DL, Utah

Steven Wroblewski, TE, Southern Utah

Atlanta Falcons

Travis Averill, OL, Boise State

Marcelis Branch, DB, Robert Morris

Daniel Brunskill, OL, San Diego State

Deante Burton, WR, Kansas State

Reginald Davis III, WR, Texas Tech

Darius English, DL, South Carolina

Wil Freeman, OL, Southern Miss

Jermaine Grace, LB, Miami (Fla.)

Jarnor Jones, CB, Iowa State

JT Jones, DE, Miami (Ohio)

Cam Keizur, C, Portland State

Andreas Knappe, OT, Connecticut

Robert Leff, OT, Auburn

Josh Magee, WR, South Alabama

Quincy Mauger, S, Georgia

Chris Odom, DE, Arkansas State

Tyler Renew, FB, Citadel

Taylor Reynolds, CB, James Madison

Christian Tago, LB, San Jose State

Gary Thompson, DE, Marshall

Alek Torgersen, QB, Pennsylvania

Deron Washington, S, Pittsburg St.

Baltimore Ravens

Quincy Adeboyejo, WR, Ole Miss

Kenny Allen, P, Michigan

C.J. Board, WR, Tennessee Chattanooga

Bam Bradley, LB, Pitt

Omarius Bryant, DT, Western Kentucky

Carlos Davis, CB, Ole Miss

Daniel Henry, S, New Mexico

Brandon Kublanow, OL, Georgia

Taquan Mizzell, RB, Virginia

Ricky Ortiz, FB, Oklahoma State

Tim Patrick, WR, Utah

Donald Payne, LB, Stetson

Patrick Ricard, DE, Maine

Maurquice Shakir, OL, Middle Tennessee State

Zach Terrell, QB, Western Michigan

Tim White, WR, Arizona State

Buffalo Bills

Jason Croom, TE, Tennessee

Jordan Johnson, RB, Buffalo

Marquavius Lewis, DE, South Carolina

Greg Pyke, OT, Georgia

Austin Rehkow, P, Idaho

Brandon Reilly, WR, Nebraska

B.T. Sanders, DB, Nicholls State

Marcus Sayles, CB, West Georgia

Daikiel Shorts, WR, West Virginia

Keith Towbridge, TE, Louisville

Jeremy Tyler, S, West Virginia

Zach Voytek, OL, New Haven

Nigel Williams, DT, Virginia Tech

Carolina Panthers

Alex Bazzie, LB, Marshall

Ben Boulware, LB, Clemson

Bryan Cox, Jr., DE, Florida

Austin Duke, WR, Charlotte

Kyle Kragen, LB, California

Cole Luke, CB, Notre Dame

Gabriel Mass, DT, Lane College

Fred Ross, WR, Mississippi State

Chicago Bears

Joel Bouganon, RB, Northern Illinois

Rashaad Coward, DT, Old Dominion

Tanner Gentry, WR, Wyoming

Franko House, basketball forward, Ball State

Dieugot Joseph, OT, Florida International

Mitchell Kirsch, OL, James Madison

Andy Phillips, K, Utah

Jhajuan Seales, WR, Oklahoma State

Freddie Stevenson, FB, Florida State

Kermit Whitfield, WR, Florida State

Cincinnati Bengals

Brandon Bell, LB, Penn State

Cethan Carter, TE, Nebraska

Demetrious Cox, S, Michigan State

Karel Hamilton, WR, Samford

Darrin Laufasa, FB, UTEP

Landon Lechler, OT, North Dakota State

Monty Madaris, WR, Michigan State

Hardy Nickerson Jr., LB, Illinois

Kent Perkins, OL, Texas

Dustin Stanton, OL, Oregon State

Josh Tupou, DT, Colorado

Jarveon Williams, RB, UTSA

Stanley “Boom” Williams, RB, Kentucky

Cleveland Browns

B.J. Bello, LB, Illinois State

Josh Boutte, OL, LSU

Ladell Fleming, DE, Northern Illinois

J.D. Harmon, DB, Kentucky

Alvin Hill, CB, Maryland

Jamal Marcus, DE, Akron

Taylor McNamara, TE, USC

Kai Nacua, S, BYU

Kenneth Olugbode, LB, Colorado

Karter Schult, DE, Northern Iowa

Channing Stribling, CB, Michigan

Dallas Cowboys

Austin Appleby, QB, Florida

Woody Baron, DT, Virginia Tech

Brian Brown, WR, Richmond

Michael Coe, C, North Dakota

Kennan Gilchrist, LB, Appalachian State

Blake Jarwin, TE, Oklahoma State

Joseph Jones, LB, Northwestern

Levon Myers, OT, Northern Illinois

Lewis Neal, DL, LSU

Cooper Rush, QB, Central Michigan

Dan Skipper, OT, Arkansas

Nate Theaker, OT, Wayne State

Jahad Thomas, RB, Temple

Lucas Wacha, LB, Wyoming

Denver Broncos

Erik Austell, OL, Charleston Southern

Josh Banderas, LB, Nebraska

Jamal Carter, S, Miami

Ken Ekanem, DE, Virginia Tech

Jerrol Garcia-Williams, LB, Hawaii

Deon Hollins, OLB, UCLA

Cameron Hunt, OT, Oregon

Tyrique Jarrett, DT, Pittsburgh

Anthony Nash, WR, Duke

Marcus Rios, CB, UCLA

Kyle Sloter, QB, Northern Colorado

Shakir Soto, DE, Pittsburgh

Orion Stewart, DB, Baylor

Dymonte Thomas, S, Michigan

Detroit Lions

Brandon Barnes, TE, Alabama State

Alex Barrett, DE, San Diego State

Dontez Ford, WR, Pitt

Tion Green, RB, Cincinnati

De’Quan Hampton, WR, USC

Nick James, DT, Mississippi State

Leo Koloamatangi, OL, Hawaii

Des Lawrence, CB, UNC

Michael Rector, WR, Stanford

Maurice Swain, DT, Auburn

Noel Thomas, WR, Connecticut

Josh Thornton, CB, Southern Utah

Robert Tonyan, TE, Indiana State

Jeremiah Valoaga, DE, UNLV

Green Bay Packers

Donatello Brown, CB, Valdosta State

Johnathan Calvin, LB, Mississippi State

Michael Clark, WR, Marshall

Montay Crockett, WR, Georgia State

Thomas Evans, OL, Richmond

Geoff Gray, OL, Manitoba

Cody Heiman, LB, Washburn

Taysom Hill, QB, BYU

Izaah Lunsford, DT, Bowling Green

Adam Pankey, OL, West Virginia

Aaron Peck, WR, Fresno State

Kalif Phillips, RB, Charlotte

Lenzy Pipkins, CB, Oklahoma State

David Rivers III, CB, Youngstown State

Justin Vogel, P, Miami

Houston Texans

Eli Ankou, DT, UCLA

Evan Baylis, TE, Oregon

Dimitric Camiel, OT, Indiana

Dylan Cole, LB, Missouri State

Zach Conque, TE, Stephen F. Austin

T.J. Daniel, DE, Oregon

Matt Godin, LB, Michigan

Deante’ Gray, WR, TCU

Malik Foreman, CB, Tennessee

Justin Hardee, WR, Illinois

Rickey Hatley, DT, Missouri

Shaq Hill, WR, Eastern Washington

Riley McCarron, WR, Iowa

Tevon Mutcherson, CB, Central Florida

Dare Ogunbowale, RB, Wisconsin

Dayon Pratt, LB, East Carolina

Gimel President, DL, Illinois

Daniel Ross, DL, Northeast Mississippi

Joe Scelfo, OL, NC State

Jake Simonich, OL, Utah State

Malik Smith, CB, San Diego State

Dee Virgin, CB, West Alabama

Avery Williams, LB, Temple

Indianapolis Colts

Deyshawn Bond, OL, Cincinnati

Dalton Crossan, RB, New Hampshire

Darrell Daniels, TE, Washington

Trey Griffey, WR, Arizona

Thomas Hennessy, LS, Duke

Bug Howard, WR, North Carolina

Colin Jeter, TE, LSU

Jerome Lane, WR, Akron

Chris Lyles, DB, Mississippi College

Chris Muller, OL, Rutgers

JoJo Natson, WR, Akron

Reggie Porter, CB, Utah

Brandon Radcliff, RB, Louisville

Rigoberto Sanchez, K/P, Hawaii

Garrett Sickels, DE, Penn State

Jhaustin Thomas, DE, Iowa State

Jerry Ugokwe, OL, William & Mary

Phillip Walker, QB, Temple

Jacksonville Jaguars

Caleb Bluiett, TE, Texas

Keelan Cole, WR, Kentucky Wesleyan

Parker Collins, OL, Appalachian State

Tim Cook, RB, Oregon State

Jeremy Cutrer, CB, Middle Tennessee State

P.J. Davis, LB, Georgia Tech

Hunter Dimick, DE, Utah

Amba Etta-Tawo, WR, Syracuse

Avery Gennesy, OT, Texas A&M

Justin Horton, OLB, Jacksonville

Tueni Lupeamanu, DL, Idaho

I’Tavius Mathers, RB, Middle Tennessee State

Charlie Miller, S, Dartmouth

Carroll Phillips, DE/LB, Illinois

Ezra Robinson, CB, Tennessee State

Kenny Walker, WR, UCLA

Kansas City Chiefs

Corin Brooks, OL, UTPB

Devin Chappell, S, Oregon State

Gehrig Dieter, WR, Alabama

Anas Hasic, WR, West Florida

Wyatt Houston, TE, Utah State

Marcus Kemp, WR, Hawaii

Ashton Lampkin, DB, Oklahoma State

Damien Mama, OG, USC

Alonzo Moore, WR, Nebraska

J.R. Nelson, CB, Montana

Jordan Sterns, S, Oklahoma State

Tony Stevens, WR, Auburn

Los Angeles Chargers

Sean Culkin, TE, Missouri

Michael Davis, CB, BYU

Dillon DeBoer, C, Florida Atlantic

Austin Ekeler, RB, Western State

Nigel Harris, LB, South Florida

Eli Jenkins, QB, Jacksonville State

Younghoe Koo, K, Georgia Southern

Mike Moore, LB, Kansas State

James Onwualu, LB, Notre Dame

Andre Patton, WR, Rutgers

Artavis Scott, WR, Clemson

Brandon Stewart, CB, Kansas

Brad Watson, CB, Wake Forest

Dontre Wilson, RB, Ohio State

Mason Zandi, OT, South Carolina

Los Angeles Rams

Ishmael Adams, DB, UCLA

Jared Collins, DB, Arkansas

Kevin Davis, LB, Colorado State

Justin Davis, RB, USC

Jake Eldrenkramp, OL, Washington

Anthony McMeans, OL, New Mexico State

Johnny Mundt, TE, Oregon

Folarin Orimolade, OLB, Dartmouth

Aarion Penton, CB, Missouri

Casey Sayles, DE, Ohio

Dravious Wright, DB, NC State

Miami Dolphins

Chase Allen, LB, Southern Illinois

Matt Haack, P, Arizona State

Larry Hope, CB, Akron

Malcolm Lewis, WR, Miami

Cameron Malveaux, DE, Houston

Praise Martin-Oguike, DE, Temple

Torry McTyer, DB, UNLV

Drew Morgan, WR, Arkansas

Francis Owusu, WR, Stanford

Joby Saint Fleur, DE, Northwest Oklahoma State

De'Veon Smith, RB, Michigan

Eric Smith, OT, Virginia

Maurice Smith, DB, Georgia

Damore'ea Stringfellow, WR, Ole Miss

Minnesota Vikings

Tashawn Bower, DE, LSU

Dylan Bradley, DT, Southern Mississippi

Aviante Collins, OL, TCU

Nick Fett, T, Iowa State

Caleb Kidder, DE, Montana

Wes Lunt, QB, Illinois

Sam McCaskill, DE, Boise State

Terrell Newby, RB, Nebraska

Josiah Price, TE, Michigan State

Horace Richardson, CB, SMU

R.J. Shelton, WR, Michigan State

Shaan Washington, LB, Texas A&M

Eric Wilson, LB, Cincinnati

New England Patriots

Josh Augusta, DT, Missouri

Adam Butler, DT, Vanderbilt

Austin Carr, WR, Northwestern

Cole Croston, OL, Iowa

LeShun Daniels Jr., RB, Iowa

Brooks Ellis, LB, Arkansas

Cody Hollister, WR, Arkansas

Jacob Hollister, TE, Wyoming

Andrew Jelks, OT, Vanderbilt

David Jones, DB, Richmond

D.J. Killings, CB, Central Florida

Jason King, OL, Purdue

Harvey Langi, LB, BYU

Kenny Moore, CB, Valdosta State

Max Rich, OL, Harvard

Dwayne Thomas, DB, LSU

Jason Thompson, S, Utah

Damarius Travis, S, Minnesota

Corey Vereen, DE, Tennessee

New Orleans Saints

Collin Buchanan, OL, Miami (Ohio)

Chase Dominguez, LS, Utah

Travin Dural, WR, LSU

Ahmad Fulwood, WR, Florida

Andrew Lauderdale, OT, New Hampshire

Devaroe Lawrence, DT, Auburn

Cameron Lee, G, Illinois State

Arthur Maulet, CB, Memphis

John Robinson-Woodgett, FB, UMass

Sae Tautu, LB, BYU

Cameron Tom, C, Southern Miss

Clint Van Horn, OL, Marshall

New York Giants

Josh Banks, DT, Wake Forest

Armando Bonheur, OL, Samford

Romond Deloatch, TE, Temple

Jessamen Dunker, OL, Tennessee State

Sam Ekwonike, OL, Coastal Carolina

Jadar Johnson, S, Clemson

Keeon Johnson, WR, Virginia

Jarron Jones, DL, Notre Dame

Calvin Munson, LB, San Diego State

Travis Rudolph, WR, Florida State

Evan Schwan, DE, Penn State

Shane Smith, FB, San Jose State

Colin Thompson, TE, Temple

Nigel Tribune, CB, Iowa State

Chad Wheeler, OT, USC

Robert Wheelwright, WR, Wisconsin

Jalen Williams, WR, UMass

New York Jets

Chris Bordelon, OL, Nicholls State

Benjamin Braden, OL, Michigan

Austin Calitro, LB, Villanova

Xavier Coleman, CB, Portland State

Brisly Estime, WR, Syracuse

Anthony Firkser, FB, Harvard

Patrick Gamble, DT, Georgia Tech

Connor Harris, LB, Lindenwood

Javarius Leamon, OT, South Carolina State

Gabe Marks, WR, Washington State

Oakland Raiders

Breon Borders, CB, Duke

Paul Boyette Jr., DT, Texas

Chauncey Briggs, OT, SMU

Fadol Brown, DE, Ole Miss

Pharaoh Brown, TE, Oregon

Chris Casher, DL, Faulkner University

Anthony Cioffi, S, Rutgers

Najee Harris, LB, Wagner College

Keon Hatcher, WR, Arkansas

Chris Humes, CB, Arkansas State

Rickey Jefferson, DB, LSU

Anthony Kukwa, LS, Erie State

LaTroy Lewis, DE, Tennessee

Nicholas Morrow, S, Greenville

Jordan Simmons, OL, USC

Ahmad Thomas, S, Oklahoma

Jordan Wade, DT, Oklahoma

Isaac Whitney, WR, USC

Xavier Woodson-Luster, LB, Arkansas State

Ishmael Zamora, WR, Baylor

Philadelphia Eagles

Billy Brown, TE, Shepherd

Corey Clement, RB, Wisconsin

Winston Craig, DL, Richmond

Jerod Evans, QB, Virginia Tech

Randall Goforth, CB, UCLA

Cameron Johnston, P, Ohio State

Marcus Oliver, LB, Indiana

Tyler Orlosky, C, West Virginia

Tre’ Sullivan, S, Shepherd

Greg Ward, QB/WR, Houston

Jomal Wiltz, CB, Iowa State

Pittsburgh Steelers

Nelson Adams, DT, Mississippi State

Christian Brown, DT, West Virginia

Ethan Cooper, G, Indiana-Pennsylvania

Francis Kallon, DE, Georgia Tech

Keith Kelsey, LB, Louisville

Scott Orndoff, TE, Pittsburgh

Nick Schuessler, QB, Clemson

Rushel Shell, RB, West Virginia

Terrish Webb, DB, Pittsburgh

San Francisco 49ers

Victor Bolden, WR, Oregon State

Kendrick Bourne, WR, Eastern Washington

Matthew Breida, RB, Georgia Southern

JP Flynn, OL, Montana State

Zach Franklin, CB, Washburn

Jimmie Gilbert, LB, Colorado

Malik Golden, S, Penn State

Evan Goodman, OL, Arizona State

Cole Hikutini, TE, Louisville

Lorenzo Jerome, S, Saint Francis

Erik Magnuson, OT, Michigan

Tyler McCloskey, FB, Houston

Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Miss

Donavin Newsom, LB, Missouri

Noble Nwachukwu, DL, West Virginia

Bret Treadway, OL, Lamar

Darrell Williams, OT, Western Kentucky

Seattle Seahawks

Algernon Brown, FB/RB, BYU

Tony Bridges, S, Ole Miss

John Gibson, CB, Missouri

Skyler Howard, QB, West Virginia

Otha Peters, LB, Louisiana Lafayette

Hayden Plinke, TE, UTEP

Darreus Rogers, WR, USC

Jordan Roos, G, Purdue

Calvin Steyn, OL, Weber State

Tyrone Swoopes, TE, Texas

Nick Usher, OLB, UTEP

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Anthony Auclair, TE, Laval

Deondre Barnett, DE, Southern Illinois

Richie Brown, LB, Mississippi State

Riley Bullough, LB, Michigan State

Maurice Fleming, CB, West Virginia

Cole Gardner, OT, Eastern Michigan

Alex Gray, S, Appalachian State

Korren Kirven, OT, Alabama

Sefo Liufau, QB, Colorado

Greg Mabin, CB, Iowa

Paul Magloire, S, Arizona

Jonathan Moxey, CB, Boise State

Thomas Sperbeck, WR, Boise State

Bobo Wilson, WR, Florida State

Tennessee Titans

DeAngelo Brown, DT, Louisville

Bra’lon Cherry, WR, NC State

Tyler Ferguson, QB, Western Kentucky

Kody Kohl, TE, Arizona State

KeVonn Mabon, WR, Ball State

Jonah Pirsig, OT, Minnesota

Washington

Brandon Banks, DL, Charlotte

Tyler Catalina, OT, Georgia

Levern Jacobs, WR, Maryland

Kyle Kalis, OL, Michigan

Zach Pascal, RB, Old Dominion

Ondre Pipkins, DT, Texas Tech

James Quick, WR, Louisville

Fish Smithson, S, Kansas

[saebrisbanestudionewsletter-blog]

17 February, 2017

Hello!

Welcome to the inaugural SAE Brisbane studio newsletter. This is being sent out to all the local students enrolled in a Studio class in every discipline. The goal behind this is to help you all learn about what cool stuff your fellow students are doing beyond your own discipline. Hopefully this gives you a better idea of what sort of collaborations are possible, and hopefully you’re just interested in what other cool creative stuff is going on around campus.

This first issue is going to be pretty short and sweet since it’s still early in the trimester, but I’ll be sending one out every couple of weeks with more cool stuff. If you have released something you really want included, let your facilitator know, or shoot me an email at [email protected]. Also, each newsletter will be available here if you ever want to look at old ones without diving into the depths of your email inbox.

Studio Mingle

On Wednesday 1st March (Week 4), from 3-5pm, there’s going to be a Studio Mingle in The Void. This will be a chance to catch up face-to-face with students in other disciplines, and start some discussions about collaborations for the rest of the trimester. Find out who’s around, who has what skills, and who you can work with.

Film Studio 2 Works

Over at Doco Loco you can find works created by film students. At the moment, a bunch of Film Studio 2 projects are up. Rats with Wings (Greg Maguire, Angie Fleming), Diving for Treasure (Adam Webb, Mitchell Honey, Clare Watson), and Night Terror (Josiah McGarvie, Josh Melville, Maureen Legara) come with particularly high recommendations!

Audio Studio 1

Renee Park has written a post about getting a new project, “The Camille Project” underway with some collaborators.

Game Design Studio 2

Game Design Studio 2 has been working on some short games that express experiences that are meaningful to them. Jack McClanaghan has been creating a game called Happy Place about dealing with anxiety. Here’s a blog post about what he’s doing, complete with a work-in-progress build of the game you can download and check out.

Game Studio 1

Game Studio 1 are currently working on a short game where they have to reimagine the retro game Berzerk in the style of an assigned artist. Here’s Ruby Simpson’s idea and pitch for her game based on the style of Yayoi Kusama.  

As Studio 1 completes these games over the coming days, you’ll be able to download and play them from the list of entries on itch.io.

Animation Studio 2

Here’s a blog by Bekssketches on researching how to draw and animate eagles.

That’s it for now! Expect a whole bunch more of stuff next time as the trimester starts to ramp up.

[more-quiverfull-sims]

Controversial Local Celebrity Ingrid Gorman Dies Aged 72

Elsa Bjergsen, Senior Reporter

The Windenburg Times-Gazette

Few names in Windenburg are more recognizable than that of Ingrid Katlyn Gorman, local mega Mom of seventeen. Gorman was heavily associated with the  Newcrest First Baptist Church, which is headed by right-wing Pastor Jacob Fleming. Gorman’s tenth child, daughter Patience Grace, married the Flemings’ son Jon Edwards when Patience was eighteen. Ingrid’s second child, Josiah Thomas, later married the Flemings’ oldest daughter, Laura. Josiah and Laura are currently expecting their second son after three years of marriage. Meanwhile, Patience Grace is 24 and recently announced that she is pregnant with her fifth child. She will turn 25 shortly before her due date, and celebrate 7 years of marriage around the same time. 

The Gorman family around the time Ingrid married. Ingrid’s brother Thaddeus became pastor at their father’s church after Luther’s death, but a rift over modesty rules led to Ingrid joining the Newcrest First Baptist Church.

A family photo of Ingrid as a child.

Ingrid Katlynn Snyder was born in Mount Korembi, where her father, Luther, had planted an offshoot of the Windenburg-based Bible Baptist Church. Ingrid was the oldest of ten children, though she married when her mother, Katlyn, was still pregnant with #9. Ingrid married Stetson Gorman on her twentieth birthday. Stetson ran a small woodworking business and taught at the school attached to her father’s church, Bible Baptist Academy. She gave birth to their first soon, Ezekiel, nine months later. 

Like her parents before her, Ingrid was an extremely devout Christian who eschewed birth control, homeschooled her children, and gave birth to her last child at 44. She expected her children to enter supervised courtships rather than date, which meant they could not hold hands with their spouses before engagements or kiss before their wedding day. Including Patience Fleming’s current pregnancy, Ingrid has 33 grandchildren already, and will likely have well over 100 by the time her youngest child, Miracle Joy, stops having children. 

Ingrid was buried beside her husband in a family plot in Evangelist Christian Cemetery in Willow Creek.

Many doctors interviewed for this piece opined that Ingrid’s large number of pregnancies--which also included two miscarriages. 

“My sister was lied to about the effects that pregnancies can have on the body throughout her whole life, mostly by her own family,” commented her brother Nathaniel, who broke away from their family to attend college and become a physician. He is now retired. “But even when the effects started to catch up with her during her last few pregnancies, she refused to consider stopping. I hope she can find peace and that her children won’t feel pressured to take the same path she did.”

Ingrid was pregnant with her 16th child when her daughter-in-law, Emily Anne, was pregnant with Ingrid’s first grandchild.

Ingrid and Stetson Gorman’s vow renewal, which took place shortly before Stetson passed away.

It seems that Gorman’s children are split on whether their mother is a role model worth emulating. Ingrid’s seventh and eighth children, twins Evangeline and Camden, have both spoken out against their family in recent years. Evangeline--who has two children and recently graduated with a masters in piano performance from the University of Britechester--has left her parents’ church, and Camden eloped to marry a woman who does not share his parents’ views.

But Patience Grace--along with her other siblings--wants to continue her mother’s legacy.

“She was the greatest woman I’d ever known,” Patience told me between tears during an interview. “She was Godly until the end.” 

#theflemings #thegormans #sims 4 #sims 4 legacy #quiverfull sims #fundie sims

[murphy-kitt]

nothing like burning your dads house down after finding out he’s a murderer 🔥

The house is named Milton House and it’s where Lily (character in pic) used to live with her dad (Quinn), mother (Janelle) and brother (Eddie). After Janelle discovered Quinn was cheating on her, she moved out with the kids to another house. Quinn lived here alone.

Lily strikes up a friendship with a familiar face, Elijah Fleming. He’s a bit weird, talking to thin air and staring into space. He tells her he’s trying to solve the disappearance of his brothers (Zach and Josiah) and that it all leads back to the property at the back of Milton House, nearby Mulberry Lake. She’s surprised, having never thought the land on her house would be connected to some cold cases, but agrees to take him up there. They discover a derelict shed full of evidence about Zach and Josiah’s murders, as well as three other cold cases. At this point Elijah is very visibly talking to the air, and a Lily questions it, to which he admits there’s a ghost, Jackdaw with them who he accidentally summoned in the forest. Jackdaw has no memories of his past life.

All the evidence pinpoints Thomas Quinn as the murderer of Zachary, Josiah, and three others (Joseph, Nancy, and Georgina). Elijah recognises Jackdaw as Zachary using photos he finds in the shed, having never seen an actual photo of his brother before.

Lily is furious. She doesn’t know what to think. Without a second thought she impulsively grabs a lighter from the shed, and alongside Zachary’s encouragement to get revenge on Quinn, she sets Milton House ablaze — running into Quinn’s office and setting all the papers on fire whilst Elijah watches on in horror and Zachary with satisfaction.

original post (introductory)

Part 2 (Mulberry Lake)

#even if i die #lily quinn #zachary fleming #elijah fleming #thomas quinn #original work #original art #macabre secrets

[murphy-kitt]

I don’t think I’ve ever posted anything about my original works, so here we are! (Finally, something that isn’t DP or fanfic 😅).

I’m in the progress of writing a story called “Even If I Die”, which is a sort of murder mystery with a bit of suspense thrown in there. It focuses on the main protagonist, Zachary Fleming who’s determined to solve the disappearances of his missing uncle and cousins, only to end up in over his head when he ultimately becomes the culprits next target.

Setting

The story is set in early 1996, in a small rural farming village known as Glosro. There’s a church — St Evengeline’s, a pub — Rose & Thistle, a lake — Mulberry Lake, and a few noteable residences — Williamson’s Dairy Farm, Milton House, Carradine House.

Williamson’s Dairy Farm is the residence of Zachary, his parents Martha and Jeremy, his brothers Tobias, Josiah and Elijah and sisters Harriet and Francesca. As well as his grandparents, Daisy and Johnny, who are the owners of the farm. The farm has a rope swing outside of it and a forested area which leads to a creek.

Zachary & Josiah

Zachary (aged 14, born 1982) is quite sociable and headstrong, and tends to jump into situations without thinking about the consequences. He’s very courageous, but is really close with his family. Despite this he doesn’t have many friends and finds it difficult not to get into trouble. His favourite activities are playing the bass guitar, biking, exploring and singing. He hates being cooped up inside and will escape the farmhouse to go and run about the fields. Zach has messy black hair, dark blue eyes, and normally wears a red flannel with some sort of variation of t-shirt and ripped jeans.

Josiah (aged 11, born 1985) is the complete opposite of his brother, quiet, timid, but also thoughtful and insightful. He’s extremely loyal to those he’s close with and is a fast learner. He likes making lego models, reading and sometimes likes playing the keyboard. Josiah has blonde wavy hair, light blue eyes and normal wears sky blues, greys or dark greens.

Context

Well done if you’ve made it to this point and I hope this is actually interesting instead of dragging on 😅

In February of 1996, Zachary’s uncle, Joseph Fleming goes missing. He suddenly doesn’t appear at the farm one day for work, but Zach definitely remembers seeing him in the barn that morning.

Life moves on, into March 1996. Zachary’s cousins, Nancy and Georgina are planning a trip out for two weeks during the holidays. Nothing is suspected, until a barn catches fire with Martha and Jeremy inside of it. Zachary and Josiah see who sets the barn on fire, and become suspicious of this person, as they were also particularly close with Joseph Fleming.

Eventually, Nancy and Georgina never return home. No phone calls, nada. Zachary and Josiah are playing by Mulberry Lake when they head into property beside Milton House, when they come across a new barbed wire fence which hadn’t been there previously.

The suspect also lives at Milton House, which makes Zachary even more suspicious. As both boys explore the area, they find a burnt out white truck, which belongs to Nancy Fleming, and a small hunting knife which had belonged to Joseph Fleming. Both creeped out at a potential crime scene, Zachary and Josiah leave in a hurry, but Zach’s red flannel snags on the barbed wire fence.

The suspect finds Zachary’s flannel and recognises it, and goes up to the farmhouse where Josiah is babysitting a younger cousin, Ivy. The suspect asks for where Zach is, but Josiah refuses to answer, and then the suspect figures that Josiah is in the loop too, otherwise he wouldn’t be protesting against the suspect seeing Zach. The suspect threatens Josiah to stay quiet, and this is where both brothers eventually find themselves in over their heads.

Both brothers have differing views, Josiah wants to stay quiet about the whole situation and hope that it’ll go away, and Zachary wants to face the situation head on and reveal the truth to everyone, which will be much harder to do than he first anticipated.

So, that’s really the whole outline of it so far. There’s a lot more context, but this is only one post and I don’t want to cram so much information into it. I hope it’s interesting, I’ve never had to summarise the whole mess of a plot line into a single tumblr post. Some bits have been left out, like the suspect/murderer for now. They probably will end up getting revealed as it’s not really a murder mystery for us to discover, but more a murder mystery for the characters to discover. I have some drawings below (mostly Zach) bc why not

#even if I die #zachary fleming #digital art #original work #original character #murphy’s random thoughts #god I hope this is actually good and doesn’t sound lame af skfndjfksnfksjs #macabre secrets

[more-quiverfull-sims]

Fleming Baby #2 Is A...

Well, I’m pretty far along now! I’ve been enjoying my second pregnancy a lot since the first trimester nausea ended. I’ve been working on keeping the house in tip-top shape and enjoying my last weeks with Colton as an only!

Colton and I love doing early homeschooling and learning about the Bible all day long!

I always make sure to kiss my husband when he comes home from work. He is so good to me!

Jon took me out to a really nice dinner for us to share before the new baby is born. He knows I’ve been working so hard to get ready for the baby and is really trying to spoil me! I’m so thankful for him. He also got promoted recently and is currently working on the city council. I love him so much!

In other really exciting news, my brother Josiah is getting married (finally! ;)) Josiah is turning 30 soon, and for a long time we thought he was a “bachelor ‘til the rapture”! Jon’s older sister, Laura, is 25 and confided to me that she had accepted she would never marry until she and Josiah first met at our wedding. They began talking nine months later when our first son was born and Laura and Stetson both started coming by to spend more time with us. Now, almost nine months later, they’re engaged!

And finally, it’s time for our big reveal...that’s right, Fleming Baby #2 is a...

GIRL! We are so beyond thrilled with this news, especially Colton! He can’t wait to be a big brother and keeps asking me about the sissy in my belly. 

We are so grateful for our little man and so excited to add on to our family!

#theflemings #thegormans #fundie sims #quiverfull sims #sims 4 #sims 4 legacy #sims 4 legacy challenge