Annie
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Used to be over there, now I'm over here
My neighbor across the street did this for my family 25 years ago when he saw smoke coming off our roof. 911 first then knocking on our door. It enabled us to get out safely (including my toddler sister) and bought precious minutes that helped the firefighters save most of the house.
December 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My neighbor across the street did this for my family 25 years ago when he saw smoke coming off our roof. 911 first then knocking on our door. It enabled us to get out safely (including my toddler sister) and bought precious minutes that helped the firefighters save most of the house.
I love this notion so much. Berea is awesome.
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I love this notion so much. Berea is awesome.
(Over the years I have introduced her to C Milan, B Jenkins, A Cole. And of course she also read a lot of J Quinn and L Kleypas. But I am looking for some newer voices to share w her.)
December 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
(Over the years I have introduced her to C Milan, B Jenkins, A Cole. And of course she also read a lot of J Quinn and L Kleypas. But I am looking for some newer voices to share w her.)
*proteins was autocorrected from plotlines
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
*proteins was autocorrected from plotlines
I have been working on coming up w recs for her but am drawing a lot of blanks. Best notion I had was Swordheart by T Kingfisher, which I think she will love.
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I have been working on coming up w recs for her but am drawing a lot of blanks. Best notion I had was Swordheart by T Kingfisher, which I think she will love.
Oh, sure. McNaught, Lindsey, Deveraux, Garwood are all up there. Judith Ivory, a bit of Kinsale, Catherine Coulter. A lot of historical, which is obviously not at the forefront right now. But she also went in for bananas proteins. She loved the space barbarian Lindsey books, for instance.
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Oh, sure. McNaught, Lindsey, Deveraux, Garwood are all up there. Judith Ivory, a bit of Kinsale, Catherine Coulter. A lot of historical, which is obviously not at the forefront right now. But she also went in for bananas proteins. She loved the space barbarian Lindsey books, for instance.
My mother, who was a heavy romance reader in the 80s and 90s, walked into our local romance bookstore recently and just... couldn't find books that matched the vibe that says romance to her. She found herself in the dark romance section because it was the only one that advertised high tension/angst.
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My mother, who was a heavy romance reader in the 80s and 90s, walked into our local romance bookstore recently and just... couldn't find books that matched the vibe that says romance to her. She found herself in the dark romance section because it was the only one that advertised high tension/angst.
You beat me to it!
December 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You beat me to it!
No interiority for Gaston!!
December 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
No interiority for Gaston!!
This is interesting to me; when I was studying journalism & interning in newsrooms 2 decades ago, I was taught "alleged" is a fig leaf that provides almost no legal cover because it doesn't specify who is alleging. I was trained to always specify the source of a claim. "According to police," etc.
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is interesting to me; when I was studying journalism & interning in newsrooms 2 decades ago, I was taught "alleged" is a fig leaf that provides almost no legal cover because it doesn't specify who is alleging. I was trained to always specify the source of a claim. "According to police," etc.
I tried muting, but have finally given up on watching altogether. They are my two least favorite people to listen to in a college hoops context.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I tried muting, but have finally given up on watching altogether. They are my two least favorite people to listen to in a college hoops context.
I am trying my darnedest even to bite my teeth together simultaneous to the T. It doesn't work! I can MAYBE do it while doing the N.
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I am trying my darnedest even to bite my teeth together simultaneous to the T. It doesn't work! I can MAYBE do it while doing the N.
"Tame bodice ripping"? It sounds like the author has no idea where the term "bodice ripper" comes from. It is such a strange juxtaposition.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Tame bodice ripping"? It sounds like the author has no idea where the term "bodice ripper" comes from. It is such a strange juxtaposition.
The Suffragette Scandal contains an entire f/f romance as the B-plotline!!
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Suffragette Scandal contains an entire f/f romance as the B-plotline!!
There was just so much to say last night 😂 I was soooo tempted to drop what I was doing to write a full scholarly response even though I don't do academic writing these days.
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
There was just so much to say last night 😂 I was soooo tempted to drop what I was doing to write a full scholarly response even though I don't do academic writing these days.
Precisely! I just don't think the author of the article engaged with paratextual conventions of romance OR self-publishing constraints in this line of analysis.
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Precisely! I just don't think the author of the article engaged with paratextual conventions of romance OR self-publishing constraints in this line of analysis.
I don't know that the original post is still on her website but CM has talked about her process for designing covers, which basically involved editing stock photos of women in bridal gowns because that is where you can find dresses that evoke period dresses. mediadiversified.org/2015/02/08/c...
Can we talk about black women in stock photos?
An excerpt from Courtney Milan’s website courtneymilan.com to continue reading ‘Can we talk about black women in stock photos?’ click here Trigger warning for racism. I’ve talked…
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December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I don't know that the original post is still on her website but CM has talked about her process for designing covers, which basically involved editing stock photos of women in bridal gowns because that is where you can find dresses that evoke period dresses. mediadiversified.org/2015/02/08/c...
Here is the back cover. I think the verb "anticipates" is doing a LOT of lifting to mediate between the actual text and an interpretation that minimizes Free's agency/frames her as reliant on Edward.
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Here is the back cover. I think the verb "anticipates" is doing a LOT of lifting to mediate between the actual text and an interpretation that minimizes Free's agency/frames her as reliant on Edward.
Thanks! Yes, that one looks more obscure. It looks like only used paperbacks available for purchase in US, no ebook.
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Thanks! Yes, that one looks more obscure. It looks like only used paperbacks available for purchase in US, no ebook.
At this point I kinda just hope the dust-up leads to some new folks buying/reading the series. Which would be kind of an own goal for the scholar.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
At this point I kinda just hope the dust-up leads to some new folks buying/reading the series. Which would be kind of an own goal for the scholar.
Truly. I have not been so incensed on a literary topic in AGES.
December 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Truly. I have not been so incensed on a literary topic in AGES.
I am also curious about what review process the article went through. Did anyone else who had actually read the novels see this before publication? These are not obscure titles or authors.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I am also curious about what review process the article went through. Did anyone else who had actually read the novels see this before publication? These are not obscure titles or authors.