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![]() I'm okay with authors having a place where they like to live as writers as long as it doesn't render them or their work boring.Ģ) I also think her decision to be unapologetic in her use of tropes is absolutely fine. It's a perfectly respectable niche to fill, and so long as the variety is still there in spite of the STEM basis, it will be fine if she stays in that space. Instead, I will take the opportunity to elucidate on what I notice from the author, Ali Hazelwood, across her works up to this point (September, 2022): what I think is working, what I find challenging, and what I hope to see.ġ) Though it's entirely possible that Hazelwood will run out of STEM contexts for her protagonists to exist in (she HAS already used NASA twice), I think the choice to keep her characters in that space is completely fine. ![]() I have reviewed each of the individual novellas in this collection already, so I won't go into those specifics here. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Job 5:1, angels are presented as mediators between God and people. ![]() For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.” The passage affirms that children have angels who represent them before God. Jesus’ words in Matthew 18:10 suggest the answer is yes: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. But what about its theology? Are guardian angels-like Clarence-really biblical? It’s a heartwarming story, full of hope and encouragement. The angel Clarence helps George Bailey discover the unseen but tremendous significance his mundane life played in the lives of others. These are familiar words for those of us who make a holiday tradition of watching the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedIn ![]() ![]() Some of those beliefs are in direct conflict with who they are and their ability to live a fulfilling, healthy life. They’re carrying these ideas and beliefs (see: lies) they absorbed from the adults around them during their childhood. Because who doesn’t give serious side-eye to the couple who claims they’re living happily ever and they absolutely never fight or disagree about anything?)īoth Jack and Chase have just left the nest. Then they each work on their personal problems some more and come back together for an “And they lived…” (“And they lived” is what Jack calls the most important part of a fairy tale ending. They fall in love anyway, and then break up when Jack’s problems show up in real life. ![]() There, he meets Jack (a writer) and they develop feelings for one another, but both of them are struggling with some heavy internal problems. ![]() New/young adult romance with fairy tale themes that addresses some important concepts without being preachy.Ĭhase goes to college to study his passion, animation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Vinge frames many stories, such as "The Ungoverned" and "Conquest by Defeat," which consider future anarchies, with the idea of a technological singularity-the belief that we can't accurately predict what life will be like after the creation of "intelligences greater than our own." Too short to be a story, "Win a Nobel Prize" is a humorous deal with the devil with a biotech twist. "The Accomplice" predicts computer animation the hard way, while "The Whirligig of Time" anticipates space-based missile defenses like SDI. Some are also quite dated now, such as the Cold War setting of "Bookworm, Run!" where the future rests on an escaped experimental subject, the first "person" enhanced by direct computer link. Though probably best known for his Hugo Award–winning novels ( A Fire Upon the Deep A Deepness in the Sky), Vinge, a mathematician and computer scientist, began his writing career with short stories, most of which are gathered in this not quite definitive collection (where are cyberpunk precursor "True Names" and "Grimm's Story"?), along with one new entry, the pop culture–weighted "Fast Times at Fairmont High." Vinge's stories are prime hard SF and also rich with ideas, if often weak on character. ![]() ![]() ![]() All you need is a pen and paper.Īuthor Tiffany Jewell, an anti-bias, anti-racist educator and activist, builds solidarity beginning with the language she chooses-using gender neutral words to honor everyone who reads the book. Each chapter builds on the previous one as you learn more about yourself and racial oppression. 20 activities get you thinking and help you grow with the knowledge. Gain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins of racism that we are still experiencing, and give you the courage and power to undo it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Upon his return to Pepito's home, he eats everything in sight: "The gardener dropped his garden hose. As readers whoosh through busy London scenes, we forget the horse has had nothing to eat all day. All is fine until the horse gallops off at the sound of the trumpet to take his place at the head of the queen's Life Guards (his occupation before retiring). ![]() In their efforts to cheer him up, and for a birthday surprise, Miss Clavel and the girls buy him a retired horse. What on earth could make Miss Clavel, Madeline, and her 11 nameless classmates leave belle Paris for the tea-and-crumpeted, sometimes trumpeted city of London? A mission to cheer up the lonely, thin, increasingly despondent Pepito, son of the Spanish ambassador, who had to move away from his house next door to Madeline's in Paris. ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Archaeology’ is the term Foucault used during the 1960s to describe his approach to writing history. The original French term dispositif is rendered variously as ‘dispositif’, ‘apparatus’ and ‘deployment’ in English translations of Foucault’s work archaeology © Clare O’Farrell 2007-2021 apparatus (dispositif)įoucault generally uses this term to indicate the various institutional, physical and administrative mechanisms and knowledge structures, which enhance and maintain the exercise of power within the social body. If there are any key concepts that are not on this list but that you would like to see here send me an email and I will see what I can do. The list below places more emphasis on definitions, whereas the list in the book provides a detailed structure of references for users of Foucault’s work. For a more complete list which also includes extensive details of where these concepts can be found in Foucault’s work please see Appendix 2: ‘Key Concepts in Foucault’s work’ in my book Michel Foucault (London: Sage, 2005). This page offers brief definitions of some of the key concepts in Foucault’s work. ![]() ![]() ![]() but they were so naive and so very wrong. They go from being devoted friends to inseparable lovers with their hearts and futures so tightly entwined that they thought nothing and nobody could break them apart. Opposites in a lot of ways and yet there tempers and attitudes were so alike. ![]() Scarlett was found in a dumpster, lived in a trailer with her alcoholic Grandmother and was dirt poor - whereas Dante comes from Old money, had a Trust Fund and his Mother's high expectations for him were constantly thrust in his face. The chapters dart from present to past and back again giving an insight into like minded childhood friends whose natures were so similar that they formed an unbreakable bond. Their pasts are waiting to be told and their futures are waiting to be rewritten. and that sometimes leads them to give in to angry sex. As the story slowly unfolds it introduces you to Scarlett and Dante who superficially hate each other and yet their history's are somehow entwined, their feelings run deep, their chemistry is combustible. leading to spiteful jibes, witty yet wounding banter and years of regrets, heartache and painful memories. she's blown me away with an absolutely gripping and riveting story of love that's turned toxic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep Their PaceĬhronic pain has the ability to slow a person down. If attending a dinner party, make sure there is something they can eat and, if necessary, bring something along for them. If possible, try to fix your loved ones meals that comply with their new dietary restrictions.ĭon’t force them to eat at restaurants that won’t accommodate them. They might find that their symptoms worsen when they eat food that contains dairy, eggs or gluten. ![]() For instance, people with fibromyalgia often develop sensitivities to certain food types. Some chronic conditions can be mediated by diet. If you care about someone who is experiencing chronic pain, here are ways you can help. For someone who has never experienced lasting, incurable pain, it might be difficult to understand what someone with chronic pain is going through. Rachael received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Purdue University.Ĭhronic pain is an invisible disability that can strike anyone at any time. Contributor: Rachael Mattice is the Content Manager for Sovereign Health Group, an addiction, mental health and dual diagnosis treatment provider. ![]() |