Come meet the actor who plays 'Nevel Papperman' on iCarly and Business Insider Reporter Reed Alexander tomorrow 10/12 at 7 PM at Huntsman Hall's Ambani Auditorium (G06)
Please register here! Spots are limited!
He was known for playing Nevel in iCarly. Although he liked to trash iCarly, his other known skill was writing on Nevelocity. I wonder if that even influenced him to become a journalist rather than actor.
Hello saxy people! Your friendly neighborhood sax man Alex is back with another reed battle! As you know, I am on a mission to find the best alto sax reeds of 2021, so I created a tournament with the 10 top-rated sax reeds. This week’s video is the 5th battle between the Vandoren ZZ reeds and Alexander Superial DC reeds. VOTE NOW to determine which reed advances to the next round! Let me know in the comments of the video which reed you prefer and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to be entered into the GIVEAWAY! The winner will be announced next Saturday. Stay saxy!
EDIT: Aww shit I knew something was off. Richard Rider, is what I meant.
So many choices tomorrow.
The Dark Sate brought to life...
Seven masterful stories about the deep state, which deliver predictable, but devastatingly dark depictions of those who fought to make our country an Oligarchy, and rob us of our liberty.
If you like stories about Reagan as a hand wringing overlord, or Nixon being nothing more than a puppet to those with real power, this is—for sure—the Anthology for you.
There wasn’t a single story that disappointed, and while one did drag on for a bit, I do not regret reading it to its end. There isn’t just one or two really strong stories here, each story has its strengths, and none are worth skipping.
Consider buying a copy at the link below.
American Cult: Horror Anthology
SPOILERS!!!
"My Name is Theodore Robert Bundy and I am a Nixon Man"
... That is a long fucking title, but it certainly is provocative. This short already grabbed me in a few places, where you get my full undivided attention quickly. Basically, all you have to do from that point is to not fuck it up. We have historical fiction, politics, and serial killers all wrapped up in one delicious snack for my consumption. Fuck you, if that sounds boring! This is the sort of clandestine occult shit that can truly shake you to the core.
What if Ted Bundy wasn’t born a serial killer? What if he was ‘infected’ so to speak, by a cult of personality? This is a story of white male fragility being pushed to the edge. A story of a man who realizes that everything he aspires to, his heroes, his morals, his masculinity, are all lies he’s told himself for comfort.
A fantastic start to the anthology.
"Rev Six Two"
"Rev Six Two" takes a hard right turn and actually dives into deep government occult. It was well written, but I feel poorly researched for historical, political fiction. That’s fine. There was nothing so blatantly offensive that it bucked me from my reader’s trance, just a few things that made me grumble. Like a MiG from the Korean war winding up in Vietnam. Or why a MiG pilot would be transporting anything in his cramped ass cockpit? I mean, these things aren't too reaching, just out of place. However, the story involved is absolutely fantastic. Soldiers sent into the red zone to hunt down an occult artifact is always a great story!
It did go on a little longer than I felt was necessary. After the mission to recover the artifact, why not just cleanly tidy up by killing the Capt
... keep reading on reddit ➡Please enjoy this select sample from my new novella In the Shadow of the Mountain. If you enjoy it, consider picking up a copy, e-book only, at Madness Heart Press. Link for the e-book is below.
Click here to buy a copy of "In the Shadow of the Mountain"
DID DEAN CLINTOC HAVE thoughts? Amber considered if the big, dumb jock had more than a Rolodex of five insults. From what she could tell, all Dean could do was loosely string the words fuck, faggot, shit, dick, and bitch, into semi-coherent sentences. His IQ was pushing 95 at best, and the idea of sitting in the woods thinking didn't seem like his M.O. To that end, she wondered how she let the meandering troglodyte convince her to follow him into the mountains. Amber was prepared for anything at this point. A practical joke, a not-so-practical joke, even a downright "motherfuckers are gonna bleed" joke. Sure, he was captain of varsity football, and, yeah, he was the most popular kid in school, but nothing about that appealed to her. They had sort of an understanding. He'd stay away from her, and she wouldn't insult him in ways that forced him to Google the meaning of words.
But it was the idea. He wanted her to come with him to the place he'd been going to for deep thought. "Deep thought." The knuckle-dragger was deep in thought. No matter how she tried to rationalize it, it didn't seem likely. Still, he'd seemed so serious; he'd missed multiple practices in this season. Sure, he'd missed multiple classes, too, that was normal; but missing practice so late in the season? That was a surefire way, even for Dean, the sheriff 's son, to get benched. Meaning something had become more important than football.
Maybe this was it? Perhaps the pressure of being the coolest kid in school, being the sheriff 's son, captain of the varsity team, had finally caused the kid to crack. Maybe some of it actually got through his skull. Maybe, he realized he'd never amount to anything of value beyond this town, and the most he could hope for was to play professionally. Which, given his grade averages, wasn't very likely. Maybe he'd realized that, in all likelihood, he was going to end up his dad's deputy and eventually take over as sheriff. Maybe he'd realized how small he was compared to the rest of the world; growing up in a mountain top tourist town where the population shrinks from 1,500 people to maybe 70 people in the winter time.
It
... keep reading on reddit ➡Tenor player here! Has anyone tried both the Alexander Superial D.C. reed to their NY style of reed?
Has anyone played both Superial and NY reeds by Alexander?
I've been on Superial 3.5 for alto since last year and really enjoying how resonant and responsive they are compared to the Javas (red cut) I was playing in also a 3.5. They have a nice buzzy quality that I'm digging.
Thinking about venturing into the NY reeds they also make - has anyone played both and can provide a comparison? I suppose I'm looking for something even a little more lively than the Superial. Or maybe another suggestion? I am already thinking about moving down to 3s since I'm not craving the resistance from 3.5s like I used to.
Please enjoy this select sample from my new novella In the Shadow of the Mountain. If you enjoy it, consider picking up a copy, e-book only, at Madness Heart Press. Link for the e-book is below.
Click here to buy a copy of "In the Shadow of the Mountain"
DID DEAN CLINTOC HAVE thoughts? Amber considered if the big, dumb jock had more than a Rolodex of five insults. From what she could tell, all Dean could do was loosely string the words fuck, faggot, shit, dick, and bitch, into semi-coherent sentences. His IQ was pushing 95 at best, and the idea of sitting in the woods thinking didn't seem like his M.O. To that end, she wondered how she let the meandering troglodyte convince her to follow him into the mountains. Amber was prepared for anything at this point. A practical joke, a not-so-practical joke, even a downright "motherfuckers are gonna bleed" joke. Sure, he was captain of varsity football, and, yeah, he was the most popular kid in school, but nothing about that appealed to her. They had sort of an understanding. He'd stay away from her, and she wouldn't insult him in ways that forced him to Google the meaning of words.
But it was the idea. He wanted her to come with him to the place he'd been going to for deep thought. "Deep thought." The knuckle-dragger was deep in thought. No matter how she tried to rationalize it, it didn't seem likely. Still, he'd seemed so serious; he'd missed multiple practices in this season. Sure, he'd missed multiple classes, too, that was normal; but missing practice so late in the season? That was a surefire way, even for Dean, the sheriff 's son, to get benched. Meaning something had become more important than football.
Maybe this was it? Perhaps the pressure of being the coolest kid in school, being the sheriff 's son, captain of the varsity team, had finally caused the kid to crack. Maybe some of it actually got through his skull. Maybe, he realized he'd never amount to anything of value beyond this town, and the most he could hope for was to play professionally. Which, given his grade averages, wasn't very likely. Maybe he'd realized that, in all likelihood, he was going to end up his dad's deputy and eventually take over as sheriff. Maybe he'd realized how small he was compared to the rest of the world; growing up in a mountain top tourist town where the population shrinks from 1,500 people to maybe 70 people in the winter time.
It
... keep reading on reddit ➡Seven masterful stories about the deep state, which deliver predictable, but devastatingly dark depictions of those who fought to make our country an Oligarchy, and rob us of our liberty.
If you like stories about Reagan as a hand wringing overlord, or Nixon being nothing more than a puppet to those with real power, this is—for sure—the Anthology for you.
There wasn’t a single story that disappointed, and while one did drag on for a bit, I do not regret reading it to its end. There isn’t just one or two really strong stories here, each story has its strengths, and none are worth skipping.
Consider buying a copy at the link below.
American Cult: Horror Anthology
SPOILERS!!!
"My Name is Theodore Robert Bundy and I am a Nixon Man"
... That is a long fucking title, but it certainly is provocative. This short already grabbed me in a few places, where you get my full undivided attention quickly. Basically, all you have to do from that point is to not fuck it up. We have historical fiction, politics, and serial killers all wrapped up in one delicious snack for my consumption. Fuck you, if that sounds boring! This is the sort of clandestine occult shit that can truly shake you to the core.
What if Ted Bundy wasn’t born a serial killer? What if he was ‘infected’ so to speak, by a cult of personality? This is a story of white male fragility being pushed to the edge. A story of a man who realizes that everything he aspires to, his heroes, his morals, his masculinity, are all lies he’s told himself for comfort.
A fantastic start to the anthology.
"Rev Six Two"
"Rev Six Two" takes a hard right turn and actually dives into deep government occult. It was well written, but I feel poorly researched for historical, political fiction. That’s fine. There was nothing so blatantly offensive that it bucked me from my reader’s trance, just a few things that made me grumble. Like a MiG from the Korean war winding up in Vietnam. Or why a MiG pilot would be transporting anything in his cramped ass cockpit? I mean, these things aren't too reaching, just out of place. However, the story involved is absolutely fantastic. Soldiers sent into the red zone to hunt down an occult artifact is always a great story!
It did go on a little longer than I felt was necessary. After the mission to recover the artifact, why not just cleanly tidy up by killing the Captain right then and there? Why r
... keep reading on reddit ➡