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Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. 

In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, she finds her only joy by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she begins to believe that her wish may be granted.  

Jess Wong is Angie Redmond's best friend. And that's the most important thing, even if Angie can't see how Jess truly feels. Being the girl no one quite notices is OK with Jess anyway. If nobody notices her, she's free to watch everyone else. But when Angie begins to fall for Margot Adams, a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess can see it coming a mile away. Suddenly her powers of observation are more a curse than a gift.

In a city that never was, sex, scandal, and swordplay combine in a melodrama of manners that takes listeners to a world inspired by Elizabethan London, 18th century Paris, and 1980s New York City. Sexuality is fluid, politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers. Intrigue is afoot when a Duchess, a scholar, a swordswoman, and a genius, are brought together by long-buried lies and truths that cannot be denied.

Aria Tang West thought she'd be spending one last summer on Martha's Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online, she's abruptly uninvited from her friends' summer homes. Aria's parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their own, send Aria to stay with her artist grandmother, Joan West, in Northern California. Although Aria has never been attracted to girls before, she finds herself drawn to Joan's gardener, Steph Nichols.

Welcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner’s beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint! A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; her husband’s dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius on the brink of revolution - when long-buried lies threaten to come to light, betrayal and treachery know no bounds with stakes this high. Mind your manners and enjoy the chocolate in a dance of sparkling wit and political intrigue. 

Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn’t shone in years, crops are failing, and families are starving. Worst yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and the destinies of two 17-year-old girls become entwined when they are chosen to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Taninli, the city of the Fairy Queen.

In a world gone wrong, heroes and villains are not always easy to distinguish and every individual has the ability to contribute something powerful. In this stunning collection of original and rediscovered stories of tragedy and hope, the stars are a diverse group of students, street kids, good girls, kidnappers, and child laborers pitted against their environments, their governments, differing cultures, and sometimes one another as they seek answers in their dystopian worlds.

Many of us could finish that sentence in our sleep. John 3:16 is a beautiful scripture that neatly and simply sums up the message of the Gospel. But what do all the other 3:16s in the Bible have to tell us? The words of the Bible weave a tapestry of love, particularly the love that our Heavenly Father has for his children. But a love so deep and so wide cannot be contained in one memorized phrase. It takes multiple authors of sixty-six individual books to begin to explore the mystery of God's care for us.

Do you have a favorite movie? Better yet, what's your least favorite? Rank My Movies is an entertaining movie podcast where every week this fun loving husband and wife team profile celebrities, directors and movie franchises. They also review their favorite and least favorite movies. They're your average routine movie goers that are true fans of movies but are far from movie critics.

Refocusonu podcast shares stories of triumph discuss health and wellness and inspire listeners on simple steps toward living a blessed life. Malinda P says that her secret of living a full life with a terminal illness is no secret, but that she lives by faith. Christine, or Malinda P. as she is known, has created a non-profit ministry, REFOCUSONU, which is a 501c3 organization geared to educating and motivating others dealing with health and life issues to turn setbacks into victories. Her faith has helped thousands realize that they can find happiness and success, regardless of a medical ...

Subscribe: https://malindas-newsletter-livdosha.beehiiv.com/subscribe I am Malinda Nicholes, owner of the Lil Dosha Studio. A Licensed Massage Therapist & Marriage & Family Certified Mentor specializing in relationship energetics. I am also a wife, Mother of 5, & a Lil Dosha Warrior Princess. I help others clear the way to find peace, harmony, and alignment in their life. I teach Lil Warrior Princesses and Warriors Aligned Right how to polish, put on & align their Armor of God, Light their souls, Ignite their passions, pathway, & purpose, and Love themselves, their families, and the world, ...

https://malindas-newsletter-livdosha.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCVnWONVdwtMa0Y3jh1XlUQ Welcome to Liv Dosha's Time to Shine Podcast! Here is where we work on letting go of the darkness & the yuck weighing you down and making you sick! Now is your time to allow your light to shine its brightest. Come and listen to others who are actively working on living in their light and purpose, too! By aligning your energetic Armor which is the Armor of God, and balancing your chakras or energy centers within your body. You are instantly lighting and actually activating your ...

In a city that never was, the rich live high on the Hill, the criminals and swordsmen live on the dangerous streets of Riverside, while foreign merchants keep them both supplied with their daily chocolate. And through it all weaves a dance of politics, intrigue, and secrets.

Diane's secret arrangement with the Balam family bears fruit as a strategic withholding of chocolate wreaks havoc on the city's social fabric, from the Hill to Riverside. But Kaab has her own private stash, for which she has a special use in mind, involving a certain pretty forger. Meanwhile, Rafe sits for his exams, with his dreams of starting his own school hanging in the balance. Diane ploys all her wit and wiles upon the Dragon Chancellor.

Kaab seeks out the services of a good forger before paying a visit to the Duchess Tremontaine. Diane, meanwhile, pays a visit to Highcombe House, the Tremontaine country estate. And at long last, Kaab and Diane face off in a drawing-room duel where the weapon of choice is words.

Swordplay and stolen kisses keep the blood pumping and flowing in the new installment of Tremontaine, the online episodic series set in Ellen Kushner's beloved Riverside universe.

Can oodles of doodles replace fun with real friends? Casey will learn that his imagination can get carried away , and will miss play dates with his friends. Eventually he will to be around real life friends.

If there is a crayon in the hand of Casey the Crocodoodle, watch out! He will doodle everywhere...tabletops, walls, streets, even on people! Something has to be done about the mess, and it's not an easy decision for the townsfolk. Malinda Gomez's delightful story offers a gentle moral about boundaries and the consideration of everyone's rights. The tale is perfect for preschoolers at storytime or bedtime; youngsters learning to read will also love it.

The decade where children lacked sufficient supervision and guidance, leaving us to figure things out on our own. Join us each week as we discuss the most hilarious and cringeworthy moments of our upbringing in the raddest decade ever. We are so glad you are here and would love to have you on the podcast to chat or email us your story. 80sparentingpodcast@gmail.com