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Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
The girls are joined by friend Wendy, who - unlike Stannis - takes no prisoners in the Crofter's Village. Things look bleak for the King's (Queen's) men, but there's an inkling of hope for Asha that arrives by Chapter's End.
Wendy's Twitch
Wendy's Twitter
Wendy's Blog
The Night Lamp Theory by Cantuse
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Background Music:
The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Gather round for a reading from The Book of Dust, Chapters 1-3 of the Gospel according to Malcolm. Chloe and Eliana begin the later released prequel to the His Dark Materials series, following Malcolm in Oxford.
Please note that unlike the His Dark Materials episodes, La Belle Sauvage episodes will be spoilers all with the exception of The Secret Commonwealth.
Chapter 1: The Terrace Room
Chapter 2: The Acorn
Chapter 3: Lyra
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Alexander Nakarada; Background music from Bensound.com
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
This week, the Lord Commander Alicia Kingston aka AK joins us to weather the storm with Asha Greyjoy. Through the eyes of the kraken not-queen, we observe the march toward Winterfell led by a fiery stag, kissed by autumn's snows.
Note: Mild Lovecraft Country spoilers
- AK's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFINw6LLA-4NiycBCAhxxvQ
- Alicia on JoeMagician's Channel Discussing Areo Hotah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0-g7254qWI
- ManaroGeekTV (where Alicia joins Manaro to discuss The Expanse and other ASOIAF things) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lo_HzhE8_5Q6gxn7h4cUA
- Valkyrist's ASOIAF Readings - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt4wLFDQux4Rg_qdhu_hl7Q
- (Spoilers All) The Feast at Winterfell and the Tragedy of "The Mummer's Farce" by /u/Militant_Penguin - https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1vyif5/spoilers_all_the_feast_at_winterfell_and_the/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Background Music:
The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
GGC sails into another POV, beginning Asha. Raised to believe she is her father's daughter and father's heir to the Iron Islands, men at every turn try to dissuade her from pursuing the Seastone Chair by virtue of her sex.
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
TRAILER ONE from HBO can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mJxhNhF54
TRAILER TWO from BBC PLAYER can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVf-yYeW6gM
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Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Thanks to Girls Gone Canon Patrons, the Girls have been able to unlock and remaster a special Patron-Only episode for the public. This week, Eliana and Chloe dive into what we're all thinking about: THE WINDS OF WINTER. But not in the way you think (though hopefully the way you want!). Forgotten Characters is today's theme: background characters with missions to accomplish on or off page.
A special shoutout to patron Shadowfox for the creative episode idea.
If you'd like to receive special A Song of Ice and Fire and His Dark Materials episodes, head over to patreon.com/girlsgonecanon, where patrons in the Stranger tier and above ($5+) have access to 24 special episodes like this. Patrons in the Thunder tier and above ($10+) will soon have access to a special GIRLS GONE CANON discord server - stay tuned.
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FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Balon Swann brings a long-awaited present to Dorne: A sign of the Mountain's death. Doran warns of Cersei's plans but also the price of vengeance, setting the stage for Dornish plays as Areo watches on.
Links mentioned:
- The Sun Hiding the Spear: Darkstar as Doran's Spy - https://asoiafchineselit.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/the-sun-hiding-the-spear-darkstar-as-dorans-spy/
- (Spoilers TWOW) The Fate of the Two Queens: How We Sort-of Already Know the Outcomes of Their End-of-ADWD Predicaments - https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/f3x7cu/spoilers_twow_the_fate_of_the_two_queens_how_we/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
The blood oranges are dropping and the snakes long to taste vengeance. Areo Hotah serves, obeys, and protects Doran Martell as he deals with the aftermath of Oberyn Martell's death but starts to suspect his "simple vows" may prove more complex than he was told years and years ago.
Be sure to check out:
- ASOIAF Quaranstream with JoeMagician & Alicia Kingston
- Tana Ford site: https://www.tanaford.com/
- Tana Ford twitter: https://twitter.com/tanaford
- "My Family's Slave" by Alex Tizon
- Alleras/Sarella, The Sphinx traversing boundaries of sex and gender
Intro by Anton Langhage
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
The Subtle Knife gets spellbound in these last two chapters, full of magic and heartbreak. And spells aren't enough to stop the flow of blood from Will's hands—nor the flow of the tears down Chloe's face.
CHAPTER 13 - Æsahættr
CHAPTER 14 - Alamo Gulch
Links mentioned: The Pitch Meeting for Wishbone
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro: Waltz Of The Skeleton Keys by WombatNoisesAudio | https://soundcloud.com/user-734462061
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Another chapter, another Kingsguard flung to another place that is not King's Landing. Arys Oakheart is fighting a battle within himself, deciding how and whether to use the sword in his hand and the one in his pants.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
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Kristin's Essay on the three-fold reveal: https://krtmd.tumblr.com/post/98669896272/the-third-time-is-the-charm-or-why-jaime-and?fbclid=IwAR0RX_PVG-ijSofJOJPLHRJtkRjtg76RT4Q6GbaitBY9mxY5s9hD38-qQWs
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ASOIAF Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204774465/
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Kristin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/krtmd
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The three-fold reveal: https://web.archive.org/web/20150310092403/http://universe.suvudu.com/q-and-a/anne-groell
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Melanie, Lot 7's essay, "Silenced Women in ASOIAF": https://melanielotseven.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/silenced-women-in-asoiaf/
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Jaime learns "never meet your heroes" as he verbally squares off with the Blackfish. Later, he talks to a younger fish and threatens to put an even smaller fish on a trebuchet.
This week, we're joined by Don Willi. Be sure to check out his channels and projects below:
- Don Willi’s Youtube - A DON OF ICE & FIRE
- The Hype's Watch
- AGENTS OF SHIELD COVERAGE over @DarrinJaques youtube
Also check out Tadhya, the graphic novel by Quinn of Quinn's Ideas
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Lyra and Will start to realize the heavy cost of bearing the subtle knife, while Mary Malone talks to magical Siri.
Chapter 11 - Belvedere
Chapter 12 - Screen Language
Links referenced:
ManaroGeek TV - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lo_HzhE8_5Q6gxn7h4cUA
"Excerpts from the All-Girl Remake of 'Lord of the Flies'" - https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/excerpts-from-the-all-girl-remake-of-lord-of-the-flies
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro: Waltz Of The Skeleton Keys by WombatNoisesAudio | https://soundcloud.com/user-734462061
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Jaime makes a stop that's not on the way to Riverrun but is on the way to his character development. He catches up with good ol' cousin Lancel, who confesses, "I wanted to be you."
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
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#BlackLivesMatter
This is by no means an exhaustive list, and if you have other creators, resources, articles, actions or organizations that you would like for us to add, please feel free to reach out.
Support Black creators in our communities.
Cast & Content Creators
- The Hype's Watch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMRMaprM4O5WzAIQJnvz9g
- A Don of Ice & Fire aka Don Willi - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC507i_iipyO50QZFk4s8brA
- Alicia Kingston - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFINw6LLA-4NiycBCAhxxvQ
- Chrissy of Oldstones - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7SPSiaoyBsXF0bG4Jq8veg
- Quinn - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rFmaGLYr0Ve_Y_soxZNWQ & https://obsidiannightspodcast.podbean.com/
- Tadhya, Quinn’s upcoming graphic novel: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tadhya-graphic-novel/coming_soon
- I'ma Need More Wine Pod - http://morewinepod.buzzsprout.com/
- Tee Baby - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOlQn5fok-SSyschqNbjRA
- Christina/the Sphinx - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuy1eNsQx0BIqLFWKhM2cw || https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLhsjfgjyvkjly8iHgrAWQ
- Teflon TV - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7FuRHvd0CpH8vwKqU9Ruw
- The Amber Spycast - https://www.theamberspycast.com/
- Critical Hit Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/CriticalHitShop
- Drafturgy - https://www.drafturgy.com/about
- ManaroGeek - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lo_HzhE8_5Q6gxn7h4cUA
- Podcast Winterfell - https://podcastwinterfell.com/
- Misty aka AquaVenatus - https://mistyaquavenatus.com/
- A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast - https://thousandeyespodcast.com/
- Lady Diligence - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFbuPUn7_XyRdQd6VoUnEBg
- Ser Hunts Reviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdSjDnWwcJp-DJUUBlIOFw
Support Black storytellers.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Authors
- Tomi Adeyemi
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Samuel R. Delaney
- N.K. Jemisin
- Nnedi Okorafor
- Tananarive Due
- Airea D. Matthews
- Walter Mosley
- Geoffrey Thorne
- Minister Faust
- Sheree R. Thomas
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Karen Lord
- Steven Barnes
- Sofia Samatar
- David Anthony Durham
- Octavia Butler
- Maurice Broaddus
- Barry Nugent
FURTHER LIST OF BOOKS TO READ, THANKS RACHELGOMES: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eT3U74lNb9KPLKA3mUmNauSPwbcK5LQv70KmBW7EwdA/edit#gid=0
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: CHECK OUT THIS LIST OF ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES COMPILED BY SARAH SOPHIE FLICKER AND ALYSSA KLEIN
Sooooo many good resources already listed on here. You’ll see some overlap in the later sections but this is a great compilation that people have put a lot of great work into.
SIMILARLY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE also check out PLUS1.ORG’S ANTI-RACISM TOOLKIT.
Again, people who are more knowledgeable than us have done this great work so that we can do more to actively dismantle white supremacy. Check it out. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vMlmL9TCZJW9bDNfr_nBu8FZEc8LZQd2fi4hbD1s7dg/edit?fbclid=IwAR1GSNbcbw-KRtvhM-7OQmTt2HtuBUTcPbOMtAb-DDnXe3dBIapMpHWUmto
Books About Anti-Racism, Racist Systems, Criminalization in America, etc.
- Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America - James Forman, Jr.
- Me and White Supremacy - Layla Saad
- How to be An Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi
- White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism - Robin DiAngelo
- Reproductive Justice - Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger
- So you want to talk about race - Ijeoma Oluo
- How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective - edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander
- GO CHECK OUT THOSE LISTS WE LINKED ABOVE
Organizations You Can Donate To or Financially Support
- George Floyd Memorial Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd?fbclid=IwAR342hEyNUlpvaJbtbm0qgLiXUmURvaq845KXTlvIjQtgm5207WIjwimsf0
- Black Owned Bookstores in the United States - https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php
- Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
- Reclaim the Block - https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home
- Mobile Outreach and Outdoor Drop-In (MOODI) - https://www.givemn.org/story/Mxmjeg
- Pimento Relief Fund - https://abepmpls.org/pimento-relief-fund
- SANCTUARY Philadelphia - Sanctuaryphiladelphia.org
- Philly for REAL Justice - http://phillyrealjustice.com/
- Philadelphia Resource Guide from REAL JUSTICE: - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c69EhaddDpb5X684S8Bk7B-XwsKg3EuYowbEoN39SRg/edit#gid=0
- DONATE TO DOZENS OF BAIL PLACES AT ONCE - https://t.co/uscstATQLB?amp=1
- Philly Bail Fund - OVERFLOWING - fund BLMPhilly.com - BLMPhilly.com
- Youth Art and Self-Empowerment Project - http://www.yasproject.com/
- Reclaim Philadelphia / Judicial Accountability Table - reclaimphiladelphia.org
- Movement Alliance Project - https://movementalliance.org/
- Black Lives Matter DC - https://www.blacklivesmatterdmv.org/fund-the-movement/
- Black Lives Matter DC Legal Support Fund ($800k goal, currently at $500k) - https://www.gofundme.com/f/defendblmdc?utm_source=fb_copy_link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR00qGS94DeimUwk_zrcWCIwhLfM_UUVqUeL4I84xq-exdOJL3PDMahcRg4
- Please note: DC does not have cash bail (though money may be used for legal funds or post-and-forfeit, so do your research if someone is requesting funds for DC bail!)
- DC Black-Owned Restaurants Open During Covid-19 - https://www.feedthemalik.com/post/dc-black-owned-open-covid-19
- Black Mamas Bail Out - nationalbailout.org/black-mamas-bail-out/
- Brooklyn Community Bail Fund - brooklynbailfund.org
- North Star Health Collective - northstarhealthcollective.org
- The Marsha P. Johnson Institute - https://marshap.org/donate/
- Compiled list of bail funds and legal help - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8XilXgOqGAjZISBI/preview?pru=AAABcorfceg*78tcFXW3vT50KJh-VthBGA&fbclid=IwAR1pEfBcMbEiGLiVtP3hLlf-6sWQiTdG61PY-qBQV3-pdWluVNrqao5HTyc
- Femme Empowerment Project - https://www.instagram.com/femmeempowermentproject/
- Life After Release - https://lifeafterrelease.org/
- Disability Justice Mutual Aid Fund - Venmo: @sheabutterfemme || Cashapp: $HSHA24
Direct Actions You Can Take
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- Click this link with a fully written email and placeholders with your name and city to demand the Minneapolis Police Department take all four of George Floyd’s killers and take them into custody - www.tinyurl.com/emailforfloyd/
- Click this link to write an email demanding justice for Breonna Taylor - www.tinyurl.com/ycha6nuu
- If you are in the DC area:
- More resources and guidance: instagram.com/avahmann
- If you want to call your DC council member and don’t know how, send us a DM!
- Submit a testimony to urge the DC council to divest from the DC Metropolitan Police Department - read this document about the issue, why this is important, and what actually works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V2l7bdg6QeqtqVWDr5HFzVzieiT0vg6jZASN6syBNyY/preview?link_id=2&can_id=77140cfd7b3097e48a6e6fdd19b2f451&source=email-make-your-voices-heard-divestfrommpd-now&email_referrer=email_819293&email_subject=make-your-voices-heard-divestfrommpd-now&pru=AAABcpn9JGM*i99REKSEQVFf7imV8Riqog
- Email/call the DC Council Committee on the judiciary and public affairs and demand they redirect the money into programs that help Black communities! (Dept of Health, Dept of Health Care Finance, Dept of Behavioral Health) - judiciary@dccouncil.us - 202-350-1362
- For everyone: Write your state representative! (Don't know your state delegate/representative or senator? Use this website or let us know, and I will help you!)
- Here’s a scripted email about no-knock warrants if you don’t know what to write:
- Hi [State Rep],
My name is [YOUR NAME], and I live in your district. I’ve been moved by the protests against police brutality across the nation. One situation that breaks my heart is the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. She was killed in her own home when officers executed a no-knock warrant at the wrong home.
Nothing can make up for her tragic loss of life. But no-knock warrants aren’t just a problem in Louisville. Police use no-knock warrants in our district! I’m writing to you in hopes that you will file legislation to ban no-knock warrants.
Please see this 2014 ACLU report on police execution of warrants for more info: https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/jus14-warcomeshome-report-web-rel1.pdf
- [Please note that this email may not apply to your district if you live in Oregon or Florida.]
Some other articles and resources for non-black people of color regarding anti-blackness in non-white communities:
- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now - https://medium.com/awaken-blog/20-allyship-actions-for-asians-to-show-up-for-the-black-community-right-now-464e5689cf3e
- Letters for Black lives - on talking to your family about why #BlackLivesMatter (with Tagalog translation) - https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5vzQopEiU/?igshid=qo3lluto6ncj
This list was only possible because of the countless efforts and hours of many people paving the way. Credit to: @trishalvaro (IG), @Stanfordfraser (Twitter), @h_e_r_s_t_o_r_y (IG), @ericachidi (IG), @mireillecharper (IG), @dciwoc (IG), @law4blacklivesdc (IG), @brige0x (IG), @soft_masc_shawty (IG) (I lost the account that drafted the instant email link demanding justice for Breonna Taylor in direct actions, and am working on recovering that)
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Two chapters, two character reveals, many answers for our two young heroes.
Chapter 9 - Theft
Chapter 10 - The Shaman
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com