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A reader describes at least two encounters with hairy‚ upright cryptids‚ one in west-central Texas and the other nearer to home in Mississippi. Could these have been cryptid canines and/or Bigfoot?I received the following account:Hey‚ Lon. I saw your post in the Anomalous Universe Facebook Group about cryptid Dogmen. That led me to the website and the encounters posted. The one from Mississippi is what prompted this email.Anyway‚ I have a few things. The first‚ I've not told a soul about. When I was a kid‚ probably 8 or so‚ my brother‚ and our parents traveled from Mississippi to California. My aunt and uncle came too‚ us in a car and them in an RV. We stopped somewhere in west-central Texas for the night and all slept in the RV. Sometime in the middle of the night‚ everyone was sleeping‚ and I woke up feeling strange. I sat up and looked out the window and saw (I really don't know what I saw) what appeared to be men walking on two feet but they had fur and almost looked like wolves.As a late teen‚ I lived in Lincoln County‚ Mississippi. I went to a friend's for the weekend who lived way out of town‚ down a gravel road with 2 houses and an old still that belonged to my friend's family. So of course around midnight we snuck out and walked to the still about 1/2 mile away. Now we were scared we would get caught so we did not stay long at all‚ definitely not long enough for alcohol to cloud our judgement. On the way back‚ we got maybe 20 yards from her driveway (one side of the road was heavily wooded and the other had scattered trees and high grass) we heard something moving in the grass and almost simultaneously stopped and turned in that direction. Next was a growl that scared me worse than I'd ever been and have not felt again to this day. We both took off running not daring to look back because we could hear it. We made it inside and never said a word to each other til the next day. We just sat staring at each other.My brother-in-law and his wife live next door to us‚ there's probably 200 yards between our houses and a slim wood line that we cleared a small trail through to go back and forth. At the time my son was 10. He and I rode over there on the 4-wheeler for something and returned home shortly after. I pulled into the carport (at the back of the house) and my son hopped off the bike first‚ he said‚ "Mom‚ What is that?" Pointing towards the wood line we had just come through. When I turned‚ there was something very tall with hair over its entire body walking that woodline. It moved kinda slow and very smooth. I remember thinking it looked almost like it was floating it moved so smoothly‚ but it was walking. I could clearly see that. We got my brother-in-law and all of us drove to the back of the property but found nothing. This one didn't scare me as much as the others‚ it more amazed me because I was like "I KNEW IT" Not many believe me but I still tell the story." 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This Complete List Of Dead Or Alive Albums And Songs presents the full discography of  Dead Or Alive studio albums. The band Dead Or Alive was first formed in 1980. The group hailed from the area of Liverpool‚ England.  This complete Dead Or Alive discography also includes every single live album. All these Dead Or Alive albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each album as well as all original album covers. Every Dead Or Alive album listed below showcases the entire tracklisting from the album. DEAD OR ALIVE STUDIO The post Complete List Of Dead Or Alive Albums And Discography appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Jim Suhler grew up in the city of Dallas‚ Texas. His upbringing in the great state of Texas obviously had a major impact on his love of the blues and all the great guitarists who have come from the Lone Star State. Jim Suhler is one of them himself. If you have ever caught a George Thorogood &; The Destroyers show in the past 25 years‚ you would have seen Jim standing on stage next to George as the two musicians would light it up night after night. Jim spoke to me about his role as a sideman and the The post Jim Suhler: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

NASA is developing a quiet supersonic jet in order to replace the dreams of the Concorde with one that is significantly less deafening to the people down below. The supersonic passenger plane‚ called the X-59 aims to fly faster than the speed of sound‚ at almost twice as fast as the Concorde. Engineers are aiming […] The post ‘Son of Concorde’ That Could Fly from New York to London in 1.5 Hours Is a Step Closer to Take-off appeared first on Good News Network.

I have a lifelong fondness for soppy kids’ movies. Yes‚ I like Disney movies‚ and Disney knockoffs‚ and kids’ movies‚ period. My inner editor may be making squawky noises‚ but I can’t make myself care. I love them anyway. Not long after Aquamarine first came out‚ along about 2006‚ I happened across it on one of the primordial streaming channels. We had satellite TV then. Remember satellite TV? I enjoyed this lighthearted‚ just sweet enough tale of a gorgeous blonde mermaid and a pair of misfit early teens. I had no idea it was based (quite loosely) on a story by Alice Hoffman‚ whose Practical Magic I had loved in film form since the late Nineties. If I peer at it closely‚ I can sort of see some common tones and themes‚ but they’re classic film tropes‚ not tied to any one author or film. Book-Aquamarine isn’t much like film-Aquamarine‚ nor is the plot particularly close. The film offers more (easier) magic and less downer drama. We don’t get the direct Andersen/Ariel connection‚ in that Aquamarine is one of seven sisters. We do get the strong princess vibe. Film-Aquamarine shows up in the pool at the Capri Beach Club after an epic storm. Young teens Hailey and Claire stumble across her while helping with cleanup—literally in waterphobe Claire’s case‚ when she slips and falls in. No one believes her; they all think she’s just being hysterical. Claire has a genuine phobia. Her parents were killed when their boat sank; since then‚ she’s been terrified of water. She lives with her grandparents‚ who own the club‚ and stays scrupulously onshore. Her friend Hailey has only been in the town of Baybridge‚ Florida for a year‚ and is furiously resisting a move to Australia with her marine-biologist mother. The two are best friends‚ and Hailey wishes with all her heart that she didn’t have to leave. She’s already fought the move from Boston to Florida. Now she has to fight all over again‚ this time against a move to the other side of the world. The girls meet Aquamarine in the pool that night‚ after the day’s activity has ended. She’s beautiful‚ confident‚ and extremely well educated. She speaks the languages of multiple species. She can read English‚ as we learn somewhat later. Her father is the ruler of the sea; he caused the storm after his daughter fled the marriage he arranged for her. Merfolk do not believe in love. Aquamarine convinces him to let her prove that love exists—in the three days before her wedding. If she can do that‚ she’s free. If she fails‚ she’ll be forced to marry a merman who is‚ she says‚ as shallow as a tide pool. Hailey and Claire are avid students of love‚ teen style‚ though they’re just barely embarking on puberty. They’ve read all the magazines and taken to heart all the advice‚ verbatim‚ with attributions. The object of their most intense study is the hunky lifeguard‚ Raymond. It’s their dearest ambition to gain his notice and his hand in marriage. They stalk him‚ fantasize about him‚ and collapse in a hysterical heap if he casts a glance their way. The morning after they meet Aquamarine‚ they discover to their horror that the pool has been drained and the mermaid is nowhere to be found. In her place‚ hiding inside the club‚ is a young woman who is absolutely thrilled with her brand-new legs and feet and her brand-new butt. “I can sit on it!” she burbles. Aquamarine‚ like her progenitor‚ Madison from Splash‚ transforms into a human when on land. There are rules. She only has legs while the sun is up; at night she returns to mermaid form. She has to stay dry. She craves salt‚ and drinks salt water in massive quantities. And she only has three days. Much of the plot is taken up with stalking and landing the delectable Raymond‚ clashing with the local Mean Girls‚ and running up against the sunset deadline. Hailey and Claire hide Aquamarine at night in the town water tower. But main Mean Girl Cecelia‚ thwarted in her campaign to go with Raymond to the big final blowout party of the summer‚ hunts her rival down and discovers her secret. Chaos‚ of course‚ ensues‚ and everyone gets the outcome they deserve. Buy it Now This world’s mermaids are numerous‚ peripatetic‚ and very discreet. They roam the seas in seasonal migrations‚ one of which passes by the Gulf Coast of Florida. They know a great deal about humans‚ but humans know next to nothing about them. The only one we see is Aquamarine (this film’s special-effects budget is very‚ very low). She’s a beautiful blonde with blue hair streaks‚ and a simple‚ non-frilled‚ hydrodynamic tail. She talks about other merfolk‚ and we hear from her father‚ bellowing at her on her shell phone and raising huge seas when he’s aggravated. She does her best to stay away from the sea‚ knowing that if she goes in‚ she’ll not only lose her legs; she’ll be swept back home to her wedding. The film adds a couple of nifty little details to the mermaid canon. Aquamarine’s fingernails‚ aka finger scales‚ change color according to her mood‚ from dark red to gold to iridescent teal or purple. She wears tiny starfish as earrings‚ and they have a special gift: they shower their wearer with fulsome but honest compliments. One thing more a mermaid can do in this world. If a human helps her‚ that human gets a wish. Hailey and Claire spend rather a lot of time deciding on what they’ll ask for. What they actually do ask‚ in the end‚ is part of their evolution as characters. They grow up a little and learn a lot about what love really is‚ and how and to whom it applies. It’s all very heartwarming and sweet without being excessively preachy. Fans of Splash will recognize quite a few echoes and references‚ most especially the classic‚ iconic‚ inevitable mermaid’s tail in the bathtub. Can’t have a post-Splash mermaid movie without it. Judith Tarr is a lifelong horse person. She supports her habit by writing works of fantasy and science fiction as well as historical novels‚ many of which have been published as ebooks. She’s written a primer for writers who want to write about horses: Writing Horses: The Fine Art of Getting It Right. She lives near Tucson‚ Arizona with a herd of Lipizzans‚ a clowder of cats‚ and a blue-eyed dog.

“That’s what people do‚ they get different together.” (Solitaire‚ 351) Kelley Eskridge is not a prolific author‚ but she has nevertheless produced a body of work remarkable for its subtlety and depth. Eskdrige’s short stories are marvels of character-focused SF‚ where speculations are explored through the interactions of everyday people. They frequently centre queer characters and explore ideas around gender. Similarly‚ her lone novel Solitaire (2002)‚ is an underrated and pioneering work of queer cyberpunk that thoughtfully explores the potential uses of VR technology for incarceration. Eskridge is hardly unknown in the field of SF—her short stories “And Salome Danced‚” “Dangerous Space‚” and “Eye of the Storm” were all nominated for the Otherwise Award‚ and Solitaire was nominated for a Nebula as well as a Gaylactic Spectrum Award and an Endeavour Award. Eskridge has served on the Clarion West Writers Workshop board‚ and she runs an editing service with her spouse‚ the wonderful SFF author Nicola Griffith. But I can’t help feeling it’s a shame her work isn’t more widely known. Eskridge writes quiet‚ careful stories whose full emotional impact sneaks up on the reader. Only then do they reveal the hidden depths of trauma that power the story and give them their human heart. Solitaire is a remarkable novel‚ particularly mature and assured for a debut. It bears comparison to her partner Griffith’s incredible Slow River (1995); indeed‚ it’s worth reading both novels together. Eskridge and Griffith invent a new type of cyberpunk‚ one that eschews the action and noir tropes frequently associated with the genre in favour of thoughtful explorations of the ethical dilemmas posed by cyberpunk-ish technology and mega-corporations operating on a global scale‚ all set in an entirely queer-normative world. Their focus on the interior lives of their human characters rather than gimmicky techno-fetishism makes both novels feel fresh and undated compared to much classic cyberpunk. Solitaire tells the story of Jackal Segura‚ the Hope of Ko. The Hopes are special children‚ born in the first second of the new year of the new century and destined to play a special role in the new EarthGov. Jackal is even more unusual‚ as the only Hope representing Ko‚ a huge multi-national corporation ready to challenge the old nation states for a position of power in the new world government. Due to her privileged position‚ she is brought up with the best possible education and special training to help her excel in her future life. All of this changes in an instant when she is framed for a horrendous crime. Her Hope status is discovered to be fraudulent and all her power and privilege is stripped away‚ and she is forced to make a deal to protect those she cares about—she will become a Guinea pig for a new technology developed by Ko‚ whereby she’ll experience eight years of solitary confinement in virtual reality in only eight months real time. The novel follows Jackal as she endures her sentence‚ then explores how she puts her life back together following her release. The novel acknowledges how‚ on the surface‚ time-accelerated VR prison sentences appear to solve many of the problems with the prison carceral system‚ whilst demonstrating how it fails to engage with the root causes of criminal behaviour and unflinchingly shows the horror and inhumanity of such a solitary confinement sentence. Over the course of her imprisonment‚ Jackal is driven near madness by her shadow self‚ and is forced to strip away all her connections to the outside world in order to survive. Thanks to her specialist training as the Hope of Ko‚ she is able to escape into a utopia of the mind. The other prisoners are not so lucky. Following her release‚ Jackal meets various other survivors of Solo‚ as they call it‚ in the bar Solitaire which gives the book its name. Many of them‚ like the talented but damaged Estar‚ are severely traumatised and disturbed by their experience. They are also shunned by the rest of society‚ save the obsessive fans who go to Solitaire to spot Solos and blog about them on the internet. As Jackal notes‚ “Solo isn’t just about being in VC [Virtual Confinement]‚ is it? It’s about what comes after.” Like many forms of retributive justice‚ Solo is more a punishment than a true attempt at rehabilitation‚ and the punishment extends to the Solos being unable to get jobs or reintegrate into society afterwards. Carceral systems and the ways they shape people’s lives is a theme Eskridge also explores in her harrowing short story “Alien Jane‚” though this story doesn’t focus on the direct punitive system of the prison‚ but rather on how asylum inmates can be stripped of their rights and dehumanised. The story is told from the point of view of Rita‚ a young woman who is being treated for severe mental illness‚ who befriends another patient called Jane who‚ alongside other mental health struggles‚ is unable to feel physical pain. Rita and Jane are treated by the supportive and caring Dr. Rousseau‚ until Jane’s unusual condition is brought to the attention of Dr. Novak‚ a highly respected neurologist who wants Jane for his research. The story explores how Jane’s status as an asylum inmate leads to her rights to refuse to participate in Dr. Novak’s sadistic and dehumanising research being stripped from her. The story is moving and deeply harrowing‚ exploring unflinchingly the historical horrors of the abuses of mental health patients by those charged with their care. Solitaire presents a queer-normative world in which humanity is leaving the nuclear family behind. Jackal is in a loving and supportive relationship with her girlfriend Snow‚ and much of the novel follows their relationship and the lengths that Snow goes to‚ leaving the safety of Ko to track Jackal down after her release so she can be with her again. Jackal’s parental relationship is fraught‚ with her manipulative and unpleasant mother and her spineless father all too quick to abandon her when she is accused of a crime‚ in stark contrast to the unwavering love and support she receives from Snow. But the world of Solitaire is leaving these old relationships behind anyway; in Ko‚ people form their own found families that become their primary support unit‚ with multiple individuals in sexual and non-sexual relationships called webs. Part of the horror and trauma of Jackal’s situation is that the crime she is accused of kills off everyone in her web apart from Snow‚ tearing away her closest human interactions before she is placed in virtual solitary confinement. And one of the first things that Jackal finds herself doing on her release is forging a new web with her fellow Solos and the other outcasts who frequent Solitaire. These connections are an integral part of what makes us human‚ and the sheer inhumanity of solitary confinement is the stripping away of those bonds. Queer-normative found families recur in Eskridge’s short stories as well. It is a strand that runs through her collection Dangerous Space‚ which explores the unusual found families that occur in touring bands‚ theatres‚ and soldiers. We can see this particularly in the Mars and Lucky stories‚ where characters with the same names‚ prominently Mars and Lucky‚ recur in otherwise unconnected stories‚ sometimes in different genres‚ in wildly different contexts but still intimately connected to each other in complex and surprising ways. “Eye of the Storm” tells of the formation of a polycule in a Fantasy world‚ when four travellers‚ including Mars and Lucky‚ meet on the road on their way to Lemon City to audition to join the city guard and wind up forming an intense erotic bond with each other‚ built around their unique approach to hand-to-hand combat. Similarly‚ the story “Dangerous Space” explores life on the road for the indie band Noir‚ who are on the verge of breaking into the mainstream‚ and the intense interpersonal bonds that exist between the band members‚ their tour manager and their sound engineers. These relationships are complicated when Mars‚ this time the band’s sound engineer‚ and Duncan Black‚ Noir’s charismatic but destructive lead singer‚ fall hopelessly in love with each other‚ against the advice of Lucky‚ Mars’ best friend and the band’s stoic manager. The most radical refraction of Mars and Lucky comes in “And Salome Danced‚” possibly Eskridge’s most well-known story. This time Mars is the director of a theatre troupe‚ and Lucky is his loyal assistant. The hermetically sealed world of the theatre troupe is disrupted when Joe/Jo auditions for both the parts of John the Baptist and Salome in their upcoming play. In the other stories they feature in‚ Mars and Lucky are openly bisexual and often polyamorous. In “And Salome Danced‚” they are both closeted straights‚ whose worldview is shattered by Jo’s convincing and deeply sexual performances of male and female genders. “Gender’s not important‚” Mars insists when he and Lucky realise that Jo has auditioned for both parts‚ and this is a sentiment his other iterations understand implicitly‚ but for the Mars in “And Salome Danced‚” the revelation that gender is indeed performative‚ and the extent to which this plays on his desires‚ is potent enough to shake his entire perspective. Eskridge’s powerfully erotic dissection of the tangles of gender and desire and how these play into our sexuality‚ by comparison to the other stories‚ effectively demonstrate the freeing effect of a queer-normative perspective‚ where people can explore their sexuality uncoupled from rigid gender expectations. Eskridge’s relatively slim body of work is genre fiction of remarkable quality. Her sensitivity and subtlety allow her to tackle dark and disturbing themes and topics‚ but this is balanced out by humanity and optimism. As we see with Jackal’s virtual imprisonment in Solitaire‚ facing and surviving the darkness inside oneself can open up the door to fantastical utopias. Eskridge’s stories do not deny the difficulties and traumas that exist in reality‚ but she leads her characters and her readers through them so that they can emerge wiser and more at peace with themselves on the other side. The remarkable quality of her single novel and her short stories mark her out as a unique and important voice in speculative fiction‚ and much as I might wish that Eskridge would publish more frequently‚ I would argue that her legacy is already secure. Jonathan Thornton has written for the websites The Fantasy Hive‚ Fantasy Faction‚ and Gingernuts of Horror. He works with mosquitoes and is working on a PhD on the portrayal of insects in speculative fiction.

For smooth and successful exploration inside the facilities of Lethal Company‚ getting a Flashlight beforehand is a must. There are a lot of useful items in Lethal Company‚ which you can use in different ways. Most of these items will help you survive longer on these moons filled with dangerous monsters. The flashlight is one of the most useful items in the game‚ which needs to be acquired right from the beginning. In this guide‚ we will show you how to get a Flashlight in Lethal Company. Lethal Company: How to get a Flashlight Screenshot: PC Invasion Almost everything in Lethal Company can be bought by using the Terminal. Like most other items‚ you can also buy a Flashlight by using computer commands in the Terminal. Follow the given steps to buy the Flashlight in Lethal Company. Go near the Terminal Console. Press E to access the console. Type “Store” and press Enter. Type Flashlight and press Enter again. Lastly‚ ...