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When Tragedy Hits Home: The Texas Wildfires
I always try to give when the fandom joins together for a cause. It's one the best parts of being a part of this fandom...having enough power to give and make a difference.
Fic of the Week: Ride of My Life
Giddy up cowgirls! I felt the need to have some COWBOY in my life yesterday.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
When Tragedy Hits Home- Wildfires in Texas
I always try to give when the fandom joins together for a cause.
It's one the best parts of being a part of this fandom...having enough power to give and make a difference.
It finally hit home.
I live in Central Texas and the fires that have destroyed Bastrop, Steiner Ranch, areas of Leander and Pflugerville have changed affected people I know and care about.
Fellow teachers evacuated their homes and left their memories behind.
Some were lucky and have homes to get back to and others are without.
Fellow teachers evacuated their homes and left their memories behind.
Some were lucky and have homes to get back to and others are without.
7,213,113 acres burned in the U.S. in 2011...3,538,852 have been in Texas.
Wildfires have devastated central Texas, burning 3.6 million acres, an area that's roughly the size of Connecticut. That makes it one of the largest in recorded history in North America.
Wildfires have devastated central Texas, burning 3.6 million acres, an area that's roughly the size of Connecticut. That makes it one of the largest in recorded history in North America.
Six of the 10 worst wildfires in Texas history have occurred in 2011.
"According to the latest estimates released by officials in Bastrop County, the estimated number of burned structures has risen to 1,400, all homes, have been destroyed by the wildfire that continues to burn largely uncontained." (FOX7 Austin)
"According to the latest estimates released by officials in Bastrop County, the estimated number of burned structures has risen to 1,400, all homes, have been destroyed by the wildfire that continues to burn largely uncontained." (FOX7 Austin)
The Fandom for Texas Wildfire Relief has begun to solicit authors to support the cause.
If you write and would like to donate your time and talent please visit the site below.
If you write and would like to donate your time and talent please visit the site below.
Fandom authors are submitting their work in exchange for your donations.
Donate $5.00 and get the outtakes, extras, and one-shots from many of the very talented authors we are so lucky to have in the fandom.
They have an excellent list of organizations to donate to that will help those in need in the Central Texas area.
You can also go directly to The Cental Texas Red Cross from this link.
click the "give now" button to donate.
Thank you for reading this.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Fandom Friends: Rena Rules.
The best part of being in this fandom is- well, it's looking at this man's face but that's obvious, right?
(kill me...*sobs*)
Like I was saying... the best part of being in this fandom is the friends I've made.
Today we celebrate the awesomeness that is Rena.
Why she's awesome:
She sends her friends a monthly Rob Gift.
The last few months I've gotten a card from Rena!
It's such a treat to have a little Rob in my box.
(yes, I am aware that sounds dirty...)
Anyone who takes the time to make something just to make her pals smile is awesome.
She is fun on twitter.
She writes fic.
Visit her profile here.
Her latest story-
"In 1870, Bella Swan arrives in Virginia City, Nevada, as the new school
teacher. She meets Sheriff Edward Cullen as soon as she falls off the
stagecoach. Will events draw them together or drive them apart?"
Check out Rena's stories and follow her on twitter.
Check out Rena's stories and follow her on twitter.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Fic of the Week: Ride of My Life
I felt the need to have some cowboy in my life yesterday.
Not these Cowboys...
I'll actually have those Cowboys in my life on Friday as it's time for the annual training camp trip with the pops. It's my dad's birthday and we always go see the Cowboys in San Antonio on that day.
Happy Birthday Dad!
(May the Lord bless us both by your NEVER seeing this blog)
Back to the point---
No, I needed a real cowboy. A rough around the edges, hard-working, horse riding manly man.
I wanted a Cowboyward!
I tweeted out to the masses and got back several recommendations (all of which I will list at the end of this post) but the one I want you all to saddle up with is Ride of My Life by SuddenlySandi.
"Bella and Edward come from two totally different worlds. Can they find a way to work it out, or will Edward's determination to win cost him his life?"
Really good story. He's a rodeo champ. She's a pop singer. Both of them love their jobs but then they fall in love with each other.
The story arc here is very detailed and believeable as far as the world of rodeo that Edward lives in and I found myself wanting to bust out my Garth Brooks and Brad Paisley playlists.
Edward is rough around the edges and a very strong character. He has flaws and some issues with Bella's friends and their lifestyle choices but it's handled in a very realistic and believable way.
Bella has some great lines in this one in her journey to either being with Edward or choosing to keep her life.
It's says it's 9 chapters but it's really 27. It was a repost and it's complete.
And it shouldn't be rated T because it's a definite M.
It's says it's 9 chapters but it's really 27. It was a repost and it's complete.
And it shouldn't be rated T because it's a definite M.
Great shower scene.
Great.
~ For inspiration~
This picture will always be EPIC.
Other Cowboywards/Westernwards/Rancherwards
1. A New Frontier by Melolabel: Bella's a mail order bride on her way to the Nevada desert to meet her Cowboy husband-to-be. She's supposed to be everything he's looking for but what will he do when it turns out she lied?/Complete
2. The Marksman by Melolabel: Can love blossom in the blistering heat of Devil's Fork, AZ? When Ed Cullen, a gunslinger on the run, meets up with unusual beauty, Izzy Swan, the two join forces to take down the evil Valentine brothers. The Wild West has never been hotter!
3. Seeing Daylight by Jessypt: She chose him. He chose the rodeo. Can her broken heart and a broken man be mended when a chance encounter brings them back together? Complete
4. Pistols and Petticoats by saltire884: In a drunken gamble by her father, Bella finds her future wagered to town loner, Edward Cullen. But with stakes this high, how much will Bella lose, or will chance be on her side? Complete
5. All the Wild Horses by elusivetwilight: In her suffocating small hometown, Bella Swan meets widowed Edward Cullen. Can she pull him from the depths of his grief? Is there enough of him left to soothe her clawing loneliness?
6. Perfectly Lonely by twilightbyus: Bella was content with her single life until she met Edward, a moody bull riding cowboy.
6. Perfectly Lonely by twilightbyus: Bella was content with her single life until she met Edward, a moody bull riding cowboy.
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