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Gabrielle Union has spoken publicly about her experience with sexual assault, but now the actress is revealing the book that helped her heal after being raped as a teenager.
In a new clip from the PBS series The Great American Read, Union shared that a classic piece of literature gave her the courage to move forward following her rape.
"I first read The Color Purple when I was 19," Union says in the interview. "I had been raped and I found myself trying to go from victim to survivor."
The book by Alice Walker features the story of a young black woman beaten and raped by the man she believed to be her father. It's been reimagined as both a Broadway musical and a film starring Oprah Winfrey. Union came across the story after her mother recommended the book following her traumatic experience.
In her 2017 memoir, We're Going To Need More Wine, the 45-year-old actress detailed how she was raped during her sophomore year of college at UCLA. A stranger entered the Payless shoe store she was working at and held her at gunpoint while he sexually assaulted her. The nightmarish ordeal caused the actress to seclude herself in her home for over a year, leaving only to attend court hearings and therapy sessions. The man who raped Union was sentenced to 33 years in prison after his history of robbing other stores was uncovered, but that did nothing to quell the fear the actress lived with following the incident.
Union's mother recommended she read the book, which focuses on the bonds of sisterhood and women overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles to take control of their lives and find happiness.
"It gave me my hope, it gave me inspiration, it gave me a passageway out," Union says, attributing Walker's brutally honest depiction of rape as something she identified with. The fact that the book didn't gloss over the ugly consequences of sexual assault helped Union relate to the main characters. It also pushed her to move past her own horrific experience.
"The person that was raped at 19 died that day. And who came up out of the ashes, the rose that bloomed out of concrete, is the smarter, stronger, braver, more resilient person. To put it simply, it was a book that saved my life," Union says in the clip.
The actress is just one of many female celebrities opening up about their experiences with sexual assault and sexual harassment. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements in Hollywood have spurred women in all industries to demand transparency, equality, and respect from their male peers. Women of color in particular face an uphill battle when it comes to gender parity and sexual assault as their experiences often go unheard and the communities they belong to mean that crimes like rape and sexual harassment often go unpunished.
Union speaking up about her own experiences will hopefully encourage more sexual assault survivors to share their stories and fight for change, just like Walker's book spurred the actress to take back control of her own life.
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Here is my code.
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Waffle House, an American restaurant with 381 locations in the state of Georgia alone, has been a go-to for college students for years. Relatively low prices coupled with the variety of options for breakfast and lunch make Waffle House an ideal spot for late-night or early morning hangouts.
Accompanied by my good friend and Viking Fusion News Producer, Noah Syverson, I paid visits to each of the three locations in Rome to, as objectively as possible, evaluate my experiences and ultimately decide which of the restaurants provides the best overall experiences for college students.
For the sake of the narrative, I'll follow the events of the evening chronologically.
Noah and I set out shortly after 11:00 p.m. for the furthest location, just off of US-411 in southeast Rome. Upon entering, we were immediately greeted by a smiling waitress, who offered to turn up the heat for us and get rid of the cold. I asked for a coffee, which was brought to me within a minute. I ordered a couple of biscuits with gravy just to have something simple.
While we awaited our food, I paid close attention to the atmosphere. This particular Waffle House neighbors a service station, and the bright fluorescent light coming in through the large windows of the restaurant was actually quite comforting. There was no music playing from the jukebox, but the sounds of the griddle and the dishes being washed provided enough of an auditory stimulation to establish a calmly busy ambience. This was also the cleanest I have seen a Waffle House.
Within eight minutes, our food was brought out to us. It was served at what I would say is a good temperature: not scalding, but hot enough to relieve any tension resultant of the cold weather.
Waffle House sells an average of 145 waffles per minute, and has sold over 877 million since 1955.
We paid for our food and left at 11:58 p.m. to venture into West Rome to the Shorter Avenue location.
At 12:19 a.m., we arrived. This waitress seemed less than enthusiastic about having a table. The atmosphere at this location was almost heavier. It was not as clean, and the air smelled of grease. A couple of the present employees yelled to each other across the restaurant sporadically throughout our time there. There was music playing, however, which made it easy to ignore the bantering of the employees. We placed our orders, and our food was served quickly. A hashbrown bowl was my main course for the night. After eating our food and quietly jotting down our notes, we went on our way. We pulled out of the parking lot a little before 1:00 a.m.
By 1:10 a.m. we were seated at the Martha Berry location. The first thing I noticed about this restaurant was how quiet it was. Music was not playing, and there were not any other customers. There was not traffic on the road outside, this time of night. The calm was complimentary of the "home stretch" feeling of being at the last of the three restaurants.
Our waitress was very polite and was glad to serve. Aside from the small talk she made with the cook at the griddle, there was not any conversation other than between Noah and me. It was a warmer, more inviting environment. I ordered toast to finish off my three-course meal for the evening. It was served with too much butter, but other than that, perfectly toasted and up to Waffle House standards.
The restaurant was noticeably clean. From the small amount of drying floor left, it was clear that they had mopped within an hour prior to our arrival. The menus were not sticky or dirty, and the dishes were squeaky-clean.
Now, one would say that the Martha Berry location had a leg up on its competitors due to its proximity to Berry's campus, but ignoring that completely, it still provided the best overall experience. It was left up to Noah and me to make of it what we could. The emptiness and calm atmosphere allowed us to fill the space with what we wanted to, making it a quality place for students to hang out, socialize and unwind. On top of that, Waffle House's menu items are always good, for what they are, and they are cheap, consistently and quickly made breakfast foods.


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Whistleblowers share hard decisions with College
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI '16
Assistant Campus Life Editor
Louis Clark, president of the Government Accountability Project (GAP), moderated a Common Hour presentation in which two whistleblowers shared their experiences. Kenneth Kendrick reported the unsanitary practices of a peanut factory, while Rick Piltz reported the Bush Administration's censorship of scientific reports on climate change.
This Common Hour was part of the American Whistleblower Tour, a national speaking tour run by GAP. Whistleblowers are employees who "blow the whistle" when witnessing corruption or wrongdoing in their workplaces.
Since its creation in 1977, GAP has represented more than 5,000 whistleblowers. It advocates for legislative protection for these people and brings public awareness to the issues whistleblowers uncover. GAP's tour aims to educate the public about whistleblowing and its importance in forcing government accountability.
In 2005, Piltz worked for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. He developed and edited reports that were sent to Congress based on climate change studies and scientific documents. Legislators then read the reports to understand the issues and create policies based on the findings. Piltz's office worked together with research scientists and White House and political aids.
"When the Bush Administration came in 2001, we began to notice a change in how [the government] managed climate change communication," Piltz said. "They were starting to play down the global warming problem by blocking communication of climate summits that were aimed at informing policy makers and the public. And it became clear that it was illegitimate, deliberate interference."
Piltz also witnessed the White House censoring the research of federal lab scientists working on environmental issues, taking down websites, and misrepresenting issues in Congressional testimony. He said the Bush Administration was willing to spin and misrepresent the scientific community to conform science to politics rather than making policy based on science.
"One really striking example was draft copies of scientific reports that had been signed off as ready for publication [by scientists]," Piltz said. "They would come back to me with hand markups done by the Chief of Staff at the Environmental Office. The White House was showing all the things they wanted taken out and all the wording they wanted changed, and it was all designed to systematically downplay global warming."
Piltz started recording the censorship by making copies of documents that had hand-edits. He protested internally to the director of his office and officials at the National Science Foundation, but no one was willing to protest the practices because the topic was politically sensitive.
"In 2005 at the beginning of the second Bush administration it became apparent that the policing was going to become worse rather than better, and I finally said, 'okay, that's it, I can't work on this project under these conditions,'" Piltz said. "I put in my resignation."
Piltz reported the Bush Administration's censorship to The New York Times and other news outlets. He believes this set a different framework for how the public thought about the Bush Administration and global warming.
"Over the next year, we saw U.S. media cover climate change more as a straightforward science problem, not a debatable issue," Piltz said. "I think it also caused people to have a more critical perspective on the Administration, but it did not cause the Administration to change its policy."
Just one year after Piltz blew the whistle on the White House's censorship, Kendrick was working as the assistant manager at Peanut Corporation of America when he also witnessed unethical practices. No one at the plant worked in a quality assurance role, and there was minimal lab testing done to assess the cleanliness of the peanuts. The company was built on risking the health of its customers to protect the business's profits.
"The plant looked like something out of the 1950s," Kendrick said. "There were roof leaks and floods in the basement. You had birds on the roofs — birds crapping on the roof — and the roof water runs in, which is a potential source of salmonella, not to mention something you probably don't want to be eating."
Kendrick tried to set up an environmental testing program that would be in compliance with state health standards and develop a quality assurance program to regularly test the peanuts, but he met with resistance from his boss and found it nearly impossible.
Kendrick then began sending emails to the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Food and Drug Administration, neither of which responded. He later discovered Peanut Corp. had never registered with the Texas Department of Health, so they had never been inspected.
Kendrick was originally reporting the problems anonymously because he did not want to lose his job. He eventually quit his job after feeling continual frustration with the management's lack of concern about the quality of the food and regulatory agencies' inaction in forcing Peanut Corp. to comply with their standards.
In 2009, Kendrick was working for an orthopedic company and heard there was a salmonella outbreak in peanuts. He thought it might be from Peanut Corp., which as far as he knew was still operating under the same unsanitary and illegal conditions. He once again sent multiple emails to every state department of health that had salmonella cases, approximately 25, and the FDA.
Yet, even then, no one responded to his complaints despite the wide-spread media coverage of the incidents.
"While I was writing these emails, I had my two-year-old granddaughter sitting in front of me eating peanut butter crackers made by Kellogg's, and she started puking her guts out," Kendrick said. "I never in a million years would have guessed that Kellogg would have bought peanut butter from Peanut Corp. Well guess what? It showed up on the recall list. I was feeding my granddaughter and mother-in-law recalled crackers that contained salmonella from a plant that I had worked at three years earlier."
Kendrick's granddaughter recovered fully, but his anger at her severe illness prompted him to go to the press and tell them about Peanut Corp.'s practices.
"At this point I was pissed," he said. "I decided to stop being anonymous. I went to The New York Times and within 48 hours I was on Good Morning America."
Kendrick's decision to go to the press finally forced officials to inspect Peanut Corp., which was shut down by the FDA. From late 2008 to early 2009, salmonella in peanut butter from peanuts distributed by Peanut Corp. sickened 714 people in 46 states.
Once it was shut down, the FDA recalled every product ever produced by the plant since its creation. This was the largest recall in U.S. history.
Unfortunately, Kendrick's decision to step forward, while in the public interest, had a devastating effect on his life and career.
"Soon after I went on Good Morning America I was fired from my job at the orthopedic company," Kendrick said. "I'm not working now. I've been blacklisted. I lost my house. Recently, in three separate job interviews I have been told that I was not being hired because I am a whistleblower."
The backlash Kendrick and other whistleblowers often face after telling the public about a company's unethical practices can help explain why so few people report bad practices.
"There's fear for your career, a sense that it would not do any good and just get you in trouble," Piltz said.
Questions raised by audience members ranged from the amount of legal protection that whistleblowers receive, the level of responsibility scientists have to ensure their findings on climate change are brought to the attention of the public, and if the Obama Administration has been more forthcoming with findings about climate change than the Bush Administration was.
Kendrick said the moral objections he had with the practices at Peanut Corp. left him little choice but to try to get health officials to inspect the plant and shut it down.
"I had no choice [but to whistleblow]," Kendrick said. "I don't recall myself thinking this was a big moral dilemma; when people are dying you don't have a choice. I have hugged the mother of a dead child because of this."
Kendrick and Piltz both lost jobs, faced financial troubles, and Piltz was prosecuted because of his decision to whistleblow. Yet in retrospect, both said they would do it again.
"Taking action on this was one of the best things that I've done," Piltz said. "I reclaimed my public voice and my freedom of speech. I think there ought to be a great deal more whistleblowing than you see going on. I have come to appreciate it as an underutilized and sometimes underappreciated form of public service."
Questions? Email Julia at jcinqueg@fandm.edu.
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Thomas Massie & Tim Ryan
Compare the voting records of Thomas Massie and Tim Ryan in 2017-18.
Thomas Massie
Represented Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. This is his 4th term in the House.
Tim Ryan
Represented Ohio's 13th Congressional District. This is his 8th term in the House.
Thomas Massie and Tim Ryan are from different parties and disagreed on 74 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
Dec. 7, 2017 — Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes
Jan. 13, 2017 — Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026
Dec. 12, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, and for other purposes
Nov. 14, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 6784, the Manage our Wolves Act; and providing for proceedings during the period from November 19, 2018, through November 26, 2018
Sept. 26, 2018 — Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of the United States citizens
Sept. 26, 2018 — Providing for consideration for the conference report to accompany H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY ending September 30, 2019; and H.Res. 1071, recognizing allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of U.S. citizens
July 18, 2018 — Grijalva of Arizona Amendment No. 25
July 17, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6147) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
July 12, 2018 — Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
June 27, 2018 — Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2018, through July 9, 2018
June 26, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; and the bill H.R. 2083, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act.
June 21, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6136) to amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes
June 21, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act of 2018
June 20, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act;providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5797) IMD CARE Act;providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
June 14, 2018 — THRIVE Act
June 7, 2018 — Lee of California Part B Amendment No. 26
June 7, 2018 — Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5895) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act
June 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3249) Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program; providing for consideration of (H.R. 8) the Water Resources Development Act; and providing for consideration of (H.R. 5895) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
May 23, 2018 — Garamendi of California Amendment No. 5
May 23, 2018 — Aguilar of California Amendment No. 4
May 23, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5515) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and for providing for proceedings during the period from May 25, 2018, through June 4, 2018
May 22, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 5515, NDAA FY, 2019; providing for consideration of S. 204, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, and providing for consideration of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
May 9, 2018 — Citizens' Right to Know Act
April 18, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5444) Taxpayer First Act, and providing for consideration of the (H.R. 5445) 21st Century IRS Act
April 12, 2018 — Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
March 20, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 4566, the Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act; Providing for consideration of H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018; and for other purposes
Feb. 8, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Feb. 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1892) to amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty
Feb. 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017; H.R. 4771, the Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018; and for other purposes
On Ordering the Previous Question
Jan. 30, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 695, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Jan. 18, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 195, the Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
On Motion to Commit with Instructions
Jan. 10, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 139) to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlongs, and for other purposes
Dec. 21, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370, the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for FY 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes and Wildfires in calendar year 2017
Dec. 19, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1) the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3312) the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII; and motions to suspend the rules
Dec. 6, 2017 — Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
Dec. 6, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State
Nov. 14, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act; and the conference report to accompany H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Nov. 8, 2017 — Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017
Oct. 11, 2017 — Providing for consideration of S. 585, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; providing for proceedings during the period from October 16, 2017, through October 20, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Sept. 27, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Sept. 6, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3354) making appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules
July 28, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3180) Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2018; and providing for proceedings during the period from July 31, 2017, through September 4, 2017
July 27, 2017 — Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
July 26, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
July 24, 2017 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs
July 20, 2017 — King Cove Road Land Exchange Act
July 19, 2017 — Tsongas of Massachusetts Part A Amendment No. 1
July 19, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2910) Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act; (H.R. 2883) Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; and (H.R. 218) King Cove Road Land Exchange Act
July 13, 2017 — Garamendi of California Part B Amendment No. 12
July 13, 2017 — Aguilar of California Part B Amendment No. 10
July 13, 2017 — Providing for further consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
July 12, 2017 — Gaining Responsibility on Water Act
June 28, 2017 — Protecting Access to Care Act
May 19, 2017 — Jackson Lee of Texas Amendment
May 2, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017
April 27, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1694, the Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules
March 24, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017
March 23, 2017 — Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
March 9, 2017 — Innocent Party Protection Act
March 8, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1301) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes
March 1, 2017 — SCRUB Act
Jan. 3, 2017 — Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress


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Van Helsing - Dark Destiny & Dark Ties - Double Episode Review
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Season 4 kicked off with an unofficial two-parter, 'Dark Ties' and 'Dark Destiny,' which saw Vanessa's journey after her confrontation in the maze with Sam and The Oracle continue, while Julius and Doc's storyline in Denver was also furthered along.
With Axel not appearing at all in these first two episodes, as well as, the departure of Van Helsing's two most charismatic and humorous characters - Mohamad and Missy Peregrym's Scarlett (whose death still doesn't make any sense - you kill me and you become the light? OK?) - the Dark two-parter did feel a bit dry.
Granted, there were some exciting action sequences like the opening fight between the Van Helsings and Sam, in which we saw Lillian damn near behead the Fourth Elder, before he rose, put his head back on, threw some punches, and gouged Vanessa's eyes out.
Thankfully the Oracle had a plan that ultimately stopped him from killing them both.
After escaping, Vanessa had some bonding time with her newly resurrected great-great-grandmother, Lily, as they ventured out to retrieve the Van Helsing book. It seemed like they were building up the Van Helsing ancestor as a replacement for Scarlett, someone for whom Vanessa could play off of while also getting mentored. But alas, Lily gets killed off randomly by a bunch of feral vampires to end the premiere.
The death happened way too quickly - at least another episode would have helped achieve a better bond between Vanessa and her great-great-grandmother, thus making Lillian's death more impactful. However, in her limited time resurrected, the Van Helsing ancestor did help give some fresh perspectives on the situation, while her death fueled Vanessa's anger even more.
All the while, the resurrection of The Dark One aka Dracula looms.
Finding herself alone again, Vanessa's journey in 'Dark Ties' saw her getting closer to understanding her role as 'the light.'
The episode opened with the Van Helsing descendant saving a group of survivors, led by Jack (Nicole Munoz) while giving in a few pointers on vamp killing.
The cold opening had me questioning why Vanessa keeps killing these vampires, especially as brutal as she did in this scene. It does tie into her lust for blood and her aptitude to savagery, which we have seen throughout the series, but at the same time, it makes her a hard protagonist to like, knowing that she can easily turn these vamps back into humans.
However, kudos to the writers as this scene was a build up to the the overarching theme of the episode. Vanessa admits to Jack during a heart-to-heart that she "can't keep killing." The vamp hunter realizes her true role as "the light" when she rescues Tabby, bringing her back her humanity. It all amounts to Vanessa giving her sword to Jack claiming that she now "saves." This is a character arc that is long overdue, but it comes at a time when the darkness is more prevalent than ever.
Elsewhere, in Denver, Julius' confrontation with Scab that the Season 3 finale teased essentially amounted to nothing. Julius did manage to severely injure his former underling, but I think this would have been the perfect time to kill Scab as his character has long served his purpose on this show.
The bulk of Julius' time in these two episodes though was spent training Violet, the adopted daughter of Hansen and apparently another Van Helsing? This storyline so far serves a purpose in giving Julius a storyline to bite his teeth around, but whether introducing this character is really necessary remains to be seen until we get to know Violet a little better.
While Julius was training Violet, Doc was playing a chess game with Hansen at the Denver compound, trying to get in the good shoes of Hansen, and thus Avery - the more reasonable, if not, the more supportive of the two - who has files on her friend's whereabouts.
The pairing between Doc and Julius has been a smart pairing - one using her brains to help them survive, the other his sheer strength and physicality - and over the course of the Denver storyline, the two have developed a strong chemistry.
Overall, Dark Destiny and Dark Ties set up the season well, albeit with many dry moments - the charisma of Axel, Scarlett and Mohamad was missed. Vanessa, Julius, and Doc are all in interesting positions we've never see them in before with Vanessa embracing her role as a saviour, Julius becoming a mentor to another possible Van Helsing, and Doc, well, she's still being Doc but imprisoned for running her mouth as usual.
The main story of The Dark One, who we know is Dracula, and everyone converging to the point of her rise loomed over these two episodes, adding plenty of intrigue to this season's narrative.


Most of the work I've been doing on my novel has been between 10pm and midnight, when the four older kids are asleep and baby Leo is drifting off, either in his swing or his crib. The city is quiet then, and the fans are on, and the air coming through the screens feels like October.
I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
I'd take to the sky with all my might.
I'd just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
That's perfect, I thought to myself. Not only does it depict a major theme in the story, it almost illustrates one of the important scenes. I typed it out in the manuscript, centered on a blank page just before chapter one. Then I thought to myself, Wouldn't that be nice?
I looked up Over the Rhine's website and saw they have a licensing agent. I had wanted to write them directly, but instead I wrote the agent a short email explaining what I wanted to do.
I didn't expect to hear back. I've written and co-written other books where we've wanted to use musician's lyrics, and usually we never hear back, or if we do they want $1,000 in exchange for us to use their lyrics in the first 2,000 copies.
I went back to revising the novel. Then I went to bed.
The next day, around 11am, something strange happened. Over the Rhine liked one of my earlier Facebook statuses where I mentioned they would be headlining the playlist I listen to while I'm writing. Maybe you didn't read that correctly.
OVER THE RHINE LIKED ONE OF MY FACEBOOK STATUSES.
Then, a minute later, I heard the little !ding! that signifies an email magically flying through space and landing in my inbox. It was a name I recognized… Over the Rhine's licensing agent. I felt sick to my stomach as soon as I saw his name – surely if he got back so quickly it was with some kind of a standard rejection email. I didn't want to open the email. I sighed. I clicked it open.
It may seem like such a small thing, but to me, in that moment, it felt like I had just received one of the kindest gifts possible. And, this may sound even stranger, but it felt like the tiniest of affirmations from the universe that I actually SHOULD go ahead and publish this book.
Thank you, Linford and Karin. Thank you.
Here is an update on the novel, and then a request for your feedback.
I'm planning on launching the Kickstarter at the end of September, and it will run for 30 days. I'm using that method to hopefully raise around $3,000 to pay for the editing, cover design, marketing, and the creation of the digital formats of the book.
For those of you not familiar with Kickstarter, you, the reader, will have the opportunity to purchase advance copies of the book as well as some other cool rewards/services (I'll be offering some of my other books, some writing coaching, even one package where I'll help you self-publish your very own book)…but none of the money that people donate comes to me unless I raise the entire amount. Stay tuned for more on the Kickstarter campaign.
Now for the question. I'd like to get your feedback on a few different titles I'm considering. I know this is kind of unfair because you don't really know what the book is about, but maybe in a way that's good because I'd like to know which title sounds the most intriguing to you, the title that would make you pick up a book and consider reading it. So here are a few titles I'm considering. Let me know in the comments which you prefer and why, or what your general thoughts are on the matter.
Goodness this makes me excited . . . far more excited than the word "goodness" describes. Yay!!
I like "The Day the Angels Fell" for your title. Any book with Angel – Angels always catches my eye.
Can't wait to read this book! Definitely will support it's Kickstarter campaign.
Love the "tree of life" title. "tree of life" has powerful connotations.
The Day the Angels Fell would definitely capture my attention and make me want to read the book. Love to read your blog and all your writing.
Regarding the titles, the last one is meaningless because we do not know what an Amarok is. The first title gives the sense that this is a supernatural history of an incredibly curious event that many people would like to imagine. The second title feels a bit like the first, except with a direct intersection with contemporary man–and we all like to read about ourselves! The question isn't which we like the best, the question is which would make us curious enough to want to know more, and for me that's the second one (though if it's targeted properly, I think the first achieves that too).
The Day the Angels Fell – makes me feel like no good can come of it. I don't like go go into a story feeling hopeless.
Samuel Chambers and the Tree of Life – the tree of life beings a lot of assumed back story. Makes me feel like I already know what's going to happen and therefore don't need to read it.
The Last Amarok – this one makes me most curious. Especially with some banging cover art.
You go, Shawn! This is awesome!
As for the title, are you considering mixing it up at all? Like: Samuel Chambers and the Day the Angels Fell? If not, my vote is for The Day the Angels Fell.
I already want to know who Samuel is. No. 2 for me.
The Last Amarok – I'd pick this up in the bookstore as I don't know what an Amaork is and, darn it, I'd want to find out.
My second choice is Samuel Chambers and the Tree of Life as it speaks of adventure and obstacles overcome, and, maybe, even a little bit of whimsy.
"Samuel Chambers and,,," is easy to recommend to a friend, and won't be confused with something else. I'd be likely to look closely at "Samuel Cgambers and Abra;s Hope".
Shawn, for me The Day the Angels Fell. Samuel Chambers sounds to involved and I agree with comment above, I would have to check and see what Amarok was and by the time I did that I probably would have lost interest.
Yet more proof why Over the Rhine is the BEST!!!! That's so awesome, Shawn.
I'm not sure about these title options. I would be most drawn toward the first two but probably with a healthy dose of skepticism. The second one makes me think of Indiana Jones, which may or may not be a good thing depending on what your book is about. The Tree of Life part is what really drew me in.
For me, it is not about what I like the most personally but what title I think is easiest to remember so it sticks with me in conversations with friends. Because of this, I agree with what has already been said about the third title. You are creating a stumbling block for word of mouth marketing when you include something like "Amarok". Because of this, I would go with #2. It is the easiest one to grow into a series (if you decide to do that) "Samuel Chambers and…" And it gives a great reference point for readers. "Have you read the Samuel Chambers book/series?" I think there are so many books with reference to angels, the first one would create difficulty in word of mouth marketing. Just type "Fallen Angel" into an amazon.com search. There's alot.
I like the titles in descending order. #1 is okay, but it sounds a little bit like a fairy tale or a children's book. I like fairy tales and children's books, but if those lyrics summarize a major theme so well, a title that's a bit more active and aggressive would be more appropriate, maybe.
I like the Tree of Life bit, but who is Samuel Chambers? As a prospective reader, I'd be wondering if I should already know.
Also, I just re-read Crossing to Safety. One of my very favorite titles, drawn from Robert Frost, with a few of his lines as front matter. So, so perfect.
The Day the Angels Fell, works best for me.
I love this story of generosity.
I looked at all three titles and pictured myself at one of my many browsing times in book shops. I don't think I would pick up the book with any of these titles. I would pick up any book that you wrote, but if I did not know your writing already … I think not.
But choosing from just these three, I like #1 the best.
I like "On the backs of Angels". Yeah, I know that wasn't one of the choices, but I like it.
I'd pick up "The Last Amarok" because it piques my curiosity.
I'm with Kat, I think! If not that, then #1.
Oh I shouldn't have read everyone's comments first! Initially I liked The Day the Angels Fell, but tend to agree with some of the comments above. And I like The Last Amarok but thought, gee, I don't know what an Amarok is, so maybe that would be bad. But I really find myself most interested to find out what an Amarok is! So I guess I would place The Last Amarok first, and The Day the Angels Fell as second. Looking forward to finding out about the Kickstarter campaign!
I like Angels….but Amarok intrigues me as well.
I'm a new reader to your blog, but I have enjoyed everything I've read so far. However, I've not read any of your books (sorry). I know I need to correct that because your writing is so engaging. Several of the commenters have made excellent points for their own reasons, and having read them, I may have changed my selection on the title. But I am going with my first reaction since that is what the potential reader will do.
The first title grabbed me most. I want to know why the angels fell; how that frames a story has me curious. I don't know Samuel Chambers and I wonder if I should. It also conjured up another book with Chambers in the title (sorry again). I don't know what an Amarok is; it feels a bit Eskimo-related.
Now, I guess I need to check out Over the Rhine.
I like "The Day the Angels Fell." It sounds intriguing, epic, dramatic, strange. Hopeless? Not at all. Myths and stories about fallen angels have a rich history in mythology and Scripture, so it brings a lot of powerful associations with it.
"Shaun Chambers and the Tree of Life" sounds too much like an article about somebody discovering a Terrence Malick movie… and it's structured too much like a Harry Potter title. There's no danger, no risk, no "What happened?" in that title.
The third title… well, for all I know, an "Amarok" is a monster, or a kind of fuzzy-hooded coat worn at the North Pole, or a kind of wooden boat once used by Native Americans, or… I don't know. There are a million "The Last _______" titles. It wouldn't get my attention.
By the way… I'm delighted, but not at all surprised, about the kindness of Over the Rhine. They are an extraordinary band, and part of their greatness is their generosity of spirit.
I know they say "don't judge a book by it's cover" but that is exactly what the cover is for. A great title on a terrible cover isn't going appeal to me. A great cover with a mediocre title will still pique my interest.
The first two titles would probably at least make me pick up the book to read the jacket on the back to see what the story is about.
That said, without knowing anything about the book itself, the title that attracts me the most is "The Day the Angels Fell", because that tells me what the story is about right away. "The Last Amarok" does that too, except I don't know what an Amarok is, which could make it appeal to some, but not to others.
Samuel Chambers and the Tree of Life sounds a bit "Christian Harry Potter Knockoff"-ish, and without a really interesting cover, I'd probably pass on it.
The Day the Angels Fell. Will layout very well and has a strong visual.
I like "The Last Amarok" best, mainly because I want to find out if an Amarok is worth caring about. Unfortunately, the first two titles kick my mind into theological overdrive (as both fallen angels and the Tree of Life are very specific things in the Bible), which tends to make me feel skeptical and anxious.
I had to look up what an Amarok is, so not really fond of that one. The other two are okay but nothing really sparks my interest. Based on our experience together, I believe you'll know it when you hear it :-) Of the other two, I lean slightly toward The Day the Angels Fell but it feels like its been done before? Is there a message or theme you want people to take away from the novel? What is the big idea? Do any of these titles reflect that? I'm so excited for you and can't wait to see how this journey plays out!
We don't really know what your novel is about (although it seems likely from the titled that there's a strong element of fantasy), nor do we know who the intended reader is; obviously, it makes a difference if the audience is young adult, romance lover, hard-core fantasy fan. or religious, as opposed to run-of-the-mill general adult reader. So our suggestions are of very limited value – but I'm really enjoying the comments. It's fairly rare that I see so many people expressing very strong conflicting opinions, and with such amity towards each other.
The titles kinda surprised me. I now hope that you're writing something along the line of "A Wrinkle in Time" with a strong spiritual subtext, having the potential to be a continuing series featuring Samuel Chambers as your Harry Potter. We could all benefit from your influence on a hundred million or more juveniles around the globe!
"The Day The Angels Fell". I would kickstart this book in a heartbeat.
I like the second title best. It has kind of a fantasy feel to it, and that is a plus in my mind. I'm not usually one who will grab a book if I feel like I can't pronounce the title (I don't want someone to ask what I'm reading and be unable to say it!), so the third one would be a pass for me as just a browsing around thing. The first is okay, but for some reason, it makes me think of some lousy 80's satanic cult fiction. Not an automatic pass, but I'd definitely be most inclined to pick up the second.
#2 or #3 would be titles I would pick up and read the back of at the store. I would pick up #2 and expect to like it. #3 I would pick up and wonder if I would like it.
I vote for #1, if the criteria were only the title. I do kind of like the alternative title suggested in the comments which ties into the lyric. Regardless, I'm glad to see your fiction getting some attention. Can't wait.
So so love Over the Rhine. Cool story.
About the titles: I was initially drawn to the first two, as well. I like The Day the Angels Fell, but I think I like Samuel Chambers and the Tree of Life better. I don't know if you're intending it for a Christian audience or not, but I wonder if "angels" would turn some people away. (I really have no idea.) I remember reading an article recently about book titles and how the entire Harry Potter series is so unique in its titles. I like the idea of the character's name in the title, too, because it gives us a clue about who the book is about. And, like someone else said, would open the door for a series of Samuel Chambers books. It does sound more like a YA/children's story than The Day the Angels Fell, so your target audience would be another factor.
Sounds exciting, though! And good for you for going after a dream!
The Day the Angels Fell sounds a bit like a Doctor Who episode to me. Which would definitely catch my attention. It also reminds me of Frank Perretti (This Present Darkness, Piercing The Darkness, etc.) Samuel Chambers and The Tree of Life doesn't really do much for me since I don't have any idea of who he really is. And The Last Amarok made me have to go look up the word Amarok. A lot of the results were about a VW. Unless you are writing for car buffs I don't think many people would get that title.
Hope this helps. Looking forward to the kickstarter opportunity too.


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