Second Chance 'Officially' complete :)

I've finally posted Klarissa's outtake. I know a lot of the other authors that participated in the SU4K posted as soon as it was allowed, but for some reason, it just didn't feel like it was the right time for me. Sadly, Katalina has passed and is dancing in Heaven, so I suppose I feel... I don't know, nostalgic, maybe?, for finally posting it. I miss her encouraging, funny, and ballet posts on facebook; it's been silent since March. RIP, beautiful dancer.

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Klarissa's Journey on AO3

Klarissa's Journey on TWCS

Fandom for Oklahoma

It is with heartfelt sympathy and utter determination to help that I pledge to donate to this newest fandom cause.

I have lived in Missouri all my life, which is in Tornado Alley, so I'm very attuned to the weather. I've personally witnessed several tornadoes throughout my life, so I know first hand what the damage is like. This being said, it is some of the most frightening and unreal moments that I have lived through. Each tornado is unique, though they may share similar characteristics. They're unpredictable and extremely dangerous.

Survivors mourn for those lost, clean up, and re-establish their communities. Remember the monstrous EF-5 tornado that obliterated Greensburg, KS May 7, 2007? Or how about the catastrophic EF-5 multi-vortex tornado that struck the southern side of Joplin, MO on May 22, 2011?

As Americans, we have a long history of dealing with tragedy, coping, and moving on. As a fanfic author in the awesome family known as the Twilight fandom, I'm answering the call for help. Within a day, a group on Facebook was formed and a site built in response to those asking, "What can I do?"

Here's the site: Fandom for Oklahoma Donors get to select which organization their dollars can go to: the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, or the ASPCA. Please give a donation by July 7 in order to receive the compilation. Thank you for helping out your fellow humans (and pets).

Special love!

The amazing Quinn Lark wrote a guest review on fic central for B & B! *squee* I was surprised and amazed by her kind words! Here, check it out: Quinn's review on ficcentral 

Fandom4LLS

Yours truly has signed up to contribute to the Fandom for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fundraiser! :D I'm going to write a O/S spinoff from Bear & Bella... a Leah and Riley chapter! :D So excited! I also convinced Quinn Skylark to sign up, and we're going to collab on a O/S together! So I'll have two story contributions! :D

This is the third year for this fandom charity, and I'm very excited to be a part of it! For more information, please visit their blog: http://fandom4lls.blogspot.com/

To receive the compilation in early September, the minimum donation requested is $10. By all means, if you can donate more, please do.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.

POSTED: Chapter Six

Chapter Six of B&B is up for your reading pleasure! 

Ch 6 on TWCS

Leah was certainly pleased this chapter! ;)

Shout out to John Ainsworth, to whom I've previously blogged about! Also to Peter Gabriel, Phil Collen of Def Leppard, and the Kansas City Symphony.  :D  Red Line Chemistry was also mentioned in passing. They're a group from KC.  :D

In case you didn't know, or maybe forgot, Bear & Bella In the Morning has a playlist on Spotify. :D Look me up! 

Chapter Five of B&B

Chapter Five's been posted on TWCS, and it's in the queue at Twilighted! I'm on AO3 now. I hadn't been updating over there... bad author! ;) Anyway, there's something special about chapter five, so I hope everyone reads the A/N at the beginning as well as the end. On a personal note, besides the event which lead to the A/N, just yesterday there was a snowstorm that hit pretty hard. I was clearing my sidewalk this morning and the ruler said nine inches. Gah! I don't remember this much snow since I was a kid! *sigh* I used to like snow... Now I say, "Fuck it!" LOL

The cast of Bear & Bella

To help you visualize who I see playing each character...

Emmett, "Bear"

Bear doing a Harley promo with a local vendor

Bella

Tanya (Playboy layout)

Tanya (photoshoot)

Our trio: Tanya, Emmett, Bella

Aro Volturi, General Manager of KCRQ

Demitri, producer for the Bear and Bella In the Morning Show

Paul

Jacob

Leah

Riley

Dr. Jon Snow

Marcus Volturi, Aro's brother and owner of a BDSM club

Mr. Newton, a manager at Dave & Buster's 

Jon Astin, President of Astin Entertainment

Madi, Jon Astin's secretary