Visit the following video on YouTube for more information: The rafflesia uses small filaments to extract the nutrients and water from the host vine. If the flower is fertilized, fruit is produced.īecause the rafflesia does not have a chloroplast genome (lacks chlorophyll), it is incapable of photosynthesis. Instead, the tetrastigma vine that hosts the flower provides its nutrients and food. The rafflesia buds open usually on rainy nights, and the whole process takes about 24-48 hours. The buds develop for 9-12 months, and cannot be seen during the first stages. Once the plant matures, it produces buds (small bumps on vine). They must then find a female flower and bring the pollen to continue the process of pollination. As they enter the flower, they collect pollen. The flies are attracted to the rotten smell the plant produces, in hopes of finding food. Firstly, the plant is unisexual, so the flower relies on its pollinators (carrion flies) for pollination. The foul stench it produces is an example of its unique adaptations to reproduce.Īll species of rafflesia have a different reproduction process than most plants. The fly collects the pollen from the male flower to a female flower to continue the pollination process. The rafflesia produces the stench of rotting flesh to attract carrion flies for the pollination process. This unique flowering plant is quite different than any other plant we are used to, in both appearance and evolution.
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Here’s the synopsis and cover reveal for this upcoming novel, EVERYTHING FOR HER! Now, hearing that she’s coming out with a full-length novel, I am beyond excited to see all the goodness we’re going to get in this one story. Somehow, Alexa Riley has mastered this and does it time and time again. It didn’t feel like a complete beginning, middle, and end experience. Many authors who write short stories sometimes leave you at the end feeling like so many moments were missing. One thing I admire about Alexa Riley’s writing is that she knows how to give you a full, well-written story even within such a short word count. It’s quick, dirty, and ridiculously over the top. Okay, that’s all the fire words I could come up with. It’s burning heat that combusts into an inferno of lava. Warning: This is hot and fast insta-love that ignites the pages. And she always has fun with these quirky disclaimers and dedications. And we love it! By now, if you’re a fan, you know what you’re jumping into. It’s a delicious guilty pleasure! Where there’s an Alexa Riley story, there’s a disclaimer, warning readers what they’re about the get into and confirming that yes, the style of writing and story is on purpose. Let’s talk about Alexa Riley’s books for a minute, shall we? I discovered randomly ‘her’ (recently found out it’s actually two awesome women under the pen name) books a couple years ago and on occasion escaped into their short story world full of cheesy, insta-lovey, alpha sexy, sweet, hot stories.
There, he meets a man named Luis Cervantes, a former medical student who provides a larger, intellectual perspective on the Revolution. In a skirmish with Federals, in which Demetrio's band is greatly outmatched, Demetrio nevertheless displays superior tactics and marksmanship, causing the Federals to retreat, though he is shot and becomes very sick in the process.įeverish, Demetrio is brought to a ranch where his men are hailed as heroes of the peasants. The novel charts Demetrio's rise from farmer to general of the northern rebel army, and his subsequent decline and the deterioration of his army.ĭemetrio is forced to flee from his farm by Federal soldiers, and he accumulates a group of twenty similarly disaffected peasant men. The Underdogs follows the rise and fall of Demetrio Macias and his band of rebels during the Mexican Revolution of the early nineteen hundreds. This is their third time performing in Smock Alley after previously being here in 20 with their acclaimed productions of Macbeth and As You Like It. Ulasan tidak disahkan, tetapi Google menyemak dan mengalih keluar. Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning drama set in Grover’s Corners remains as poignant and relevant today as it was in 1938 – a timeless story about living, love and loss and appreciating life and its quiet moments to their fullest.įounded in 1992, Arclight have produced more than 60 plays in Ireland and have also performed internationally. “Do human beings ever realize life while they live it – every, every minute?”Īrguably the most famous American play ever written. And here is my first eyebrow-raising moment…Īfter being kidnapped, drugged, taken hostage in another country and almost raped, Greer’s first priority after Embry bursts through the room to rescue her is to have him pretend to rape her in the very room where she was being held. This book is written in the dual POV of Greer and Embry, picking up where the first one left off, and diving straight back into that nasty cliffhanger. “Show me how much you like using my wife. “Fuck, I can’t stop,” Embry says as I writhe and moan underneath him. Like the first, the writing is strong, the feels are intense and the sex is hot and steamy with strong Dom/sub themes as Ash, Embry and Greer begin to embrace their secretive and oh-so-steamy relationship. There is SO much love out there for this book, and I get it, I absolutely do, but I struggled with this one, which was sadly a bit eye-rolling and overly dramatic for me. “It was the purest heavens in the midst of the worst hell, and I loved every minute of it, even though it was all underpinned by a lie–my lie-and I knew one day it would burn down around me.”Īfter loving and DEVOURING the first book in this series, American Queen, I was really excited to continue on with the intense love story between the President of the United States, his Vice President, and the woman they both love. Part of th e family of carnivorous plants, i t only grows in a few places in nature now. It is also named the species Dionaea muscipula -though there are many named cultivars with some different looks and habits. The plant looks happy and has grown and developed well so that gives me joy! However, I love how it is growing and flourishing in our home and it has been interesting learning all about it. To be fair I had heard they were quite difficult to care for and I wasn't sure I was wanting the task of trying to keep it alive. I wasn't sure I wanted one of these carnivorous houseplants plants but hubby has wanted one for a long time so I purchased it for his birthday this year.įrom being really quite indifferent to this particular plant, I have developed a real interest and curiosity about it. I am the recent caretaker of a Venus Fly Trap house plant. (This is what happens when I start worldbuilding. “The Guilt Child” will be coming out sometime this year, and while it does not immediately follow the adventures of Charles, Dieterich, and the Professora, it’s part of the same world. If you’re not reading it, you should be.Īnother online magazine that I’m far too fond of, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, has bought another of my steampunk short stories. Clarkesworld has also been nominated for a Hugo in the Best Semiprozine category, as have two stories from last year (including one of Nora’s! Woooo!). Valente are just a few of the stories that have been haunting me since I read them. You should get it for all the other fantastic stories - “Blue Ink” by Yoon Ha Lee, “The River Boy” by Tim Pratt, and “A Buyer’s Guide to Maps of Antarctica” by Catherynne M. Second (and with no excuse, since I’ve had my shiny contributor’s copies for a little while now), Realms 2: The Second Year of Clarkesworld Magazine is out, and while my story “When the Gentlemen Go By” is reprinted in it, that’s not why you should get it. Which in Internet terms probably means they’re approaching antediluvian, but what the hey.įirst off, a couple of reviews are up: one of Spiral Hunt in Realms of Fantasy, and one of Wild Hunt in Fresh Fiction. I’ve been a total slacker when it comes to blogging lately, so all of these are a little out of date. Apat 9:19 pm ( Spiral Hunt, Stories in print, Stories online, Wild Hunt) Stasi’s anxiously awaited sequel,“Book of Judas” was published Fall 2017, received acclaim from mega best selling authors such as Sherrilyn Kenyon, who called it, “An innovative masterpiece!” The popular and well-read columnist for the New York Daily News, and previously for the the New York Post, Linda Stasi, has also been an on-camera TV co-host with Mark Simone on NY 1 -Spectrum “What a Week!”īrash, funny and opinionated, the acerbic Stasi’s first novel, The Sixth Station, published in January of 2013 by Tor-Forge Books hit Amazon’s top 25, and was hailed as “A helluva religious thriller,” by Nelson DeMille, while Steve Berry said, “You’ll be grabbing the pages so right your knuckles will turn white!” Even President-elect Donald Trump came to her book party, and called Stasi, “A great writer.” These ground-tested techniques are designed to help you make continuous improvements in your services, streamline your operations, and add ever-increasing value to your customers. 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