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MUMENTOUS by Amy J. Schultz – Pop-Up Blog-Hop: Playlist and Giveaway

MUMENTOUS:
Original Photos and Mostly-True Stories about Football,
Glue Guns, Moms, and a Supersized High School Tradition
That Was Born Deep in the Heart of Texas
by
Amy J. Schultz
Nonfiction / Photo-Driven Memoir / Women’s History / Pop Culture / Texana
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
Page Count: 178 pages
Publication Date: April 25, 2023
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The closest you’ll ever get to seeing someone actually wear their heart on their sleeve is in Texas, every fall, at the local high school homecoming game.
They’re called homecoming mums. They are as bodacious as football, as irresistible as a juicy rumor, and as deep as a momma’s love. Over a hundred years ago when the custom began, mum was short for chrysanthemum, a typical corsage that boys gave to girls before taking them to the big football game. But through the decades, mum went from a simple abbreviation to a complicated shorthand for an eye-popping tradition that’s as ingrained in the culture as it is confounding to outsiders.
Through her original photography and collection of stories from across and beyond the Lone Star State, Amy J. Schultz takes us deep in the heart of mum country. You’ll meet kids who wear them, parents who buy them, and critics who decry them as just another example of consumerism gone wild. But mostly, you’ll discover that just like every ritual which stands the test of time, someone is keeping the tradition alive. Someone like Mom.
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Amy Schultz’s playlist to Mumentous

Mumentous playlist

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41 songs, 2 hours and 15 minutes for your listening pleasure

“Get Ready for This” by Champs United
“Get the Party Started” by P!nk
“Good Feeling” by Flo Rida
“Happy” by Pharrell Williams
“Cotton Eyed Joe” by Circus DJ’s
“We Are the Boys from Old Florida” by the Fightin’ Gator Marching Band
“The Victors” by The University of Michigan Marching Band
“Get Down Tonight” by Auburn University Marching Band
“Homecoming” by Hey Monday
“Mony Mony” by Billy Idol
“Don’t Stop Believin’” by Glee Cast
“Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M.
“Girl” by Beck
“Homegrown” by Zac Brown Band
“Hey Baby, Will You Be My Girl” by Aaron Foret
“Cheerleader”-Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit by OMI
“Today Was a Fairytale (Taylor’s version)” by Taylor Swift
“Home” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper
“Bust a Move” by Young MC
“Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL COOL J
“Starships” by Nicki Minaj
“Vogue” by Madonna
“GIRL LIKE ME” by Black Eyed Peas, Shakira
“This Is What You Came For” by Calving Harris, Rihanna
“Gloria” by Laura Branigan
“We Are the Champions” by Queen
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana
“Walk This Way” by Aerosmith
“Pump Up the Jam” by Technotronic
“Harlem Shake” by Baauer
“We Are Family—1995 Remaster” by Sister Sledge
“The Horse” by Auburn University Bands
“Drum It Out” by Brett Engel
“Eye of the Tiger” by Auburn University Bands
“Victorious” by Panic! At the Disco
“Firework” by Katy Perry
“Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen
“Party Rock Anthem” by The Cheer Squad
“The Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga

Amy J. Schultz is an author and award-winning photographer who explores unique aspects of modern culture that hide in plain sight. When she isn’t talking about homecoming mums, Amy is writing, taking photos, working on other creative projects, traveling, snort-laughing, or vacuuming up dog fur.

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THE AQUAMARINE SURFBOARD by Kellye Abernathy – LSBBT Book Review

THE AQUAMARINE SURFBOARD

by

KELLYE ABERNATHY


Middle Grade / Magical Realism / Fantasy
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
Page Count: 290 pages
Publication Date: November 22, 2021






“Age never matters; these things are about bravery and heart.”


















Thirteen-year-old Condi Bloom’s dream is to learn to surf, but her laid-back beach town isn’t what it used to be. Big resort owners are taking over the cove. Worse, someone’s harassing the Beachlings, the mysterious old women living in the cliffs off Windy Hollow, a lonely tower of rock that people say is haunted. When a new surfer boy named Trustin shows up in town and invites Condi to a forbidden surfing spot, she’s swept into an extraordinary underwater adventure, where a surprising encounter with Koan, the Riddlemaster of the Sea, changes her life. Along with Trustin, his quirky twin and a mystical aquamarine surfboard, Condi learns the untold stories of the Beachlings, uncovering the timeless secrets of Windy Hollow.


Ebbing and flowing between reality and magic, times past and present, The Aquamarine Surfboard by Kellye Abernathy is a riveting beach tale about opening up to mystery, building community when and where you can — and discovering the ocean is filled with magic—the really BIG kind—the kind that changes the world.














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No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.” ― C.S. Lewis






With its cinematic world-building and evocative prose, The Aquamarine Surfboard tells an engaging coming-of-age story that should appeal to readers of all generations. It is remarkably well-written, dynamically-paced, and thoroughly enjoyable.




Condi resonated well with me despite the disparity between our ages. I related to her grief, dreams, angst, fears, impatience, empathy, bravery, and maturity beyond her years. Ms. Abernathy created a memorable heroine in Condi.




She also drew the supporting characters–Trustin, Grand Ella, the Beachlings, to name a few–so vividly and so distinctly, they came alive in my mind. So much so, I think this book will make a great movie.




I consumed this while I was on the beach and I think that enhanced the reading experience a thousandfold.




5 stars




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The Aquamarine Surfboard Playlist


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Kellye Abernathy’s passions are writing and serving trauma survivors as a yoga teacher and practical life skills advocate. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary English Education from the University of Kansas. Her home is in land-locked Plano, Texas—where she’s dreaming of her next trip to the sea!

























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