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A saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden. Rochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew's descendants, who revere her like a saint. She travels the ship with the Calypso's creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept.

If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris' cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself.

For 155 days, Will Foster has been locked in medical quarantine without his consent. The doctors claim he is infected with a deadly virus, but this is a lie. Encoded in his DNA is a mutation that provides immunity from disease for all who possess it, source code that Vyrogen Pharmaceuticals aims to commercialize as a multi-billion dollar gene therapy. Against all odds, Foster escapes his laboratory prison and steals a virulent strain of bubonic plague as insurance. To help him unravel the mystery inside him, Foster contacts the only person he can trust - a former lover and microbiologist living Vienna - and the two become fugitives.

A man in exile, banished to a planet far from home and cursed with immortality, discovers that a ship has crash-landed near his settlement. After two hundred years, his heart’s desire has come true. A visitor has finally arrived on his lonely little speck in the stars. He’ll have companionship again. Someone he could love forever. As the weary traveler heals, the two men form a tender bond. But all they’ve come to share may not be enough to curb the visitor’s irrepressible wanderlust.

Den betörend geheimnisvollen Namen "Calypso" teilen sich unter anderem eine griechische Meeresnymphe, ein afrikanisch-karibischer Tanzrhythmus und ein Saturnmond. Fragt man David Sedaris, ist Calypso ein besonders bescheuerter Name für eine Katze. Aber auch ein betörend geheimnisvoller Titel für die lang erwartete neue Geschichtensammlung eines der erfolgreichsten Humoristen unserer Zeit, der es wie kein anderer versteht, zarte Schönheit im Hässlichen zu entdecken und die banale Komik des schönen Scheins zu entlarven.

It was one of those beautiful, balmy days on Calypso Key in the US Virgin Islands. The sky was blue and a cool breeze was blowing in off the ocean as Harry and Amanda took their vows. All of their friends were there and all was well with the world…and then the sky fell. Harry draws the line at getting involved when the death of one of his father’s friends intrudes upon his wedding day, until he finds out he owes the girl’s father a debt he can never repay. And so he is dragged into an investigation of not just one murder, but two—and the wealthiest, most dysfunctional family he’s ever met.

As a human slave, there’s nothing here for me anymore. We have to do whatever we can to make sure that we’re going to survive. To be chosen, it is a moment where we would end up surviving. Winston, a sexy, intimidating Alien Commander who looks like he could devour me in any given second and not dare to think twice about it. Being his mate, unfortunately there are going to be ones who will be jealous of our relationship. To try to tear us apart and make sure that neither one is going to end up enjoying the other.

Do you dream of ridiculously hot men? Okay, maybe you do. But do you actually ever meet those men you dream about in real life? I didn't think so. That's probably a good thing though because I have... And these men from my dreams have done nothing but pull the rug of reality out from under me... which was how I fell and ended up in a world that I thought only existed in romance books.

Fall festivities are underway in Coral Shores, Miami. Cuban-American cooking-show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith wakes up to find a corpse in her front yard. The body by the fake tombstone is the woman that was kicked out of the school's Fall Festival the day before. Miriam's luck does not improve. Her passive-aggressive mother-in-law puts her in charge of the Women's Club annual gala. While making plans at the country club, they hear a volatile argument between the new head chef and the club's manager. Not long after, the chef swan dives to his death at the bottom of the grand staircase.

There are things a man should never do, and I am absolutely certain that sleeping with your best friend's daughter tops that list. But, I, Liam Vista, have committed a cardinal sin. Not only did I deflower my best friend's daughter, I somehow managed to fall head over heels in love with the feisty brat and now Arabella is carrying my child.

Combining factual biography with the imaginative structure and investment in the language of the novel, Anthony Joseph fully engages with the world he recreates, and by presenting a multifaceted view from Kitch’s friends, rivals, and even enemies, he gets to the heart of the man behind the music and the myth, reaching behind the sobriquet to present a holistic portrait of the calypso icon Lord Kitchener.

در پادکست کالیپسو از درد و تروما های کودکی صحبت می کنیمامیدوارم که بتونیم یه کوچولو هم که شده حالمون را اینجا بهتر کنیمکانال تلگرام: https://t.me/Calypso_podکست باکس : https://castbox.fm/ch/6172146راه ارتباط با ما : calypsopod@gmail.comM. Javad Taghizadeh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indomitable marine biologist Chris Black arrives in Florida intending to assist young aquanauts on an internationally funded mission to Calypso, the new undersea laboratory deployed on the edge of a coral reef. But as online trolls jeopardize the integrity of the mission and mysterious attacks suggest that someone would prefer that Calypso never come up for air, Chris is called upon to join the underwater team. Already embattled by financial, political, and scientific skepticism, the mission goes awry when a tropical storm builds and threatens the safety of the scientists onboard.

In a quaint village, a hard-working farmer named Thomas becomes enraged when a crow named Cawley steals food from his storage on Christmas Eve. He captures and cages the crow, but his compassionate 13-year-old son, Sam, secretly sets her free. Thomas discovers this and, in a fit of anger, scolds Sam harshly. Heartbroken, Sam runs away, unaware of the severe winter storm approaching.

I’ve worked hard to get where I am, and I don’t settle for second place. But when Snape—a tall, insanely sexy alien—struts into the office like he owns the place, everything changes. His cocky grin and confident charm drive me crazy, making my blood boil… and my heart race in ways I never expected. I should hate him, but the desire burning inside me is undeniable. Every glance, every smirk has me aching for something I can’t control. Snape knows exactly what he’s doing, and I’m not sure how long I can resist the pull between us.

When Calypso returns from Los Angeles to her English boarding school for the summer term, she is determined to fit in with the popular crowd. Her plan is to pretend her mother's gay assistant back home is her boyfriend. And to her surprise, the trick works, at least at first. She makes a whole batch of new friends, and even finds herself winning the unwritten contest to woo the prince at the boys' school next door.

Getting thrown into the labyrinth, I was just meant to die… But when I met my savior, he just knew how to win me over in the best kind of ways. As a Princess, I have a duty to my people but that also means that there are people who have the possibly to destroy me. I was captured due to King Aris’ hatred towards my father, a war no one wanted. He sent me in there to die, there was nothing I could do. Minos, the Minotaur of the labyrinth who was supposed to kill me but instead, he took me back to his home and had his wicked way with me.

Calypso Barnum-Bobb is a leading Self-Discovery Coach and queer, black thought leader who empowers people to be unapologetically themselves so they can create free and fulfilling lives. Each week Calypso shares her expertise to help you answer life's big questions- How do I find my purpose? Are they my person? How do I stop procrastinating and start taking action on my dreams? She'll be here like the big sis you never asked for- helping you to silence the people pleaser in you, realise your worth, transform your relationships and start living a life that feels aligned, alive and yours.

In this podcast, we talk about pop culture and many other nerdy, nostalgic things. We'll try to keep it to the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, but sometimes things go sideways. On every episode, we chat with guests about...well, who knows? We will try a fun snack food not typically found in western Canada and read some mail we've received recently. Stick around. You might like what you hear!

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