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Cosplay producer and co-creator of the Women in Marvel podcast, Judy Stephens weaves together the history of Marvel cosplay with practical tips, advice, and instructions on how-to create cosplays based on popular Marvel heroes Black Panther, Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Ironheart, and Phoenix, and Loki. This officially licensed guide to learning about and creating a Marvel cosplay, this book takes readers through every step of the creative process, from choosing a character, gathering your materials and tools, building your cosplay using items in your closet or from the thrift store, and showing off their new look at a convention or photoshoot. It also shows Marvel fans and beyond that cosplay is not just about playing dress up-it's about community, about finding who you are, and expressing it through the intersection of comics and fashion.

Summoned by "Blackbirds," the commune's children come to a chilling revelation about Keely, their longtime adult playmate. --

Listing of papers presented at the 35th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, held in Singapore in July 2012.

It is a true story of events that took place over a ten year period. The names are changed but the events and locations are real. It is a story of injustice to a child. His hopes and dreams were only to be safe and live his life without fear.

Judith Lomax was born into a world of emerging Evangelical fervor and tightly prescribed gender roles. Her own unique vision of evangelical Christian faith and the strength it instilled shaped her life. A record of her experience as an independent Southern woman in a patriarchal religious and social culture survives in the form of a devotional journal covering her mature years, 1819-1827. Journal entries include reflections on sermons, accounts of worship rituals, tales of life among her circle of evangelical companions, theologically dense religious poetry, and intimate devotional meditations which sprang from her personal and communal religious experience. Witty, thoughtful, and persistent, she lived as an individual bereft of traditional earthly attachments and support, yet bolstered by her complete devotion to evangelical Christianity and to her "Heavenly Bridegroom."

Dear Reader, A Widow's Love Story is for you if you've ever loved deeply. You'll appreciate the sentiments about the loss of a precious spouse. May these words in A Widow's Love Story encourage you. Then again, if you're young and looking to define the relationship that makes for a great marriage, the thoughts in A Widow's Love Story will inspire you. It's been said the deep pain of loss proves the depth of love. This may be true. I only know the intensity of my own pain. From sharing my journey with other widows, I've learned grieving isn't dependent on a marriage's length, but the closeness of your relationship. I realize defining a new life when you only long for the one you've lost is incredibly hard. Recovery seems impossible at times, but God will be with you every step of the way. Let Him comfort and guide you, as only He can. ENDORSEMENTS "Thanks for opening your deepest & inner thoughts & 'heart language. I am sure many grieving people will be blessed, encouraged and uplifted by your systematic narrative each month of your pain, sorrow & ultimate joy. Your tender, loving choice of selected words express the inexpressible. I think every young couple considering marriage should read your book as a target and a goal of what the joining of two people should be like. May this book become a standard of marriage and dealing with the deep griefs that accompany deep love, as well as a connection point for the loneliness that comes from deep separation." Pastor Rich Valkanet, Living Waters Church, Grayslake, Illinois "A Widow's Love Story is an inspired modern day lament. The Holy Spirit was surely with the author as she wrote." Ronnie Smith, Grief Ministry Director, Queen of Peace Church, Ocala, Florida "Dr. Judith Rolfs was brave enough to write the hard and beautiful words about her life without her beloved. I am also a widow and have spent the last fourteen years leading grief support groups. Judith's dependence on her heavenly Father makes all the difference." Joan Stephens, Orlando, Florida "The tone of this book shines through so clearly. It's like you are sitting on the couch next to a new friend, and you are sharing from your heart so clearly and authentically and beautifully. I like how you've structured the book with each month of your journey for a year." Catherine DeVries, editor and author of My Time with God, Tennessee "Judith has allowed us to listen to the heart of lament and find Jesus waiting. She has invited us to walk a path with her that cannot be understood until you are on that path. Her invitation allows us to truly and deeply see a grieving heart, and in so doing allows us to know how to walk with those in this depth of grief, even if we have not experienced it ourselves. As a pastor, I have been impacted in inexpressible ways that will allow me to shepherd more lovingly and kindly those in this journey. Thank you, Judith, for this remarkable gift." Pastor Chuck Cervenka, Senior Pastor, Calvary Community Church, Williams Bay, Wisconsin "How insightful it was to get even a glimpse of your love for your spouse, the deep heartache of losing him, and the hope you held onto for the present time and for the future. What a wonderful book to read for a married woman who seeks to treasure her husband and for a grieving widow alike." Jennifer Ostrander, Round Lake Beach, Illinois Order A Widow's Love Story today.