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Banis's first published work was a short story, "Broken Record," that appeared in the Swiss gay publication Der Kreis in 1963. [8] His first long work of fiction was The Affairs of Gloria, a heterosexual romance with a few lesbian scenes inspired by the recent popularity of novels with lesbian themes; it was published in 1964 by Brandon House, a Los Angeles paperback publisher.
"Jackie Returns" (2007): In an original short story by Victor J. Banis, Jackie's cousin Jamie appears to lure him out of retirement. [26] A spin-off series is in development, Agents of C.A.M.P., on behalf of the Victor J. Banis Family Foundation. The series will begin with The Golden Doppelbangers, being written by the project lead, Lauren Fox ...
The decision to bowdlerize the OSPD's third edition by removing a large number of possibly offensive words necessitated a separate, unabridged word list for tournament use. The first edition of OWL was created by the NSA Dictionary Committee, chaired by John Chew , and took effect on March 2, 1998.
Deadly Nightshade may refer to: Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), a poisonous perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family; Deadly Nightshade (comics), a ...
Although OSPD bears the name Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, no country’s competitive organization lists the OSPD as its official dictionary; the NASPA Word List is the official word list for tournament Scrabble in the United States, Canada, Thailand and Israel. [2] Merriam-Webster markets the OSPD as ideal for school and family use.
Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, [1] [2] ...
The species most commonly called nightshade in North America and Britain is Solanum dulcamara, also called bittersweet or woody nightshade (so-called because it is a shrub). Its foliage and egg-shaped red berries are poisonous, the active principle being solanine , which can cause convulsions and death if taken in large doses.
Atropine, racemic hyoscyamine, from the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) Hyoscyamine, the levo-isomer of atropine, from henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) and the sorcerers' tree (Latua pubiflora). Scopolamine, from henbane and Datura species (Jimson weed)