The purpose of this page was originally to help new JABB members to learn about the people, places, and things of JABB's past.  (If you're new to JABB/Dyeland stories, going to the Andrew entry is probably the best place to start.)  But I suspect it's mostly used by yours truly to remember past events so I can write with as few continuity errors as possible. The entries give information that may be important as it relates to present or future issues. Numbers in parenthesis at the end of an entry denote content in which the subject is mentioned in passing, merely alluded to, or no story-related information is given. Complete references are not given for some entries as they are too numerous. Characters are listed alphabetically based on their first names*, except when discussed as an entire family (as with the Du Bois or Mason families). Another exception would be characters who always go by their titles a la Lady Beth or Sir Toby.  In those cases they are alphabetized based on the first letter of their title.

Originally, I had limited this Encyclopedia to only newsletter-based information.  However, several years ago, I decided to start including plot material from the Author's Cut stories.  I decided the best way to integrate that information was chronologically based on when it was written.  So if an AC story was written on March 18, 2008 then it will be mentioned between JABB 241 (sent March 9, 2008) and JABB 242 (sent March 22nd) even if the story itself was set in June 1999.  Or something like that...  As time wore on, I started slotting AC stories wherever it was most convenient and/or made the most sense.

As of 3-28-06, avatars of JABB members and their characters were added.  This just seems like a good way to give a personal touch without putting up real photographs which may not be wise.  Please don't imagine that Dyeland involves the live-action angels running about with cartoon characters a la Roger Rabbit.  Unless you like that sorta thing in which case... go right ahead.  ;-)  Otherwise, the Dyelanders are supposed to be flesh and blood.  I'd like to get back to this since it would be a nice way to keep myself straight on what various characters look like but I need to find a new avatar program.

Come 2020, this page is pretty massive.  After several years of glitches, it finally started doing really weird stuff that I couldn't figure out how to fix so I had to re-do the entire page which wasn't super fun... and it may not have been full-proof.  So if you notice anything glitchy, please contact me at jenni at onthisside.net, replacing the "at" with @, of course.  Thanks!

And now in 2022, I've decided to no longer note when someone/something is mentioned in an excerpt from a story.  Eventually, the entire story will be documented here so there's really no reason to make separate mentions for every excerpt.  Plus, this page has started glitching again and I don't see any reason to make it even longer for so little benefit.

In March 2024, whilst feeling a bit enraged by a particular author, I began adding pronouns to a bunch of the entries.  I focused only on characters in the Dyeland/Asteriana stories, skipping any real people (unless they appear in the stories a la Joshua and Co.) since I didn't want to be presumptuous in 1. assuming their pronouns and 2. assuming they would want their pronouns listed.  If you have an entry and would like your pronouns added, please contact me.  I also skipped over any characters other people introduced over the years that I don't honestly know much about and don't continue to write for.  This is an ongoing process as it's taking a bit of time.

In March 2025, I finally had to breakdown and split this into two parts because it had become impossible to update.  It'd just freeze up for several seconds repeatedly.  It's not ideal but everything else I tried failed. 

On Feb. 28^th, 2026, I finally accepted that I couldn’t keep going with the Encylo as I was due to constant freezing and bad formatting while updating… so I finally thought to switch to another program and voila! All better! At least as far as I can tell. Please let me know if you notice anything amiss.

Have fun!
Jenni

*Except Manion.  Grr...

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1632- The year Andrew tells the girls he began to hate Halloween in N78.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200. 

333- Andrew's apartment number in "A House Divided."  For whatever reason I really like this piece of trivia.  Enough to mention it in the poem in N175.  This is also Joshua's apartment number in N404 and "The Carpenter."  It's also Shelby's number when she participates in a feis in "Glad Tidings, Part II."  In “Chrysalis,”  Andrew books this room in a hotel for use in an anti-human trafficking rescue operation.  The apartment number comes up again in N517 which contains a scan of Andrew's Season 6 scrapbook.  Joshua and JenniAnn stay in hotel room 333 in "Remembrance" which she teases him about a bit.  In "The Messiah," the Friends are gathered in a hospital waiting room labeled 333 while awaiting word on Joshua's condition following a shooting.

AAA- Anti-Androoling Elite. See N16. Group started on the TBAAngel list to combat Androolism. Audrey posed as a member hoping to infiltrate the group. Why it's AAA as opposed to AAE, I haven't the foggiest!  Wasn't my group, of course!  (N25)

Aaron- The angel of death whose story Audrey tells in N78.

Abigail- (she/her/hers)  In “Chrysalis,” she's introduced in a flashback to Mary of Magdala's backstory.  Abigail is the nurse/mother figure for Lucius, a Roman centurion.  She helps care for Mary after she suffers a mishap and eventually moves back to Bethany with her.  In "The Messiah," Abigail appears in a flashback to Yeshua's ministry.  She's accompanying Mary as she follows him.  Abigail is present when Mary adopts her daughter, Yemimah.  In N564, Mary and Lucius are sent to Manhattan by Joshua.  While Mary works as a counselor, Lucius keeps house and Mary reflects on how Abigail impacted him.  Figures into a trope in N572.  Abigail is alluded to in a trope covered in N577.  In N582, in honor of All Saints Day, I re-ran some story scenes involving saints.  Abigail was featured.   In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Lucius credits Abigail for his growing up to be a respectful man.  *Abigail

Abby- Fictional co-president of CABB in N134/CABB 1.

Abby- This Abby is Andrew's adopted daughter in the abandoned Dyeland finale.  Think of her as a sort of prototype for Belle.  Thus far, excerpts of the Dyeland finale, featuring Abby, can be found in N485, N514, and N518.  *Abby

Abby Martin- (she/her/hers)  Daughter of Pastor Mark Martin and his wife, Isobel, in N313 ("Safe").  The Martins take a young rape survivor, Erica, into their home.  As Erica's schoolmate, Abby takes the younger girl under her wing and becomes a sister to her.

Abbie- Clearly I like variations on this name.  This Abbie is a transgirl in Texas whose death from measles sends Andrew on a downward spiral in "Shooting Star."  Thankfully, he's helped by family and friends and Abbie gets something of a happy ending, too.

Abra- (she/her/hers)  One of the villagewomen in Nogah who travels to the safety of El-Chanan in "Shadowlands."  Abra is alarmed when her husband, Bahadur, is missing on "moving day" but, thankfully, he is quickly recovered.

Abraham- (he/him/his)  You might remember him from the Bible.  :-)  Abraham makes a brief appearance in "Chava."  Andrew saw him after taking one of his assignments Home during the Holocaust.  God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:5 figures into that story a few times.  In N483, Micah tries to comfort Tzipora following Yeshua's death by telling her he rests with Yosef and Yohannan along with Abraham, Isaaq, and Jaqob.  ("The Carpenter," N459, 476, "The Messiah")  *Abraham

Abraham Lincoln- According to the TBAA episode “Beautiful Dreamer,” he was Andrew’s first assignment as AOD. In N51 Andrew uses his meeting with Lincoln during a presidential debate. In N55, both Andrew and an agent show up at the Dyeland Halloween party dressed as Lincoln. In N114, the Andrews of various seasons get together to discuss their past and future. Andrew of Season 5 recalls the Lincoln episode. Jess asks Andrew to prove his identity by telling who his first assignment as AOD was in N159.  Andrew correctly answers with Abraham Lincoln.  This assignment is brought up in my Season 5 poem in N170.  He, among other of Andrew's most celebrated assignments, is mentioned in N181's "La Vie 'Angel' Fan."  Some of Andrew's Promotion Day well wishes found in N190opt2 include references to this president.  Several of the bad Promotion Day gifts listed in N245 concern Honest Abe.  Accusations that Andrew didn't do his best to save President Lincoln would ruin the AOD's political campaign and upset he and his supporters according to N256.  An Andrewopoly spot is named for him according to N269.  In N272, I confess to thinking about "Beautiful Dreamer" whenever I see images of him.  In "The Penny," a short story found in N298, Shelby is at first disappointed when she learns about Andrew's assignment with President Lincoln but then helps him make peace with that "failure."  One of the possible responses in N301's quiz involves telling 4th of July partygoers about Andrew escorting him Home.  In N326, Andrew visits with the Tunnel children about taking Mr. Lincoln Home.  N353 features reflections on "Beautiful Dreamer" by Cindy and Rebecca along with a story I wrote that alludes to Andrew's time with President Lincoln.  In N368, I suggest Andrew could just go and get advice from President Lincoln were Andrew elected.  Inspires travel bingo item in N384.  In N411, Honest Abe is one of the reasons Kim cites for liking "Beautiful Dreamer."  Figures into a couple quiz questions in N466.  He's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  President Lincoln gets his own page in Andrew's Season 5 scrapbook featured in N503.  Andrew mentions President Lincoln when asked about his favorite assignment in N542.  In N574, I briefly discuss why Dyeland stories don't often feature historical figures like Lincoln outside of those taken from the Bible.  In N603, I attempt to answer the question "If God knows everything, why does He send Andrew on assignments where the outcome is unknown to Andrew?"  The example I used was the Lincoln/Booth case.  In N700, JenniAnn recalls the episode "Beautiful Dreamer" as Andrew tells the story of how he became an AOD to his kids.  She recalls his "We are not enemies..." quote.  (N84, 100, 119, 121, 514)  *Abraham *Lincoln

Abundant Living Home- A retirement community in NYC where Joshua volunteers, particularly with Bingo games.  First mentioned, though not by name, in N404.  In "The Carpenter," we learn that Olivia Olsen, Owen's grandmother, resides there.  She's befriended Joshua during his volunteer stints.  The cast and crew of Jesus Christ Superstar eventually invite the Abundant Living residents to a performance.  In N426, residents are invited to a special Christmas concert at St. Genesius'.

Acinom- N35. JABB master to Yerdua and Innej. The two girls leave her to look for Werdna.

Ada-Marie Stanford- (she/her/hers)  Clay's and Kylie's firstborn, Adam's niece and namesake.  Her rather exciting birth is part of an epilogue in "The King".  Adam delivering Ada-Marie is mentioned in JABB 444/CABB 22.  Ada-Marie, though unnamed, makes an appearance of sorts on her uncle's birthday in JABB 473/ CABB 24.  Uncle Adam is grateful for her in the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  In N479, Kylie is very pregnant with her and enjoying her expectant Christmas.  Snuggling with his baby niece is Adam's favorite way to relax per N486.  Kylie mentions leaving Ada-Marie alone for the first time in N489.  Thankfully, she was with Uncle Adam.  She's mentioned in her uncle's Nov. 2017 update in N505.  N506 features her first Christmas... and her last one as an only child!  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Ada-Marie and several of the other little Friends spend Valentine's with Joshua.  Later, she attends a party with the Friends in the Fields of Gold.  N531 gives a brief recap on several characters, Clay, Kylie, Ada-Marie, and Felix included, focusing on the arrival of baby Felix.  N558 provides a year-end update on Adam, Kylie, Clay, Ada-Marie, Felix and many other Friends.  In N559, Ada-Marie celebrates Christmas with Joshua, her family, and the Friends.  In N586, Ada-Marie and the rest of the Albany crew get a Christmastime visit from Joshua.  The Stanford family also gets two surprise members.  In "A Thousand Years," JenniAnn cites a six-way meltdown that occurred with Ada-Marie, Felix, Maisy, Belle, Avi, and Evie when they had to part after a rare COVID-era playdate.   (N532)  *Ada-Marie

Adam- This Adam only appears once in "The Spirit of the Forest," a non-canonical story, in which Joshua comforts him after a series of traumas and helps him to find the beauty of Christmas... and also an anam cara.

Adam- (he/him/his)  First angel of death, portrayed by Charles Rocket (N3). In N7 he is mentioned along with Andrew and Henry as having started a disco/rock band (also alluded to in N11). Debated with Andrew as a member of Hydra political party, N51 and 53. His platform was pro-Halloween and proposed no taxes.  He had a strange disappearance come up during the debate. Later he would come to Dyeland and try and scheme his way into presidential office before coming clean. Protector of turkeys. Makes peace with Dyelanders in N55. In N64 Audrey and I speculate about creating CABB (the Charles/Adam Bucket Brigade) had JABB not come about. He plays a part in some of the fictional TV shows described in N65. In N68 he appears in JenniAnn's dream in which he is assigned to an imprisoned Andrew. Yvette is announced as his advocate in N75. In N79 he comes to a meeting with Vincent and JenniAnn to discuss the plot against JenniAnn. He meets Vincent for the first time. Sells meatless turkeys in N81. Represents Andrew in court in N82, in a dream sequence. Walks in on a wacky party during which Andrew has changed into a Luke Skywalker costume and John is impersonating Elvis in N87. During a prank issue he is made president of Northern JABB in N88. In N89 he commiserates with Charles Rocket about disrespect from some Androolers, as a result a picnic is celebrated in their honor. In an idea that, thankfully, was never used, Andrew dies and Adam takes over as President in a list in N92 of bad JABB ideas. Also in N92, Annie Dru guesses that Adam would go after Andrew if he ever harmed an animal or encouraged the activity. The AOD rock band is mentioned again in N97. Annie Dru and JenniAnn gush about his long hair in N106. Trying to pull off a French accent, he serves as a waiter at the Farmhouse in N107. Later, repentant princesses serve him dinner. In N116 he alone celebrates JABB's anniversary with Andrew by drinking ginger ale and chatting. In N118 Andrew asks him for advice on how to deal with Audrey and JenniAnn when he walks out on their movie night. In N120 he and Andrew star in new TBAA episodes at the request of two psychologists trying to aid their patient. Attends the Dyeland Halloween party in N123 and confronts a grim reaper that turns out to be JenniAnn. Tries to prevent two turkeys from attacking Andrew in N125. One of the main focuses of CABB in N134/CABB 1.  The AOD band resurfaces in N147.  Joins Andrew for orange juice and ginger ale in N149.  Is ordained in a Triple S as described in N150.  Tess recalls spending a New Year's with him in N153.  Tries to pass off his turkeys as dependents in a Tax Day top ten in part 2 of N161.  To him falls the miserable task of informing the Dyelanders of Andrew's arrest in N163Opt1.  Later in the same issue, he visits Andrew in jail to comfort him.  Played Tevye in a failed production of Fiddler on the Roof according to N164.  Takes over the Lando role and betrays Andrew in JABB's N165 Star Wars issue.  Referenced in a song from JenniAnn's dream in N167 and has to take over one of Andrew's assignments. In N171 he and Audrey redecorate JenniAnn's bedroom while she and Andrew turkey-ify his TV room with the help of Trading Spaces designers.  Audrey also mentions his penchant for turkeys in her top ten in the same issue.  Tells about how the frosting-flinging feud at Andrew's birthday party erupted in N173.  Mentally serenades Audrey with "Sunrise, Sunset" during her wedding in N174.  On October 17th we all learned of the passing of Charles Rocket.  CABB 2 was written in his honor and contains memories, including his portrayal of Adam.  The site is in progress and I'll be adding tributes as they come in.  If you'd like to add anything yourself please email me.  Yvette wrote a touching fanfic, "The Living Legacy," about Adam that can be found on CABB 2.  In the wake of Mr. Rocket's passing, I pondered Adam's vital place in JABB in N177 Opt 2.  Teaches Gloria about football and plays a game in N177 Opt 1.  Adam and his turkeys escape to Dyeland Chapel on Sadie Hawkins Day in N178.  Adam and his "turkey-like substance" are mentioned multiple times in N179, a Thanksgiving-themed issue.  A couple items in the top ten found in that issue involve him acting quite strangely.  Tess balks at his fruitcake consumption in N181.  In the same issue he and Andrew make a surprising discovery when someone falls off Andrew's roof.  Adam, singing show tunes in the street, is mistaken for a drunk and temporarily put in jail in N182Opt1.  Andrew bails him out.  Adam helps JenniAnn get Andrew to a surprise party in N182Opt2.  JenniAnn shares her initial disappointment over Andrew replacing Adam on TBAA in the same issue.  Teases Andrew about some of his antics in TBAA fanfic in N183.  Andrew shoots back by finding a fanfic wherein Adam seduces Gloria.  Balks at Todd's plan to turn he and Andrew into calendar pin-ups and jokes about changing his name to The Adamster.  All that and more in N184!  I recalled some of my favorite aspects of Charles Rocket's portrayal of Adam during my address in N185.  In "The Uninvited Guest" (N185), Adam meets Andrew for ginger ale and dinner and some moral support.  Andrew sings his praises in N186.  Adam's encounter with Alexander is recalled in Irish limerick form in N187.  To Margherita's dismay, Adam is unbothered by a Dyelander's strapless apparel and thinks only of fishing at Lazy Lake in N188.  The coming of spring prompts Adam to behave in certain ways according to the top ten in N189.  With Henry, he sends Andrew a Promotion Day note in N190opt2.  He receives two Trialies in N192, one for driving the Dyelanders around and the other for his Elvis impersonation.  In N193, I'm somewhat stunned that the journal entry I wrote after first seeing "An Unexpected Snow" did not specifically mention Adam even though I remember thinking he was hilarious at the time.  He's called in to serve as the historical expert for Dyeland's production of The Crucible as told in "For Thou Art with Me" (N194).  With the Dyelanders, he learns about Andrew's activities during the era of the New England witch trials and also learns a little about what he means to the Dyelanders.  While he, Andrew, and Henry are interviewed by Lady JenniAnn about the AOD Band in N195, Adam reveals that he founded the band.  Attends Dyeland's summer camp's end-of-the-summer dance and also freaks out about bikinis according to N196opt2.  When a tornado hits during Dyelander's anniversary celebration, Adam suggests the party goers tell their funniest Andrew stories to pass the time in N197.  When it comes to his turn, Adam tells about pulling a prank on Andrew shortly after they met.  Goes on an anti-corset campaign and suffers further annoyances in the Jane Austen-themed N198.  I mention his "My Dinner with Andrew" return in N199.  In CABB 3, several of us JABBers shared our favorite memories of Charles Rocket's various projects.  Adam figured into many of our recollections there.  Yvette spoke about how she related to Adam, Karen recalled his saving Alexander, I recalled his inspiring during a couple trying circumstances, and Liz spoke about her brotherly feelings towards the premier angel of death.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  Adam starts a football game at Andrew's birthday party recounted in N201Opt1.  Prompts Lady JenniAnn to suggest bypassing birthday cards featuring scantily clad women in N201Opt2.  In N203, I suggest creating a PowerPoint presentation highlighting his defense of Alexander.  Adam convinces Andrew to attend the Dyeland Halloween party in N204 and chooses their costumes.  Adam goes as King Arthur and Andrew as Sir Lancelot.  This, naturally, delights the Dyelander ladies.  I wrote a poem about his interactions with Tess and Alexander in the episode "An Unexpected Snow" which can be found in CABB 4.  Various incidents involving Adam acting very bizarrely make a list of things that will never happen in JABB found in N205.  At Lady Beth's prompting, Lady JenniAnn states that she sometimes finds it difficult to think of Adam as vulnerable in N206.  Adam figures into a few of the items in the drinking game in N207.  Attends Andrew's Christmas party in N208 where he performs the Heat Miser/Snow Miser song along with Andrew.  Adam's performance of "The Music of the Night" ranks as one of the "Top Ten Most Romantic Events to Happen in Dyeland" found in N212.  In N217, Adam teases Andrew during his date in the comic strip Yvette created.  CABB 5 features a top ten about what TBAA woulda been like with more Adam episodes and also an interview of Adam given by Yva and written by Yvette.  In N219, I state that singing "Jackson" with Adam is bound to get Tess riled.  Todd tries to discover whether Adam and Andrew intend to take him up on his AOD calendar offer in N220.  A concerned angel is outraged to learn that some (aka JenniAnn) call Adam "Luscious" and shares his/her outrage with the Angel of Angels in N221.  Featured in a couple of the really horrible Dyeland finale scenarios listed in N223.  In N224, Adam recalls seeking out Andrew after returning from the Vietnam War and the resulting football game.  LJA suggests helping him wrangle turkeys in N226.  I recall Adam's actions with Alexander in "An Unexpected Snow" and the way that impacted my life in CABB 6.  Yvette especially remembers Adam in "Fear Not!" in the same issue and how comforting his interaction with Serena is.  Liz also recalls Charles Rocket's portrayal of Adam, remembering especially his warm smile.  Adam is asked to write a school absence excuse note in N227 and using the opportunity to protect turkeys.  He also figures into a few of the school tips found in that issue.  While the other Dyelanders shop for gifts for Andrew on his birthday, Adam sets out to protect turkeys in N228.  Comforts angry Dyelanders by singing "The Wind Beneath My Wings" during his JABBy acceptance speech in N229.  Later in that same issue he also stands up for them against a bully.  The Dyelanders come together to throw Adam a surprise birthday party in CABB 7.  Adam receives several thoughtful gifts from this friends.  In Yvette's story in N231, Adam attends Willy's Halloween party dressed as grapes.  Later, he performs with the other AODs.  Andrew writes about Adam's hair in N232.  In N233, a Thanksgiving dinner hosts writes to Dear Annie Dru asking how to manage a turkey dinner when Adam's one of the guests.  In the same issue, Adam lists things he's thankful for.  In "Dream", Mick finds Adam watching over the young girl the P.I. was hired to find.  An astounded Beth offers to take the seemingly homeless angel to a place of worship.  In "Great Spirit", Adam comforts LJA when someone passes onto her a frightening view of the afterlife for those who commit suicide.  He assures her what she's been made to imagine is untrue and then consoles her when she reveals a secret.  In N235, Adam and Henry tease Andrew when he has to wear a Nutcracker costume during an assignment.  Unfortunately for them, they end up joining him.  I imagine how he, Andrew, and Henry would decorate a clubhouse in N237.  "The Masquerade Ball and Other Events" reveals that Adam was assigned to Andi and watching over her during the months when she was estranged from everyone else in Dyeland.  Later, Adam joins the rest of the AOD Band in wearing 1950s clothes at the party.  LJA interviews Adam about compassionate love in N239 and has some amusing and touching exchanges with him.  You can decide what instrument Adam plays by completing the madlib in N241.  Ditches "Dyeland" to pursue a movie career in N243.  In N245, I suggest making a booklet of him and other Dyeland fellas if you're gonna get stuck without access to JABB.  Adam, via Yvette, places two want ads in N246.  The first for help with turkey care and the second for a hot air balloon pilot.  Figures into my "Nor Iron Bars" recap also in N246.  Whilst trying to catch the menacing Emcee in the act in N247, Adam cracks jokes about the linens being launched from Andrew's balcony window.  Adam turns out to be the one who actually apprehends the Emcee.  In N248, I decide that an Andrew and Adam spin-off featuring a baby left on their doorstep would be fantastic!  Yvette's 2nd comic in N249 recalls Andrew's Adam-like hair.  In N250, I suggest writing songs about him or discussing him with a friend in order to get through severe weather scares.  Not surprisingly, Adam nets a few mentions in our nostalgic look back on 10 years of JABB found in N251.  N252 posits that if Andrew's mid-2008 beard had started a craze, Adam woulda been just fine cause he looks awesome with a beard.  One of Sarah's many visitors in "Make This Go On Forever."  Also in that story, Adam nearly ends up taking Josef Home.  Sarah is amused by his stories about his turkeys and touched as he speaks about his assignments.  Creating nicknames for him and turkey ballroom dancing are two Adam-related Olympic events discussed in N253.  The same issue also suggests Adam would search Olympic Village to ensure turkey was not served.  CABB 8 is full of remembrances of Adam's and Charles Rocket's impact on us.  It includes an Adam tribute video and essay from me, a comical guide for an Adam robot from Yvette, and a reflection on Adam's legacy from Liz.  Highlights include Adam's love of turkeys, his brotherly attachment to Andrew,  and the way, even now, Charles Rocket and his characters still brighten our days.  In N254Opt1 I'm grateful that I didn't include Adam in my Andrew blackout.  Promises to be at Andrew's birthday party in N255.  I speculate, in N256, that a President Andrew would enjoy pardoning turkeys because of his friendship with Adam.  His observed birthday is celebrated again in CABB 9.  There's a gift giving guide for him, birthday notes from some Dyelanders, and a story by Yvette in which Adam dreams that he's become Gulliver from Gulliver's Travels.  When Andrew shows the Dyelanders his new mini-van in N257, Adam notes his friend's disappointment and does his best to cheer him by pointing out that they can fit all the AOD Band gear in it.  The Dyelanders run into Adam while Halloween shopping in N258.  He was at the store interviewing for a job as the store Santa.  He aids the Dyelanders in helping a little boy find his mom.  Later, Adam attends the Halloween party dressed as Gulliver.  N259 features a top ten list about Adam's and Andrew's run for the presidency of Dyeland back in 2000.  It features revelations like that they produced their own attack ads about themselves, voted for each other, and that Princess JenniAnn was temporarily angry with Adam.  In N262 he does an amazing job as a store Santa Claus and brings many to tears.  Listed as one of Andrew's emergency contacts in N263.  Andrew interviews Adam about "celestial love" in N266.  After rescuing one of his shirts from Alexander, Adam shares about how love is universal and connects everyone.  Yva pens a fake TBAA script that has Adam and Andrew acting like The Odd Couple in N269.  Eben makes it seem like Andrew's passing responsibility for Dyeland off to Adam in N270.  In N271, Adam struggles to get Alexander out of his pen so he can repair it and is later astounded to find all the turkey pens fixed up.  Among the Dyelanders who visit Cora, Vincent's mother, in "Origins."  I imagine good ol' Adam supporting everyone and heading up a star-studded musical event to aid an imprisoned Andrew in a top ten found in N274.  In N276, Nicole and I ask the 8 Ball about our chances of getting Adam and Andrew to move into the empty house next to mine.  In N277, Andrew suggests Adam might help Eli dig up embarrassing things from his past.  N279 hints that a T-shirt designed to include Adam's nicknames is in the works.  In addition, Adam asks to have a nickname added to Andrew's shirt.  Figures into a couple of the Dyelanders' responses to the mock-Rorschach test in N280.  Adam's impact on our lives is mentioned by Liz, Yvette, and I as we give tribute to Charles Rocket's life in CABB 10.  It also contains a link to the in-progress Adam Nicknames shirt and a story by Yvette in which Adam and Yva find hope and healing in the wake of tragedy.  Figures into one of the party games from Andrew's birthday found in N282.  CABB 11 features birthday notes Dyelanders wrote to Adam as well as a newspaper article about his party and gifts.  In N285, he attends a Ren Faire with several other Dyelanders.  While there he shares a story about a duel he and Andrew once had and gets a bit angsty over the turkey legs on the menu.  Later in the story he dresses as a Ghostbuster for the Halloween party.  N286 finds Adam working as an NYPD detective cooperating with the district attorney's office to try and solve a series of attacks on the homeless, attacks that strike close to home since Andrew is among the homeless during that story.  When the story concludes in N287, Adam reveals his identity to Joe (his assignment) and is present when the attackers are caught and arrested.  However, his relief doesn't last very long when their last victim, Andrew, is rushed to the hospital.  In N291, I suggest putting "The Root of All Evil" onto a flannel-themed DVD set thanks to Adam's flannel shirt in that episode.  I insist he's better than Adam Sanders in N292.  In N293, we learn that Adam devised "Spin the Bottle- Dyeland Style."  In the same story, he's interviewed about love and humor.  Adam figures into loads of the favorite JABB members we compiled for N300.  In N302, I suggest a couple things that he and Andrew might experience during a Caribbean cruise with the Dyelanders.  Stupid Qs and As in N306 involve Adam's shoe size and twin...  Along with writing remembrances of how Adam touched our lives in CABB 12, a few of us also came up with lessons we learned from him and other Charles Rocket characters.  Adam joins many of the other Dyelanders on a cruise in N307.  Among other things, he and Andrew conspire to prank Tess during their times in the Bahamas.  As that story continues in N308, Adam designs a "tattoo" for Andrew and later organizes a scavenger hunt for his friends to distract them when things get a bit rocky.  CABB 13, celebrating Adam's birthday, contains Andrew's answers to questions he's asked about Adam.  In addition, there are some stupid questions and answers about Adam.  In N311, I share about how important Adam, Andrew, and Henry are to me.  His sentiments are taken into consideration in the Halloween costume top tens found in N312.  He, Eli, Henry, and Andrew have a sort of AOD pow-wow during the course of N313 ("Safe").  In addition, Adam becomes Andrew's designated driver when the later becomes too upset to drive.  Adam's wonderful...  In N314, I recalled hallucinating his beige sweater and Adam also figures into a couple items on the list of things Dyelanders were grateful for on Thanksgiving 2010.  In N315, Annie Dru handles questions about AOD Band wrapping paper and Adam's ability to play Santa.  N316 has Adam once again playing Santa at the Dyeland Christmas party and, later, Andrew imagines his buddy taking up the role for years and years to come.  Adam is referenced in one of the alternate titles for the TBAA episode "The One that Got Away" found in N317.  In "On This Side," Adam goes to get Andrew (who was on an assignment) and brings him back to Dyeland to help their friends grieve John.  In N320, Adam is interviewed along with Andrew by JenniAnn on how love figures into their work as angels of death.  He attends Andrew's 11th Dyeland anniversary party in N322 and helps prep a scavenger hunt for Andrew.  Adam must deal with space invaders in Dyeland in N324.  ;-)  Right...  In N325, Andrew and some of the girls are headed to NY to see Adam perform in a folk concert.  Cleverly uses some reverse psychology to get the Tunnel kids to sleep in N326.  The recipe in N327 mentions Adam holding back a Dyelander when they try to leap into Andrew's chair during his trial.  Adam, feeling musical, and Rose happen upon the surprising scene of JenniAnn cutting Andrew's hair in N328.  In N329, Andrew mentions Adam knitting.  He is present at the Dyelanders' 4th of July barbecue in N331.  In N332, Cindy writes of being confused by Adam's presence when she was expecting Andrew due to watching episodes out of order.  In the same issue, I wrote of seeing Andrew during John's very first appearance on TBAA and wishing he was Adam... then later doing a complete 180.  In CABB 14, Rebecca and I share some favorite memories of Adam and Yvette wrote a story following Adam as he counsels an assignment.  Adam is implicated in a crop circle appearance in a stupid Q and A from N335.  In N337, Adam ponders the state of Andrew's birthday candles, prompting Lady Beth and LJA to consider Andrew's plan to age.  We celebrated another of Adam's birthdays in CABB 15 with a list of reasons we're grateful for him and a quiz.  Dressed up as Hagrid for Halloween in N340, Adam tries to make sense of a sudden change in Andrew's life.  Rebecca mentions Adam's interactions with Alexander in "An Unexpected Snow" when she shares her TBAA-related holiday traditions in N341.  I also mention a poem I wrote about the AOD and his bird in that issue.  In N343, Adam gets dragged into Andrew's hypothetical caffeine addiction.  Gets a special mug in N346.  Attends Mick's birthday celebration in N348 and is also in Mick's wedding party.  N349 references Adam's work in "The Root of All Evil."  During a party for Andrew described in N350, Adam shares about Andrew's latest haircut.  In N351, Andrew recalls Adam's "Hallelujah" duet with Rose.  Gets dragged into my THC turkey logo whine in N354.  In N358, LJA confides to her friends that just envisioning Adam or another of their beloved AODs with the victims helps her when she hears of a terrible crime or violent event.  In N362, Andrew rereads a letter Adam had written him during a time Andrew and LJA had been on the outs.  Later in the story, Adam and LJA make plans for very important deliveries during Andrew's absence.  In JABB 363/CABB 16, I speculated about how much different (less good!) my life would have been had Charles Rocket not played Adam.  The origin of "Luscious" used for Adam is discussed briefly in N364.  In addition, there's a snippet about Adam having an assignment as a lawyer there.  CABB 17/ JABB 366 marks another celebration of Adam's birthday with a celebratory top ten and an ode to the AODs.  In N368, I suggest Adam be VP to President Andrew.  Per N371, in a pinch Andrew and Adam will use fruitcake as footballs.  In "Abide With Me", Adam tries to help his friends stay calm while Andrew is being held as a POW in Afghanistan.  Later, Adam works within the Army to try and find Andrew and his assignment, Max.  Upon their return, Adam becomes Andrew's physician.  Violeta has lots of questions after seeing Adam play Santa in N372.  We also learn there that Adam brought the big, fake Dyeland ballroom Christmas tree to them.  Later, Adam brings Max a very important message.  In N373, I once again mentioned how I initially didn't like Andrew because I wanted Adam back.  Adam travels to Orlando for a vacation with ten other Dyelanders in N376.  In N377, Andrew thanks Adam for finding him in Afghanistan.  According to N378, being able to give detailed accounts of Adam's and the other AODs' facial hair is a sign you may be a Dyelander.  In N379, Joshua tells Andrew about how, but for one January night in 1987, Adam would still be searching for his fellow AOD in Afghanistan.  In N382, I listed his "Sign of the Dove" stint as a reason to be happy about the S7 DVDs.  In N383, I suggest lines both unlikely and likely to be spoken by Adam in a hypothetical Dyeland finale.  In "Chava," Andrew reveals to LJA that he's spoken very little about his assignments during the Holocaust, not even with Tess, Monica, and Gloria.  In "Chava," Andrew reveals to LJA that he's spoken very little about his assignments during the Holocaust, not even with Tess, Monica, and Gloria.  In "Chava," Andrew reveals to LJA that he's spoken very little about his assignments during the Holocaust, not even saying much to Adam, Henry, or Eli.  Andrew describes a movie he jokingly says Adam and the other AODs should sue over in N386.  Snapped a photo of Andrew and herself that LJA is really fond of per "Ivy."  In N391/CABB 18, I shared reasons why I'm glad Charles Rocket was born and many of them tied into his performance as Adam.  It also contains a goofier list of ways to tell if Adam and Co. have stopped by your place.  N392 contains a description of a class he teaches in Dyeland.  Adam is present for Andrew's birthday celebration in N393.  Unlike many of the folks there, he realizes it's Andrew's final birthday before he starts aging.  JABB 394/CABB 19 celebrates Adam's birthday with some wishes from his fellow angels and Dyeland friends.  It also hypothesizes on what sorta role Adam might play in Dyeland's governance.  A handful of the trivia questions in N395 involve Adam. In N396, Adam surprises his friends by showing up dressed as Hagrid to join them for some Harry Potter themed trick-or-treating.  In N397, Adam spends an hour reassuring his turkeys that they can "fear not" during the Thanksgiving season.  "Shelter from the Storm" mentions Adam and the other AODs, along with Monica and Arthur, being on assignment in the Philippines following the typhoon.  In N399, Adam lists turkeys, good friends, people's reactions upon getting Home, and more as his favorite things.  Adam leads the group in a game of Philosophical Questions following Thanksgiving dinner in "The Truth."  In N404, Adam joins Henry and Eli in welcoming Annabelle with gifts.  Andrew gives a shout out to Uncle Adam in his address in N405.  In N407, I suggest other musicals the Dyelanders might try after JCS.  I predict that Adam as Tevye would lead to waterworks.  In N411, I explain how "An Unexpected Snow" led to Adam's inclusion in Dyeland.  In N413, Adam joins Andrew and Arthur in answering a number of questions about his work, hopes, fears, family, etc.  Unsurprisingly, turkeys nab some mentions!  Writing his questionnaire and the others makes it onto my list of favorite memories from JABB's 16th year found in N415.  N416 contains a description of his knitting class at Androoler U.  In "The Carpenter," Adam is cast as Pontius Pilate and the Apostle James in a production of Superstar that Andrew is directing.  With Joshua playing Jesus, Adam initially struggles with his role but all becomes clearer when he discovers that he has a past with Kylie, the young woman playing Claudia, Pilate's wife.  During rehearsals, Adam and Kylie become close which proves lifesaving when her abusive husband returns.  In "The King," Adam's friendship with Kylie and Clay deepens despite changes.  In addition, Joshua promotes him.  In a flash forward, Adam is the first to meet a very special person.  In N418, Adam offers a Labor Day related hint.  In N419, Adam, Eli, and Henry send Andrew birthday wishes and ask/demand to babysit Belle.  N420 contains a celebration of TBAA's 20th birthday so Adam figures in a bit.  In JABB 421/CABB 21, Adam's birthday was celebrated with messages from friends and a quiz.  It seems, per N422, that Adam, Eli, and Henry dressed as rock trolls for Halloween 2014.  Adam attends a ceremony at the veterans' hospital and the Dyeland Memorial Day cookout in "New Beginnings."  In "A Stor Mo Chroi," Adam makes good on his promise to Joshua.  He consoles Monica after she discovers that Arthur fathered a child but Adam also forces her to look at the matter realistically and selflessly.  In N424, Kylie and Clay write Adam a thank you note for being their friend.  He, in turn, co-writes Andrew, JenniAnn, Arthur, and Monica to thank them for making him an uncle.  Adam (and his TLS) gets you considerable sips in N425's drinking game.  In N426, Adam joins the entire JCS crowd in celebrating Christmas with Joshua and his family.  He also resumes his Santa gig with Kylie as his Mrs. Claus and Caleb appearing as Buddy the Elf.  In N427, Adam shares his New Year's resolutions to be a great stage husband to Kylie... and not tell her he went ring shopping with Clay.  Adam is more my type per 2003 me in N428.  Huh.  In N430, Adam helps settle things when Andrew and Violeta get into a heated discussion about "fixing" Silly.  Adam reveals that Joshua has given him the responsibility of counseling troubled angels.  He does this via a knitting therapy group.  Mary's and Silly's offspring would provide needed wool and Adam's charges could help care for the sheep.  In "Friend of My Soul," in a flashback, a critical Adam visits Andrew during his breakdown when he hid away from the Dyelanders.  In "The Never-Ending Road," Adam is a bit miffed over Kemara's mom's interpretation of the Friends.  Later, he discusses plans for Kemara's and Sean's wedding cake with them.  In "Here is My Heart," Adam attends Kemara's and Sean's wedding and reception.  In N431, during his annual address, Andrew congratulates Adam for his good work with his new responsibilities and charges.  In N434, I express my longing to see Adam's long hair.  Per N435, Adam's production of meat-like substances is carbon free!  Adam is among those who greet Kemara and Sean when they arrive for Seder in the Tunnels in "Morning Has Broken."  Two days later, he joins the Friends in celebrating Easter in the Fields of Gold.  Adam brings one of his famous cakes to Ivy's party in "A Graduation Surprise."  In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Kemara gushes over Adam whose meat-like substance she can continue to enjoy during her pregnancy when regular cold cuts are discouraged.  In "Shadowlands," Adam retrieves Max and Violeta from the comic book store and brings them to the hospital to be with Andrew after JenniAnn is shot.  Later, he spends time at Willowveil keeping an eye on the place with Clay and Kylie.  He leads a prayer service for JenniAnn in the Dyeland Chapel.  One of the answers in N439's Father's Day word search.  In N442, I reference Adam's, Clay's, and Kylie's triad anam cara relationship.  In "Hope and Healing," Andrew and JenniAnn are concerned for Adam after Clay and Kylie get married.  While there are bittersweet moments, Adam has a great time when the Friends go on vacation in North Carolina.  He ends up watching Belle for a night.  JABB 444/CABB 22 contains a few little known facts about Adam.  It also mentions that his recreational therapy classes for angels are now going full-force.  In "Crumbling Walls," Eilish meets Adam for the first time and talks knitting with him.  In "Triad," Adam is slightly out of sorts on Clay's and Kylie's wedding night but Joshua helps him through it.  After a talking to from Kylie, Adam begins to fully enjoy his honeymoon with the couple which includes visits to the Finger Lakes, Disneyland, Henry Doorly Zoo, and more.  JABB 447/CABB 23 celebrated Adam's observed birthday with an interview by LJA covering his AOD work, recreational therapy program, honeymoon with Clay and Kylie, and more.  In it, I also shared my thoughts on the Adam-centric story "Triad."  In "Forever and Always," Adam lends Emma and Peter his car for their date night during the NC trip.  Adam visits with Kemara and Sean when they wake up the morning after Nen's and Tzila's attack in "Glad Tidings, Part II."  Kylie shares her thankfulness for Adam in N450.  In N451, Andrew and JenniAnn decide how to handle Santa with Belle in part due to Adam's annual appearances as Santa.  He also figures into a few of the tropes discussed there.  In N452, Adam continues his tradition of playing Santa at True Light, the Phoenix, St. G's, Willowveil, etc.  Shares his hope for 2016 in N453.  Andrew alludes to Adam's meeting Behnam in his State of the Dyelanders Address in N454.  In N457, Adam writes to the Angel of Angels for advice on supporting Clay and Kylie who are trying to get pregnant.  Mentioned in a trope in N459 and his hypothetical saint patronage is also listed.  Found to be a Gryffinclaw hatstall in N460.  Hypothetical presidential candidate with veterans-focused agenda in N462.  Adam cedes his freedom to Kylie's unborn baby in N466.  He also figures into an American history quiz question found there.  Featured in the ABCs of the Dyeland Stories found in N470.  In JABB 473/ CABB 24, Adam spends his birthday morning and afternoon with Kylie who helps give him a very special present.  Participated in the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  He's among the Friends helping at the safe house in “Chrysalis.”  He also briefly reprises his role as Pontius Pilate.  In Pia's “Sinners and Saints,” Adam, Clay, and Kylie attend Halloween 2015 as Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Jessie, respectively.  In N479, at the Friends' Christmas party, Adam and Clay claim that Kylie's pregnancy cravings are causing them to eat more.  He’s cast as Archibald in The Secret Garden in “These are My Dreams.”  I suggest a podcast for him in N486.  He also shares his favorite way to relax there.  Kylie mentions leaving Ada-Marie alone for the first time in N489.  Thankfully, she was with Uncle Adam.  N495 reveals that Adam had to start making lamb-like substance for Passover after Violeta freaked out.  It's also mentioned there, in a scene from the abandoned Dyeland finale, that Adam was with Catherine during a difficult surgery.  Figures into a Dyeland-themed quiz in N496.  Figures into some of the work-related tropes listed in N497.  N498 suggests a birthday gift he might give Andrew.  He's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  In N502, Rose is concerned about screening a spooky movie at the Willowveil Halloween party lest it offend Adam and the other AODs.   I gave an update, as of Nov. 2017, on Adam in N505.  Adam again dons the red suit and beard in N506 on Christmas Eve.  Prior to that, he helped decorate Kylie's and Clay's church.  Adam briefly takes over Andrew's computer in N508.  Figures into a winter trope described there.  Inspires an item on N509's list of 55 lessons I've learned in thanks to John Dye.  In "Cupid and Psyche," Adam attends the Friends/El-Chananites picnic.  N511 lists possible superhero alter-egos for assorted Dyelanders and Friends including Adam.  He gets mentioned in the Irish-themed tropes discussed in N512.  In N514, in an excerpt from the abandoned Dyeland finale, Adam is among the angels who gather in Dyeland to bid Andrew farewell.  In N522, I shared Andrew's Season 7 scrapbook which references Adam.  Adam and Kylie are among the Friends who helped prepare Avalon for Benson's burial in "Immortality."  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Adam reprises his role as Pilate in JCS and comforts Kylie and other Friends when the Catholic sex abuse scandal hits close to home.  N531 mentions that some of the angels from Adam's recreational therapy program help Andrew with his carpentry work.  It also notes he's been doting on Ada-Marie as she adjusts to being a big sister.  In N533, Adam and Kylie again don their Santa and Mrs. Claus costumes for the FS party.  In the "Checking In" portion of N537, Andrew and JenniAnn recall the night Adam chaperoned them upon the former's return from Afghanistan.  In the "Sacred" part, Wahkan hopes Andrew will talk to Adam about taking an additional angel into his recreational therapy program.  In N542, Andrew answered a question about his friendships with Sam, Adam, Monica, and Tess.  In N544, I shared some of Andrew's scrapbook pages about his angelic friends including Adam.  In a story excerpt in N549, Takoda mulls over his volunteer work with Adam.  Adam gets a mention in the Season 9 poem in N552.  In N553, I mention a plotline I considered concerning Andrew and JenniAnn getting tricked into believing Adam had fallen.  In N556, I revisit a Thanksgiving poem about Adam, Tess, and Alexander.  N558 provides a year-end update on Adam, Kylie, Clay, Ada-Marie, Felix and many other Friends.  In "The Messiah," Takoda reminisces about his work with Adam.  Later, Adam attends Bible study with the Friends and properly introduces himself to the Khalids.  In N559, Adam resumes his Santa duties during the Friends' Christmas celebrations.  He also joins several of the male Friends in singing a song to honor John during the group's Christmas caroling party.  In N564, JenniAnn wants to contact Adam when Andrew injures his back but a proud Andrew is less enthused by the idea.  In N567, I provide a link to an Andrew and Adam themed jigsaw puzzle.  Figures into a trope discussed in N568.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  In "God in the Gloom," Adam takes part in the Friends' virtual JCS Q and A.  In N579, he shared a couple facts about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N580, I imagined that Adam might be leading Zoom knitting classes during COVID.  Mentioned in a random trope I covered in N584.  In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Takoda tells Joccy about how he came to be in Adam's recreational therapy program.  In N596, Violeta asks JenniAnn a number of questions about romance, sex, and anam caras which brings up brief discussion of Adam, Clay, and Kylie.  In N597, JenniAnn surmises that Andrew lashed out at Adam during the assignment with Ben Mason because he was really angry at God but Adam was safer.  In N605, Andrew suggests JenniAnn start a therapy program for angels, similar to Adam's.  Mentioned in a spooky Dyeland trope discussed in N607.  In "A Thousand Years," Adam visits Willowveil the day after Andrew and JenniAnn return to the hospital.  He takes part in the group therapy Jamie is working on with Aziraphale in JenniAnn's stead.  In N626, in a Pride Month edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," I address the question of whether Clay, Kylie, and Adam are meant to represent polyamory.  There isn't a clear answer.  In "The Shepherd," Adam reprises his role as Pontius Pilate in JCS at St. G's.  He excitedly welcomes another Claudia when Kylie decides to go part-time.  In N638, I share characters' favorite Christmas traditions and playing Santa is Adam's.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose his last name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  Adam comes up in the first random trope discussed in N652.  In N655, I consider where the Albany group would land on the whole Barbenheimer phenomenon.  I decided they saw Barbie while Adam babysat the kids.  In N656, I give some details on how I think various characters dress, including Adam.  In "The Advocate," Adam offers to let Joccy and Takoda take over his house in Asteriana since he's largely living in Albany.  Between JCS shows, he helps with repairs.  In N663, I share a turkey jigsaw in Adam's honor.  In N665, Adam dons his Santa gear and visits Allison's and Robert's house for a dinner with the Chandler-Darcy clan.  He also lends a listening ear to Andrew who is feeling awkward about staying there for the weekend.  In N666, JenniAnn has a brief flashback to Adam preparing TLS for dinner when Ed suddenly has a heart attack.  In N667, I briefly touch on JenniAnn's relationship with various angels, Adam included.  Adam, Clay, and Kylie come up in my discussion of anam caras in N674.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  In N689, I gave a photo tour of my home, highlighting elements that reference TBAA, including Adam and his turkeys.  In N693, I cover some themed tropes and Adam and his turkeys, of course, come up in the bird section.  N705 contains a discussion of disability tropes in my stories and I recall Adam and Kylie researching how Romans treated disabled babies.  N706 contains a questionnaire I filled out for JenniAnn regarding the original and very much abandoned Dyeland stories finale.  In it, I mention gifts she'd give out including to Adam.  In "Shooting Star," Andrew reflects on a valuable lesson Adam tried to impart to him.  N714 contains a jigsaw puzzle featuring Adam from "An Unexpected Snow."  In N716, Adam shares his favorite Christmas book.  (N26, 46, 52, 70, 74, 94, 95, 114, 146, 176, 190opt1, 196opt1, 218, 238, 275, 290, 298, "In the Palm of His Hand", "The Altar", 347, 353, 365, 385, "The Coffee Summit", 400, 409, 445, 492, 518, 601, 642, 646) *Adam

Adam Sanders- Not to be confused with Charles Rocket's Adam, this is John's character in The Perfect Weapon.  The meaning of his name (some variant on "man") is discussed briefly in N17.  I reviewed the movie in N20.  Subject of a poem in N156.  Sends a certificate for free karate lessons from his brother to John via Andrew in N184.  In N270, Eben-as-Andrew suggests that the Dyelanders become the John/Adam Bucket Brigade named after this fellow.  Yvette and I briefly pretend to talk to him N292.  Figures into the John's birthday test in N347.  I mention the DVD release of The Perfect Weapon in N354.  In N355, I fess up to tearing up over this film.  The addition of a photo gallery for Adam is mentioned in N377.  Inspires travel bingo item in N384.  Figures into one of the birthday games in N455.  N590 contains a link to a crossword featuring key words from John Dye's career.  Adam is included.  (N9, 16, 30)

Adila- (she/her/hers)  Belle's birth mother.  In "The King," Joshua tells Andrew and JenniAnn of how Badriya and Behnam had a younger sister who was adopted by cousins and raised in America after Badriya gave up the chance to go herself.  Adila fell in with a bad crowd and started using drugs.  Despite her parents' attempts to help, the behavior continued and Adila got pregnant from a one night stand.  Knowing her parents would be angry, Adila hid the pregnancy and then abandoned her daughter in the alley where Andrew found her.  In "Hope and Healing," Andrew explains to Behnam and Isra that Adila is Belle's birth mother... thus making them Belle's uncle and aunt.  In N452, Joshua gives Behnam a family photograph in which Adila is a baby.  Mentioned in a random trope I covered in N584.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children including Belle and mention that Behnam continues to be in touch with Adila and what the plans are should she ever tell him about abandoning a baby.  *Adila

Adrian's Coffeehouse- Popular hangout spot for the Dyelanders and Co.  Located in New York City (seemingly Manhattan).  Although apparently it was once located in the Bronx since in N286 and N287, it was across the street from the Phoenix.  (Oops.)  So I'm just gonna go ahead and say that Adrian originally ran it out of her house but then bought an actual storefront once she had the finances.  Andrew and Co. take Kemara there for brunch shortly after meeting her per "Ivy."  The group also throws a welcome party to Arthur there which is alluded to in  "The Coffee Summit."  Owen and JenniAnn take "Chava" there right after meeting her.  Apparently this is a thing with them...  In "The Carpenter," Andrew and JenniAnn throw a party there for those who supported and helped them when Belle first arrived.  Emma and Peter have their first pseudo-date there.  Per Emma, they have the best double chocolate scones.  Later on, she meets Maryam there for a visit.  Still later, Joshua and JenniAnn pick up lunch from there, unwittingly observed by Arthur who has his epiphany upon seeing them.  Adrian herself appears a couple times in the story.  Emma, Jocelyn, and Zoe are reunited there in an epilogue from "The King."  In the 2037 segment of "A Stor Mo Chroi," Liam goes to pick Belle up from there after she has an unfortunate date.  In "The Never-Ending Road," Kemara and Sean meet there to begin discussion of their pre-wedding assessment.  Later on, the Friends throw them a wedding shower there.  Adrian catered Kemara's and Sean's wedding reception food in "Here is My Heart."  Adrian's caters the McCallum family Mother's Day celebration in "Glad Tidings, Part I."  In "Shadowlands," Catherine and JenniAnn have lunch there right before the latter is shot.  Sean promises Kemara an Italian sandwich from there for after the babies are born in "Glad Tidings, Part II."  In N452, Edward takes Zadie there for dinner.  In N456, Sy and Ivy seek refuge at Adrian's on Valentine's following an encounter with racists.  Adrian herself counsels and comforts the young couple.  Mention of Adrian's nets one sip in the revised drinking game in N477.  We get a glimpse of Owen's and Graham's first date there in “Chrysalis.”  Adrian herself teases the two when she has to kick them out at closing time.  Caters Sean’s graduation party in  “These are My Dreams.”  "Immortality" mentions the Friends having brunch there after church.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Mason reunites with his parents there.  In "The Messiah," Max and Ibrahim arrange for their first unofficial counseling session to happen there.  In "The Shepherd," Joshua and Mason share lunch there while preparing for the 2022 JCS production.  In "The Advocate," Andrew and JenniAnn get comfort chai there.  In N669, Andrew and Crowley have a heart-to-heart there.  Adrian and her Coffeehouse figure into a work-related trope featured in N709.  ("Hope and Healing," JABB 473/ CABB 24)  *Adrian's

Mrs. Aggie Everly- (she/her/hers)  In N415, I list meeting her and several other characters from "The Carpenter" as among my favorite memories of JABB's 16th year.  Joshua befriends her and helps with repairs at her apartment.  After he moves out of Pleasantview Apartments where Aggie resides, Joshua keeps in touch with her and invites her to a showing of Jesus Christ Superstar.  In "The King," Joshua invites Aggie to the cast party and escorts her back to her apartment where she tells him how lonely and longing for Home she is.  Joshua promises that she will be with him in Paradise before the year is out.  In "A Stor Mo Chroi" it's revealed that Aggie passed away and her boy was found with two emptied bowls of Froot Loops, one for her and one for Joshua.

Aida Azizi- (she/her/hers)  Introduced in "The Messiah," she's imam Ibrahim's mother.  When Ibrahim was a young boy, Aida's husband, Frank, walked out on his family.  Aida leaned on her son and encouraged him to study to become an imam.  After her death, Ibrahim stuck with it even though it wasn't an ideal fit.  Later, he realizes his mother knew Joshua. 

Aiyla Al-Mitra- (she/her/hers)  Behnam's and Isra's older child.  Big sister to Omar and cousin to Belle.  She's introduced in "Hope and Healing."  Aiyla was born in Afghanistan while her parents were still living under Behnam's uncle's control.  She's dearly loved by her parents despite others' disappointment that she was born a girl.  After a great deal of struggle, the Al-Mitras immigrated to the U.S. and Aiyla, for the most part, only remembers life there.  A chance meeting with Belle reunites the family with Andrew and the cousins are promised a life together.  Aiyla and Omar are also adopted as grandchildren by Catherine and Vincent.  Befriends Eilish in "Crumbling Walls."  In N445, Behnam writes Andrew a birthday note and shares about the joy he's brought to Aiyla and Omar.  In "Forever and Always," Aiyla hugs Belle while playing which makes Liam jealous.  The two older kids start squabbling as Omar cries and Belle sinks to the floor with a seizure.  While comforting Belle, Emma helps Aiyla and Liam realize that they're all cousins, not just cousins with Belle.  Vincent shares his gratitude for his grandkids in N450.  In N452, Aiyla enjoys making French toast with Joshua who she learns the true identity of shortly thereafter.  She then celebrates her first Christmas among the Friends.  Andrew celebrates the Al-Mitras arrival in his State of the Dyelanders Address in N454.  Sorted into Gryffindor House in N460.  Figures into an Earth Day trivia question in N461.  Figured into Mother's Day trivia quiz in N462.  Appa Vincent mentions her in his questionnaire in N463.  In JABB 473/ CABB 24, Adam happily reflects on how many more children are part of Dyeland life, including Aiyla.  Aiyla chose Cinderella for her Halloween 2016 costume per N474.  Mentioned in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  Participated in the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  In “Chrysalis,”  Aiyla is excited to welcome her new baby sibling.  She also becomes best friends with a little girl named Daisy.  In N483, we get a glimpse of an adult Aiyla in 2035.  While she and Liam are doing charity work in another country, Aiyla calls Daisy who is in Rome as Jacob's manager.  Aiyla makes a discovery about Daisy and Jacob.  Aiyla is mentioned in a trope in N489.  Figures into a Dyeland-themed quiz in N496.  She's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  I gave an update, as of Nov. 2017, on her and Daisy's friendship in N505.  Aiyla attends her parents' vow renewal in "Cupid and Psyche."  In "Immortality," Aiyla supports Daisy through her father's funeral.  She's also present when her friend learns that Josef is a vampire.  N532 mentions Daisy's continued best friendship with Aiyla as well as Salma's continued dedication to her family, including her niece.  In "Remembrance," Ivy and Violeta give Andrew and JenniAnn a much needed break when they take Belle to a play-date with Aiyla, Omar, Daisy, and Manny.  N558 provides a year-end update on Isra, Behnam, Salma, Aiyla, Omar, Aurora, and many others.  In "The Messiah," Daisy, Aiyla, and her siblings make some new friends while playing with Iz, Amala, and Christopher.  In N559, Isra, Behnam, and their children celebrate Christmas with Joshua and the Friends.  In N579, she shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N586, JenniAnn gets emotional as she introduces Amelia to the Al-Mitra side of the family via their Christmas ornaments since they can't see each other in person.  In "Flowers Never Bend," Belle is confused about what's happening when the U.S. Capitol is stormed and Andrew assures her that their family members, including the Al-Mitras are safe.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including reuniting the Al-Mitra and Chandler-Darcy cousins.  In N650, I explain why her name was chosen.  In N664, we learn that Aiyla has a new little brother: Emeth.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  In the "Forever Home" portion of N717, Aiyla and her family celebrate their first Christmas season in Asteriana.  With help from her loved ones, Aiyla deals with her feelings connected to the move and leaving Cora's house behind.  (N582)   *Aiyla

A/J- This is usually used as a way of quickly writing "Andrew and/or John". However, in N66 he was an actual character in the "in-between" world. He had to try and referee the argument between JenniAnn and Audrey. The best way to explain him is: on Earth Andrew is just a character played by John Dye. In Dyeland Andrew is a real angel whose story is told on TBAA and John portrays him. In the in-between world A/J is both Andrew and John in one person. Sorta a split-personality thing. It's important to note that N66 was an April Fool's joke so nothing, not even A/J, that was spoken of happened or existed on either Earth or Dyeland and is not part of JABB's "official" story.

Alex Brewer- (he/him/his)  The boyfriend of Dawn, an assignment of Andrew's, in N264.  He murders her after she learns he's married and threatens to tell his wife.  Andrew, Monica, Tess, Adam, and some of the Dyelanders help to bring him to justice.  (N266)

Alexander- The turkey Adam saves in "An Unexpected Snow."  The inspiration for Ted and Tom the turkeys (see their entries below in the T section).  There's also an entry entitled simply "Turkeys" for all references to turkeys that are not specifically identified as Alexander, Ted, or Tom.  Adam's care for him is fondly recalled by authors of CABB 2.  "Rescued turkeys", a reference to Alexander in "An Unexpected Snow," are mentioned in N181's "La Vie 'Angel' Fan."  I recall the famed turkey-rescue scene when speaking of Charles Rocket during my annual address in N185.  Alexander's story is again recalled, this time with a limerick, in N187.  In N193, I recall his interaction with Adam in "An Unexpected Snow" after quoting a very brief journal entry I wrote after seeing that episode for the first time.  Both Karen and I recall Adam's deliverance of him in CABB 3.  I suggest making a PowerPoint about he and Adam in N203.  I wrote a poem about him and Adam in CABB 4.  According to CABB 5, Alexander and Adam joining Andrew in "Venice" woulda made the episode more watchable.  I recall making the little Adam and Alexander angels and the feelings they evoke in CABB 6.  According to Yvette in CABB 8, there are robot versions of Alexander available from Celestial Realm Inc.  Getting a professional photo taken of Alexander and his relations is one of the gift ideas for Adam discussed in CABB 9.  Steals a shirt from Adam in N266.  Acts quite disobediently towards Adam in N271.  In N288, Adam writes Santa requesting help in protecting Alexander from Tess.  In N293, Adam tells about how Alexander broke into his kitchen.  According to Andrew in N300, Adam penned a comic about Alexander and Co. for the Dyeland paper.  Dude escaped on Henry according to N308.  Figures into a stupid answer to a stupid question in CABB 13.  In N314, the Dyelanders are grateful that their guilt-free TLS Thanksgiving dinner enables em to freely play with this turkey and his buds. Shares his gratitude for his savior in CABB 15.  As Rebecca recounts her TBAA-related holiday memories in N341, she mentions Alexander.  I also mention a poem I wrote about the AOD and his bird in that issue.  Figures into a prank I suggest in JABB 363/CABB 16.  In CABB 17/ JABB 366 I recount, in an ode, seeing Adam's rescue of Alexander for the first time.  Alexanders III and IV net a mention in JABB 394/CABB 19.  Apparently the original Alexander's tribe has increased.  In N411, I explain how Adam's endearing interaction with Alexander inspired me to include Adam in Dyeland stories.  Adam gives having more quality time with Alexander as one of his dreams in N413.  In N418, it seems Alexander may have at some point tampered with Adam's work!  In his birthday message found in JABB 421/CABB 21, Joshua mentions Adam's care for Alexander and Co.  JABB 444/CABB 22 reveals the origins, pre-Alexander, of Adam's fondness for turkeys.  Shares what he's thankful for in N450.  In N556, I revisit a Thanksgiving poem about Adam, Tess, and Alexander.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose names in the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  Adam's surname is in tribute to Alexander.  Included on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  In N689, I gave a photo tour of my home, highlighting elements that reference TBAA, including Adam and his turkeys.  (N87,  "The Carpenter", JABB 447/CABB 23)  *Alexander

ALF- 80s icon. Whilst in an 80s flashback, the JABB authors wish to bring him back in N108.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  Andrew has to explain that he does know ALF in N295.

Alfie- (he/him/his)  In "The Carpenter," Alfie (an angel) is the trombonist in the Jesus Christ Superstar that Tess calls together.  Alfie and his fellow band-mates receive gifts from Joshua in "The King."  In "Shadowlands," Alfie and the rest of the orchestra come to Willowveil to help the Friends prepare a show to benefit JenniAnn after she's shot.  He performs at Max's adoption party in "Hope and Healing."  In "The Messiah," all the members of the JCS band return for a prayer vigil at St. G's. *Alfie

Alfie- (he/him/his)- This Alfie is a human.  He's introduced, along with his husband Oscar, in the second part of N704.  Andrew is sent to the couple after they're shot by a hate-filled neighbor.  Joshua ends up visiting them, too.  In "Shooting Star," Alfie's and Oscar's murders is considered as one of the reasons for Andrew developing depression.

Alisa- (she/her/hers)  During a rescue mission, Andrew sees Alisa and a friend being chatted up by one of the traffickers in “Chrysalis.”  Andrew scares the man off but Alisa winds up pulled into human trafficking, anyway.  Joshua and Co. work with her mother to rescue her.

Allison Chandler- (she/her/hers)  JenniAnn's mother.  Robert's wife.  JenniAnn talks about a Halloween music box her mom bought her in N149.  Though the story there is fictional, the spider is not and really is my most-prized Halloween decor.  There are brief glimpses of her in Vincent's letter, found on the Author's Cut, entitled "How Vincent Met Psyche."  In N289, LJA reveals that her mother called her soon after she'd parted from Andrew that first night she learned he was homeless.  Needless to say, Allison was upset by her daughter's pain which prompted her to wonder if her relationship with Andrew was healthy.  And with that mindset... Allison and her husband, Robert, came to Dyeland for Christmas.  LJA makes a couple references to her parents in "The Butterfly".  On the Dyeland Census form, she's listed as one of LJA's emergency contacts in N296.  In N310, Andrew references having to rescue LJA from a college party one night when she and Robert were out of town.  In an excruciatingly awkward conversation with LJA's grandma in Guess Who's Coming for Coffee?, Andrew learns about how Allison and Robert struggled to conceive.  In "Song of Songs," Allison and Robert reunite JenniAnn with Vincent in the Tunnels.  While there, they ask Vincent to be her godfather.  "Possibilities" recounts some of the behind the scenes drama amongst LJA's four parental types (Allison, Robert, Catherine, and Vincent) after she first returned to Dyeland and befriended Andrew.  Kemara, JenniAnn, and Violeta stay with Robert and Allison during most of the events of "Ivy."  Allison relishes the hosting gig and takes to making lunches for Andrew and the girls to take to the school where they're working.  In N398, both LJA and Ivy thank God for Allison and Robert.  Attends Ivy's Christmas pageant in N400 with her husband.  Allison gets to fawn over her much-desired granddaughter in N404.  In "The Carpenter," Allison and Robert often babysit Belle during JCS rehearsals and shows.  While initially concerned about LJA and Co. moving Joshua in with them, the couple begin to realize there's something more to him after they take in a showing.  Before spending a day babysitting Belle in "The King," Allison and Robert reach a conclusion about Joshua.  Later, both participate in their granddaughter's baptism.  In N426, Allison and Robert host Doreen and Mark and the Morettis so they can spend as much time as possible with Joshua during his Christmas stay in Dyeland.  While her parents move the remainder of Andrew's stuff to Willowveil, Belle gets to enjoy a day at the zoo with Grandma Allison and Grandpa Robert in "Friend of My Soul."  Ivy thanks Allison and the rest of "Ivy's Village" in "A Graduation Surprise."  In "Shadowlands," a distraught Allison lashes out when she learns Andrew can't tell her anything about whether a recently shot JenniAnn will live or die.  Later, as JenniAnn's coma drags on, Allison and Robert reveal that they're still not 100% supportive of Andrew's and JenniAnn's lifestyle.  In "Hope and Healing," Allison and Robert travel to North Carolina to join the Friends in celebrating JenniAnn's 33rd birthday.  In "Glad Tidings, Part II," Andrew and Sean talk more about Allison's and Robert's behavior while JenniAnn was hospitalized.  In N452, Allison and Robert host some of the older Friends for Christmas and attend the Christmas pageant at St. G's.  Sorted into Hufflepuff House in N460.  Figured into Mother's Day trivia quiz in N462.  Vincent mentions Allison in his questionnaire in N463.  In N479, we learn a bit about the "custody arrangement" that Robert and Allison had with Vincent over Psyche/JenniAnn.  Naturally, LJA's parents get mentioned in a couple parental tropes found in N489.  Belle spends the night with her Grandma Allison and Grandpa Robert in "Cupid and Psyche" so Andrew and JenniAnn can celebrate their anniversary in private.  Her and Robert's concerns about Andrew and JenniAnn are mentioned in a trope dissected in N520.  Her angst over Andrew is touched upon during a trope discussion in N525.  She's present for Avi's wedding in "Sunshine and Snow."  In N539, JenniAnn and Isolde very briefly borrow Robert's and Allison's home and car for an important errand.  In N543, Allison is mentioned in a parent-child themed trope.  In "The Messiah," Allison and Robert go to the Tunnels to help watch the Friends' children after a shooting Above.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Allison appears in it.   In "God in the Gloom," Allison and Robert move to Willowveil for the COVID lockdown so they can be with JenniAnn and her family.  Drama ensues.  In N586, Allison and Robert are present when Joshua returns to Willowveil for Christmas.   In "At Last," Andrew is grateful that Allison and Robert are babysitting on Halloween night so he can focus on a distressed JenniAnn.  In "When the West Wind Moves," Allison, Robert, Nico, and Raquel are watching Andrew's and JenniAnn's kids when they go to the Fields of Gold for a night away.  In N601, JenniAnn's cousin, Veronica, becomes irate when Allison and JenniAnn decline to come to her wedding shower during COVID.  In "A Thousand Years," Raquel and Nico host Allison and Robert so they can be nearby but give Andrew and JenniAnn space as they recuperate.  Allison is at JenniAnn's hen party and helps her try on her blessing dress.  Mentioned in a trope discussed in N620. In N639, JenniAnn mentions Andrew and Violeta bickering a bit when the latter was taking too long with her makeup prior to a visit to JenniAnn's parents' house for cookie decorating.  In N663, I share some upcoming story plans involving her.  In N665, Allison and Robert host Andrew, JenniAnn, and their kids and grandkids for a weekend in the lead up to Christmas.  What initially starts as an awkward situation proves healing for both sets of parents.  In N669, Allison gives Belle a bath bomb making kit which results in Belle and Avi both turning a bit purple thanks to using too much dye. Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681. Allison figures into a random trope covered in N683.  In "Shooting Star," Robert and Allison help care for Avi and Belle during Andrew's breakdown.  In N710, I share about how I kind of wish I had made JenniAnn/Psyche Vincent's and Catherine's biological daughter even though that would mean no Allison and Robert.  In "A Cry is Heard in Ramah," found in N717, Catherine and Vincent celebrate Christmas with Psyche at the request of Allison and Robert who go on a cruise (though they have ulterior motives).  (N313 ("Safe"), 320, 414, "A Stor Mo Chroi," "And Then There Were Four," N528, 550, 564, 618, "The Shepherd," 649)  *Allison

Alma Griffen- (she/her/hers)  In N664, the impending birth of Alma to Logan and Zelda is announced.  

Alyssa Thurrian- (she/her/hers)  Alyssa is introduced in "Ivy."  Alyssa began making life hellish for her classmate, Ivy.  When Ivy and Alyssa both take part in a summer program at JenniAnn's alma mater, Andrew (who is teaching a session) notices the bullying and becomes determined to help save Ivy from Alyssa's cruelty.  Her bullying nets a reference in N470's school tropes.  ("The Carpenter")

Amala Khalid- (she/her/hers)  The daughter of Raheem and Hura and big sister to Iz.  She appears in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N557.  N558 provides a very brief update on Amala.  In "The Messiah," Amala is introduced as a popular fifteen year old with a good relationship with her parents and little brother.  She's recently started spending time with Christopher, a classmate.  Hura is initially concerned about their religious differences (Christopher being Christian and the Khalids Muslim) but events in the Khalid family's lives put those concerns to rest.  In N559, Amala and her family celebrate their first Christmas with Joshua and the Friends.  Amala and Christopher share a special moment.  In "The Shepherd," Amala helps Monica with costumes during the 2022 JCS production at St. G's.  In "The Lost Sheep," overhearing a conversation between Amala and Joshua helps Ed realize that Joshua fully knows who he is.  In "The Advocate," Amala continues to help out with costumes during JCS and becomes close with Loreena.  (N582)  *Amala

Amanda- Joy’s early intervention specialist in “These are My Dreams.”.  She’s also a Tunnel Helper.

Amber-Marie Sayer Kostan, M.D.- (she/her/hers)  Dr. Sayer is the psychiatrist Emma begins seeing in "The King."  She saw the JCS production at St. Genesius' and loved it.  Dr. Sayer tries her best to keep her patients comfortable and her lobby looks more like a living room.  In "A Stor Mo Chroi," Monica and Arthur decide to take Liam to Dr. Sayer since Emma highly recommends her.  In "Forever and Always," Emma visits Dr. Sayer to discuss why she's still unable to set a wedding date with Peter.  Some weeks later, Dr. Sayer gets an important bit of mail from Emma and Peter.  In N475, I posted the first part of "Chrysalis" which featured Emma and Joshua visiting Dr. Sayer's office to ask them to help at the safe house.  Participated in the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  “Chrysalis” begins with Joshua and Emma paying Dr. Sayer and Gayle a visit.  We learn how the two met and see them become part of the Friends as they help them combat human trafficking.  Amber-Marie finds the family she's been looking for.  In N479, Amber-Marie is present as Joshua and the Friends swap stories of treasured Christmas memories.  Figures into a trope discussed in N481.  In N483, a flash forward to 2035 reveals that Daisy is looking forward to getting married and having kids and seeing her Mom and Dad gush over their grandbabies.  New-mom Amber-Marie is mentioned in one of the parent/child tropes in N489.  Figures into one of the work-related tropes listed in N497.  A partnership between her CC and Catherine's Phoenix Inn is mentioned in N504.   I gave an update, as of Nov. 2017, on Amber-Marie in N505.  On Christmas Eve, Nick and Gayle have a heart-to-heart with Amber-Marie in N506.  She figures into one of the parental-themed tropes discussed in N516.  In "Immortality," Amber-Marie and Josef continue to adjust to living together and raising Daisy.  Amber-Marie's feelings for Josef become more difficult to hide.  Thankfully, they wind up married!  I introduced "Immortality" in N523.  Amber-Marie attends a meeting with the NYC archbishop, following news of predatory behavior by his priest nephew, along with Joshua and several Friends in "Broken Hallelujahs." N532 gives an update on Josef, Amber-Marie, and Daisy following the couple's wedding and honeymoon to Disney World with their daughter.  In N533, she attends the FS Christmas tea with Daisy and Josef.  She's mentioned in a couple of the love-themed tropes discussed in N538.  Figures into another trope in N550.  N558 provides a year-end update on Josef, Amber-Marie, Daisy, and many other Friends.  In "The Messiah," Amber-Marie attends a prayer vigil at St. G's with Josef and Daisy.  Later, she offers a new Friend a job at the Chrysalis.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  Amber-Marie is mentioned in a trope covered in N577.  In "God in the Gloom," Amber-Marie joins many of the Friends taking part in a Zoom call to plan for COVID.  In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Zoe tells Joccy that Amber-Marie has insisted she call if she needs to talk as she deals with the fall-out of Joccy's mental health crisis.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including for Josef, Amber-Marie, and Daisy.  Figures into one of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In N664, an update on the Turner St. John family mentions them considering a move to New York to be closer to the Kostan Sayer family.  In N676, Amber-Marie and Josef are among the characters whose thoughts on Bridgerton I consider.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  Amber-Marie figures into one of my favorite musical moments in the stories as shared in N698.  In the "Forever Home" portion of N717, Josef, Amber-Marie, and Daisy join the extended Chander-Darcy-Wells-Al-Mitra family at Cora's house to decorate for Christmas.  (N430, "Glad Tidings, Part I," "Hope and Healing," N492, "Cupid and Psyche," "Sunshine and Snow")  *Dr. Sayer *Amber-Marie

Amelia Remus- (she/her/hers)  Rose's little daughter who appears in a Christmas vision found in N316.  She and her brother, Landon, think of Andrew as an uncle which... oops.  He's actually their grandpa and they think of him as such.  Mentioned, though not by name, in N383. An answer to one of the questions in N395.  Amelia appears very briefly in a flash forward to Avi's wedding in "Sunshine and Snow."  In N586, JenniAnn introduces a newborn Amelia to her extended family via Christmas ornaments since they're not able to gather due to COVID.  We also learn that Rose gave birth to Amelia at Willowveil due to the pandemic.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including for Max, Rose, and their kids.  In N605, with COVID rates rising again, JenniAnn frets about exposing the litte kids, Amelia included.  In "A Thousand Years," Amelia and her family temporarily move back to Willowveil to be with Andrew and JenniAnn after a demonic attack.  In "The Shepherd," Amelia attends the 2022 JCS planning meeting with her parents and grandparents.  She also gets to spend quality time with Joshua.  In "The Advocate," Amelia has a lil snafu with Crowley's hair and syrup.  In N664, I give a brief update on the Remus family.  In N665, Max, Rose, Landon, and Amelia join Andrew, JenniAnn, and the rest of their kids for a pre-Christmas weekend at Allison's and Robert's home in Nebraska.  In "Shooting Star," Max, Rose, and their kids go on a nature walk with the rest of Andrew's and JenniAnn's family.  In a Q and A check-in in N708, Andrew is a little dismayed to realize that with Amelia starting Kindergarten, all his kids and grandkids are in school now.  Figures into a relationship-themed trope in N715.  (N606), 618)  *Amelia

Amiela- One of the angels who helped guard Nogah and later El-Chanan in "Shadowlands." 

Amory- Mississippi hometown of John Dye. Inspiration for JC Amory's name in N142.  N349 was actually sent from Amory.  In N350, I tell people about the previous newsletter being sent from there.  In N438, as I bid my first laptop adieu, I mentioned writing JABB from there.  Trivia answer in N455.  N590 contains a link to a crossword featuring key words from John Dye's life and career.  Amory is included.  (N3, 14, 28, 292)  *Amory

Amy- (she/her/hers)  A relative newcomer to the Tunnels, Amy is one of JenniAnn's students.  "The Scientist" is about JenniAnn's growing concern that the young girl suffers from anorexia.  Amy's struggles force JenniAnn to confront her own past.  Amy is also the girlfriend of another of JenniAnn's students: Hareton.  In N316, Andrew has a vision of the future in which Amy is on the Tunnel Council.  Amy and Hareton are among the high school sweethearts mentioned in N470.  She helps care for Ian and Joy in the Tunnel nursery in “These are My Dreams.”  N713 contains a story about Vincent contemplating the concerns he has regarding Andrew and JenniAnn over the course of two Halloweens.  In the 2011 portion, he references and Amy and Hareton announcing that they're expecting.

Anahera- (she/her/hers)  In the flash forward in "The Lost Sheep," Anahera is Ed's and Steve's little girl.  She bravely faces Iggy to defend her fathers against his slights.  In N643, Anahera gets to stay with Andrew and JenniAnn at Willowveil while Steve rushes to an out-of-town and troubled Ed.  In N663, I share some upcoming story plans involving her.  In N666, JenniAnn is caught off guard when the demon Iggy seeks her help and she sees he's wearing Anahera's bracelet.  In N692, I talk about covering Ed's and Steve's adoption of Anahera in my next longform story.  *Anahera

Analyn Castillo- (she/her/hers)  In “Chrysalis,” she and her husband, Marlon, escape domestic servitude and seek refuge at the CC following abuse by their "employers."  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681. 

Ana-Maria Brughetti- (she/her/hers)  In "Broken Hallelujahs," she's introduced as Kyle's former girlfriend.  He gave her up upon entering the seminary but she swiftly returns to him when he leaves after being raped by one of his priest-professors.  Ana-Maria is extremely supportive of Kyle and quickly fits in amongst the Friends and El-Chananites.   In "Sunshine and Snow," she's at Avi's and Evie's wedding where Fr. Kyle and Fr. Mike are officiating.  In N533, she gets pranked by John and later takes part in the Friends' Christmastime adventures including some caroling.  Figures into a trope in N550.  In "The Messiah," Ana-Maria is among the Friends who gather at the hospital after the shooting at the Manhattan Mosque.  In N559, Ana-Marie celebrates Christmas with Joshua and the Friends.  In "A Thousand Years," she and Kyle help prepare for Andrew's and JenniAnn's blessing ceremony.  In "The Shepherd," Ana-Maria and Kyle choose their wedding date.  In "The Advocate," the 2022 JCS run is extended by a week but Andrew ensures the cast and crew have Kyle's and Ana-Maria's wedding date off.  In N693, I cover some themed tropes and Kyle and Ana-Maria come up in one.  (N704)  *Ana-Maria

Anam cara- This, like the Friends one, is an entry that I won't be regularly updating because at this point every story and several of the newsletters somehow involve anam caras.  In short, "anam cara" is a Celtic phrase meaning "soul friend."  Joshua first used the term in "The Carpenter" to describe Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship although they are far from the only anam caras in the Dyeland stories.  In "The King," we learn that Shelby will eventually author a book series entitled The Anam Cara Chronicles.  I provide a handy chart differentiating it from marriage in N442.  N449 takes a look at how things might be if The Anam Cara Chronicles was an actual TV show.

Ancient scrolls- They were found previous to N67 by a camper and their prophesies were given in that issue.

Andi Henderson- Originally Andi was a strictly JABB YahooGroup character.  She was Nigel's first modern-day assignment.  She was then welcomed into Dyeland.  Unfortunately, she became dangerously obsessed with Vincent.  When it became obvious Vincent had every intention of marrying his longtime lover, Catherine, Andi switched her attentions to Nigel.  She continued to have a crush on him and because of her outrageous and harmful behavior was, for a long time, avoided by the Dyelanders.  Monica began to work to help her.  Nigel references the troubles with her in N233.  Nigel has to make his visit to a London toy shop very short in N235 in order to avoid running into Andi.  Outside of the YG, Yvette's "The Masquerade Ball and Other Events" gives the most thorough account of Andi's history with the Dyelanders and what became of her after the initial hysteria.  The story details the discovery of an unconscious Andi outside Willy's factory.  When she begins to recover, she offers explanation for her erratic behavior.  She's mentioned a few times during LJA's interviews in N239.  Andrew interviews her about "love and forgiveness" in N266.  She tells the angel of death about how the forgiving notes and letters from the Dyelanders helped her to find closure.  According to Yvette's story in N271, she's attending a fashion seminar with her boyfriend, Charlie, while a bunch of mischief occurs at Willy's factory and Dyeland at large.  The drama with her is alluded to in Andrew's job description in N280.  Yvette and Nigel recall her coming around in N300.  (N288, 313 ("Safe")

Andrea Friend- Author of an article in N120. It tells about a fan who goes insane after TBAA’s cancellation. Her treatment involves Andrew and Adam starring in their own version of TBAA.  She writes a second article, this one about plans for the premiere of Heart of the Beholder, in N144.  Reports on Andrew's activities following his birthday bash in N173.  She sets out to interview Bill Morgan but ends up making a fool of herself in N212.  Writes about Andrew's birthday celebration in N228.  Mistakenly thinks Andrew's "Monopoly" game plan is an economic recovery plan in N269.

Andrea- This one is introduced in N376.  She's a purple plush unicorn that Violeta picks as a prize after Andrew when a carnival game for his protege.

Andreas- (he/him/his)  The first called among Yeshua's apostles.  His wife is named Rahab.  In “Chrysalis,” he's present in Tiberias... and dubious... when Yeshua wants to heal Mary of Magdala who the apostles think is demonic.  In N548, I shared how the real life Andreas'/St. Andrew's death impacted a TBAA scene for me.  In In "The Messiah," Joshua cites Cephas and Andreas when he's trying to impart to JenniAnn that she shouldn't compare herself or her emotional reactions to that of the apostles.  In "The Shepherd," Crawly recalls seeing Andreas and others at Yeshua's burial.  Later, Andreas and the other apostles visit St. G's.  In "The Advocate," Andreas joins the rest of the Twelve in guarding St. G's theatre and confronting a dangerous local preacher.  Later, the Twelve honor Loreena together.  *Andreas

Andress- In N92 the mystical love child whose story was pulled from JABB newsletters.

Andrew-dyetess- N16. Mysterious virus reported by New Zealand authorities.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  (N17, 22, 100)

Andrew- (he/him/his)  One of the two main focuses of the newsletter. According to JABB (when we're playing "pretend") both Andrew and John exist as separate entities. Andrew, being the real angel, and John an actor portraying the actual experiences of Andrew (John's character written with "artistic" license of course since we have never met the man).  You may not realize that Andrew writes a blog.  ;-)  Actually, it's more his letters to God of late.  But you can follow that at AndrewBlog- An AOD's Blog.  In N6, Andrew confronts and defeats Michael, a demon posing as an AOD. In N7 Andrew's hatred for Halloween is examined and possible scenarios for its origin are suggested. He appears in N10's DyeLight Zone. In N11, Andrew wonders about his impact on humanity and is visited by three very special people. In N24 he appears to me in a dream (as part of the DyeLight Zone). N26 lists other names Andrew could have gotten stuck with. That newsletter also includes a story in which he, Tess, and Monica are overthrown by guest angels.  Several of the classes in N30 revolve around him. Monica, among others, try to convince him Halloween isn't so bad in N32 but fail.  It's suspected some missing JABBers are with him in N33.  Several Dye Scouts badges concerning him are introduced in N34.  In N37 Joy introduced her idea for a show based on Andrew.  Several of Andrew's qualities make the Dye Day "37 Reasons Why We Love John/Andrew" list in N38.  Recipient of valentines in N39.  N40 contains a poem about Andrew as president and how great that would be. Anna got to interview the AOD in N45 (the issue which also listed reasons why he'd be a great dad). N51 was his first debate with Adam during their road to the presidency. Major issues were Halloween and plans. Another debate followed in N53. In N55 Andrew suffered through a prank-ridden Halloween. He recovered, however, and became Dyeland's president in N56.  In a take on The Littlest Angel, God cheers up a boyish Andrew in N59.  N60 looked at some of the Andrew highlights from Season 7. N61 featured a poem with even more highlights from all the seasons and his first State of the Androolers address. N62 lists ways in which to defend Andrew and John against critics. In N63 he tries to help solve the mystery of strange apparitions around the castle. He also writes a top ten list in the same issue. In N68 JenniAnn dreams he is put on trial for murder and imprisoned. When she wakes up he and John play a practical joke on her.  Top ten things not to say to him given in N69.  In N70, the highlights from Season 7 are listed in a poem. He joins Audrey and John in forming a plot for world takeover in N71 (not as bad as it sounds, see N82). N73 gives the initial reactions of both Audrey and JenniAnn after first learning Andrew is real. Narrates N74 when a mysterious box is unearthed and apparitions haunt Dyeland.  That issue also contains a list of ways to make him look concerned. N76 contains a top ten about things we hope don't happen to Andrew in season 8. N77 gives new "facts" about him. In N78 Andrew tells a ghost story about why he hates Halloween. Even though it's fake, the girls still fall for it and pity him. Left to baby-sit Audrey and JenniAnn when they turn into children in N80. Framed for stealing in N82 and represented by Adam a la The Miracle on 34th Street.  Several JABBers hope he's the one to change the light bulb in N83.  N84 list several ways to perk yourself up after the holidays, many having to do with Andrew.  Appears on earth to JABB member in N85 and gives a "State of the Androolers Address". In N86 he tries unsuccessfully to keep everyone calm when hobbits and elves show up. Experiences the misfortune of interrupting a sleepover and ends up dressed as Luke Skywalker in N87. Jobs the authors do not want to see him performing are listed in a top ten in N89. Adam complains about Andrew's fans pestering him for information about Andrew in N89. Is given a party in N91 after returning to Dyeland after a month of hard work on Earth. In this issue he also spends an entire night giving the history of TBAA, JABB, and Dyeland. His name is inserted into several famous sayings, with bizarre results in N93.  His shorn hair is somehow involved with Talkcity's collapse according to Audrey in N94.  His appearance on a TV news show and election are recalled upon JABB's 4th anniversary in N95.  Reasons he's excited for a new school term to start up given in N97.  N98, written near the end of summer hiatus, contains a top ten of ways to tell you really missed Andrew. Confusion leads JenniAnn to think Andrew is in danger in N99. After scaring themselves at a Halloween party the Dyelanders show up at his door in N101. Fancies himself Darth Vader and takes himself to Heaven in a joke in N102. Tells of a mysterious Christmas celebration in N104. Several members submitted favorite memories of Andrew in N106. Audrey and JenniAnn set him up on a blind date for rather selfish reasons in N107.  *Someone* declares their love for him in N108.  His run for reelection is announced for the first time in N110. That issue also describes his first meeting with John and his feelings on TBAA’s cancellation. He considers that for the first time in 7 years only he will be Andrew and John won't any longer. Whereas John got a farewell musical revue in Dyeland, Andrew gets a thank you party. In N111 and N112 he runs again for the position of Dyeland president. This time his campaign is based on throwing a ball, patiently talking to TBAA fans about its cancellation, and vowing a partnership with Dyeland's citizens when important decisions need to be made. He also teases Kiwi in N112. His victory is announced in N113. A desperate cry for his return to the airwaves and various schemes for obtaining this are found in N113. All the Andrews of the various seasons, plus one, meet in a dream to discuss the future of their fans in N114. In N115 a little girl debates with her mother over whether Andrew or her teddy bear is superior. In N116 he discovers he is the only one who remembered JABB's 5th anniversary. He goes from JABB co-creator to co-creator, discovering each has forgotten. He ends up celebrating with Adam. In N118 he is disturbed by a movie scene. Because of this he wanders alone into a forest where he meets Theo and is given a temporary new job. In N119 he offers ten tips for students returning to school. In N120 he finds his lost youthfulness while reading “Reviving Ophelia” and proceeds to dance with his umbrella. In the same issue he starts making new TBAAs even though it was canceled. Several possible holidays dedicated to him are discussed in N121. In the end, celebration of his birthday (observed) (September 20th), Commemoration of the Murder Trial that Wasn’t (May 13th), and Past Assignments' Day (March 20th) were selected in N122. Attends the Dyeland Halloween party in N123 and confronts a grim reaper that turns out to be JenniAnn. He comes dressed as a cowboy, thrilling the gathered Dyelanders. Target of two angry turkeys in N125. In N126 Andrew is visited by two angels who show him Christmases of the Past and Future. In N127 there's a top ten about why it's good he's not a reindeer and the story from N126 concludes with a visit from a surprisingly familiar demon. N128 includes a quiz to tell you what kind of Andrew fan you are. In N131 Lady JenniAnn sends him a valentine. In that same issue, the Dyeland Theatre tries to put Andrew into various Shakespearean plays all with disastrous results. N133 contains a top ten about things not to say to John Dye, many which involved treating him as if he really were Andrew. He figures into some of Audrey and my suggested April Fool's pranks in N134/CABB 1. My Dad calls the crisis hot line in N135 concerned about her attachment to Andrew. In N136, in my paper, I use the theories of anthropologists to unearth the symbolism of Andrew's many hairstyles. In N137 it is said he would be calm and pray if he were arrested for murder even as some of the Dyelanders go crazy!  One of the possible perfect mate results in N140's quiz.  In N142 he speaks fondly about the Dyelanders' dedication to him, recalls one of JenniAnn's more bizarre schemes, and gives the members a special message.  N143 his first season on TBAA is recalled in a poem.  In N144 he shows concern for a Dyelander who is obsessed with him.  Interviews the new co-president, Karen aka Bunny, in N145.  His birthday is celebrated with a barbecue in N146 where he receives several gifts.  Several TBAA DVD extras revolving around Andrew are requested in N147.  In N148 he makes Banana Split Cake on a cooking show despite pestering from Monica, Tess, and the Narrator.  Takes pity on JenniAnn and gives his blessing to her Halloween party in N149 and then gives his Halloween to-do list.  A few Sweeps stunts in N150 involve him, he also recommends three new holidays there.  Highlights of his activities in Season Three of TBAA are given in poem form in N151.  Giver of 12 pocket watches and one loving phrase of comfort in N152.  Shares his cherished memory of an old assignment that fell on Boxing Day in N153.  In N154 he sits through a rather awkward and painful viewing of the HOTB trailer with JenniAnn and Jess.  Receives a box of plastic forks, inexplicably, from JenniAnn in N155.  In the same issue JenniAnn, channeling Mark Darcy, declares she likes him "just as he is".  A sonnet in N156 honors this "beloved child of Love."  A possible valentine in N157's quiz.  I conclude my speech from the same issue with a quote from him.  I write a song about my favorite Andrew moments from Season 4 in N158.  N159 includes a thank you note to Andrew from the Wittenbergs and a newspaper article recounting his activities in the episode "Pandora's Box".  Also in N159, the story of how he came to Dyeland and met the Dyelanders is told.  At first, most of them doubt his identity but then warm up to him.  He also overhears part of a ballad JenniAnn wrote about him in that issue.  A bogus newspaper article details his Weekly World News-inspired nuptials in honor of April Fool's Day in N160.  In N161, I fondly recall worrying over his fate in "My Dinner with Andrew" and defending him against my brother numerous times during the course of TBAA's run.  In part 2 of N161, I answer a question about how he is portrayed in JABB and a top ten regarding his Tax Day activities is included.  ClaudiaSharon talks about how she became a fan of his in N162.  A story about Andrew's arrest for murder is told in N163Opt1, bearing the title "Nor Iron Bars a Cage."  In the story he was using the name Dr. Andrew Ellis when the events unfolded.  In N163Opt2, people can discover what kind of Androoler they are based on how they react to various Andrew-on-trial scenarios.  Sends N164 since JenniAnn is too busy cleaning to do so.  His name becomes the root of several "new" words defined in that same issue.  Is pretty much turned into Anakin Skywalker and Han Solo for a series of Star Wars jokes in N165 top tens.  Counsels a distraught JenniAnn when she finishes watching Heart of the Beholder in option 2 of N166 and comes up with a creative object lesson for her.  In N167 he fights off demons who are trying to tempt him to their side after a difficult assignment.  I mention a few rejected JABB ideas concerning him and talk about a friend emailing photos of him in N168.  Agrees to help send JABB while JenniAnn is on hiatus in N169 and counsels her about the necessity of change and openness to it.  In the same issue, I talk about how in some ways "his loving spirit" became real to me through the JABBers.  I list off highlights from his 5th season on TBAA in N170.  Sends N171 which also contains a story about he and JenniAnn teaming up to redecorate Adam's TV room.  Audrey lists reasons he needs a visit from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  My sister, Katie, and my dog weigh in about him in N172.  His birthday is enthusiastically celebrated in N173.  First a food fight erupts over how many candles to put on his cake and then he gets an assortment of gifts, some truly bizarre.  Audrey keeps seeing him at her wedding in N174.  That issue also contains a line about his thoughts regarding her marriage.  Andrew sends N175 wherein he thanks everyone for his birthday celebration and expresses that he just might like being a punk rocker.  JenniAnn rhapsodizes about his highlights from TBAA's 6th season in the same issue.  I thank him for sending JABB in N176 and mention him numerous times in my web site tutorial.  I recall my initial displeasure with his appearance on TBAA and he can be found in Yvette's story ("The Living Legacy"), both found on the CABB 2 page.  A prayer co-named for him can also be found on that page.  I admit all my previous crushes pale in comparison to Andrew in N177 Opt 2.  Several of my spoilers in N178 involve him.  In the same issue he also answers reader questions and is made to suffer through Sadie Hawkins Day.  In N179 someone at Dyeland's Thanksgiving dinner table says they are thankful for him.  In N179's top ten, Andrew plays Johnny Cash to Lady JenniAnn's June Carter Cash, much to his discomfort.  Harsh winter weather is blamed for people's various reactions to him in N180.  According to the same issue, if you're playing the JABB drinking game and he authors an issue you're reading you should take three sips.  Several other drinking game items also involve Andrew.  N181 finds Andrew playing football, comforting a stressed Tess, being visited by an enamored and slide show-bearing Lady JenniAnn, and filling in for someone very special on Christmas Eve...  In N182Opt1, Andrew recounts how he passed New Year's Eve amongst the Dyelanders.  Liz and I write pieces celebrating the 10th anniversary of Andrew's first appearance on TBAA in N182Opt2.  Andrew is in charge of gift collection for John's birthday in N184.  His efforts are recounted via an exchange of emails between himself, various John Dye characters, and Dyeland residents.  As the eponymous character in the romantic comedy story, "The Uninvited Guest" (N185), Andrew has lots of great moments.  In the course of the tale, Andrew is uninvited from a Dyelander's wedding, consoled by the rest of Dyeland, downs lots of ginger ale, is comforted by Lady Beth and Miriam, goes fishing with Jess, gets a revelation scene from Lady JenniAnn, and oh so much more!  Watching TBAA and letting Andrew distract one is a way Annie Dru suggests getting through Valentine's Day in N185Sour.  He takes over N186 for a RENT-obsessed JenniAnn and answers several questions sent in by JABB readers.  Topics include: his relationships with his co-workers, his past, thoughts on his AODhood, and more.  He suffers all manner of Dyelanders' mischief in a St. Paddy's Day top ten found in N187.  That same issues also features a couple limericks about him as well as a newspaper article and thank you note from his past.  Margherita is horrified to find a narcissistic Andrew behaving like Lady JenniAnn and living in her home of Willowveil Castle in N188.  Part two of that issue reveals the reasoning behind his mysterious (and horrifying) behavior!  Several of Andrew's reactions to the coming of spring are listed in top ten form in N189.  I give a very tongue-in-cheek answer to the question of his possibly marrying Lady JenniAnn in N190opt1.  That issue also includes a question about his name and a brief Bill Engvall inspired joke about his propensity to glow.  He receives messages from his friend on the anniversary of his promotion to angel of death in N190opt2.  I interview Lila about her feeling about Andrew in N191.  I'm appalled when she says "Dada" after seeing one of his photos.  N192 is about a Lady JenniAnn-hosted awards show known as the Trialies during which Andrew and several others are honored for their actions during his murder trial the previous year.  He receives the "Cool Under Pressure, Loving Above All Else" Trialie.  I'm shocked to discover, in N193, that the journal entry I wrote after Andrew's premiere on TBAA contains absolutely no mention of him!  However, the last two journal entries I quote there show that I definitely had a burgeoning appreciation for our beloved Andrew by the end of Season Three!  "For Thou Art with Me" (N194) is about a difficult but life-changing assignment Andrew had during the period of the Salem Witch Trials.  With the other two AODs, Andrew discusses the AOD Band with Lady JenniAnn in N195 and ends up causing her to nearly fall from her chair!  Is the subject of several stupid questions and answers in N196opt1.  Is unmercifully ogled and fawned over at Dyeland summer camp according to N196opt2's top ten.  Lyrics for two camp songs about him are also given in that issue.  At Adam's suggestion, the Dyelanders tell their most amusing stories about Andrew as they wait out a storm in N197.  N199 presents some of my feelings about him when I was 15 and enjoying TBAA's 4th season.  In that issue I go on at length about missing watching him in "The Pact" when my city had a huge snowstorm and we lost power.  Contributed items to the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  Unsurprisingly, a huge chunk of the list items in that issue have to do with Andrew.  In N201Opt1, Andrew and Monica get quite a surprise when they visit the Fields of Gold in Dyeland a few days before Andrew's birthday.  Lady JenniAnn gives guidance on how to choose birthday gifts and cards for Andrew in N201Opt2.  In N201Opt3, Yvette and myself write some realistically based pieces to mark the occasion of Andrew's birthday.  Andrew answers some questions sent in by JABB members in N202.  Annie Dru answers a query clearly written by one of his admirers in that same issue.  Sorrow's piece in N203 includes some musings about Andrew made during the work day of an A/J admirer.  I suggest bringing in many things into one's workplace in reference to Andrew in the same issue.  Several items on my "Things that You Will Never Read in a JABB Newsletter"  list in N205 involve Andrew acting very uncharacteristically.  He watches "The Journalist" with Jess O., Lady JenniAnn, and Lady Beth in N206.  His highlights from that include defending Monica's behavior during that assignment, deadpanning with the ladies, and just plain being cute.  He figures into several of the items in the drinking game in N207.  Andrew struggles with his Christmas party hosting duties in N208 but, of course, manages to give everyone a fabulous holiday celebration.  In that same story he gives the Dyelanders and his fellow angels a case of the warm-fuzzies by decorating his tree with ornaments that remind him of them.  His New Year's resolutions are given in N209Opt1.  His first TBAA episode is celebrated with a themed crossword puzzle in N209Opt2.  A couple of my suggestions on how to celebrate Dye Day in N210 involve Andrew.  I recall many memories of him while I say good bye to my computer in that  same issue.  In N211, many Andrew moments make it into our list of favorite John Dye moments.  He's also the source of some lessons we've learned that we share in that same issue.  Andrew figures into several romantic Dyeland events and retrieves a swoony Dyelander from Bill Morgan's office in N212.  In journal quotations found in N213, a teenage version of myself gushes over Andrew but yet finally clues in about TBAA's central message.  I suggest dubbing him McGlowy as well as engaging in other Andrew-themed activities for St. Patrick's Day in N214.  In a letter Vincent writes to LJA, found here, he ponders if her childhood fondness for a blonde, green-eyed Cupid in her storybook was an early sign of her love for Andrew.  Figures into a few of the suggested new JABB mottoes in N215.  He sends fictional Jenni to the Netherworld after she tells Lady JenniAnn and him they're both fake in N216.  A comic, created by Yvette, detailing his adventures during "My Dinner with Andrew" is featured in N217.  I suggest various Promotion Day bonuses for Andrew in N218.  He figures into some of the top ten items in CABB 5 and Adam and Yva talk about the two AODs' friendship in the interview segment.  N219 lists things one should NOT do if Andrew is ever arrested for murder.  In N220, Lady JenniAnn tries to go a whole day with out mentioning Andrew and ends up chatting with others John Dye characters.  In a letter to the Angel of Angels found in N221, an angel rants about Dyeland and Andrew's and Adam's encouragement of the place and its obsessive people.  Finding a kitchen chair reserved for "Andrew the angel," among other things, is a sure sign you've found an Andrew fan's home according to N222.  "Measuring a Life," a story about a nightmare of Vincent's, has Andrew homeless and haunted by his own abandonment of his friends following a nervous breakdown.  Andrew engages in various suspect behavior in the bad finale ideas listed in N223.  He and Lady JenniAnn work on keeping the Dyeland computer system safe, with amusing results, in N223.  I talk about making my Andrew scrapbooks in the reality-based portion of N224.  In the Dyeland portion, many of the Dyelanders review memories of Andrew (spanning from the Vietnam era to 2007) as they hope for his arrival at their JABB anniversary party.  Yvette's comic in N225 is about Andrew's glasses.  Several items on both "Things to Do During a Storm" lists in N226 involve Andrew-related tasks and activities.  Andrew writes a series of increasingly desperate sounding excuse notes to get an unnamed admirer out of classes in N227.  He also figures into some JABB approved study tips found in the same issue.  In N228, Dyeland's newspaper features articles about the gift-hunt leading up to Andrew's birthday party and the dual parties thrown in his honor in Dyeland and New York City.  Poor Andrew is publicly taunted at the disastrous JABBy Awards as told in N229.  Keeps an unsuspecting Adam busy while the Dyelanders prepare for Adam's surprise birthday party at Andrew's house in CABB 7.  I ask Magic 8 Ball's about the likely longevity of my Andrew crush in N230.  In Yvette's portion of N231, Willy tries to help Andrew understand why so many people like Halloween.  Yvette's story goes onto tell about Andrew and the two other AODs dressing up together for Willy's Halloween party.  In the portion of N231 I wrote, Andrew is compared to vampires.  Andrew, obviously, comes out looking better.  Andrew is left as Dyeland JABB's sole author when LJA strikes, as imagined in N232.  Andrew handles a question Annie Dru receives about people mistakenly thinking an angel is a romantic interest in N233.  In that same Thanksgiving-themed issue, Andrew also lists things he's grateful for including his friendships with fellow angels and Dyelanders.  Andrew closes the issue with a prayer. In "Dream", Andrew and Eliot discover Mick prowling around outside Willowveil.  Andrew holds the vampire in his basement until it's discovered he means no harm and, in fact, needs the angel's reassurance.  Not surprisingly, our Angel Boy figures into many of Nicole's "top eleven" ideas and my Dye Scout badges in N234.  Andrew and his fellow AODs spend most of the week leading up to Christmas employed as Nutcracker-costumed security guards as told in N235.  Andrew lists his New Year's resolutions in N236.  In that same issue, LJA gives tips on throwing a party to celebrate his first TBAA episode.  Nicole's top ten in N237 gives ideas for how to continue one's obsession with Andrew even after being committed.  "Unconditionally" tells about what occurs when Andrew attends the funeral of a soldier who had been his assignment.  Cruel zealots picket the funeral and one ends up striking Andrew when he tries to tell them that they have God all wrong.  In N237, I imagine how he, Adam, and Henry would decorate a clubhouse.  Those of us who wrote open letters to John Dye in N238 thanked him for his portrayal of Andrew and shared how he impacted us.  In "The Masquerade Ball and Other Events", Andrew watches over Andi while Yva and Willy go to investigate whether or not she was the victim of a vampire attack.  A handful of songs that remind me of Andrew also make it onto the Dye Day playlist there.  During a rather strained interview with LJA, Andrew speaks about God's love in N239.  Later in that issue the two have to cope when a secret unravels.  For the first time since 2003, Andrew gives a State of the Androolers Address in N240.  He mentions the newcomers who have come to Dyeland, some of the year's events there, and, as always, stresses God's love.  He saves LJA in N241 by persuading her not to go dancing with hallucinated politicians after she drinks too much caffeine.  There's also a madlib about Andrew's St. Patrick's Day party in that issue.  In "Eight Years Later," Andrew and JenniAnn look back at the rather rocky albeit is sappy beginning of their friendship and Andrew's time in Dyeland.  I quiz readers about some of his past assignments in N242 as well as answer a couple crazy questions about him.  Andrew endures a difficult assignments amongst actors and a harrowing reunion with the Dyelanders in N243.  "Dark Night of the Soul", set in 2002, gives a glimpse into his feelings following the events covered by the TBAA episode "Two Sides to Every Angel."  In the story, he struggles with whether or not to confide in JenniAnn about how badly he feels when he's unable to prevent violence.  In N244, my old journal entries and such yield mantras concerning Andrew and a maudlin letter to him from LJA.  I list bad Promotion Day gifts for him in N245.  Andrew also figures into many of the ideas, listed in the same newsletter, for surviving without JABB.  Andrew related angst figures into many of the disclaimers suggested in N246.  Unsurprisingly, he's apparently much wanted according to the want ads also found in that newsletter.  I sarcastically recap his murder trial in the same newsletter.  A former friend of Andrew's ends up being the brains behind the tabloid that temporarily panics the Dyelanders in N247.  In the story Andrew also witnesses his clothes being thrown onto his lawn...  I ponder many things about him in N248.  "Man of No Reputation" starts with Andrew upset about shipper stories but ends with Joshua reminding him that he's truly loved for who he is.  Such as: whether he has a phobia, how he felt about working with two females all the time, what he'd look like if he aged, etc.  N249 reveals the Official JABB Guidelines to Andrew Wall Decor.  It also contains two comics, created by Yvette, concerning one of Andrew's most talked about attributes... his hair.  Much of the angsting out about the delayed TBAA Season 5 DVD set in N250 concerns Andrew.  That newsletter also lists ways to keep yourself focused on Andrew during severe weather that leaves you computer-less.  In N251, Karen recalls Andrew's myriad haircuts and the murder trial tease, I recall drifting away from Andrew only to then become even more obsessed with him, Nicole and Sorrow list various things we've learned about him on JABB, and Yvette lists how different reactions to him prove you're a JABBer.  N252 lists punishments for making Andrew cry, lying about him, trying to physically harm him, and other big no-no's in Dyeland.  In "Make This Go On Forever," Andrew comes up against Josef's anger and is forced to confront an assignment he feels he failed back in the 1950s.  Comforting Andrew and essentially being goofy over him are the basis of Dyeland Olympic events found in N253.  In CABB 8, the Adam Unit and Andrew Unit imbibe some orange juice and ginger ale.  In the same issue, Liz discusses the brotherly pride Adam has for Andrew.  In N254Opt1, I journal about my feelings as I go a whole 6 days without seeing, writing about, discussing or even purposefully thinking about Andrew.  I consider why I can't write JABB without him.  N254Opt2 lists ways to figure Andrew into your school day.  N255 contains tips on how to celebrate his birthday as well as birthday notes from Dyelanders.  N256 is filled with speculation about what it would be like if Andrew ran for president of the U.S. and what scandals he might become embroiled in.  The issue concludes that Andrew isn't presidential material but is the Dyeland king of hearts.  Andrew consoles JenniAnn upon the death of her frog and then receives some advice from Flick himself in "Benediction."  In CABB 9, Andrew writes Adam a note telling him how appreciative he is of him.  Andrew is a martial Lilliputian in the Gulliver's Travels-esque story written by Yvette, found in the same issue.  N257 introduces a new feature: "A Moment with Andrew" stories.  The first one is an account of how Andrew got his latest vehicle and showed it off to the Dyelanders.  Troubled by the melancholia that has settled over himself and many of the Dyelanders, Andrew sets about to bring everyone's childlike spirit back with a Halloween party in N258.  At the party, he dresses up as the Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz with Lulu dubbed Dorothy.  He and the Dyelanders winterizing his closet in "Carry On" prompts an unexpected and emotional trip down memory lane when JenniAnn accidentally finds his box of wartime mementos.  N259 contains some secrets about Andrew's Dyeland presidential run against Adam in 2000.  There we learn that it was actually a very friendly campaign, swooniness cost Monica a job in Andrew's secret service detail, and that he got irked with Rafael.  N260 lists 10 things Andrew is grateful for but would seldom admit to like the channel changer, shippers, stress balls, and more!  In that issue I also wrote a poem about him and he figures into the Dyeland Christmas decorating tips. N261 contains a quiz that covers some of Andrew's Dyeland Christmas memories.  The scenes in the story that makes up N262, are interspersed with excerpts from Andrew's journal.  The story itself is about his Christmastime assignment as a military chaplain in Iraq and attempt to make it back to Dyeland in time for the holiday.  It also establishes that Andrew generally provides the dinner rolls for Dyeland parties.  A few New Year's resolution related to him can be found in N263.  He fills out a Dyeland census form in the same issue and there's a list of ways his premiere TBAA episode woulda been different with a JABBer in Monica's role.  N264 tells the story of a heartbreaking assignment of Andrew's, part of which he works with Adam, Tess, Monica, and a handful of the Dyelanders.  In celebration of Dye Day, N265 contains quiz questions and suggests songs related to Andrew.  His immortality is celebrated in Irish style and his going away from Dyeland bemoaned banshee-style in N268.  In N269 he performs made-up TBAA episodes and makes up an economic plan... or so it seems.  He seems to be resigning from Dyeland in N270 but really it was an attempt by Eben to upset the Dyelanders.  He attends Mass with LJA, offers to help Adam out with the turkeys pens on Tourkia, and spends time with his friends at the Cafe; all leading up to his attending the Dyeland Easter egg hunt in N271.  In "Origins," Andrew is at first skeptical of LJA's cerainty that his assignment, Cora, is Vincent's mother.  After it turns out to be true, Andrew continues to support Cora as she struggles with her emotions and all she needs to share with her son.  The story also features a cute scene of Andrew rocking out with baby Jacob.  Just saying...  N272 contains several green ideas although most double as ways to enjoy the loveliness that is Andrew.  It also features some stupid questions and answers about Andrew's promotion.  In N273, Andrew is a bit embarrassed when his cell phone keeps getting questionable phone calls and the ladies of Dyeland have to help him get rid of the callers.  While, according the JABB history, Andrew was falsely accused of murder and put on trial a few years ago, in N274 I imagine how the current Dyelanders and friends would react if it occurred now.  That issue also contains an anthem about the necessity of freeing Andrew ASAP!  Andrew fills out the Facebook Music Challenge and Three Things meme in N275.  In N276, fake Nicole and fake me are angered when the Virtual Magic 8 Ball won't discuss Andrew and his wonderfulness with us.  N277 contains LJA's account of seeing Up with Andrew and also a movie-themed top ten penned by our beloved, blonde AOD.  Some stats on the usage of his name in JABB and the required gushiness can be found in N278, JABB's 11th anniversary issue.  In N279, Andrew is startled and then touched to discover that some of his Dyeland friends wear T-shirts covered in his many, many nicknames.  "The Scientist" is set during August 2009 though the bulk of it is a flashback to September 2004 when Andrew helped JenniAnn overcome anorexia.  His Dyeland job description can be found in N280 where he also figures into some responses to a Dyeland-created, mock Rorschach test.  I try to inspire some Andrewcentric day dream ideas to people in N281.  N282 revolves around Andrew's birthday and includes notes to him from Dyelanders and a few party games.  Unsurprisingly, Andrew (especially when holding a baby) figures into many of the reasons I'm excited for Hallmark to re-air TBAA's 5th season, as told in N283.  In that same issue, Andrew's obviously hinted at (along with his flannel shirts) by someone writing in to Annie Dru.  He writes Adam a birthday note in CABB 11 and, according to the newspaper article there, attempted to work with Adam's turkeys on a present.  In "Shifting Focus," Andrew helps LJA deal with her disappointment when Hallmark stops airing TBAA and she makes a discovery about him and his feelings.  In N284, I respond to my own journal entries dated from TBAA's ninth season in which I go from apathetic about Andrew to downright clingy.  In N285, he goes with several of the other Dyelanders to a Renaissance Faire where he ends up in a dungeon museum of all places.  In the same story, he dresses as Indiana Jones for their Halloween party.  With N286, the lengthiest Dyeland story yet begins.  "In the House of the Lord" covers Andrew's assignment among a small group of homeless people in NYC.  He's sent to them during a scourge of brutal, unsolved attacks on the homeless.  Andrew strives to protect his assignments, all while coping with the concern of the Dyelanders who learn of his trying assignment early on when he's wounded trying to defend a new friend.  The story concludes in N287.  Andrew feels he's failed when an assignment is killed.  Things begin to look up when Rose and JenniAnn find him and comfort him.  However, Andrew comes face to face with the murderers and their weapons.  Also in the story, Vincent confronts JenniAnn about her failure to truly realize the depths of Andrew's love for them all, Mick considers Andrew's greatest strength, and other characters also make some important realizations about him.  Writes Santa in N288 to request help in spreading cheer and jolliness to his friends in Dyeland.  N289 finds Andrew in Dyeland where he's been for two weeks, taking it easy after his assignment on the streets and resulting broken arm.  With this extra time he writes letters to God, helps JenniAnn go dress shopping, decorates with the Dyelanders, and more before God sends him on a very interesting assignment.  Later, the Father gaves him a vision of Dyeland in the future.  Several of my New Year's resolutions in N290 revolve around being at least semi-normal with my obsession with him.  In addition, that issue features a TOTGA-themed crossword.  N291 includes a list of jobs I would never give Andrew for an assignment and a couple ideas for Andrewcentric TBAA DVD sets.  Gets some rather mushy messages sent his way in the 2010 Dye Day issue, N292.  Andrew, along with JenniAnn, interview several of their friends in the Valentine's story in N293.  The story also reveals a major decision that Andrew has made about his future.  In addition to getting mentioned in my address, Andrew delivers the "State of the Dyelanders Address" in N294.  He expresses gratitude to the Father and his love for his family in Dyeland, as well as joking around a bit!  N295 contains a top ten about Dyeland's 10th anniversary/St. Patrick's Day party with Andrew (during which he gives a touching toast) and a list of party experiences that would NEVER happen.  In addition, Rebecca and I recall our favorites of his assignments.  In "The Butterfly," upon returning to Dyeland after a series of assignments, Andrew finds LJA distraught over events in the Catholic Church.  He gently consoles her and tries to help her find a way both to honor her religion and her heart.  In N296, stupid questions are asked about Andrew and Pi, his thoughts on bread baking, his middle name, and publicist.  That newsletter also features LJA filling out the Dyeland census which she repeatedly uses to gush about Andrew.  In N297, Andrew watches a bunch of TV with LJA in preparation for his stint as a Media Studies professor.  As would be expected, it turns into a whole lotta sappy goofyness... and the unearthing of a piece of Andrew's past.  In N298, we devise ways we would have kept Andrew from fading away as seen in the TBAA finale.  In addition, it contains a story about Andrew telling Shelby about his assignment with President Lincoln.  In N299, he writes anonymously to Annie Dru for advice on speaking to his friends about assignments.  Meanwhile, three of his friends write to Annie Dru with questions about him.  Andrew contributes some favorite JABB memories to the list found in N300 and, not surprisingly, figures into many, many of our own memories.  In N301, you can discover how big of an Andrew/JD fan you are!  N302 lists 12 things I think likely to happen to Andrew on a cruise.  N303 introduces a new fiction feature: "Brushes with Andrew."  In the story, Andrew comforts a teacher who is going to meet her husband before he is shipped out as part of Desert Storm.  In N304, I recall "Breaking Bread" in which he, Monica, and Tess confronted Satan.  I also write a bit about our crushes on Andrew and how they brought JABB about.  Andrew appears in the Author's Cut story "The Best Birthday Ever" which offers a glimpse into a future where Andrew's birthday gift to Beth forever alters her future with Mick.  While slacking off in N305, I analyzed Andrew's speaking style and blog using various online apps.  Several delusions about him also figure into the top ten there.  Annie Dru fields questions about his availability in N306 which also contains stupid Qs and As about the lovely angel.  The list in CABB 12 reminds us of Adam's sentiment that Andrew is a wild man!  N307 begins a story in which Andrew and Co. go on a cruise to celebrate Raquel's marriage and wind up working on their own friendships... and swimming, eating a lot, and all that other fun cruise stuff!  Also, trivia alert: N307 also reveals that Andrew at least sometimes wears sandalwood cologne.  "Where You Go, I Will Go" continues in N308.  In that second part, Andrew and his friends enjoy time 3 different islands, the AOD freaks Tess out by sporting a tattoo(!), and things between him and Monica come to a head.  Also, I believe it is the first newsletter to have a shirtless Andrew scene.  So there's that.  N309 celebrates his birthday!!!  In it, some of his friends send him well wishes and there's a list of gift ideas for past assignments and fellow angels to consider. In N310, Andrew must confront Bennie, a former Dyelander with extremely warped ideas about him and the Dyelanders.  He does so beautifully, of course.  In CABB 13, Andrew answers some questions about Adam in honor of his birthday.  In N311, I write about how much Andrew's character, and the other AODs, meant to me and how the idea of him continues to help me during times of grief.  N312 contains two top ten lists: one of Andrew-approved Halloween costumes for us and ones we wish he'd wear!  N313 is a tough one for Officer Andrew du Lac.  It's comprised of the story "Safe" which is about Andrew working as a police officer in a small Iowa town that is being terrorized by an unknown serial rapist.  Sensing Andrew's grief, the Dyelanders eventually join him there and so Andrew must face not only his concern for his assignments but also his friends who he knows he can't always keep safe.  In N314, Rebecca, the Dyelanders, and myself all weigh in on why we're grateful for Andrew.  He also closes that issue with a Thanksgiving prayer.  N315 features some Annie Dru questions about Andrew at Christmastime as well as some Stupid Questions that suggest a rather clingy sentiment directed at him!  In N316, Andrew decks Willowveil out with a buncha lights for the group's Christmas party.  Later, he imagines a future Dyeland Christmas in which all his friends' dreams come true... which is his own dream.  Because he is Andrew and he is awesome.  Andrew shared his New Year's resolutions for 2011 with us in N317.  That newsletter also contains a list of alternate titles for his first TBAA episode.  In N318, while remembering John Dye, many of us shared how grateful we are to him for bringing Andrew, who comforted us so much and inspired us, to life.  In "On This Side," Adam retrieves Andrew from an assignment so he can return to Dyeland and help his friends grieve and remember John.  He also shares his own gratitude towards John and tells of how his assignments became so much easier with John's beautiful portrayal of him.  In N319, we shared in greater depth about how John's life touched us all.  Several of us shared memories of how his depiction of Andrew helped us through difficult moments and encouraged us... and will forever.  In N320, Andrew and JenniAnn do their annual Valentine's interviews of their friends.  Andrew is interviewed, with Adam, about love as part of their AOD role.  He also spends a lot of the story imparting peace as the community continues to grieve.  Andrew gives the States of the Dyelanders address again in N321 as well as figuring into my own address.  In his, Andrew thanks God for the friendship of the Dyelanders and shares how moved he is by all they've done to celebrate John's life and help others in his honor.  In N322, the gang is celebrating the 11th anniversary of Andrew coming to Dyeland.  During the party, Andrew receives a very special gift.  N323 features a list Cindy, Rebecca, and I composed about the myriad ways Andrew would likely demonstrate his gentlemanly qualities.  During a very interesting day of emailing featured in N324, Andrew reveals a startling secret to Tess.  Andrew finally shares why he so seldom wears shorts in a story found in N325.  N326 gives us a glimpse into his 2011 Promotion Day party, as well as lists the Dyeland Tax Code for Andrew.  N327 features a recipe for baking a file into bread in case Andrew ever needs to be broken out of jail.  In addition, I respond to a question about his mysterious cell phone.  N328 tells the tale of Andrew's first haircut in Dyeland!  In N329, Andrew answers a couple questions about his artistic abilities and football.  N330 contains a list of ways we JABBers may have altered TBAA episodes.  Unsurprisingly, most involve us getting to spend time with the Lovely One or making life just a lil better for him.  In N331, on the 4th of July, Andrew consoles Shelby after she hears her brother and a friend discussing the AOD's time in Iraq.  He tells the little girl how important it is that soldiers are never alone.  N332 finds us celebrating JABB's anniversary and as we recalled our favorites memories over these years, Andrew figured into many.  Going back to John's portrayal of him for comfort pops up several times in the new 12 Steps.  In N333, I list some of the nutty files poor Andrew might be exposed to if he had to fix a Dyelander's computer.  In N334, Dear Annie Dru fields a questions about a lil girl who wants Andrew-themed school supplies, addresses a query from the lovely AOD himself, and Andrew also helps answer another letter.  Andrew also figures into some of the questions in the quiz found there.  In CABB 14, Rebecca constrasts Adam and Andrew a bit while I examine the lessons we can learn from their interactions in "The Sign of the Dove."  N335 contains a number of stupid questions penned by Nicole which ask about Andrew's wood chucking abilities, cell phone reception, location, and more.  Andrew also figures into my work-out related top ten found in that issue.  In N336, I wish I could tell my younger self to hang onto Andrew's "On one side..." quote during the dark days to come.  In "In the Palm of His Hand", a question from Shelby prompts JenniAnn to recall the hours she spent with Andrew after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.  Later, the three attend a memorial service.  N337 shares the story of the Dyelanders' birthday party for Andrew.  During the party, Andrew receives a very special gift that allays his worries about the future with his friends.  In N338 I go through Andrew's highlights from S8 of TBAA... in song.  Andrew shares reasons he's grateful for Adam in CABB 15 and also figures into some of our reasons for being grateful to the elder AOD.  In N340, Andrew dresses up as an old timey baseball player and gets some exciting and surprising news.  In N341, I shared some of my favorite holiday memories from JABB's 13 years and most involved what Andrew got up to in the Christmas and Thanksgiving stories.  N343 explores what might happen if Andrew became addicted to caffeine... and some gingerbread Andrews demonstrate the holiday fun Andrew has in Dyeland.  In "The Altar" (written in 2011 though set in 2009), JenniAnn struggles while Andrew is in the hospital following the attack on him while he was homeless.  Some months later, Andrew reveals that he knew about the talk she had with God that night.  In N344, Andrew takes up the task of creating John's memorial Christmas ornament and gives his friends a beautiful ceremony... with a lil aid from Above.  I wrote a poem about Andrew's TOTGA shoes in N345.  In N346, Violeta anonymously writes the Angel of Angels for advice concerning Andrew.  It also features a top ten list about Andrew and craft time!  Andrew-related trivia figures into the John's birthday test in N347.  N348 finds Andrew helping JenniAnn with Mick's and Beth's wedding video.  During the course of the wedding preparation; Andrew counseled a weepy bride-to-be, protected a flustered Violeta, consoled a grieving Josef, and encouraged a worried JenniAnn.  All while reminding folks of God's love.  Busy fellow!  In N349, I cover some of the highlights from Andrew's Season 9 assignments via sonnets.  In N350, I confess to continuing to have problems with writing stories featuring a troubled Andrew so... I wrote a lil story that finds his apartment invaded with a buncha friends on his 12th Dyeland anniversary.  His yearly State of the Dyelanders returns in N351 which also features a quiz concerning past assignments of Andrew's.  In "The Walk", Andrew finds himself in Dyeland after parting from Monica, Tess, and Gloria.  There, he's comforted by LJA and the other Dyelander ladies.  In N352, Andrew returns to Dyeland after a distressing assignment and seeks solace in the tradition of dying Easter eggs.  In N353, Rebecca and Cindy share their thoughts on Andrew's role in "Beaautiful Dreamer."  I wrote a story about Andrew's promotion to caseworker from Search and Rescue years back as well as hint at one to come...  I end a segment of N355 by writing about how much more I appreciate all the encouraging words John spoke while performing as Andrew.  In N356, Andrew reads Shelby a fairy tale as her bedtime story and it prompts him and JenniAnn to discuss what characters they relate to the most with surprising results.  Afterwards, a bit of "magic" is unleashed at Andrew's house.  There's also a fairy tale themed top ten list about Andrew in that issue.  In N357, I explain how Andrew came to be the primary focus of most JABB newsletters.  In N358, Andrew returns to Dyeland after a heartbreaking assignment in Syria and seeks solace in his friends.  Prior to that, Violeta and the Dyeland ladies discuss him and his selflessness at length.  Andrew, naturally, figures into many of the JABB anniversary celebration ideas found in N359.  For example, you can think of his nicknames as a game and/or down some RVC chased with ginger ale.  Info about Andrew is necessary to answer many of the quiz questions in N360.  Andrew's awesome nursing skills inspire a top ten in N361.  In N362, Andrew tries to distract JenniAnn from a violent storm by asking her to help him organize the letters and such he's received during his 12 years in Dyeland.  Naturally, it turns into quite the emotional experience.  In JABB 363/CABB 16, I wrote about how John's portrayal of Andrew has helped me in the face of world tragedies as well as personal loss.  You can learn about the origins of some of Andrew's many nicknames in N364.  Sigh... since Andrew's in Afghanistan, I couldn't write a story for his 2012 birthday newsletter: N365.  So there are some games there instead.  CABB 17/ JABB 366 gives some idea of how Andrew and Co. celebrate Adam's birthday.  N367 contains a list of ways to make your Halloween party Andrew friendly.  In N368, I list reasons for and against making Andrew president.  In Guess Who's Coming for Coffee?, set in summer 2011, Andrew suffers through and awkward coffee when he and LJA meet with her disapproving grandma and reveal his identity.  Awkwardness precedes AND ensues...  N369 gives 5 of JABB's "angel rules" which we cobbled together from TBAA inferences largely.  The way Andrew is presented on JABB is impacted by these rules.  We consider the following: does he sleep, can he become ill, does he age, how can he use his powers when among human friends, and does he have money?  A top ten item in N370 contains some Andrew and Bill confusion.  In addition, Andrew's Christmas tree decor is listed there.  Holiday-themed stupid questions about Andrew are asked and answered in N371.  "Abide With Me" is the longest JABB story to date.  In it, Andrew spends months as a POW in Afghanistan after his assignment, Max, is injured and taken prisoner.  When Andrew finally gets back to Dyeland, he needs to rely on his friends to help him confront his demons and begin to heal.  In N373, Rebecca and I share our memories of first seeing "The One That Got Away"... Andrew's first TBAA episode.  In N374, Andrew writes to Dear Annie Dru concerned that LJA and Rose (who go unnamed) are working too hard on his and Max's behalf.  In "Rapprochment," JenniAnn and Max go through old photos of Andrew.  This prompts JenniAnn to revisit tough times she and Andrew had during a difficult case he was working on.  Several of the things that made our list of "Things We Will Never Forget About John" in N375 have to do with his performance as Andrew.  In "Roots & Wings," the story in N376, Andrew and JenniAnn put together the annual Valentine's documentary which largely covers the gang's vacation to Orlando.  Andrew makes the most of the time with his friends while there.  The story provides a brief glimpse of Andrew's life in February 2014.  Andrew once again delivers the annual State of the Dyelanders Address in N377.  In N378, to commemorate the 13th anniversary of his meeting the Dyelanders, Andrew and LJA wrote a list celebrating traits Dyelanders share.  In N379, Andrew is spending the wee hours of Easter morning thinking about recent events in Dyeland and LJA's moroseness.  And then Joshua arrives on scene...  Joshua makes a return visit to Andrew two days later in "Asking the Answer."  Andrew is able to ask Joshua a few follow-up questions brought about by the carpenter's Easter revelations.  In N380, I listed some random facts I've learned thanks to Andrew.  He also figures into some of the items on my insomnia top ten.  Shocking!  In N381, I share several journal entries from the early days post-TBAA.  They talk about dreams I had of Andrew, maudlin walks through my high school halls as I remembered Andrew-related events there, and so on.  Geez.  ;-)  In N382, I listed reasons to be glad for the TBAA Seasons 7 and 8 DVDs.  Surprisingly, almost all the reasons involved Andrew.  Weird...  ;-)  In N383, I suggest lines both unlikely and likely to be spoken by Andrew in a hypothetical Dyeland finale.  In N384, you can find several summer-themed stupid questions and answers about Andrew.  In addition, the travel bingo game there has several allusions to Andrew.  In "Chava," JenniAnn meets an elderly woman and quickly befriends her.  It's only upon introducing Chava to Andrew that everyone learns that the woman survived the Holocaust.  She panics because she mistakenly believed Andrew was a Nazi after she saw him in Auschwitz.  In telling their stories of sorrow and cruelty, Andrew and Chava find healing and peace in remembering those who lived with courage and love.  In "Harry and Psyche," Andrew is stunned and left feeling incredibly blessed when he learns that JenniAnn and Max knew each other several years earlier and that God used him to reunite them.  After "haunting" parts of the 1980s segments of "Song of Songs," Andrew finally makes an appearance in the flash forward.  He helps to get LJA and Annabelle settled into the Tunnels.  "Possibilities" describes the first meeting of Andrew and Vincent in Dyeland.  Later the two men find themselves in a hospital room, praying and hoping for a miracle.  Andrew's summer wardrobe nets several mentions in N385's top ten.  Apparently he has a plaid swimsuit...  Also in that issue, the Father weighs in on Andrew's rose and speaks to him after one of his breakdowns following Afghanistan.  Andrew filled out a crazy long personality survey in N386.  N387 has a little "behind-the-scenes" look at my thought process while I write JABB stories.  I explain how Andrew's condition in "Abide" and other stories fit within the "rules."  His ability to tell his friends theological truths (and not) as well as the origins of his clothing and the availability of free time for him also come up.  Shockingly, a few of my favorite memories of JABB involve writing stuff for Andrew per N388.  In N389, I shared some things I wish I could have said to Andrew during Season 8 (with a little help from Nicole T.)  Cindy shared some of her favorite Andrew highlights from Season 8.  Weepiness over all things Andrew is a sign of TBAA Deficiency Syndrome as described in N390.  That newsletter also contains a list of school-themed, Andrewiffic ideas for random acts of kindness.  In "Ivy," Andrew is on an assignment with Eve's Girls, a summer program based out of a high school in Nebraska.  With the help of JenniAnn, Kemara, Violeta, and Joshua; Andrew strives to help Ivy cope with the bullying she's facing on top of the harsh judgment her grandmother doles out.  During the course of the assignment, Joshua bestows a new gift on Andrew.  The angel of death also improves upon his supervisor skills with Violeta.  And he confronts a family who he'd had a previous brush with during an AOD assignment.  He also deals with the return of Bennie and plays knight in shining armor.  All of this while teaching two Literature and Drama sessions, reviewing papers, and arranging an end of the summer theatrical production.  In short, Andrew is really busy in the story!  But, as always, very grateful.  N391/CABB 18 contains an item about Andrew's nasty frosting stealing habit.  ;-)  N392 describes a couple classes Andrew teaches at Androoler U: eye brow raising and fencing!  In N393, Andrew and LJA watch over their friends during a camp-out in the Fields of Gold to celebrate Andrew's birthday.  Andrew reveals to LJA that it will be his last birthday before he starts aging.  JABB 394/CABB 19 takes a look at what responsibilities Andrew might have within Dyeland's government.  It also includes birthday wishes from Andrew to Adam.  In "The Coffee Summit," while JenniAnn is experiencing Monica's distress during her temptation, Monica lives through LJA's despair when Andrew was beaten unconscious while he was homeless.  Around the same time, Joshua meets up with Andrew so he can prepare him for his assignment in West Hollow.  Later, Andrew appears to keep LJA company when Monica winds up having dinner with someone else.  Loads of the Dyeland trivia contest questions in N395 relate to Andrew.  In N396, Andrew and LJA discover that Shelby has been spying on them... only because she's been trying to connect somehow with her parents.  She confesses that she wants to trick-or-treat because Asher told her that their parents used to take them to do that on Halloween.  So, of course, Andrew puts aside his feelings about Halloween to take her trick-or-treating with the others.  He goes as Dumbledore.  In N397, Andrew spent his extra Daylight Saving hour studying up on Jesus Christ Superstar... while LJA dreamily ponders his happiness.  Andrew also takes some time to fix a leaky faucet at Arthur's apartment... with an entourage.  Finally, Andrew writes to the Angel of Angels.  In "Shelter from the Storm", Andrew alerts Monica to Arthur's presence when they're all in the Philippines helping with recovery efforts.  In N398, Andrew writes God a Thanksgiving letter in which he thanks Him for his friends and all the great things God is working in their lives.  He also shares his excitement over Joshua's pending arrival.  Andrew figures into the "You Might Be a Dyelander" list that precedes the letters, too.  In N399, Andrew joins the others in listing some of his favorite things which include: hearing laughter, sharing the message of God's love, dancing, time with friends, Lulu's kisses, and much more.  Naturally, he also figures into others' lists.  In "The Truth," Andrew and Co. celebrate Thanksgiving at Willowveil.  After dinner, Adam leads a game of Philosophical Questions and Andrew answers one about what he'd tell his 20 years younger self.  Later, he and LJA have a conversation about honesty and pray that all is going well for Arthur and Monica, who is sharing the true story of the day they met.  Finally, Andrew gets some much-needed rest.  In N400, Andrew finds himself assigned to LJA two days before Christmas.  Thankfully, he's tasked only with helping her in her grief over Chava and concern for his future.  The angel also receives an important vision.  Over the next couple days, he joins others of the Dyelanders in attending a concert at Ivy's church and Mass at Fr. Mike's... where Joshua and his family have also decided to attend.  In N401, Andrew resolves to enjoy the blessings of 2014 and be a great director.  That issue also offers theories on just how Andrew's first assignment with Monica and Tess might have gone had it happened in 2014.  In "To Love Another Person," Kemara suggests a movie night and several of the friends end up watching Les Miserables in Andrew's basement.  During the course of the film, he helps Violeta learn a few things.  In N402, I give two second recaps of Andrew's Season Two episodes.  In N403, I recount lessons John's work taught me about stories.  Chiefly, his role as Andrew taught me that positive stories don't have to be easy stories.  There are real, heartbreaking problems in this world but there are also heroes like Andrew.  I also mention how Andrew exemplifies my belief that sometimes the good guys really are more interesting than the bad guys.  N404 follows Andrew and JenniAnn in their first few days as new parents.  In the course of the story, Andrew finds an abandoned baby in an alley.  Enter Annabelle.  Later, Andrew and Joshua meet up in the chapel and, finally, Andrew's rose (and him) complete their transformation.  As the days proceed, Andrew copes with the lingering effects of Annabelle's birth mother's drug use and his own myriad feelings along with LJA's.  Andrew gives his annual State of the Dyelanders Address in N405 and specifically focuses on his joy over the newcomers including, of course, baby Belle.  In N406, I explain the differences between real aka Dyeland Andrew and TBAA Andrew.  In N407, I imagine other musicals beyond JCS that the Dyelanders might try with Andrew alternating between being swoon-inducing onstage and being run ragged offstage as director.  In the same issue, I feature a quiz about his past assignments.  Comes up several times during my site tutorial in N408.  Imagine that...  N409 contains a list of reasons that I'm glad Andrew is an AOD.  N410 features a top ten list of ways that parenthood may change Andrew.  Kim and I both list Andrew highlights in our TBAA episodes lists in N411.  I explained how various Andrew scenes on the show ended up impacting Dyeland storylines.  N412 contains a game wherein you guess which angel said a particular quote in which TBAA episode.  Naturally, some of Andrew's quotes are included.  In N413, Andrew joins Adam and Arthur in answering questions about his hopes, fears, favorite things, best memories, etc.  In N414, Monica lists Andrew's pocket watch as one of her favorite possessions.  LJA's comments about him there revolve mostly around parenting Belle with him... and dancing.  Beyond mentioning "borrowing" his jean jacket, Violeta gets a bit emotional about Andrew in her questionnaire.  In N415, several story moments with Andrew make it onto my list of favorite memories from JABB's 16th year.  John's work as Andrew also comes up several times in my lengthy dedication section there.  Andrew's loooong history with Dyeland comes up in N416 which also describes a class he'll be teaching in Dyeland.  In "The Carpenter," Andrew (using the last name Darcy) at last finds himself directing the production of Jesus Christ Superstar that Joshua told him about a year before.  During the show's rehearsal period and run, Andrew confronts his own emotions connected to Joshua's death and tells JenniAnn about where he was the day of the Crucifixion.  Joshua works to help Andrew and JenniAnn realize that they need to raise Belle as co-parents and soulmates, not a watered down, more socially acceptable arrangement.  At the end of the show's run, Andrew has the very important task of bringing someone Home.  In "The King," Andrew and Co. return to Dyeland with Joshua.  Joshua ties up loose ends with many of the JCS cast and crew and Andrew is no exception.  Joshua sees to it that Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle have the best home life as possible and he gives Andrew an incredible gift.  N418 contains some work-related advice from Andrew.  It also contains a word search of some of Andrew's jobs.  We celebrated Andrew's birthday in N419 with a photo ID game and birthday wishes from Dyeland!  N420 contains a celebration of TBAA's 20th birthday so Andrew figures in a bit, natch.  I credit him for why I became a weekly viewer.  With Belle and LJA, Andrew sends his buddy Adam birthday greetings in JABB 421/CABB 21.  N422 contains a top ten list of things that have made Andrew reconsider his views on Halloween.  In "New Beginnings," Andrew is among those Kemara checks in with before inviting Sean to Dyeland.  He participates in a Memorial Day ceremony at the veterans' hospital.  "A Stor Mo Chroi" is set in two different years: 2014 and 2037.  Andrew figures into both parts.  In 2014, he and JenniAnn help care for Liam while Arthur and Monica tries to mend their relationship upon discovering Arthur fathered the boy.  In 2037, Andrew and JenniAnn are torn between keeping the secret of Liam's unrequited love for Belle and telling their daughter.  In N424, Andrew and JenniAnn write Belle a thank you note for being their baby.  They, in turn, receive a thank you from some of the angels who they rendered aunts and uncles.  Unsurprisingly, Andrew figures into several of the drinking game items to be found in N425.  In N426, Andrew and JenniAnn decide to host many of their JCS friends during Christmas week so they can all be near Joshua.  Andrew gifts each of his friends with a hand-carved Nativity set.  In N427, Andrew shares his New Year's resolutions to be the best angel, friend, father, and son he can be and help the others through their first Easter without Joshua physically there.  In N428, I share excerpts from my old Livejournal dated to shortly after TBAA ended its run.  In them, I wrote about still having a crush on Andrew and seemed wanting to get over it.  Eek!  I also got way too analytical about the poor fellow and his relation to my psyche.  In N429, I wrote about how the trio of angels are always with me.  Andrew, especially, has claim to so many of my memories.  In N430, Andrew and JenniAnn work on the annual Valentine's video while nursing an under-the-weather Belle.  They recall her first birthday and an unexpected reaction to Andrew shaving.  In "Friend of My Soul," Andrew and JenniAnn go through his closet deciding what to keep, donate, and recycle.  Various wardrobe pieces send them down memory lane.  In "The Never-Ending Road," Andrew attends Kemara's and Sean's pre-wedding party at Adrian's Coffeehouse.  He also helps host Kemara's parents at Willowveil prior to the wedding.  In "Here is My Heart," Andrew films Kemara's and Sean's wedding.  The couple remembers them with a toast since Andrew and JenniAnn share the anniversary.  In N431, Andrew gives the 2015 State of the Dyelanders Address and marvels at how much has changed in a year... with a lot of blessings owing to a certain Carpenter.  In N432, I discuss the tropes found in Dyeland stories... oh so many of which involve Andrew.   In N433, I shared bizarro (and thankfully rejected) Dyeland stories ideas.  Andrew's plots ran the gamut!  He was tempted by Satan, set JenniAnn up to wed Eliot, and lied to his child for decades.  Sheesh.  In N434, I mention wanting to get back to TBAA viewing so I can see Andrew's S9 facial hair.  Soon, I hope!  In N435, Andrew plants trees and builds bat houses for Earth Day.  Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, and Violeta are the first to welcome Kemara and Sean back after their honeymoon in "Morning Has Broken."  Andrew pens a Mother's Day greeting for LJA on behalf of Belle and shares his severe weather to-do list in N436.  Andrew is the first to meet Eilish upon her return to Dyeland in "The Story of Eilish/Elise."  In N437, I shared the exciting story of how Andrew came to cover my door in college.  Andrew is emotional and proud when he gets to see Ivy graduate in "A Graduation Surprise."  In "Samuel's Prayer," the guardian angel recalls a time when Andrew was assigned to Eilish during a frightening attack.  In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Andrew joins JenniAnn, Belle, and others at a beach party at Sol Mate.  Later, Max, Arthur, and he try to console Sean who is distraught after learning that one of the twins he and Kemara are expecting likely has Down syndrome.  In N438 Kim asked about how Andrew and LJA keep Willowveil stocked with enough food for their constant company.  In "Shadowlands," Andrew becomes the target of two demons named Nen and Tzila.  The timing is particularly bad as JenniAnn is critically wounded when shot by the enraged husband of a woman seeking shelter at the Phoenix... a tragedy the demons quickly utilize.  Grieving and worried about his soul mate's fate, Andrew also has to focus on comforting his kids and keeping them and everyone he loves safe.  The danger leads Andrew to confront Nen and Tzila in Sheol.  In N439, Andrew shares some advice on being a father including enjoying cuddling time, not getting overwrought about the kids' food, and realizing one's imperfect and that's okay.  In N440, Max writes to the Angel of Angels because he's anxious after seeing how Andrew suffered when JenniAnn was in a coma.  His and JenniAnn's kiss made it onto my list of favorite memories from JABB's 17th year in N441.  In addition, that newsletter is dedicated to John Dye for portraying Andrew's gentlemanliness and not making him a dull character.  In N442, Andrew comes up when I define anam caraism and, later, he answers a couple questions from Eilish.  N443 reveals that Andrew is embarrassed by the name of Androoler U so voting for a name change begins.  In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Andrew introduces Eilish to JenniAnn and Belle and, later, pays her a visit on her island.  In "Hope and Healing," Andrew continues to recuperate from his time in Sheol, including a visit with Eben.  Meanwhile he and JenniAnn focus on helping Max get ready for marriage.  Later, the family goes on vacation with the Friends to North Carolina and, after their return, Andrew reunites with someone from his past.  JABB 444/CABB 22 mentions Andrew and JenniAnn being among those who advise Rose and Max prior to their wedding.  Their efforts with Belle's potty-training also come up.  In "Crumbling Walls," Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle celebrate Eilish's birthday with her and Samuel.  Andrew and JenniAnn also attend Samuel's housewarming a few days later.  Andrew's observed birthday was celebrated, once again, in N445 with a photo ID game and birthday wishes from Dyelanders and Friends.  In "Triad," Adam and Eli briefly discuss Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship.  In N446, I listed ways Andrew's views on October have changed over the years.  In short, he's become much more cool with Halloween.  I also shared old journal excerpts in which I was all dopey about him.  In JABB 447/CABB 23, Adam talks about how pleasantly surprised he was by Andrew's closeness with JenniAnn.  In "Forever and Always," Emma and Peter witness Andrew making it to the top of Chimney Rock after carrying Belle all the way up there.  Some time later, he leaves Belle in Emma's care after she has a seizure which gives Emma some confidence in her parenting skills.  In N448, I shared the ways some spooky sources inspired how Andrew is written in Dyeland stories.  Later, I wrote a vignette about Andrew and JenniAnn dealing with the aftermath of seeing a scary movie.  In "Glad Tidings, Part II," Kemara is concerned about what will become of Dyeland if JenniAnn dies (after being shot) and Andrew struggles.  Later on, the two families travel to an Irish dancing competition together with Andrew driving.  Naturally, he pops up in a couple of the Anam Cara taglines and emails in N449.  Shares what he's thankful for in N450.  Gets interviewed by LJA about Christmas in N451.  He also figures into some of the tropes discussed there.  At the start of N452 Andrew is struggling to deal with tragic assignments and being open and honest with JenniAnn.  Things take a turn after Joshua's arrival.  Andrew finds out a little about the Friends' next assignment, takes part in the St. Genesius Christmas pageant, goes for a magical ride/walk with LJA, Belle, and Yonah, and more.  Shares his New Year's resolution in N453.  That same issue also covers how he's changed since TOTGA.  He highlighted assorted goings on with the Friends in his 2016 State of the Dyelanders Address in N454.  In N456, we learn how it was that Andrew came to reside in JenniAnn's bedroom.  The Voice of God himself made the suggestion.  In N457, Andrew writes to the Angel of Angels for gift-giving advice and participates in an Ask Andrew segment.  In N458, I look back on my journal entries from 2003 which basically boil down to "I was super obsessed with Andrew."  Mentioned in several trope explanations in N459 and his hypothetical saint patronage is also listed.  Andrew and JenniAnn bring Belle to meet Ian and Joy in "And Then There Were Four."  He consoles his daughter when she wants to keep Ian.  Sorted into Gryffindor House in N460.  Got JenniAnn a herd of goats for their anniversary per N461.  Hypothetical presidential candidate in N462 with a pro-family agenda. He also figures into a couple of the Mother's Day trivia questions.  Andrew nets several mentions in the questionnaires completed by Vincent, Max, and Rose in N463.  In N464, I answer Kim's question about how writing Dyeland stories has changed my view of Andrew over time.  Andrew is mentioned in a few father-related tropes discussed in N465 which also contains an excerpt from when Belle was a newborn.  Declares independence from his pride in N466.  Also figures into a few quiz questions there.  I counted how many JABB files contain his name in honor of the JABB anniversary in N467 and shared some reflections on 18 years with Andrew via TBAA and JABB.  In N469, my old journal entries contain numerous references to my crush on Andrew including attempts to explain it and wishing to marry him.  Yep...  Andrew is referenced in a handful of N470's school tropes including, naturally, the Hot Teacher.  He also comes up in the Dyeland stories ABCs.  In honor of his observed birthday celebrated in N472, bits from Andrew's scrapbook were shared including cards from Violeta and Belle, a poem from JenniAnn, and a card made by an assignment.  In JABB 473/ CABB 24, Adam considers how much more serene Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship is than in the past years.  Along with listing his A League of Their Own-themed Halloween costume, N474 contains several supernatural tropes that fit with Andrew.  Andrew confides in JenniAnn about some of his concerns in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  An answer to the Christmas Traditions Matching Game in N477.  You also get three sips of your beverage, per the drinking game there, if Andrew and LJA share a dance.  Andrew and his household receive Christmas cards in N478.  In “Chrysalis,” he and JenniAnn, along with many of the Dyelanders, temporarily relocate to the Chrysalis Court in NYC so they can staff it and help survivors of human trafficking.  Andrew becomes distraught when he worries that he may have fumbled a rescue with terrible consequences.  In Pia's “Sinners and Saints,” Andrew makes a video of the 2015 Halloween festivities since Sean and Kemara are at the hospital with the twins.  JenniAnn shares with Eilish about telling Andrew about her feelings for him.  In N479, Andrew and many of the Friends recall treasured Christmas memories.  He remembers earlier in the month when Belle got into mischief with her Christmas dress.  In N480, we get an update on where several of Andrew's clothing items from TOTGA ended up.  Andrew figures into a few of the tropes discussed in N481.  Andrew inspires some adult coloring pages in N482.  He encourages Kemara to ask Metatron to help with her book in “These are My Dreams.”  He also offers some counsel to Sean as he prepares to become a firefighter.  In N483, Andrew has a dream in which JenniAnn is giving birth.  In waking life, the two begin to wonder if it's God's way of telling them that another child is waiting for them.  In N484, I briefly discuss how I altered my view of what sort of relationships Andrew would have with JenniAnn and Belle.  N485 offers a glimpse of the original (and NOT legit) Dyeland finale in which Andrew is being evaluated by an angel named Obadiah.  It's BAD!  I suggest a podcast for Andrew in N486.  He also shares his favorite ways to relax there.  In N487, God sends Andrew and Marty to France to collect more of the cure for vampirism.  In N488, I posted scans of Andrew's scrapbook from Season 2.  N489 features mom-themed tropes but Andrew gets mentioned in several of them as a dad.  In 2003 journal entries in N490, I get all sorts of emotional about Andrew.  In N491, I returned to Andrew's scrapbook, moving onto Season 3.  In N492, Andrew returns from an assignment on death row which has left him troubled about one unforeseen effect of his relationship with JenniAnn.  N493 tries to answer the recurring question of why Monica didn't support Andrew more in "The Journalist."  N494 contains some facts about Andrew's part in Dyeland stories.  N495 lists several ways that pets have impacted Andrew's life.  It also contains a scene from the cut Dyeland finale in which Andrew appears to Vincent.  In N496, some of the ideas for marking the 2017 eclipse involve swooning over Andrew.  He also figures into the True or False quiz there.  Figures into some of the work-related tropes listed in N497 and some of his scrapbook pages are on display there.  N498 lists gift suggestions from Andrew's assignments to him in honor of his birthday.  N499 contains Andrew's Season 4 scrapbook pages.  He's mentioned several times in the JABB history test found in N500.  In the opening to N501, I mention wanting to write a fic about Andrew and the other AODs dealing with the Spiritualist movement.  In N502, both Rose and JenniAnn contact the Angel of Angels with Halloween-related concerns about Andrew.  N503 contains scrapbook pages featuring highlights of Andrew's activities in TBAA's fifth season.  I give an update, as of November 2017, on many Friends and Dyelanders in N504.  Though Andrew doesn't have an entry, he figures into those of his kids.  I gave an update, as of Nov. 2017, on Andrew in N505.  Andrew and JenniAnn receive a special Christmas gift from Max and Rose in N506.  A suggested organizational-themed New Year's resolution for him can be found in N507.  A page from his scrapbook is also included.  Andrew addressed questions regarding who can see angels, tough assignments, Jesus and more in N508.  Andrew also figures into some winter tropes listed there.  N509 contains a list of 55 lessons I've learned in thanks to John Dye, many inspired by Andrew and TBAA.  In "Cupid and Psyche," Andrew and JenniAnn turn to Reuel for some counseling when one of Andrew's assignments reawakens fears and feelings related to Rex's attack on JenniAnn.  In N510, Andrew and JenniAnn binge a couple of This Is Us episodes before falling asleep only to be awoken by a call from... Jack Pearson!?  N511 lists possible superhero alter-egos for assorted Dyelanders and Friends.  Andrew would be Flannel Man.  It also contains a list of ways Andrew is better than a superhero.  He gets a few mentions in the Irish-themed tropes discussed in N512.  A story about Andrew from Dyeland's own Irish storyteller is also there.  In N513, Andrew counsels JenniAnn who is disturbed by Joshua's new hairstyle.  In N514, in an excerpt from the abandoned Dyeland finale, Andrew adopts a baby who is NOT Belle.  In N515, Andrew answers questions about pets and his age.  Andrew figures into some of the parental-themed tropes discussed in N516.  Scans of Andrew's scrapbook covering Season 6 of TBAA can be found in N517.  Several of the tropes discussed in N520 involve Andrew, particularly his dutiful, self-sacrificing nature.  In N521, via a virtual tour of my house, I shared some Andrew-inspired decor in honor of JABB's 20th.  In N522, I shared Andrew's Season 7 scrapbook.  With JenniAnn, Andrew greets Josef when he comes to Dyeland to bury Benson in "Immortality."  He's also a pallbearer.  Later, Andrew takes part in a vision that Josef has of Sarah.  In N523, I write about leaning heavily on Andrew following the unexpected loss of a co-worker.  N524 contains games featuring scrambled photos of Andrew and a word search about his jobs.  In N525, in honor of his observed birthday, I shared some tropes related to Andrew and his relationships.  In the story preview in N526, Andrew tries to comfort the Friends who are upset when Fr. Mike is wrongly dismissed from St. Mary Magdalene's.  N527 contains scans of Andrew's Season 8 scrapbook.  N528 features a Halloween edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder" in which I explore Andrew's feelings about death, scary movies, and more.  Unsurprisingly, I'm sure, in N529 I listed Andrew as my favorite Dyeland character that I did not create.  In N530, I included John Dye in the list of things I'm grateful for and credited him with still inspiring me to write stories about Andrew.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Andrew is forced to confront his complicated feelings about the Catholic Church when Fr. Mike is coldly dismissed from St. Mary Magdalene's and JenniAnn is disrespected by a crooked archbishop.  In "Sunshine and Snow," Andrew has to comfort JenniAnn who is distraught about twenty-year-old Avi marrying.  In a flashback, we learn how Andrew and JenniAnn came to adopt the boy.  N531 gives a brief recap on several characters, Andrew included, mentioning he and JenniAnn adopting Avi and Andrew's return to AOD work following paternity leave.  In N533, Andrew and JenniAnn host Joshua, his family, and some Friends for Christmas.  He receives a treasured gift from JenniAnn and enjoys Avi's first Christmas.  In "Remembrance," Andrew stays home with Belle and Avi while Joshua takes JenniAnn to D.C. to visit the Holocaust Museum on Chava's birthday.  In N534, I briefly mention Andrew's introduction on TBAA and discuss Dyeland story lines related to him and how they changed.  In N535, I tease a story in which Violeta brings home a Stephen King novel and Andrew and JenniAnn confront their altering views on horror.  N536, a commemoration of John Dye's birth, ends with an Andrew quote.  In the "Checking In" part of N537, Andrew has a nightmare about Afghanistan.  JenniAnn comforts him and the reminisce about their past.  In the "Sacred" section, Andrew reconnects with Wahkan, and old friend and principality.  In the "Beautiful Boy" section, Andrew and JenniAnn discuss the latter's discovery of Avi's empathetic connection to Evie.  He's mentioned in several of the love-themed tropes discussed in N538.  In N539, Andrew has an assignment in Omaha where he runs into JenniAnn and Isolde purchasing a couple of surprising items.  In N540, I answered some questions that had to do with Andrew both in TBAA and in the Dyeland stories, including considering his and JenniAnn's future as well as his emotional side.  Andrew comes up in the Joshuan tropes discussed in N541.  Andrew answered further questions from Sierra and Shirley in N542.  I also made some vows about things that will NOT happen to Andrew in Dyeland's eventual finale.  In N543, I list times during TBAA episodes when I felt like Andrew coulda used a mom.  He's also mentioned in a few of the parental tropes discussed there.  In N544, I mention several plot lines I'd like to resolve before the eventual Dyeland finale.  A couple involve how Andrew copes after JenniAnn's death and where he goes from there.  I also shared some scrapbook pages about Andrew's friendships on TBAA.  In N545, I discuss a scene from "A Cord of Three Strands" in which Andrew dreams about JenniAnn being harmed.  In an excerpt of "The Messiah" in N546, the Friends, including Andrew, gather at St. G's to celebrate Joshua's return.  Andrew comes up in a couple of the tropes discussed in N547.  I also dissect his and JenniAnn's dance scene from "Safe."  Naturally, Andrew figures into a few of the 21 fun facts I shared for JABB's 21st anniversary in N548.  N549 features a story excerpt that, in part, deals with Andrew and JenniAnn hoping for a reconciliation between Takoda and Joshua, their two house guests.  N550 covers a variety of tropes, the vast majority of which involve Andrew.  Andrew's birthday is observed in N552 with some pages from his scrapbook related to season 9 and a TBAA episode Wordle challenge.  N553 contains Andrew's Halloween-themed scrapbook pages and answered some spookily-themed questions about him.  Appears in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N554.  In N555, I explain a bit about the nature of Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship and how it has developed.  N556 contains a Thanksgiving-themed page from Andrew's scrapbook.  Andrew appears in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N557.  N558 provides a year-end update on Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Avi, and many others.  In "The Messiah," Andrew is concerned about the Manhattan Mosque, site of Symponia's health fair, being the target of violence.  His concerns turn out to be well-founded.  The attack there leads both him and JenniAnn to remember her own assault at the hands of Rex.  In N559, Andrew and JenniAnn, as usual, host several of the Friends' Christmas events at Willowveil.  In a flashback, we learn how they became keepers of a colony of mice.  In N560, I renew my hope of writing a story about Andrew, JenniAnn, Violeta, and... The Haunting of Hill House.  In N561, Andrew comes up in several of the tropes I discuss and I write about wanting to get back inside his head for a story.  In N562, I mention my ongoing distaste for how Monica and Tess sometimes treated Andrew.  I also write about how important it is to me to continue Andrew's story.  In N563, I share reasons I love writing Dyeland stories and among them is keeping characters I love, like Andrew, "alive."  And I reiterate my ongoing crush on him...  The Angel of Angels discusses him a bit, too.  In N564, Andrew injures his back but he and JenniAnn make the most of their down-time together.  In N565, I answer a question about whether Andrew or any angel could spread a disease if they came into contact with someone who had it.  The answer?  Nope.  I also consider whether or not it would have been better for JenniAnn to have been older when she met Andrew and how he and JenniAnn might eventually face some thorny issues with Belle.  In N566, I suggest making play lists that remind you of Andrew, John, TBAA, etc. while staying home to flatten the curve.  In N567, I mention planning a story about Andrew and JenniAnn during the COVID crisis.  I also provide a link to a couple of online jigsaw puzzles featuring him.  N568 contains a whole section of tropes about Andrew.  In N569, Andrew picks up a hitchhiker who imparts an important lesson to him.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Andrew is featured.  Figures into a number of tropes in N572.  In N573, JenniAnn tells Andrew about meeting Loreena, a friend of Joshua's.  I also answer a couple questions about Andrew including why his and JenniAnn's relationship is how it is and ways in which it's difficult to write his character.  In N574, I listed differences between Dyeland and TBAA and tweaks to how Andrew is presented came up a couple times.  Andrew also shares some thoughts on Hamilton.  In N575, I discuss a bit of the history of JABB and how the writing of Andrew and the Dyeland stories as a whole evolved.  Andrew is discussed in several tropes covered in N577 because of course!  In N578, Andrew and JenniAnn, with Zeke, plan for a way to make Sy's birthday special and healing when it coincides with the news of Chadwick Boseman's passing.  In a flashback, Andrew agrees to lead a group to take part in the protests in Omaha following the killing of George Floyd.  In "God in the Gloom," Andrew and JenniAnn watch The Haunting of Hill House during their COVID lockdown in Dyeland.  The show makes them face some future realities that they've not discussed before.  In N579, Andrew's friends and family share 42 facts about him in honor of his birthday.  In N580, I mention a story involving Andrew's AOD work during the pandemic and talk a bit about how he's weathering everything.  In N581, Andrew returns to his AOD work for the first time since the COVID pandemic began.  JenniAnn comforts him once he's back in Dyeland.  In N582, in honor of All Saints Day, I re-ran some story scenes involving saints.  Andrew was featured.  Figures into a trope in N572.  Mentioned in a number of the random tropes I covered in N584.  A possible answer in the Christmas wish list matching game in N585.  In N586, Andrew is among those who are overjoyed when Joshua makes a Christmastime visit.  Joshua visits his workshop and gives him encouragement.  In "At Last," Andrew comforts JenniAnn after a socially distanced Halloween and some news-related angst leaves her distressed.  In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Andrew provides counsel to both Joccy and Takoda at different points as they manage their complicated relationship.  In "When the West Wind Moves," Andrew and JenniAnn go to the Fields of Gold for a night away.  They reflect on the difficult year and Andrew assures JenniAnn that she's helping him to cope.  In "Flowers Never Bend," Andrew struggles in the wake of the U.S. Capitol being stormed.  He's reminded of how unsafe the world is for his family and it brings up a lot of historical baggage for him.  In N587, I shared my 2020 JABB highlights including re-visiting TBAA's Andrew and putting together Andrew jigsaw puzzles.  In N588, I mention wanting to write a story about Andrew and JenniAnn tackling an assignment together but apart from Dyeland and the Friends.  In N589, I give a tour of the JABB site mentioning Andrew's old blog and the jigsaw puzzles of him.  N590 contains a link to a crossword featuring key words from John Dye's career.  Andrew is included.  In N591, Andrew and Avi spend some quality father-son time together in two different timelines.   In N592, I explain a bit about why I came to miss TBAA's Andrew... who is not the same person as Dyeland's Andrew.  I also discuss some aspects of recent story developments concerning Andrew.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including Andrew and JenniAnn and their family.  There are also more jigsaw puzzles of him there.  In N594, I tease potential story lines for the Willowveil crew.  Andrew figures into a few of the tropes covered in N595.  In N596, Andrew returns to Dyeland after an assignment and discovers that JenniAnn has had to give Shelby and Violeta The Talk.  In N597, during an assignment with high schoolers, Andrew is struck anew with the realization that JenniAnn was only 17 when they met.  He has some complicated feelings that he talks out with JenniAnn.  In N598, I begin a look back at my favorite Dyeland story moments.  A couple involve Andrew.  In N599, I continue to look back at my favorite Dyeland moments with nearly all of them involving Andrew.  In N600, I finish out my look back at the Dyeland stories with several Andrew scenes.  In N601, Andrew intervenes when JenniAnn's cousin, Veronica, gets angry at her for not attending her wedding shower during COVID.  Later, he seeks counsel from Crowley.  In N602, I mention preparing to write the story about Andrew's and JenniAnn's blessing in El-Chanan.  In N603, I attempt to answer the question "If God knows everything, why does He send Andrew on assignments where the outcome is unknown to Andrew?"  In N604, I answer some questions including how strict Andrew and JenniAnn are as parents and what exactly goes on during their alone time.  In N605, Andrew inspires JenniAnn to start a program like Adam's, helping troubled angels.  In a story excerpt in N606, Andrew and Crowley have an important discussion.  In another excerpt, Andrew, JenniAnn, Emma, and Peter witness a confrontation between Joshua and a transphobe.  N607 takes another look at spooky Dyeland story tropes and mentions some of Andrew's and JenniAnn's costume choices.  He pops up in other trope discussions, too.  Mentioned in the trick-or-treat scavenger hunt in N608.  He appears in a story excerpt in N609.  In N610, I answer a couple questions which involve Andrew regarding TV viewing and revisiting past assignments.  In the story excerpt in N611, Andrew's and JenniAnn's first night out since the pandemic started takes a scary turn.  N612 featured some Christmas games using photos of Andrew.  In "A Thousand Years," Andrew is left seriously injured when he and JenniAnn are attacked by demons a month before their blessing ceremony is scheduled.  JenniAnn does her best to support him as do the friends and family who rally around the couple.  Still, Andrew struggles with his limitations and the knowledge that he can't fully protect his anam cara.  In N613, Andrew's Christmas wish is for JenniAnn to make peace with Joshua as she continues to carry anger about his month-long illness following a demonic attack.  In N615, I share some plotlines I'd like to explore involving Andrew.  I also created a jigsaw puzzle of him, Monica, and Tess.  Andrew figures into several of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In N618, Andrew and JenniAnn return to Dyeland following their blessing ceremony and spend a romantic night alone at Willowveil.  In N619, I suggest some ways a hypothetical TBAA reboot could do better than the original show and point out the vestiges of toxic masculinity that popped up whenever Andrew would show emotion.  I also stress that I would never want Andrew to be re-cast.  In N620, Andrew and his feelings come up several times in trope discussions.  In N622, I answered some questions from Sierra for a story-based edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder" and considered how Avi and Belle might look back on Andrew and JenniAnn. N623 contains volume one of my Dyeland story playlist.  Unsurprisingly, a fair few of the songs relate to Andrew for me.  In N626, in a Pride Month edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," I briefly touch on Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship.  In N628, I listed forty things I've learned thanks to JABB and, naturally, a few relate directly to Andrew.  In N629, I plug "The Shepherd" and mention Andrew and JenniAnn continuing to struggle in the aftermath of their demonic attack.  In "Liberty," JenniAnn asks Andrew a disturbing hypothetical question which leads to him recalling an assignment from the 50s involving a young girl dying from an illegal abortion.  In "The Shepherd," Andrew directs Jesus Christ Superstar again and helps JenniAnn through the lingering trauma of their demonic attack.  In "The Lost Sheep," Andrew is initially angry at Ed when he and Steve hold JenniAnn at St. G's in hopes she'll speak to Joshua for them.  But he calms down.  In N630, I mention how Andrew and JenniAnn being anam caras influenced my plans for Ed potentially becoming human.  In N631, I listed off and explained the top ten jobs I wish Andrew had been given on TBAA.  In N632, I answered a question about how Ed's and Steve's relationship developed so much differently from Andrew's and JenniAnn's.  I also address Andrew's age and sentiments regarding having reformed demons around.  In N633, I give Andrew's thoughts on spooky movies and TV shows in honor of Halloween.  In a preview of "The Advocate" in N634, Andrew counsels Ed who is wondering about the "why" of his attachment to Steve.  Figures into a couple spooky tropes discussed in N635 and I describe his and JenniAnn's 2022 Halloween costumes.  I share some of his holiday prep plans via a guessing game in N637.  In "The Promise," mention is made of Ed helping Andrew and Crowley deliver furniture to the Chrysalis.  In N638, I share characters' favorite Christmas traditions which, for Andrew includes watching his kids' excitement on Christmas morning and dancing with JenniAnn on Christmas Eve.  In N639, Andrew counsels Ed who is preparing to become human and helps him create something special for Steve.  In N640, I suppose that Rose and Max probably watch House of the Dragon... but very much urge Andrew and JenniAnn not to!  In N641, I share organizational/cleaning tips, including some inspired by Andrew.  In N642, I shared about how John Dye inspired every Dyeland story, even moments that Andrew wasn't involved in.  I also cover some love-themed tropes, several of which involve Andrew.  In N643, JenniAnn has to explain to Andrew what DILF means when a photo of him lands on a "DILFs of New York" Instagram page.  In another story, the two babysit Anahera when Steve needs to go help an out-of-town Ed.  N644 featured brain games about Andrew.  In N646, I share some things I wish I could change about the Dyeland/Asteriana stories... a handful of which involve Andrew.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose his last name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  In N649, I clarify Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship and explain that only strangers refer to them as husband and wife at times.  They aren't married.  In N651, I delve a bit more into asexuality for Pride month and discuss how JenniAnn's asexuality impacts her and Andrew's relationship.  Naturally, Andrew comes up in numerous random tropes discussed in N652, many involving his relationship with JenniAnn.  In N653, I explain how an Andrew quote... but also a Monica quote... influenced JABB's domain name.  In N654, I wrote a bit about why I decided to make the stories stand apart from TBAA and what I miss about TBAA.  Andrew figures into both answers.  In N655, I consider where Andrew and JenniAnn would land on the whole Barbenheimer phenomenon.  I decided they likely saw only Barbie.  In N656, I give some details on how I think various characters dress, including Andrew.  In N657, in honor of Labor Day, I re-ran a story about Andrew overworking himself as cautionary tale.  :-)  N659 is dedicated to Andrew's observed birthday and so contains a series of questions and answers all about him including my favorite scenes featuring him, his potential future, and why he differs from the TBAA character.  In N660, in my intro, I briefly mention how "The Advocate" touches on how Andrew's life with JenniAnn and his kids has impacted his AOD work.  Andrew figures into a number of the spooky tropes discussed in N661.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children and also some theories about them.  In "The Advocate," Andrew and JenniAnn have a development in their relationship.  Andrew strives to protect everyone at St. G's while they all also help a defector from a hateful church.  In N663, I share some upcoming story plans involving him.  In N664, I give updates on numerous characters including Andrew who is keeping up with his usual family and professional duties.  In N665, Andrew joins the rest of his family in spending a weekend at Allison's and Robert's to celebrate Christmas.  What's initially an awkward situation proves healing for him and JenniAnn.  In N666, in a story excerpt, JenniAnn is talking to Andrew about why she wants to start helping demons who are seeking to return to God.  In N667, I answer the very important question of "Is Andrew okay?"  In N668, I shared how I don't really watch TBAA any more in part because I don't want to be reminded that Andrew wasn't the main character.  In the second vignette in N669, Jamie struggles some with seeing Andrew and JenniAnn together, living a life she and Gwen didn't have.  In their own vignette, Andrew makes good on JenniAnn's request for Jack and Jill sinks so they can have more time together in the mornings.  In N670, both Andrew and JenniAnn are invoked when I discuss whether or not angels can fall in love.  In N671, I go over the Ten Things About the Future of Andrew and Asteriana That I Obsess Over, including the possibility of Andrew becoming its principality, returning to Heaven more permanently, and more.  In N672, in honor of Easter, I answered some questions involving Joshua including writing about how his role expanded during a period when writing for Andrew was difficult for me.  In N674, unsurprisingly, he and JenniAnn come up a lot in my discussion of anam caras.  In N675, Andrew is sent to a dying woman who is eager to see her long-dead mother.  Emotional, he returns to JenniAnn.  In N676, Andrew and JenniAnn are among the characters whose thoughts on Bridgerton I consider.  In N677, I write about how I wish I'd treated Andrew's perception of JenniAnn's asexuality a bit differently.  In N678, JenniAnn comforts Andrew after he returns from an assignment with a woman whose husband nearly beat her to death.  In N680, I share my hopes for JABB's future and Andrew plot ideas pop up a few times unsurprisingly.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  He also offers a cleaning tip.  In N682, Shelby asks Andrew to pick her up some pads only to discover that, of course, he is very prepared.  Unsurprisingly, Andrew figures into a number of random tropes covered in N683.  Andrew's 46th (observed) birthday is celebrated in N684.   N685 contains Andrew puzzles and an episode title game related to TBAA.  In N686, Andrew answers some Halloween-related questions.  In N687, Andrew is at first haunted by visions of a long-lost JenniAnn.  But soon he learns what's really going on.  In N688, Andrew attempts to comfort JenniAnn after the U.S. election.  In N689, I gave a photo tour of my home, highlighting elements that reference TBAA, including some oblique Andrew references.  In N690, I address whether we'll ever see the first Christmas through Andrew's eyes.  I also suggest Andrew finding a fatherhood mentor in Yosef.  In N691, after a parenting discussion with Andrew, JenniAnn goes to check on Joshua and has a vision of a very different sort of life for him.  Andrew comforts her.  In N692, I write about looking forward to covering JenniAnn's work with regretful demons and Andrew's response to it.  We also marked 29 years since Andrew first appeared on our TV screens.  In N693, I cover some themed tropes and, as per usual, Andrew figures into several.  N694 contains a dopamine menu related to John's work in honor of his birthday.  Many items involve Andrew.  In N695, Andrew and Belle have an important talk about purity culture and healthy relationships.  In N697, I was pretty stressed so shared a re-run but also, very briefly, my hopes for what Andrew and JenniAnn did to mark his 25th anniversary in Dyeland/Asteriana. I hope Joshua sent them to Paris for the weekend.  Andrew figures into some of my favorite musical moments in the stories as shared in N698.  N699 is dedicated to John Dye whose work as Andrew reminds us of the Easter promise that there is life after death.  In N700, Andrew and JenniAnn weather a severe storm together with their kids and make plans for their future.  In N701, I did a Q and A and addressed one question about angel/human anam caras.  I cited Andrew and JenniAnn as a type of relationship unlikely to be replicated among the little Friends.  Andrew comes up in other answers regarding angels' human forms and more.  In N702, Andrew and JenniAnn share a night together after he has a trying assignment and she reveals she knows his approximate age.  In N703, I answer a question about whether asexuality is different between angels and humans and use Andrew and JenniAnn as my primary examples of each.  N704 is divided into two parts.  In the first, Andrew is featured in a jigsaw and in the second he returns to Willowveil after a traumatizing assignment.  In N705, Andrew comes up both in my discussion of politics in the stories and about disabilities due to his history with TBI.  N706 contains a questionnaire I filled out for JenniAnn regarding the original and very much abandoned Dyeland stories finale.  Her not being with Andrew is the main issue.  I also share a character collage for Andrew along with other mementos related to him from JABB's 27 years.  In "Shooting Star," Andrew is left depressed after a series of troubling assignments.  JenniAnn and other members of his family rally around him to try to get him feeling better.  N708 features a check-in Q and A with Andrew himself.  It covers his mental health, autumn, and music among other things.  Andrew figures into a couple work-related tropes featured in N709.  In N710, I explain what exactly is going on when Andrew and JenniAnn "canoodle" along with a few other things about them.  In N711, I shared some Andrew-themed jigsaw puzzles for his birthday and wrote a brief report on how he spent his birthday.  N712 contains an Andrew-approved Halloween playlist that he put together.  N713 contains a story about Vincent contemplating the concerns he has regarding Andrew and JenniAnn over the course of two Halloweens.  N714 contains a jigsaw puzzle featuring Andrew from "The Homecoming."  Figures into a number of the relationship-themed tropes in N715.  In N716, Andrew shares his favorite Christmas book.  In "By the Light of the Christmas Tree," found in N717, Andrew plays the hero when he brings dinner along with some Christmas joy to JenniAnn and a young, sick Shelby.  Also in N717, Andrew put together a playlist to welcome 2026.  In the "Forever Home" portion of N717, when the extended family gathers at Cora's house to decorate for Christmas, Andrew helps comfort his niece, Aiyla, who is struggling with the family's move.  In the "A Child is Born" portion of N717, Avi and Evie welcome their firstborn, a son, after the family experiences a devastating loss with Andrew and JenniAnn nearby for support.  In N718, he is, of course, mentioned several times in my Stranger Things finale-inspired top eleven lists that also touch on the eventual Dyeland/Asteriana finale story.  N720 contains a guessing game in which you match earrings I made to characters John Dye played. A few are inspired by Andrew. In N721, Andrew and JenniAnn attend Ed’s and Steve’s engagement party. In a second vignette, Andrew and Belle share thoughts while watching Cinderella. (CABB 3, N650)  *Andrew

Andrew- Idea for a Virtual TV pilot presented by Joy in N37. It is also the name a fake show from N65 that parodies Frasier.

Andrewcam 2000-  It first appears in N262.  While Andrew's on assigrement in Iraq, the Dyelanders film their Christmas adventures for him using the Andrewcam 2000 which is a camera and tripod dressed in Andrew's clothes.  In N266, some of the Andrewcam footage is used for the Valentine's documentary.  Andrew tells how meaningful the footage was to him during his State of the Dyelanders Address in N267.  When Owen finds an absentee Andrew's sweater in N289, Yva puts in on the Andrewcam so they can capture their Christmas decorating footage for Andrew.  Henry suggests retrieving it for LJA as she swoons over Andrew in N316.  The camera comes out again in "Abide With Me" with the Dyelanders capturing important moments for Andrew while he's being held in Afghanistan.  In N377, Andrew mentions watching the Andrewcam footage of the girls making chocolate for the troops.  If you've ever been filmed by Andrewcam 2000, you might be a Dyelander per N378.

Andrew Vincent Chandler (Avi)- See the entry for Avi.

Andrew Dejon Jr.- He came to Dyeland in late 2005 after his mother told him Andrew was his birth father.  This was proved false but Dejon stuck around nonetheless.  This storyline played out on the JABB YahooGroup.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200. 

St. Andrew's Hospital- Dyeland's only hospital, located on Eirenikos. Andrew kidnaps its main doctor, Johnson, in N82. Byline and setting of an article in N120.  The psychologists there are consulted about a Dyelander obsessed with Andrew in N144.  The ink blot test in N280 originates there.  (N62, 70, 83, 85)

Andrew Johnson, Dr.- (he/him/his)  In N62 he is mentioned as being the head of staff at Dyeland's St. Andrew's Hospital.  JenniAnn requests him in N82 during a really annoying dream sequence. Witnesses light bulb changing in N83. Wrote an excuse note to get Audrey out of N96. In N120 he, along with Matt Socad, devise a plan to produce new TBAAs starring Adam and Andrew to aid a patient.  He advertised his services on Dyeland TV during Andrew's arrest as told in N163Opt1.  After the Rorschach ink blot answers are exposed, Dr. Johnson and his staff create some new one which can be viewed in N280.  (N188)

"Andrew on Trial" episode- Originally a spoiler that was misreported and/or made up in which Andrew was supposed to be mistaken for a murderer and imprisoned. Falsely.  Of course.  :-)  It was much awaited and never came...  I started obsessing over it in N22.  From that brief mention the obsession grew!  To help me, Jennie asks JABBers to write their own takes on the scenario.  Sara then posted the submissions to her web site where you can still view them.  JenniAnn dreams the scenario in N68. In another dream sequence, he is framed for stealing the Dyelanders' Christmas gifts and put on trial in N82. In N114 Andrew 10 jokes about this never-to-be-seen plot line. In N121, it is suggested that commemorating this episode that never came to pass become an official JABB holiday. In N122 it did become official and the date was set at May 13th. N137 became the first issue to celebrate the new holiday. See "Commemoration of the Murder Trial that Wasn't." The desire for it resurfaces in N147.  A teaser for the 2nd "Commemoration" is available in N162.  N163 is a double issue packed with trial themed fun!  In N164, Andrew himself thanks everyone for their support during his trial.  In N171, Audrey jokes that JenniAnn destroyed Andrew's home as reaction to his trial.  Mention of this theme nets three sips according to the N180 drinking game.  The game also stipulates that if you read a JABB in which Andrew goes on a murder spree, you're wasted!  A follow-up to JABB's take on this theme is in N192.  Inspired by the previous year's events, Lady JenniAnn passes out awards called Trialies.  Characters in "For Thou Art with Me" (N194) refer a couple times to the Andrew-on-trial story in N163.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  A mantra about it shows up in N244.  JABB's version of this theme is mentioned by three of us in N251 as we looked back on JABB's highlights.  The lack of this episode is lamented and expanded upon, once again, in N274.  In N362, LJA becomes emotional when she revisits the time Andrew was incarcerated.  I bring this rumored TBAA episode up again in N529 as I discuss why I started writing Dyeland stories.  In N542, I promise that the Dyeland finale will not involve a TBAA writer dreaming about Dyeland in lieu of writing this episode.  In N575, I briefly revisit how this never-to-be spoiler inspired a Dyeland story.  (N24, 25,  37, 57, 92, 93, 191, 210, 250, 278)

Andrewopoly- Dyeland game first introduced in N243 when the Dyelanders reveal it to Andrew.  A newspaper article in N269 lists off what some of the places are like Leather Jacket Avenue and TOTGA Railroad.  Andrew must know all the rules according to his job description in N280.  Andrew mentions the game during his address recounted in N294.  According to Andrew in N378, you might be a Dyelander if you've played this.  The game is being played by Max, JenniAnn, and some others in "The Carpenter" when Andrew and Violeta return to tell them about hiring Joshua.  If a character plays this in a story you're reading whilst playing N425's drinking game, you get four sips.

Androolers' Choice Awards, The- An award show from 13. Andrew/John surprisingly won every award. Awards results in 14.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200. 

Andy Broom- Turns out the angel Andrew wasn't the first guy named Andrew John Dye played!  This character appeared in a 1988 episode of Murder, She Wrote entitled "A Little Night Work."  John also appeared in a later episode, see "Ray Stinson, Dr."  Andy is honored in a limerick in N156.  Referenced in the Dye Day quiz found in N265.  N292 contains a message for Andy.  In N350, I mention looking forward to getting photos of Andy on the site... obviously I did!  Impetus #1 for the ownership of Murder, She Wrote in N355.  I judge his nursing potential... and accent... in  N361.  I mention getting Andy his own photo gallery in N377.  John's dual MSW roles are mentioned in N455.  Inspires a scavenger hunt item in N482.  N590 contains a link to a jigsaw puzzle of Andy.  N720 contains a guessing game in which you match earrings I made to characters John Dye played, Andy included. (N124)

Angelica- JABB member who suggests a song for the N265 Dye Day play list.  In N318, Angelica shared her gratitude to Mr. Dye because he led to her improved mastery of English, gave us Andrew, created friendships, brought about amusing scenes on TV, and served as an inspiration.  With her part of N319, Angelica told of how Andrew helped her find peace during her grandmother's illness and brought her amusement... all thanks to John Dye.

A.N.G.E.L.S.- A fictional show described in N65. A parody of the show Friends.

Angel of Angels-  (he/him/his)  His advice column first appears in N215.  He deals with a girl who thinks an AOD is her boyfriend and an angel who endures an interesting revelation scene.  N221 has more of his columns.  This time he counsels an AOD whose assignments has a crush on him, a caseworker concerned for their supervisor, and an angel who is dismayed by Dyeland and its inhabitants.  In N248, the Angel of Angels counsels an angel whose assignment has fallen for her and a young, rebellious angel who is at odds with his supervisor.  In N299, Andrew considers writing to him before directing his query to Annie Dru.  In N324, Tess emails about a roadside trash problem in the Netherworld which she blames on the Angel of Angels.  Yes, you read that right.  Violeta, a bit of a name dropper, brags to Andrew in N340 that she worked with the Angel of Angels.  In N346, the Angel of Angels advised an angel horrified over angel-themed romance novels, counseled an AOD-in-training, and helped a clown-phobic angel.  In N374, the Angel of Angels responds to Violeta about curious fellow angels and to a couple unknown angels with differences of opinion on appropriate style of dress.  N397 finds the Angel of Angels counseling Arthur, Violeta, Eli, and an unknown writer about everything from gratitude to grief.  In N440, the Angel of Angels advises Max and Ivy.  He helps the former deal with some anxiety in the wake of JenniAnn being shot and urges the latter to enjoy college and not get too worried about protecting Violeta.  In N457, he's consulted by Violeta, Andrew, and Adam.  Violeta wants to know about maturing, Andrew about an anniversary gift, and Adam about how best to support Clay and Kylie.  The Angel of Angels is consulted about some Halloween-related questions in N502.  In N563, the Angel of Angels addresses questions about whether things really played out like they did in some select TBAA episodes.  He comes up in N690 as I discuss the angels' birth order and patronages.  (N602, 684)  *Angel of Angels

Angel of death (AODs)- This entry gives references to jokes and writings about AODs not related solely to Andrew.  Obviously, the angel of death title comes up a lot in JABB since Andrew is one.  The newsletters highlighted below describe instances in which the "angel of death" title was emphasized.  Besides being the job of Andrew, Adam, and Henry, a discussion of perceptions of this angel was given in N3. Similar figures: Woden, Azrael (Azra'il), Charon, Yama, and Archangel Michael were described. In N6 a demon named Michael declares himself to be an actual AOD. The Grim Reaper sends a love letter in N39. Aaron's, an AOD, story is told in N78. A slew of them show up in Dyeland on Valentine's Day for a special dinner in their honor in N107.  Katie doesn't quite get the concept of AODs in N172.  I share my gratitude to Charles Rocket in CABB 2 for his contribution to my view of AODs.  CABB 2 also contains a prayer named after Adam and Andrew.  Miles, set to marry a Dyelander, wants Andrew left out of the wedding because he finds the AOD idea to be grim.  In a Q and A session found in N186, Andrew discusses his career prior to becoming an AOD as well as his friendships with the other AODs.  In N190 I got excited because a promo for NBC's Medium said Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) would make an appearance as the AOD on that show.  Promotion Day celebrates Andrew becoming an AOD.  You can read the 2006 Promotion Day messages to Andrew in N190opt2.  "For Thou Art with Me" (N194), set in the fictional 1600s Massachusetts town of Shiloh, is one of the few JABBs which dwell on a pre-AOD Andrew.  In that story, Andrew is still a caseworker and some of his feelings towards AODs as a caseworker are revealed.  Henry is the acting AOD in Shiloh.  Hearing of Shiloh, Adam also reflects on life as an AOD in the story.  All three angels of death are interviewed by Lady JenniAnn about their band in N195.  A handful of us discuss TBAA's first AOD, Adam, in CABB 3.  Several items in "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200 are about the AODs.  Some of Lady JenniAnn's suggestions about purchasing gifts and cards for Andrew on his birthday in N201Opt2 involve avoiding un-Andrewlike AOD depictions.  In N202, Andrew answers a question about how his views\ of AODs changed when he became one himself after serving as a caseworker for years.  The Dyelanders plan a special Halloween surprise for their AOD friends/crushes in N204.  All three TBAA AODs go to get Care Bear tattoos in the "Things that You'll Never Read in a JABB Newsletter" list in N205.  They're declared "hot" in N215 and in that same newsletter the Angel of Angels also answers a letter from someone who discovers her "boyfriend" is an AOD.  CABB 5 jokes about a spin-off featuring all three AODs living in a tree house.  In N221, the Angel of Angels shows some concern when it seems the AODs' assignments are perpetually falling for them.  In that same issue an angel writes in to vent about Andrew's and Adam's behavior in Dyeland.  Some of the memories the Dyelanders have in N224 highlight the strain and the blessing of being an AOD.  LJA suggests playing indoor games with the AODs if a storm hits, found in N226. All three AODs dress as different types of fruit to attend the party described in Yvette's story in N231.  In the other part of that JABB, Andrew mentions how touched he and the other AODs were when the Dyelanders had dressed like realistic AODs the previous Halloween.  N232 briefly describes the ensuing chaos that would result from an AOD strike.  All three of the TBAA AODs end up dressed as nutcrackers while on assignment in N235.  In N237, I ponder what an AOD clubhouse would look like.  In my open letter to John Dye in N238, I share how he and the other actors who played AODs on TBAA changed my perception of the creatures.  Andrew finds some similarity in the PR problems of angels of death and vampires both in "The Masquerade Ball and Other Events".  Later in the story, he joins Adam and Henry in dressing up in 1950s styles for the party.  Adam speaks about how important compassion is in his work as an AOD in N239.  Andrew also talks about his job in relation to divine love in the same issue.  In "Dark Night of the Soul", Andrew feels envy when he realizes that Gloria, as a caseworker, had been able to speak up and stop a violent crime while his angel of death duties preclude that.  Cooing over the AODs is listed as a JABB side effect in N246.  The danger of having the AODs' presence in Dyeland made known to the wider public underlies the panic caused by the e-tabloid sent out in N247.  In N248, I wonder what it would be like to watch various AOD-themed films with Andrew.  N251 ends with a prayerful dedication to them and all angels.  People who disrespect Andrew and hassle him about Halloween will have to take an Oath of Respect to AODs according to N252.  In "Make This Go On Forever," Andrew, assigned to Josef's girlfriend, tells him what exactly it is AODs do and don't do.  Yvette's Adam Unit, described in CABB 8, naturally features an Angel of Death State.  In N254Opt1, I end up celebrating the novelty of running a fan site for an AOD.  And real AODs and the hope that we can bring them some encouragement are one of the reasons I keep JABB going.  In "Benediction," Andrew considers how nonjudgmental the Dyelanders are about his status as an AOD.  In "Carry On," Andrew briefly discusses AODs' typical duties during wars.  In N259, a bad example of an email to TPTB requesting TBAA DVDs includes a threat to sic AODs on em.  N260 suggests a new holiday decorating tradition: hang holly and hug AODs beneath it.  The story in N264 examines some of the struggles the AODs might have resulting from their close bonds to the very mortal Dyelanders.  Their going away from Dyeland causes banshee wailing in N268.  LJA says everyone should have an AOD friend in N269.  Seeing how beloved the AODs are in Dyeland makes it a little easier for Cora to recall her husband's death in "Origins."  N272 suggests recycling outdated clothes as blankies for AODs.  Aww.  Lady Beth expresses her opinion that the AODs are spoiled rotten by the Dyelanders in N273.  Andrew alludes to aspects of his work as an AOD numerous times in N275.  The title is included in the nicknames shirt that inspires the story in N279.  In "The Scientist", Andrew frets over potentially being assigned to LJA as an AOD.  Andrew's responsibilities to his fellow AODs are listed in Andrew's job description in N280.  How Mr. Rocket inspired us as TBAA's first AOD is discussed in CABB 10.  Some of my Andrewcentric day dream ideas in N281 center around assuring the Lovely One that you like him even though he is an AOD which scares some people but never you!  The AODs, and the Dyelanders' devoted affection for them, figure into the two Annie Dru letters in N283.  N284 contains a lil bit about me eventually coming to believe in AODs' existence for real.  All three main AODs appear in N285 where their Renaissance style garb is fodder for swooniness.  All three of the TBAA AODs work together on an assignment, the story of which begins in N286.  The story also explores how important the role of AODs is to people, including the Dyelanders.  N287 further develops Andrew's and Adam's AOD assignments and also contains some thoughts from assorted human characters about the AODs' strength and struggles.  LJA divulges her parents' views on the AODs in her life in N289.  In N290, I attempt to resolve to keep AOD-related angst to a minimum.  In N293, Eli finds himself with an interesting AOD assignment while Andrew ponders a change in his future as one.  In the story found in N298, Andrew shares with Shelby about his first AOD assignment and revisits his feelings from that time.  N300 contains a number of AOD-related memories we came up with while looking back on JABB and TBAA.  In N302, I make a few jokes about a certain two AODs on a cruise ship.  Adam's initial lesson that AODs are nothing to fear gets mentioned a time or two in CABB 12.  In N307, Andrew tells Nico a bit about his AOD assignment with Dawn.  As that story goes on in N308, Andrew almost needs to go into AOD mode when a drunk girl nearly falls off the cruise ship.  A young lady with a very wrong idea about our favorite blonde AOD, and all angels in general, surfaces in N310.  In CABB 13, I jokingly answer that Adam is actually the biblical Adam forced to take on the AOD role for money.  In N311, I write about why I believe in actual AODs.  N312 contains a list of AOD approved Halloween costumes.  N313 ("Safe") deals with one of the AODs' main struggles: that though they love their Dyelander friends, if it came down to it they couldn't necessarily protect them from harm.  In that story, Andrew is a police officer working in a city plagued by a serial rapist.  This grieves him greatly and at points Adam, Henry, and Eli all show up to lend him support.  N315 involves several Annie Dru and Stupid Questions involving Andrew and the other AODs.  All three of the TBAA AODs make appearances in N316, along with Eli.  A few hints about their futures are given there... at least potential futures.  I poke fun at TBAA running through 3 AODs in quick succession in N317.  In N318, while commemorating John, so many of us mentioned how his portrayal of an angel of death helped so many.  "On This Side" briefly introduces another angel of death, Mark, who covers for Andrew when he is asked to leave an assignment to return to Dyeland with Adam and help his friends grieve.  In that story, Andrew and Adam also remember John as "one of the best PR men we ever had."  In N320, Andrew and Adam are interviewed by JenniAnn about how love figures into their work as angels of death.  The March 17, 2000 segment of N322 features Andrew thinking over his role as an AOD with its difficulties and blessings.  Our beloved main three AODs get sent to the Netherworld in N324.  Maybe not so much really...  ;-)  N326 finds Andrew again sharing the story of how he got promoted to AOD.  Later, LJA frets that he may get promoted yet again to something that doesn't allow him to be around as much.  The recipe in N327 mentions the lack of legal aid organizations devoted to AODs.  So true.  ;-)  In N332, Cindy mentions having a lil AOD confusion when she first became a TBAA fan and was watching the episodes out of order.  N333 has Andrew finding a draft of a self-help book for people who have fallen for AODs.  In N334, a Dyelander mother writes Annie Dru for advice when her daughter requests Andrew-themed school supplies... a potentially troublesome prospect should a fellow student recognize him as an AOD.  In CABB 14, Rebecca wrote a bit about how Adam and Andrew were both different but wonderful interpretations of AODs.  Andrew tells JenniAnn of seeing many angels of death on 9/11 in "In the Palm of His Hand" and assures her that they led the victims Home to safety and peace.  The way Adam lightened up our view of AODs is mentioned in CABB 15.  In N340, Violeta, an AOD in training and Andrew's protege, is introduced.  In "The Altar", a heartbroken LJA seems to at least in part wish that Eli is her AOD.  In N344, Andrew faces a difficult situation even with his AOD experience... continuing to help his friends heal after John's passing.  Adam shares about how John was an inspiration to him in his own work as a real AOD.  In N346, a reserved angel of death in training seeks counsel from the Angel of Angels about how to interact with her far less reserved supervisor.  The top ten there also imagines what exactly Andrew and Co. may do with "World's Best Angel of Death" mugs.  I dedicated N349 to all the good John did with his portrayal of an AOD.  In N351, Andrew writes about one of his favorite aspects of being an angel of death.  Andrew is struggling some with his role as an AOD in N352 when he receives a much-needed message.  In N353, Cindy and Rebecca share their thoughts on "Beautiful Dreamer" which covered Andrew's promotion to AOD duties.  In N354, I list several ways in which we'll be able to enjoy Andrew's Season 5 awesomeness when the DVDs come out.  In N356, Andrew tells LJA about how some people's reaction to him as an AOD leaves him feeling Beast-ish.  In N358, Andrew is sent to Syria during a massacre while Violeta is kept away.  This leads to her and the Dyeland ladies discussing God's wisdom in assigning angels of death.  In N362, Andrew and LJA sort through letters folks have sent him.  Most are from his friends but a handful are from those who were impacted by his work as an AOD.  In JABB 363/CABB 16, I wrote about how Charles Rocket's and John Dye's work portraying AODs has helped me when watching news coverage of tragedies.  Annie Dru answers a question about carting an AOD along to a heavy metal concert in N364.  CABB 17/ JABB 366 contains an Ode to AODs and also lists ten ways in which our favorite angels of death celebrate Adam's birthday.  AODs are forever per N368.  In Guess Who's Coming for Coffee?, Andrew and LJA at last reveal that he is an AOD to her meddlesome grandma.  She does not handle the news well...  N369 briefly touches on how Andrew's AOD status would figure in were his friends ever threatened in his presence.  Andrew has one of his most trying (and probably one of the most rewarding... eventually) AOD assignments in "Abide With Me".  In addition, a number of AODs make appearances in the story including one never before in a JABB story.  In N372, Max finally learns that Andrew is an AOD.  In N373, I share about how John's portrayal of an AOD helped me to come to terms with change, including death.  According to N378, if you're an AOD and you know there's a place outside of Heaven where you're not feared but instead loved... you might be a Dyelander.  In N379, Andrew tells Joshua about his concern that not only can LJA not have biological children with him in her life but his AOD status makes even adoption iffy.  In N381, you can revisit some of my teenage angst over crushing on an AOD.  Such fun for all...  In N384 an inquiring mind wants to know how she can get a plane seat next to our favorite AOD.  "Chava" covers just one of Andrew's assignments as an AOD coping with the horrors of the Third Reich.  In "Possibilities," Vincent recalls how he and LJA's parents struggled with the idea that their daughter/godchild had fallen for an AOD.  Andrew described an AOD themed movie he didn't like in N386.   In "Ivy," Carrie and Kevin are shocked to learn that Andrew, who they once spotted picking JenniAnn up from high school, is an angel of death.  Later, Andrew recalls a prior AOD case that involved a member of Kevin's family.  N391/CABB 18 contains a top ten list of signs that AODs have stopped by your place of residence.  In "The Coffee Summit", LJA and Monica have a heart-to-heart that includes discussing how Andrew being an AOD impacted both their friendships with him.  In N396, after Andrew shares about an unfortunate incident with a grim reaper wannabe at Halloween, LJA assures him that he and his fellow AODs will always have a good rep with her.  In N397, the Angel of Angels counsels Violeta about her AOD training.  In "Shelter from the Storm" all of the AODs affiliated with Dyeland are on assignment in the Philippines and Monica alludes to many others being there after the typhoon.  If you're used to having AODs at your holiday celebrations, you might be a Dyelander per N398.  Later, Andrew includes gratitude for his work as an AOD in his Thanksgiving letter to God.  In N400, Andrew finds one of his few fears realized when he's assigned to a friend: JenniAnn.  However, he realizes how unfounded his concerns were.  In N401, Violeta resolves to become a great AOD... in time.  In "To Love Another Person," we learn Henry was an AOD in France during the uprisings which inspired Les Miserables.  In N404, Andrew is working an AOD stint when he gets a mysterious assignment in an alley...  Enter Belle.  In N409 , I shared several reasons why I'm very glad Andrew is an AOD.  In N410, I wrote about lessons from TBAA that I want to share with the kids in my life.  One is that death isn't scary and we're not alone when it comes: God and an angel will be there.  Both Adam and Andrew allude to the difficulties and blessings in their work when they answer questions in N413.  In N414, Violeta writes of wanting to be a really good AOD.  Though their stints during "The Carpenter" are more caseworking in nature, the four AODs (turns out to be five) use their experience to enhance their performances.  For Andrew, the assignment at St. Genesius' both begins and nears its end when he takes two people Home.  In "The King," we learn that Freya, too, is an angel of death and has been for many years.  Flash forwards in that story give some idea of how Andrew's family impacts his AOD work.  N420 contains tidbits I learned from TBAA about AODs and other topics.  In "A Stor Mo Chroi," Eli reveals himself as the AOD who took Liam's mother home.  Andrew discovers that Aggie Everly was taken Home not by an AOD but by Joshua himself.  In N430, Andrew has a nightmare about JenniAnn which they both try to explain as his AOD work filtering into their life together.  It's not that...  "Friend of My Soul" goes into how Andrew's AOD work has impacted how he relates to JenniAnn dating from her college days to the present.  N433 is dedicated to John Dye for his work as Andrew, reminding us of the promise of life after death.  At the end of N435, I ponder if JABB would exist had Andrew been a different type of angel.  Eilish mistakenly believes Andrew is Death and he explains to her that he's an angel of death in "The Story of Eilish/Elise."  In "A Graduation Surprise," Violeta is a bit angsty about how different her AOD training will be from the education her human friends will get in college.  Thankfully, Joshua has a response.  In "Shadowlands," the group soon gathers that no AOD was with JenniAnn when she was shot and Andrew concludes Joshua came to her.  Violeta is troubled when she realizes that, despite her AOD training, she's having troubling coping with JenniAnn's near-death.  Andrew consoles her.  After a lengthy absence from stories, Azrael resurfaces in "Hope and Healing."   In JABB 447/CABB 23, Adam is interviewed by LJA and shares about his favorite and least favorite parts of being an AOD.  In N448, I revealed some spooky sources behind how I deal with Andrew's AOD work in stories.  In N452, Joshua counsels Andrew that he'll only be able to remain an AOD and family man if he continues to be open and honest with LJA about his work stresses.  A trope explanation in N459 describes how Dyeland differs from TBAA in terms of who gets to be an AOD and when.  N469 offers a brief glimpse into me psychologizing my crush on a certain AOD.  The AODs' work and the baggage that comes with it figure into a couple Halloween tropes in N474.  In “Chrysalis,” Andrew frets about what Belle might think when she's older and can more fully understand what he does... and doesn't do... as an AOD.  In N492, Andrew wonders about how his family life is impacting his AOD work.  In N501, I mention wanting to write a story about Andrew and the other AODs dealing with Spiritualism.  N503 features Andrew's Season 5 scrapbook which contains mentions of his promotion to AOD.  Andrew fears that his love for his family is negatively impacting his AOD work in "Cupid and Psyche."  In N514, in an excerpt from the abandoned Dyeland finale, Andrew is reassigned and removed from his AOD duties.  Some of the tropes discussed in N525 involve Andrew's AOD work.  In N528, I consider how Andrew would feel about watching horror films given his AOD work.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Andrew is devastated by an assignment and JenniAnn comes to his workshop to comfort him.  In "Sunshine and Snow," it's not an AOD who comes to take Father/Jacob Home but someone else who's very important.  In N531, we learn that God gave Andrew paternity leave after Avi was adopted but he's since returned to his AOD work.  In "Remembrance," Andrew is concerned about JenniAnn going to the U.S. Holocaust Museum because it's overwhelming enough without her also thinking of what he and other AODs experienced.  AODs comes up in the Joshuan tropes discussed in N541.  In N542, Andrew is asked who his favorite person to take Home was.  In N553, I addressed Andrew's lack of AOD work in recent stories and my plans to return to that.  In N559, Andrew draws a connection between JenniAnn's fondness for some invading mice and her love for him who, as an AOD, is viewed as undesirable by many.  Andrew contemplates how life with JenniAnn has made him an even more empathetic angel in N564.  In N565, in the wake of the COVID pandemic, I answer a question about whether angels, in particular AODs, could spread disease.  The answer?  No.   N568 briefly dissects how the commonly held view of AODs hurts Andrew and other angels of death.  In N569, Andrew meets a fellow AOD... sort of.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Joshua has Andrew work from home, using his AOD skills only for counseling.  In N579, Azrael shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday: he does all AODs proud.  In N580, I mention writing a story about Andrew returning to AOD work during the pandemic.  In N581, Andrew decides he needs to get back to his AOD work after spending several months isolating in Dyeland with his family.   In N592, I explain how JenniAnn's eventual death relates to Andrew's work as an AOD.  In N600, I finish out my look back at the Dyeland stories and write a bit about my attempt to "fix" how TBAA treated Andrew's AOD promotion compared to Monica's later promotion.  In N601, Andrew's work as an AOD complicates the situation when JenniAnn's cousin becomes irate when JenniAnn won't attend her shower due to COVID.  In N603, I discuss "Beautiful Dreamer" and why I think it's important that assignment led to Andrew's promotion to AOD.  In N605, Azrael, the chief AOD, shows up at Willowveil in need of comfort after an upsetting assignment.  Mentioned in a spooky Dyeland trope discussed in N607.  N623 contains volume one of my Dyeland story playlist.  One of my explanations mentions AODs and the work they do.  In N628, I listed forty things I've learned thanks to JABB including more about the role of psychopomps in various cultures.  In N639, Ed tells Andrew that were he to remain an angel, angel of death would be his top pick but he wants to be human.  In N656, I give some details on how I think various characters dress and mention that while Adam and Andrew have more casual days now, their AOD wardrobes remain pretty much the same.  In N659, in honor of Andrew's birthday, I shared how I became drawn to him and his AOD status definitely figured in.  I also talk about his potential future as an AOD.  In N660, in my intro, I briefly mention how "The Advocate" touches on how Andrew's life with JenniAnn and his kids has impacted his AOD work.  AODhood figures into some spooky tropes discussed in N661.   In "The Advocate," Loreena learns that Andrew and others among the Friends are AODs.  The toll Andrew's work takes now that he has kids and JenniAnn is brought up. N666 is dedicated to John Dye for playing such a lovely angel of death.  In N671, I discuss options for Andrew's future including a return to regular AOD duties.  In N675, Andrew is sent in his "official capacity" to a dying woman, eager to reunite with her mother.  In N678, Andrew returns to Willowveil following another emotional assignment, this time with a woman named Mia whose husband abused her.  Andrew's AOD status comes up in a trope discussed in N683.  In N700, JenniAnn tells Andrew he's the most wonderful angel of death and gets lovey-dovey with him to celebrate his Promotion Day.  In "Shooting Star," Andrew is worried that JenniAnn will be disappointed if he goes back to caseworking instead of remaining an AOD but she assures him that's not the case at all.  In N719, I shared my musings as I printed ALL canonical Dyeland/Asteriana stories which included pondering whether writing about an AOD, in particular, fuels my need to keep writing like I’m running out of time. (N34, 50, 52, 254Opt2, 460) *AOD *Angel 

Angel of Music, The aka Jacob- (he/him/his)  Played by musician Keb' Mo' in the episode "Inherit the Wind".  His name is revealed to be Jacob when he reappears in the second part of TBAA's heart-wrenching "Remembering Me."  Takes part in JABB's Survivor parody in N65.  Attends a prayer vigil for Andrew in "Abide With Me".  In "The Carpenter," Jacob plays guitar along with Rafael in the Jesus Christ Superstar orchestra.  He also appears in the prelude video of the show.  Jacob and his fellow band-mates receive gifts from Joshua in "The King."  Jacob performs at Max's adoption party in "Hope and Healing."  In N469, I look back on a late night viewing of Holes which had me freaking out over a Keb' Mo' appearance.  In "The Messiah," all the members of the JCS band return for a prayer vigil at St. G's. 
N684 contains a suggested birthday gift from Jacob to Andrew.

Angelo Romano- (he/him/his)  In N664, mention is made of Edward and Zadie having a great Halloween and being left with a souvenir... Angelo who is due in late July 2024.    

Angie Maxwell- (she/her/hers)  Joe Maxwell's wife (she was not a character on Beauty and the Beast.)  Joe and Angie were high school sweethearts but didn't reunite and marry until around 2005.  This was recounted on the YG.  Angie's first newsletter appearance comes in N286 when she helps Catherine at her homeless shelter, a shelter that a homeless Andrew finds sanctuary in along with his assignments.  In the story, Angie also lends support to Joe who is anguished by attacks being perpetrated against the homeless.  In N287, she supports Joe as he tells Catherine, Adam, JenniAnn, and Rose about his brother: a homeless Gulf War veteran.  Later, she celebrates Thanksgiving at the Phoenix Inn with Joe and Jerry.  She, along with Joe, attends Vincent's Christmas party in N289.  She, Joe, and Jerry attend Andrew's 40th birthday party in N337.  In “Chrysalis,” we learn that she and Joe have learned about Joshua's true identity.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Joe and Angie cut a vacation short so Joe can get back to NYC when a clerical abuse scandal breaks out.  They spend Easter with Joshua and the Friends.  In "The Messiah," Joe and Angie arrive at the hospital shortly after a shooting at the Manhattan Mosque.  Later, they attend a prayer vigil together.  ("The Altar", "Chava," "Shadowlands")  *Angela  *Angie

Angus- (he/him/his)  Introduced in "The Carpenter," Angus joins Gabe in playing trumpet for the orchestra of the Jesus Christ Superstar production that Andrew is directing.  He also plays the father, briefly, of the Apostles James and John.  Angus and his fellow band-mates receive gifts from Joshua in "The King."  He also takes a liking to Dyeland's planetarium.  He performs at Max's adoption party in "Hope and Healing."  In N452, Angus helps sell goods benefiting charities during the intermission and after St. G's Christmas revue.  In "The Messiah," all the members of the JCS band return for a prayer vigil at St. G's.  *Angus

Anika- (she/her/hers)  In N452, she's introduced as the twelve year old daughter of Thandie, a prostitute who Nick is trying to help.  With her mother and sisters (Nya and Zizi), Anika flees to a safe house that's being staffed by several angels, Eleora, and Cody.  Anika takes to Eleora and proceeds to help her prepare rooms at the shelter.  Mentioned in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  In “Chrysalis,” she and her mom and sisters remain at the CC where she becomes good friends with Shelby, Jacob, and Liam and learns about Joshua.  Joshua reunites with her and other members of the Chrysalis community in "The Messiah."  *Anika

Anna- Introduced herself in N3. She had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew in Sweden in N45. (N4, 8)

Anna- (she/her/hers)  In "The Messiah," she's a cashier at a local hardware store where Joshua and Raheem are buying tools.  She's moved to tears when Joshua compliments her on her sweater which her husband had criticized. 

Annabelle (Belle) Luna Chandler-Darcy- (she/her/hers)  Although she is not named, she first appears in N289.  Later, she has a bigger role in the Author's Cut story "The Best Birthday Ever."  Annabelle resurfaces in both Andrew's and LJA's visions of their ideal futures as found in N316's Christmas story, "To Be With You."  However, LJA believes she'll be called AnnaDru.  She's won't.  Andrew's got it right.  :-)  Thought Annabelle is not mentioned in "The Altar", the origins of a locket that later becomes hers is covered there.  In a future-set segment of N337, Annabelle helps distract Andrew while the Dyelanders plan an elaborate birthday brunch for him.  She appears in a flash forward at the end of "Abide With Me".  There we learn that she's sometimes called simply Belle.  In "Roots & Wings," found in N376, we learn just a bit more about how Annabelle came to be in Dyeland and see a glimpse of one of her first nights there.  In N379, we briefly get Joshua's view of how Annabelle came to Andrew and her mother.  We also learn why Luna is her middle name... and *that* Luna is her middle name.  A lil glimpse of her likely future can be found in N383.  In "Chava," Annabelle asks her mother and uncle about the Holocaust and learns the story of Esther and David and those they loved.  "Song of Songs" describes Annabelle's first visit Below... when her Grandpa Vincent gets to meet her for the first time.  In "Possibilities," Andrew tells LJA that her parents are watching over Belle.  Sigh...  Sad scene.  God mentions Annabelle to LJA in N385.  The whole still, small voice thing.  Andrew lists Annabelle as a favorite girl's name in N386.  Writing Belle in permanently is one of the hopes I share in N388.  In a flash forward to Holy Week 2014, Belle gets passed around between her mother and Joshua in "Ivy" as they anxiously await Ivy's arrival.  In N400, Andrew has a brief but stirring vision of Annabelle and JenniAnn during Christmas 2014.  In N402, I resolve to not treat Belle as a convenient sitcom baby.  At long last, Annabelle enters the current timeline in N404.  Originally, she was an assignment of Andrew's who, after she was abandoned in an alley, he was going to have to take home unless her mother came for her... and her mother turns out to be JenniAnn.  The story covers her first few days in the hospital and her eventual move home to Willowveil.  Belle gets herself several mentions, naturally, in Andrew's 2014 States of the Dyelanders Address in N405.  Belle gets a couple musical references in N407 and is also a quiz question answer.  N409 has a mention of how things might be if Belle lets slip that her dad's an AOD.  N410 features a list of ways parenting Belle may change Andrew.  N411 contains an explanation for how TBAA's "As It Is in Heaven" led to Belle.  In N413, Adam writes of wanting to steal Belle for some quality Uncle Adam time.  Meanwhile, Andrew lists staring in wonder at her as a hobby.  Daddy gets to be a lil gushy, I guess!  Unsurprisingly, LJA does some gushing over Belle in her questionnaire in N414.  Violeta writes of wanting to be an awesome aunt to Belle.  Belle's birth makes it onto my list of favorite memories from JABB's 16th year in N415.  She gives a review of her Uncle Adam's knitting class... sorta... in N416.  In "The Carpenter," Belle is smitten with Joshua who cures her eczema.  Joshua becomes the baby's first overnight babysitter and guides Andrew and JenniAnn towards realizing that they need to parent Belle as equals.  Thus, Uncle Andrew becomes Daddy.  In a video the Jesus Christ Superstar cast and crew put together, Belle plays baby Jesus.  In "The King," Belle continues to enjoy cuddly time with Joshua who strives to ensure she has the best, most stable home life possible by getting Andrew moved into Willowveil.  The story also features Belle's baptism and Joshua tells Andrew and LJA more about Belle's biological parentage.  In N419, LJA sent birthday greetings to Andrew partially on behalf of Belle.  Via her Mama and Daddy, Belle sends Uncle Adam birthday greetings in JABB 421/CABB 21.  In N422, it's revealed that she and Shelby dressed as Anna and Elsa for Belle's first Halloween.  Belle recognizes Joshua's name and coos accordingly in "New Beginnings."  "A Stor Mo Chroi" is set in two different years: 2014 and 2037.  Belle figures into both parts.  In 2014, she's still a baby who her new cousin, Liam, confides in.  In 2037, Belle, unwittingly, is the object of Liam's affections while she only view him as her sturdy, dependable, older cousin.  In N424, Andrew and JenniAnn write Belle a thank you note for being their baby.  Per the drinking game in N425, if Belle is wearing a yellow dress and dancing with a hairy fellow... you are drunk.  In N426, Belle is thrilled to have Joshua celebrating Christmas at Willowveil (and cuddling her).  As it's her first Christmas, Belle is cuddled and fussed over by pretty much everyone.  In N430, Belle is battling a cold while her parents work on the annual Valentine's video.  Thankfully, she recovers in time to enjoy the group's party and some quality time with her grandparents.  While her parents move the remainder of Andrew's stuff to Willowveil, Belle gets to enjoy a day at the zoo with Grandma Allison and Grandpa Robert in "Friend of My Soul."  In "The Never-Ending Road," we briefly read about Belle's birthday.  Kemara and Sean decide to have her, JenniAnn, and Andrew present the gifts at their wedding Mass.  Belle crashes the front pew where Sean and Kemara are sitting during their wedding in "Here is My Heart."  And she also needed a diaper change...  In N431, Andrew tells the kids, Belle among them, how proud they make the adults and God.  In N432, I discuss the tropes found in Dyeland stories.  Liam and Belle have a couple interesting ones...  In N433, I shared bizarro (and thankfully rejected) Dyeland stories ideas.  I shared that in the original finale, Andrew raised an orphan named Abby.  So glad to have Belle instead!  Belle's baby food jars are a recycling boon in N435.  In "Morning Has Broken," Belle, her parents, and Violeta welcome Kemara and Sean back home after their honeymoon in Ireland.  On Easter Sunday, Belle gets a bunny named Harvey from her godmother, Kemara.  In N436, Andrew dictates a Mother's Day message from Belle to LJA.  Belle also, naturally, figures into her Daddy's bad weather to-do list.  Belle is very eager for some cake in "A Graduation Surprise."  In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Belle enjoys some time at the beach with her Mama and Daddy and friends.  In N438, I thanked Serendipity, my first laptop, for helping me to bring about "Abide with Me" and its first hints of Belle.  In "Shadowlands," Belle is largely shielded from the fact that her mother has been shot and may not recover.  While Vincent primarily cares for Belle, Andrew ensures that the little girl is still able to see JenniAnn.  Belle's cuddliness helps everyone as they fret over JenniAnn and the peril caused by two demons.  In N439, Andrew writes of enjoying snuggle time with Belle.  In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Eilish meets Belle for the first time.  In "Hope and Healing," Belle takes her first big vacation when the Friends travel to North Carolina.  Upon their return, Belle causes her parents and Violeta panic when she wanders off at a store but she ends up finding her long-lost Uncle Behnam.  JABB 444/CABB 22 mentions Belle starting pre-K with her Appa Vincent and getting potty-trained.  In "Crumbling Walls," Andrew, JenniAnn, and Belle celebrate Eilish's birthday with her and Samuel.  With Max, Shelby, and Violeta; she jointly sent Andrew a birthday card from his "kids" in N445.  In "Triad," Adam, Clay, and Kylie make plans to babysit Belle so Andrew and JenniAnn can go to "Bedford Falls."  Per N446, Belle is part of the reason Andrew's changed his tune on Halloween.  In JABB 447/CABB 23, Adam tells about Belle's important role in his recreational therapy program for angels.  In "Forever and Always," Belle gets carried by her daddy to the top of Chimney Rock in NC.  Sometime later, Emma cares for her after she has a seizure during Bible study.  In N448, Belle wakes up her parents and Shelby to make her desire for a midnight snack known.  Belle rides along when Shelby, Kemara, and Sean participate in an Irish dance competition in "Glad Tidings, Part II."  Vincent shares his gratitude for his grandkids in N450.  Belle's parents do the same.  N451 gives a glimpse into Belle's 2nd Christmas season as JenniAnn interviews Andrew.  In N452, Belle gets to spend another Christmas with Joshua, at one point snuggling with him when both are nightmare-plagued.  Later on, Andrew and JenniAnn help Belle conquer her nightmares.  Belle's definitely an aspect of Andrew's life that his TOTGA era self would be surprised by per N453.  Belle merely sleeping prompts a major development in her parents' relationship in N456.  Her Daddy gushes about her some in N457.  Figures into a few of the tropes described in N459.  Upon visiting her new cousins in "And Then There Were Four," Belle is upset to discover that she doesn't get to keep Ian. Sorted into Hufflepuff House in N460.  Figures into an Earth Day trivia question in N461.  Figured into Mother's Day trivia quiz in N462.  Both Vincent and Max take an opportunity to gush over Belle in N463.  Belle is mentioned in a few father/daughter-related tropes discussed in N465.  The newsletter also contains an excerpt to when Belle was a newborn.  N472 contains a Halloween card that Belle made for her Daddy... presumably with help.  In JABB 473/ CABB 24, Adam happily reflects on how many more children are part of Dyeland life, including Belle.  She was a Racine Belle for Halloween 2016 per N474.  Mentioned in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  Eli recalls an incident with Belle in the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  Belle contributes an item.  Belle receives a Christmas card from her Uncle Max and Aunt Rose in N478.  In “Chrysalis,” Belle, like most of the very little Friends, is oblivious to the anti-human trafficking work being done around her.  She's just happy to have so many friends and family and animals around... and, of course, her Osua.  Belle experiences her first St. Martin's in Pia's “Sinners and Saints.”  In N479, Belle is very excited by her Grandma Raquel's gift of a Christmas dress.  Keeper of Andrew's white scarf from TOTGA per N480.  Figures into some of the tropes discussed in N481.  She gets to fuss over Ian and Joy in “These are My Dreams.”  In N483, Andrew has a dream in which JenniAnn is pregnant.  Later, the two take the dream to mean that maybe God has another child planned for them.  In a flash forward we see that child: Avi.  Belle dotes on her baby brother.  In an even later flash forward, Aiyla tells Daisy about Liam's crush on Belle.  In N484, I discuss a bit about Andrew's and Belle's relationship and why I made them father and daughter.  In N487, JenniAnn can hear Belle chanting "a miracle!" in the background when Andrew calls to tell her that the vampirism cure has been found.  Belle's mentioned in a couple parent/child tropes in N489.  In N492, Belle gets to enjoy a daddy/daughter date with Andrew.  N495 reveals Belle had been sneaking Harvey her vegetables.  Figures into a Dyeland-themed quiz in N496.  N498 suggests a birthday gift she might give Andrew.  She's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  I give an update, as of November 2017, on her in N504.  Figures into some of the Nov. 2017 updates found in N505.  Figures into her daddy's dream in N506.  "Cupid and Psyche," while a difficult story for Andrew and JenniAnn, sees Belle treated to a trip to the zoo and a daddy/daughter date.  In N510, Rose watches after Belle and Shelby when Andrew, JenniAnn, and Max leave Willowveil to pick-up a troubled Joshua.  Belle is among the little ones privy to Joshua's April Fools prank in N513.  In N515, Andrew mentions Belle sharing Froot Loops with Fawn and Lulu.  She figures into one of the parental-themed tropes discussed in N516.  Belle figures into a couple of the sleep-related tropes discussed in N520.  Belle's and Liam's viewing of Hotel Transylvania inspires Josef to tell Daisy that he's a vampire in"Immortality."  Some of the tropes discussed in N525 involve Andrew's relationships with his kids, Belle included.  In the story preview in N526, when Fr. Mike is wrongly dismissed from St. Mary Magdalene's by an archbishop citing the priest's problematic friends, some of the Friends try to determine who the archbishop might have meant and recall that Andrew, JenniAnn, and their kids were among those at a recent Mass the archbishop attended.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," JenniAnn struggles with whether or not she and Andrew were right to baptize Belle Catholic when the sex abuse crisis hits close to home for the Friends.  Later, Belle spends Valentine's with Joshua.  In "Sunshine and Snow," future-Belle is present for her brother Avi's wedding.  Younger Belle stays in New York with Catherine and Vincent while Andrew and JenniAnn go to Ireland to retrieve infant Avi.  N531 gives a brief recap on several characters, Belle included, mentioning her excitement and joy over her baby brother.  In N533, Belle accompanies her Aunt Monica and Liam when they go to pick up Andrew's Christmas present: a puppy!  Later, she enthusiastically greets Joshua who returns for Christmas.  In "Remembrance," Belle learns a little bit about Chava.  In the "Checking In" part of N537, she's thrilled to find Joshua has returned for Valentine's.  In the "Sacred" section, Belle is excited to meet Wahkan, a principality and old friend of her Daddy's.  In the "Beautiful Boy" section, Belle overindulges on cookies and gets sick, much to her dramatic horror.  She's mentioned in a few of the love-themed tropes discussed in N538.  In N539, Belle is jealous when her little brother gets his portrait painted with Vincent... something she's already done.  In N543, Belle is mentioned in a few of the parent-child themed tropes.  In a story excerpt in N549, Joshua shares breakfast with an inquisitive Belle and little Avi.  Figures into a few tropes in N550.  In N555, I explain how Avi and Belle altered their parents' relationship.  N558 provides a year-end update on Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Avi, and many others.  In "The Messiah,"  Belle gets to enjoy being babysat by Joshua a few times.  In N559, Belle celebrates Christmas with Joshua, her family, and the Friends.  Andrew and JenniAnn prepare a handmade dollhouse for her for Christmas.  In N564, Avi and Belle get to spend the night with their grandparents in the Tunnels.  Later, she takes part in a late-night dance party with her parents and Shelby.  In N565, I write about wanting to tackle the issues Belle might face growing up with two white parents and an unknown birth mother.  Briefly referenced, along with Avi, in a trope in N568.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Allison and Robert plan a move to Willowveil to be with JenniAnn and their grandchildren.  Figures into a trope in N572.  In N573, JenniAnn and Belle are on a froyo run with Joshua when they get to see his relentless love and compassion in action when he defends a transwoman.  In N574, Violeta is quite taken with Hamilton to the point of wanting to dress up as the Schuyler sisters with Shelby and Belle.  Belle is discussed in a couple tropes covered in N577.  In N578, JenniAnn reminds Andrew that Belle is a person of color when she's trying to convince him to let Sy and others leave Dyeland to participate in protests following George Floyd's killing.  Andrew turns out to need little convincing.  In "God in the Gloom," Belle has a pretty great time during COVID lockdown since it leads to Shelby, Violeta, her Grandpa Robert and Grandma Allison, and several others living in Willowveil for several months.  In N579, she shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  Figures into a trope in N572.  Mentioned in a random trope I covered in N584.  In N586, Belle tells Joshua that her Christmas wish was for him to come visit... which he did.  In "Flowers Never Bend," Belle is understandably confused when news of the U.S. Capitol being breached reaches Dyeland and upsets her older family members.  Andrew tries to comfort her.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including reuniting the Al-Mitra and Chandler-Darcy cousins.  Belle figures into one of the tropes covered in N595.  In N596, Belle is among Andrew's welcome committee when he returns from an assignment.  She tells Andrew that she saw her Mama crying.  In N597, Andrew ponders what he and JenniAnn would do if teen Belle had an older suitor, wanted or unwanted, given they have quite the age gap romance.  In N600, I finish out my look back at the Dyeland stories including recalling how JenniAnn found Belle with Joshua's help.  In N604, I mention how Andrew and JenniAnn will handle parenting Belle and Avi when they're older.  In N605, when Andrew can't find JenniAnn in the middle of the night, he first checks Avi's and Belle's rooms to no avail.  N607 takes another look at spooky Dyeland story tropes and mentions one of Belle's costume choices.  She's mentioned in a story excerpt in N609.  Appears in the story excerpt in N611.  In "A Thousand Years," Belle and the little ones are watched over and entertained by the Watchers and their older siblings and parents/grandparents while Andrew and JenniAnn recuperate in a hospital after being attacked by demons.  Belle provides some comic relief upon first seeing her Daddy post-attack.  In N613, Joshua uses Belle's and JenniAnn's epilepsy to remind the former that illness is not punishment from God.  Belle figures into a couple of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In N618, Avi and Belle are asleep when their older siblings have a heart-to-heart with each other and Joshua in the wake of Andrew's and JenniAnn's demonic attack and blessing ceremony.  In N622, I answered some questions from Sierra for a story-based edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," including whether or not an older Belle and Avi might eventually wish they'd understood more about what went on when they were little.  In "The Shepherd," Avi and Belle attend the 2022 JCS planning meeting at St. G's with their parents.  Later, they play pirates with their uncle Aziraphale.  N633 mentions Andrew wanting to watch Coraline with Belle and Avi when they're older.  I pick her 2022 Halloween costume in N635.  Though unnamed, figures into the holiday prep plans guessing game in N637.  In N638, I share characters' favorite Christmas traditions which, for Ichabod, includes licking up Avi's and Belle's cookie baking mess.  In N639, Avi and Belle enthusiastically greet their Uncle Ed when he comes by to see their Daddy.  They also snag an invitation to see the holiday decorations on the Fleetwood.  In N640, I hypothesize about what shows various characters watch including Avi and Belle and their parents.  In N646, I share some things I wish I could change about the Dyeland/Asteriana stories... including the start of Andrew's and Belle's relationship.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose her name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children including Belle who they adopted as a baby.  They ensure she learns about her Afghani culture from Isra and Behnam.  Belle is also mentioned in a wacky theory.  In "The Advocate," Belle helps her siblings and Marty prepare breakfast in bed for Andrew and JenniAnn.  In N664, I give updates on numerous characters including Belle who is attending school Below with Avi.  Her Appa Vincent is helping her with some reading issues.  In N665, Belle joins the rest of the Chandler-Darcy family for a pre-Christmas weekend at her Grandma Allison's and Grandpa Robert's place.  In N666, JenniAnn is rushed to get to her demon redemption session due to unspecified challenges with a teenaged Belle.  In N667, I briefly discuss how, to an extent even greater than with her mom, Belle might be "immune" to angels.  In N, 669Allison gives Belle a bath bomb making kit which results in Belle and Avi both turning a bit purple thanks to using too much dye.  In N680, I share my hopes for JABB's future including exploring Andrew's and JenniAnn's attempts to cope once Belle reaches dating age.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  Belle comes up in a couple of tropes discussed in N683.  In N687, though it turns out to be a bad dream, an elderly Andrew tries to be careful getting around Willowveil at night as Belle and Marty team up to keep him safe.  It's likely not an unrealistic take on their future relationships.  In N688, Andrew and JenniAnn are reluctant to tell their daughters after learning the results of the U.S. election.  In N691, Shelby and Violeta take Avi and Belle outside to enjoy some snowy fun as Andrew and JenniAnn relax with breakfast in bed prepared by the kids.  In N695, Andrew and Belle have an important talk about purity culture and healthy relationships.  Belle figures into one of my favorite musical moments in the stories as shared in N698.  In N700, Belle is scared when a severe storm hits Asteri.  However, she's soon safely tucked away in the basement along with the rest of her family.  In N701, I did a Q and A and addressed one question about angel/human anam caras and Liam and Belle were mentioned.  N705 contains a discussion of politics and Belle briefly comes up as I consider Andrew's political involvement due to her having a disability.  In "Shooting Star," Belle is thrilled when Marty brings up a Summerween party.  Later, she and Avi are cared for by their grandparents and aunt and uncle while Andrew and JenniAnn deal with a health crisis.  In a Q and A check-in in N708, Andrew mentions having a realization while debating putting up Halloween decorations with Belle and JenniAnn.  He also mentions being in denial about Belle being a middle-schooler.  In N710, I hypothesize about how Andrew and JenniAnn would react if Belle wanted to date a significantly older man given they don't have a lot of room to talk.  N711 contains a brief write-up about how Andrew spent his "47th" birthday with JenniAnn, their kids, and friends.  Also in N717, Andrew put together a playlist to welcome 2026 with some tracks inspired by Belle and all his kids.  In N721, Belle is upset about not being allowed to watch Bridgerton so her family members take turns watching variations of “Cinderella” with her. She has a heart-to-heart with her dad after the live action one. (N442, 493, 521, 545, 581, 582, "You'll Never Walk Alone," N591, 592, 606, "The Lost Sheep," 642, 643, 650, 651, 670, 671, 702, 706, 709, 716)  *Belle

Anne-Dru- Obsessive name mentioned in jest in N9. I thought it was really cute. Prompted the use of the name AnnieDru in N11.

Annie- One of the Jabbins' sextuplets. (N59, 60)

Annie Martin- (she/her/hers)  This Annie is the daughter of Maren and Dan and introduced in "The Lost Sheep" along with her little brother, Lance.  Annie and Lance are Steve's godchildren and excited to spend Christmas with him and his housemates.  In N721, Maren makes bookmarks for Annie and Lance during Ed’s and Steve’s arts and ice cream themed bachelor party. ("The Promise")

AnnieDru- In N11 she becomes "Christmas Future" and appears as a 7 year old child, JenniAnn's daughter. She shows Andrew 2018 where a family gathers to receive hope and joy from TBAA.  JenniAnn inquires after her in N58 only to find she never existed. (N63, 81, 87 [mistakenly named as Annie Dru with a space])

Annie Dru- (she/her/hers)  Unrelated to either AnnieDru or Anne-Dru. She has her own advice column in N56. N50 also used her name in jest but it was not meant to be her. Another of her columns appears in N64. Her column reappears in N72 where she counsels a paranoid person who fears his/her friends are plotting against them. Her column resurfaces in N92 where she helps a woman who has Andrew-less dreams and another who believes Andrew wants her to kill her dog. In N102 she offers tips on how to become a better Androoler. She reappears in N106 during which she is interviewed by JenniAnn about how Androolers can cope with the end of TBAA's run.  Advises JABB members on how to behave when John's new movie, Heart of the Beholder, is released in N141.  Is described as JABB's PR expert in a newspaper article in N144.  She gives tips on how to survive Valentine's in N185Sour.  You can find her email addy here.  AnnieDru answers some questions from a couple lovelorn advice-seekers in N202.  Andrew romancing her is evidence that you're wasted after playing the drinking game in N207.  A couple people celebrating Thanksgiving write to her for holiday party themed advice in N233.  In N283, she doles out etiquette tips to a Dyelander who had to put up with a chatting-on-a-cell cashier and another with place setting questions.  Her advice column reappears in N299 wherein she counsels Andrew and a couple girls *about* Andrew.  In N306, she handles questions about an 8 Ball that promised a visit from Andrew and how to get Andrew to come over for a lil comfort following a scary movie.  She answers some Christmasy questions in N315.  Annie Dru answers some readers' questions about back to school issues (and gets a lil help from a certain AOD) in N334.  Answers a question about AODs and rock concerts and using an AOD for legal advice in N364.  In N374, Dear Annie Dru advises Max on getting answers he desires from the Dyelanders, Andrew on letting his friends dote on him, and a concerned vacationer.  N706 contains a questionnaire I filled out for JenniAnn regarding the original and very much abandoned Dyeland stories finale... in which she and Eliot have a daughter named Annie Dru.  (N63, 81, 178, 408)

Anniversary- JABB's beginnings are celebrated yearly in N25 and 49. N73 is the third anniversary issue and contains emails looking back over JABB's history. N95 contains a poem that goes through JABB's finest moments and well-wishes from members. N116 marks JABB's 5th anniversary. In the plot of the newsletter, Andrew looks forward to celebrating the day while everyone else forgets about it entirely.  For the 6th anniversary of JABB, film student JC Amory interviews members for a documentary featured in N142.  I talk about my time with JABB in honor of its 7th anniversary in N168.  JABB's 8th anniversary is celebrated again in N197 with a story about the storm-ridden celebration in Dyeland.  The 9th anniversary, marked in N224, brings another Dyeland story, about the Dyelanders' treasured memories of Andrew, and a reflection I wrote.  We hit 10 years in N251!  Several members chipped in to supply memories and fun in honor of the occasion.  N278 marked the occasion with a by-the-numbers breakdown and open letters to and from members.  N304 celebrated our 12th anniversary with more notes from members.  N332, our first anniversary following John's death, saw reflections from members both about JABB and finding John's work.  N359 gave fourteen ways to celebrate our 14th anniversary.  In N388 I shared my 15 favorite memories from JABB's year and 16 hopes for it.  In N415, I listed my 16 favorite memories of the year and dedicated it to John for 16 different reasons.  I shared my favorite memories from JABB's 17th year in N441 as well as dedications to John.  N467, marking JABB's 18th, offered up some random facts and reflections about it.  JABB's 19th year was celebrated with 19 facts about it in N494.  In N521, I provided a photo tour of my house... where JABB happens... to celebrate.  N548 featured 21 interesting facts and musings about JABB.  N575 featured a look at JABB's past and present via a Q and A.  N602 marked JABB's 23rd anniversary with a rambling State of the JABB Address from yours truly. Since N628 coincided with my 40th birthday, I shared 40 things I've learned in JABB's 24 years.  In N653, I answer some basic questions about JABB in part one of our 25th anniversary celebration.  The Q and A continued in N654.  (N39, 60)  *anniversary

Announcer- One of the many disembodied voices in JABB. See N6.

Ant/Antony- (he/him/his)  Ant is a resident at Steve's sober living home in "The Lost Sheep."  He's the household chef.  Ant also happens to be Loreena's cousin.  In N639, Steve mentions going over the holiday menu with Ant.  In N649, I briefly explain how all "The Lost Sheep" characters got their names.  In "The Advocate," Ant reunites with Loreena.  He also befriends Shane and learns something interesting about him.  In N721, Ant attends Ed’s and Steve’s arts and ice cream themed bachelor party. (N667)  *Ant

Archbishop Anthony (Tony) Merriman- (he/him/his)  Tony has lived in Albany all his life.  He was raised by very Catholic parents, the oldest of seven.  In order of age, his siblings are named Virgil, Agnes, Mercy, Thomas, Gladys/Gladdy, and Elvis/El.  In the story preview in N526, Fr. Mike is cruelly dismissed from St. Mary's in Manhattan by an unfeeling, power-hungry archbishop.  He's sent to St. Bregwin's in Albany where he becomes fast friends with his host, Bishop Tony.  Bishop Tony is a good man with a loving but troubled extended family.  His devotion to them is matched only by his love for God and the Church.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," we get the full story.  Soon after Fr. Mike's arrival, Tony introduces him to his family, including his great-nephew Kyle who has left the seminary and is in distress.  Tony and Fr. Mike work together to help Kyle heal.  Tony meets Joshua along the way.  In N533, he gets pranked by John and enjoys his first Christmas with the Friends, even taking part in the Christmas musical revue at St. G's.  In "The Messiah," Tony participates in a prayer vigil following a shooting at a mosque.  Later, he hosts a party honoring Joshua.  In "God in the Gloom," Tony virtually co-celebrates Sy's and Ivy's wedding with Andrew so the marriage will be recognized by the Catholic Church.  Mentioned in a random trope I covered in N584.  In "The Shepherd," Tony is excited for St. G's latest JCS production and big news about his nephew, Kyle.  In "The Advocate," Loreena attends a Mass where Fr. Tony praises Joshua.  Later he attends the Easter party in Asteriana.  In N664, I give a brief update on Roger and Loreena who wed in 2023.  Roger continues to serve as an assistant to Archbishop Tony and ensures he doesn't exhaust himself.  In N701, I write about politicians/leadership and how I decide to stick with real life versus create a fictional one like Archbishop Tony.  In the "A Visit with Santa" portion of N717, Loreena and Christina go on a fateful visit to the mall where they wind up meeting Nick and his friend, also Tony, who give them a very special gift for the archbishop.  *Tony  *Anthony

AOD Band- This joke originated in N7 in a list of possible reasons Andrew didn't like Halloween.  In it, Andrew, Adam, and Henry start a disco band performing pro-AOD songs hoping to combat the grim reaper image.  It goes onto to state that the group disbanded.  However, that was not the end of the AOD Band as part of JABB lore.  :-)  N95 contains a poem with a line pondering whether Andrew and Adam really will start a band.  N97 suggests Andrew is looking forward to school starting because, with fewer Dyelanders around, he'll have time and space to get Adam and Henry to start up with the band again.  In N147 a video of the three AODs performing "Don't Fear the Reaper" is requested as a DVD bonus.  In the story "The Uninvited Guest" which was part of N185, Andrew, Adam, and Henry do indeed perform the song "Don't Fear the Reaper" together.  Andrew mentions the band while discussing his past in N186.  Adam and Henry allude to the band in their message to Andrew found in N190opt2.  I finally got around to writing an AOD Band interview I'd been planning for years in N195.  And so Lady JenniAnn interviews Adam, Henry, and, of course, Andrew on the history of their band!  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  The Halloween party told of in N204 includes a performance by the AOD Band of "Don't Fear the Reaper."  If you find a mention of the Band in a JABB newsletter you get to take two sips according the drinking game in N207.  They perform a short Christmas number in N208.  N218 suggests making posters for them in an Earth-friendly manner.  The band breaks up in a really bad supposed Dyeland finale described in N223.  Henry's account in N224 is about the Band's appearance at a children's hospital.  They perform at Willy Halloween party, as told in Yvette's story in N231.  I also mention the band in my top ten portion of the same issue.  Andrew vows to spend more time practicing with the band in N236.  The three members dress in 1950s style for the party in "The Masquerade Ball and Other Events".  Mentioned in the Andrew-themed ABCs found in N254Opt2.  In N257, Adam points out that Andrew's new mini-van has enough room for all the band's equipment.  In N262, Adam says they'll dedicate songs to Andrew if he's not home for Christmas to play with them.  Andrew mentions that gig in the census form found in N263.  In N274, I imagine the two free members, Adam and Henry, joining with others to perform "Free Andrew Now" in support of a locked up Andrew.  Andrew's AOD Bandmates regularly email him according to N275.  Included in Andrew's job description in N280.  Henry suggests getting the band together in his birthday notes to Andrew and Adam in N282 and CABB 11, respectively.  Andrew's involvement in the band is alluded to in "Shifting Focus."  Nigel and the AOD Band play at the Dyeland Halloween party in N285.  In N286, Rose, JenniAnn, and Owen gather bits of fabric that are sewn into an outfit Andrew wears while homeless.  A piece of fabric from the AOD Band jackets is among the scraps used.  They figure into one of my New Year's resolution in N290.  They perform after a Valentine's crafting party in N293.  They performed a mostly Irish medley of songs for the St. Patrick's party in Dyeland according to N295.  In N299, a Dyelander is troubled by the tragedies Andrew has experienced but Annie Dru urges her to think of the good things, too, like the AOD Band's spin-off band (The Immortals) forming.  Andrew recalls the time spent playing with the AOD Band in N300.  Annie Dru handles a question about AOD Band-themed wrapping paper in N315.  In N317, Andrew resolves to play more with this bands and The Immortals.  Figures into a trivia question in CABB 15.  Andrew tells Max about the AOD Band (using the Immortals as its name) when they're in captivity in "Abide With Me".  Later in the story, the band performs.  In N377, Andrew thanks the guys for all the practices and performances during his recovery.  In a Dyeland finale that will NOT happen, as told in N383, the AOD Band breaks up and Henry goes solo with a polka band.  Andrew, unsurprisingly, lists them as one of his favorite bands in N386.  The Band inspires one of the questions in N395.  One of the reasons I'm glad Andrew is an AOD per N409.  In N413, Adam lists playing with the AOD Band as a hobby.  In "The Carpenter," Andrew tells Joshua that Eli wants Belle to play the cowbell in their band when she's older.  Referenced in the trivia game in JABB 421/CABB 21.  Adam suggests getting the band together, with additional people, in "New Beginnings."  You get two sips per N425's drinking game if the AOD Band is mentioned. The AOD Band is mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  In N542, Andrew mentions the AOD Band when answering a question about his friendships with other angels.  In N712, Andrew mentions wanting to get the band back together, complete with Azrael.  (CABB 7, 238, 372, 514)

Apparitions- They are seen several times around Dyeland castle and in various people's dreams during N63 and N74. A couple of them appeared at John's house. Three others have appeared in and around the Castle. These last three were also in an old-fashioned picture found in a box in Dyeland. They are believed to be ancestors of Audrey, JenniAnn, and John. In N74 both Audrey and JenniAnn dream about the three (Emily, James, and Hannah) coming towards them.

April- (she/her/hers)  Though she doesn't appear in N313 ("Safe"), she's the third victim of a rapist terrorizing the people of West Hollow, IA.  Andrew, working as a police officer, was brought in to help solve the cases.

April- (she/her/hers)  A little Tunnel girl who first appears in "May the Road Rise to Meet You"/ "The Carpenter."  She joins several of her friends performing at Kemara's and Monica's St. Patrick's Day party.  Afterwards, she participates in the Q and A with Joshua and the children.  He comforts her when she becomes upset.  In "The King," she asks Joshua if the kids can dance at the Easter party and, of course, he assures her that they can and then joins in.  April finds one of the golden eggs during the Easter egg hunt in "Morning Has Broken."  April and another Tunnel girl, Misty, get help from Kemara and Sean in putting up their tent in "Glad Tidings, Part II."

Arthur Paul Roderigo Ignatius Locksley- The fake prince JenniAnn fake married in the fake N66.

Arthur Reese- (he/him/his)  Dyeland's version of the Mike Rice character in "Netherlands."  In "The Coffee Summit," LJA and Monica are forced to confront their issues with each other and one of those is Monica's jealousy over Andrew's and JenniAnn's relationship.  She confesses that she had felt as if she might have had similar with Arthur.  But then her temptation happened and Monica never went back to see him.  Thankfully, Joshua had a plan...  An answer to one of the questions in N395.  In N396, Monica and Arthur join up with several of the others when they take some of the kids trick-or-treating.  The two dress as Queen Guenevere and King Arthur.  In N397, Arthur spends an hour taste-testing Monica's homemade coffee brews.  In the same issue, Arthur writes a thinly-veiled letter to the Angel of Angels.  In "Shelter from the Storm," Arthur and Monica share a moment together during a brief reprieve from their work in the Philippines following the typhoon.  When Arthur begins to cry, Monica chastises him for apologizing because she knows the tears have nothing to do with weakness.  They share about their experiences and pray to God for help in their work.  In N398, Arthur writes God a Thanksgiving letter as his parents taught him to do.  He thanks the Father for his reunion with Monica, his new friends, and for the opportunity to help rebuild lives.  Naturally, Monica thanks God for their reunion and time together, too.  In N399, Arthur lists second chances, friends, and being able to make people smile as among his favorite things.  In "The Truth," Arthur attends his first Dyeland Thanksgiving with Monica.  When Adam gets everyone to play a game of Philosophical Questions, one prompts Monica to recall her temptation in the desert and what led up to it.  She decides she needs to be honest with Arthur.  When they go back to Veritas, Arthur learns the truth about the day they first met and must decide what to do with Monica's admission.  In N400, at Christmastime, Andrew marvels at all God has done for him and his friends... including reuniting Arthur and Monica.  The following evening, Arthur joins the others for a Christmas concert at Ivy's church.  He spends Christmas day with them, too, and gets Monica a meaningful Christmas gift.  In N401, Arthur resolves to continue helping his True Light clients and to always be deserving of Monica's love.  Arthur and Monica, along with several of the others, view Les Miserables together in "To Love Another Person."  Arthur draws parallels between Valjean and the men at his shelter so Violeta can better understand.  In N404, it falls to Arthur to be there for Andrew when he finally has time to think about everything that's happening with the newly rescued Annabelle, her withdrawal symptoms, and so on.  Later, Monica is moved when Arthur holds Annabelle for the first time.  In N405, Andrew gets a bit gushy over the addition of Arthur to Dyeland and all the happiness and love between him and Monica.  In a joke in N406, Arthur and LJA get jealous over the idea of Andrew serenading Monica.  In N408, I rediscovered a reference to him on the site as "Charity Shop Dude."  Classy.  In N411, I cited "Netherlands" as on of the most influential TBAA episodes for me because, without it, there would be no Arthur!  In N413, Arthur answers several questions about himself.  It's revealed that his parents' names are Molly and Grant.  In N414, Monica mentions how much she enjoys working with Arthur at True Light.  Writing "The Coffee Summit," and thus meeting Arthur, is listed as one of my favorite memories from JABB's 16th year in N415.  In "The Carpenter," Arthur agrees to help out with a production of Jesus Christ Superstar that Andrew is directing.  He winds up playing the Apostle John.  When Arthur learns the truth about Joshua, he's initially mired in guilt due to mistakes in his past but Joshua paves the way for Arthur's future with Monica.  In "Someone who Urgently Needs a Shelf," Arthur helps a man named Chris get himself and his two children registered for a stay at True Light.  In "The King," Joshua gives further encouragement to Arthur and Monica.  A conversation Joshua later has with Adam implies that something big may be headed Arthur's and Monica's way...  In honor of Labor Day, Arthur weighs in about his job in N418.  In N422, I reflect on creepy Dyeland story bits and one involves Arthur, LJA, and pregnancy.  Yikes.  In "New Beginnings," Arthur is among those to whom Kemara first brings up possibly inviting Sean to Dyeland.  Later, he jokes around with the young man and Monica at a Memorial Day potluck in Dyeland.  "A Stor Mo Chroi" is set in two different years: 2014 and 2037.  Arthur figures into both parts.  In 2014, he discovers that he impregnated an old flame when their five-year-old son, Liam, shows up on his doorstep.  In 2037, Arthur and Monica support their boy who is struggling mightily with unrequited love for Belle.  In N424, he and Monica write Liam a thank you note for being their son.  The couple and Andrew and JenniAnn also receive a thank you from some of the angels who are grateful to be dubbed aunts and uncles.  In N426, during Joshua's Christmas visit, Arthur confesses to him and Yosef that he's a bit conflicted about how close Liam is to Monica.  Thankfully, the father and son soon have a breakthrough.  In N427, Arthur shares his New Year's resolution to get Liam a dog!  In N430, Arthur and Monica share an important milestone when they're alone at the cottage while Liam has a sleepover in the Tunnels.  Arthur attends a family dinner at Willowveil in "Friend of My Soul."  In "The Never-Ending Road." Arthur joins several of the other men in celebrating Sean's pending marriage to Kemara with an afternoon of sailing, snacking, and drinking.  He and Monica also bring Liam to the wedding rehearsal since he's the ring-bearer.  Arthur and Monica take turns reading the prayers of the faithful during Kemara's and Sean's nuptial Mass in "Here is My Heart."  In N431, during his State of the Dyelanders Address, Andrew mentions Arthur's and Monica's blessing from Joshua.  In N432, I discuss the tropes found in Dyeland stories.  Arthur's and Monica's relationship is definitely covered by a couple.  Arthur is present as Liam practices for his part in the Friends' Seder in "Morning Has Broken."  Two days later, he celebrates Easter with all of them in the Fields.  Helps Liam make Monica Mother's Day coffee in N436.  Per "A Graduation Surprise," Arthur tipped Zeke off to a cheap car for Hailey to use when she goes to college.  In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Arthur, Liam, and Monica attend a beach party at Sol Mate.  Later, Arthur is alarmed when a pregnant Kemara faints at True Light.  In N438, I thanked Serendipity, my first laptop, for helping me introduce Arthur.  In "Shadowlands," Arthur and Monica help prepare Willowveil for visitors when the Friends camp there while JenniAnn is in the hospital.  They also help watch over Liam and Jacob.  One of the answers in N439's Father's Day word search.  In "Hope and Healing," Arthur, along with Liam and Monica, travels to North Carolina for a vacation with the Friends.  While there, Monica considers taking a new step in their relationship.  In "Triad," Adam and Eli briefly discuss Arthur's and Monica's relationship.  Per N446, he makes Monica pumpkin spice lattes.  In JABB 447/CABB 23, Adam admits to being surprised by Arthur and JenniAnn and their relationships with Monica and Andrew, respectively.  Happily surprised!  In "Forever and Always," Arthur appears a couple times when he takes Liam to the park in NC and, days later, checks on his son after he has a disagreement with Aiyla.  Arthur pops up in a couple of the Anam Cara taglines and emails in N449.  Monica shares her gratitude for Arthur in N450.  In N452, Arthur's parents come to Dyeland to celebrate Christmas.  Arthur also hosts a party at True Light and acts as godfather to baby Ian.  N453 suggests that Monica's relationship with Arthur woulda been shocking to TOTGA era Andrew.  Mentioned in a trope in N459 and his hypothetical saint patronage is also listed.  In "And Then There Were Four," Arthur and Monica are named Ian's godparents and visit him and Joy.  Sorted into Gryffindor House in N460.  N464 explains how and why I ended up introducing Arthur into the Dyeland stories.  Liam and Arthur are mentioned in a parent-related trope discussed in N465.  In JABB 473/ CABB 24, Adam reflects on how happy Monica is in her life with Arthur and Liam.  Monica is grateful for him per the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  Monica, Arthur, Liam, and Conan send Andrew and his family a Christmas card in N478.  In “Chrysalis,” Arthur and Monica, like many of the Friends, temporarily relocate their family to the CC to help out with ministering to trafficking survivors.  When she frets over her feelings for Samuel, Eilish is reminded of Arthur's and Monica's relationship in Pia's “Sinners and Saints.”  Figures into a trope discussed in N481.  He and Liam attend the open house at Sean’s firehouse in  “These are My Dreams.”  In N484, I discuss anam caras a bit more and how Arthur came to be.  Confiding in his Monny and Daddy is one way Liam relaxes per N486.  Arthur is alluded to in a couple parent/child tropes in N489.  In N493, I tell about how, starting with Arthur, I realized I should rename all TBAA assignments mentioned in Dyeland stories.  In N496, I suggest Arthur keep an eye on Monica's Irish coffee intake if the Friends visit an Irish pub in Nebraska while viewing the eclipse.  Arthur also figures into the Dyeland quiz there.  Figures into one of the work-related tropes listed in N497.  I provide an update, as of Nov. 2017, for Monica and Arthur in N505.  In N506, Monica and Arthur spend Christmas with family and friends and discuss their future.  Along with several of the Friends, Arthur attends the get-together with the El-Chananites in "Cupid and Psyche."   He gets mentioned in the Irish-themed tropes discussed in N512.  In the story preview in N526, when Fr. Mike is wrongly dismissed from St. Mary Magdalene's by an archbishop citing the priest's problematic friends, some of the Friends try to determine who the archbishop might have meant and recall that Monica, Arthur, and Liam were among those at a recent Mass the archbishop attended.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Arthur and Monica decide to convert to the El-Chananite Church after an ugly encounter between JenniAnn and Archbishop Wesson leaves Liam upset.  In N533, Andrew and Marty both briefly ponder Monica's infatuation with and later relationship with Arthur.  In N534, I discuss how I considered introducing a rival for Monica into Arthur's plot line.  He's mentioned in a few of the love-themed tropes discussed in N538.  Arthur comes up in the Joshuan tropes discussed in N541.  In N543, Arthur is mentioned is a parent-child themed trope.  In N544, I mention several plot lines I'd like to resolve before the eventual Dyeland finale.  One involves what happens to Monica after Arthur passes away.  Arthur comes up in a couple of the tropes discussed in N547.  Figures into another couple tropes in N550.  In N555, I give an update on Arthur's and Monica's relationship.  In N559, Monica and Arthur celebrate Christmas with the Liam, Joshua, and the Friends.  They also recall a rough patch in their relationship and how Joshua helped them get back on track and heal.  Arthur is among those who serenade John.  Figures into a trope discussed in N561.  In N563, I share about how writing Arthur's story helped me to be more empathetic.  In N564, Lucius tells Mary and Jemima that he might talk to Arthur about volunteering.  Figures into a trope in N568.  In N569, Andrew and a very interesting new acquaintance discuss how Monica and Arthur met.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Arthur and Monica make the painful decision to have her remain in Dyeland while he stays in NY.  Figures into a trope in N572.  In N574, I explain how Monica's attachment to "Mike" in "Netherlands" inspired the anam cara idea in Dyeland stories... and led to Arthur's introduction.  In "God in the Gloom," Arthur makes the difficult decision to stay in New York to work at True Light during the COVID lockdown while Monica and Liam stay in Dyeland.  In N579, he shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N580, I give a little update on how Arthur, Monica, and Liam are doing post-"Gloom."  Thankfully, Arthur and Zeke started rotating their schedules so each can have some time at home with their families.  Mentioned in a random trope I covered in N584.  In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Joccy and Takoda try to come to terms with their feelings towards each other and Arthur's and Monica's relationship gets cited a few times.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including for Monica, Arthur, and Liam.  In N596, Violeta's questions about angels and romance and sex lead JenniAnn to bring up other angel/human anam caras including Monica and Arthur.  In N599, I continue to look back at my favorite Dyeland moments including Monica's and Arthur's relationship.  In N610, I bring up Arthur when discussing how some TBAA-era assignments don't lend themselves to inclusion in Dyeland like he does.  Figures into one of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In N626, in a Pride Month edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," I very briefly touch on Arthur's and Monica's relationship.  In "The Shepherd," Arthur and Sy split the role of John during the 2022 JCS production at St. G's.  Though unnamed, figures into the holiday prep plans guessing game in N637.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose his name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  He figures into a spooky trope discussed in N661.  In N664, I give a brief update on Roger and Loreena who wed in 2023.  I mention that Arthur keeps an eye out for queer youth who might do best staying in the family environment that the couple can provide.  In N674, he briefly comes up in my discussion of anam caras.  (N441, "Glad Tidings, Part II", 468, 586, 656).    *Arthur

Asher Whelan- (he/him/his)  Tunnel boy of 14 (as of October 2009) first introduced in N285.  He's Shelby's older brother.  He tags along with the Dyelanders when they go to a Renaissance Faire.  He disobeys LJA and Andrew and runs into a dungeon museum at the Faire.  Asher has to be rescued by the two adults.  Asks Andrew to play football with him, other Tunnel children, and Adam in N293.  In N300, Andrew briefly recalls when he accompanied the Dyelanders to the Renaissance Faire.  Asher attends the Dyeland Christmas party in N316.  He helps convince Andrew to have a snowball fight.  N325 briefly recounts Andrew rescuing Asher after he ran off and scraped up his arm.  He gets to hear the tale of Andrew's promotion in N326.  In N331, Shelby overhears Evan and Asher discussing Andrew's wartime assignments and is distressed.  In N396, Shelby gets to thinking about her parents and the memories of them that Asher has shared with her.  In N398, Shelby thanks God for her brother.  In "The Carpenter," Shelby recognizes Joshua as the fellow who helped her and Asher get out of the car after their parents were killed in a crash.  Later, Asher returns to NYC to attend a showing of JCS with his sister.  He comes to realize that Joshua is Jesus. We also learn that Asher is studying mathematics and education in hopes of teaching Below when he's finished.  In "Shadowlands," Asher cuts short a service trip so he can be with Shelby in the wake of JenniAnn's shooting and resulting coma.  In "Hope and Healing," Shelby gets upset about Asher being away at college, among other things.  I give an update, as of November 2017, on Shelby in N504.  It mentions Asher returning to the Tunnels to teach.  He figures into one of the parental-themed tropes discussed in N516.  In N564, Shelby reveals to Andrew that she's asexual and she's been feeling weird about it since her friends are getting lovey-dovey, Asher's engaged, and even Violeta is going on about a boy.  Figures into a trope in N572.  In "God in the Gloom," Shelby makes the difficult decision to stay in Willowveil during the COVID lockdown even though it means being separated from her brother.  In "A Thousand Years," Shelby explains the how and why of Asher asking Andrew and JenniAnn to formally adopt her.  Figures into one of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose his name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children including Shelby who Asher requested the couple formally adopt. (N348, "Glad Tidings, Part II," 483, 571, "The Advocate")  *Asher

Ashlee- (she/her/hers)  In “Chrysalis,” we meet Ashlee as a young trafficking survivor who, with her friend Bailey, is given refuge at the CC.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681. 

Asho- One of the villagers of Nogah and later El-Chanan in "Shadowlands."

Attack of the Killer Frog People from Planet Z- A fictional movie first introduced in N297.  While watching TV with Andrew in preparation for his stint as a Media Studies prof, LJA finds this old, cheesy sci-fi movie.  Lo and behold, Andrew turns out to have been a cast member.  Andrew wrote a bit more about it on his blog.  LJA reminds Andrew of the film whilst wishing him a happy birthday in N309.  Andrew mentions the discovery of this film in his States of the Dyelanders address found in N321.  One of the questions in N395 involves this. (N320)

Audrey- Original co-president along with me.  She serves JABB in that capacity from its inception to N139.  So is one of the four co-founders of JABB.  She was, admittedly, the more reasonable/sane of the two co-presidents.  ;-)  She was also JABB's original web-mistress, creating the first JABB web pages.  She sent the very first JABB which was the 12 Steps.  Her fictional persona is a princess of Dyeland.  She authors the poem in N2.  Formally introduces herself in N3.  Her dubbing Andrew "Jack 'o' Lantern of Death" after John Dye cut his hair is first mentioned in N7.  She also authors the Poe-inspired poem found there.  Authors a Valentine's Day poem in N15.  N16 explains her membership in the anti-Andrew group, AAA.  Another of her poems surfaces in that same issue.  She writes several of N17's limericks and comes up with punishments for straying members.  When John got his ear pierced she dutifully reported on it with her poem found in N20.  She discusses the beginnings of JABB with the other founders in N25.  She answers questions about Andrew and Halloween in N32.  See N41 to get an idea of what she brings to JABB, according to me and other JABBers.  Drools over Tommy Ergo Life with me in N42.  In N64 she and I consider what we might have done with our lives with out JABB.  There's also a top ten about our insanity.  N67 shows how she and I have altered how we write JABB in three years time.  A quiz to see whether readers are more like her or myself is in N72.  An email history of JABB in N73 contains emails from her and others concerning various JABB events (real and fictional). Tearfully wishes JABB a birthday in N95.  She and I review failed resolutions in N105.  Her boyfriend "hacked" into JABB for our annual April Fool's joke in N109.  In N124 she and I explained in 10 ways that we are not John Dye. In N128 she resolves to keep me sane. In N133 she honors Halloween for Past Assignments' Day. Along with me she loses JABB while gambling in N134/CABB 1.  In N138 Aud and I go over some of the crazier things we allegedly did during JABB's run.  N139 marks her departure as co-president.  She has, however, continued to be a contributing member of JABB.  In this issue she passes on a list of the co-president's responsibilities to Doc/Karen.  In N142 she recalls her time as JABB co-president: rushing to get newsletters out, April Fool's pranks, and getting to know JABB members.  Completes N146's scavenger hunt!  Good job!  In N148 she runs with Henriette's cooking show idea.  Writes a top ten for N171.  Her real life wedding is marked (with some fictional elements) in N174.  In a piece she authored, she returns to the DyeLight Zone.  Various angels and Dyelanders show up unexpectedly during the ceremony and reception.  Then they all weigh in (in top ten form) about her nuptials.  Congrats, Audrey!!  Asks Andrew a "philosophical" question in N178.  Audrey teasing me about my sanity nets three sips according to the N180 drinking game.  She submitted some stupid questions for N196opt1.  In N244, I recall the day Aud discovered that John Dye may have found the JABB site. In N251, Yvette and I both recall newsletters dating from during her tenture.  Thanked by Yvette in N278.  I give an anonymous shout-out to Audrey in N332.  Wow.  In N381, I shared a journal entry in which I considered asking Audrey about canceling JABB.  In an old journal entry in N469, I reference writing with Audrey.  She's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  In N575, I recall the founding of JABB and my fellow co-founders: Audrey, Jarrod, and Barbara.  (N10, 177 Opt 2, 196, 197, 254Opt1, 428, 521)  *Audrey

Audrey (Princess)- A princess of Dyeland, co-author of JABB with JenniAnn.  As such she resided at Dyeland Castle (Willowveil).  Though she has her own home in Dyeland now, she is always welcome back at Willowveil.  She uncovered the mystery of John's cut hair in N2.  In N11 she served as "Christmas Present" and showed Andrew a scene at Teri's house.  In N28 she tries to deter JenniAnn from exploring Dyeland, trying to recruit members. She instead goes along with JenniAnn and as a result is kidnapped by Kiwi and later rescued by John and Chiwawa.  Bridesmaid to Chimama in N39. Trapped with John and JenniAnn by Cliff the magician and later freed by him in same issue.  Gets lost in a forest with John in N43 and wakes up to find V in love with her. Reminisces about her high school years and JABB in N46. Fights with Chiwawa in N48 and is then nearly sent away, along with JenniAnn, for "help" by the dog. In N49 attempts to help JenniAnn regain her memory in time for the 2nd Anniversary party. One of the two anchors in N51 and 53. In N55 she at first thinks JenniAnn has a crush on Adam but from there on out remains one of the few to remain calm through out the prank-caused chaos. In this she proves herself less prone to emotional outbursts than JenniAnn. She does show reasonable fear in N56 when Tess arrives. In N58 she is at the Christmas party when Kathleen crashes it and is seen in an alternate time line.  In N63 she sees apparitions in Dyeland Castle.  In the April Fool's issue (N66) she gets married.  In N68 she and JenniAnn become like angels and an imprisoned Andrew is their assignment but they are unable to free him. JenniAnn later learns it was all her nightmare. She plots the take-over of the world and convinces John and Andrew to join her in N71.  An email history of JABB in N73 contains emails from her, the real Audrey, myself, and other fictional characters.  In N74, she sees an apparition resembling JenniAnn and wants to open a mysterious box. Shares a scary story in N78.  Reverts to a five year old in N80.  Sings on a CD in N81.  Part of Christmas movie parodies in N82's dream sequence.  Co-hosts a sleepover with JenniAnn resulting in two drastic makeovers for Andrew and John in N87. Fights with JenniAnn in N88 and gets control of Southern JABB, also writes a negative top ten about JenniAnn.  Meets JenniAnn for dinner at a pizza place in N89 on Earth and overhears a conversation between Adam and Charles Rocket. Plans a picnic in their honor. In N91 she helps plan Andrew's welcome home party and tries to deal with JenniAnn's neuroticism. Several bad stories about her are mentioned in a list of ideas JABB never used in N92.  Unable to write N96 after getting Andrew-dyetess.  In N104 she recites her favorite Christmas memory for JenniAnn and Andrew.  In N107, she and JenniAnn set Andrew up on a blind date.  In N111 and N112 she and JenniAnn co-anchor the Dyeland debates. She reserves the first dance when Andrew announces plans to throw a ball. She's also a bit hung up on Kiwi's chocolate-filled campaign. In N116 she forgets JABB's anniversary and becomes irritated when Andrew wakes her up at 6:30 in the morning. In N118 she and JenniAnn host a movie night and feel bad when Andrew is adversely affected by it. They argue over how to help Andrew. Helps plan the Halloween party in N123.  In N137 it is said she would laugh hysterically if Andrew were arrested for murder.  In N139 she leaves Dyeland to protect John's hair.  When Andrew is arrested in N163Opt1, she tries to find the person really responsible for the crime he's accused of.  In N167, she shares memories of Andrew and then goes after the person she thinks is responsible for his fall only to make a surprising discovery.  N171 contains a story about her and Adam redecorating JenniAnn's bedroom with the help of Trading Space's Hildi.  The real Audrey's wedding gets a bit of a fictional/Dyeland send-up in N174.  Teases Andrew about his "Jack ' Lantern of Death' period in N177 Opt 1.  Submits some of the made-up stupid questions in N190opt1, including one about herself.  Is presented with a Trialie in N192 for her investigate skills during Andrew's murder trial.  Rafael gets corrected by Andrew when he calls Princesses Audrey and JenniAnn and Cliff by the nicknames Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed from The Lion King.  One of her old nicknames for Andrew is mentioned in N279.  In N362, Andrew recalls Audrey's sleuthing following the false accusation of murder against him.  (N261)

Audrey's Mom- Audrey's and my mothers took over N31 and had a discussion about Andrew/John's virtues. They marveled over how much their daughters can write about hair and hairless dogs.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.

Aurora Al-Mitra- (she/her/hers)  Behnam's and Isra's third child.  She isn't named until JABB 473/ CABB 24.  Isra discovered she was pregnant with Aurora in N452.  Aiyla chose Sleeping Beauty for her Halloween 2016 costume per N474.  Aiyla says she's grateful for her in N476.  In “Chrysalis,” Isra has an ultrasound and she and Behnam are able to see their little girl.  In N479, Vincent is cradling his newest grandbaby as the Friends recall Christmases past.  Per N495, Isra and Behnam have to reassure Pilot whenever they take Aurora anywhere because he thinks the little one is his.  Figures into a Dyeland-themed quiz in N496.  She's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  I give an update, as of November 2017, on Ivy and Sy in N504 which mentions their leading study halls at Isra's and Behnam's and snuggling baby Aurora.  She attends her parents' vow renewal in "Cupid and Psyche."  In "Immortality," Aurora is the flower girl at Josef's and Amber-Marie's wedding... with help from her big sister.  N532 mentions that Sister Salma continues to find time to spend with the Al-Mitra clan.  In "Remembrance," the Al-Mitras are among those JenniAnn thinks of at the U.S. Holocaust Museum when she considers who was targeted by the Nazis' racist propoganda and persecution.  In an excerpt of "The Messiah" in N546, the Friends, including Aurora, gather at St. G's to celebrate Joshua's return.  N558 provides a year-end update on Isra, Behnam, Salma, Aiyla, Omar, Aurora, and many others.  In "The Messiah," Aurora joins Belle in comforting Vincent, their grieving Appa.  In N559, Isra, Behnam, and their children celebrate Christmas with Joshua and the Friends.  In N579, she shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N586, JenniAnn gets emotional as she introduces Amelia to the Al-Mitra side of the family via their Christmas ornaments since they can't see each other in person.  In "Flowers Never Bend," Belle is confused about what's happening when the U.S. Capitol is stormed and Andrew assures her that their family members, including the Al-Mitras are safe.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including reuniting the Al-Mitra and Chandler-Darcy cousins.  In N650, I explain why her name was chosen.  In N664, we learn that Aurora has a new little brother: Emeth.  Aurora figures into one of my favorite musical moments in the stories as shared in N698.  In the "Forever Home" portion of N717, a nine-year-old Aurora is excited to decorate her family's Christmas tree.  Later, she joins her whole family in decorating Cora's house.  (N582)  *Aurora

Austin- (he/him/his)  In "The Advocate," we meet Austin, a gay teenager who is close friends with Raven and Rory.  The trio befriended Christina when they were in high school but her hateful father tore her away from them.  Thankfully, the group is reunited after a 2022 JCS show.  In N664, I give a brief update on Christina.  She's still spending time with Rory, Raven, and Austin.  In N703, I touch on why I brought Austin, Rory, and Raven into the stories.  N704 is divided into two parts.  The first part includes a series of trivia questions about the queer history of the Friends' and the trio of friends come up in it.   *Austin

Avi (Andrew Vincent) Chandler-Darcy- (he/him/his)  JenniAnn's mysterious son first glimpsed by Andrew in a vision he receives in N289.  He's hiding behind a Christmas tree so never seen.  Interesting...  Avi is featured in both LJA's and Andrew's visions of the future in N316.  When the Father thinks about Andrew's future in N337, He sees Avi as a baby carried around by LJA as she and her friends plan a surprise party for the angel.  "Chava" offers a brief glimpse of Avi.  Turns out he's a bookworm.  In N385, God reveals that Avi comes from Ireland and that He's going to need Andrew and LJA to go pick him up in a few years.  Avi makes an appearance in an epilogue to "The King".  A little boy in the Tunnels makes Avi cry by telling him he's a demon and not made by God.  Grandpa Vincent quickly and thoroughly dismisses such nonsense by relating for Avi all the messages of love and belonging that Joshua once told to him.  "A Stor Mo Chroi" is set in two different years: 2014 and 2037.  Avi isn't yet born in 2014 but does appear in the 2037 sections.  He and Liam work together to farm some of the land in Dyeland and, thus, Avi is aware of his cousin's unrequited love for his older sister, Belle.  In addition, Avi has a love life of his own and is dating a Tunnel girl named Evangeline/Evie.  It also becomes clear in that story that Andrew is parenting Avi along with JenniAnn.  Avi is mentioned in a father-related trope discussed in N465.  In N483, Andrew has a dream that may predict Avi's pending arrival.  Later, Joshua foresees a morning at Willowveil with Avi.  In N485, an excerpt of the original Dyeland finale, LJA has a son named Avi... but with Eliot.  The name was the best part of that whole thing.  Andrew and JenniAnn wanting another child is a trope listed in N489.  That's Avi!  Figures into a Dyeland-themed quiz in N496.  We meet Avi's birth mother in N506, when she discovers she's pregnant.  In N514, in an excerpt from the abandoned Dyeland finale, JenniAnn has a son named Avi... but with Eliot.  His romantic fate is briefly foreshadowed in N525's trope discussion.  "Sunshine and Snow" is Avi's origin story.  It starts with a flash forward to his wedding day and then goes back to explain how Andrew and JenniAnn came to adopt him as a baby.  N531 gives a brief recap on several characters, including three month old Avi.  N532 mentions Avi providing solace to the still grieving Wells clan.  In N533, Avi celebrates his first Christmas with his family, Joshua, and the Friends.  He also spends some time with his future wife.  In "Remembrance," JenniAnn leaves Avi overnight to travel to D.C. with Joshua but he's very much in her thoughts.  In the "Checking In" part of N537, Avi admires a sunrise with Joshua.  In the "Sacred" section, Raquel and Nico are babysitting Avi so Andrew and JenniAnn can take Belle to the zoo.  In the "Beautiful Boy" section, four-year-old Avi's behavior causes his family some concern... until they realize the truth.  In N539, Avi has his portrait painted with his Appa Vincent.  In N543, Avi is mentioned in a couple parent-child themed tropes.  In N544, I mention several plot lines I'd like to resolve before the eventual Dyeland finale. One involves whether Avi's and Vincent's condition is passed down and whether anyone goes public with it.  In an excerpt of "The Messiah" in N546, the Friends, including Avi, gather at St. G's to celebrate Joshua's return.  In a story excerpt in N549, Joshua shares breakfast with an inquisitive Belle and little Avi.  Figures into a few tropes in N550.  In N555, I explain how Avi and Belle altered their parents' relationship.  N558 provides a year-end update on Andrew, JenniAnn, Belle, Avi, and many others.  In "The Messiah," Avi gets to enjoy being babysat by Joshua.  In N559, Avi celebrates Christmas with Joshua, his family, and the Friends.  In N564, Avi and Belle get to spend the night with their grandparents in the Tunnels.  Briefly referenced, along with Belle, in a trope in N568.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Mallory plans to move to Willowveil so Evie can be with Avi during lockdown.  In N574, Andrew wants to snuggle with Avi while watching Hamilton when "Dear Theodosia" starts.  Avi is discussed in a trope covered in N577.  In "God in the Gloom," Evie and Mallory move to Willowveil to spend the COVID lockdown there so Evie and Avi aren't separated for months.  Avi spends his time cheering his lil friend.  In N579, he shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N586, Avi and Evie get loved on by Joshua when he returns to Willowveil for Christmas.  In "At Last," Andrew suggests that the loss of nursing Avi has left JenniAnn with added stress.  In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Avi makes a brief appearance in a Zoom call with Joccy as he sleeps in Andrew's arms.  In "Flowers Never Bend," Avi is with his family and others when news of the Capitol being stormed reaches them.  He is understandably upset by everyone else being upset.  In N591, Andrew and Avi spend some quality father-son time together in two different timelines.  In N593, I briefly mentioned how the COVID-era masks were actually helpful for taking Avi places without gawking.  Avi figures into a couple of the tropes covered in N595.  In N596, Avi is among Andrew's welcome committee when he returns from an assignment.  In N604, I mention how Andrew and JenniAnn will handle parenting Belle and Avi when they're older.  In N605, when Andrew can't find JenniAnn in the middle of the night, he first checks Avi's and Belle's rooms to no avail.  He appears (sleeping) in a story excerpt in N609.  In the story excerpt in N611, Vonnie briefly tells Rhiannon about Avi.  In "A Thousand Years," Avi and the other Chandler-Darcy children do their best to comfort their parents after Andrew and JenniAnn are attacked by demons.  Avi gets to meet his birth mother, Vonnie. In N613, JenniAnn unleashes on Joshua about the anger she still feels about Andrew's illness but admits there were bright sides like Vonnie finding peace in reuniting with Avi.  Avi figures into one of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In N618, Avi and Belle are asleep when their older siblings have a heart-to-heart with each other and Joshua in the wake of Andrew's and JenniAnn's demonic attack and blessing ceremony.  In N622, I answered some questions from Sierra for a story-based edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," including whether or not an older Belle and Avi might eventually wish they'd understood more about what went on when they were little.  In "The Shepherd," Avi and Belle attend the 2022 JCS planning meeting at St. G's with their parents.  Later, they play pirates with their uncle Aziraphale.  Crowley and Avi bond over a lily the former gifts the latter.  N633 mentions Andrew wanting to watch Coraline with Belle and Avi when they're older.  I pick his 2022 Halloween costume in N635.  Though unnamed, figures into the holiday prep plans guessing game in N637.  In N638, I share characters' favorite Christmas traditions which, for Ichabod, includes licking up Avi's and Belle's cookie baking mess.  In N639, Avi and Belle enthusiastically greet their Uncle Ed when he comes by to see their Daddy.  They also snag an invitation to see the holiday decorations on the Fleetwood.  In N640, I hypothesize about what shows various characters watch including Avi and Belle and their parents.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children including Avi who still has a relationship with his birth mom, Vonnie.  In "The Advocate," Avi helps his sisters and Marty prepare breakfast in bed for Andrew and JenniAnn.   In N664, I give updates on numerous characters including Avi who has started school in the Tunnels and is continuing to help Evie when she's over-stimulated.  In N665, Avi joins the rest of the Chandler-Darcy family for a pre-Christmas weekend at his Grandma Allison's and Grandpa Robert's place.  In N667, I suggest that Andrew's and JenniAnn's kids, including the baby Avi, growing up may impact Andrew's mood.  In N669, Allison gives Belle a bath bomb making kit which results in Belle and Avi both turning a bit purple thanks to using too much dye.  In N680, I share my hopes for JABB's future including exploring Avi's romantic future.  N684 contains a list of suggested birthday gifts from Dyeland/Asteriana characters to Andrew, Avi included.  In N687, Avi helps Andrew escape a haunting dream.  In N690, I mention Andrew and JenniAnn figuring out how best to deal with introducing Avi to the wider worlds.  In N691, Shelby and Violeta take Avi and Belle outside to enjoy some snowy fun as Andrew and JenniAnn relax with breakfast in bed prepared by the kids.  In N693, I cover some themed tropes and Avi comes up in a few.  Avi figures into one of my favorite musical moments in the stories as shared in N698.  In N700, Avi focused on comforting Evie who is spending the night when a severe thunderstorm hits Dyeland City. In N701, I did a Q and A and addressed one question about angel/human anam caras and Avi and Evie were mentioned.  N705 contains a discussion of politics and disabilities in my stories and Avi comes up in both.  N706 contains a questionnaire I filled out for JenniAnn regarding the original and very much abandoned Dyeland stories finale... in which she has a son named Avi but with Eliot!  In "Shooting Star," Belle and Avi are cared for by their grandparents and aunt and uncle while Andrew and JenniAnn deal with a health crisis.  In a Q and A check-in in N708, Andrew tears up over how time has flown when he entions Avi being a first-grader.  N711 contains a brief write-up about how Andrew spent his "47th" birthday with JenniAnn, their kids, and friends.  Figures into a couple relationship-themed tropes in N715.  In the "A Child is Born" portion of N717, Avi and Evie welcome their firstborn, a son, after the family experiences a devastating loss.  In N721, Belle is upset about not being allowed to watch Bridgerton so her family members take turns watching variations of “Cinderella” with her, Avi included. (N538, 573, 584, 606, "Liberty," "The Lost Sheep," 643, 651, 666, 671, 702)  *Avi

Azalea Thornton-  (she/her/hers)  She and her husband, Basil, and daughter, Lily, are first introduced in "The King."  The couple had been married for six years and were struggling to get pregnant and finally did.  They learned during prenatal testing that the child had Down Syndrome.  Their parents suggested they abort but Azalea and Basil refused.  They sought refuge in a cabin which ended up caught in a snowstorm.  Azalea went into labor early.  Thankfully, a couple happened to stop by and the woman helped Azalea bring Lily into the world.  That couple was Maryam and Yosef.  Years later, the family has a shop in NYC called Lily's Loot and Maryam brings Emma there.  Later on, Joshua introduces Andrew and JenniAnn to the place and a friendship begins between the Dyelanders and Azalea's family.  The Thorntons celebrate Christmas with Joshua and Co. in N426.  In N430, Azalea sits in on one of Emma's dance classes at Lily's Loot and, later on, attends the first JCS rehearsal with Peter in costume.  Azalea observes one of Emma's and Kemara's dance classes at Lily's Loot in "The Never-Ending Road."  She and Basil try to comfort Kemara when she realizes that Sean behaves awkwardly with the students.  Azalea and Basil witness a miracle in "Morning Has Broken" when their little Lily runs on the water to greet Joshua.  In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Kemara and Sean visit with Azalea and Basil upon learning that their unborn daughter likely has Downs.  On vacation for much of "Shadowlands," Azalea, Basil, and Lily return the day Andrew goes to Sheol and spend the day at Willowveil to support their friends.  She and Basil come to the hospital when Kemara goes into labor in "Glad Tidings, Part II."  In N452, Azalea and Basil supervise as Lily holds little Joy, their goddaughter, after her baptism.  In "And Then There Were Four," Azalea visits with Kemara when she and Ciara visit Lily's Loot after Kemara is released from the hospital post-delivery.  Later, she's made Joy's godmother.  Sorted into Hufflepuff House in N460.  Figures into an Earth Day trivia question in N461.  In N479, Kemara is reading a book that Azalea gave to her.  Attends Sean’s firefighter graduation party in  “These are My Dreams.”  Azalea, Basil, and Lily attend the Friends' Christmas show at St. G's in N533.  Azalea appears in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N557.  In "The Messiah," Azalea attends Bible study at Willowveil and is present in the hospital waiting room after the shooting at the mosque.  Figures into a trope in N568.  In "The Shepherd," Basil and Azalea donate pottery for St. G's to sell to benefit Ukraine. Azalea steps in to fill a role in JCS due to a medical emergency.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose her name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories.  Azalea and Basil and their work at Lily's Loot figure into a work-related trope featured in N709.  ("Liberty") *Azalea

Aziraphale- (he/him/his)  Of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett fame.  In N586, in a flashback, he accompanies Crawly (Crowley) on a birthday trip for Yeshua.  In the modern day, the trio reunite for another birthday celebration during which Joshua makes a big request of Crowley.  In "When the West Wind Moves," JenniAnn tells Andrew that Aziraphale's and Crowley's relationship helped her realize something important about Andrew's feelings for her.  In N587, I shared my 2020 JABB highlights including introducing Aziraphale and Crowley into the Dyelandverse.   In N592, I tease what's to come with Aziraphale and Crowley in the Dyeland stories.  Aziraphale and Crowley figure into a trope covered in N595.  In N596, Aziraphale's and Crowley's relationship comes up when Violeta asks JenniAnn about the birds and the bees.  In N601, Aziraphale and Crowley chat with Andrew via FaceTime and the angel realizes Andrew has mis-remembered an art theme in a very telling way.  In N605, Aziraphale and JenniAnn begin a new venture: providing respite at Willowveil for troubled angels.  The angel provides an array of snacks.  He's mentioned in a story excerpt in N609.  In N610, I identify him as being among the Watchers aka the first generation of angels in the angelology I'm using for the Dyeland stories.  In the story excerpt in N611, Crowley and Aziraphale go on a double-date with Andrew and JenniAnn.  In "A Thousand Years," Aziraphale and Crowley rescue Andrew and JenniAnn when they're attacked by demons following a double-date.  In N618, Andrew and JenniAnn recall Aziraphale trying to teach everyone the Gavotte at their reception.  N623 contains volume one of my Dyeland story playlist.  Aziraphale and Crowley are mentioned in the explanation for a bonus track.  In N626, in a Pride Month edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," I very briefly touch on Aziraphale's and Crowley's relationship.  In "The Shepherd," Aziraphale supports Crowley who is appearing in St. G's JCS as the Angel of Gethsemane.  He also takes a brief trip to Rome with Joshua and discovers a new favorite TV show.  Unbeknownst to Aziraphale, he helps Ed obtain a Christmas gift for Steve in "The Lost Sheep."  Later, Crowley introduces Aziraphale when he reunites with Ed.  N633 mentions Andrew being reminded of Aziraphale and Crowley whilst watching Coraline and not knowing why...  I pick his and Crowley's 2022 Halloween costumes in N635.  I share some of his holiday prep plans via a guessing game in N637.  In "Panic Day," Ed gets text messages from Aziraphale and JenniAnn who are worried Our Flag Means Death won't really get a second season.  In "The Promise," Steve tells Ed about attending a craft fair with Aziraphale and JenniAnn where he ordered a gift for him.  In N638, I share one of Aziraphale's and Crowley's favorite Christmas traditions.  In N639, after Ed tells JenniAnn he's becoming human, she assures him that she and Aziraphale still want to have him as part of their therapy group.  In N642, I covered some love-themed tropes including one involving Aziraphale.  In N655, I consider where Crowley and Aziraphale would land on the whole Barbenheimer phenomenon.  I decided they saw Barbie.  In N656, I give some details on how I think various characters dress, including Aziraphale.  He figures into a spooky trope discussed in N661.  In "The Advocate," Loreena learns who he really is.  He and Crowley are also given a new mission by Joshua.  In N665, Crowley talks Aziraphale, Marty, and Jamie into singing a Christmas song at the Green Carnation.  In N666, in a flash forward to 2028, Crowley and Aziraphale are on hand to protect JenniAnn during one of her demon redemption sessions.  They're all surprised when Iggy shows up.  In N669, Andrew and Crowley go shopping together then have a heart-to-heart about how their respective anam caras have changed them.  In N672, in honor of Easter, I answered some questions involving Joshua and specifically mention how watching The Chosen may be difficult for the Friends.  I specifically mentioned Aziraphale, Crowley, Edgar, and Steve as being unlikely to enjoy the show based on their histories with Joshua.  In N674, he briefly comes up in my discussion of anam caras.  In N676, Aziraphale and Crowley are among the characters whose thoughts on Bridgerton I consider.  In N681, Aziraphale offers a cleaning tip.  He comes up in N690 as I discuss the angels' birth order and patronages.  In N693, I address Crowley's and Aziraphale's future in the stories following the allegations against Neil Gaiman.  The two aren't going anywhere.  In N701, I briefly mention Aziraphale when discussing angelic facial hair of all things.  In N703, I answer a question about whether any of the angels, Aziraphale and Crowley included, consider themselves to be queer.  In N716, Aziraphale shares his favorite Christmas story and the related tradition with Crowley.  (N606, 651, 664, 682, 704)  *Aziraphale

Azrael/Izra'il- (he/him/his)  The angel of death in Islam.  He also figures into some Jewish and Christian lore.  Badriya initially mistakes Andrew for Azrael in "Abide With Me".  Later in the story, Azrael makes an appearance.  In addition, you can read a poem written by Robert Gilbert Walsh about Azrael on our poetry book page.  In "Hope and Healing," we learn that after Badriya's death, Azrael was sent to deliver the sad news to Behnam and tell him that Adam and Andrew would be bringing her body to him for burial.  Before he leaves, Azrael assures Isra that her unborn child will arrive healthy.  In JABB 444/CABB 22, we learn that Azrael is Adam's supervisor of sorts.  In JABB 447/CABB 23, Adam further reveals that it's Azrael who chooses the participants in Adam's angelic recreational therapy program.  In N452, Azrael is among those helping Reuel and Nick to prepare a safe house for trafficking survivors in NYC.  In JABB 473/ CABB 24, Adam reflects that Azrael and other angels have started visiting Dyeland with greater frequency, merely wanting to hang out.  Mentioned in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  In “Chrysalis,” Azrael joins other angels in serving at the CC and taking part in missions to rescue human trafficking survivors.  He's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  In N579, he shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N605, Azrael becomes the first angel to show up for JenniAnn's and Aziraphale's short-term arts therapy program for angels.  In N610, I identify him as being among the Watchers aka the first generation of angels in the angelology I'm using for the Dyeland stories.  In "A Thousand Years," Azrael is among the Watchers who protect Andrew and JenniAnn following their attack by demons.  Azrael is especially involved, checking on them in the hospital and spending extra time with Andrew.  In "The Lost Sheep," Azrael appears in Steve's hospital room as he battles COVID and he and Ed have an emotional exchange.  He figures into a spooky trope discussed in N661.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children including Belle.  The couple want Belle to learn about Islam eventually since she was born into a Muslim family and I suggest that  Ibrahim, Raheem, Hura, Liyana, and/or even Azrael might help there.  In "The Advocate," Azrael joins some other Watchers and the Twelve in guarding St. G's theatre.  In N666, in a story excerpt, JenniAnn is talking to Andrew about her support group she runs with Aziraphale and mentions Azrael's work in ICUs.  He comes up in N690 as I discuss the angels' birth order and patronages.  In N712, Andrew mentions wanting to get the band back together, complete with Azrael. ("The Messiah," N611, 667, 706)  *Azrael

Bacchus- (he/him/his)  Known as Bach to his friends.  Anam cara to Sergius.  They're 3rd/4th century martyrs, Roman soldiers who were executed for their Christian faith.  In "You'll Never Walk Alone," Joccy meets Bach and Serge after they help prepare a room for her at Mary's and Lucius' apartment where she goes to recover after a traumatic event.  The two pop up a few times during Joccy's recovery.  Joccy is surprised that she doesn't know who they are given she went to Catholic schools and they have a compelling story.  As Bach explains, erasure happens...  In N622, I answered some questions from Sierra for a story-based edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," including whether or not Serge and Bach would reappear.  In N626, in a Pride Month edition of "Ask a JABB Co-Founder," I mention Serge and Bach.  In N628, I listed forty things I've learned thanks to JABB and Sergius and Bacchus were included.  In "The Lost Sheep," Joshua sends Serge and Bach to watch over Ed's and Steve's housemates while they're in New York.  The household immediately takes to them.  He figures into a spooky trope discussed in N661.  Attends a production of JCS in "The Advocate."  In N703, I answer a question about whether the Gospel-era characters are surprised by how Joshua interacts with queer people.  Short answer: no because among other reasons they've seen him in Heaven with Serge and Bach.  N704 is divided into two parts.  The first part includes a series of trivia questions about the queer history of the Friends' and he comes up in it along with Serge.   *Bach

Badriya Al-Mitra- (she/her/hers)  A young Afghani woman Andrew meets and befriends in "Abide With Me".  He discovers they once met when Badriya was a young girl.  Upon his return from Afghanistan, Andrew continues to be haunted by memories just out of his reach concerning Badriya.  Joshua comes to Andrew to tell the angel of death of what happened.  Note: Al-Mitra is Badriya's maiden name and means "friend."  Though she was married, it was against her will so Joshua pointedly uses her maiden name when addressing her.  As Andrew reflects on his time in Afghanistan in N372, he recalls Badriya.  And because dying doesn't mean a character is finished... Badriya reappears in N379.  In  "Chava," LJA tells Andrew that she's learned some lessons from Badriya's example of agape. In N404, LJA's memories of Andrew screaming for Badriya are partly what gets her to heed her most recent dream and seek out Andrew... thus saving Belle.  Because of this, they wind up naming Belle after Badriya.  (Belle's middle name of Luna and Badriya both mean "moon.")  In N411, I tell how some influential TBAA episodes inspired "Abide" which then led to Badriya.  In "The King," Joshua tells Andrew and JenniAnn that Belle is Badriya's niece.  When still a little girl, Badriya gave up her chance to go to America and sent her little sister, Adila, instead.  In the U.S., Adila fell in with a troublesome crowd as a teen and never righted herself.  She got pregnant with Belle from a one night stand and abandoned her.  Joshua tells Andrew that Badriya is very pleased that he has Belle and that she'll be watching over the little one.  Andrew is reminded of her when he witnesses atrocities committed by a terrorist group "Friend of My Soul."  In "Shadowlands," JenniAnn finally gets to meet Badriya on Joshua's island.  The two women have a heart-to-heart, declares themselves sisters by virtue of JenniAnn raising Badriya's niece, gush over Andrew, and Badriya teaches JenniAnn a lullaby to bring back to Belle.  Her return made it onto my list of favorite memories from JABB's 17th year in N441.  In "Hope and Healing," Andrew is reunited with Behnam, Badriya's brother, when Belle wanders away at a store and "coincidentally" approaches Behnam.  Behnam is initially shocked by Belle's resemblance to his sister.  Later, in Dyeland, Behnam tells Andrew about how Azrael relayed the news of Badriya's death to him and Isra.  In the story, Badriya also appears in a vision of Andrew's and JenniAnn's 20th anniversary.  Shares what she's thankful for in N450.  In N452, Joshua gifts Behnam with a family photo that includes Badriya.  Figures into a couple tropes in N459.  Figures into an Earth Day trivia question in N461.  In “Chrysalis,” Andrew and Behnam both think of her as they work with survivors of trafficking.  Her birthday is also observed with acts of kindness.  N498 suggests a good birthday gift for Andrew would be for him and Behnam to start a scholarship in Badriya's name and give to it on each other's special occasions.  Badriya comes up in one of the tropes discussed in N547.  Figures into a couple tropes in N550.  In "The Messiah," Isra and Behnam tell Raheem about how JenniAnn met Badriya during her near-death experience, thus assuring him that his father would have been welcomed into Heaven.  In N564, JenniAnn asks Andrew if he would have wanted to be with Badriya if she'd lived.  Shocked, Andrew explains that he felt brotherly love towards her.  In N579, Behnam shared a fact about Andrew, involving Badriya, in honor of his observed birthday.  In N647, I explain how Belle's full name honors her aunt.  In N650, I explain why her name was chosen.  (N460, 481) *Badriya

Bahadur- (he/him/his)  One of the inhabitants of Nogah and later El-Chanan in "Shadowlands."  His wife, Abra, is alarmed when he's missing on "moving day" but he turns out to have only been retrieving flowers to bring to their new home.

Bailey- (she/her/hers)  In “Chrysalis,” Bailey and her friend, Ashlee, are human trafficking survivors who reach out to the Chrysalis Court for help and are given refuge there.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681. 

Balaam- In “Chrysalis,” he's the Apostle Andreas' donkey.  Yeshua borrows him when he leaves to pick up his mother so they can find Mary of Bethany and help her recover from multiple traumas.

Banana Split Cake- John's favorite dessert.  Andrew makes it in John's honor in N148.  (N1, 3)

Barbara- Co-founder of JABB. Character in N25 and N58.  She's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  In N575, I recall the founding of JABB and my fellow co-founders: Audrey, Jarrod, and Barbara. (1, 2, 46, 49, 197)

Barbara- A nurse in two of Kim's stories:  "Glad Tidings, Part II" and "And Then There Were Four."  She's present when Ian and Joy are born and helps care for them afterwards.

Bar Tolmay- (he/him/his)  The apostle Barthelomew.  He has a wife named Serah whose sister, Tamar, married Philippus.  In "The Messiah," he meets Cephas and Shimeon after they find an abandoned Roman baby girl with a facial deformity.  Bar Tolmay pities the child and reluctantly hands her over to Mary in spite of his concern she'll be shocked.  This turns out to be a very good thing.  In N582, in honor of All Saints Day, I re-ran some story scenes involving saints.  Bar Tolmay was featured.  In "The Shepherd," he and the other apostles appear at St. G's.  In "The Advocate," Bar Tolmay joins the rest of the Twelve in guarding St. G's theatre and confronting a dangerous local preacher.  Later, the Twelve honor Loreena together. *Bar Tolmay

Baptiste- (he/him/his)  Baptiste is one of the men living in Steve's sober living house in "The Lost Sheep." He is roommates with Demi-John.  Baptiste loves playing his guitar which has special meaning for him.  In N649, I briefly explain how all "The Lost Sheep" characters got their names.  In "The Advocate," witnesses Ed making peace with Marty.  In N721, Baptiste attends Ed’s and Steve’s arts and ice cream themed bachelor party. *Baptiste

Baseball bat, Andrew's- See "Computer bashing."  Andrew's threatening to use his baseball bat to protect the Dyeland ladies ranks as one of the "Top Ten Most Romantic Events to Happen in Dyeland" found in N212.  I suggest getting him another one to bash grim reaper TV image with in N218.  N223 posits a terrible Dyeland finale in which Dean really did manage to hit Andrew with the bat and send him into a coma.  I take a moment in N231 to, once again, get swoony about the bat incident.  The bat makes it into the Andrew-themed ABCs in N254Opt2.  In N324, Andrew goes after space aliens with a bat.  Yep.  In N333, Andrew discovers that the Dyelanders have named their anti-virus/computer security program Andrew's Baseball Bat Antivirus and Pervy People Eliminator.  The Dyelanders swing bats around in anger, hypothetically, when Andrew is president in N368.  LJA alludes to Andrew's baseball bat usage in "Abide With Me".  N386 is dedicated to John's performance in "Pandora's Box"... when he swung that much talked about baseball bat!  In "The Truth," it seems Arthur has heard of Andrew's legendary baseball bat.  N441 mentions this scene in connection to John Dye consistently bringing Andrew to life as a gentleman.  N511 lists possible superhero alter-egos for assorted Dyelanders and Friends.  Andrew's Flannel Man would wield a bat.  Andrew's incident with the baseball bat and computer comes up in the Season 6 scrapbook scans in N517.  A newspaper article about the event is also contained there.  N525 is dedicated to John Dye for, via that TBAA scene, giving me the fantasy of bashing my disobedient puter with a baseball bat.  (230, 398, 490)  *baseball *bat

Basil Thornton-  (he/him/his)  He and his wife, Azalea, and daughter, Lily, are first introduced in "The King."  The couple had been married for six years and were struggling to get pregnant and finally did.  They learned during prenatal testing that the child had Down Syndrome.  Their parents suggested they abort but Azalea and Basil refused.  They sought refuge in a cabin which ended up caught in a snowstorm.  Azalea went into labor early.  Thankfully, a couple happened to stop by and the woman helped Azalea bring Lily into the world.  That couple was Maryam and Yosef.  Years later, the family has a shop in NYC called Lily's Loot and Maryam brings Emma there.  Later on, Joshua introduces Andrew and JenniAnn to the place and a friendship begins between the Dyelanders and Basil's family.  The Thorntons celebrate Christmas with Joshua and Co. in N426.  In N430, Basil and his family attend the JCS rehearsal during which everyone sees Peter in costume for the first time.  Basil briefly observes one of Emma's and Kemara's dance classes at Lily's Loot in "The Never-Ending Road."  He and Azalea try to comfort Kemara when she realizes that Sean behaves awkwardly with the students.  In "Morning Has Broken," Basil and Azalea witness Lily running *on* the water to greet her Josh.  In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Azalea and Basil advise and encourage Kemara and Sean during a visit at Lily's Loot shortly after the younger couple learned one of their twins likely has Downs.  The Thorntons are at Disney World for much of "Shadowlands" but they return the day Andrew goes to Sheol and settle in at Willowveil so they can support JenniAnn and Co.  Basil and Azalea are at the hospital when Ian and Joy are born in "Glad Tidings, Part II."  In N452, Basil and Azalea supervise and chat while Lily holds their goddaughter, Joy, after her baptism.  In "And Then There Were Four," Basil briefly chats with Kemara and Ciara when they visit Lily's Loot in search of a new dad gift for Sean.  Later, he's named Joy's godfather.  Sorted into Hufflepuff House in N460.  Figures into an Earth Day trivia question in N461.  Attends Sean’s firefighter graduation party in  “These are My Dreams.”  Azalea, Basil, and Lily attend the Friends' Christmas show at St. G's in N533.  Basil appears in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N557.  In "The Messiah," Basil attends Bible study at Willowveil and is present in the hospital waiting room after the shooting at the mosque.  Figures into a trope in N568.  In "The Shepherd," Basil and Azalea donate pottery for St. G's to sell to benefit Ukraine.  In N647, I explain a bit about how I chose his name for the Dyeland/Asteriana stories. Azalea and Basil and their work at Lily's Loot figure into a work-related trope featured in N709.  *Basil

Basim- (he/him/his)  A young Nephilim man in "Shadowlands."  Basim rejected his people's evil ways and, when a young girl named Riva was brought to him, he protected her instead of forcing himself on her as the demons directed.  He was aided in his efforts by his sister, Nakia, and two friends: Teshi and Cyrah.  All four were later brought to Nogah by Reuel, an angel, and then to El-Chanan where they were kept safe from the destruction of the Great Flood.  It's implied that Basim and Riva later married and raised their children in El-Chanan.

Bastion- In “Chrysalis,” he's a terrier mix who is adopted for the CC.  He snuggles with Brooklynn during a JCS viewing and generally follows the pregnant woman around.  Included on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.

Batman- JenniAnn tells a confused Andrew that he prompted her return to Dyeland in N177 Opt 1.  Really he was one of her babysitting charges in costume.  According to N197, Andrew once donned a Batman costume.  This gets brought up again in N200.  And in N204, he and Adam apparently nearly miss having to come to the Dyeland Halloween party as Batman and Robin.  N222 suggests JABBers would rip off the idea of the Bat Signal with a Dove Signal to summon Andrew.  Lil Caleb is looking forward to dressing up as Batman in the story found in N258.  (N118)

Beatrice- (she/her/hers)  A member of a hate group calling themselves Eastville Church.  In "The Carpenter," they hit St. Genesius' Community Theatre with anti-Semetic, anti-Catholic, racist graffiti.  Beatrice is involved in that act and, later, harasses JenniAnn and Joshua at a grocery store.  Still later, she and her cronies (Vernon, Holden, and Brock) are preparing to target the theatre again when a certain famous archangel bids them reconsider...  Yosef tells Nico about Beatrice's grocery store encounter with Joshua and LJA and her eventual conversion in "The King."  Mentioned in a trope in N459.  In N533, Andrew is shocked when he finds Marty chatting with Beatrice after St. G's Christmas show.  It turns out that she came hoping to give Joshua a birthday present.  JenniAnn recalls her and Joshua's encounter with Beatrice at the grocery store in "Remembrance."  Mentioned in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N554.  In "The Messiah," a devastated Beatrice reunites with Joshua after she learns he was the victim of a hate crime.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  Beatrice comes up in a random trope discussed in N652.  She figures into a spooky trope discussed in N661.  (N683)  *Beatrice

Beauty and the Beast- Often abbreviated as BatB.  When found in JABB it occasionally refers to the classic fairy tale but more often to a TV show that ran from 1987-1990 on CBS.  Thus making it the first CBS show to both inspire and break my poor little heart.  ;-)  Long before I sat sobbing about Andrew's woes, I sat sobbing about Vincent's.  Anyhow, it turned out that a few of my fellow JABBers had also enjoyed this show and so the characters ended up mixed into Dyeland.  While my original concept accepted Season 3, complete with Catherine's death, this was eventually changed.  In current Dyeland mode, Catherine Chandler is very much alive.  And has since added Wells to her surname.  Woo hoo!  For a more complete listing on how this (generally) happy couple fits into JABB, please check out the "Catherine" and "Vincent" entries.  Or visit the following newsletters which contain less specific references to BatB.  In N60, I recall BatB among other TV shows that I felt ended too soon or in a sad way.  While fretting about Andrew in N161Opt1, I recall depressing TV moments which included Catherine's death.  While not related to the show, song titles from the musical Beauty and the Beast are found in N167's contest.  In an old journal entry found in N193, I declare myself over BatB and declare TBAA the best.  Didn't exactly pan out like that, clearly...  I again say TBAA trumps BatB in another old journal entry found in N199.  N201 includes references to the actual fairy tale, not necessarily just the TV show version.  N208 names Vincent as my favorite TV character prior to "meeting" Andrew.  In another high school era journal entry, I recall visiting BatB web sites while at my grandparents.  This can be found in N213.  Vincent briefly talks about how the TV show came into being (from a fictionalized Dyeland perspective, obviously) in a letter entitled "How Vincent Met Psyche."  In N222, I share that it's sometimes difficult for me to be completely happy with the BatB and TBAA characters in Dyeland stories simply because I grew to love them as visual and audio entities, not printed ones.  In N223, I mention a really horrible Dyeland finale that I believe would upset both BatB and TBAA fans.  In N254Opt1, I recount the year I gave the show up for Lent.  With "Origins" I decided to tackle one of the show's great mysteries: Vincent's parentage.  In N284, a younger me journals about finding myself interested in BatB again.  Catherine, Vincent, Father, Joe, and a handful of other characters from this show all appear in N286, taking various roles in a fight to protect the homeless in NYC... Andrew among them.  I comment about how N286 and N287 made me feel, for a bit, like parts were a BatB episode.  Guest characters from the episode "China Moon" appear briefly in N287.  N293 makes reference to "Orphans" and "Song of Orpheus" and possibly other episodes.  In N300, we fondly recall how the show came to be a part of our experience with JABB.  In "Song of Songs," Catherine briefly considers that maybe the TV show enabled Allison and Robert to more readily accept Vincent.  "Possibilities" alludes to the episode "An Impossible Silence."  TPTB on Beauty and the Beast make it onto my "things I'm thankful for" list in N423.  In N437, I wrote a bit about a concern I had with Catherine on the show.  N459 explains how the Dyeland stories subvert a trope that BatB toyed with.  In N467, I suggested the Dyeland stories exist within Moonlight's universe since, unlike BatB, that TV show is never referenced in the stories.  Figures into a trope discussed in N481.  The show's dastardly Paracelsus in mentioned in N489 for lying to Vincent about his mom.  In N490, I ponder my long-lasting love of BatB and TBAA.  N494 reveals that I originally planned to have the events of all three BatB seasons be Dyeland canon... including Catherine's death.  In N521, via a virtual tour of my house given in honor of JABB's 20th, I shared a photo of my BatB-inspired decor.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  Figures into a trope in N572.  Mentioned in a random trope I covered in N584.  In N719, I shared my musings as I printed ALL canonical Dyeland/Asteriana stories which included possibly burying them in my old age so someone could find the “treasure” of TBAA/BatB/OFMD fanfic. (N245, 278, "Shifting Focus," N453, 460, 464)  (All photos from Beauty and the Beast are owned by Republic Pictures and CBS Television)   *Beauty *BatB

Becca McIntyre- (she/her/hers)  Though unnamed, she's first alluded to in the story preview in N526.  Becca is the daughter of Gladdy and Mac and niece to Bishop Tony.  She's Kyle's mother and Leo's wife.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Becca is introduced when Fr. Mike and Bishop Tony visit her home and witness Kyle in the midst of a breakdown.  Becca is devastated, more so when she learns the truth about the abuse Kyle suffered at the hands of a priest.  Thankfully, she and her family are able to witness Kyle's journey towards healing and peace.

Behnam Al-Mitra- (he/him/his)  An Afghani man who helps Adam find Andrew and a fellow POW in "Abide With Me".  Behnam has been trying to rescue his sister, Badriya, from a forced married.  He and Adam bond over their worry for their siblings.  In "The King," Joshua shares with Andrew and JenniAnn that Badriya and Behnam actually had another, younger sister: Adila.  After their parents' deaths, Adila was adopted by cousins and raised in America... where, years later, she gave birth to Belle. In "Hope and Healing," Behnam is reunited with Andrew when Belle toddles up to him at a thrift store and a panicked Andrew, JenniAnn, and Violeta come searching for her.  Behnam is struck by the girl's resemblance to Badriya and cries.  He's very happy, though, when he learns that Belle's Andrew's daughter and than he and JenniAnn would welcome having him and his wife, Isra, and their children in Belle's life.  Andrew and JenniAnn agree to be uncle and aunt to the Al-Mitra's two children, Aiyla and Omar.  As the families get to know each other in Dyeland, Behnam confides in Andrew about his past: his and Isra's forced marriage, how they fell in love in spite of it, how they fled his evil uncle, learning about Badriya's death, the brutality that forced Behnam to kill his uncle, and losses they incurred before immigrating to the U.S. with the help of Lucas.  The tumult of his life has left Behnam with major questions about God and Andrew promises to talk with him about God.  JABB 444/CABB 22 suggests that Behnam and Isra may help teach Below.  In N445, Behnam writes Andrew a heartfelt birthday note and reflects on all the happiness the angel directly and indirectly brings to his family.  In "Forever and Always," Isra and Behnam leave Bible study to check on their kids after a squabble but Emma and Peter have it under control.  Shares what he's thankful for in N450.  In N452, Behnam frets over Isra's change in behavior but soon learns the very good reason.  He also makes a startling discovery re: Joshua who later drives him and Isra to Brewster, NY for an important meeting.  Shares his hopes for 2016 in N453.  Andrew celebrates the Al-Mitras arrival in his State of the Dyelanders Address in N454.  Figures into a couple tropes in N459.  Sorted into Slytherin House in N460.  Behnam is mentioned in a father-related trope discussed in N465.  Declares independence from his sense of undeservingness in N466.  Featured in the ABCs of the Dyeland Stories found in N470.  Aiyla chose Snow White's Prince for his Halloween 2016 costume per N474.  Mentioned in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  Participated in the Eighteen Things for Which the Friends and Dyelanders are Thankful list in N476.  In “Chrysalis,” Behnam's anti-trafficking assignment with the Friends becomes much more personal when he learns someone he knew and loved is being trafficked.  At the same time, he and Isra bond with their unborn baby.  In N479, Isra and Behnam are present as Joshua and the Friends swap stories of treasured Christmas memories.  Behnam figures into a few of the tropes discussed in N481.  Mentioned in a trope described in N489.  Per N495, Isra and Behnam have to reassure Pilot whenever they take Aurora anywhere because he thinks the little one is his.  Figures into a Dyeland-themed quiz in N496.  N498 suggests a birthday gift he might give Andrew.  He's mentioned in the JABB history test found in N500.  I give an update, as of November 2017, on Ivy and Sy in N504 which mentions their leading study halls at Isra's and Behnam's.  Behnam plans to surprise Isra with a vow renewal proposal in "Cupid and Psyche."  Behnam steps in for Josef as a pallbearer at Benson's funeral in "Immortality."  Later, he and his family witness the aftermath of Josef's attempt to decorate his house for Halloween.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Behnam is among the first to recommend the El-Chananite Church to the disheartened, angsty Catholic Friends.  He and Isra are still hosting Ivy's and Violeta's study group per N531.  N532 mentions that Sister Salma continues to find time to spend with the Al-Mitra clan.  In "Remembrance," the Al-Mitras are among those JenniAnn thinks of at the U.S. Holocaust Museum when she considers who was targeted by the Nazis' racist propoganda and persecution.  He's mentioned in one of the love-themed tropes discussed in N538.  In an excerpt of "The Messiah" in N546, the Friends, including Behnam, gather at St. G's to celebrate Joshua's return.  Comes up in a couple of the tropes discussed in N547.  Figures into more tropes in N550.  In N551, I shared some thoughts about writing Salma's and Zelda's rescue scene in "Chrysalis," especially how it impacted Joshua and Behnam.  Behnam appears in another excerpt from "The Messiah" in N557.  N558 provides a year-end update on Isra, Behnam, Salma, Aiyla, Omar, Aurora, and many others.  In "The Messiah," Behnam is among the Friends to welcome Joshua back.  He also helps out Raheem who comes to realize the truth about Joshua.  In N559, Isra, Behnam, and their children celebrate Christmas with Joshua and the Friends.  Figures into a trope discussed in N561.  In N565, I mention how Isra and Behnam could help JenniAnn and Andrew parent Belle when her race and parentage become more of an issue for her as she gets older.  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  N571 contains a draft of the first few scenes of a story I'm working on in which the Friends deal with the COVID pandemic.  Behnam appears in it.  Figures into a couple tropes in N572.  Behnam is discussed in a trope covered in N577.  In "God in the Gloom," Behnam is among the Friends participating in a Zoom planning session as they prepare for COVID lockdown.  In N579, he shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  In N586, JenniAnn gets emotional as she introduces Amelia to the Al-Mitra side of the family via their Christmas ornaments since they can't see each other in person.  In "Flowers Never Bend," Belle is confused about what's happening when the U.S. Capitol is stormed and Andrew assures her that their family members, including the Al-Mitras are safe.  In N593, I shared some of my hopes for the Dyelanders and Friends as the COVID vaccines began to roll-out, including for Behnam, Isra, and their kids.  In N598, I begin a look back at my favorite Dyeland story moments, including a big Behnam and Isra moment.  Figures into one of the Four Loves tropes discussed in N616.  In "The Shepherd," Behnam encourages Isra to join the 2022 JCS production's chorus and ends up joining himself.  In N650, I explain why his name was chosen.  In N662, I discuss the statuses of Andrew's and JenniAnn's children including Belle.  The couple ensures she feels connected to her Afghani culture, especially through a close relationship with her aunt and uncle, Isra and Behnam.  In N664, we learn that Behnam and Isra have a son born in August 2023: Emeth.  N706 contains a questionnaire I filled out for JenniAnn regarding the original and very much abandoned Dyeland stories finale.  One of the only plotlines I like now involves her having a bookstore which is now Behnam's fate, not hers.  In "Shooting Star," Isra and Behnam help care for Avi and Belle when Andrew and JenniAnn need to focus on the former's mental health.  In N710, I share about how I want to delve more into Catherine's and Vincent's family life, particularly now that Behnam and his family are part of it.  In the "Forever Home" portion of N717, the Al-Mitras decorate their first Christmas tree, brought in by Behnam and Jacob, in their new home in Asteriana with ornaments Isra selected and made.  Later, Behnam and the whole family also decorate Cora's house.  (JABB 447/CABB 23, "And Then There Were Four," 582)  *Behnam

Beige sweaters- Apparently I have a thing for them.  Probly not surprising since Andrew, Adam, and Vincent all had them on their shows.  And Mick had a beige Henley which is kinda similar.  The following newsletters mention the wonderfulness that is men in beige sweaters.  In N230, a fictionalized version of myself and an 8 Ball comfort each other by listing all the things that make Andrew real to them: beige sweaters included.  Andrew resolves to wear more beige sweaters in N236.  Adam wears his (IMO best of them all) beige sweater for his interview with LJA in N239.  According to N253, jeans and beige sweaters would be an acceptable ensemble for Dyeland Olympians participating in the Opening Ceremonies.  In CABB 8, I ponder whether Adam's beige sweater is what prompted me to dub him Luscious.  Blessedly, Andrew wears it for Christmas Eve dinner in N262.  Andrew's gets listed in his job description in N280.  In N293, Adam points out that having wings would mean holes in his sweaters and LJA is horrified at the idea of mangled beige ones.  In CABB 12, I fondly recall Adam's lovely beige sweater.  Andrew sports on during his final day of interviews in N320.  Lucky girls who got to see that!  (Which I'm beginning to fear I made up...)  I write about doing a little charity-driven beige sweater shopping in JABB 363/CABB 16.  In N364, I guess that Adam was wearing a beige sweater when LJA took to calling him "Luscious."  Andrew is wearing one when he and JenniAnn head to L.A. in "Abide With Me".  In N375, it's one of the many things I'll never forget about John.  Apparently the Chandler women have a genetic predisposition to be attracted to men in beige sweaters.  See Catherine in In "Song of Songs."  Sigh...  Andrew's get stored away for a while in N385.  I declare my appreciation for Andrew's beige sweater in "Heaven's Portal" in N389.  Adam mentions the fondness for beige sweaters in N413.  In N559, Salma encourages Joshua to wear a beige sweater when he goes to visit Cameron in jail.  In N656, I give some details on how I think various characters dress and while beige is not specifically mentioned, sweaters are and I imagine many are beige.  (N490)  *beige *sweater

Ben- Assists Jarrod as Andrew's bodyguard.  Demands more pay when Sadie Hawkins Day increases his workload in N178.

Ben Bass- An actor who, like V, was first covertly mentioned by Sara in N27. Makes an appearance in N28 as Lisa's "babe of the month". (N35)

Ben Hendricks- (he/him/his)  West Hollow, IA mayoral candidate (and one would assume eventual mayor) and father-figure to Jonah in N313 ("Safe").  Ben hires some security professionals when the tiny police force is overwhelmed trying to solve the case of a serial rapist.  Ben also turns out to have a little history with Andrew.  Ben and Jonah are mentioned in a father-related trope discussed in N465.

Benson Riddell- (he/him/his)  Daisy's deceased father in “Chrysalis.”  He turns out to have a very surprising connection to Josef.  In "Immortality," Josef and the Friends gather in Dyeland to bury Benson on Avalon.  N623 contains volume one of my Dyeland story playlist.  One of my explanations mentions Daisy and her dad, Benson. 

Benjamin- First mentioned in "Crumbling Walls," Benjamin was an Asterian who was a blacksmith.  After his death, there was no more blacksmith work done in Asteriana.  Samuel decides to take up his work.

Bennie- (she/her/hers)  Taye Diggs in drag.  Ha ha.  Just kidding.  But this character found in N181 is based off of Benny from RENT, a role originated by Mr. Diggs.  She taunts the Dyelanders about their allegedly passé fandom.  In N310, Bennie reenters Andrew's and JenniAnn's lives and meets Rose.  Drama ensues when it's revealed that Bennie has extremely warped ideas about Andrew that she refuses to give up.  We also learn there that her real name is Benita.  Andrew briefly recalls her taunting in N313 ("Safe").  Bennie resurfaces in N324 and gets into a bar fight with JenniAnn.  Sorta.  ;-)  In "Ivy," Bennie is teaching dance classes through the same summer program where Andrew, LJA, Kemara, and Violeta are helping out.  Despite Andrew's attempts to heal the rift between them, Bennie continues to making sniping remarks.  Later she invites LJA to hang out and have some healing conversation but the invitation may not be what it seems.  N400 reveals that JenniAnn wasn't quite so over Bennie's sniping as it may have seemed.  In "Friend of My Soul," we get the 2002 flashback to that party when JenniAnn and Bennie had their falling out and the latter broke off contact with Andrew and LJA.  Her bullying nets a reference in N470's school tropes.  Figures into a trope discussed in N481.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," a remembrance of Bennie's cruel trick on JenniAnn prompts a confession from Andrew.  Mentioned in a trope discussed in N620.  ("The Carpenter", "Shadowlands," “Chrysalis”)

Bennie (Benjamin) Friedman- (he/him/his)  *This* Bennie is very sweet.  He is the younger son of Judith and Levi Friedman and the much loved brother of David, Esther/Chava's beloved.  Bennie's story is told in "Chava."  Bennie had Down's syndrome but, unlike some families in the 1930s, the Friedmans kept their little boy home and cared for him themselves.  David relishes telling his brother about baseball.  The story is comprised of Chava's memories of the Holocaust and the years leading up to it... years that were devastating for the Friedmans and so many others.

Bert- In "God in the Gloom," we meet Bert, one of Allison and Robert Chandlers' rat terrier/chihuahua mixes.  His sister is named Delilah.  They end up spending the COVID lockdown at Willowveil with Allison and Robert.  Included on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.

Beth- (she/her/hers)  A small child whom Andrew comforted in the 70s. She was left alone while her parents attended a town meeting. Jarrod brings Andrew back to this moment in his past and tells the angel that due to Andrew's influence she grew up to start a half-way house for the poor. See N11 for this story.  An answer to one of the Christmas quiz questions in N261.  There's also a non-related Dyeland character named Lady Beth who is introduced in N182Opt1.  You can find her entry in the "L" section.

Beth El Synagogue- Rabbi Yakov's synagogue in the Bronx.  Chava, JenniAnn, and Andrew attend a service there in"Chava" after which she is reunited with her old friend, Beth.  In "The Carpenter," Rabbi Yakov invites Joshua to recite the Torah there during a Shabbat service.  He also invites the entire cast and crew of JCS to show them more about Jewish faith and ritual.  Moishe and Betty Frankl also attend Beth El and, obviously, Tiva on account of being married to the rabbi!  In "The King," Joshua attends a final service there before returning Home.  In N426, Joshua and Co. attend a service at Beth El as means of telling Tiva and Yakov that he's returned for Christmas week.  In N452, Joshua and the Friends attend a Shabbat service there.  Afterwards, Joshua visits with Moishe and Betty, hinting at them having a part in the assignment to come.  In N479, mention is made of the Friends attending Hanukkah service there.  In "The Messiah," a folk band from the synagogue comes to the health fair at the Manhattan Mosque where they're honoring Joshua with a Hora dance.  ("Broken Hallelujahs") *Beth El

Beth (Elzbieta) Radzik- (she/her/hers)  Introduced in "Chava," Beth is a Polish Jew living in Germany in the 1930s.  Her family is among the first in their community to experience the cruelty of the Third Reich.  Beth's father, Janek, is fired from his job at a newspaper and eventually her family is forced to flee.  Beth is devastated to leave behind her friends including Esther (Chava) and David.  JenniAnn alludes to the miracle reunion of Chava and Beth in "Ivy."  In N398, LJA thanks God for reuniting Beth and Chava.

Beth Turner St. John- (she/her/hers)  Portrayed by Sophia Myles on Moonlight.  Per Joshua in "The King," her first name is actually Elizabeth.  Her first newsletter appearance comes in N239 although she had been mentioned on the YG and Author's Cut previously.  Like Mick, she's imported from CBS' Moonlight which was sadly canceled after only one season.  Mick makes a frantic phone call to her in "Dream" and later tells her about his amazing discovery of Dyeland.  "Unconditionally" begins with LJA taking pictures of Mick being cute so she can send them to Beth in thanks for helping her prepare for her Valentine's documentary.  In N239 Beth helps Lady JenniAnn prepare her video cameras for her documentary and accidentally reveals something Mick told her.  N246 states that JABB shall not be held responsible if you end up angsting yourself out over Mick and Beth.  A fight Andrew and LJA have in Beth's apartment launches Josef into emotional chaos in "Make This Go On Forever."  Beth ends up helping with the end-of-life care Josef's friends and the Dyelanders give to his girlfriend, Sarah.  Beth dresses as Snow White for the Dyeland Halloween party described in N258.  Joins the Dyelanders at the Cafe to see Andrew off in N262 then later prepares to spend Christmas with Mick, Josef, and Paula.  Andrew interviews her and Mick about optimistic love in N266.  Beth recalls how Mick won her over by recalling the night he fell in love with her.  She joins Mick at the Cafe in Dyeland in N271.  Stops by Dyeland to help welcome Andrew home in N287.  In N289, Beth receives an ornament to represent herself on the Dyeland Christmas tree... complete with a lil pro-engagement magic courtesy of LJA.  While Andrew and LJA planned to interview Beth and Mick about love and adversity in N293, they end up helping to deal with the fall-out of their break-up and taking Beth back to Dyeland with them.  According to N297, there's no more silverware in Willowveil Castle since Mick and Beth joined the Dyelanders for a celebratory dinner and Mick had a reaction whilst trying to clear the table.  She figures into a few of the treasured JABB memories we compiled in N300.  "The Best Birthday Ever" is a story set on some undetermined future birthday of Beth's when her life with her husband, Mick, is forever altered by a miracle.  In N308, Beth and Mick help welcome their friends back to Dyeland following their cruise.  She and Mick are alluded to in LJA's birthday message to Andrew in N309.  She and Mick visit Andrew and Co. in N313 ("Safe").  In N316, Beth and Mick attend the Dyeland Christmas party during which Andrew has a vision of the couple's future.  Attends Andrew's "36th" birthday party in Dyeland in N337.  At the Dyeland Halloween party in N340.  Marries Mick in N348.  Yay.  In N362, Andrew and LJA briefly revisit the highlights of Mick's and Beth's romance.  In "Abide With Me", Mick and Beth provide lunch for the Dyelanders when Andrew has to leave them for a lengthy assignment in Afghanistan.  Later, she tends to JenniAnn after she witnesses something frightening.  In N372, we find out how Andrew opted to spend the trip money Beth, Mick, and Josef gave him.  N376 tells of the Dyelanders' visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the trip the LA clan paid for.  The story also mentions when Mick and Beth became engaged and their later wedding.  In N379, Joshua tells Andrew about how, but for one January night in 1987, Mick and Beth would be estranged.  Beth and Mick attend Andrew's birthday party in N393.  The date of her wedding is one of the questions in N395.  In "The Truth," LJA references a plot Mick and Beth have going to try to get Josef to come home for Christmas.  In N404, Beth and Mick help prepare Annabelle's nursery in Willowveil.  In "The King," Beth attends Belle's baptism along with Mick, Josef, and Logan.  Afterwards, Logan reveals that he knows Joshua is Jesus and she begs him to heal Mick and Josef.  Joshua declines, explaining that he has his reasons to not heal them right then but a cure is coming.  A few months later, Beth learns what Joshua's reasons were.  In N426, Mick has taken Beth, Josef, and Logan on vacation in Seattle when Joshua arrives in Dyeland for Christmas.  Beth and Logan are sorry to miss Joshua and plan their own private celebration of his birthday near Pike Place Market but are getting a bit depressed... and then Someone walks on the water towards them.  Beth receives a touching message from Mick on Mother's Day in N436.  In "Shadowlands," Beth and the three vampires come to Dyeland to keep their friends company while Andrew is in Sheol.  Beth guards the red velvet cupcakes that are waiting for Andrew's triumphant return.  Mick and Beth bought Andrew and JenniAnn the Kindle they repeatedly use in  "Hope and Healing."  They also attend Max's adoption party.  She recommended an L.A. restaurant to Kylie in "Triad."  In N448, I shared how watching Mick and Beth moon over each other in Moonlight inspired added depth in Andrew's and LJA's plot.  In N452, Beth and Logan visit Willowveil and reunite with Joshua.  Later, the two participate in St. G's Christmas pageant.  Beth also comforts her husband after he learns of Joshua's true identity.  Sorted into Gryffindor House in N460.  Figures into a Halloween trope in N474.  Mentioned in the "Chrysalis" excerpt in N475.  Beth's not impressed by her husband's culinary plans in N476.  In “Chrysalis,” Beth and Mick donate their time and some supplies to the shelter.  Beth provides a listening ear to one of the young survivors.  I suggest a podcast for Mick and her in N486.  In N487, Andrew recounts to JenniAnn how his birthday present for Beth wound up being the vampirism cure.  Her soon-to-be requited longing for children is mentioned in N489.  I gave an update, as of Nov. 2017, on Mick and Beth in N505.  Beth and Mick are among those celebrating Christmas Eve at Willowveil in N506.  Beth and Mick host the luncheon following Benson's funeral in "Immortality."  N531 gives a brief recap on several characters, Mick and Beth included... they're unknowingly expecting!  N558 provides a year-end update on Mick, Beth, Joe, and many other Friends.  In "The Messiah," Beth reports from the Manhattan Mosque on the day of the health fair.  Mick, Beth, and baby Joe celebrate Christmas with Joshua and the Friends in N559.  In N563, I share reasons I love writing Dyeland stories and among them is keeping characters I love, like Beth, "alive."  Figures into N570 where I examined how the Hays Code might have changed Dyeland stories.  In N579, she shared a fact about Andrew in honor of his observed birthday.  Beth and Logan volunteer to record Andrew's and JenniAnn's blessing ceremony in "A Thousand Years."  In "The Shepherd," Mick and Beth attend the second JCS preview perfomance at St. G's.  In N664, the birth of Mick's and Beth's second son, Michael, is announced and a brief update on their careers is given.  (N243, 247, 286, 320, 344, 350, "The Carpenter," 539, 588, 683)  (Photo from Moonlight is owned by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television)  *Beth

Betty Frankl- (she/her/hers)  In N415, I list meeting her and several other characters from "The Carpenter" as among my favorite memories of JABB's 16th year.  Betty is first alluded to in Kim's "May the Road Rise to Meet You."  Her husband is Moishe of the eponymous Moishe's Kosher Deli.  The couple attend Rabbi Yakov's synagogue: Beth El.  Betty first appears in "The Carpenter".  Moishe and Betty attend a showing and experience a miraculous reunion with an estranged love one.  In "The King," Betty and Moishe are upset to learn Joshua is leaving town.  Betty makes Joshua promise to have dinner at their place when next he and his family are in town.  In N426, Joshua makes good on his promise when he, along with his parents and John, join the couple and Samson for dinner at their home.  In N430, on Valentine's Eve, Samson cooks dinner for his parents.  In N452, Betty and Moishe visit with Joshua after a Sabbath service.  Though they're headed out of town for a long-desired vacation, they make plans to meet with Joshua for dinner upon their return.  Per her son, Samson, in “Chrysalis,” Betty wants to get word out about combating human trafficking to her synagogue.  In "Broken Hallelujahs," Betty and Moishe insist on giving Joshua a "reunification discount" on lunch for the Friends at St. G's.  *Betty

Beverly Griffen- (she/her/hers)  Logan's mother.  She's introduced in "The King."  We learn that she lost her husband and another son in a car accident.  This prompted Logan to turn into a vampire so she'd never be alone.  Years later, Beverly isn't responding to cancer treatments because she's lost her will to live which devastates Logan.  Joshua gives Logan a gift that will help bring his mother back to him.  In N426, we learn that as of Christmas, Beverly is still doing really well.  In N436, Mick mentions Beverly and Logan in his Mother's Day card to Beth.  She gets to meet Logan's longtime love, Zelda, and help her come to terms with his vampirism in “Chrysalis.”  Logan, his mother, and Zelda attend Benson's funeral in "Immortality."  N532 states that Logan and Zelda are still living in Beverly's basement following their marriage.  N558 provides a year-end update on Logan, Zelda, Beverly, Nova, and many others.  In "The Messiah," she attends a reunion lunch with Joshua along with Logan and Zelda where the couple share happy news.  In N664, the impending birth of Alma to Logan and Zelda is announced.  Beverly will be babysitting her granddaughters.  *Beverly

Bianca- (she/her/hers)  In “Chrysalis,” she was victim to the same human traffickers as Salma, Zelda, and some others.  Sadly, she was killed and her loss hits Joshua and her friends hard.

Billie- In “Chrysalis,” Billie keeps watch when Carmena, Tanya, Lilith, Denise, Xinyi, and Enisa flee the brothel they're being held at after a friend is killed.  Later, Billie joins them at the CC.  Billie and Tanya are close friends.

Bill of Rights- Applies to Androolers. They are listed in N5.  It's stipulation that Androolers get to see Andrew's bare arms is brought up in N189.  Recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  (N48)

Bill Morgan- John's character in Once Upon a Christmas and its sequel Twice Upon a Christmas.  JenniAnn quotes him to Andrew in N58.  Giver of five wedding rings in N152.  Has a haiku written about him in N156.  Possible result to the N157 Valentine quiz.  An hypothetical, slightly brain-damaged JABBer threatens a mall Santa unless Bill's location is revealed in N180.  In N184 he makes an oh-so-special announcement to John Dye's other characters and says his wife, Kristin, will bake a cake for John's pending birthday.  Bill divorcing Kristin to marry the Easter Bunny is evidence you're wasted after playing the drinking game in N207.  Liz and I both mention Mr. Morgan in our Dye Day lists in N211.  I mention the release of the films in N212.  In that same issue, a Dyelander meets with Bill and insists he tell her how to get an immortal (aka Andrew) to fall in love with her.  I suggest writing a very bad St. Patrick's Day themed fanfic about him and Kristin in N214.  Despite JenniAnn's resolution to not speak of or think about Andrew for a whole day, Bill tricks her into both in N220.  The Bill movies get a plug in Nicole's Christmas to-do list found in N234.  Inspires a song on my Dye Day play list in N238.  In celebration of Dye Day, N265 contains quiz questions and suggests songs related to Bill.  Yvette and Nicole wish to send Bill a couple messages in N292.  In "On This Side," the Dyelanders watch these films and many others of John's as they remember his life and search for peace.  In N334, a Dyelander writes Dear Annie Dru seeking help for Bill's namesake, her daughter Morgana.  I suggest donning a Santa hat in reference to Bill in N345.  Figures into the John's birthday trivia test in N347.  Weirdly, I wrote a top ten all about the Bill movies in N370 and never once mentioned his name...  However, I do describe hi hypothetical Christmas tree.  Inspires travel bingo item in N384.  Inspires a scavenger hunt item in N482.  N590 contains a link to a jigsaw puzzle of Bill.  N720 contains a guessing game in which you match earrings I made to characters John Dye played, Bill included. (N124, 133, 135)

Blaine Wesson- (he/him/his)  In "Broken Hallelujahs," he's revealed to be an abusive priest who raped both Mason and Kyle, several years apart.  Other victims are also alluded to.  Wesson's behavior was, in part, kept under wraps by his uncle who was an archbishop.  Throughout the course of the story, Mason and Kyle strive to make Wesson's crimes known and get justice for themselves and others.  He figures into a spooky trope discussed in N661. 

Blue M&M- Like Floyd, he became a rather strange object of the author's affections in N29.  (N48)

Blue Oyster Cult- One of their hit songs was "Don't Fear the Reaper."  The AOD band covering the song is requested in N147.  Jess, JenniAnn, and Margherita perform a version that, according to Andrew, would make Blue Oyster Cult weep in N182Opt1.  A quote from "Don't Fear the Reaper" starts N185 and Adam, Henry, and Andrew perform the song at the end of "The Uninvited Guest" (N185).  The AOD Band discuss them and their famous song in N195.  "Don't Fear the Reaper" is recalled in the "200 Things I Have Learned from JABB" list found in N200.  According to N222, if you hear a doorbell playing that song, you've most likely found and Androoler's home.  "Don't Fear" finds its way into the Wall Decor Guidelines in N249.  Their big song figures into one of the party games from Andrew's birthday found in N282.  N312 suggests dressing up as a literal cult of blue oysters for Halloween and singing "Reaper."  CABB 17/ JABB 366 suggests the AODs get cowbell tattoos in reference to BOC's hit.  According to N391/CABB 18, finding that your Pandora.com account suddenly has a "Don't Fear the Reaper" station just may be a hint that an AOD has been by your place.

Bob Holmby- John's character in Billionaire Boys Club, reviewed by myself in N20.  One of the possible perfect mate results in N140's quiz.  Giver of eight calls from prison in N152.  Subject of a short poem in N156.  One of the players in a game of "Date, Dump, or Marry" found in N219.  I try to warn him about Judd Nelson in N292.  Figures into the John's birthday test in N347.  I dub Mr. Holmby a terrible nurse in N361.  N720 contains a guessing game in which you match earrings I made to characters John Dye played. Unfortunately, Bob was not included since, as I wrote, I couldn’t think of a symbol for him that I’d actually wear. Sorry/not sorry, Bob. (N124, 133)

Bram Patrick Crocetti- (he/him/his)  Isolde's and Marco's son.  N558 announces his birth.  N559 features Bram's first Christmas.  His parents share the story of Isolde's long, hard labor.  In "God in the Gloom," Isolde, Marco, and Bram hole up in Dyeland during the COVID pandemic since the couple have bad memories of previous pandemics and Marco almost died of TB.  In "The Lost Sheep," Isolde, Marco, and Bram host Ed and Steve for dinner on their first night in Asteriana.  In N664, the birth of Bram's little sister, Saoirse, is announced.  Mentioned on the first edition of the Dyelanders', Asterians', and Friends' Pet Inventory in N681.  *Bram

Brad- Sean's brother-in-law.  We meet him and his family in "The Never-Ending Road."  Brad is married to Sean's sister, Ciara, and they have five children: Parker, Natalie, Kelly, James, and Erin.  The whole family is at Megan and Keith McCallum's home when Sean and Kemara visit to announce their engagement.  Later, the entire family go on a ski trip and, of course, they're all part of preparations for the wedding.  Serves as Sean's best man in "Here is My Heart."  Brad and his family celebrate Easter in Dyeland and get to meet a very special Someone in "Morning Has Broken."   In "Glad Tidings, Part I," Brad goes on a short fishing trip with David, Sean, and Keith.  Gets a new niece and nephew in "Glad Tidings, Part II"!  In N452, Brad's and Ciara's children are part of St. G's angelic choir during their Christmas pageant.  He and Ciara host Thanksgiving for their family in "And Then There Were Four."  Attends Sean’s firefighter graduation in  “These are My Dreams.”  ("New Beginnings")  *Brad