Nikki Gastineau

Five Tips for Surviving Outlander Season 3

Making it through Outlander‘s Droughtlander was just the start. Our Outlander Fan Survival Guide can help you survive Season 3. 

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Ten Reasons Why JAMMF Could Never Be Your Real World Dream Guy

If you’ve watched or read Outlander, you might have thought to yourself once or twice that James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser is the perfect man. Maybe you even wished that you had a Jamie of your own or that your significant other was more like Jamie. I have to admit that, at times, Jamie does…

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Faith, Hope, and Loss: Reflections on Miscarriage through Outlander’sFaith

Editor’s Note: When Outlander Cast Blog blogger Denise Stewart wrote her moving response as a NICU nurse to Outlander’s “Faith” episode, the public response was—and continues to be—overwhelming. This post, from blogger Nikki Gastineau, shares a reaction to “Faith” from the side of the grieving mother. We are grateful both these women were so brave in…

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An Evening with Diana Gabaldon (sort of)

It all started with a post on an Outlander Facebook page saying that Diana Gabaldon would be doing a Skype presentation at a local Michigan library “an hour south of Ann Arbor.” Given my proximity to Ann Arbor, I thought I should investigate further. In one quick Google search, I found that she would be…

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Outlander in the City: An Outlander Adventure

Before I tell you anything about Outlander in the City I need you to know two things: I am not a fan girl but I am an introvert with some anxiety issues. I don’t geek out over television/movie stars. That’s just not me. Also, I am a people watcher. I see stories in everything because…

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It’s Not About the Vase and Other Outlander Life Lessons

 Outlander is more than a wonderful read and/or fantastic TV series. It’s also full of important life lessons.

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Droughtlander TV/Movie Recommendations: What’s on Our Screens?

Earlier this month, the Outlander Cast Blog writers shared their favorite books with you to help ease those terrible symptoms of Droughtlander. We now turn our focus to television shows. Between the reading list and the show recommendations, we hope that this will keep your spirits high until the return of Outlander  in September. If…

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Droughtlander Reading Recommendations: What’s On Our Nightstands?

Droughtlander. Sigh. Will it ever be over? How does an Outlander-obsessed fan pass the seemingly endless days until September? The writers of the Outlander Cast Blog put our heads together to compile a reading list of our favorite books. As you might imagine, there is a pronounced bias toward history and the supernatural, but I…

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The Five Stages of Droughtlander Grief

I’m not a therapist. I thought it would be helpful to get that out in the open right now so that you can take everything that follows with a grain of salt or an excellent single malt whisky. Hey, I’m not here to judge how you process your information. With the recent announcement that Outlander…

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Outlander From Book to Screen: Favorite Lines of Love

I love love. There I said it. When I was younger, I was in love with the fairy tale kind of love; the kind where the prince swoops in at the last second to save the day, kiss the princess, and carry her away to their happily ever after. What my naive self did not…

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