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Quotations on Bigotry
Standard“What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.”
Albert Einstein
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
Nelson Mandela
“There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.”
Malala Yousafzai
“Bigotry of all kinds is intolerable, unjustifiable, and immoral. We, as human beings, must always be willing to stand up against any kind of bigotry.”
Charles F. French
June Self-Promotion Party!
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Hello everyone! It’s now mid-June, the weather is warmer, and it’s time for a self-promotion party!
Don’t be shy; tell us about your books!
Be proud of your writing!
Share your book(s) with the world!
Be your own best publicist!
To help as many as possible see your work, reblog, like, and follow others.

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Get The Draft Done! is available here: Amazon.com

Gallows Hill can be found here in ebook.
Gallows Hill in paperback can be found here.
An interview about Gallows Hill can be found here.

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How Is Everyone Doing?
StandardThe last couple of years have been turbulent, to be a bit understated, and I hope everyone is finding their way through all the difficulties we face.
I simply wanted to wish everyone well.
Please try to be kind and to find joy at least once a day.
I want to ask everyone: how are you doing?
Favorite Science Fiction Films: 6: Them
StandardOne of the main themes that ran through many science fiction films of the 1950s was the combined fear of nuclear war, nuclear explosions, and fallout. This atomic fear is one large terror that haunted the Cold War world and was developed in many ways in science fiction films.
One such expression was in the advent of the giant bug movies, which addressed the question of what might happen to the world after radiation had somehow been released either through detonation of weapons or by accident. In Japan, the consequences of having been the only nation to have suffered the devastation of nuclear bombs, saw the emergence of giant monsters like Godzilla, often seen destroying Japanese cities–a very direct metaphor for nuclear explosions. In America, a similar motif was seen in the proliferation of Giant Bug movies. This might be considered an early example of ecological concern in cinema.
Them, a 1954 production by Warner Bros, starred James Arness and James Whitmore. In the beginning of the movie, a little girl was found alone and traumatized, saying only “them, them.” The girl was rescued, but during the investigation, other people were found who have been killed, and the perpetrators were discovered to be giant ants. The monsters were created when normal ants came upon sugar that had been irradiated by atomic weapons testing. They reached the height and size of small military tanks and were ferocious killers and hunters. This film made Americans think about the potential risks from insects that would normally have been viewed, at the worst, as mere pests at picnics. Radiation had the capacity to distort they way we interacted with the world.
Eventually, the creatures were hunted down and destroyed by the use of flame-throwers. As would be the motif in most of the giant bug movies, the world was saved by using technology against technologically-created creatures. At the conclusion of the movie, a warning was given in solemn tones that we have entered a new world in the atomic age, and we have to be aware of its dangers. These are themes that would be repeated frequently in other giant bug movies.
If you have not seen this one, it is worth a look. It may not be the best film of all time, but it does introduce important Cold War themes into science fiction cinema. These are themes which frightened many people.
Can Anyone Help With Suggestions For Comp Titles For A Query Letter?
StandardA Few Quotations On Courage
Standard“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.”
Mark Twain
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
Nelson Mandela
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“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face. . . we must do that which we think we cannot.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“We must always have the courage to oppose tyranny, bigotry, and ignorance. We must speak out, use the power of our voices, and we must vote!”
Charles F. French
Quotations On Gun Control
Standard“One only wishes Wayne LaPierre and his NRA board of directors could be drafted to some of these scenes, where they would be required to put on booties and rubber gloves and help clean up the blood, the brains, and the chunks of intestine still containing the poor wads of half-digested food that were some innocent bystander’s last meal.”
Stephen King “Guns”
“When a country with less than five percent of the world’s population has nearly half of the world’s privately owned guns and makes up nearly a third of the world’s mass shootings, it’s time to stop saying guns make us safer.”
“I only wish the NRA and its jellyfish, well-paid supporters in legislatures both State and Federal would be careful to recite the whole of it, and then tell us how a heavily armed man, woman, or child, recruited by no official, led by no official, given no goals by any official, motivated or restrained only by his or her personality and perceptions of what is going on, can be considered a member of a well-regulated militia.”
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“It is time to start referring to those members of Congress who oppose gun control as what they are–Pro Death of Children and Innocents. They are the toadies of the NRA and the gun lobby, and they must be voted out of office. The time to act is now.”
Charles F. French
It’s Time For The May Self-Promotion Party!
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Hello everyone! It’s past mid-May, the weather is turning warmer, and it’s time for a self-promotion party!
Be proud of your writing!
Share your book(s) with the world!
Be your own best publicist!
To help as many as possible see your work, reblog, like, and follow others.

Available on Amazon

Get The Draft Done! is available here: Amazon.com

Gallows Hill can be found here in ebook.
Gallows Hill in paperback can be found here.
An interview about Gallows Hill can be found here.

Please follow the following links to find my novel:
My radio interview:


More Reviews of Maledicus: The Investigative Paranormal Society, Book I by Charles F. French
Standard“I am not typically a reader; yet, upon picking up French’s Maledicus, I was hardly able to put it down. The story is told beautifully, and the way that French weaves together two seemingly unrelated storylines and settings into one creates an especially interesting and thrilling read. In particular, Maledicus’ actions from the “In-Between” and the men’s actions in the present to counteract them are well described, with the author frequently moving from one place to the other in successive chapters in order to see the two perspectives, seemingly in real-time. The chapter length contributes to how well the story flows–the chapters are broken up frequently to naturally allow for this kind of time-hopping. Furthermore, as someone who grew up in the Lehigh Valley, I enjoyed seeing many details of my hometown in the fictional town of Bethburg. Overall, the novel is a thrilling read that is thoroughly enjoyable not only because of the plot itself but also the manner in which the story is told. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!”
“Loved this book. It moved a bit slow at the beginning but it led up to one hell of an ending. I truly enjoyed it. The character development was on point and the plot kept me interested the whole way through. Definitely recommend.”

Available on Amazon

Get The Draft Done! is available here: Amazon.com

Gallows Hill can be found here in ebook.
Gallows Hill in paperback can be found here.
An interview about Gallows Hill can be found here.

Please follow the following links to find my novel:
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