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Have a Blessed Litha and Summer Solstice!
StandardJune 20-June 21st is one of the most important times in the pre-Christian Celtic calendar. It is the solstice and the day with the longest daylight of the year, and it is a celebration of the coming summer. This year, Litha is celebrated on June 24, so I am offering a week long Holiday wish for all!
Please understand, that there is nothing evil or Satanic in this holiday or its celebration. It is simply an expression of seasonal joy.
Happy Solstice!
Blessed Litha!
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.

Please follow the following links to find my novel:
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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.
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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
Honor Memorial Day–2022
StandardI hope all of you have had a wonderful weekend, but I also hope you remember why this holiday, Memorial Day, exists. The word “holiday” comes from “holy day,” and the remembrance of this day and its purpose should be sacred. It was originally known as Decoration Day after the end of the Civil War, and it was designated Memorial Day in the 20th Century.
This day is intended to honor, give thanks, and remember those who have sacrificed their lives for The United States of America. Please honor the fallen and the wounded on this day. I realize the day was meant originally for the dead, but I extend my wishes and thanks to the wounded also. Regardless of political beliefs or stands on a war, these are the men and women who fought to keep us safe, and they deserve our remembrance.
They deserve our thanks and our honor.
Please keep in mind that this day is not merely the beginning of the summer season, nor is it intended to be the time of a special sale. This should be a sacred and somber time. There will be plenty of opportunity for shopping and vacationing afterwards. Please remember those who sacrificed.