Meet the Authors Christmas Fair

Hi! Welcome to Day 4 of the Wordcrafter "The French Winemaker’s Daughter" Book Blog Tour. Today we have a guest post by the author, Loretta Ellsworth. I haven`t had the chance to read Loretta`s book yet. I plan to read and review it soon. Here is Loretta`s guest post. About The French Winemaker`s Daughter Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the Nazis....

http://bookplaces.blog/day-4-of-the-wordcrafter-the-french-winemakers-daughter-book-blog-tour/ ...

The author reflects on participating in Tanka Tuesday, exploring the Shadorma poetry form while expressing profound concerns about war, its history, and personal experiences....

http://bookplaces.blog/tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-specific-form-shadorma-11-19-24/ ...

Veterans Day, November 11, 2024.
The poem In Flanders Fields, was written during WW1 by Canadian physician and soldier Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, 1872-1918.  Publication date of the poem was December 8, 1915. Flanders Fields is located in Belgium. The famous war memorial poem is associated with Veterans Day. Poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime, especially in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth realms.
#veteransday #inflandersfieldsthepoppiesblow #warmemorialpoem #poetjohnmccrae #november11 #wearethedead #worldwarone #warishell #donotforget #bravesoldiers❤️ ...

National Authors Day #nationalauthorsday

"I once told my wife I was going out to buy an envelope: “Oh",  she said, "well, you`re not a poor man. You know, why don`t you go  online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?" And  so I pretended not to hear her. And went out to get an envelope because  I have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I  meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire  engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I`ll ask a woman what  kind of dog that is. And, and I don`t know. The moral of the story is -  we`re here on Earth to fart around. And, of course,  the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don`t  realise, or they don`t care, is we`re dancing animals. You know, we  love to move around. And it`s like we`re not supposed to dance at all anymore. Let`s all get up and move around a bit right now... or at least dance."

Kurt Vonnegut
Our hometown Indianapolis author

Born: November 11, 1922 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died: April 11, 2007 (aged 84) New York City, U.S.

Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.

https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/2022/01/rachels-suggested-vonnegut-reading-order/

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Hello everyone! We are on Day 7 of the WordCrafter Midnight Garden Book Blog Tour. The tour is scheduled with guest posts and readings from contributing authors at every stop. There`s a fun giveaway. If you missed any of the stops on the tour, you can go back to any day on the schedule. Let`s meet the authors and their stories....

http://bookplaces.blog/wordcrafters-midnight-garden-where-dark-tales-grow-book-blog-tour-day-7/ ...

Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor
passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024.
Sinead O`Connor was one of my favorite singers. Born: December 8, 1966, Dublin, Ireland
Died: July 26, 2023 (age 56 years), Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

"Sister Sinead" by Kris Kristofferson

“I`m singing this song for my sister Sinead
Concerning the god awful mess that she made
When she told them her truth just as hard as she could
Her message profoundly was misunderstood

There`s humans entrusted with guarding our gold
And humans in charge of the saving of souls
And humans responded all over the world
Condemning that bald headed brave little girl

And maybe she`s crazy and maybe she ain`t
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she`s never been partial to shackles or chains
She`s too old for breaking and too young to tame

It`s askin` for trouble to stick out your neck
In terms of a target a big silhouette
But some candles flicker and some candles fade
And some burn as true as my sister Sinead

And maybe she`s crazy and maybe she ain`t
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she`s never been partial to shackles or chains
She`s too old for breaking and too young to tame."

"I was not about to do that,” said Kristofferson in 2010 on the Irish television show Saturday Night with Miriam. “I went out and I said ‘Don’t let the bastards get you down,’ and she said ‘I’m not down,’ and she sang. It was very courageous. It just seemed to me wrong, booing that little girl out there, but she’s always had courage.” Kris defended Sinead when she was booed during a Bob Dylan tribute concert at Madison Square Garden, shortly after her controversial appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1992. Sinead sang an a cappella version of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1976 song “War" in protest against the allegations of sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church, which started to come to light in the 1980s.

"Sister Sinead" https://youtu.be/B9HEn1pqq4g ...

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within." Maya Angelou
#writing #writerslife #mayangelouquotes
Art by Leonardo Di Aetherhart
Thanks to @noveliciouss ...

Never Forget It is the 23rd anniversary of September 11. Whenever I hear the number 911, I think of that day 23 years ago. 911 is the number to call in an emergency, but I don`t associate those numbers with a phone call. No, I think of turning on the television on that sunny day after I learned what happened. After watching people covered in ashes running away from the Twin Towers, I felt afraid and sick and in shock....

http://bookplaces.blog/woman-holding-her-skirt-down-while-she-jumped-on-911/ ...