Quiz: And the day before Lent is called . . . ?

cj Sez: After weeks of parades with brilliant kaleidoscope floats, wonderful cacophonies of marching bands, and thousands of carnival throws, the revelry all comes to an end on February 13—Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent, Ash Wednesday.

  Plush toys, shiny beads, and tasty Moon Pies are the favorite things masked krewe members throw from their parade floats to the outstretched hands of excited revelers.

 Knights of Revelry Krewe    

  What is a krewe you ask? 

  Krewes are clubs or organizations that exist to celebrate carnival. They introduce their ceremonial kings, queens, and royal courts at elegant formal balls.

Little history lesson:

  “Mardi Gras” is French for "Fat Tuesday." In Mobile, AL, however, Mardi Gras has evolved beyond a one-day celebration into a weeks-long carnival that begins on January 6. New Orleans’ claims notwithstanding, Mobile is the birthplace of America's original Mardi Gras.

  The first celebration took place in 1703 and was revived after the Civil War when Mobilian Joe Cain, dressed as his imagined Indian Chief named Slacabamorinico, paraded through city streets.

 (unknown photographer, photo in public domain)

  When I lived in Detroit, Mardi Gras was a one-day affair that many in the area called Pączki Day. Pączki (pronounced "punch-kee" or "ponch-kee") are Polish pillows of pastry with a variety of possible fillings—my favorite was cherry. Detroiters lined up outside of bakeries to buy dozens of the special treats on Fat Tuesday. 

   A generous co-worker in the office next to mine would get up at 5 a.m. to make a paczki run to his favorite bakery in the Polish community of Hamtramck where he might have to wait in  line in sub-zero weather, in the snow, barefoot (ha ha, not) for up to an hour to bring in several boxes of goodness for the crew (that part is true).

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For readers and writers:

  Mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE. . . March 23, 2024 . . . 

for the upcoming one-day reader and writer event—The Mobile Literary Festival at Mobile’s Ben May Library in conjunction with the Mobile Writers’ Guild. Published authors will present panels on character development, setting, marketing, and plotting. Pick up a book and have it signed by the author! And best of all, this amazing literary festival is FREE. For more information, click this link: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MobileLiteraryFestival/

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  Which is the correct spelling: “gray” or “grey”? Well, it depends… on where you live and how the word/spelling is used. Find out more here:  https://www.grammarly.com/blog/gray-grey/

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  Okay, that’s it for today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.

cj

Now some words from my sponsors:

Mardi Gras season is alive and well in Mobile. 

Laissez les bons temps rouler

  Available! These two Mobile Writers Guild anthologies are filled with wonderful short stories and poems to celebrate upcoming special days. They each have a theme, but the content is perfect for any day of the year.

Buy Valentine’s Day Now  Buy Mardi Gras Now  

  Also for your to-be-read stack: My novels, THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA are fast-paced, thriller/suspense stories with sassy banter and a touch of romance. The books are available on Amazon or through your favorite eTailer and bookstore. Got a library card? You can read the ebooks free from Hoopla.

  The Haunted Book Shop has signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us  

  If they happen to be sold out, tell them you want a signed copy and I'll run down to the shop and sign one. Or shoot me an email. I have a small stash.

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Mobile Literary Festival

cj Sez: For readers and writers: Mark your calendars and

SAVE THE DATE. . . March 23, 2024 . . . 

for an upcoming one-day reader and writer event—The Mobile Literary Festival at Mobile’s Ben May Library in conjunction with the Mobile Writers Guild. Published authors will present panels on character development, setting, marketing, and plotting. You can also purchase a book and have it signed by the author! And best of all, this amazing literary festival is FREE. 

  For more information, click this link: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MobileLiteraryFestival/

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  Here’s a perspective I hadn’t thought of, though I’d like to think this truth was swirling around somewhere in the back of my mind: “Mystery, thriller, and suspense (MTS) stories are the villain’s story, as told and perceived by the protagonist.” 

  Author and book coach Samantha Skal dives into ideating twists that work when writing thriller and mystery stories. To read more of her post on Jane Friedman’s blog, click the link here: https://janefriedman.com/designing-thriller-and-mystery-twists-that-work/

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  I know, I know. The first day of spring is about two months away in the Northern Hemisphere, but I’m antsy so I wanted you to know that U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard ice cutters are getting ready to clear the shipping lanes in the Great Lakes.

  Makes me feel happier already. On Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the annual onset of icebreaking in the lower Great Lakes. According to their press release, they gave the task the tongue-in-cheek name of Operation Coal Shovels. The picture (left) shows U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in operation as seen from the cutter Mackinaw. 

  (On a side note re the cutter Mackinaw: The name of the five-mile-long “Mighty Mac” bridge connecting Michigan’s peninsulas is spelled Mackinac yet still pronounced “mackinaw.” The Mackinac spelling is from the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians. a state recognized tribe of Ojibwe and Odawa Native Americans who called the area Michilimackinac. 

The Mackinac Bridge

  The spelling was shortened to Mackinac and pronounced “Mackinaw” by the French who settled in the area. That’s my Googled history lesson for the day.)

  All those wintery-gray months of ice and snow helped convince me to move from Michigan to the Gulf Coast, and what a difference 1,200 or so miles makes. 

  The picture (left) is of about 50 feet of my side yard in Mobile. Son Jeff took the photo last February. 

  I’m hoping for the same kaleidoscope of color this year (“hoping” because we suffered a severe summer drought).

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  Okay, that’s it for today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.

cj

  

  Now some words from my sponsors:

Buy Valentine’s Day Now  Buy Mardi Gras Now   

  Available! Two Mobile Writers Guild anthologies filled with wonderful short stories and poems to celebrate upcoming special days. Mardi Gras season is alive and well in Mobile, with parades and moon pies bringing crowds to downtown streets. Laissez les bons temps rouler

  Also for your to-be-read stack: My novels, THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA are fast-paced, thriller/suspense stories with sassy banter and a touch of romance. The books are available on Amazon or through your favorite eTailer and bookstore. Got a library card? You can read the ebooks free from Hoopla.

  The Haunted Book Shop has signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us  

  If they happen to be sold out, shoot me an email. I have a small stash available for a discounted price plus shipping.

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Lots of interesting tidbits for writers

cj Sez: Sisters in Crime upcoming events

  These two published authors use very different methods of writing. One is an avowed plotter and the other is an unapologetic pantser. Hear how each works and then listen to them discuss how they might not be that far apart after all. Every writers needs to find the system that works for them!

  Members are required to sign in to register for the webinar. Non-members are invited to register for the webinar; however, you must establish a Guest Non-member account on our site so that you can sign in to register.  Creating your account is a one-time process, and you can sign in with the same credentials for all future webinars.

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  "Named for the late, pioneering African American crime fiction author Eleanor Taylor Bland, the award is intended to support the recipient in crime fiction writing and career development activities. The no-fee submissions are open to any crime writer of color who has not published more than ten short works or two novels. More information is available at www.sistersincrime.org/EleanorTaylorBland "

"Eleanor Taylor Bland was the author of fourteen book-length works of crime fiction  between 1992 and 2007. The books featured Marti MacAlister, a female police detective and an enduring and beloved heroine who went against the grain of stereotypes related to African American women in much of U.S. popular culture."

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From the latest blog post at JaneFriedman.com:  How Writing Your Synopsis Can Fix Your Book

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NEXT WEEK . . .

  Stop by Lyrical Pens on February 26 when we feature a guest post by Darlene Dziomba, writing about her five-year journey to get “Up Close and Pawsonal,” the second book in her Lily Dreyfus series, ready to launch. 

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For your reading enjoyment

  Here’s a Mobile Writers Guild anthology chock full of a variety of short stories that transcend its popular holiday theme.

The Ebook is sale-priced, too!

Buy Mardi Gras Pieces   

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for your health and safety.

 cj

No inflation here: THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA, my fast-paced, exciting suspense/thriller ebooks, are low-, low-priced at $2.99.

The Haunted Book Shop has signed copies of my books in stock. TO ORDER, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us 

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Feeling a bit maudlin

cj Sez: Well, there you have it. I’m nearing another milestone and feeling a little maudlin. A birthday is coming up later this month. I have to say I’m kind of awed with the years I’ve accumulated. 

  I'll admit to being on the far end of middle age, so staying active is primary for me. I haven’t taught an aerobics class in years, but I still enjoy taking an hour-long class of low-impact circuit training twice a week and an hour of yoga once a week. 

  The rest of the week I get my rear out of the computer chair and spend time being physical around my house and two acres of yard. My goal for 2023 and beyond is to keep on keeping on.

  Here’s an encouraging quote from author Babette Hughes (In case you’re wondering, she’s way older than me.):

“Age is not a disability, it is a second chance at life. I’m 92 years old and Post Hill Press has just published my three-novel Kate Brady series; (The Hat; The Red Scarf; The Necklace); I’m working on my fourth novel (Searching For Vivian) and fifth book, and am a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post.”

  Five years after that quote, in 2020, Hughes published 97 Speaks: Lessons From the Decades. It was her eighth book and second memoir.

  P.S. I plan to spend my birthday eating chocolate cake and taking advantage of free lunches and free desserts at more than one restaurant.

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Coming soon . . . a Guest Post 

  Be sure to stop by on Feb. 26, when Lyrical Pens will feature a guest post by Darlene Dziomba, writing about her five-year journey to get “Up Close and Pawsonal,” the second book in her Lily Dreyfus series, ready to launch.

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Timely anthologies and on sale, too.

Buy Valentine’s Day Pieces now

Buy Mardi Gras Pieces now

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for your health and safety.

cj

  No inflation here: THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA, my fast-paced, exciting suspense/thriller ebooks, are low-, low-priced at $2.99.

P.S.  The Haunted Book Shop has signed copies of my books in stock. TO ORDER, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us 

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Once upon a Mardi Gras

 

cj Sez:  The photo taken at a parade pretty much describes the craziness of Mardi Gras in Mobile…fun and chaos in the streets.

  I admit I’ve never been to a Mardi Gras parade—too peoply for me—but here’s my favorite Mardi Gras story from a few years ago.

  Once upon a Saturday morning, I booked the authors’ writing room at The Haunted Bookshop and was thrilled when I found a parking space just around the corner from the bookstore. 

  I spent almost two hours working on story outlines,  proud of myself for being quasi successful at outlining—I call myself a pathfinder when I write.

  Just before noon I thought, “Okay. Time to leave.” Instead I meandered around the shop. I left the Bookshop at 12:30, and, blink, when I turned the street corner, my minivan was gone. I’m thinking who in the world is desperate enough to steal a 10-year old minivan?

  A bit of investigation revealed that a Mardi Gras parade was scheduled to roll down that street at 2 p.m., and the parking spaces had to be cleared two hours before it began. I was thirty minutes late.

  I explained to a friendly, motorcycle police officer (looking handsome in his uniform, astride that Harley) that I had accidentally overstayed my welcome at the parking space and wondered if he knew where my van went. He said it had been towed to a temporary impound lot, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly where on the map/documents he was carrying. Another motorcycle cop rumbled up (I do love the throaty sound of a Harley engine) and pointed. My vehicle was, he said, “That way. Just go straight. You can’t miss it.” I tightened my grip on my briefcase and spent the next twenty or so minutes weaving through increasing crowds and around barriers as I walked half a mile “That way.”

  I paid $125 to be reunited with my vehicle. (A bargain since this year I’ve read the recovery fee has inflated to $150.) I guess I should have taken the time to read the temporary, fluttering, yellow paper sign with small lettering that listed parade parking hours. 

  By the by, Mardi Gras, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is March 1 in 2022. However, the floats start parading in Mobile in January. Each float carries a costumed krewe* throwing parade goodies to the crowds. Each krewe has a unique history, name, and an annual theme for their floats.

(*What does krewe mean in Mardi Gras?

A krewe is a group or organization of revelers who band together to host an annual Mardi Gras ball, ride on a Mardi Gras parade float, and participate in social events throughout the year. There are more than 40 krewes in Mobile.)

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Etcetera ...

COVER REVEAL...my latest cozy mystery short, "Firebug," is included in this charity anthology. Tentatively scheduled for release in April.

 It's Harbor Humane's first book - "THE BIG FANG" Anthology! A 22 story piece, from 22 different authors, this anthology is full of mystery, murder, love, humor and more; and always involves an animal of some shape or form!  It will be available for purchase on Amazon and in person at the shelter and our Harbor Humane Resale Store

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Reading Suggestions:

This Mobile Writers Guild anthology, ebook priced at $1.99, is chock full of short stories that are entertaining to read all year long: 

     MARDI GRAS PIECES BUY NOW   

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER

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That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj

 

P.S.  The Haunted Bookshop has signed paperback copies of my books in stock. TO ORDER my author-graphed books or any book of your choice on-line from a favorite, indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us

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And the winner is . . .

cj Sez:  Congratulations to Sherry Zehner Ney on winning the MARDI GRAS PIECES ebook in Lyrical Pens’ contest. Sherry already had MARDI GRAS PIECES on her Kindle (thank you very much) and chose to receive VALENTINE’S DAY PIECES instead.

  

 

Enjoy, Sherry, and thanks for playing along.

 

VALENTINE'S DAY PIECES  Buy Now  $1.99 at the time of this post  https://amzn.to/3J7CsD8

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   I’m still going to school. This past week I earned my Certificate of Completion for Hillsdale College’s online lecture course on “Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Selected Short Stories.” Watched nine videos followed by nine exams, then a final exam. BSP:* I aced the final and two of the exams (got 90s and 80s on the others). Next on my scholastic agenda and sitting in my inbox is Hillsdale’s course exploring C. S. Lewis’s writings. Best of all, their courses are in my price range: Free!

  My motto: If I’m lucky I’ll get another year older, so I might as well try to get smarter, too. I love learning new things. I recommend it.

(*BSP = Blatant Self Promotion)

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Etcetera and P.S.A.

  Readers take note... Excerpt of a quote from John Steinbeck: “///… a story has as many versions as it has readers. Everyone takes what he wants or can from it and thus changes it to his measure. Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight. ///” — John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

 

   Writers: Passing along a link to Jane Friedman’s blog and a guest post by editor and author Joe Ponepinto Maybe you’ll find a helpful tidbit or two. I did.

https://www.janefriedman.com/use-telling-details-to-connect-description-to-character/

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Get your Mobile Mardi Gras stories here: 

 

The eBook is still $1.99 at the time of this post  https://amzn.to/3IuTYkM

 

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER

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You-all are so lucky . . . It’s a perfect time for great values on Valentine’s Day ebook gifts for your sweetie and yourself. 

  The $1.99 anthologies I mentioned above are chock full of good short stories.

  Plus I lowered the prices of my suspense/thriller Jane Bond-ish novels THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA to $2.49 through Feb. 19. Available at your favorite eBook seller.

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. 

cj

P.S.  The Haunted Bookshop has signed paperback copies of my stories in stock. TO ORDER my author-graphed books or any book of your choice on-line from a favorite, indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us 

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Leave a comment for a chance to win...

 cj Sez: Everyone from Mobile, Alabama, has a Mardi Gras story, reads the Amazon blurb for the Mobile Writers Guild anthology MARDI GRAS PIECES.

“Thanks for getting us thrown out of New Orleans.” Joy’s eyes flamed at her brother Ed as he drove through the now-quiet streets of the French Quarter.

  So begins “The Lost Cause Minstrels,” the first story in the anthology and part of the legacy of wonderful writing by inspired writer and lovely friend, Fran Driscoll.

  Readers, the Minstrels must have behaved pretty badly to get thrown out of the South’s partying-est party city, and you’ll soon have a chance to find out the reason for their embarrassing ouster...for free.

  On Saturday, Feb 5, around 5 p.m. on my Facebook author page ( https://www.facebook.com/CjPettersonAuthor ), I’ll give away a Kindle copy of MARDI GRAS PIECES to some lucky visitor to Lyrical Pens.

  For a chance to win, read, and experience a little bit of Mobile’s Mardi Gras tradition, tell me if you’ve ever eaten a Moonpie or if you even know what one is. A simple “yes” or “no” will get it done. 

  If you shouldn’t happen to win the free copy, you can still buy it here:  https://amzn.to/3IuTYkM  on sale for $1.99 at the time of this post.

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Photo credit: Jeff D. Johnston

  LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER: Cajun-French for “Let the good times roll.” 

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  Etcetera and P.S.A.

  Writers: If the idea of       attending the Writers Police   Academy sounds appealing   (this year’s guest of honor is   international bestselling author Robert Dugoni), click here for a preview of the sessions: https://leelofland.com/a-preview-of-the-exciting-2022-writers-police-academy-classes/ 

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. 

cj

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It's Mardi Gras season in Mobile

cj Sez: You think Mardi Gras is a one-day affair? Like Paczki Day* in Hamtramck, Michigan? Think again, Grasshopper. Mardi Gras may be a one-day affair in some places, but in Mobile, Alabama, it’s a season.

  And for your reading and writing pleasure, here is some info …

  The Mardi Gras season officially started on January 6, the assigned date the three wise men were thought to have visited the baby Jesus—otherwise known as “Three Kings Day” or “Epiphany.”

  In 2022 in the Mobile area, the first parades start on January 29 when the Krewe De La Dauphine rolls the first Mardi Gras parade through the streets of Dauphin Island. The Dauphin Island People’s Parade follows on February 5, and the 2022 Mardi Gras season is off and running. Parades in the city of Mobile, the birthplace of Mardi Gras celebrations in the U.S., begin on February 11, and they don’t stop until March 1, the day of Mardi Gras, aka known as Fat Tuesday and Shrove Tuesday.

  For weeks, the streets of Mobile will be filled with the sights and sounds of live marching bands, brilliantly colored floats, and crowds of parade goers. More than 40 parades are scheduled to roll in downtown Mobile and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast area.

Now for some Mardi Gras definitions:

ASH WEDNESDAY: The end of Mobile’s Mardi Gras season. All the excitement and celebrations of Mardi Gras season come to a screeching halt at 12:00 a.m. on Ash Wednesday

CARNIVAL: The term carnival has been loosely translated as “farewell to meat,” the temporary period before the Lenten period when devout Catholics forego eating meat.

KING CAKE: King cake is made of a rising dough, braided into a circle with cinnamon and sugar, topped with fondant icing, and sprinkled with purple, green and gold sugar.

 There is also a teeny, tiny, plastic baby hidden inside the cake to represent the baby Jesus on the Epiphany … Three Kings’ Day, hence the name, King Cake. The person who gets the slice with the baby is known as the king and is supposed to bring a king cake to the next Mardi Gras event.

KREWE: A Mardi Gras organization. Krewe members wear masks when they ride on the floats (colorfully decorated trailers, pulled by trucks) and heave throws into the crowds.  They also fund and create the parades. 

LUNDI GRAS: The French term for “Fat Monday” —the day before Mardi Gras.

MARDI GRAS: The French term for “Fat Tuesday,”—the calendar day of Mardi Gras.

MARDI GRAS BALL: Krewes hold formal balls after their parades. At the balls, the krewe introduces the organization’s honored members, a royal court that includes queens and kings.

THROWS: The goodies that krewes throw from floats into the crowds lining the street during the parades. Toys are popular throws (note the beads decorating grandson's tux),

but bright, shiny bead necklaces and moonpies are the most popular throws. MoonPies are graham-cracker-type rounds filled with various flavors of marshmallow, covered in chocolate, and are celebrated items in Mobile … Mobile even celebrates the arrival of the New Year with a Moonpie Drop.

And…

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER: Cajun-French for “Let the good times roll” (and they do!)

( * http://www.lyricalpens.com/2020/02/its-mardi-gras-season-in-mobileand-in.html )

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Etcetera and P.S.A.

This post from author/editor Judy Penz Sheluk crossed my Facebook page recently, and I think it’s an important educational/informational piece for all you writers out there.  http://www.judypenzsheluk.com/2022/01/22/lets-talk-about-writing-using-lyrics/

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Mobile Writers Guild anthology: 

Mardi Gras Pieces 

ebook on sale at the time of this post for $1.99

Buy Now here: 

https://amzn.to/3IuTYkM

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj

P.S.  The Haunted Bookshop has signed copies of my stories in stock. TO ORDER my author-graphed books or any book of your choice on-line from a favorite, indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us

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