Yom Kippur, Justice Ginsburg

cj Sez: Yom Kippur 2020 begins at sunset on Sunday September 27 and ends 25 hours later the following night, Monday September 28. For all those celebrating this holiday, 

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Respecting a legal trailblazer* 

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933-September 18, 2020) was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the second woman and the first Jewish woman appointed to the court in U.S. history. She made history one final time Friday as she became the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. 

 

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   —Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts: “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice.”

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   —Chris Scalia, the son of the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia hailed the Supreme Court justices' unlikely but special friendship: “They held very strong, very different views. They wrote opinions that disagreed with each other's opinions -- and they didn't pull any punches in those opinions -- but they never let those strong, deeply held beliefs get in the way of their friendship.”
 

*Sources: Various news dot com sites

 
(cj Sez: I pray that the mutual respect and agree-to-disagree attitudes of those two legal lions take root in the midst of today’s combatants.)

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Writerly info
   On Jane Friedman’s blog: “A Writer’s Guide to Fair Use and Permissions” . . .  https://www.janefriedman.com/sample-permission-letter/ 

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

 
cj

HALLOWEEN PIECES anthology pre-order available soon:

 
  TO ORDER my autographed books or any book of your choice on-line from my favorite indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: The Haunted Bookshop  The store has re-opened to limited hours, so you can stop and shop, too.
 
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Hurricane Sally and Rosh Hashanah

cj Sez: Hurricane Sally took a slow turn through my neighborhood last week. My son took the following photos.

                

   Fortunately, despite the 70 mph-plus winds roaring through my tree tops, the only losses I suffered were some limbs down and torrential splatters of leaves and branches. 

   Between the winds and water, Dauphin Island and downtown Mobile took a hard hit. As did some of my neighbors… 

   

   Through the generosity of a young people’s group at City Hope Church in Mobile, we had extra hands to help clean up the yard on Friday. 

   Got 98 percent of the job done! We had five or six piles of leaves to pick up Saturday, but it rained all day, and the forecast is for a constant, misty rain all day Sunday. 

   Guess the leaves will have to wait a couple of more days. But we are so grateful and blessed.

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   The Jewish New Year began at sundown Friday, Sept 18, and concludes at nightfall on Sunday Sept 20. 

   For all those celebrating this holiday, I wish you . . . 

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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

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A Character Interview and a Giveaway!

cj Sez: The Mobile Writers Guild has two anthology publications being released in 2020. The first anthology of 2020 is VALENTINE PIECES, which launched in February. The second, launching October 9, is HALLOWEEN PIECES.

   My paranormal short story, “Once in a Blue Moon,” is included in the Halloween publication, and my short mystery, “Call Me Kate,” is included in the Valentine’s publication.  

   And I’m having a giveaway contest that runs from Sept 13 to Sept 19. I’ll announce the winner on Sept 20. Inserted somewhere in this blog post are instructions on how you can be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of HALLOWEEN PIECES—Kindle or paperback, your choice—and some goodies in exchange for …well read on to find the how-to. Easy-peasy.

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Character interview:

   An interview with Mirabel Campbell, the protagonist in a novel that I’m editing for re-release under a new title, THE DAWGSTAR.

  Lyrical Pens: Dear readers: Today I’m interviewing Dr. Mirabel Campbell, the protagonist in one of cj petterson’s novels. Dr. Campbell, if you don’t mind, let’s get right into this short interview. Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you do for a living? Do you have any hobbies?

Mirabel Campbell, PhD.:  Call me Mirabel, please. I’m a botanist, and I’ve just finished working on the international genome project. Before you ask, I was studying the genomes of plants, not people. Actually finishing the project gave me the time to follow my new favorite hobby, astronomy. The skies around Mendocito, California, where I live are super dark and perfect for star-gazing.

 LP: So, you traded a microscope for a telescope. 

 MC: When you say it that way, my life sounds pretty boring, and a year ago, I would’ve agreed. Neither activity by itself is what one might call exciting, but let me tell you, the two of them together? You know how people say, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you?” Wrong. I found out what I didn’t know could kill me.

 LP:  Oh wow. What happened?

 MC: One night I was out with my brand-new telescope and spotted what I thought could be a new comet. I even had some grandiose plans to name it the Briggs-Campbell Comet. My friend Ray Briggs was with me that night. A few days later, I discovered I hadn’t found a new comet, and what I had seen might be the death of me. I became entangled in an international crisis and the target of a hired assassin. Obviously I survived. but two of my friends didn’t. That’s all I can tell you because of national security issues. The things that can be made public will be revealed in a tell-all book that cj petterson is working on. She’s calling it THE DAWGSTAR, and it’s a suspenseful thriller with a touch of romance.

   And to apologize for not being able to tell you more, we have a giveaway for your readers. If they’ll go to cj petterson’s Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/CjPettersonAuthor), like and share this blog post, and give her the name of the person they shared it with, she’ll enter both of their names in a drawing to win a copy of her newest short story, “Once in a Blue Moon” in the Mobile Writers Guild anthology, HALLOWEEN PIECES. All she’s asking is that the winner take a few minutes to leave an honest review on Amazon. Easy-peasy.

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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

 FYI gentle reader: Part of the proceeds from the sales of HOMETOWN HEROES benefits The Cajun Navy…you remember those hometown heroes who, right now, have trailered their boats to Lake Charles, LA, to help the victims of Hurricane Laura. The anthology theme might be Christmas, but the stories are timeless.

   TO ORDER my autographed books or any book of your choice on-line from my favorite indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: The Haunted Bookshop  The store has re-opened to limited hours, so you can stop and shop, too.

 

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The Year in flux

 cj Sez:  Here I am, headed into the beginning of fall (the autumn equinox occurs Sept. 22) and the end of Daylight Saving Time (if you’re on it, it ends Nov. 1), without the benefit of having celebrated the usual annual milestones up to this date.

   Where did they go? I’m talking about the beginning of spring, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day. All were under quarantine. Now as I skid toward the end of 2020 (a year with the world-wide mantra of “stay home"), also in jeopardy of not being experienced, in a familiar way, are Labor Day, pro sports playoffs, Halloween, Thanksgiving, maybe even Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Granted I feel a little lost and put-upon, but not panicked. Creating new traditions is good, and I’m still writing, so that’s good. How about you? You doing okay? 

cj Sez: Old adage: Truth is stranger than fiction. Why? Because truth is harder to write and make it believable. As a writer, fiction is my choice because I can lie and be applauded for it. Now if I could only remember which lie I told.

New releases from a couple of friends of mine and available now . . .

A WHISPER OF TROUBLE, book 12 of the Trouble Cat Mysteries by Susan Y. Tanner  (Author), releases September 7, Kindle Edition

   "Acclaimed horse whisperer Liz O’Neil heals confused, frightened, or angry horses but she never expected to work in Italy.

   Her skills are vital to help the horses, especially when bullets start flying."

                       ///HOSTILE CHARMS, book 5 of the Possession Chronicles by Carrie Dalby releases September 8 and the publisher is having a digital book sale . . .

Seeing his ex-wife, Lucy Melling, happily remarried, Frederick Davenport longs to move on from his failed first love. 

   In celebration of the release of “Hostile Charms,” Bienvenue Press is running a sale on several of the other titles in this Southern Gothic family saga series. Now is a great time to dive into the drama of the early 1900s and catch up with the Melling, Easton, and Davenport families.

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  The Mobile Public Library has invited the authors of Mobile Writers Guild HALLOWEEN PIECES anthology to submit an excerpt and/or describe the inspiration for their stories via video for the library’s YouTube channel. I’m going to be on video, though my personal videographer won’t be available until sometime next week. (My grandson is a busy man.) I’ll be sure to post the info when it’s scheduled to run.

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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

   FYI gentle reader: Part of the proceeds from the sales of HOMETOWN HEROS benefits The Cajun Navy…you remember those hometown heroes who, right now, have trailered their boats to Lake Charles, LA, to help the victims of Hurricane Laura. The anthology theme might be Christmas, but the stories are timeless.

  TO ORDER my autographed books or any book of your choice on-line from my favorite indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: The Haunted Bookshop  The store has re-opened to limited hours, so you can stop and shop, too.

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