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Have A Blessed Beltane!

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) Happy Beltane to all, a day to celebrate and wish all well! And please do not worry–this pagan Wiccan/Druidic holiday does not have anything to do with the devil. Rather,…

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An April Self-Promotion Party

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wiktionary.org) It’s Spring, and weather has become warmer, plants are beginning to grow, and trees and starting to bud. This is also a good time to do some unashamed self-promotion! Tell…

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My Saturday RavenCon Schedule

RavenCon 16 is this weekend at the Virginia Crossings Tapestry Collection by Hilton, in Glen Allen, Virginia. Three days of fun. Here is where you can find me on Saturday, April 22, 2023: 1 pm – 2:30 pm (Workshop/Presentation) Can Cows Have … Continue reading

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Quotations On Gun Control–Again!

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
The familiar refrain of sending “thoughts and prayers” by congress people who then do nothing about gun control after another massacre of innocents is sickening. It is time to love children…

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Book Banning and Freedom of Speech

Originally posted on Tom Glenn, Writer:
Republican and conservative efforts to ban books they disagree with are taking off. PEN America, an organization devoted to protecting free expression in literature, reports that there are at least 50 groups across the…

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Ramifications

Originally posted on Jane Lindskold: Wednesday Wanderings:
Greetings, Dandy Silverstone! They’ve probably changed the rules by now, but way back in the dark ages (mid-1980s) when I started playing AD&D, a human fighter, beginning level, was (according to some table…

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Global Priorities

Originally posted on America the Beautiful:
Alan Zendell, February 6, 2023 If you read my recent post, Connectedness, you’ll recall that I ended it by suggesting that we, as Americans and citizens of Earth may have our priorities upside down.…

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Republican Book Bans

Originally posted on Tom Glenn, Writer:
Republican and conservative efforts to ban books they disagree with are taking off. PEN America, an organization devoted to protecting free expression in literature, reports that there are at least 50 groups across the…

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Cabbages Not Kings

Originally posted on Jane Lindskold: Wednesday Wanderings:
Two Great Tastes This week has shaped up busier than I expected, even as I wrote about my busy start of the year last week.? The page proofs for A New Clan in…

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Brady PAC Data on Gun Violence

Originally posted on Tom Glenn, Writer:
The Brady PAC was formed leading up to the 2018 midterm elections. It was created to serve as a counterweight to “dark money” Super PACs created by the gun industry. It upholds the policy…

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