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October 5, 2021
A Bewitching Tuesday
In the Kitchen with Logan Lansing - Recipe for Broiled Oysters on the Half Shell #Romance #InTheKitchen #BroiledOystersontheHalfShell #Recipe #bewitchingbooktours
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Dead Man Walking by Zach Adams #Horror #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/JyH550GlYNg
To catch a killer or save her sanity
Behind the Veil
E. J. Dawson #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/awAJ50GlYLc
PLAYLIST FOR WITCH OF CARDS by CATHERINE STINE
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***A Halloween Spooktacular*** Tranquil Heights Book One by Megan Speece - Paranormal Suspense #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/AVCJ50GlZ69
Dragonfly Girl by Logan Lansing #Romance
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Urbantasm Book 3 The Darkest Road by Connor Coyne - General Fiction / Young Adult - Urbantasm: The Empty Room is the third book in the magical teen noir serial novel inspired by the author’s experiences growing up in Flint, MI #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/lsXt50GlZ3O
Spooktacular Halloween Recipes with Lara Bernhardt #HauntedHalloweenSpooktacular #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/dXHX50GlZ2k
5 Scary Movies for the Not-So-Scary Watcher - Sea Mage by Louisa Bacio #HauntedHalloweenSpooktacular #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/5my850GlZ0T
Haunted Halloween Spooktacular: Jasper: The Beginning by Eileen Sheehan #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/iabw50GlYZO
Smoke and Mirrors: A Vampire Romance by Elise Nelson Virtual Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Ly0F50GlYYH
Hidden Gypsy Magic #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/XbKK50GlYXL
Spooktacular Recipe & Giveaway - Evil Seeds: The Ultimate Movie Guide to Villainous Children by Vanessa Morgan #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/CjqD50GlYVd
Guest Blog- Behind the Veil by E. J. Dawson #GothicSuspense #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/jyrQ50Glfmu
In the Kitchen with Diane Morrison Recipes for Ryll Pies and Graf Spicy Orcish Coffee #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Fr7O50Glflj
Vampire Makeup Tutorial with Elise Nelson #PNR #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/QFfY50GlfLX
Celia Breslin's 2021 Halloween Viewing Picks #HauntedHalloweenSpooktacular #PNR
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October 4, 2021
A Bewitching Monday
Guest Blog- Behind the Veil by E. J. Dawson #GothicSuspense #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/jyrQ50Glfmu
In the Kitchen with Diane Morrison Recipes for Ryll Pies and Graf Spicy Orcish Coffee #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Fr7O50Glflj
Vampire Makeup Tutorial with Elise Nelson #PNR #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/QFfY50GlfLX
Haunted Halloween Spooktacular & #Giveaway ~ Halloween Dance Party Playlist ~ Tranquil Heights, Book One by Megan Speece @mbspeece #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/BNjc50GlfQ8
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN - PARANORMAL SUSPENSE - WITCH OF THE CARDS by Catherine Stine #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/tRpM50GlfVr
Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ Urbantasm Book Three: The Darkest Road by Connor Coyne @connorcoyne ~ General Fiction / Young Adult #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/2sdi50GlfRr
Poetry Corner with David McCracken #AltHis #AlternativeHistory #PoetryCorner #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/6Yzr50GlfCt
An Excerpt from Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie
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Tales from the Foxes of Foxham by Matteo Sedazzari - Book Tour
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The Foxes of Foxham by Matteo Sedazzari [w Excerpt]
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Sea Mage by Louisa Bacio #HauntedHalloweenSpooktacular #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/jxbK50GlfJX
Spotlight & Excerpt – Jasper: The Beginning + Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/H6Ha50GlfIi
Haunted Halloween Spooktacular: Keeping Your Pets Safe on Halloween by Tena Stetler, author of Hidden Gypsy Magic #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/VrJ350GlfGj
Far Beyond Woman Suffrage The Prices of the Vote Book One by David McCracken - Alternative History - “It isn’t just about women in long skirts finally voting!” #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/JflE50GlfAX
Spotlight, Feature & Excerpt: Eva’s Homecoming + Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/onXD50GlfxX
Spotlight & Excerpt: Far Beyond Woman Suffrage + Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/YCtE50Glfxg
Dragonfly Girl by Logan Lansing #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/VN0z50Glfw5
A Demon's Embrace The Cupid Dating Agency #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/K7o250GlfjN
Spooktacular Feature & Giveaway - A Demon's Embrace by Celia Breslin #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/lwM550Glfej
Evil Seeds: The Ultimate Movie Guide
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October 3, 2021
Haunted Halloween Spooktacular The Wantland Files by Lara Bernhardt
I remember thoroughly loving a book called It’s Halloween by Jack Prelutsky when I was little. This is a book of poems, and that appreciation only increased the older I got.
The works of Edgar Allan Poe intrigued me beginning in high school. I liked all his writing and was particularly fascinated with The Raven.
His poem Spirits of the Dead is perhaps less well known, but perfect for Halloween:
Spirits of the DeadBy Edgar Allan Poe
Thy soul shall find itself alone’Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone—Not one, of all the crowd, to pryInto thine hour of secrecy:Be silent in that solitudeWhich is not loneliness—for thenThe spirits of the dead who stoodIn life before thee are againIn death around thee—and their willShall then overshadow thee: be still.
For the night—tho' clear—shall frown—And the stars shall look not down,From their high thrones in the Heaven,With light like Hope to mortals given—But their red orbs, without beam,To thy weariness shall seemAs a burning and a feverWhich would cling to thee forever:
Now are thoughts thou shalt not banish—Now are visions ne'er to vanish—From thy spirit shall they passNo more—like dewdrop from the grass:
The breeze—the breath of God—is still—And the mist upon the hillShadowy—shadowy—yet unbroken,Is a symbol and a token—How it hangs upon the trees,A mystery of mysteries!
The Wantland FilesBook OneLara Bernhardt
Genre: supernatural suspensePublisher: Admission PressDate of Publication: December 16, 2016ISBN: 978-0998426105ASIN: B081RFTMR5Number of pages: 286Word Count: 73,470Cover Artist: BEAUTeBOOK
Tagline: She sees dead people. He doesn’t believe in ghosts.
Book Description:
The X-Files meets Ghost Hunters when psychic Kimberly Wantland is forced to collaborate with skeptic Sterling Wakefield as she investigates a ghost terrorizing a young family in the season finale of her hit television series The Wantland Files.
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Excerpt:
The frigid blast hit her, not a tidal wave crashing over her, but an iceberg, solid and powerful. And furious.
The icy shock took her breath away. She gasped.
The entity dropped from above and sailed past, blowing her hair behind her.
Strong, warm hands grasped her arms, intent on steadying her. She shook free as Drew screamed.
“I told you to stay with the boy!” She crossed the room in three steps and knelt beside the toddler bed.
Drew no longer sat in the corner.
“Kimmy? What’s happening?” Michael called from the door.
“Just keep recording! She’s here. She’s powerful. Keep the cameras rolling.”
Danielle’s voice joined the fray. “What’s wrong? Drew! What’s happening?”
“Stay in your room,” she commanded as forcefully as she could with lungs chilled by the dark entity. “Stay with your baby!”
Her fingers trembled as she searched the bed. Every square inch of the miniature thing. Her chilled hands were not so numb that they would miss a toddler’s body. Where was he?
Frantic and scared, she lost control of her extrasensory perceptions. She stopped running her hands over the bed and held still. Clutching her crystal, she breathed deeply. Where was the entity? Where was the boy?
About the Author:
Lara Bernhardt is a Pushcart-nominated writer, editor, and audiobook narrator. She is Editor-in-Chief of Balkan Press and also publishes a literary magazine, Conclave. Twice a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award for Best Fiction, she writes supernatural suspense and women’s fiction.
You can follow her on all the socials @larawells1 on Twitter and @larabern10 on Facebook, BookBub, and Instagram.
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September 30, 2021
A Bewitching Thursday
Guest Blog with Diane Morrison - Learn How to Get Wax Off Your Altar Cloth #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/TFGF50Gjnxj
Author Interview- Tales from The Foxes of Foxham ZANI’s Tales Trilogy Matteo Sedazzari
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SPOTLIGHT - HISTORY - FAR BEYOND WOMAN SUFFRAGE (Prices of the Vote, #1) by David McCracken https://thebookjunkiereadspromos.blog...
Pumpkins and Party Themes: 50 DIY Designs to Bring Your Halloween Extravaganza to Life
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Spotlight & Giveaway - Far Beyond Woman Suffrage by David McCracken #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/sVC650Gjnzs
September 29, 2021
A Bewitching Wednesday
Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ Far Beyond Woman Suffrage: The Prices of the Vote, Book One David McCracken ~ Alternative History #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/MBZi50Giwrz
Tales from The Foxes of Foxham ZANI’s Tales Trilogy Matteo Sedazzari #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Wv5r50Giwt2
Far Beyond Woman Suffrage by David McCracken Virtual Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/fT8s50Giwq7
Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ A Few Good Elves: Toy Soldier Saga, Book One by Diane Morrison ~ #SciFi #Fantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/ocev50Giwni
Pumpkins and Party Themes: 50 DIY Designs to Bring Your Halloween Extravaganza to Life
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Tales from The Foxes of Foxham by Matteo Sedazzari #Fantasy #YoungAdult
Tales from The Foxes of Foxham ZANI’s Tales TrilogyMatteo Sedazzari
Genre: Light Fantasy, Humour, Young Adult. Publisher: ZANI ISBN: 13-978-1838462420Number of pages:207 Word Count: 60428
Tagline: A magical adventure story, packed with colourful characters and exciting situations, in a battle of good versus evil. Set in 1950’s Naples and Norfolk.
Book Description:
It is the late fifties and the Witches of Benevento are determined to plunge the world into darkness by kidnapping and sacrificing the jolly and young Neapolitan fox, Alberto Bandito, in a sinister ritual.
Yet, fortunately for Alberto, he is rescued, then guarded, by his loving mother Silvia and mob boss father Mario with his troops, a good witch Carlotta with an uncanny resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, the Bears of Campania, the boxing wolves’ brothers Francesco and Leonardo, and other good folks of Naples and beyond.
However, their protection is not enough, for Alberto has been cursed. So, the young fox, along with his family, has to travel to the village of Foxham in Norfolk, the spiritual home of foxes across the world, to rid himself of this spell. The ritual has to be performed by a good fox witch, Trudi Milanese, but there is a problem, Trudi doesn’t know she is a witch….
Tales from The Foxes of Foxham is a magical adventure story, packed with colourful characters and exciting situations, in a battle of good versus evil.
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Excerpt 1
Upon hearing the conceited tone of Andriana’s declaration, Carlotta glances at Francesco and Leonardo, and says, ‘Which one of you fancies your chances then?’
Leonardo, the elder of the brothers, slowly takes off his three-button tailor-made jacket, neatly folds it, places the item of clothing slowly on the ground, then valiantly declares, ‘I do.’
Then the fearless wolf runs towards the red-capped goblins, who quickly disperse upon seeing the oncoming, scary-looking animal. Andriana gazes at Leonardo with astonishment, which turns to shock as Leonardo leaps high into the air, grabbing the front handle of Andriana’s broomstick.
‘Get off me, you crazy filthy wolf,’ Andriana screams, yet the courageous and strong Leonardo shakes her broomstick so hard in mid-air, regardless of his own safety. Leonardo has one thing on his mind—for Andriana to drop her leather satchel of spells.
His bravery pays off, as he rattles the flying broomstick so hard that Andriana has no choice but to use both her arms to steady it, allowing the bag to slide all the way down her left arm and into the cypress trees sloping on the roadside.
‘No!’ screams Andriana, as she sees her weapons of mayhem drop with so much force that they break many branches before hitting the dusty and hard soil, which explodes upon impact.
About the Author:Matteo Sedazzari developed the zest for writing when he produced a fanzine entitled Positive Energy of Madness during the height of Acid House in 1989.
Positive Energy of Madness dissolved as a fanzine in 1994 and resurfaced as an ezine 2003 which became ZANI, the ezine for counter and pop culture in 2009, promoting online optimism, along with articles, reviews and interviews with the likes of crime author Martina Cole, former pop star and actor Luke Goss, soul legend Bobby Womack, Clem Burke of Blondie, Chas Smash of Madness, Shaun Ryder of Black Grape/Happy Mondays and many more.
After producing and writing for his own publication, Matteo’s next step was to pen a novel, A Crafty Cigarette – Tales of a Teenage Mod.
Matteo is influenced by Hunter S Thompson, Harlan Ellison, Kenneth Grahame, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Irvine Welsh, DH Lawrence, Alan Sillitoe, Frank Norman, Joyce Carol Oates, Mario Puzo, Iceberg Slim, Patricia Highsmith, Joe R. Lansdale, Daphne du Maurier, Robert Bloch, George Orwell, Harry Grey and many more. American comics like Batman, Superman and Spiderman, along with Herge’s Tintin, also provide Matteo with inspiration.
Matteo also finds stimulus from many films like Twelve Angry Men, A Kind of Loving, Blackboard Jungle, Z, Babylon, This Sporting Life, Kes, Midnight Cowboy, Scum, Wild Tales, The Boys, Midnight Express, La CommareSecca, Dr Terror’s House of Horrors, so on and so forth.
As for music, anything that is passionate, vibrant and with heart is always on Matteo’s playlist.
Matteo Sedazzari resides in Surrey, which he explores fanatically on his mountain bike. Matteo supports Juventus, travels to Italy and Spain, eats and dresses well, as he enjoys life in the process.
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A Few Good Elves by Diane Morrison #SciFi #SpaceOpera
A Few Good ElvesToy Soldier Saga Book OneDiane Morrison
Genre: Science fantasy, military science fiction, space opera, epic fantasy, dark fantasy, blackpowder fantasyPublisher: Aradia PublishingDate of Publication: September 7, 2021ISBN Ebook 978-1-9995757-5-5ISBN Hardcover 978-1-9995757-4-8ISBN Paperback 978-1-9995757-3-1ASIN: B09D79BJW1Number of pages: 490Word Count: 155kCover Artist: Cayotica
Tagline: A dark blackpowder fantasy military space opera
Book Description:
Toy Soldier: A derogatory slang term for an elven marine.
Battles great and terrible, small and bitter, raged across Known Space as the wars of Elves and Orcs played out their legacy of hatred across the stars themselves. Epics would be written, songs would be sung; but wars are fought by real people with loves and families and homes.
All Shaundar Sunfall ever wanted to be was a Star-Pilot. Raised on his father's ship, he has found an affinity for the stars -- although as a mixed-race elf and a bit of troublemaker, he often runs afoul of his commanding officers.
Now the orcs have returned to once again wage war on their ancient enemies. The fate of his people is at stake. Although he is too young, Shaundar lies about his age to join up. But he is about to learn that no matter what the sagas say, war is no great adventure.
A bit like what would happen if Horatio Hornblower met the Honorverse, met Lord of the Rings, met Game of Thrones, A Few Good Elves is part naval adventure, part high fantasy, part space opera, and part war novel.
CW: graphic violence, sexual violence, torture, war, genocide
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/7LG4_Jp9yfw
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Excerpt
All about on the decks of the Queen’s Dirk, the crew were running and screaming. There were too many dead and wounded to count, and the Chiurgeons had elves spread out over the tables in the mess, the garden, even the Captain’s bed.Shaundar sensed Lieutenant Sylria on the remains of the fo’c’sle, now mostly a debris field, commanding the mages to ready spells and the weapons crews to continue their attack. He could also see the gravity well of the Vengeance, just now coming about on their starboard side, though he was certain that it had been much longer than they needed.
“I have the helm!” Shaundar cried.
“Get us out of here, Shaundar!”
He turned his head and studied the rapidly oncoming Balorian ship through both the hole in the starboard wall, and Queenie’s senses. Even with Sylria’s magical boost, he knew this to be hopeless.
“I can’t do it, Sylria,” he said in a hollow voice. “They’re just too fast.”
Sylria looked down at her feet for a long moment. She squared her shoulders. “Then we shall die with honour.”Shaundar nodded. Amazingly, there was no fear, just sadness, that he would not see his family or Narissa again. “Sails, evasive manoeuvres!” Shaundar commanded. “Hard down!”
As the insectoid ship neared, it closed those claw-like limbs to grapple them. But under Shaundar’s power and direction, they dodged the attempt. Shaundar saw a whole army of armoured Balorian warriors pour out onto the deck and stand to the rails.
Sylria shrieked, “Mages, fire!” and she let off a lightning bolt herself. There were only a couple of elves left alive topside to obey Sylria’s command, but they responded. Flames and electricity washed over the orcs, enough that it stopped them in their tracks and aborted their boarding attempt.
“Bring ‘er about,” Shaundar ordered. “Hard astarboard!”
Queenie answered sluggishly with all the shorn rigging and shorthanded crew, but she came back around. As they swooped back towards each other, Sylria’s command rang out. Defiantly, the Queen’s Dirk fired another volley.The Balorians greeted it with a broadside of their own as they both swung starboard at the last moment. The larboard ballistae both missed, but two of the three others dented the hull. The third pierced it once more on their larboard side with a ringing tear of sheet metal.
Their catapult did not fire at all. Whether it was because it was damaged, or because there were too few crew left to man it, Shaundar would never know.
The decapitated Vengeance had only one gun it could bring to bear on the pass, but it fired that larboards bombard at point blank range. The fo’c’sle simply collapsed like a sandcastle. Sylria was swallowed into the sinkhole. Shaundar roared in horror and pain but could not hear his own voice in the overwhelming noise.
There was no sail crew left to command, but hoping against hope, Shaundar bellowed anyway,
“Hard aport!” The mizzenmast was shorn away, and he knew it, but knowing there was nothing else to be done, he yelled out, “Prepare to ram! All hands brace for impact!” just as Garan had attempted.
He didn’t flinch as the Queen’s Dirk collided head-on with her foe.
About the Author: Diane Morrison lives with her partners in the Okanagan Valley, BC, where she was born and raised. She has been published in SFF markets such as Terra! Tara! Terror!, Air & Nothingness Press, and Cossmass Infinities. Under her pen name “Sable Aradia” she is a successful Pagan author, a musician, and a Twitch streamer and podcaster. She likes pickles and bluegrass, and hates talking about herself.
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September 28, 2021
A Bewitching Tuesday
Author Interview- Far Beyond Woman Suffrage by David McCracken #AltHis #AlternativeHistory #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/4r4L50GhJKW
Tales from The Foxes of Foxham ZANI’s Tales Trilogy by Matteo Sedazzari #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/fRVh50GhJNX
Far Beyond Woman Suffrage by David McCracken #AltHis #AlternativeHistory #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/ioOs50GhJJI
INTERVIEW with DIANE MORRISON (A Few Good Elves) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/PAH250GgWzy
Far Beyond Woman Suffrage by David S. McCracken - Book Tour + Giveaway
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A Few Good Elves by Diane Morrison - Book Tour + Giveaway
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September 27, 2021
Far Beyond Woman Suffrage by David McCracken #AltHis #AlternativeHistory
Far Beyond Woman Suffrage The Prices of the VoteBook OneDavid McCrackenGenre: Alternative HistoryDate of Publication: 8/25/21ISBN: 979-8464929616ASIN: B09DPSTN35Number of pages: 104Word Count: 32,514Cover Artist: PixelStudio
Tagline: “It isn’t just about women in long skirts finally voting!”
Book Description:
It isn’t just about women in long skirts finally voting. The racists and the rich know that, and the politicians worry.
Mercy Martin has an inside view as the battle for woman suffrage nears a climax, but she encounters many puzzles.
So many women and Southern states oppose votes for women.
So many people are afraid it would bring on free love, abandonment of family, economic catastrophe, or communism.
So many suffragists are willing to abandon black women voters.
From an innocent teen to a young adult, Mercy has a central role in the campaign. She advances from confinement in a suffragist jail cell to the national campaign for the suffrage amendment. She campaigns around Tennessee, ending at the capitol for the explosive climax in the last state that might ratify the amendment and grant the vote to women.
Why should something so clearly right be so hard, and why were some bitter compromises made? Mercy is right in the middle, relied on by key players. Along the way, she acquires a husband, a baby, and better parents than she was born with.
This is an intimate view via alternative historical fiction, as accurate as it can be and as thoughtful and moving as it must be. In this first novella of a series, Mercy jumps into the campaign for woman suffrage and prepares for a vital role in the coming decades. She’ll continue on into the wider civil rights struggle growing out of woman suffrage.
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Excerpt
Anita and I have taken a circuit northwest from Knoxville and back around to the northeast. We’re canvassing as many legislators and their key supporters as we can track down. Finding them is the tricky part. Sometimes we go as far as the road goes and finish the journey to an isolated farmstead on foot, with our dresses trailing in the dust. We’ve been drenched by rainstorms, chased by watchdogs, and even had to change a flat tire, which isn’t that easy in a long dress, but we find our men.
Some seem to be avoiding us, like Representative Cletus Jacobs. He keeps barely visible off in his woodlot. We mark him as a “no.” Senator Phil Gridley graciously, really graciously, says we are communists betraying our gender, our state, and the country. Fortunately, the next two are warm and positive. However, Sen. Billy Broadus says he is nervous the women’s vote will support that anti-American League of Nations. He seems mollified when we point out it would first have to go through a vote in the U.S. Senate, where it is sure to fail.
“Anita,” I ask, back in the car, “why is there such a fear of communism here?”
“Well, with the recent Russian Revolution and the widespread unrest in European countries after the war, people are nervous, especially people with property. You may not realize that Communism seemed on the verge of sweeping across Europe after the war, with uprisings all over. I guess women are considered softies who might vote communists in or go easy on them. Maybe they’re especially sensitive in the South on the loss of property since their human property, slaves, were ‘taken’ at the end of the Civil War.”
“I guess big business is hyping the fear for their own purposes, against labor unions.”
“You’ve got it, Honey! That started before the Russian Revolution, as a way to smear and foil labor unions.”
“I don’t guess we could ever reach people so concerned about communism, however they got concerned!"
“ ’Not bloody likely,’ to use a term Alice Paul picked up from a friend over from England. (The shocking phrase was uttered by Eliza Dolittle in George Bernard Shaw’s new hit play, Pygmalion. Alice loves throwing it out.)”
Driving east from Livingston, on a dim overcast day, we have a scare. Three white-robed riders and horses are moving into position as if to stand astride the road and block our path. Behind us, we see three more horsemen trotting out of a grove we had just passed and following us. We look at each other and gulp. It doesn’t look good, even if their robes look rather shabby. A lonely road doesn’t seem ideal for a twilight chat with six mounted Klansmen. Luckily, they hadn’t reckoned how fast our Blue Knight moves or how well Anita can handle it. Just as the ones in front are getting into position, Anita swerves far over onto the left edge of the road and races onward. The nearest horse nervously dances back, then rears and throws his rider as we roar around them.
“I thought the Klan was dead,” I say.
“Apparently, that Birth of a Nation propaganda film of a few years back is reviving them. Next, they’ll burn a cross.”
“Well, they’re eating your dust. Great driving!”
“I hope we’ve seen the last of them. How’d they know where we were?”
I think and respond, “Was Senator Broadus actually less friendly than he seemed?”
“I wondered why he spent so long in idle chatter before he let us go,” offers Anita.
About the Author:
David McCracken became a political activist when the Supreme Court ruled against school segregation. Fellow students joined him in urging the school board in Winchester, KY, to integrate immediately. He campaigned for a Democratic governor and joined the ACLU before he graduated from the University of Kentucky. After debating at U.K., he got a degree in economics and a job with the U.S. Department of Commerce.When his daughters approached school age, he became increasingly concerned with how he wanted them schooled. Researching that, he decided teaching was what he really wanted to do. He got a master's degree in elementary education at Murray State University. He taught for several years, until the fact that his girls qualified for reduced-price lunches based on his salary got to him. Ronald Reagan's anti-government policies prevented him from returning to government work, so he took programming courses and shifted careers again. Programming was like being paid to solve puzzles all day, but teaching eventually drew him back until retirement.For many years of this time, he was working intermittently at a novel that became Fly Twice Backward: Fresh Starts in Times of Troubles. This concerned his waking on his twelfth birthday, trying to figure out what had happened, following his new opportunities, and ultimately outliving an evil president resembling Donald Trump. After thirty-six years, David finally published it as an interactive alt-history Kindle novel. He soon started Far Beyond Woman Suffrage: The Prices of the Vote, an alt-history novelette dealing with the campaign for woman suffrage. He finished this piece in just ten months. At 81, he is bold(?) enough to plan this as the first of a six-volume set dealing with the far-reaching results and implications of woman suffrage. His completed novels and another in the works are presented for discussion on a new website, DoFancifulFlights.comDavid now lives with his third wife, stepdaughter, and step-grandson near Winchester, VA. He has a son from his second marriage, six grandchildren, and two stepchildren. And a funny black dog with four white feet.https://dofancifulflights.com
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