Raise your voice and be heard
The result of the national election on November 5 left no doubt of how we were feeling as grocery, gas, housing, and pharmaceutical prices have skyrocketed to the point where people have to make difficult choices. Listening to both candidates, the election was decided on the issue of out-of-control inflation. For some the choice was difficult while for others, it was simple. Even if we did our duty as citizens of this great country, it does not end there. We need to raise our voices and let our voices be heard. As a writer, I feel it is my duty to express my views through my work.
Our country has gone through many trials and tribulations, but history proves we have the resolve to overcome these challenges and difficulties if we unite. It is only when we choose to divide among philosophical differences such as race or creed, we find ourselves in a crisis that requires us to come together to solve these difficulties. This does not mean we have to agree on everything, because there are diverse ideologies, but we have the freedom to express our point of view without fear of suppression of the rights promised to us by the United States Constitutions.
When we are called before our Creator, He will not ask us if we are Republican or Democrat or who we voted for. We will be asked what we did for others and not just for our family and friends, but also what we did for our enemies and those whom we disagreed with. What I wish to express in this blog is the empathy I had for those who needed me to show my compassion. As Thanksgiving approaches, we need to remind each other that we are children of God. He wants us to have compassion to all. Let us raise our voices to express our commitment to each other.
Yes, I have stories I want to share with you, and I want to wish all of you the happiest of holidays.
- "Can You Keep a Secret?" Accepted by Reedsy Oct 2024: This is an excerpt from my book Billy and Me when Grady Lawton is asked by Billy Smith if he can keep a secret. Grady is telling Ellis Wisely a journalist from Celebrity Magazine the story of how he came into possession of a long lost treasure.
- "Camp Dread" Accepted by Reedsy Oct 2024: Olive has a memory that she cannot free herself from. Twenty years ago, she went to Glee Summer Camp where she met Mandy, and the two girls became bunkmates. Olive did not care for Camp Glee and called it Camp Dread when none of the camp counselors were around. The water was cold, but the campers had to swim in Canby Lake in the Catskills of New York. One night they decide to take a canoe into the lake after lights out. The canoe overturns and Mandy does not come to the surface. Olive's memory cannot rid itself of the horrible memory.
- "Hagatha" Accepted by Reedsy Nov 2024: Meet Hagatha, a Seventeenth Century woman who was burned at the stake after being accused of witchcraft in Scotland. Her ghost tells her heartbreaking story of how this all came about, remembering the coven of the other women celebrating a sacred pagan ceremony when they were arrested and condemned to die.
- "Kenn" Accepted by Reedsy Nov 2024: Kenn was my best friend until he passed away in 2020. He was living in Edna, TX when he had a fatal heart attack. He was living alone at the time and I did not find out he had passed for five months. This story tells why he was my best friend and why I miss him. I feel as though I was truly blessed to have known him even though when I first met him, I did not believe we'd be friends.
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