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 Welcome to the 14th century, in a farflung outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, and a new Convent outpost of the terrrifically powerful Roman Catholic Church. Sound historically dull? Hopefully not so--for this is NOT an ordinary 14th Century Convent. Back after a six-year hiatus.... From NaNoWriMo historical Supernatural novels in Scotland, Michigan, South Alabama and historical horror in Standwood Station, GA-to the Phantom Northern Woods-to singlehandedly refighting the American Civil War-to exploring Social Justice and standing for First Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution-we deal out horror, Supernatural, Historical, fantasy, mystery, and more. We do not fear outspokeness. And always, always, always, We Do History. Find it here. We write it. We read it. We hold strong opinions. We orate. Meanwhile, whether we're writing or just reading, we love to rave about books and authors right here!  |
| PROMPT January 18th--30 Day How much do you know about food waste in your country? Spend some time researching this issue and share a fact you learned. How conscious of your access to food are you and in what ways can you be more responsible for reducing your own food waste? I've been very conscious of food access all my adult life, and not for good reasons. I don't waste food; I don't eat that much, and if I have scraps, the dogs get them. I expected food waste in the U.S. to be enormous, and I was correct. As of 2015, the estimate is 30-40%. That's more than 1/3, while people are starving! https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm As of September 16, 2015, the goal is to reduce food waste 50% by 2030. Gee, I thought we only had to worry about plastics, emissions, and greenhouse gases. Read how bad this is, from the above site: * Wholesome food that could have helped feed families in need is sent to landfills. * The land, water, labor, energy and other inputs used in producing, processing, transporting, preparing, storing, and disposing of discarded food are pulled away from uses that may have been more beneficial to society – and generate impacts on the environment that may endanger the long-run health of the planet. * Food waste, which is the single largest component going into municipal landfills, quickly generates methane, helping to make landfills the third largest source of methane in the United States. |
| Open your local paper or browse online for a news story headline that grabs your attention and share it with us. Try to venture outside your comfort zone and read a story you wouldn’t normally read or even one from another country!--30 Day Jan. 13 2019 I actually do pay attention to the news from the UK. I get the daily email from The Guardian and follow it a little on Twitter (via an author I admire). The news in the U.S. is often so horrendous I'd like to avoid it, but I do follow the state news via email and phone app from a tv station in Macon; the local newspaper's daily email; and of course I get New York Times Morning and Evening Briefings and other NYT newsletters and try to read those faithfully. I've been reading this past week about a missing mother and children from a county in this state. She is 16, the boy is 2, the girl is 1. So it struck me immediately she was 14 when her first child was born, 15 when the second was born. All three at that time were missing (since December), so it's possible she left voluntarily with her children, but to where? and how? It's also possible it wasn't voluntary at all. This past week the 2 children were found in New York City; which raises the questions: where? in whose care? how did they get from Monroe County, Georgia, to New York City? with whom? are they all right? WHERE'S THE MOTHER?  |
| PROMPT January 4th High schoolers graduating this year, in May 2019, are as old as the first iPod. Make a prediction for how technology will advance in the next 18 years. I hope in the next 18 years Space Travel and Exploration will become a priority again, especially if climate scientists' dire warnings are true. I'd like to see more exploration of the moon and considerations of colonizing there. I'd also like to see manned (humanned) exploration of Mars, with a view to colonization, even if its's underground. More exploration of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and lovely Pluto, please. |
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