Charles F. French

Halloween Tour 2025: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1886, which gave the world the epitome of the double, one of the central characteristics of the Goth…

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Book Launch at Sheldon Historical Society – The Weight of Snow and Regret This post first appeared on Substack 11/3/25. Live and In-person I used to babysit the man on the left; he is a social worker with Age Well now. The man on the right is my husband. My in-person boo…

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November Writing Meeting Hello everyone! I am holding a writing workshop on Sunday if you are interested. This is an extremely friendly group, and there is no money involved.  I call it a Writers Encouragement Group. Here …

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Halloween Tour 2025: The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe For the next entry in the 2025 Halloween Tour, I offer the text of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. This poem is one of the great Romantic and Gothic pieces in American Literature in t…

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Halloween Tour 2025: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1886, which gave the world the epitome of the double, one of the central characteristics of the Goth…

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Morning Light Morning light has a way of softening what seemed unmovable the night before. It reaches gently across a table, through curtains, onto the spines of books, and reminds us that every day begins again…

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Halloween Tour 2025: The Bride of Frankenstein ( The next installment in this series is what I consider to be one of the very best horror films ever made: The Bride of Frankenstein. I also want to mention that I have taught  this novel, Fr…

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Halloween Tour 2025: A Ghost And His Gold by Roberta Eaton Cheadle A Ghost And His Gold by Roberta Eaton Cheadle is a brilliant, thoughtful, and deeply emotional novel. In this book, which is a historical paranormal novel, she weaves together the plots of a d…

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Halloween Tour 2025: What Is One Of Your Favorite Horror Movies? ( October is my favorite month of the year. Not only does Fall typically make its full appearance, complete with painted leaves in a wide palate of colors, but October is also the month of my favor…

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Halloween Tour 2025: The Invisible Man (en.wikipedia.org) One of the more interesting and unusual horror films of the 1930s is The Invisible Man, directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemelle Jr. for Universal Studios …

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October sun… & Book Review of “Life is Like a Mosaic” by Sally Cronin Our hope springs eternal each day with the sun rise and when the goddess moon shines down at night. Hope is also found in people who gift love and kindness to us and to others. – Sally…

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New Release! “Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog” by Darlene Foster #newrelease #mustread I’m thrilled to be sharing here today, “Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog” a new release by the amazing Darlene Foster. It’s a fun read, see my review below. BLURB Twel…

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Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – FRI-Yay/Good News Today’s good news comes from the Good News Network. Virus That Kills More Elephants Than Any Other Cause Is Finally Defeated By Andy Corbley-Oct 23, 2025 Veterinary immunologists have …

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Halloween Tour 2025: The Bride of Frankenstein ( The next installment in this series is what I consider to be one of the very best horror films ever made: The Bride of Frankenstein. I also want to mention that I have taught  this novel, Fr…

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Halloween Tour 2025: Gothic Visual Art Hello to everyone! I have often posted about books and films, but I do not think I have about paintings. To rectify that omission, I am going to use two paintings that fall into both Romanticism an…

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Halloween Tour 2025: Dracula (www.wikipedia.org) For the next installment of the 2025 Halloween tour, I cover Dracula, a film I love, and which I have taught in college classes such as Literature and Film and Gothic and Horror…

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Smorgasbord Book Review – #Shortstories Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two by D.L. Finn Delighted to share my review for the latest short story collection by D.L Finn… Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two. About the collection. Miracles saturate the sweet-scent…

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#BadMoonRising Demon’s Past (Demon’s Blood Universe #3) by Shari Sakurai #vampires #LGBTQ #paranormal This author and I have some things in common – we discovered on Instagram our fur babies could be twins, and she hates enclosed spaces as much as I do. Her featured book is the third in the D…

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Halloween Tour 2025: Gothic Visual Art Hello to everyone! I have often posted about books and films, but I do not think I have about paintings. To rectify that omission, I am going to use two paintings that fall into both Romanticism an…

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#NewRelease “Whispers of a Southern Moon” by #PriscillaBettis #shortstories #poetry #faith #writingcommunity #mustread I’m excited to have Priscilla Bettis here today to share her latest release, “Whispers of a Southern Moon.” BLURB An artistic, new collection of inspirational fiction and poetry b…

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Halloween Tour 2025: Frankenstein (the movie) (www.pixabay.com) The movie that I will discuss in this installment is Frankenstein.  This 1931 film was directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemelle, Jr. Universal Studios …

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#BadMoonRising The Legend of Dark Girl by Reagan Rothe #childrensbooks #horror #bookgiveaway Several of my publisher sibs have been featured this month, but today I’ve got the big guy – the owner and creator of Black Rose Writing! He’s the author of several children&#8217…

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Who Wants “Angels On Horseback?” I Love Oysters So Here Are 3 “Two Leaves Of A Door” Recipes! Alex Loves Oysters! My wife Alex loves oysters –which is of course a member of the “bivalve” family: A bivalve is an aquatic mollusk belonging to the class Bivalvia, distinguished by it…

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Halloween Tour 2025: What Is One Of Your Favorite Horror Movies? ( October is my favorite month of the year. Not only does Fall typically make its full appearance, complete with painted leaves in a wide palate of colors, but October is also the month of my favor…

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October 2025 Self-Promotion Party! It’s well into October, and it is a perfect time for a Spooky Book promotion party! Don’t be afraid of promoting your work! Be proud of what you do! So, don’t be shy, and be your own best publicist…

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Halloween Tour 2025: The Phantom of the Opera ( For the next entry in this year’s Halloween Tour, I cover the brilliant film The Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney Sr. is based on Gaston Leroux’s nov…

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Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.
 
During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.