I wanted to keep the papers safe. Now I worry that nothing will be safe in the Smithsonian.
13.08.2025 01:53 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@charbennardo.bsky.social
MG, YA, & adult author of spec/romantic fic. Cat lover, swimmer/biker, handbell ringer, NE Patriots fan. Member of SFWA, NJRW, Authors Guild. Searching for agent/publisher.
I wanted to keep the papers safe. Now I worry that nothing will be safe in the Smithsonian.
13.08.2025 01:53 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0annnnnnd, who is surprised? Russia should never be trusted in any matter.
12.08.2025 20:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So I'm doing my due diligence on these 'book marketing experts' and funny... no mention of experts under these names, but there sure are numerous dead people...
12.08.2025 20:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's #Nationalmiddlechildday so in lieu of the gifts I'm owed, how about you buy my book? I have several to offer... Or, you can sign up for my blog/newsletter and get entered to win a special giveaway for my latest book, The Excalibur Vow
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when I told them the papers that my father collected when he worked on the Lunar Module, the director (Roger, who's still there) was so excited. It seems there had been a small fire & they lost tech papers, which I had from my Dad.
12.08.2025 19:35 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My next book will be set in Canada- good friends, solid allies, nice people. We sane Americans appreciate those connections.
12.08.2025 17:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Damn, it's hot....
12.08.2025 17:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I hope the Smithsonian fights back. Or maybe I'll just take back all the Apollo stuff I donated in my dad's name. If they are going to allow themselves to be censored, I want no part of them.
12.08.2025 17:44 β π 84 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0can someone save this baby?
12.08.2025 17:43 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Spent Saturday with family: held newborn nephew, celebrated a birthday, enjoyed a great BBQ dinner, traded jokes and news. Sometimes a writing break is best with simple things. Now, back to writer stuff, like marketing. Buy my book. Marketing done.
11.08.2025 01:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's #FriendlyFriday! Wishing you good things today & the weekend! Do nice things for yourself, and for someone else!
08.08.2025 19:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's today! Listen in for some lively book chat and the details how to enter my giveaway!
07.08.2025 18:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Son arrived. Minus the scraggly beard. I can see the chin dimple in my baby's face!
07.08.2025 00:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0are we sure he did?
06.08.2025 16:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just a short break from all the insanity: have eldest home, he shaved his beard! (yay! it was straggly looking). I can see my baby's beautiful face. Forgot he had a chin dimple. Maybe next, the long hair....
06.08.2025 16:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0sadly, it didn't stop them.
06.08.2025 16:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well, on today's To Do list: editing, critiquing, pondering, procrastinating, FB ad checking, and possibly cookie baking for my eldest who flew in this morning. Full day ahead!
06.08.2025 15:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0he "thinks" bad times are ahead? what the hell are we living in now???
06.08.2025 15:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tomorrow my eldest comes home for a few days. Haven't seen him since Christmas!
05.08.2025 21:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's #TacoTuesday, but we're having pizza and wine with friends. Please don't get upset.
05.08.2025 21:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hey, how are all you doing? Anything exciting going on? Anyone got good news? Who's buying the ice cream?
05.08.2025 19:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tune in for details on how to enter a special giveaway!
05.08.2025 19:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If I was Ghislaine, I'd be worried. In the more relaxed prison, she's an easier target. They got her boyfriend epstein...
05.08.2025 01:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wish someone could tell George Santos that we. don't. care. He's a corrupt, lying, cheating, creep like his overlord, trump. Suffer the consequences of your acts.
05.08.2025 01:57 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Are you sure about that Happily Ever After...? check out my Hansel and Gretel story, "That Cottage in the Woods"
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Made my first BookTok video, but I haven't released it yet. Do I need to smile more? Could I have done better? Was that outfit okay? Yep, not done second guessing myself.
03.08.2025 21:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So... what happened to Hansel & Gretel? Did they keep their happily ever after? Find out in my short story, "That Cottage in the Woods" in the "Wickedness and Wonder" anthology.
03.08.2025 02:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy to discover that my book is available through Barnes and Noble, WalMart, & other retailers! (I know some of you have issues with Amazon). Now you have choices!!
02.08.2025 01:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A $200 million "ballroom"? who gave him permission to alter the PEOPLE'S HOUSE???
02.08.2025 01:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 02 more 5 star reviews on NetGalley!
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