Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes

A princess turned seamstress, a seamstress turned warrior. Ella's battle isn't just for her kingdom - it’s for herself. Read “The Shop Girl of Flowergate” now. #StrongHeroines #FantasyTale
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A preview of what's to come.

WRV's website is down for maintenance. We'll be back up and running on December 2, 2025. We're tweaking the artwork, pages, and fonts - a complete overhaul. It's been 13 years. Time for a change!

We The People Will Unsubscribe ✦ WE THE PEOPLE WILL UNSUBSCRIBE ✦ A Modern-Day Boston Tea Party Organized by Liberation Pill WHY WE’RE GATHERING Our Representatives have turned their backs on working-class Americans. Billionaire an...

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The Cost of discipleship September 7, 2025 Year C-I, Proper 18 Luke 14:25-33 [Philemon 1:21, Psalm 139; Deuteronomy 30:15-20] My sister in Christ and colleague, the Reverend Deacon Catherine Costas, once opened a Good Frid…

Here's my sermon preached from the pulpit of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley, this morning:

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Now through September 6, 2025, Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes is offering "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" as a free eBook download at Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/search...

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

The books in this window display are mandatory in 2025‼️

Many thanks and prayers for all those who have served in the military and protected our country and our freedoms for the last 249 years, and for the years to come. Acknowledgment to the photographer who took this photo on D-Day. I hope he made it to the beach.

The Book Reading scheduled for July 12, 2025, has been POSTPONED. I'll post the new date and time once it's booked; we're currently looking at dates in September. My apologies, it's a health issue.

Is it Mary Burnley who pushes others away—or the secret of St. Edmund Wood? Read “St. Edmund Wood” now. #Fiction #Suspense
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The Shop Girl of Flowergate The Shop Girl of Flowergate - Kindle edition by Ekstrom, Ellen L.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Shop Girl of Flowergate.

Ella’s destiny was stolen, but with a needle in one hand and a sword in the other, she’s ready to fight for it back. Read “The Shop Girl of Flowergate” now. #HeroineJourney
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Before she wore a crown, she wore a thimble. Before she ruled, she rebelled. Ella is more than a fairy tale. Read “The Shop Girl of Flowergate” now. #Fantasy #FairyTale
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I'm pleased that The Legacy-20th Anniversary Edition is now part of the Indie Author Project at Biblioboard, a curated collection of books in the eBook catalogs of your local library in California - library.biblioboard.com/content/75f4...

NO KINGS Day approaches - there are many events in the San Francisco Bay Area. In Berkeley, there will be a rally at the Berkeley bike/pedestrian bridge over I-80, just south of University Ave., Brickyard Cove, Berkeley, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on JUNE 14, 2025.

Whyte Rose and Violet, Scribes (WrV) is hosting a book reading/signing event at the West Branch of the Berkeley Public Library on July 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held in person and also available on Zoom. More details to follow.

Is it just me, or are others getting physically ill when seeing a photograph of the President?

Birthday fetes are done and it's back to work on "George of Grasmere-The City." What a fortnight it's been (not the game) with the fresh hell coming out of the White House and Congress, and the best news ever, the election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Hope springs eternal!

The AllAuthor Book Cover of the Month competition for April 2025 ends in TWO days, and only the top three covers win. "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" is now at Number 9. You may vote in this round if you haven't already.
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Sure would like those bragging rights!
Thanks.

The AllAuthor Book Cover of the Month competition for April 2025 ends in five days, and only the top three covers win. "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" is now at Number 9. You may vote in this round if you haven't already.
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Sure would like those bragging rights!
Thanks.

The Urban Anchoress Called to Stillness

In the midst of all the ugliness in the world, there is hope for a better future. My short story may be found here:

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Hands Off- Berkeley · Mobilize Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Berkeley is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on-our health care, our data, our jobs, our services-and d...

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off- Berkeley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Vote for The Shop Girl of Flowergate in Book Cover Competition April Vote for The Shop Girl of Flowergate, and help Ellen L. Ekstrom to win the cover of the month competition April - allauthor

"The Shop Girl of Flowergate" cover made it to the third round, also known as the Round of 24. It would mean a lot if you register your vote here: allauthor.com/cover-of-the... and bring Ella into the next round, and perhaps the final round and WIN. What's the prize? Bragging rights and marketing!

I'm halfway through "Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros. What a story. What a writer. It's like "The Hunger Games" on steroids with dragons. Lots and lots of dragons.

Vote for The Shop Girl of Flowergate in Book Cover Competition April Vote for The Shop Girl of Flowergate, and help Ellen L. Ekstrom to win the cover of the month competition April - allauthor

While I was standing in solidarity with the thousands upon thousands in Berkeley on Saturday, people were voting for my book cover. The second round of the All Author book cover competition started today. The link:
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Vote for Your Favorite Book Covers - Open to All | AllAuthor Cover of the Month is a book cover contest organized monthly. Vote for your favorite covers now! May the best book covers win!

This has nothing to do with the circus in Washington DC, or the penguins protesting the tariffs imposed on them (the nerve!), but it does have to do with voting. I was encouraged to submit one of my book covers for the Cover of the Month Contest at AllAuthor: allauthor.com/cover-of-the...

Hands Off! San Francisco Fights Back (Civic Center) · Hands Off Note: there is a separate HandsOff protest being held at the Tesla dealership three blocks away. This event is at Civic Center/City Hall, hosted by 50501 SF and Indivisible SF. This event also has a l...

The April 5, 2025 Hands Off! Protest Against Musk and Trump is gaining participants and momentum. If you're in San Francisco, here's the link:

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There are also marches in Berkeley, Oakland, Marin, and San Mateo.

St. Edmund Wood ebook by Ellen L. Ekstrom - Rakuten Kobo Read "St. Edmund Wood A Cheshire Tale" by Ellen L. Ekstrom available from Rakuten Kobo. Secrets are secrets for only so long. . . In 1821, Mary Burnley returned home to Knowstone, Cheshire, a marcher ...

An homage to Thomas Hardy, "St. Edmund Wood-A Cheshire Tale" is the perfect book for a rainy winter night. Mary Burnley returns home to Knowstone, a marcher village in Cheshire. The good people of Knowstone would rather she'd stayed in London.

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The Legacy - Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Ellen L. Ekstrom Historical Romance Book - The Legacy - Twentieth Anniversary Edition written by Ellen L. Ekstrom | Read online free sample chapters

Power. Pride. Betrayal. As Florence rises, so does Francesco. What price will he pay to reclaim his family’s honor? Read “The Legacy“ now. #MedievalFlorence #Guelfs #Ghibellines
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