LIVES LAID AWAY . . . just as tasty as a delicious Mexican-inspired snack from Bimbo/Marinela! Try one! (The book--and maybe the snack . . .)

An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy npr.org/2022/10/28/113…

Missing grandmother eaten alive by 22-foot-long python in Indonesia, officials say msn.com/en-us/news/wor… Sara J Henry, see, they come up out of the toilet and . . .

Alito says leak of draft abortion ruling put justices at risk of assassination msn.com/en-us/news/us/… And your spurious, feckless and dangerously partisan decision ripped affordable reproductive healthcare from tens of millions of women.

In the 1950s, thousands of Native American children were placed in Mormon homes for 'racial assimilation.' Now, experts fear an upcoming Supreme Court ruling could allow that to happen again. news.yahoo.com/1950s-thousand… via Yahoo

August Snow - What We Know So Far - Looper - goo.gl/alerts/PQKM76 #GoogleAlerts

Neither good news nor bad . . . I guess . . . well, anyway, back to AS-4 DEUS X edits . . .

The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes npr.org/2022/10/20/113…

My beloved brother enjoying a noontime repast in Italy. Salut!

Your horror/historical novel prompt for the day.

5 Black World War II Heroes to Know msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

Video Shows Cops Badger Drunk Black Man Before Killing Him news.yahoo.com/video-shows-co… via Yahoo Another day, another assassination . . .

Common mistake first time crime writers make.

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The absolutely phenomenal Karen Dionne (THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, THE WICKED SISTER) and me at St. Claire County's War Water Brewery and the inaugural ST. CLAIRE COUNTY LIBRARY BOOK FESTIVAL. Fun was had!