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If you vote for a sociopath to serve in public office, you may be acting from your own sociopathic tendencies.   Americans have succumbed to a sociopathic culture that is sad and shocking.  It isn’t wealth or poverty that counts in the USA.  It’s numbness to the suffering of others.    It is disturbing that numbness has spread itself wide, that apathy has replaced interest in public discourse.  The awful fact is that people are dead inside.  How do I know this?  I know it from personal experience. I was also dead inside.  Now, I have a bit of life within myself. I continue to fight this social and spiritual desolation.  I am less dead than in the past.  I use every tool I can grasp: therapy, meetings with a group, reading about psychology, learning about Consciousness itself. 

Growing up in a typically dysfunctional family has left me reeling with emotional pain and often engaged in struggles with addiction and other debilitating conditions.  I didn’t want this!  I wanted to live free and happy but that is neither possible nor even desirable.  I have learned patience and the ability to frame my narratives of pain in terms that show their creative importance.

As far as I know, I was not “sent here” by anyone other then another faculty of my very core SELF.  We need to understand that possession of a Self is a very high privilege, a vital connection between what is human and what is not of this world but of some inner possibility.  Selfness is a condition of consciousness, a unique and important faculty of identity.  It isn’t random, it doesn’t come from nowhere.  It comes from within the mind and the fact that there IS a mind at all is crucial.  Why?  Why have a mind?  Of what evolutionary use is a mind?  All creatures have minds and some of them may be highly organized and developed.  We have no idea what goes on in the mind of an animal like a whale or an elephant.  It seems clear from observation that they are not automata.  Nor are they entirely conditioned by nature.  There is something else, something beyond our grasp, about the minds of other species.  We are desperately uninformed.  At best, we are guessing, by way of zoologists, veterinarians, communicators and empaths. 

What if a blue whale knows about the cosmos in an entirely different way?  What if its brain produces some profound psychedelic that eludes human beings? In its own way, as it sounds the depths, it may be swimming among the stars.  Is there not an inner life within the life we see? Should not a bear possess an inner life?  Does not its memory belong to the universe?

Much of our personal sanity depends on our ability to form a narrative that describes our life in a coherent and stable way.  Without that….we’re crazy! And perhaps its necessary to be crazy some of the time, to let the choo choo run off it’s tracks.  The main reason craziness is so important is that it often breeds originality.

Here is the question:  Is there a Power, a Force, an entity that is either within my body or external to it that “takes care” of me in matters of spiritual and emotional progress?  I would like to believe that there is, but I must first be aware that wishful thinking plays a huge part in any such inquiry. 

My life experiences seem to demonstrate that there is some sort of “path” which can appear if one makes a commitment to the walking of the path.  Who or what supervises the traveling of this path?  Is it ME, myself, or is it something that is both of and alien to my personal guise? 

I suspect that the only answer to such a question must be found somewhere in my  mind or consciousness but that would be a cop out.  There apparently is no answer available on the human realm.  My inclination is to BELIEVE that such a force does exist.  Essentially the question resolves to this: is there a god?  I’m a sort of pagan pantheist; I believe that not only is there a god, but there are gods by the millions; beings who live on another plane of life.  We can only access this plane via disciplines or sheer grace. They are HERE, but we can’t see them.

About Arthur Rosch

Arthur Rosch is a novelist, musician, photographer and poet. His works are funny, memorable and often compelling. One reviewer said “He’s wicked and feisty, but when he gets you by the guts, he never lets go.” Listeners to his music have compared him to Frank Zappa, Tom Waits, Randy Newman or Mose Allison. These comparisons are flattering but deceptive. Rosch is a stylist, a complete original. His material ranges from sly wit to gripping political commentary.

Arthur was born in the heart of Illinois and grew up in the western suburbs of St. Louis. In his teens he discovered his creative potential while hoping to please a girl. Though she left the scene, Arthur’s creativity stayed behind. In his early twenties he moved to San Francisco and took part in the thriving arts scene. His first literary sale was to Playboy Magazine. The piece went on to receive Playboy’s “Best Story of the Year” award. Arthur also has writing credits in Exquisite Corpse, Shutterbug, eDigital, and Cat Fancy Magazine. He has written five novels, a memoir and a large collection of poetry. His autobiographical novel, Confessions Of An Honest Man won the Honorable Mention award from Writer’s Digest in 2016.

More of his work can be found at www.artrosch.com

Photos at https://500px.com/p/artsdigiphoto?view=photos

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Today, I am delighted to introduce Jean-Jacques Fournier as my Treasuring Poetry guest.

Tell us a bit about yourself and how you became a poet

A Canadian citizen, I was born in Montréal, Canada, in the Province of Québec, a long time ago. I was educated in English, by choice of my parents, who were bilingual French and English. This allowed me to work all over Canada and even in the USA.

I started writing poetry seriously, shortly after moving to Los Angeles, California, in the early eighties. I had left the corporate world and decided on an adventure, for some 6 years.

Being at a turning point in my professional and personal life, I was facing a lot of issues. I found writing poetry was the best way to express feelings and think about the meaning of life, hiding behind verses.

I came back to Montréal for a decade and a half, in partnership with a graphic designer in the finance domain. Then, around 2000, I decided to retire and move to the south of France where I wanted to dedicate myself to writing and poetry offered more immediate satisfaction than spending some years completing a novel. At that point, I had written more than 500 poems and was encouraged by an artist friend – sculptor Jim Ritchie – to publish my work. My first book of poetry was published in 2007, thanks to the help of a few close friends. In 2010, I came back to Montréal, married to a French lawyer. Since then, I have published 21 books of poetry and to date written more than 5000 poems. I also started a blog – Poetry on a canapé – and recorded more than 300 poems to give a voice to the words.

You have a distinctive poetry style. Did you develop this style yourself or were you inspired by another poet?

My wife said once, half joking, that I am the « Picasso of poetry » because I tend to deconstruct sentences, use abstract images and play with words. While the analogy with Picasso is of course, far-fetched, it does capture how I work with words and verses.  I love reading poetry, and the brevity of the medium of expression and its freedom of style are a constant attraction to me. Being a somewhat impatient person, I find it impossible to write a novel. The darkness and humour of Edgar Allan Poe inspire me, as much as the imaginative works of William Blake, Dorathy Parker, or the compact style of Samuel Menashe.

Which of your own poems is your favourite and why?

There is a poem that can be found in almost every one of my 21 books, with slight variations, over time.  The title is « Friend ».  The most important thing is having meaningful friendships and enjoying conversations with people we appreciate.  But deserving the title of friend is something that should not be received lightly, and it still puzzles me when someone calls me friend.

Friend

Why do they call me friend,

What is their cause

Or purpose

To judge me worthy,

That they would levy

Such expression of regard,

Entrust this much responsibility

To be bestowed upon my person,

That I’d be asked to manage

With this impressive status…

And to this title, friend

A singular entitlement,

Who possesses such impartiality

Could deem me be deserving,

Or capable indeed

To discharge such obligation,

Required and implied

When one is given title,

That of being called friend,

Why do they call me friend!

Your wife assists you by creating covers and artworks for inclusion in your books. Tell us a bit about her art and creation process.

My wife Marianne and I met in the South of France in 2002, where she was practising intellectual property law, in contact with the creative world. This allowed her to develop an artistic sensibility, notably with photography. And, being the first to read, comment and critique each of my new poems,  she has volunteered  to design the cover and content of the poetry books that follow, after the completion of the first 3 books by my business partner-  The artworks that illustrate the poems are usually from the public domain, or works from artist friends, or her own photographic composition. Canadian winter is the right moment for her to devote time to a new poetry project. She helps me with the selection of poems, titles, and the dominant thematic of the selected poems. Then, for the last five pocketbook size, she has looked for one or several artists, mainly surrealist artists in the public domain, whose works could be associated with my works. She makes suggestions, and we decide together until the final draft. She uses online tools to publish a book, with worldwide print on demand facilities.

Who is your favourite poet and why?

Among my favourite poets are two French poets:  Boris Vian and Jacques Prevert. Their poetry moves me because they both liked to play with words and twist them. They both use simple language, for poems that could be sad or funny or both.

In the English language, the choice is even more difficult. Therefore, since I have only mentioned male poets as a potential influence, I will not mention them again.  From Emily Dickinson to Elisabeth Bishop and more recently, Rupi Kaur, these feminine voices resound to me because of their authenticity that transpires from their writing sense of provocation and lucidity. Should I have to select one poet, it would certainly be Dorothy Parker, not only for her caustic style, but also for her profound ability to perceive our human fellow’s defects and honesty in describing feelings.

My review of CHAOS – a human side of man Picture caption: Amazing cover of CHAOS – a human side of man. I am in love with this design.

Right up front, I have to comment on the gorgeous cover for this intriguing collection. Designed by the poet’s wife, Marianne Dessis, it is as compelling as the poetry within this book. Many of the poems are accompanied by Marianne Dessis’ beautiful photographs.

This is the second poetry collection I’ve read by Jean-Jacques Fournier and it is just as thought provoking. The poet sees deeply into the heart of man and exposes his desires, loves, and thoughts with brutal honesty.

This short extract is from the poem ‘Apologies’:
“Oh too often we apologise
Just so the make amends,
Or evade we be chastised
We’ll effort to portend,
Till failing begs apprise
To impede ye condemn, …”

I admire the poet’s use of words, in short and sharp lines that collectively say a great deal in few words. It is a great poetic gift to impart so much without frills and flounces and I think this is the real essence of good poetry.

The poem that touched me the most in this collection is dedicated “in memory of Alan Kurdi, and all war-torn children sacrificed, thru man’s warring need for greed.”

“Save errant boat capsized,
In a bid to flee conflict
Where peace may be alive,
Tho its refuge not explicit
As bureaucracy deprives,
And silently the desperate
Boy’s fate is compromised,
Be sadly found face down …”

CHAOS – a human side of man – is a thoughtful collection that cannot fail to touch the reader’s heart.

You can purchase CHAOS – a human side of man from Amazon US here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0359191622

You can also find all of Jean-Jacques Fournier’s beautiful books on Lulu.

About Jean-Jacques Fournier

Jean-Jacques Fournier is a native of Montréal, in the province of Québec, Canada. He continued his studies while in the Canadian Navy and travelling substantially over the world. He started writing in earnest while living in California in the early eighties. In the process of reinventing himself numerous times, his penchant for the language of poetry seemed best suited, for him to express his emotions and life experiences. He then spent several years pursuing his writing in the south of France, during which time he published his first three books.  He has long since moved back to Canada, and is presently living in the Eastern Townships of Québec. He has published twenty-one books of poetry to date.

Find Jean-Jacques Fournier

My blog is Poetry on a canapé with a hyperlink, when it exists, to my Facebook profile for listening to audio recordings of numerous poems. My books can be found online on Lulu, notably.

About Robbie Cheadle Picture caption: Robbie Cheadle author picture

South African author and illustrator, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated sixteen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, and written and illustrated three poetry books. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/

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The Faculty is a 1998 science fiction/horror movie which I somehow missed until now. Reminiscent of horror classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the faculty and most of the student body at Herrington High School are being taken over by aliens, and it’s nearly impossible to tell who is still human. One group of industrious, survival-minded students has figured out what is happening, how to detect the aliens, and how to destroy them. Now they just have to find the head alien and destroy it before the whole school, and then the town, is taken over.

Although, not an original plot, it is fashioned after a classic. At least the aliens didn’t scream at each other whenever a human was detected. When the queen alien is revealed, I have to say I saw it coming, but they placed enough red herrings, so that I couldn’t be one hundred percent certain until the truth is unveiled.

Right to left: Elijah Wood (Casey), Clea Duvall (Stokely), Shawn Hatosy (Stan), Josh Hartnett (Zeke), and Laura Harris (Marybeth)

The special effects seem a bit primitive in this dawning age of technology, but for 1998, they’ve got a pretty cool queen alien monster. While some things, such as the method of beating the aliens, seemed a bit too convenient, horror movies, in general, are pretty formulaic, so perhaps that’s to be expected. At any rate, it held my attention, and I had to see how things turned out, which is basically the point, right?

The Faculty is everything a horror movie should be, using the aliens to keep our heroes boxed in, misdirection to keep viewers guessing, and plenty of tension to keep our attention. What more could you want from a horror movie?

Volume 3 of the Midnight Dark Fiction Anthology Series is now available for pre-order.

To be released October 28th, 2025.

14 authors bring you 16 dark tales that explore your deepest fears. These are the stories which nightmares are made of. Tales of monsters, mayhem, and madness which will make you shiver in the dark. Read them while you burn the Midnight Oil… if you dare.

Contributing authors include Mario Acevedo, Joseph Carrabis, Jon Shannon, Rebecca M. Senesse, DL Mullan, Zack Ellafy, Christa Planko, C.R. Johansson, Kaye Lynne Booth, Robert White, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Chris Barili, Paul Kane, and author of the winning story in the 2025 WordCrafter Short Fiction Contest, Denise Aparo.

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About Stalks

WHEN LIZ SAID YES TO JARED, SHE’D NEVER DREAMED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT…

Liz Martel receives a romantic proposal from her affluent boyfriend, Jared Galbraith, during a picnic in rural Maine. However, their idyllic day takes a dark turn, and they find themselves lost in the woods.

Liz and Jared are rescued by two seemingly kind strangers who bring them back to their farmhouse. Unfortunately, these strangers have plans of their own for the newly engaged couple.

As Liz struggles to escape a living nightmare, she stumbles upon a chilling family secret spanning decades. A secret that some people will kill to keep quiet.

WILL LIZ SURVIVE THIS NIGHTMARE, OR WILL SHE BE LOST IN THE WOODS FOREVER?

Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Stalks-gripping-psychological-Jenna-Moquin-ebook/dp/B0CSF4QWZL

My Review of Stalks

I purchased a digital copy of Stalks, by Jenna Moquin through a KindofBook deal. All opinions stated here are my own.

Stalks, by Jenna Moquin is a very unusual dark fiction thriller. The title made me think of ‘stalkers’ and seemed appropriate for a thriller, and I won’t tell the true meaning and spoil the surprise, but I would have never guessed. The unusual characters make this book one to please mystery and thriller lovers alike, especially if you like your dark fiction a little on the odd side.

At first, I believed this was going to be your run of the mill thriller as our happy couple gets lost in the spooky woods and believes they are being stalked by someone or something. When their car is stolen and they are rescued by a pair of odd ducks, I thought I knew where things were headed. But that’s where the story started to take some unusual twists, and like any good thriller, it kept me on the edge of my seat wondering how either of them will come out alive. There are no spoilers here. If you want to know more, you’ll have to read it yourself, but I’d give it a go if you’re into the odd and quirky.

A journey into the unusual that is full of surprises. I give Stalks four quills.

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About Don’t Let Her Go

A missing five-year-old girl is the key to unlocking a detective’s terrifying past…

When Detective Billie Ann Wilde receives a desperate call that five-year-old Emma Wilson is missing, she rushes to the family home. But inside the picture-perfect house surrounded by Florida marshlands, she finds no children’s clothes or toys, no photos of the innocent child Emma’s mother Marissa describes. Billie suspects Marissa Wilson is hiding from someone.

It’s a race against the clock to find Emma. But Marissa refuses to tell Billie anything about her past, and before long, she also disappears…

And then Billie realizes who Marissa is.

She’s the ten-year-old girl Billie failed to find in her first ever case fourteen years ago. The leads went cold because Billie made a fatal mistake.

As more bodies turn up in the same marshlands, Billie must revisit her past and face up to her demons to find Marissa and her child. But she is unknowingly putting herself in the path of a terrifying serial killer…

An explosive new crime series from multi-million-copy bestseller Willow Rose. Fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Kendra Elliot will be on the edge of their seats, unable to put this book down!

Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Her-unputdownable-heart-pounding-ebook/dp/B0CNTVS39W

My Review of Don’t Let Her Go

I purchased Don’t Let Her Go, by Willow Rose through a Friday BookBub Deal. All opinions stated here are my own.

Don’t Let Her Go is a mystery crime thriller about a missing child who may not actually exist, and it’s up to Detective Billie Ann Wilde to find her and discover why there is no record of this child. With a young mother who seemed to want help finding her daughter at first, but then disappears without a trace, the task won’t be easy. She pushes hard to track down the suspected abductor, but she may be shocked by where the trail leads her.

Skillfully crafted to keep readers guessing. Like a puzzle, the real story builds up one piece at a time and one cannot see the whole picture until the last piece is in place, or in this case, until the last page is turned. Willow Rose doesn’t ever give too much away, but just enough to add to the mystery and keep the pages turning.

A true mystery with many twists and turns and a surprise ending. I give Don’t Let Her Go five quills.

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About Kaye Lynne Booth

For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders and The D.I.Y. Author writing resource.

Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press, where she edits and publishes two short fiction anthologies and one poetry anthology every year amidst her many writing projects. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

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Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence by Peter Mayle Picture caption: Cover of Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence by Peter MayleWhat Amazon says

A beguiling novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense set in the South of France, from the beloved, best-selling author of A Year in Provence.

Simon Shaw, a rumpled, fortyish English advertising executive, has decided to leave it all behind, and heads of to France to transform an abandoned police station in the Lubéron into a small but world-class hotel. On his side, Simon has a loyal majordomo and a French business partner who is as practical as she is ravishing. But he hasn’t counted on the malignant local journalist—or on the mauvaise types who have chosen the neighboring village as the site of their latest bank robbery. Slyly funny and overflowing with sensuous descriptions of the good life, Hotel Pastis is the literacy equivalent of a four-star restaurant.

My review

I read a few of Peter Mayle’s autobiographical books about life in Provence when I was in my twenties. I came across this novel a short while ago and was eager to revisit Provence, this time through Peter Mayle’s fiction. I was not disappointed. After a bit of a slow start, Peter Mayle’s typically humorous style of writing and his deep dive into the food and culture of Provence were very evident in this entertaining novel. What was new was his descriptions of life in the advertising industry in London.

I’m making an educated guess that this novel is set in the 70s in London as that is when the author worked in London as an advertising executive. The characters all smoke heavily which was quite interesting for me given that I’ve always worked in a no smoking inside buildings culture. I found the author’s descriptions of his work colleagues, spoiled wife and her equally over privileged friends, and super wealthy clients very entertaining. Of course, these scenes are depicted through a humorous lens, so the negative attributes of these people are all exaggerated but as someone who has always worked in corporate, it had the ring of truth. I could also relate to Simon’s exhaustion with this fast and fake lifestyle. It can be hard to feel sympathy for people caught up in this sort of all work with short intermissions of excessive play lifestyles because of all the money they have, but it is not a nice way to live your life. Having to work all the time and appease others and wine and dine them isn’t as glamorous as it appears on the outside. This is evident from the general wreckage you see in such people’s personal lives including broken marriages, alcoholism, and drug addiction. I really hoped that Simon would find a better way of living that brought him more personal happiness.

There is a romance between Simon and a fascinating woman from Provence, a butler who is very competent and savvy and equally weary of Simon’s (and thus his own) life in the London fast lane, as well as a ring of local petty criminals who are planning the heist of their lives.

This book is not a classic and does not contain intense and serious messages about life, relationships, and saving the world. This is a slice of escapism and is light and enjoyable like pavlova. If this is the sort of book you are looking for, then you will enjoy Hotel Pastis.

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Cake art and other confectionary related delights

I have wanted to publish a book containing my favourite baking recipes and cake and other confectionary art for some years. I have finally gotten around to it and the first book in my new series, Something Fancy: A Winter Wonderland Celebration book 1 is now available for pre-order on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Something-Wonderland-Celebration-Celebrating-Confectionary-ebook/dp/B0FTX21BXL

This book isn’t just about cake art and baking, it also includes some history about the origin of Christmas cakes in a number of different countries and the origin of gingerbread and gingerbread houses in Europe and other places. It also includes several of my baking related poems and poets written specifically for various cake creations.

Picture caption: Cover of Something Fancy: A Winter Wonderland Celebration book 1Blurb

Robbie’s cake and fondant creations are full of imagination and enchantment as demonstrated by her gingerbread bakery, populated by three mince pie figurines, and her Ice cream Rainbow Fairies Christmas Cake, decorated with seven fondant fairy figurines for each colour of the rainbow.

This book is intended as a celebration of Christmas in poetry, cake art, and gingerbread constructions and includes several of Robbie’s delicious Christmas recipes as well as design ideas for Christmas themed confectionaries. Bite sized smatterings of historical information relating to various culinary delights are also included.

Robbie Cheadle is a poet, writer, and artist. Over the past twenty years, she has created art cakes, gingerbread constructions, and fondant figurines for a variety of purposes including as illustrations for the Sir Chocolate children’s book series she wrote with her son, Michael Cheadle.

These are examples of the type of cake art featured in this book:

The gallery sets out my Ice cream rainbow fairy tiered Christmas cake with two close up pictures of the details on this cake.

Picture caption: This is a violets wedding cake I recently made for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary.

Gingerbread houses, from small and easy …

to large and complex …

Advice and assembly instructions are included in the book.

About Robbie Cheadle Picture caption: Robbie Cheadle author photograph 2025

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, written and illustrated four poetry books and written and illustrated one celebration of cake and fondant art book with recipes. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/

Find Robbie Cheadle

Blog https://wordpress.com/home/robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com

Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/robbiecheadle.bsky.social

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyFo_OJLPqFa9ZhHnCfHUA

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15584446.Robbie_Cheadle

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