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Constantia Munda

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My name is Constantia "Connie" Munda, and I am a multi-talented author, illustrator, and retired Child Protection Services officer. As a single mother of two children and a military officer veteran, I bring a unique perspective to my writing and drawing.

Drawing inspiration from the original intent of Mother's Day by Anna Jarvis in 1906 as an anti-war holiday, my novel "Mothers Day in the Empire State, Or, An Answer to the Arraignment of Women," challenges the sentimentalized view of motherhood propagated by modern society.

"Mother's Day" is the second Free-Grace Press novel answering the misogynist pamphlet written by Joseph Swetnam in 1615 titled: “The Arraignment of Leuud, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women: Or the Vanitie of Them, Choos ...more

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Constantia Munda's Blog: Are Mothers Responsible for the Demise of Our Children?

Where Are the Fathers? Reclaiming Balance in Parenting Before It’s Too Late

Where Are the Fathers? Reclaiming Balance in Parenting Before It’s Too Late

May 30, 2025
Contents -
1 - Reclaiming Balance
2 - The Vanishing Father
3 - When Patriarchy Fails Everyone
4 - The Cost of One-Sided Parenting
5 - Redefining What Strength Looks Like
6 - If We Want to Save Our Kids, We Have to
7 - Fix the Family Story
8 - A Call for Emotional Equity in Parenting
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Got to this book via a David Lynch autobiography that stated this was one of his favorite books. 1 - Written in obviously by an well to-do Indian young man, and UK English educated. 2 - A fantastical and unique coming of age story for the swamai thay b ...more
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Second book I've read from Howdie Mickoski and for some reason there is a LOT of gramatical mistakes in this book. That's a big negative for me as a writer and author. 1 - Sought of a continuation of simular themes and philosophies from the first book ...more
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Well written book with deep knowledge of ancient existential myths and religious beliefs on dying. 1 - Author drops lots of great references (Nag Hammadi / Apocryphon of James, Greek, Asian, Cathar, etc.) you can follow-up on later. Right off the sta ...more
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Nicely designed as an easy read. Large margins, large print, with lots of space / rests for the reader. The prose is light-hearted,safe, and doesn't go deep on anything. Good advice for meditating on out-of-body experiences or near-death experiences. Au ...more
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“the Empire hates its children. I know this because my son and daughter are not educated to be poets.”
― Constantia Munda, Mother's Day in the Empire State: Or, An Answer to the Arraignment of Women

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