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Bee Gone: A Political Parable
Bee A Political Parable is a rhyming, illustrated short e-book that examines the thought, (articulated by Barack Obama), “Elections have consequences.” Given its timing, perhaps it will encourage those who did not vote in 2016 to go to the polls and vote in 2020.
In a very short story about a disgruntled drone in a bee hive who wants to take over the hive from the queen bee, the key take-away can be described (in the words of the book) this “So, the hive lost its honey, its Queen, and its money. It was really a mess, and that isn’t funny.”
The outstanding illustrations by illustrator Gary McCluskey are spot-on. They are both amusing and illustrative of today’s political situation. (Gary says, “It’s the most fun I ever had at work.”)
No matter what your political affiliation, no matter how divided in our individual beliefs, we all agree that citizens in a democracy must exercise their right to vote in order to insure that our democracy continues to function properly. Elections must be fair. Citizens must participate. Elections must be supervised to assure that they are not influenced illegally by outside forces.
If you’re a Democratic or Independent voter, you will probably chuckle all the way through this book.
If you’re a die-hard Trump supporter, maybe not so much.
Whatever your political leanings, enjoy the excellent illustrations and let’s try to remember that, so far, in this country, we all are allowed to express our opinion(s) under the First Amendment to the Constitution. Let’s hope we never lose that.
Lighten up and enjoy Bee A Political Parable! Order your copy today or check out Amazon’s Look Inside feature to read the first few pages.
elections have consequences. This year's election may be the most important in our lifetimes. Exercise your right to vote in our democracy. If you are planning on voting absentee, start now to get your absentee ballot. We need every voter to show up at the polls and to vote responsibly.
In a very short story about a disgruntled drone in a bee hive who wants to take over the hive from the queen bee, the key take-away can be described (in the words of the book) this “So, the hive lost its honey, its Queen, and its money. It was really a mess, and that isn’t funny.”
The outstanding illustrations by illustrator Gary McCluskey are spot-on. They are both amusing and illustrative of today’s political situation. (Gary says, “It’s the most fun I ever had at work.”)
No matter what your political affiliation, no matter how divided in our individual beliefs, we all agree that citizens in a democracy must exercise their right to vote in order to insure that our democracy continues to function properly. Elections must be fair. Citizens must participate. Elections must be supervised to assure that they are not influenced illegally by outside forces.
If you’re a Democratic or Independent voter, you will probably chuckle all the way through this book.
If you’re a die-hard Trump supporter, maybe not so much.
Whatever your political leanings, enjoy the excellent illustrations and let’s try to remember that, so far, in this country, we all are allowed to express our opinion(s) under the First Amendment to the Constitution. Let’s hope we never lose that.
Lighten up and enjoy Bee A Political Parable! Order your copy today or check out Amazon’s Look Inside feature to read the first few pages.
elections have consequences. This year's election may be the most important in our lifetimes. Exercise your right to vote in our democracy. If you are planning on voting absentee, start now to get your absentee ballot. We need every voter to show up at the polls and to vote responsibly.
44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2019
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About the author
Connie Corcoran Wilson
29 books34 followersConnie Corcoran Wilson has published 10 books since 2003. "Hellfire & Damnation" (www.HellfireandDamnationtheBook.com) came out in February, 2010. Her three volumes of true ghost stories of Route 66 (Ghostly Tales of Route 66, www.GhostlyTalesofRoute66.com) are out from Quixote and in E-book format from Quad City Press. Her first book ("Training the Teacher As A Champion") was published by PLS Bookstores in 1989. Her sci fi novel "Out of Time" was published by Lachesis in 2008 and the screenplay written based on the book was a winner in a "Writer's Digest" competition. Her 2 humor collections are "Both Sides Now" (2003) and "Laughing through Life" (2011). Her illustrated children's book, "The Christmas Cats in Silly Hats" was released at Christmas in 2011. "Hellfire and Damnation II" was released July 28, 2012 in E-book format and in paperback shortly after (The Merry Blacksmith Press.) Her nonfiction book showcasing many of the movie reviews written for the Quad City Times between 1970 and 1979 made up the bulk of the book, along with 76 photos, major cast and interactive trivia. "The Color of Evil," a novel that is the first in a trilogy about a young boy with paranormal abilities, was released in 2012. "Red Is for Rage," the second book in the trilogy, will be released in January, 2013. Connie has been writing for pay since age 10 and taught writing at 6 IA/IL colleges. She is a member of AWP (American Writing Program), MWA (Midwest Writers' Association), MWC (Midwest Writing Center), HWA (Horror Writers Association), ITW (International ThrillerWriters) and IWPA (Illinois Women's Press Association.) Her books have won E-Lit, Pinnacle, NABE and Silver Feather awards and the 400,000 member blog Associated Content named her its Content producer of the year (for politics) in 2008. Since then, she has been named Midwest Writing Center Writer of the Year (2010) and won the Chicago chapter of IWPA Silver Feather award on June 6, 2012.
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November 29, 2019
Pretty clever!
Bee Gone: A Political Parable by Connie Corcoran Wilson is about the election of tRump in rhyme. Clever, witty, and truthful!
Bee Gone: A Political Parable by Connie Corcoran Wilson is about the election of tRump in rhyme. Clever, witty, and truthful!
November 10, 2019
A drone bee tries to wreak havoc on the hive and wrestle power from the Queen. It is apparent just by looking at the cover who the culprit "bee" is, Donnie.
This graphic novel parallels today's U.S. politics in a humours and entertaining way. It reminds of the book 'Whose Boat is This Boat' by The Staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It is a quick read and reminds us that we need to take our democracy seriously and put some real thought into who we want as a leader. here is too much at stake, no matter what our political affiliations and beliefs are! I give it 5 stars for the lough out loud moments, illustrations, and message.
This graphic novel parallels today's U.S. politics in a humours and entertaining way. It reminds of the book 'Whose Boat is This Boat' by The Staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It is a quick read and reminds us that we need to take our democracy seriously and put some real thought into who we want as a leader. here is too much at stake, no matter what our political affiliations and beliefs are! I give it 5 stars for the lough out loud moments, illustrations, and message.
November 21, 2019
The power of a parable is found in its simplicity. Parables take complex situations and cut through to the underlying principles. Parables are short, have human characters, and are designed to teach some truth, moral lesson, or abiding principle. They convey meaning indirectly by use of comparison, analogy, or metaphor. Though many parables are religious, others are political or philosophical in nature.
In Bee Gone: A Political Parable, author Wilson and illustrator McCluskey distill the essence of Donald Trump's rise to power, becoming the 45th President of the United States in 2016. Although no character in the story is named, the flawless renditions of faces and expressions leaves no doubt about who it is. The parable's lessons are set within the metaphor of a bee hive, something with which almost everyone is familiar. We understand the principles of a bee hive, how bees all work together and fulfill their roles to make honey and keep the hive healthy. The Queen Bee, head of the hive, is a symbol of leadership. Readers cannot fail to recognize who the Queen Bee was and that she should have continued. But, Donnie Drone was jealous and ambitious for power, so he launched an attack using unethical and illegal strategies.
Many worker bees saw that Donnie Drone was unqualified, but he joined forces with another hive—"one that was evil and had not really thrived." Obviously alluding to Russia, readers easily recognize the foreign leader whose intentions are to manipulate Donnie once he is in power. With Donnie on the "throne" the bee hive begins to malfunction, unable to keep producing honey due to the rapid replacement of worker bees who either quit or were fired. Some worker bees were concerned enough to investigate Donnie's actions, eventually leading to his removal from the hive. Afterwards, the worker bees rebuild the hive and seek another Queen Bee qualified for leadership; again a recognizable political personality and current Presidential candidate.
The parable concludes with a cautionary verse, reiterating that Donnie was a "very bad bee" and not very truthful. If the lesson of the parable is learned, then the bees will be very careful in choosing their next leader, or again everyone will "take a fall."
After the parable ends, there are excerpts from the author's books covering the 2008 election of Barak Obama, including parts of his and Joe Biden's speeches. Similarities to the upcoming 2020 presidential election are stressed; the country deserves a qualified, inclusive, and intelligent leader. The book is geared toward progressive voters, and is a useful tool to help people recognize underlying principles and consequences of poor choices.
I received a free copy of this book, and this is my honest review.
In Bee Gone: A Political Parable, author Wilson and illustrator McCluskey distill the essence of Donald Trump's rise to power, becoming the 45th President of the United States in 2016. Although no character in the story is named, the flawless renditions of faces and expressions leaves no doubt about who it is. The parable's lessons are set within the metaphor of a bee hive, something with which almost everyone is familiar. We understand the principles of a bee hive, how bees all work together and fulfill their roles to make honey and keep the hive healthy. The Queen Bee, head of the hive, is a symbol of leadership. Readers cannot fail to recognize who the Queen Bee was and that she should have continued. But, Donnie Drone was jealous and ambitious for power, so he launched an attack using unethical and illegal strategies.
Many worker bees saw that Donnie Drone was unqualified, but he joined forces with another hive—"one that was evil and had not really thrived." Obviously alluding to Russia, readers easily recognize the foreign leader whose intentions are to manipulate Donnie once he is in power. With Donnie on the "throne" the bee hive begins to malfunction, unable to keep producing honey due to the rapid replacement of worker bees who either quit or were fired. Some worker bees were concerned enough to investigate Donnie's actions, eventually leading to his removal from the hive. Afterwards, the worker bees rebuild the hive and seek another Queen Bee qualified for leadership; again a recognizable political personality and current Presidential candidate.
The parable concludes with a cautionary verse, reiterating that Donnie was a "very bad bee" and not very truthful. If the lesson of the parable is learned, then the bees will be very careful in choosing their next leader, or again everyone will "take a fall."
After the parable ends, there are excerpts from the author's books covering the 2008 election of Barak Obama, including parts of his and Joe Biden's speeches. Similarities to the upcoming 2020 presidential election are stressed; the country deserves a qualified, inclusive, and intelligent leader. The book is geared toward progressive voters, and is a useful tool to help people recognize underlying principles and consequences of poor choices.
I received a free copy of this book, and this is my honest review.
August 19, 2019
I would not call this a book per se, but a picture book of illustrations whose sole purpose is to bash the current president: reading it on your Kindle, you have to hold the Kindle sideways as the pictures do not display in portrait mode. This is a satirical poem lambasting Donald Trump and singing the virtues of both Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren. It’s pretty short, and will take you about five minutes to get through it.
For the positive, the author is a very talented artist and her pictures are representative of the focus of each line of the poem.
From a content standpoint, the author expresses a lot of pent-up anger and hate: I believe this is exactly what is wrong with our political process today – if you have an opinion against one side of the political spectrum, you must kick the opposition to the curb and beat them to a pulp. This poem idolizes Hillary Clinton, bashes Trump all over, and then talks about how Hillary (as the “Queen Bee”) is now too old to lead the hive and Elizabeth Warren is the worthy successor to being the leader of the hive. Strange.
I am not for or against any of the announced presidential candidates, but this type of “humor” will only appeal to the far left-wing fringe groups out there. It is a shame the author wasted her artistic talents on something like this, as I think she has a lot of potential.
Luckily, I picked this up for free during a Kindle promotion vs. its regular purchase price of $2.99. I imagine those who don’t want to move the country forward will enjoy this, and those who do will not. I would give this one a wide pass.
For the positive, the author is a very talented artist and her pictures are representative of the focus of each line of the poem.
From a content standpoint, the author expresses a lot of pent-up anger and hate: I believe this is exactly what is wrong with our political process today – if you have an opinion against one side of the political spectrum, you must kick the opposition to the curb and beat them to a pulp. This poem idolizes Hillary Clinton, bashes Trump all over, and then talks about how Hillary (as the “Queen Bee”) is now too old to lead the hive and Elizabeth Warren is the worthy successor to being the leader of the hive. Strange.
I am not for or against any of the announced presidential candidates, but this type of “humor” will only appeal to the far left-wing fringe groups out there. It is a shame the author wasted her artistic talents on something like this, as I think she has a lot of potential.
Luckily, I picked this up for free during a Kindle promotion vs. its regular purchase price of $2.99. I imagine those who don’t want to move the country forward will enjoy this, and those who do will not. I would give this one a wide pass.
August 25, 2019
Delightful, stinging, contemporary commentary
Spot-on caricatures accompany this clever rhyming parable that captures the current state of United States leadership. Read this book !
Spot-on caricatures accompany this clever rhyming parable that captures the current state of United States leadership. Read this book !
August 11, 2019
The pictures make this book!
August 19, 2019
Very quick, fun read.
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