This online contest is open to resident of the US, Canada and UK. Contestants are required to answer three questions from the novel "The Book of Obeah". Responses to the questions should be sent to Obeahcontest@gmail.com starting on June 10, 2011, and all entries should be received by July 30, 2011. I will select three winners by midnight on that date and notify them via e-mail. Cash prizes will be awarded through Paypal, or if winners prefer, I…

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I have a little favor to ask...if you can, and if you are on Facebook, could you please "like" the new page for my novel? Facebook is archiving old pages that are not used much, so we created a new one, but it needs at least 25 "likes" to exist and earn a proper name. http://on.fb.me/jLjS1c

Thank you so much! Blessings,

Sandra

Of the four billion people who died in the 20th century from all causes combined, 185,000,000 deaths were caused by other humans. At 8.5 millions, murders exceed deaths related to natural disaster (including floods, earthquakes and volcanoes) by five millions. These are scary odds. They get even scarier when one thinks that many of the 'manmade' deaths are the product of hate crimes.

Sadly, since the September 11, 2001 incident, and again since the killing of Osama Bin Laden,…

One of the mantras my mother routinely used any time I asked her for suggestions to solve certain problems in my young life was: “Assess the resources you have and create a plan.” Of course, at the time I was stuck with an issue, I didn’t think I had any resources, so I distinctly remember spending a lot of time…