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Charles F. French
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I am a writer of speculative fiction and an adjunct Professor of English.

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Charles F French The Ameriad:The Monastery of Knowledge. #WSPit #WSPitQ #YA #F #CLiFi After ecological disaster sends the world to the dark ages, Lignne, wants to be the first female graduate in the Monastery, but murderous competition, spies, and treachery threaten her academic success and life.
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Miracles & Ghosts Past Blog Tour
I’m delighted to host my friend, D.L. Finn today, along with her latest collection of short stories. Denise’s short stories are always a delight and a wonderful way to dive into the hol…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Book Launch at Sheldon Historical Society – The Weight of Snow and Regret
This post first appeared on Substack 11/3/25. Live and In-person I used to babysit the man on the left; he is a social worker with Age Well now. The man on the right is my husband. My in-person boo…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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This weekend: The Fall Author Showcase! Join us for author readings, book signings and meeting some great Maryland authors! To find out more information: marylandwriters.org/Author_Showc... We'll see you there!
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The November 2025 Self-Promotion Party!
(www.pixabay.com) Hello to all the writers out there and reading this blog! It is well into the month of November, so it is time for a shameless self-promotion party; please do not be shy about you…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/h... @charlesffrench.bsky.social
Halloween Tour 2025: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
( Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1886, which gave the world the epitome of the double, one of the central characteristics of the Goth…
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November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Book Launch at Sheldon Historical Society – The Weight of Snow and Regret
This post first appeared on Substack 11/3/25. Live and In-person I used to babysit the man on the left; he is a social worker with Age Well now. The man on the right is my husband. My in-person boo…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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November Writing Meeting
Hello everyone! I am holding a writing workshop on Sunday if you are interested. This is an extremely friendly group, and there is no money involved.  I call it a Writers Encouragement Group. Here …
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November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/h... #Halloween #poetry #EdgarAllanPoe #Gothic #Romanticism #horror #writingcommunity
Halloween Tour 2025: The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
For the next entry in the 2025 Halloween Tour, I offer the text of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. This poem is one of the great Romantic and Gothic pieces in American Literature in t…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/h... #Halloween #horror #Gothic #Horrorfilms #writingcommunity #DrJekyllandMrHyde #cinema #horrorcinema #films
Halloween Tour 2025: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
( Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1886, which gave the world the epitome of the double, one of the central characteristics of the Goth…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Morning Light
Morning light has a way of softening what seemed unmovable the night before. It reaches gently across a table, through curtains, onto the spines of books, and reminds us that every day begins again…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: The Bride of Frankenstein
( The next installment in this series is what I consider to be one of the very best horror films ever made: The Bride of Frankenstein. I also want to mention that I have taught  this novel, Fr…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: A Ghost And His Gold by Roberta Eaton Cheadle charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/h... @charlesffrench.bsky.social
Halloween Tour 2025: A Ghost And His Gold by Roberta Eaton Cheadle
A Ghost And His Gold by Roberta Eaton Cheadle is a brilliant, thoughtful, and deeply emotional novel. In this book, which is a historical paranormal novel, she weaves together the plots of a d…
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October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: What Is One Of Your Favorite Horror Movies?
( October is my favorite month of the year. Not only does Fall typically make its full appearance, complete with painted leaves in a wide palate of colors, but October is also the month of my favor…
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October 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: The Invisible Man
(en.wikipedia.org) One of the more interesting and unusual horror films of the 1930s is The Invisible Man, directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemelle Jr. for Universal Studios …
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October 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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October sun… & Book Review of “Life is Like a Mosaic” by Sally Cronin
Our hope springs eternal each day with the sun rise and when the goddess moon shines down at night. Hope is also found in people who gift love and kindness to us and to others. – Sally…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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New Release! "Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog" by Darlene Foster #newrelease #mustread dlfinnauthor.com/2025/10/28/n...
New Release! “Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog” by Darlene Foster #newrelease #mustread
I’m thrilled to be sharing here today, “Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog” a new release by the amazing Darlene Foster. It’s a fun read, see my review below. BLURB Twel…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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October 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – FRI-Yay/Good News
Today’s good news comes from the Good News Network. Virus That Kills More Elephants Than Any Other Cause Is Finally Defeated By Andy Corbley-Oct 23, 2025 Veterinary immunologists have …
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October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: The Bride of Frankenstein
( The next installment in this series is what I consider to be one of the very best horror films ever made: The Bride of Frankenstein. I also want to mention that I have taught  this novel, Fr…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/h... #art #paintings #Halloween2025 #Halloween #Goya #Friedrich #Fuseli #Gothic
Halloween Tour 2025: Gothic Visual Art
Hello to everyone! I have often posted about books and films, but I do not think I have about paintings. To rectify that omission, I am going to use two paintings that fall into both Romanticism an…
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October 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Halloween Tour 2025: Dracula
(www.wikipedia.org) For the next installment of the 2025 Halloween tour, I cover Dracula, a film I love, and which I have taught in college classes such as Literature and Film and Gothic and Horror…
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October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Smorgasbord Book Review - #Shortstories Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two by D.L. Finn smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social
Smorgasbord Book Review – #Shortstories Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two by D.L. Finn
Delighted to share my review for the latest short story collection by D.L Finn… Miracles & Ghosts Past: A Christmas Collection Two. About the collection. Miracles saturate the sweet-scent…
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October 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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#BadMoonRising Demon's Past (Demon's Blood Universe #3) by Shari Sakurai #vampires #LGBTQ #paranormal teripolen.com/2025/10/25/b... @teripolenauthor.bsky.social
#BadMoonRising Demon’s Past (Demon’s Blood Universe #3) by Shari Sakurai #vampires #LGBTQ #paranormal
This author and I have some things in common – we discovered on Instagram our fur babies could be twins, and she hates enclosed spaces as much as I do. Her featured book is the third in the D…
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October 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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My latest blogpost: charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/h... #art #paintings #Halloween2025 #Halloween #Goya #Friedrich #Fuseli #Gothic
Halloween Tour 2025: Gothic Visual Art
Hello to everyone! I have often posted about books and films, but I do not think I have about paintings. To rectify that omission, I am going to use two paintings that fall into both Romanticism an…
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October 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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#NewRelease “Whispers of a Southern Moon” by #PriscillaBettis #shortstories #poetry #faith #writingcommunity #mustread dlfinnauthor.com/2025/10/23/n... @dlfinnauthor.bsky.social
#NewRelease “Whispers of a Southern Moon” by #PriscillaBettis #shortstories #poetry #faith #writingcommunity #mustread
I’m excited to have Priscilla Bettis here today to share her latest release, “Whispers of a Southern Moon.” BLURB An artistic, new collection of inspirational fiction and poetry b…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM