A GIRAFFE IS NOT A GOOD PET Having a pet giraffe is not all it’s cracked up to be. Especially not when you have a clumsy, blanket stealing, cheeky giraffe who eats the tops off all your neighbour’s trees. #IWSGPit #Ha #PB

It’s the Great Depression. Ten year old Lucy’s immigrant father’s been out of work for months. Her mother’s running an underground gambling ring out of the family kitchen and barely making ends meet. And Lucy needs $7.92. But she can’t tell a soul why. #IWSGPit #MG #HI #DIS

How nice to see Publishous feature my article, written three years ago. Thank you, Publishous! #writerscommunity #Writers #writerslife Julie Gwinn

Writers, if you are fairly new to publishing and want to get your book into the hands of more readers, consider this. My granddaughter and I built this free "take one, leave one" library. There is always a copy of my book available. . ..#writerslift #writerscommunity Julie Gwinn

New trainee, Phie will do anything to become a Guardian, until an unexpected connection with the human world jeopardizes everything. In the battle of good vs evil, Phie must choose between protecting herself & her abilities or saving the life of one single human. #sffpit #ya #f

Be brave, be bold and be shameless! #WritingCommunity #writerslift #authors. It's #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday so post your links! #Readers, here are some great books to check out! Like, #RT. Follow and drop your link.

#Writers happy Saturday! Can we do something different today? Understanding "Show, don't tell" is crucial. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, post a photo that evokes a story. Does your photo illustrate the concept? Does mine? Julie Gwinn #WritingCommunity Show us!

The use of God's name as a pejorative or expression of anger.

Spice it up and make the adopting person deaf or autistic. . .

Honor your instincts

Every writer needs a private space where the world is at their command, not the other way around. George had one, I have mine. Get one. #writerscommunity #writerlift #WritingLife Julie Gwinn We need privacy and good BIC time. (butt-in-chair)😂

"You know you're a writer when from a very early age, you were curious about things and you didn't accept what people told you. You were probably a little rebellious . . .as you were going through your life you asked a lot of questions." ~ Amy Tan #writer #writerscommunity

Monday funnies: a pic of topless chicks in short skirts.

From my novel No Salesmen in Valhalla: "She shed her red stilettos and rested her left foot near Romano’s groin; close enough to suggest, but not close enough to be blatant." #writerscommunity #Writers

Positive thought for today: “In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” ERIC HOFFER #writerslift #writerscommunity #learning

The San Diego Union had nothing to say about D-Day until a short article on page A-18. We are an ungrateful nation, too willing to forget the great sacrifices of those who served in that terrible war. God Bless America. Remember veterans. #DDay #WarIsHell

Congratulations to Julie Gwinn for her recent sale! #writers

Super proud of our daughter @GretelGoing. Published in today's Forbes Magazine is an article celebrating her jewelry company, Fortune and Frame. forbes.com/sites/garydren…

All of the America’s are coming next!

Lefty attack-dog Norm Eisen's fingerprints litter every get-Trump plot. We should never forget that before Trump was indicted for plotting to change Electoral College results, Eisen did exactly that in 2016: politico.com/magazine/story…