Here Today, Zombie Tomorrow, Sunday Snippet #SundaySnip

Here Today, Zombie Tomorrow is  the first novella in my Sassy and Fun Series.

Do you go all out for Halloween?  I sure do.  I serve my Spooktacular dinner the weekend before Halloween.  Complete with 'Dead-man over Worms", "Bloody Fingers", "Frankenstein's Brain".  Well, you get the picture.  So here is a snipped from my Zombie Romance.  It's Sassy. It's Fun.  And, best of all, Here Today, Zombie Tomorrow is FREE with Kindle Unlimited at Amazon.com!


Here's my Snip:

Meredith didn't recall much about the accident, nor who or what, reanimated her.  She remembered and over-hearing a security officer informing a pungent-smelling zombie that he couldn't purchase an alcoholic beverage (apparently he didn't match up with his photo ID). Within moments, a shoving match between the two men ensured, quickly escalating into zombie chaos:  shouting, running and chomping.

Chomping?

At the time, Meredith thought it was all part of the festivities, perhaps a little odd and definitely crazy.  Just like the cornstarch-based zombie-vomit and fake blood, everyone had globbed and smeared on themselves; but hey, it was an Arts event.  Even after finding herself wedged in the center of the zombie mob, lunging and bumping along until they were in site of the pier, Meredith. . .

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Happy October, everyone!

Connie


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Sitting in the Shade of My Mimosa Tree by Connie Vines, Sunday Snippets #sundaysnips

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago”.  ~Warren Buffett

I find in the day-to-day living of our super-charged lives, we, speaking of Americans collectively, often neglect to give thanks for our multitude of blessings. I believe one of our greatest blessings—a blessing that many have lived, sacrificed, and died to uphold is celebrated this, and every, 4^th of July.

We must remember those who planted the seeds of freedom, which grew into the abundance of our lives today. Like those who planted the shade trees sheltering us, we need to acknowledge that July 4th is much more than a time for picnics, fireworks, and relaxation.  We should verbalize the history with our children, young family members, and remind ourselves why freedom is important.  Why we must never that freedom as something to take for grant.  

We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

So what exactly happened on the Fourth of July?

According to Constitution Facts.com We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

However, July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).

It wasn’t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775).

Moreover, it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).

So what REALLY did happen on July 4, 1776?

The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes.

July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. Therefore, when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered.

As I sit in the shade of my mimosa tree on this beautiful Southern California, I give thanks to those who founded our Nation, and I honor those who made so many sacrifices.

Happy Reading,

Connie

Please stop by and visit the other authors participating in today’s blog hop: 

http://triciamg.blogspot.com/  Tricia McGill

http://romancingscifi.blogspot.com/ Vijaya Schartz

http://authorjamiehill.blogspot.com/  Jamie Hill

http://mizging.blogspot.com/ Ginger Simpson