The Romance Writers of America and its 2019 RITA awards - Wish I could say, "I'm surprised" but I can't

The RITA Awards. The RITA Awsrds.

What are they? Who exactly is in charge of this operation?
The Romance Writers of America (RWA), the trade association for romance fiction authors runs this show. The body gifts 2 types of awards, one being something called, THE RITA AWARD to writers in the many and varied categories of romance fiction. The other being the Golden Heart.  From its website it reads that a RITA is "he highest award of distinction in romance fiction — recognizes excellence in published romance novels and novellas. The GOLDEN HEART recognizes excellence in unpublished romance manuscripts."



Well.

What can I say about them. A lot and not much at the same time. But I do have some tea. And as lovelyti of YouTube fame says, "And it's piping hot!"

Look. Awards are wonderful little things to receive. People like giving them. People like getting them. But when the deck is stacked.. . . Let's just say that the "award" for "excellence" is looking a tad tarnished.

This current round of RITAs is suffering some second-degree, if not third-degree burns, from some scalding brew. Little old Miss Romancelandia is braving another round of messiness in its ranks. As I reported the RITA Awards/Golden Hearts  just announced their lists of finalists for the 2019 competition. Per usual, there are scant AOC (authors of color) in the scads of finalists. Oh, there were a few last year. Or was that the year before? Memory fails me. You'd think because such a phenom occurs with such rarity I'd recall.

Anyhoo, .this year there seems to have been a judging snafu. Oh me, oh my. How could anyone ever think that a popularity contest passing for a well-organized, well-thought out competition, without a smidgen of bias demonstrated by anyone involved, could ever tolerate such a thing? Hoping it's not true BUT

Honeeeeeeey. Seems it did/is.

Word on the romance back streets is that a certain "judge" deducted a point in judging a book because it depicted a BLACK scientist.

Say what?

You heard me.



Now I'm interested as to WHY the "impartial judge" acted in such a manner. Did the "judge" think (1) that a Black scienttist DOESN'T exists?  (2) doesn't think a Black scientist is believable? (3) doesn't think READERS would think a Black scientist is believable?  Or, lastly is a acting as a "place holder" for a narrow-minded reading public whose tastes he/she knows? Cue the "Jeopardy" music. I'll wait.

OK. Time's up. I'd hazard a guess it's the combo platter of all 4. Plus, was the book's author non-White?

If true ( and I don't doubt it for a minute), it's sad. You may ask, "Does it matter?" Yes the hell it does if you are a person entering these compeitions or paying dues to these associations.. I've seen on Twitter that a number of AOC who belong to the RWA are quitting it. Others are staying because.I joined one time years ago. The expensive was too much. Which i see already as a way of "weeding out" what the RWA would see as undesirable.. As a fellow author posted on Facebook, the requirements and gudelines of being in the RWA would defintely leve out a "sistah who can write her butt off but who might live paycheck to paycheck, have children, and pressing responsibilities that would cause her to bypass joining the RWA and hence the RITAs."

Look. Again. A certain sector of the population runs the RWA. its bias against AOC is ironic as a BLACK woman (Vivian Stephens) was a co-founder of the association.

I wonder if she'd written a romance in 2019 with a Black scientist, and would have submitted under another name for consideration, would it get kicked out of the running by that judge?

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 8 years later - Like Kyle said in "The Terminator, "If you want to live..." You better do the reserach on this disaster

Today marks the 8th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster. I am not a Nervous Nelly or a Chicken Little but look. I'm putting it out there. If you aren't flushing your thyroid with NASCENT IODINE. Eating mostly low on the food chain (fruits and veggies, organic of course). NOT eating ANY seafood. Taking BORON and CARBON 60 or LIPOSOMAL VITAMIN C - You are gonna be effed. Big time.

The nuclear accident that occured after a tsunami caused by an earthquake has devastated the planet. Oh. you don't hear about it because the powers-that-be don't know how to remedy it. They keep quiet and hope no one will notice when folks start dropping like flys. Yes. I said flys. Why? Because RADIATION!

The tsunami that hit the Japanes coastline in that area of Japan damaged the 4 nuclear re-actors built near the shoreline. I wonder what brainac drew up those plans and what Nimrod thought it was a swell idea to build them on a coastline? But I digress.

Anyhoo, the damage done by the earthquake and water was so great, that all the buildings were damaged and 3 of the 4 re-actors' CORES were exposed and melted down through the concrete floring! The mess happened in 2011 and just in 2017 did officials find the cores!

https://futurism.com/after-six-years-finally-found-melted-uranium-fukushima

Basically, if you want to survive this scourge upon nature, you should be taking remedies to replace radiation that is accumulating in your body. Do not be fooled. If you live in any region not near Japan, your ass ain't safe! Since almost the day the disaster happened, WATER that had been, and has been rolling over the cores to cool them (even though authorites weren''t sure where they were. duh!) has been DUMPED into the PACIFIC OCEAN! DUMB! You cannot dilute radiation, fools! I learned that in Physics 101. This water is killing the sea life. Look up on Google how whales and salmon and all other kinds of sea life are dyinf or dead already. And what is left is tumor-ridden. Hence, why I eat NO seafood at all! A fish can be trimmed to look perfect in a frozen food case or on your plate and full of radiation. No thanks. Fisheries all along the western U. S. coastline had closed or are on life support because the bounty is not there to haul in. IT IS DEAD!

Please research it. i am not making this stuff up. The cloud from the explosion traveled across the world and hit everywhere. VAPORIZED RADIATION SWEPT OVER EVERYTHING.

https://www.livescience.com/63131-fukushima-radiation-in-california-wine.html

What is even more scary is that oceans provide the world with OXYGEN. The Pacific ocean provides 1/3 of the world's oxygen and it is dead. The radiation does not stay in one place; it is swirling toward the Atlantic now if not there already.

Whe people think of death or illnes by radiation they think the Hollywood movie kind of  death or illness. That quick demise by immediate expose: melting to a pile of goop or bleeding out or disintegrating on the spot or cancer in the long run. Yeah, that's Hollywood partially and real life too (ask the population of Hiroshima)

But death or illnees from LONG-TERM radiation exposure comes from being bombarded on a constant basis by it so that it disrupts every cell in one's body. This leads to strokes (even in seemingly healthy people), heart attacks, demise by diseases that compromise the lungs, blood disorders, etc. The constant wave of radiation will exaserbate any disease or disorder one might contract to the point that it will maim one greatly or kill one. Radiation also "wakes up" bad bateria. It acidifies all it touches. A perfect environment to "grow" cancer.

Hey. Don't take my word for it. Here are some experts on YouTube who have been banging the drum for years about this dangerous disaster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Y-caOipZ4   Dana Durnford explains it all!

https://www.youtube.com/user/kevindblanch    Kevin Blanch

And my personal favorite, Ajali Shabazz, who calls herself The Radical Sister, on YouTube. She is the only BLACK person trying to educate Blacks about this mess. She has a protocol for radiation remediation that I use. She has a playlist called "Fukushima A to Z" where she breaks it down and offers remedies to aid in the mitigation of radiation. Something no gov't or TEFCO (the company behind the diaster) official has talked about. She can be a bit scattered and wil but she brings the truth after doing 8 years of research on the subject

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfPaEUzxZH9kfnUmUVGJYA  The Radical Sister

LIST OF REMEDIES FOR CHELATING RADIATION

ORGANIC LIPOSOMAL VITAMIN C

IONIC BORON

LUGOL'S IODINE 7% SOLUTION

DMSO (DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE) (if diagnosed w/ leukemia, supplement w/ baking soda)

 NADH

WHOLE ORANGE (NARANGIN)

DANDELION ROOT

RAW ORGANIC BITTER APRICOT KERNELS

ALPHA LIPOIC ACID VITAMIN D (SUNLIGHT)

CHAGA MUSHROOMS

 REISHI MUSHROOM POWDER

CHLORELLA SPIRULINA

DRINK LOADS OF CARBON FILTERED WATER

DRINK LOADS OF GREEN JUICES

PLENTY OF EXERCISE

HOT BENTONITE CLAY BATHS

ANTI INFLAMMATORY FOODS:

TURMERIC

CHIA SEEDS

GARLIC (AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES)

BROCCOLI (SULFUROPHANE)

DARK LEAFY GREENS (CILANTRO, PARSLEY, WATERCRESS)

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (MAKE SURE IT'S NOT FAKE)

GRAPES

GROUND FLAXSEED

PAPAYA

APPLES

BLUEBERRIES

GREEN TEA

SWEET POTATOES

CINNAMON

SOAKED ALMONDS

AVOCADOES

HEMP SEEDS

CAYENNE PEPPER

TART CHERRIES

AVOID ALL SEAFOOD INCLUDING SEA VEGGIES (ALGAE)

Basically, one eats "clean" as possible, start a garden with organic seeds. in organic soil. If meat is still on your menu, buy organic and still keep it to a minimum. Thing is the only way to do this 100 is to know the source of the things one is consuming if one can't grow it or raise it

I do not post this to scare anyone. You need to know what's up and what's coming down the pike. As I said. LOOK IT UP! I was oblivious once too. Next up for me is starting a garden. I pray for mankind. I really do but to get a handle on this will take monumental determination.

The origins of Mardi Gras in the U. S. A.

https://blackamericaweb.com/2019/03/05/little-known-black-history-fact-mardi-gras/

Read about the origins of Mardi Gras in the States! And it does not have anything to do with New Orleans!

Happy Mardi Gras!

"Laissez les bon temps rouler!" (As they say in Cajun French)