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Hello everyone, My name is cc ECK and I wanted to introduce my debut novel, Ghost Gun, and express interest in review consideration. Title: Ghost Gun: A Novel Author: cc ECK Publisher: Midblock Press ISBN-13: 979-8995540700 Publication Date: May 10, 2026 Synopsis: A multiracial family from New York returns, again and again, to Mobile, Alabama — drawn back by family ties to a place where a decades-old act of racial violence continues to shape the present. Their eighteen-year-old son, Elijah, has already begun uncovering what happened. They arrive from the North with distance, money, and the quiet protections of privilege. In Mobile, those protections begin to thin. The family itself carries its own fault lines: a white father, a Black mother, and children moving between worlds, read differently depending on where they are. Told through shifting interior voices, Ghost Gun explores inheritance, race, family, class, identity, and the uneasy boundary between reckoning and destruction. Recent Reviews: "Especially highly recommended for book clubs." — D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review "A provocative novel… reckoning with generational trauma, mental illness, and historical injustices." — Foreword Clarion Reviews (5-Star Review) I would be grateful for consideration for review, and would be happy to provide copies in any format. Many thanks for letting me share! cc ECK www.cceckauthor.com cceckauthor@gmail.com

Humm going back to the subject of Becky's 7 Point Plan for Snagging a Wealthy Brother. Maybe Brothers like Arsenio are not prejudiced, so "race" was not a factor they simply got with whoever appealed to them most on a mental, compatibility, shared interest, spiritual-soul-mate thang. 😏

@Troy Nah. That review that you supplied a link to said it all. I shouldn't have described what I was going to post as a "review". It would've only been about a paragraph. In answer to your question, I read the hard cover (library) book. Arsenio's memoir was just a typical show business success story. He went from rags to riches, encountered a lot of subtle racism, met and became friends with a lot of celebrities, including Eddie Murphy, along the way. And, oh yeah, his current.live-in companion is white and so was the baby mama he had a son with. The End. 😉

See this is what mean; (1) The title by itself strains credulity. This is a tabloid headline (2) We are supposed to believe China just took out a Alien space craft with such ease? (3) the sketchy nature the source if the video who is "Unexplained Mysteries" with the AI generated images of alien space craft in hangars and treat speculation as facts (4) @frankster why don't you focus on established journalistic sources? when the fringe and sources who broker in wild unsubstantiated expectation and misleading information -- or do you see established news sources as part of the "cover up" As I said I'm more on your side of the issue @frankster , but videos like this definitely don't help the case. I think the testimony at the white house and videos the government have released are strong evidence (not proof) for me to believe something beyond our comprehension is definitely out there.

...so does that mean we get the Aresenio memoir review 😁? By the way @aka Contrarian did you read the book or listen to the audio?

No biggie. We can move on from Arsenio Hall's memoir and black women's sentiments about white gold diggers. It ain't that serious as far as I'm concerned.

To date, the public does not have any verifiable proof of anything these people claim as it relates to UAP/UFO/ET. At a certain point, the talking points of the images & files seem to come from the same playbook. Just like any form of entertainment & drugs & alcohol, these distractions provide people with another form of escapism from their routine lives. As long as there are customers/consumers for anything, there will always be pushers/producers...people who now how to capitalize on providing that something.😎

Interesting to consider it truth when there is no verifiable proof. I've watched Ross Coulthart a number of times interviewing on the subject of UAP/UFO. Seems to be how he's earning a living as a journalist. As long as they are not bringing hurt, harm or danger to other people, I do not begrudge how someone else makes their money.😎

I have periodically checked out the rest of the site. However, I'm not that interested in Arsenio Hall's memoir.😁😎

My photo timestamp says 2013 🤔

@Delano you have a good memory. I saw Nona Hendrix a couple of times. The last was Summer Stage a Central Park and Black Rock Coalition event, but I don't recall if you or Jasper was at that event. Speaking of Jasper, I'm not sure you are aware of his transition. Dyson and West are always informative and entertaining. I liked Dr. John Henrik Clarke. I saw him speak once. I thought Minister Farrakhan, in his prime, was one of the most powerful speakers I ever heard. I hear him give a lecture on Cornel's Campus back in the early 80s eye opening. Our course Malcolm X. The Nation trains their ministers well. There are many others. One of the things I miss able NY City was the abundance of lectures one could attend--often for free.

Using the Truth as a form of Distraction.....isn't very smart but extremely fortunate for those of us wanting theses info Most Interesting to me is Time stamp 9:19 - 10:40 Latest UFO clips show ‘we’re not the apex predator anymore,’ Ross Coulthart says | CUOMO 'They saw GREEN ORBS!’: New UFO files released by War Dept spark massive ALIEN BUZZ

@Mel Hopkins I’m glad you were serving him drinks and not the other way around. @Pioneer1 welcome back!

This Administrations is releasing real military recordings of possible alien design platforms.....that is not a distraction. Calling the release of formerly secret files a distraction.....is the distraction England has been releasing UFO files and documents since 2008.... Brazil started in 2005... Russia started in the 1990.. Mexico never really kept it a secret....they had transparency* The list goes on........ Sure it could be a test China Just Released The Clearest Video Of Them Shooting Down A UFO .......The Pilots who fired the tomahawk seems to not have known it was a test. I have no doubt that we have the technology.....I do not think it is owned by the US government. Maybe owned by a Syndicate of National and International Legacy Corporations and Individuals (MJ-12)

Good to know you are back and in the space.......

What?! If I gave you the impression that you of all people her tail your post in anyway please forgive me! Plus God knows we can use some Bookreviews around here. Please do share shoot. I’d love to post it on the website proper! All I was doing was voice in my perspective on your comment. It would be interesting, however, to take a pole and find out if black women took that story about white chicks, snatching up the wealthy black men. I would be willing to bet a substantial portion, if not, a majority aren’t pleased with the “news.” What?! 😳 please check out the rest of the website occasionally if you visit the homepage once a week, you’ll discover a bunch of new books by Black Writers and you definitely would’ve seen his book: https://aalbc.com/books/arsenio-9781982191368

It's been a while since we've mentioned what Black folks need to do.😁 For the most part, Black folks are doing a great job of sitting on the sidelines & watching POTUS OJ & the GOP run amok. A couple of non-white dudes have either gotten arrested or unalived for supposedly trying to get at POTUS OJ. We're not claiming those clowns.🤣 Pop culture works too. I remember Arsenio Hall having a successful late-night TV show & acting in a few movies. Didn't know he released his memoir.😎

@Troy I think sistas are more amused than riled up by the article in question. Black women nowadays take the hook-up between black male celebrities and white women, in their stride. They are, however, still interested in dishin' the dirt especially if it's funny and catty. I sometimes inject juicy gossip tidbits into the mix here as a diversion from the drone of the same-ol-same-ol grievances about the dreaded media and what poor ol mistreated black folks need to do ... I had intended to give a review of Arsenio Hall's newly released memoir which I just finished READING but nevermind since apparently the "culture" preferred here is not of the "pop" variety. źzźźzzz.

Sista @Mel Hopkins ...all is well on my end. Hope you're also doing well especially after passing your history class.😎

I'm not sure but it appears we can no longer post updates on our profiles. This is a really good site. I'm glad you didn't dump the forum 🙏🏽

Don't forget "Joy (what else? what else?) and Pain".....lol. May our good brother rest in peace and power.

Starting back in 1988 up to present, this song has been played everywhere. No party or cookout or gathering is complete without this song. Rob Base born Robert Ginyard passed away from cancer @ 59 years old. RIP.😎

When Troy said that, it was a foreshadowing of future events. He knew I'd be locked out of the forum for nearly 2 months....lol. .....man, them Harlem niggaz is somethin' else. They'll set you up to be murked with a big SMILE on their face...lol.

Sounds like a mixed up man with mixed up interests driving him to do what he did. It seems as if "whoever" or "whatever" is driving some of these cats to make their moves heard the chatter from the Black community about how most of the shooters have been White and how we said it's not out business. They heard the Black community say "It's White on White crime and we're staying out of it." So they found some "off white" or "half white" dude and put a battery in his back to go on a mission. When Black folks said he wasn't Black enough and insisted on not claiming him, I guess "they" (whoever "they" is) decided to send a SHO'NUFF Black man on the mission. This latest dude they claimed tried to run up on the White house and got neutralized....there's no mistaking whether HE'S Black or not. Now the question is, is he FBA?

Brother Malik Shabaaz (Malcolm X) is one of my favorite Black intellectuals. He was usually sharp on on point as well as witty with both friends and foes. Neely Fuller Jr. is another favorite of mine. Again, usually on point and sharp....even in his 90s.