“Justice for all children is the high ideal in a democracy.”~Grace Abbott American activist and social worker Grace Abbott was born on this day in 1878.
Author: JJ Shaun
First Snow
Once more, my prompt came from writing.com. Write a story or poem in which a mountain village wakes up to find that overnight, the season's first snow has fallen in strange, perfect shapes — spirals, symbols, and patterns no one can explain. A child claims the snow is trying to tell them something. What happens? … Continue reading First Snow
Random Quote for November 15, 2025
“There can be no security where there is fear.”~Felix Frankfurter American jurist and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter was born on this day in 1882.
Random Quote for November 14, 2025
“Ignorance is always afraid of change.”~Jawaharlal Nehru Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, acclaimed writer, historian, lawyer, and statesman Jawaharlal Nehru was born on this day in 1889.
Random Quote for November 13, 2025
“The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen.”~Louis D. Brandeis American lawyer, jurist, and Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis was born on this day in 1856.
Random Quote for November 12, 2025
“I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility… There are arrogant people in this world and, what is worse, arrogant judges.”~Harry A. Blackmun American lawyer, jurist, and Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice, Harry A. Blackmun was born on … Continue reading Random Quote for November 12, 2025
Random Quote for November 11, 2025
“Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.”~William Proxmire American politician William Proxmire was born on this day in 1915.
Random Quote for November 10, 2025
“There are hurts so deep that one cannot reach them or heal them with words.”~Kate Seredy American writer and illustrator Kate Seredy was born on this day in 1899.
Ink of Vengeance
Once more, I delved into my Story Engine cards. This time, I drew cards that led to a scoundrel who wants to get revenge using a complex forgery, but he’ll have to keep a promise he’s been avoiding. Gavyn Voss never ignored a grudge, especially one as personal as the one between himself and Lord … Continue reading Ink of Vengeance
Random Quote for November 08, 2025
“He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates more wants than it supplies.”~William Wirt American lawyer, politician, author, and 9th United States Attorney General William Wirt was born on this day in 1772.
J.J. Shaun 