Traci Claywell

Broschiertes Buch

Cinderella Claps Back

The Reckoning

Beschreibung

North Carolina author Traci Claywell has released a satirical allegory, Cinderella Claps Back: The Reckoning, about two opposing forces in today's American politics: female voters and MAGA. In the story, when the Fairy Bureau of Investigation uncovers a plot to overthrow the Palace on Charlotte's Dark Web, Queen Ella and her cabinet of ministers must devise a plan to keep Rumplestiltskin and his horde of angry, brown-coated wolves at bay. "He gimped back and forth slowly from one end of the stage to the other, clapping back to the audience, his minions, his all-adoring tools. He knew they would believe anything he said. He was the only character who said things outwardly that they believed privately but were too hesitant to say out loud. He removed the plugs from their private jugs of resentment, stirred their pots of bitterness, and electrified their disappointments into a blaze of self-deluded victimhood. In a nutshell, he validated their hate. And they adored him for it. "Rumpelstiltskin licked his slobbery lips as his eyes glazed with power. Seconds turned to minutes as the chanting continued. Rumpelstiltskin returned to the middle of the stage and, with his head held way back, eyes closed as if standing under a shower of golden rain, he raised both arms into the air in the form of a cross and soaked it up. The wolves howled even louder, eventually reducing his quadric-syllabic name to just one word." Traci Claywell is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she earned her B.A and M.A. in Psychology and Counselor Education, respectively. She worked with children and adolescents as a school counselor before migrating to Beaufort, North Carolina, where she launched and published two community newspapers: The Beaufort Gam and The Venture of Carteret County. Using both observation and imagination, Claywell presents one possible scenario for the burning quandary of the day: what's going to happen to our country? In Cinderella Claps Back: The Reckoning, the answer to that serious question is played out by a team of familiar childhood characters using their vision, intelligence, and grit. Cinderella Claps Back: The Reckoning will launch Sunday, September 22 in both soft cover and eBook format. For more information about Traci Claywell visit cinderellaclapsback.com .

Autor

North Carolina author Traci Claywell became intrigued with American politics when she watched President Richard Nixon resign from office on national television. She was only eight years old, but the pain on his family's faces as they stood behind him in the White House struck a chord in her tender heart. How could this happen, she cried? He was the president! And isn't the President supposed to be good?Later, at the age of 18, Claywell did what her great grandmothers were forbidden to do: vote. Since then, she has used her voice in every presidential election, both primary and general, with ballots cast for candidates ranging from Ronald Reagan to Bernie Sanders. But, she didn't just vote. She volunteered for a wide range of campaigns ~ calling, canvassing, and registering voters. She interned on Capital Hill one summer during college with Republican Congressman Howard Coble, and even worked as a non-partisan Vote Protector during the historic 2020 election. Through it all, Claywell never stopped reading, listening, thinking ~ and most importantly ~ changing her political preferences when the times warranted it.According to Claywell, the genesis of Cinderella Claps Back: The Reckoning originated with a challenge from a short story contest: rewrite a fairy tale. Once completed, she realized that the tale was so pertinent to the age, there was no time to wait on the traditional publishing path. She had to get Cinderella out into the world on her own. And so, she has."After all the turmoil we've witnessed over the years, writing Cinderella Claps Back was a cathartic experience for me," Claywell shared. "I hope it can bring that same catharsis to my readers. We all deserve some comic relief."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gatekeeper Press
• Seitenzahl: 54
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 229g
• ISBN-13: 9781662955075
• ISBN-10: 1662955073
• Artikelnr.: 71775065