tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6896114551776799848..comments2024-03-28T16:10:19.842-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Her Three Lives and Her Real LifeJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25129613890563484432021-05-01T02:52:31.445-04:002021-05-01T02:52:31.445-04:00Being a 1st generation American to Trinidadian par...Being a 1st generation American to Trinidadian parents and after inheriting my father's light skin I have always felt displaced in a country that I was born.<br />I was never "black" enough to be accepted by my black peers and to everyone else I was put in the box of being either mixed, Hispanic, or Asian because for some reason no one seemed to know where Trinidad was on a map.<br />Thank you for sharing your experience. It is a nice reminder that there are other people who have had either the exact or similar feelings that I have had or gone thru. <br />I just bought the ebook online and can't wait to give it a read!Trinigal82https://www.blogger.com/profile/15809982804568134939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74563615631771728182021-04-25T21:57:01.695-04:002021-04-25T21:57:01.695-04:00I agree with your assessment. Even if you aren...I agree with your assessment. Even if you aren't a woman of color, if you are female you are perceived to be of marginal intelligence and unable to defend yourself. Add in a car full of kids, how vulnerable is that? I understand that law enforcement is necessary, and if I did wrong, I am more than willing to admit and cooperate. But knee jerk intimidation should not be on the menu, not matter who you are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797265810731027855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53294865156904663742021-04-25T06:47:17.201-04:002021-04-25T06:47:17.201-04:00New author to me! Very interesting posting today!...New author to me! Very interesting posting today!Linda Heroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988385643154235201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76094364634997092122021-04-25T00:09:26.325-04:002021-04-25T00:09:26.325-04:00Question: Cate and Hank, did you meet originally a...Question: Cate and Hank, did you meet originally as journalists? I think, Cate, that you said you were a journalist in Boston? Or did I get that wrong.<br />Our stories have such similar fear. My first husband was a Vietnam vet with PTSD and because we were counterculture, we did not look like everyone in NH. The police did not treat us well and my first husband did not respond well.<br />I'm so excited for your novel, Cate. Can't wait to read it! Congratulations.Valerie J. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204154587049392271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40854487125893564172021-04-24T22:32:46.528-04:002021-04-24T22:32:46.528-04:00The book is intriguingly twisty . . . your experie...The book is intriguingly twisty . . . your experience makes me furious. Threatening someone's children is as low as can be, no excuse for that. Yes, profiling. A friend, white, in a suit, didn't have his LICENSE and was told to just bring it by the station the next day. Your expired insurance card still had the right policy #, easy to check. I've been seeing posts about stopping to witness police interactions with POC, and while in the past I'd I've felt it was nosy to stop, now it seems it could be saving a life.Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67878374503273736702021-04-24T19:43:59.868-04:002021-04-24T19:43:59.868-04:00Wow, that personal story is chilling, Cate, and wh...Wow, that personal story is chilling, Cate, and what a launchpad for a novel. I can't wait to read Her Three Lives.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54350330498457398292021-04-24T18:33:43.248-04:002021-04-24T18:33:43.248-04:00This sounds fantastic! I love hearing about new au...This sounds fantastic! I love hearing about new authors. Thanks for sharing your personal story. Stereotyping is dangerous. rmarcinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319835041300696787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65864395972808843742021-04-24T17:50:43.986-04:002021-04-24T17:50:43.986-04:00Oh, YAY! SO pleased to connect you two--let me kno...Oh, YAY! SO pleased to connect you two--let me know how I can help! Bzz bzzz bzzzzz!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32833739473000809492021-04-24T17:49:07.439-04:002021-04-24T17:49:07.439-04:00How scary!How scary!Kathryn Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963714950198225815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72416430340533388532021-04-24T16:39:01.172-04:002021-04-24T16:39:01.172-04:00Not sure why it posted me as "unknown"! ...Not sure why it posted me as "unknown"! <br />This is Tonni Callan<br />Admin on A Novel Bee (& more) and we would love to do a feature or giveaway of your book anytime! Tonni Callanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785747036797740954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77896781948844744552021-04-24T16:35:15.629-04:002021-04-24T16:35:15.629-04:00Your recounting of that event is bone-chilling and...Your recounting of that event is bone-chilling and makes me embarrassed to be a part of the human race. Similar story happened to me while living in Mexico.<br />They tried to take my car, <br />my son and his friend. I locked the doors, and called a friend. We spent 6 hours at the police dept., they did keep my car for several weeks.<br />This book sounds SO, SO good! Tonni Callanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785747036797740954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22526357519214351322021-04-24T16:23:19.208-04:002021-04-24T16:23:19.208-04:00Agree 100%,Hank! She was most definitely targeted ...Agree 100%,Hank! She was most definitely targeted and profiled. Tonni Callanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785747036797740954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15384955775381476912021-04-24T14:04:53.203-04:002021-04-24T14:04:53.203-04:00Congrats to the winners! Congrats to the winners! cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69545036367511629662021-04-24T14:04:10.724-04:002021-04-24T14:04:10.724-04:00Thanks Julia. I hope you enjoy the book. Thanks Julia. I hope you enjoy the book. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69892668654963286642021-04-24T14:02:16.545-04:002021-04-24T14:02:16.545-04:00Good for you! That’s great that you were able to d...Good for you! That’s great that you were able to do that and defend yourself in court. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31323257740594748882021-04-24T14:01:13.563-04:002021-04-24T14:01:13.563-04:00Wow. That sounds horrifying. Did they ask for a br...Wow. That sounds horrifying. Did they ask for a bribe in a roundabout way or say we’re they direct about it?cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75493305013353688152021-04-24T14:00:17.435-04:002021-04-24T14:00:17.435-04:00Hi Cecilia, I am sure that was very frightening fo...Hi Cecilia, I am sure that was very frightening for her, especially when she was asked to have her car searched without provocation. Good for her for saying no and having the strength to do that. I can imagine being intimidated into saying yes. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53412077027295846932021-04-24T13:58:50.604-04:002021-04-24T13:58:50.604-04:00thanks Dru!thanks Dru!cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75286196887766666482021-04-24T13:58:05.024-04:002021-04-24T13:58:05.024-04:00Thanks Rita. Best and safety to you too. Thanks Rita. Best and safety to you too. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66325056265763581682021-04-24T13:57:08.799-04:002021-04-24T13:57:08.799-04:00Wow! Deny everything? That’s aggressive. Wow! Deny everything? That’s aggressive. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71880478633481257172021-04-24T13:56:31.445-04:002021-04-24T13:56:31.445-04:00Thanks so much Judi. I am really happy to hear you...Thanks so much Judi. I am really happy to hear you loved The Widower’s Wife. I like to think that his partner took over because he might have realized the guy hadn’t been treating me fairly and gave me the ticket to help deescalate things. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73039238732065010712021-04-24T13:53:42.252-04:002021-04-24T13:53:42.252-04:00Thanks Hank and Thanks Flora. Thanks Hank and Thanks Flora. cholahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879743004233227766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90080798973038998122021-04-24T13:32:09.036-04:002021-04-24T13:32:09.036-04:00AND THE WINNERS of REMEMBRANCE from yesterday are:...AND THE WINNERS of REMEMBRANCE from yesterday are: <br />Karen in Ohio<br />Coralee<br />Dru Ann<br /><br />Message me your addresses! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75282659487877842482021-04-24T13:06:50.520-04:002021-04-24T13:06:50.520-04:00Some how I lost my comment... my fingers must have...Some how I lost my comment... my fingers must have pushed the wrong key.... so here I go again - I had two adopted cousins. Mark was very fair, like the rest of our family but Ken's biological parents were Lebanese and Spanish so he was darker than the rest of us. As a child, I didn't see the colors, they were just the cousins who spent five days a week in my house while their mother worked in an office. I hope he wasn't profiled as he lived into adulthood, but I'll never know, he withdrew from the family as an adult and unfortunately died at a young age of a medical condition. There are so many different types of profiling - color, gender, sexual preference, religion, body type, education.... the list seems to be unending and it's sad. <br /><br />I'm sorry the police treated you poorly, Cate. As a young mother, it must have been frightening on so many levels. The fact that the partner brought your citation must, some how, prove that the original officer realized he made a mistake but wasn't brave enough to admit it. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36885028837147853712021-04-24T12:56:30.154-04:002021-04-24T12:56:30.154-04:00This is brilliant, Cate. I believe fiction is a hu...This is brilliant, Cate. I believe fiction is a hugely important way to get readers to understand and empathize with the <i>other</i>, no matter who that other may be. Hiding a lesson about the toxic effects of systemic racism inside a thriller? Like I said, brilliant. I can't wait to read it.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.com