This is no better than people looting stores, physically hurting and killing others…

We all should be thankful for life and respect for each other.

All we are is what we are with each other

Peace, Love & HOPE

Dear Friend and Members

Happy and HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL. STAY SAFE.

SAFETY is the most important focus of our life right now, along with loving ALL.

We at Good News are saddened by many things in America, just like Lady Liberty above. The Statue of Liberty (officially named Liberty Enlightening the World) is a monument symbolizing the United States… The statue commemorates the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty

Good News was going to share thoughts of 2020 Bittersweet Thoughts that were sent to us in an Inner Happiness group that we are part of. We have decided to still share it as we are believers in the Good in the World and that our difficult times will pass when we all realize that we are all in this together, our www.goodnewsplanet.TV motto. They also say a little laughter, during our most difficult times is healthy, I hope you agree. Additionally, we share a link to a Benefit Concert that we did on New Year’s Eve to raise money for Support Dogs for First Responders & Vets and www.peacedayparty.org. I performed on the Sax and the Piano and share Thoughts of Wisdom from Soundscapes on a TV Channel… Enjoy.

2020 Bittersweet Thoughts

1. The dumbest thing I ever bought was a 2020 planner.

2. 2019: Stay away from negative people. 2020: Stay away from positive people.

3. The world has turned upside down. Old folks are sneaking out of the house & their kids are yelling at them to stay indoors!

4. This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came to my house & told my dog… We had a good laugh.

5. Every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.

6. Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands?

7. I never thought the comment, “I wouldn’t touch him/her with a 6-foot pole” would become a national policy, but here we are!

8. I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerator.

9. I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to the Backyard. I’m getting tired of the Living Room.

10. Never in a million years could I have imagined I would go up to a bank teller with a mask on and ask for money.

Here also is a link to a Benefit that Good News did to raise some money for support dogs for First Responders and Vets, www.goodnewsplanet.TV and our www.peacedayparty.org partnered with www.operationwarriorshield.com on New Year’s Eve.

http://goodnewsplanet.com/happy-and-healthy-new-year-facebook-live-paul-sladkus-concert-for-dogs-for-our-heroes/

Once again, wear a mask, stay safe and love one another.

Reverend Paul Sladkus – All Faiths and Spiritual, call if you need me 212 647 1212 and the Good News and Peace Team. We LOVE YOU.

PS Please join us, support us and tell your community. Om.

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Portland, 2023. After three years of living through earthquakes, volcanoes, plagues, looting, violence, starvation, and death, Sophie Cohen has almost made peace with her new normal. Three years after the Yellowstone Caldera smothered the world in ash, but strangely spared the Northwest U.S., Sophie has gotten used to inch-long hair (for lice prevention), termite soup for dinner (despite nightly dreams of chocolate éclairs), teenagers who actually read (if they want entertainment), and neighbors who are actually neighborly (in order to survive). What will rock Sophie’s world at the end of the world is discovering her own calling as a woman to be reckoned with—even though it takes being hit by a few earth-shattering surprises and hunted down by a power-crazed maniac.
In her gripping and funny (seriously) novel, ETIQUETTE FOR AN APOCALYPSE (May 2012; Brackets Press; $14.00; ISBN: 978-0-9848930-0-3), Anne Mendel draws readers into a world filled with dangers, disasters, and dysfunction. Told in Sophie’s voice, with a keen sense of dark humor, it is a thrilling story of survival. In spite of all the hardships and horrors, it is also a story of hope; even in a world without fossil fuels or iPhones or chocolate éclairs can be.

“A relative Garden of Eden, which just happens to be in Hell…” That’s how Sophie describes the eleventh-floor walkup she now calls home—a penthouse owned by her harebrained, judgmental mother, LuLu (who relishes famine as a diet aid and trains killer pit bulls she calls BooBoo and Cutie). At home, Sophie rarely sees her workaholic doctor husband, Bertrand, (but that’s an old normal) and rarely talks to her moody 13-year-old daughter, Sasha. When she’s not pinning for radishes and worms (an excellent protein source), Sophie works as drug dealer with her brainy, socially deficit brother, producing antibiotics and painkillers. Her life takes a sharp turn towards stranger and more dangerous territory after the fateful evening Bertrand whispers, “Women are getting their hearts cut out.”
Keeping the suspense and tension mounting, ETIQUETTE FOR AN APOCALYPSE follows Sophie and Bertrand as they set out to hunt down a serial killer targeting lovely young prostitutes. While undercover at a whorehouse called Camelot, the sleuthing partners get wind of a looming war between a local group of vigilantes and a powerful organized crime circle, known as the Knights of the Round Table. After getting badly beaten for snooping around, Bertrand sticks to what he does best—doctoring. As a solo act, Sophie audaciously steps into the role of becoming a spy-master to save her family, her community, and maybe even the known world. To her amazement, she finds strong allies in not only the condo’s resident and psychic, Athena Wonder, but also in two women she underestimated: her mother and her daughter. Beneath her shallow surface, LuLu is a font of wisdom—about powerful men and their machinations. And although she still seems like a vulnerable little girl, Sasha is fast emerging into a woman with a mind of her own—and the determination to stand up and fight for justice.
Soon, Sophie becomes an instrumental player in an increasingly complex and violent war over control of warehouses stocked with food and other staples thought non-existent (Nutella and toilet paper, among them) and a tiny, hidden treasure much more valuable than gold. Before reaching the final round of negotiations (which may only be the beginning), Sophie comes face to face with a sadistic, delusional lunatic who believes he is King Arthur, destined to rule what’s left of the world. How our heroine uses creative thinking and mothering skills, combined with ferocious courage, to outwit a monster will have readers gasping…and cheering.
In the end, Sophie gains a new respect and love for her mother, a new appreciation for her daughter, rekindled passion and deeper commitment in her marriage. Driven by intriguing and complicated characters, filled with practical tips for preparing for the ultimate worst-case scenario, and written with humor, grit, and heart, ETIQUETTE FOR AN APOCALYPSE makes the end of the world both much more real and less terrifying. To quote the MidWest Book Review, “This is really a great story, one that grabs you and keeps you until the end, or is it the end?”

“A page-turning thriller that is as thought-provoking as it is hilarious.”
–Marc Acito, Commentator, NPR’s All Things Considered

“An instant cult classic.”
–Win McCormack, TinHouse Editor in Chief

About the Author
ANNE MENDEL grew up in Arkansas and actually attended Miss Ashleigh’s Charm school. She learned nothing about dealing with disasters (unless breaking a high heel is a disaster).
Before she began writing full time, she was a community organizer. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband. Mendel’s two sons are in college. Her muse is her dog, Humphrey.

Ann is a very funny woman. And funny is Good News! Paul

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