My Gangster Father And Me! by Marcia Rosen | Spotlight ~ $25 Gift Card Available | #Memoir #NonFiction @GoddessFish @MGlendaRosen
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Book Details for My Gangster Father And Me!
My Gangster Father and Me! by Marcia Rosen Published by The Troy Bookmakers on April 18, 2024
Genres: Adult Non-Fiction 18+, Non-fiction, Memoir
Format: Paperback
Pages: 154
Our history and experiences can define us, inspire our actions, and as writers impact our words and stories. Mine most definitely has. My father was a gangster. Really!
This is a story about my relationship with my father and how his profession affected me and my life. “He called me Sugar Plum. Both a blessing and a burden, I learned interesting lessons from my about generosity and determination, taking risks, and certainly finding the willingness to live life as an adventure.”
I visited my dad’s gambling hall, where a card room was hidden behind closed doors. But it was in our kitchen at home on many Sunday mornings where I saw my dad and his pals, a cast of interesting characters, counting “the take” from football, baseball, and other sports bets. There were those who showed a certain respect, a certain caution of who he was, and therefore, who I was in their world. I love writing mysteries, but I knew it was time to write this mystery…about my father and me.
So, I remember Papa, but not like the old heartwarming TV Show, I Remember Mama. My memory has a far different rhythm because he was more like a Walter Mitty character in real life, and because as a gangster he frequently lived outside society’s code of acceptable, approved behaviors.
None of us are innocent. We all keep secrets about who we are and things we know. The issue of my father’s dark side still hangs in the air for me. There are moments I still question, even here and now, “Do we own the shame of our parent’s actions? Do I?”
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Excerpt from My Gangster Father And Me!
Some fascinating and incredible women have inspired me. None, who by the way had a physical beauty, but surely an inner beauty. Being inspired and inspiring others provides us with shared strengths giving us opportunities to be more than we are as one. Those who inspire us, in the process, influence us by their intellect, accomplishments, and wisdom.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Golda Meir have been two of my role models. Author Gertrude Stein and many other good writers have influenced me. These are people who dared to go beyond the ordinary. They were not willing to accept the limitations society or family set upon them.
If we are fortunate, there are also those in our lives who inspire us, expressing belief in us. I’ve had a few such people in my life, encouraging me to never give up my dreams and ambitions. I decided long ago to keep at a safe distance people who are angry, jealous, and mean-spirited. Really. Who needs them? Who made them right?
I know it’s not always easy to do. Sometimes they are a close relative, even a parent. And it’s quite a juggling act dealing with those situations. The worse is for any woman dealing with an abusive spouse. Finding support and asking for help is critical. We all deserve better.
What does all this have to do with me and my dad?
Quite a lot, in fact. His actions inspired me. In doing so, they influenced my actions in many ways. He almost never gave up at times when it would have been easier to do so.
Once asked what characteristic I think most important in a partner, my response was generosity. Oh, not only financial. I also mean being generous in expressing feelings and communication and being generous in kindness, thoughtfulness, and love. Many people are stingy and withholding of those things. They and their relationships have lost so much in the process.
All we need to do is look and listen to the world around us for negative influences. Controlling people need power to fuel their egos and cause pain and chaos. The benefit of their actions is solely for their own egos even though they falsely claim otherwise. The psychology of their actions and rhetoric is for professionals who understand human behavior. But I do know they are difficult people who create difficult situations.
My father showed me his love and affection. Maybe it’s why writing and words matter so much to me. There should be no doubt how much words matter. Cruel and thoughtless words sting. When I owned my first business, two nursery schools, many parents would say goodbye to their child with, “You better be good today!” or “Don’t be bad today!”
I would ask them please, not to do that and just tell their child, “Have a good day,” and better yet, “I love you.”
There had to be something about my growing up, about my experiences providing me with such an awareness.
I think back about my father buying lunch for the homeless man asking for money. I remember him taking a huge basket of food to one of his sisters whose husband was out of work. I saw how he never said no to my mother when she asked for money.
Sometimes a simple action or a few words can influence.
Sometimes a simple action or a few words can inspire.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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Purchase Links for My Gangster Father And Me!
- Marcia Rosen (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 154 Pages - 04/18/2024 (Publication Date) - The Troy Book Makers (Publisher)
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About Marcia Rosen
Marcia Rosen is an award-winning author of twelve books, including nine mysteries; the most recent is An Agatha, Raymond, Sherlock, and Me Mystery: Murder at the Zoo. She is also the author of The Senior Sleuths, the Dying to Be Beautiful Mystery Series, and The Gourmet Gangster: Mysteries and Menus (Menus by her son Jory Rosen). She wrote The Woman’s Business Therapist and My Memoir Workbook and has given Memoir Writing presentations and classes for close to twenty years. Her Memoir Blog can be found on her website. For twenty-five years she was owner of a successful national marketing and public relations agency.
Marcia has frequently been a featured speaker at organization meetings, bookstores, libraries, and Zoom Programs presenting talks on Encouraging the Writer Within You, Marketing for Authors, Writing Mysteries…Not A Mystery and A Memoir Detective…Writing Your Life Story. She has also helped numerous writers develop and market their books.
She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Southwest Writers, New Mexico Book Association, Public Safety Writer’s Association, International Memoir Writer’s Association, Women’s National book Association and National Association of Independent Writers and Editors—for which she is also a board member.
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May 29: Kenyan Poet
May 30: Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
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June 10: Locks, Hooks and Books
June 11: Fabulous and Brunette
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June 13:The Faerie Review
June 14: Read Your Writes Book Reviews
June 17: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
June 18: InkSpired: Musings on All Things Literary
June 19: Aubrey Wynne: Timeless Love
June 19: Long and Short Reviews
June 20: A Wonderful World of Words
June 21: Readers Roost
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Classic story
I love the cover and the excerpt.
Writing a memoir can be challenging and fun, filled with ones memories. Hope readers enjoy my story, my dad was a great father to me. Marcia
Thanks for sharing your book with us!
Sounds like a good memoir.
This sounds like a fascinating book.
Nancy
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Great excerpt, thank you.
Thank you for featuring MY GANGSTER FATHER AND ME! today.