Crossing Day :Young Adult/Alternate History Fiction by William A. Glass Book Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

  

CROSSING DAY

William A. Glass

 

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GENRE:  Young Adult/Alternate History

 

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BLURB:

 

It's been one hundred and sixty years since the Confederacy won its independence at the Battle of Altamaha Crossing. Slaves of African descent still perform most of the work in the South. This seems normal to Ryan Walters and his friends who attend high school in Huntsville, Alabama. Like teens everywhere, they enjoy sharing videos, playing sports, and hanging out with friends. Jaybird's drive-in is their favorite gathering place. There, they befriend Mish, a slave girl who works as a car hop. When the drive-in’s owner sells Mish to a dirty old man, Ryan and his friends awaken to the injustice around them. Despite the danger, they decide to help Mish escape. Will they succeed?

 

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EXCERPT

Melanie wanders into the dining room and finds her parents already seated at the table with their personal slaves standing behind them. Her mother, Dorothy, takes a sip of orange juice and replaces the glass on the lace tablecloth. Her servant, Natty, immediately gets a pitcher from the sideboard and refills the glass. Meanwhile, James is smiling at Melanie. “Morning, Miss,” he says. The white-haired Black man pulls out her chair. Once she’s seated, he spreads a cloth napkin over her lap.

 

“What was all the ruckus at Jaybird’s last night?” Dan Montgomery asks. He’s the mayor of Huntsville and knows everything.

 

“A German boy started it,” Melanie says defensively.

 

“Yes, and his father already called me to complain. He’s a big wheel at The Space Flight Complex.”

 

“Sorry!”

 

Montgomery points to the syrup. His slave, Parker, reaches for it and then pours. “Enough,” Montgomery snaps. He turns back to Melanie. “You and all the others will have a week of detention.”

 

Melanie gasps. “What about cheerleading practice?”

 

“You should have thought of that before you went to the drive-in. That’s where all the delinquents hang out and you with them.”

 

“I won’t go anymore. Please.” Melanie bats her baby blues at her father. His expression melts. “Go to detention after school today, and maybe we’ll see about tomorrow.”

 

“Thanks, Dad.”

 

Montgomery cuts off a bite of pancake and pops it into his mouth. That reminds Melanie to eat as well. It’s almost time for the bus.

 

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GUEST POST:

INSPIRATION. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

William A. Glass

When asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory said, “Because it’s there.” As a mountain climber he was inspired by the challenge posed by the world’s highest mountain. For me, sure I know Mount Everest is there, but I have absolutely no interest in trying to get up it. So obviously people are inspired by different things.

A standard bit of advice older folks give young people just starting out is “find what inspires you and make it your life’s work.” But not everyone can do that. If someone has a passion for skateboarding, for example, they face a daunting prospect in converting that inspiration into a career. Still, skateboarding for that individual could be a source of motivation to get up every morning and go to work at Starbucks. That’s because having a job that pays the bills provides the means to indulge hobbies.

I started working summer jobs when I was sixteen and transitioned into full-time work soon after graduating high school. I was fortunate to find jobs that I enjoyed, but the motivation to work was always so I could have the resources to do what I wanted in my free time. Usually that was reading. From an early age I loved books. I was that kid who would hide a flashlight and book under the covers, wait ‘till their parents had gone to bed, and then read half the night.

Late in life, my passion for books inspired me to try writing one. It was a cheeky thing to do but because of everything I’d read, I knew what captivated me in a story and felt I could write one in a way that would engage readers and make them want to keep turning pages. That turned out to be the case. My first novel, As Good As Can Be garnered excellent reviews and so did the second, Off Broadway: A Marriage Drama. Early readers of the new one, Crossing Day tell me it’s my best yet. Still, I haven’t given up my day job working at a small college. It helps pay the bills!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Bill is a retired business executive who now lives in a small southern town with his wife, Bettina. She’s a retired high school German teacher. Bill coaches soccer at a small college. Often, Bettina, who has a commercial driver’s license, pilots the soccer team bus to away games.

 

Bettina and Bill have three sons, Alex, Robert, and Gordon who have all graduated from college and moved away to pursue careers. Instead of having an empty nest, Bettina and Bill now host three rescue dogs. They enjoy finding promising hiking trails to explore with their dogs.

 

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