George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

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Haley's Cozy System Armageddon

Haley's Cozy System Armageddon by M.C.A. Hogarth

Haley and her grandmother are making cookies before the kinda apocalypse. (Her grandmother re-read Revelation to be sure it's not the real one.) It's aliens! They arrived and they are testing humanity by -- putting it into a LitRPG!

They have to work out the rules. Haley wants to be a wizard and stocked up on ink in hopes she could work it out, and finds it going awry. They also have to figure out how to live -- power goes out, for instance.

Community Thursday

I've heard others do this, to tout communities they like on dreamwidth.

So I'm touting books and book_love where you can read and share reviews.  (My own reviews I echo over there after a few days, but the more the merrier.)