Author: rostie06

Please the introduction at the top of my page My disclaimer: 1) Fist and most of all nothing in this blog is meant to represent anyone or anything real or actual. In other words it is fantasy, jest and whimsical thinking. 2) Hence then and next of all, I am not liable for remarks found to be offensive just because the country you live in sees it that way. 3) Did I mention the following? Nothing written here is factual or absolute. If you listen to this rambling, it’s your fault not mine. Or in other words, ‘Don’t try this at home.” 4) If some soul comments on my comments, it’s all on them. It’s their words after all. And I am sure that they too would claim this disclaimer in their own rights. 5) I’m the one writing this and it in no way represents the opinion of any person, organization or world power that I might be involved with. 6) Did I mention that I am not liable for anything found here? It don’t matter what religion, ethnic background, sex, organization, fellowship, planet, or any other tag you use to describe yourself, this is NOT a cheap shot at you. (See number 1 above) 7) I assume all graphics used here on these pages are public domain. If you have rights to them notify me and they will be removed at once. 8) Content is the property of Roy Richard unless otherwise noted

WHY WE ARE ANARCHISTS by Max Nettlau – Rostie Publishing

Originally a pamphlet signed by Max Nettlau, published in 1894 by the Commonweal Anarchist Group in London. It is a declaration of beliefs: setting out why anarchists hold the views they do, what objections are commonly raised, and how the anarchist position responds.Key themes/arguments:Freedom as the fundamental idealCritique of Authority and CoercionObjections and misconceptions addressedAgainst… Read More WHY WE ARE ANARCHISTS by Max Nettlau – Rostie Publishing

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Fairy Tales for Workers’ Children by HERMINIA ZUR MÜHLEN (Author), LYDIA GIBSON (Illustrator), IDA DAILES (Translator) – Rostie Publishing

You have read many fairy tales, some of them very beautiful and some that frightened you with their horrible giants and goblins. But never, I am sure, have you read such lovely stories about real everyday things. You see poor people suffering around you every day; some of you have yourselves felt how hard it… Read More Fairy Tales for Workers’ Children by HERMINIA ZUR MÜHLEN (Author), LYDIA GIBSON (Illustrator), IDA DAILES (Translator) – Rostie Publishing

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Poetry from The Masses 1911 – Rostie Publishing

With selections from TM Becker, Herbert Everett, Isaac Goldberg, Wilby Heard, Varl Holiday, Emanuel Julius, James C McNally, Reginald Wright Kauffman, and Horace Traubel.The Masses was a socialist magazine published in America from 1911 to 1917. Its demise was brought on when the federal government brought charges against it for conspiring to obstruct conscription during… Read More Poetry from The Masses 1911 – Rostie Publishing

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Our Wild Irish Rose: The Story of Mary Ann Kennedy by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

Mary Ann Kennedy traveled from Ireland to America in 1906 as an indentured servant. While spending her days of servitude in North Bend, Nebraska, she met the love of her life. She and Herman Gutch were married and had started a family when, one Easter morning, tragedy struck. Life changes and opportunities appear. Mary Ann… Read More Our Wild Irish Rose: The Story of Mary Ann Kennedy by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

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General Baptist Roots in Flint, Michigan by Roy O Richard, Dayron Jones – Rostie Publishing

The General Baptist Denomination in Flint, MichiganAs you drive around Genesee County today, there is no want for Cannabis businesses. Almost every street corner seems to have a store or grow facility. This was not the case when I was growing up. Flint during the 1950s to the 1980s was filled with Coney Islands, Banks… Read More General Baptist Roots in Flint, Michigan by Roy O Richard, Dayron Jones – Rostie Publishing

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FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle CityIn memory of all those who made and continue to make this place home.The industrial city of Flint sits on the banks of the Flint River, a significant source of commerce and transportation for the Ojibwe Nation. The river, called Biiwaanagoonh-ziibi or Flinty River by those earlier people,… Read More FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

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Townsend Tinklings of Club No. 2, poems of Sarah Louks by Sarah Louks – Rostie Publishing

Poems by Flint, Michigan housewife, Sarah Louks (1862-1955).This work is dedicated and about the work of California physician Francis Townsend.He worked to establish an Old-Age Pension as part of America’s recovery from the Depression. His followers numbered up to 750,000. From their work, President Roosevelt developed the Social Security plan.Townsend’s plan would have paid each… Read More Townsend Tinklings of Club No. 2, poems of Sarah Louks by Sarah Louks – Rostie Publishing

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Jukeboxer by Glen Armstrong – Rostie Publishing

In his fourth full-length collection of poems, Rustbelt Surrealist, Glen Armstrong, celebrates jazz, country western, and great heaps of rock and roll music. Here, he taps into the soundtrack of life itself with the newborn whistling “Dock of the Bay” as “a little piece / of everything [we’ve] ever loved / [goes] down over Lake… Read More Jukeboxer by Glen Armstrong – Rostie Publishing

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The White Rose by Frederick Harrington – Rostie Publishing

This story was told for the benefit of older people who still believe in fairies. It tells the origin of the bluebird, which has been considered by many to be the symbol of happiness. Perhaps some may trace the thought that love leads to happiness.Frederick Harrington was a school teacher in Flint, Michigan. B: 1901.… Read More The White Rose by Frederick Harrington – Rostie Publishing

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