(After reading this if there is any one that would like to help me with publishing this book or any of the others feel free to write or j pay. me. Whatever. needs to be worked out we can.) Written to All along the watch tower by Jimi […]
I literally beg every brother & sister to read the book, “Single, Saved & Having Sex” by Ty Adams. This book & sister was anointed at the time of its writing. I’m so in agreement with every detail of this book & it revealed a lot about my […]
Hello everyone! Today I would like to speak on redemption, second chances, rehabilitation, and the life of Keith “Chaos Loc” Brooks. What sparked this conversation is the reaction that some people had to the first book I’ve chosen to publish. My new book “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” is […]
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Books tend to come in bunches around here, and to paraphrase the characters on the cable show American Pickers; The time to read a book is when you see it. A buddy clearly has a thing for the writings of Gillian Flynn, so […]
Sharp Objects: A Novel by Gillian Flynn I don’t have HBO, so when I am offered a book with Amy Adams on the cover with a sticker that says “Now an HBO Limited Series Starring Amy Adams” I take that book. It didn’t hurt that the author is […]
At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance-a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire As I’m reading through this book, a weird concept keeps popping into mind: “presentism.” Presentism is […]
The Mistress’s Daughter: a memoir by A.M. Homes “This memoir reads like fiction.” That was just about the only thought I had during the first half of this book. A.M. Homes, Amy, is apparently well known for her fiction, and it shows here. If I ever come across […]
Cabin Fever: The Sizzling Secrets of a Virgin Airlines Flight Attendant by Mandy Smith with Nicola Stow I’m coming up on a quarter century in prison, so of course I live my life vicariously through others, and books. For me, that’s the attraction of memoirs like this. I […]
American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey Into The Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer Three days. That’s how long I had to read this book before I had to return it to it’s owner. Luckily for me, it was a quick read. I got it from a friend […]
So I love to read! I’m always trying to get plenty of books in here to keep up with my pace, although I never seem to be able to. Honestly I’m probably capable of burning through eight or nine a month with work and select t.v. shows on. […]
I did it. I have completed a novel. It’s taken me about 20 months and a ton of rework, but it has been worth it. Ruse of Discontent (previously known as A Splendid Compromise) has taken flight through the US Postage and will be touching down in a […]
Everything is created by thought, all matter is subordinate to thought, making physical events in my life the result of my thoughts right? All created by past and present events right? Well…. “My name is my name” I’ve always been principal driven, raised by real G’s in an […]
Coming soon, “Race to the Planet of Fire.” – Revised version, edited for the modern age., by MLN. Will be putting out portions of each chapter weekly, breaking between every five or six chapters. This origanal is a 40+ chapter book so it may take awhile. Matthew Newton […]
If I was to say “We (humans) are all Gods” how would you grasp that concept? Now, before I go any farther on that topic I must say that even though I do not follow or worship any religion those who do I have the upmost respect for. […]
I finished Grapes of Wrath this morning. How many of you have read it? I saw the movie when I was in my teens, and even then I remember enjoying the b+w film. It was long, and so was the book. But, there is a crucial point in […]
This story depicts fiction, and in some ways which is attributed to some lives in the world today. The story takes place in Chicago where a young journalist who works for the Tribune was once casted out by her peers for an incident which nearly jeopardized her career. […]
As I come closer to the completion date of my novel Ruse of Discontent, questions come to mind. Should I self publish with an online platform like ebooks, or should I use my Writers’ Market 2018 book to contact publishers or agents? I am an artist, and I […]
MY NAME IS JAMES MONTGOMERY. I AM A 31 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN SERVING A 30 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE. SINCE BEING INCARCERATED I HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO DO SOME SOUL SEARCHING AND I’VE REALIZED THE INPORTANCE OF REHABILITATION AND CHANGE. TODAY I AM USING MY GOD GIVEN […]
1. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes 2. Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan 3. Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela 4. Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory 5. De Profundis by Oscar Wilde 6. Our […]
Chapter One In our “Introduction” of the main topic “Ripple Effects,” we briefly inferred a word about Oppenheimer, the Atom Bomb, and its effects on this plane, in and of itself, is one of the more simpler appreciations of the subject. However, why don’t we explore just one […]
From my final copy of Ruse of Discontent, here is an excerpt from Chapter 14, page 2. They entered the plastic drapes consuming the patio of the club with James at the helm. Someone screamed, “Bitch, what are you doing walking by without saying hello!?” Shawn looked towards […]
Hollywood sensed the descrepancy with time.So he asked Suzy. ” Did we see the blind white psychologist?” “No what blind white psychologist? One more question. “Have you been to your mothers house at all this week, or did I leave to do a private show?” No Hollywood why […]
Hello world. This excerpt is from the second book I wrote. This book was the second in and urban trilogy. Maybe the story is a little rudimentary and the language is crass. I wrote this in 2013 and I wanted to change it in places a year or […]
Hello world. This is an excerpt from my third book. I was one hundred sixty one pages into it before I shelved it in favor of the two books I’m writing now. I’m sort of a capricious writer. All feedback is welcome. For me, all criticism is good […]
From The Author Al Chavies: “I’m speaking to everyone in this book, because everyone wants to know THE MEANING OF LIFE. I’m speaking to the dope fiend and dope dealer on the corner; the prostitute on the block or in the club; as well as the ministers, priests […]
– COMING SOON – COMING SOON – COMING SOON – COMING SOON…. THE BOOK – “YOU BE THE JUDGE” – to be released and shared on this site. The book will contain the true story of my life. In 1998, I was convicted of a heinous murder and […]
I’m closing in on a years worth of work towards my novel A Splendid Compromise, and it has been close to 6 months since I’ve had anyone proof read it. I have a trusted friend in here who does not care about hurting my feelings. (Love you Stew) […]
TALEZ FROM THE STREETZ 2(salute me or shoot me) by keon Lewis hello to all the bloggers and bloggettes …new urban book titled”TALEZ FROM THE STREETZ 2(salute me or shoot me) by keon lewis…..will be available April 27th on Amazon, eBay, Barnes & noble etc… great read.. 5 […]
I grew up in a world within a world, which led me here… removed from either world. But I never gave up, and wrote the most brilliant novel this decade.. “Mourning Due” which is available on Createspace.com. Now I can reach the world. Charles Lamar Garrison DOC #496-360
Book title: Talk Dat Shit Barry Poem title: Self Inflected Beaten brutally where mutiny has reconstructed my outer appearance….. It truthfully appears bad… It actually looks worse then it is….. And though I know that its bad to justify it,,,,, The matter at hand- that I need you […]
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