Monthly Archives: September 2014

In the Lanes of the World: Paris, France

September 12, 2014Travel Flash FictionAdventure, architecture, Atlas, Baguette, Bilingual, Bridges, Brie, Broadcasting, Buttresses Spiraling Minarets, Cathedral Note Dame, Chart, Chat Noir, Cheese, Chicken, Cinema, city, City of Light, Clifford Brown, Conversations, Crepe, Culture, drums, Eiffel Tower, Esmeralda, Fiction, food, Francais, France, French, Fromargerie, Giant, Glory, Grand Marnier, Gustave Eiffel, Heaven, Hemingway, Ile de la Cite, Island, Jazz, La Seine, Latin Quarter, Life, Living Free, Map, Marvel, Max Roach, Metaphysical, Metropolitan Cities, Monk, Movei, Music, Navigate, Notes, Notre Dame, Panorama, Paris, Paris Nightlife, Parisian, Parisian Thoroughfare, People, Pont Neuf, Poulet, Quasimodo, Red Wine, Rue, Rythm, Sandwiches, Seine River, Songs, Strolling, Surreal, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tourist, travel, Traveler, Troubadour, Trumphet, Walk, Wanderorange

A Walk along La Seine By Christan Gatto, Travel Writer There was a time when I traveled to many metropolitan cities around the globe; for these cities, I studied travel books to prepare my day trips with cultural coordinates… “Bonjour, Je voudrais une baguette et le café, mercie.” I said to the cashier for my order at the café, using my basic French lingo from a guide-book. She smiled and gave me Read more [...]

Dopefiend—Donald Goines

September 2, 2014BOOK REVIEWSAfrican-American, America, Black America, Book Review, city, cocaine, Crack, Dealers, Detroit, Donald Goines, Dopefiend, Drugs, ghetto, Hustlers, Inner-City, Life, prostituteorange

Raw. This is the word that describes Dopefiend. Based in a Detroit ghetto, Goines tells you the story about his experiences as an addict. He places the reader in very uncomfortable situations: junkies getting their fix, prostitutes with their "johns," and the use of heroine being cooked up. Goines hits you with the needle that leaves a mark in your psyche. Like any great novel, the unexpected is vital. In Dopefiend, the unexpected is deliberately disturbing. There are very few characters in this Read more [...]