Monthly Archives: November 2009

Patrick Lavin Author- NEW MEXICO: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

      NEX MEXICO: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY       by Patrick Lavin       “In the magnificent fierce morning of New Mexico one sprang awake, a new part of the soul woke up suddenly, and the old world gave away to the new.”- … Continue reading

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S. M. Ballard Author- HOLLIDAY IN TOMBSTONE, part two of DOC HOLLIDAY TRILOGY

      HOLLIDAY IN TOMBSTONE  (ISBN 978-1-932695-69-4)       Part two of S.M Ballard’s DOC HOLLIDAY TRILOGY       John Henry “Doc” Holliday, Georgia gentleman, dentist turned gambler, a consumptive whose days are numbered follows his friend, Wyatt Earp to the boomtown of … Continue reading

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Kore Press- WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, Afghan Women’s Writing Project

      Being a Woman: My Only Sin      An Excerpt from Persephone Speaks        The Afghan Women’s Writing Project, founded by novelist Masha Hamilton, is giving women in Afghanistan the opportunity to be heard loud and clear, in their patriarchal … Continue reading

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Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 145th installment

          We had to wait for the bus to fill up.   Then we went to Cotabato.   Staying in the best hotel here.   Visited the caves in the center of the city.   We are able to cross the Rio … Continue reading

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Kore Press- Halima Bashir’s TEARS OF THE DESERT, memoir about surviving genocide in Darfu

Halima Bashir is the first woman to write and publish a memoir after surviving the horrific genocide in Darfur. Co-written by Damien Lewis and published by Random House, Tears of the Desert illustrates the life of a tremendously brave woman. … Continue reading

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Randy Ford Author- I’M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 144th installment

      We were in the home of an American chemist in Mindanao’s Davao del Norte Province.   ”My wife…Mrs. Hines…and I first came here back in 1964…sent here by Goodyear,” he said slowly.   With his indistinct accent, he was obviously from … Continue reading

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Steve Brown Author- SOL Y SOMBRA, short stories from the Sonoran Desert

      SOL Y SOMBRA       Short Stories from the Sonoran Desert       by Steve Brown       From the intriguing desert of the Southwest, Arizona native Steve Brown brings forth a unique collection of stories that connect the lives of two … Continue reading

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