Synopsis: In this rogue’s tale, full of sound, fury and erotic surrealism, we meet Alex Fillameno, a writer who has traded in the machine-grind of New York for a bare bones existence in the high desert town of Taos, New Mexico. Recently divorced and jobless, Fillameno has become a regular at The End of the Road, the bar where […]
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Displays A Collection of Poetry by Gary Beck For Immediate Release With religion, terror, and politics as closely related as ever, is it possible to live in our world without fear? With the obvious threat of extremists willing to kill for their god, we also endure domestic terrorism driven by similar motives, and the politicians who seek to use […]
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Lizardian Review by, Melissa R. Mendelson A Horror/Sci-Fi Thriller that chases after the tales of Stephen King, Lizardian dives deep into the psyche of who we really are deep inside. Now part of what I am calling, “The Notebook Stories,” Lizardian was first written around 1996, then disappearing into dust, cardboard boxes, and dresser drawers. It has returned […]
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For Immediate Release Conditioned Response A poetry book by Gary Beck Conditioned Response’ reminds us that we are prepared by family, experience, government to react to the events that affect us in our daily lives, shaping our future, often without our consent. Purchase Links: Paperback (English) | Paperback (English/Tatar) | Kindle eBook Conditioned Response is a 100 page book […]
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The Timelessness of Viktor Frankl’s Wisdom in Man’s Search for Meaning Reviewed By, Chanacee Ruth-Killgore Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl’s extraordinary memoir of survival and perseverance has long been one of my favorite books. Originally published in 1959 under the German title, Trotzdem Ja Zum Leben Sagen: Ein Psychologe Erlebt das Konzentrationslager (translated as “Saying Yes to Life […]
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Flawed Connections A novel by Gary Beck Black Rose Writing Four close friends: Ted, son of a former anti-Vietnam war activist; Philippe, son of a French mother and a former South Vietnamese General; Kevin, son of old money parents; and Lys, disowned by her family for being a lesbian, leave Yale to start a computer gaming business. Start-up money […]
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Iraq War veteran and first-time author Kevin Powers has written a war novel that “can stand beside All Quiet on the Western Front or The Red Badge of Courage” said John Burnside in The Guardian (U.K.). Narrated by Pvt. John Bartle, a 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier, this “extraordinary” book tells us precisely what it was like to be a combatant […]
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