The Risk in Crossing Borders – William McClain

Posted on August 13, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “She kept coming back to the question of what to do with her life. Most people sorted that out in their twenties and thirties. What was wrong with her?” Yana Pickering is over fifty years of age, divorced, with grown children and content with her life in Seattle. However, she…

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Ways of Walking: Essays – edited by Ann de Forest

Posted on August 7, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The act of walking is one of revolution, and one of continuity.” “Walking gives us time to think, time to reflect…” “When you walk, you shed where you have been.” These are just a few quotes from Ways of Walking. These twenty-six essays look at this common activity in unique…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Matter of Conscience – James Bartleman

Posted on August 2, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…Canadians in general are more prepared to help the poor of the Third World than the First Peoples in their own country.” James Bartleman, retired Ontario lieutenant governor and member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, also of Scottish ancestry, educates us on the crimes committed against the Indigenous…

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Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD – Jason Kander

Posted on July 29, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) One would think that Jason Kander had it all. He completed his law degree from Georgetown University and was married to Diana, a girl he met when they were both seventeen. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives while still in his 20s. He was then elected to the office…

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Send Her Back and Other Stories -Munashe Kaseke

Posted on July 25, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) This collection will captivate you as soon as you start reading. “Send Her Back” is just one of twelve riveting tales centering around women who immigrated to the U.S. from Zimbabwe. In that specific title, a young woman who has just been accepted into medical school is in fear of being…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Red Lights – Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Norman Denny

Posted on July 18, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “I met a man in whom, for hours, I tried to see another me, another me that wasn’t a coward, a man I wished I could be like…” Steve Hogan, and his wife, Nancy are driving from Long Island to Maine to pick up their kids from summer camp. It…

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They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency – Malcolm Nance

Posted on July 11, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “We have something new in American history…a political party defined by the terror if feels for its own voters, that’s the Republican party right now” - George Will How was Donald Trump able to transform the Republican party into one that idolizes just one man? Why are his supporters intent on installing him…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Patient – Jasper DeWitt

Posted on July 8, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Patient additionally shows a high propensity toward violence and sadism. Patient has assaulted numerous members of staff and has had to be restrained. Despite relative youth, patient seems intuitively aware of which parts of the human body are most vulnerable or sensitive to pain. “ “He’s developed an ability to induce…

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The Newlyweds’ Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing – Mukana Press (Compiler)

Posted on July 4, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Mukana” is the Shona translation for “opportunity”, and the mission of Mukana Press is to provide the opportunity for writers in underrepresented areas to show their work to a world audience. So, what is the result of this specific compilation? Twelve diverse stories selected out of 512 entries from twenty-three…

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The Scent of Burnt Flowers – Blitz Bazawule

Posted on June 28, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned It’s the mid-1960s and an African American couple, Melvin and Bernadette are on the run. Melvin sees that their only chance is to flee the U.S. Back in college, Melvin saved the life of a Ghanian student who would later become the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. Though Kwame promises…

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