(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You don’t want to be caught up in other folks’ lies and secrets. Ain’t a good feelin’ to keep stuff in ya.” It’s October 1941 and everyone seems to have secrets in this African American community in West Mills, North Carolina. Amazingly in a town where everyone seems to know everyone…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) The future of our country is in danger! Trump committed impeachable offenses from Day 1 by not even attempting to protect the integrity of our elections from Russian interference. Then there was the family separation at the southern border. Then the outcome of the Mueller report. Now there's even more! Join…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.” -Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette Internist, Dr. Robert Hart was named Sag Harbor Citizen of the Year. Everyone seems to be jealous of him and his charismatic wife, Elizabeth. But do they really know them? Robert’s son, Jonah comes back from college, and brings…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Thomas remained a man without a past, without memories, without old photographs and without stories from earlier years.” He is just one of the many Jews who chose to live in a land where their parents were once hunted down. It’s around 1985 and whether it’s Berlin or Vienna, “The children…
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Constance is not so much of a biography but an attempt to put Constance Stuart Larrabee’s life into perspective using her photography. The attempt is to gain more of an understanding of her work, thus allowing the reader a glimpse into her personal life, past and present. What you appreciate is…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “God really liked Lucifer, despite the bad jokes, the rancorous departure, all the efforts to misdirect humankind, and even his plan to take over Heaven. But God did not want to encourage Lucifer’s bad behavior. God still had hopes for Lucifer. “ Still, God accepted his challenge. Lucifer would …
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” - Mark Twain “All art is neurosis” - Sigmund Freud The essence of these quotes is embodied in the single-frame cartoons in The Illustrated Guide To Insanity. Though the drawings look spontaneous, they were drawn over a…
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) In The Unlikely Occultist the author uses historical references and records in order to write a fictional tale about Alice’s life. A few characters are invented and fabricated in order to produce a beautiful narrative. However she stays true to Alice’s personality and character teachings. The story is written in two…
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The St. Thomas I knew died long ago, even longer than Roger. Maybe I’d changed so profoundly in California that the whole world felt like a strange land.” After his wife’s untimely death, PI Boise Montague left Los Angeles to go back home to St. Thomas, US VI. Though he left…
