Tag Archives: jazz

Coming Through Slaughter – Michael Ondaatje

Posted on July 18, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…and you like a weather bird arcing round in the middle of your life to exact opposites and burning your brains out so that from June 5 1907 till 1931 you were dropped into amber in … Continue reading →

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Five Night Stand – Richard J. Alley

Posted on May 11, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)     “There are four people as similar as they are unique—one at the end of his career, one lost in the middle, one who dreams of beginning, and the fourth, a child, not knowing what … Continue reading →

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The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues – David Fulmer

Posted on February 18, 2012 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Atlanta, 1923: In the midst of Prohibition, the city is seething with corruption, bootlegging, narcotics, gambling, and counterfeiting scams. This would seem the perfect scenario for Joe “Indian Joe” Rose to drift into town, as he … Continue reading →

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