Tag Archives: New Orleans

What Lies Within – Clare de Lune

Posted on November 3, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of blood red lipstick you’ve’ ever seen, rich soaps made from the finest fats…all those parts put … Continue reading →

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Blues Highway Blues (A Crossroads Thriller) – Eyre Price

Posted on May 13, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Poor mannish boy, Danny, hear me        singing straight at you You know you sold your soul. And now          you’ve lost that                 … Continue reading →

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Heirloom: A New Orleans Thriller – Lisa Rey (Author), LD Sledge (Contributor)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…probably the most incredible story that ever came out of a city that was accustomed to sordid weirdness from Voodoo to political murder…how can a world so beautiful to the eye conceal such sick human behavior … Continue reading →

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Baronne Street – Kent Westmoreland

Posted on March 27, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The morning sun transformed into a rainbow as it passed through beveled-glass panes and formed a halo around Coco’s tousled black hair Her olive features and brown saucer eyes never looked more vibrant. I melted like … Continue reading →

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Run Baby Run – Michael Allen Zell

Posted on November 14, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “He’d been in two worlds his whole life. His tender spot. What gave him perspective and experience beyond most people. It was also what could wound him to the quick like nothing else. Why he lived … Continue reading →

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The Axeman – Ray Celestin

Posted on September 1, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) The following  was submitted to the Times-Picayune on May 6, 1919. “…I am not a human being, but a spirit and a demon from the hottest hell. I am what you Orleanians and your foolish police … Continue reading →

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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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Madam: A Novel of New Orleans – Cari Lynn and Kellie Martin

Posted on July 13, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Everything I have, everything I am, I owe to them–to her. …Her family tree was but a stump. And yet, the riches she bestowed upon me: my education, my inheritance…This house, in all its faded elegance, … Continue reading →

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More of This World or Maybe Another – Barb Johnson

Posted on May 25, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I’m usually critical of short stories. They tend to leave me unsatisfied, wanting more. I’m left unsure of what makes the characters tick, and what ultimately happens to them. So needless to say when I was visiting … Continue reading →

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Errata – Michael Allen Zell

Posted on May 11, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “New Orleans seems to exist as a blank slate for outsiders to grasp and cast their own aspirations, pretenses, and prejudices upon. A few of the outsiders always end up lingering, holding fast, and adding to … Continue reading →

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