“M.J. Fievre’s powerful memoir A Sky The Color of Chaos is a vivid, lyric account of the perils of growing up in Haiti. It brings the headlines to the heart and leaves an indelible mark on the mind.” ~ Dan … Continue reading Praise for A Sky the Color of Chaos
One of my favorite people in the world: Dan Wakefield. Dan, who introduced me to the world of nonfiction at Florida International University, is a novelist, journalist and screenwriter whose best-selling memoir “New York in the Fifties” was produced as a … Continue reading Dan Wakefield talks about Anthony Gagliano
Betsy Blankenbaker directed and produced several documentaries, including New York in the Fifties (2000) based on the best-selling book by Dan Wakefield. “I started making films as an eight year old with my father’s 8mm camera,” she says. “I didn’t … Continue reading Betsy Blankenbaker: Artist & Humanitarian
On October 12, Hector Duarte Jr. will be joining other Sliver of Stone Magazine contributors for a reading at Books & Books, in Coral Gables. An energetic group of poets and prose writers will celebrate the release of All That … Continue reading Hector Duarte Jr. on Writing
ALL THAT GLITTERS will be released on October 1st, 2013 (along with Issue 7 of Sliver of Stone Magazine). Yesterday, however, we conducted a special sale at Lip Service: True Stories Out Loud, at the Miracle Theater, in Coral Gables. … Continue reading All That Glitters: VIP Sale at Lip Service
by guest blogger John Bond I’m a writer. Sometimes. I learned from John Dufresne that everybody wants to have written. What distinguishes the wannabes from writers is that writers write. Every f[…] day… So, I’m a writer. Except when I’m … Continue reading John Bond’s Essential Library for Writers