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Posted on January 21, 2008 at 10:15pm — 2 Comments
Okay, maybe by the end of this, you'll be going, 'sure, he's a politician like all the others."
Well, maybe, I have been kissing some babies lately. Their heads are all fuzzy and soft, so it can get kind of addicting. I guess I can
understand why the politicians do it all the time.
But why
don't they kiss old people, or people with body odor? Old people need
comfort and love ... stinky people need, um, well, they can be lovable,
too ... from a distance.
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 9:42pm —
Hey, can I buy your vote?
Um, not with money.
Sex? Nah, you don't want that from me either.
Okay, fine, I don't have anything to offer.
But can you vote for me anyway?
My new book "The Next Adventures of Guy ... more wackiness" is up for Preditor's and Editors SF/Fantasy Book Reader's Poll.
Wouldja mind voting?
Go here ...
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelsf.shtml
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My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. My debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com, and I am writing because I was hoping you might be willing to read it and post your thoughts on Amazon.com (or some of the other book review sites). If you're interested, I'd be more than willing to send you an e-book version by e-mail. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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Christopher Tusa
Department of English
Louisiana State University
Editor, Poetry Southeast
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com
Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda
It sounds like I need to read your books. I'm hoping that my upcoming novel gets compared to Douglas Adams, too. I think it does.
Ann
"Your good energy can inspire good energy in other people today, but you need to communicate it in order for people to know about it. Spread the word about the good deeds and great ideas you're working on right now, and you're sure to get some rapt attention. Don't worry about people thinking you're too egotistical or that you're tooting your own horn -- they'll be too busy being amazed at what you've put together to think such petty thoughts"
:-)
If ever you are in need of a voice for an audio book...you know where to find me.
peace
Love 'em both... all three for that matter. I used to do a comic strip in college, and when Trudeau took a sabbatical for six months, my characters wore black armbands.
Norm
How do you stand on Doonesbury and Bloom County? They're very similar with the dry wit they employ. I didn't know about either until I joined the Marines. My small town didn't carry the strips. What a joy when I discovered them both in a book store on base in Japan!
And then there was Calvin and Hobbes. My second time in Japan I had a boss, a Gunny. He was like out of a movie about Marines. Hula girls tattooed on his arms that were made using sharp bamboo sticks in the Phillipines. Hard core. Not a man to trifle with. LOVED C+H! He would not let any of us out the door to go to work each morning until we'd all confirmed to him that we'd read Calvin and Hobbes in the Stars and Stripes. Then we'd have to discuss how much we laughed and why. He'd threaten us physically if we didn't complete that task each morning.
Too funny.
Take care buddy,
Ken
Thanks for inviting me! Anyone who likes Carl Hiaasen is an OK Joe in my book. I automatically like someone about 25% more when they tell me that.
Take care,
Ken
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