..". Hawkins ... delivers a novel that mixes the streetwise lingo of vintage pimp fiction together with scathing satirical commentary about the spread of global capitalism, the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the AIDS crisis in West Africa. A classic worthy of the "Sweets" series." --Dr. Justin Gifford, Professor of English Literature, University of Nevada, Reno
Peter Wright is clinging to a chimney surrounded by dirty water after Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans when he first learns that the man he calls his father is not his real daddy. As his mother relays his shocking biological...
..". Hawkins ... delivers a novel that mixes the streetwise lingo of vintage pimp fiction together with scathing satirical commentary about the spr...
"I lit my fire, I greased my skillet with virgin pressed olive oil, and I cooked." That's one of the statements Chester L. Simmons, Jr. made about his career as a Novillero/Matador in the art of bullfighting. It's really weird that it should be called bullfighting. No reasonable person would ever think of fighting a bull who has been bred to fight. Would any reasonable person think of fighting a pit bull who was bred to fight? But I have to ask, are bullfighters reasonable people?
"I lit my fire, I greased my skillet with virgin pressed olive oil, and I cooked." That's one of the statements Chester L. Simmons, Jr. made about his...
