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FILMS 1. Dear Dios (Vanessa Libertad Garcia is Producer, Writer & Director) SUMMARY INFO: • Based on the characters from the book The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive comes the narrative feature film Dear Dios. An aspiring photojournalist with a lust for bi-women and malt liquor spirals out of control in the hipster club scene… [Read more…]

“Spike Magazine” publishes my review article on the play “Civil Rites”

Spike Magazine publishes my review of the amazing Company of Angels’ Theatrical Play Civil Rites, which was written and performed by non-actors — the homeless and working poor of the Downtown LA area. Excerpt: Each performer shined in their unique ability to convey nuanced truths with captivating and colorful rawness. Carmen Vega, Victoria Gallardo, Vincent B.… [Read more…]

Shana Nys Dambrot selects “Voting Booth After Dark” to inaugurate book column at “LA Canvas”!

Arts & Books Editor Shana Nys Dambrot selects The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive to inaugurate LA Canvas‘ highly anticipated Book Review Column. Stand Out Passages: 2008 was a crossroads in the maturation of a generation that belongs inexorably to its time and place … a perfect historical backdrop for a coming-of-age story. … (The Book’s) fractal… [Read more…]

“InDigest Magazine” publishes my article on the birth of “Voting Booth After Dark”

InDigest Magazine publishes my article “The Birth of Embarrassing, Despicable, Repulsive” in their latest issue.  The article chronicles how my book The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive came to be … Read all about “The Birth of Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive” by clicking here. Thanks for your support & enjoy!

“This Great Society” publishes “Anguish” from “Voting Booth After Dark”

This Great Society publishes the short story excerpt “Anguish” from The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive in their May 2011 WORK Issue.  I’m honored to have it featured alongside a gorgeous illustration by Shari-Anne Gibson. Check out the illustration & read “Anguish” by clicking here. Thanks for your support & enjoy!

“Midwest Book Review” reviews “The Voting Booth After Dark”

The Midwest Book Review and its publication Reviewer’s Bookwatch review The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive for its highly anticipated April 2011 issue. Stand Out Passages: Down to earth and simple yet clever work, “The Voting Booth After Dark” is a good choice for modern poetry collections. Read the whole review by clicking here.… [Read more…]

“Write from Wrong” reviews “Voting Booth After Dark”

Literary Publication Write from Wrong reviews The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive. Stand Out Passages: The raw exposure illumed by this collection of poems and short stories can be overwhelming to take in all at once, even though the writing only takes up 92 short pages. … whether you feel a familiar tie to the characters… [Read more…]

“The Furnace Review” publishes a sneak peek into “Voting Booth After Dark”

The Furnace Review publishes the poetry excerpt “Sorrow” from The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive as a sneak peek into the book. Read “Sorrow” by clicking here. Thanks for your support & enjoy!

“Ragazine” reviews “Voting Booth After Dark” for April Issue

Ragazine reviews The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive for its April Issue! Stand Out Passages: Highlighted by “anxiety and addiction” frequently reserved for those exploring the narrow apron of social norms, this small cast of characters takes on the challenges of their days and nights with the frequent youthful love affair with sex, drugs, music… [Read more…]