Month: June 2022
Amazon Prime Day Deals: Books You Must Buy
The day has come once again where your spending urges must be fulfilled because the deals are too good to pass up: Amazon Prime Day. The genius marketing of the Amazon team has already released a number of products set to go on super-sale starting July 12th, with some deals beginning in a few days on June 21st.
CRF’s 5th Annual Full Steam Ahead 5K in Honor of Their Newest Warrior, Jesselyn Silva, This Saturday 6/18
The Cristian Rivera Foundation is excited to honor their newest warrior, Jesselyn Silva, at their 5th Annual Full Steam Ahead 5K this Saturday, June 18, 2022! Champion boxer, published author, and star of a documentary film—Jesselyn “JessZilla” Silva is in the biggest fight of her life after being diagnosed in July of 2021 with DMG (Diffuse Midline Glioma) an aggressive and inoperable pediatric brain tumor, at the age of 15.
Books About Juneteenth
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th, in remembrance of the day that all enslaved people in America were ensured freedom. Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1865, a full two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, to take control of the state. Today it honors the end of slavery, and on June 17th, 2021 it became an official federal holiday. Below are books for both children and adults to learn more about the longest running African American holiday.
Op-Ed: Why Argentine Literature is so Political?
There is very little Argentine literature that is just for fun. I can count with the fingers on one hand the instances I’ve read Argentine fiction, and it was completely devoid of political commentary.
ANY OTHER WAY
The words, they’re there. They’re there before I even begin to think them— before my pen hits the page, scribbling them into existence. They’re there before I understand the plot, before I even know its exact name. They are in me, a part of me—the raw and the encrypted, the black and the white, the […]
DJ Hector Romero: “When You’re Passionate About Something, You’re Never Going to Feel like You’re Working”
With thirty-five years in the music industry, Hector Romero reflects on his amazing career as a DJ, music executive, and A&R director. His contribution to Latin Electronic Dance and electronic music lives on as he continues helping artists make music while traveling as an international DJ.
Mike Mo$es: Rising Contemporary Artist
Mike Mo$es has been an artist since before he could walk. He recalled falling in love with art and making it his hobby when he was in third grade. In our interview, he said anything could inspire him to draw whether it was his favorite cartoon character or different styles of art he wanted to conquer, like the anime style.
At Home Workouts For People Who
Hate Working Out
If you are anything like me, you hate working out. I’ve tried running, weights, the stair-master, cycling, and more. It’s just not…fun. And why would I want to do something that isn’t fun? Either way, I would suck it up and go to the gym, even though I hated it. The thing is, because I hated it, my motivation to workout and go to the gym was at a solid 0%.
Op-Ed: Anthony Bourdain, a Writer First
Many view the beloved Anthony Bourdain as someone whose career was built around cooking and cuisine, as he was most famous for his popular food and travel shows. More dedicated fans may also know of his book Kitchen Confidential, which launched his career. It is no secret that Bourdain was a writer, but Laurie Woolever’s book Bourdain The Definitive Oral Biography offers a different perspective on Bourdain’s legacy, a writer who became a chef rather than the other way around.
4 Great Beach Reads for the Summer
Young adult romance, LGBTQ+ stories, family conventions, childhood friends becoming lovers, old friends falling out, and time travel are all included in this cute and fluffy summer read list. Some of these stories are more mature, dealing with professional failure and growing old. Others are more carefree and adolescent, with stories about finding your passion and rebelling against traditional cultural norms. However, they are all stories about finding yourself and discovering love in the summer.
Postcard Fiction
I want to be a famous writer without having to read books or write them. I want a tasteful, sizable brass sign saying “Palm Island Written Here.” It should be attached to a modest home. People will assume I lived there, no, but every story needs a setting.
Inside will be original, leather-bound editions of books I wrote, of which there are none, so props will be required. I leave it to the curator to write the titles.
What can visitors expect beyond overpriced souvenirs?
A postcard, with my latest short story on it. FREE!
It begins: address goes here.
Michael Drezin’s short stories and micro-fiction have been published internationally on the net and in print. He can be reached at NYCTSstories@gmail.com
