Download or read book Gutter Angels written by Larry Fondation and published by Down & Out Books. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gutter Angels contains work from 1994 to the present, all shining a light on buried life in the darkest corner of the darkest alley in Los Angeles, illuminating the force of life erupting through the rubble of the inner city. Fondation drives with precision the way life can tangle good intentions and trip up even the most sure-footed pedestrians. These are compact city fables delivering an anti-moral and a humbling reminder to judge not. With compassion but without pity, with tenderness but without sentimentality, always tough but never cruel, always loving but never blinded by love, always funny but never ironic, Fondation tells the stories of America’s cities. Critics have compared Fondation to Dickens, John Dos Passos, Wanda Coleman, Steinbeck, Henry Roth, Henry Miller, Frank Norris, Denis Johnson, and Eminem as he exhibits a wide range of styles sharing laser sharp focus on the depths and heights of humanity: hate and discrimination, sacrifice, and redemption. He’s been called a ruthless poet, a supernatural and mystical animal, as complex as Borges and as accessible and engaging as Elmore Leonard. Stories from Angry Nights include “Glass Underfoot” in which tenement tenant Johnny Martins shoots rats as a public service while practicing taking out an enemy and “Blood Relations” where Felice gifts a bottle of Popoff vodka to her homeless brother in exchange for his reading the fortunes of a new boyfriend. Common Criminals, a dark account of Los Angeles alienation in a controlled style that sheds harsh electrifying light on the darkness, contains “Deportation at Breakfast,” the most widely anthologized of Fondation’s flash fiction stories and “Trying to Get Aids,” a raw and twisted love story. In Unintended Consequences, according to critics, Fondation “tells the tale of Everyman, limning the stories of the seldom heard, and often neglected “Greek Chorus,” rather than the well-known stories of Oedipus or Antigone.” With Martyrs and Holymen, Larry Fondation continues to record gritty stories of city life. Here he has expanded the scope to include the experiences of Angeleno soldiers on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and returning home to LA. When Fallujah is transplanted to Southern California, “survival” can take many meanings, all of them translating into four letter words. Fondation details the scars left by that which does not kill us and tests the notion that we really are left stronger by the experience. The “Working Class” section of Gutter Angels contains twenty-two brief stories published in journals as diverse as Fiction International (experimental fiction) and Flaunt Magazine, a fashion and culture magazine located in Hollywood. His post-realist books of fiction have been called “ensemble novels”—a collage method owing more to Alberto Burri and Robert Rauschenberg than to Henry James. Fondation’s characters, striped by poverty of all pretenses, exist in an inner-city world where hope is constructed and joy desperate and limited. For all that, these characters persevere, continue groping for transcendence, looking for—and finding—reasons to go on. “Neither sensationalistic nor unremittingly bleak, Fondation’s work is engrossing and entertaining at the same time it is thoroughly horrifying. It should be read not only by those interested in the future of fiction—by anyone interested in the future of this world.”
Download or read book Gutter Angels written by Fondation Larry (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Angels in the Gutter a Gold Medal Original written by Joseph Hilton and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fallen Angels written by Robin Lloyd-Jones and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the outside most of us have caught brief but shocking glimpses of the street children of South America. In this collection of short stories Robin Lloyd-Jones shows us, vividly and authentically, the view from the inside looking out. We feel what it is like to be only ten years old and yet to prefer life on the street to the miseries of violence, abuse and poverty in the home.Exploited by the police, the drug pushers, the makers of 'snuff movies' and the dealers in human spare parts, tidied away when they might be a political embarrassment, these children have learnt to survive, like the stray dogs on the garbage dump, by obeying the law of the pack.'Reality is a dangerous substance,' says a character as he offers a joint to ten-year-old Angel. 'It should be taken only in small doses by the young.' What Robin Lloyd-Jones offers us is undoubtedly a very strong and disturbing dose of reality, one which cannot fail to touch the humanity of his readers.What reviewers thought of the book:This is an extremely interesting collection of horrifying stories about Los Gamines, the destitute and homeless children who roam and sleep in the streets of a great South American city ... The stories in Fallen Angels are terse and economical and well-written. A lot of would-be short story writers could study them to their advantage. (Fred Urquhart, Scottish Book Collector).The importance and horror of these stories transcend art; quite simply, they question whether humanity has any right to enjoy this planet at all, if the price for that enjoyment is the staggering amount of human suffering and death Lloyd-Jones describes .... His commitment and empathy shows.... The stories are well-paced, well-patterned, too: cutting from child view to adult, from character to character, yet interweaving a black tapestry.(Douglas Gifford, Scottish Books)."e;If you want to know what poverty and injustice are really like only fiction can give you the truth,"e; says Robin Lloyd-Jones. In Fallen Angels he proves this with unsurpassed mastery.... A compassionate, deeply moving rendition of some disturbing tales based upon reality. (Dr Maryanne Traylen, Resurgence Magazine).
Download or read book Entertaining Angels written by Joanna Bell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joshua Gilfoyle has decided there are two things he wants from life before he dies: to find his lost son and to commission an artist to produce his lasting legacy - a new angel for Foxbarton church. His family can't understand why he's already bidding his life farewell, but Joshua is not a man used to opposition. However Julia, the artist he's employed, doesn't believe in angels - unlike her daughter Hebe. Although she's desperate for the commission, she's frightened her artistic inspiration has run dry and is beginning to wonder whether making the angel is beyond her ability. But as Hebe's extraordinary gift begins to affect everyone around her, including even irascible old Joshua himself, there seems to be more than a touch of magic in the air as the mysteries of the past finally begin to reveal themselves.
Download or read book Sanitation Details written by L. Woolley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-12-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to Drainage Details, the two volumes provide a compact and exact source of reference dealing with the drainage of buildings from sanitary appliance through the underground drainage network, to the final outfall.
Download or read book Angelism The Religion of Angels written by Jack Tanner and published by Magus Books. This book was released on with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you more than human? Are you in fact an angel trapped in a body? Do you have latent angelic powers that could transform your life? Can you escape from the physical plane? Scientism says matter is primary and mind secondary. Angelism says the opposite. The fundamental reality is one of mind, and matter is the collective projection of all minds via mathematical holography. The philosophical background to Angelism is provided by Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes and Leibniz. Leibniz's Monadology is the ultimate expression of Angelism. It asserts that the whole universe is made of angels and their thoughts. Isn't it time to accept the reality of angels? Isn't it time to undergo your angelic metamorphosis? Are you afraid to become what you truly are? "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." - Luciano De Crescenzo
Download or read book Old House Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old-House Journal is the original magazine devoted to restoring and preserving old houses. For more than 35 years, our mission has been to help old-house owners repair, restore, update, and decorate buildings of every age and architectural style. Each issue explores hands-on restoration techniques, practical architectural guidelines, historical overviews, and homeowner stories--all in a trusted, authoritative voice.
Download or read book Angels and Visitors written by Jean-Mark Sens and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Angels and Visitors" encompasses diverse angels revealed in their spirituality through our material world, according to the circumstances and happenstance in which they are encountered. Angels and Visitors is an inspired collection with personae coming from all walks of life set at the intersection of the ordinary and the extraordinary. This collection strives to reveal that the way of the imagination and the mystical are entwined in the movement of soul that seeks their presence. The end section relates to humans who are harbingers of news and is inspired by a series written at Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist community, in South Carolina.
Download or read book Angel Vol 1 Heroes Guardian Angels written by Natalie Clubb and published by Titan Magazines. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring cast interviews, behind-the-scenes secrets from the writers and creators, plus a host of in-depth features, it¡¯s time to remember the heroes of Angel. Each volume brings together a collection of the best of the Official Angel Magazine content, celebrating the unforgettable vampire with a soul, his ongoing quest for redemption, and those that helped him along the way. This un-missable volume collects together cast and crew interviews, in-depth features and behind-the-scenes pictures and secrets, making it an essential read for Angel fans old and new. Features content previously published in the official Angel Magazine.
Download or read book Scribbles written by Ray Carpenter and published by Book Hub Inc. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Ray Carpenter shares his life’s story in 'Scribbles,' a tale that takes readers on a journey from Graham County, around the world, and back again. Based on the author’s journal entries, Carpenter weaves the memorable, and at times humorous, tale of his life.
Download or read book Rebel angels written by Jill Fitzgerald and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over six hundred years before John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels. This book brings together various cultural moments, literary genres and relevant comparanda to recover that version, from the legal and social world to the world of popular spiritual ritual and belief. The story of the fall of the angels in Anglo-Saxon England is the story of a successfully transmitted exegetical teaching turned rich literary tradition. It can be traced through a range of genres – sermons, saints’ lives, royal charters, riddles, devotional and biblical poetry – each one offering a distinct window into the ancient myth’s place within the Anglo-Saxon literary and cultural imagination.
Download or read book Journey to Heaven written by Rachel Anderson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wrote the last chapter first because my Celestial Team urged me over and over again to write Larry’s story. Then one night, the Holy Spirit told me to write a book, giving me all of these chapters. Some may make you laugh, and some may even make you cry. We truly can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. May the Lord bless you on your life’s journey.” —Rachel Anderson
Download or read book A Killing of Angels written by Kate Rhodes and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first death looked like a suicide. But someone had tucked a picture of an angel and a handful of white feathers into the banker's pocket before pushing him in front of a train. A killer is stalking The Square Mile—the financial district in London—an avenging angel intent on punishment. But why these victims? What were their sins? Psychologist Alice Quentin swore she'd never get involved with police work again. Her duty is to the living, not the dead. But she owes Detective Don Burns a favor. He was the one who would sit for hours when the last case they worked on together had landed her in the hospital. That case had clearly taken its toll on him, and his career, too. So when he comes begging for help, how can she refuse? In order to find the murderer, Alice and Detective Burns must dig deep into the toxic heart of one of the major financial centers in the world. A place where money means more than life, and no one can be counted innocent. A Killing of Angels is the second book in Kate Rhodes' Alice Quentin Series.
Download or read book The Revolt of the Angels written by Anatole France and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-05-17T18:59:43Z with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arcade is a guardian angel assigned to Maurice d’Esparvieu, a man so honest that he seems to be sinless. Bored by this lack of work, Arcade begins reading the books in d’Esparvieu’s library—but he reads too widely and too deeply. Soon, he finds himself losing his faith in God, who he realizes is really just a minor deity named Ialdabaoth with delusions of grandeur. Disillusioned with his existence, he moves to Paris, loses his wings, and meets other fallen angels. Together they begin to plot a new revolt against God to rescue Satan and install him to the throne of heaven. Told in Anatole France’s characteristic light and ironic style, The Revolt of the Angels is a work of philosophy as much as it is a work of fiction. Through Arcade’s evolving perspective on faith and human affairs, France probes not just religion, but the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of revolutions. His conclusion on the cyclical nature of human suffering and governance is a grim foreshadowing of the Russian Revolution, which occurred just a few years after Revolt of the Angels was published—and of which France was an outspoken supporter. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book House of Gold written by Bud Macfarlane and published by Saint Jude Media. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With House of Gold, America's favorite Catholic novelist returns to the riveting, apocalyptic storytelling which captured the hearts of countless readers in his explosive classic, Pierced by a Sword, while retaining the intimate, realistic characters who charmed, surprised, and ultimately swept readers away in his second novel, Conceived Without Sin. Join Bud Macfarlane as he takes you on a gripping spiritual odyssey that will reverberate through your soul long after you turn the final page.
Download or read book The Gutter Prayer written by Gareth Hanrahan and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Gutter Prayer is captivating and complex. Guerdon is a city that seethes with history, horror, and hidden secrets" (Nicholas Eames). A group of three young thieves are pulled into a centuries old magical war between ancient beings, mages, and humanity in this wildly original debut epic fantasy. Enter a city of saints and thieves . . . The city of Guerdon stands eternal. A refuge from the war that rages beyond its borders. But in the ancient tunnels deep beneath its streets, a malevolent power has begun to stir. The fate of the city rests in the hands of three thieves. They alone stand against the coming darkness. As conspiracies unfold and secrets are revealed, their friendship will be tested to the limit. If they fail, all will be lost, and the streets of Guerdon will run with blood. "A groundbreaking and extraordinary novel . . . Hanrahan has an astonishing imagination" (Peter McLean). The Gutter Prayer is an epic tale of sorcerers and thieves, treachery and revenge, from a remarkable new voice in fantasy.
