Download or read book A Macawephant Sitting On His Haunches My Interview With Ken Martinez written by Ken Martinez and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February of 2013, when Ken Martinez’ autobiography ‘Koko Ken’ was published, some questions and some confusion came about, mainly, who are these main characters in the stories of Ken’s autobio? Also, Ken thought that the book was long enough at 320 pages so he got to work to work on these problems. He used other names like Joey Kehn, Frank Sinatra, Jaco, Elaina, Mick, and Cory to tell his stories. In the interview, Ken explains why he used those names instead of his. There were other stories that he didn’t or forgot to tell so, Ken set out to write a sequel but he decided that that would take too long. Someone suggested that an interview be done and voilà, ‘A Macawephant Sitting On His Haunches’ was born and then, it grew. Two stories were added along with a whatchamacallit Ken titled “A Brief Briefing’. ‘Mr. Abaddon and Olllie, Before The Still’ and ‘Dhani: A Local Legend’ are from Ken’s book and soon to be released eBook, ‘A Poet’s Assortment Of Poems (And Their Sto-ry)’. ‘Mr. Abaddon’ is the story of how (with a bit of fiction) ‘Tracy’, what Ken considered his most ambitious poem was written, with a few twists. Find all of the Christian symbols and, I’m sorry but you won’t win a prize. The time frame is real. In this story, Ken IS Ken. Reality begins when Dhani and her parents begin a trip from New Delhi to their new home in Mesa, Arizona USA. Ken and his family lived in West Pakistan for three years and is the subject of Koko Ken’s ‘Harold And Maude And Jr.’. Beverly symbolizes some of the Assisted Living Facilities that Ken has lived in. Page one of this story tells that the sixth story Greenfields Assisted Living, Ken’s first Assisted Living Facility is haunted. The story is written, in a gentle was, as to why it is haunted. The last third of this story takes place here. The mood changes with every section of ‘A Macawephant Sitting On His Haunches’. This, in my, and others opinions is a very enjoyable book.

Download or read book A Poet s Assortment Of Poems written by Ken Martinez and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is like a plant growing from a stone wall, a poem growing from a story. A few months ago, I opened my laptop and resumed last night’s work on this new literary project, which had no working title — centered on a collection of my poems and their stories. Some of the poems here are written or suggested in my autobiography, ‘Koko Ken’. I am having a hard time writing this section because the stories and elucidations are written within this book. Being a Spina-Bifida baby boomer, I wasn’t to live past six weeks. I’m sixty-four – by the blessings of the Lord, the plant is alive from the stone wall. So, here we are, growing from the wall, the stories and me behind the poems.