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The classic and fascinating story of Jack Kerouac, "King of the Beats" and American literary legend, recorded through the voices of his friends and lovers. Authors Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee retraced Kerouac's life at home and on the road and talked with the prophets, musicians, poets, socialites, and working people who knew him. Some are famous (Allen Ginsberg, Gore Vidal, William Burroughs); some are not (Jack's boyhood buddies, his lovers, his barroom companions). All have contributed to a remarkably vibrant, riveting portrait of a life.

Iwo Jima, March 1945. Private Norling’s breakdown unwittingly saved Kerrigan’s life when artillery exploded the packed convoy he’d just exited. Later, as the lone witness at the court martial hearing, Kerrigan decided to give Norling the benefit of the doubt, granting the young man a future. And he seemingly took it to become a frugal, honest lawyer and the governor’s bright and altruistic intern. Or is he a con artist and a thief? The more Kerrigan looks into Norling’s background, it doesn’t add up. Yet the evidence is damning.

Sex. Money. International terrorism. And, of course, the ultimate question- Can a compact backswing save the world? A clubhouseful of acclaimed authors pass the baton (or at least the six-iron) to creat an ensemble tour de force of suspense, romance, and hilarity on the links. Golf is not a team sport. But who says fiction can't be? Get ready....

A shocking accident gave Matthew Cahill the ability to see a nightmarish netherworld that nobody else does...Pitting him in a fight to save us all, and his own soul, from the clutches of pure evil in these three exhilarating tales of dark humor, nonstop action, and pure horror in The Dead Man series. Matt is trapped on a traffic-choked interstate in a hellacious blizzard that’s Colder Than Hell…chasing an escaped psycho killer while battling a mutant virus so virulent and horrific that it even terrifies Mr. Dark…

https://open.spotify.com/show/6ANnPGfzCioNzmKciST3wB?si=w1q7x25fTNm1NSJlzhG96Aartist and creative writer and podcaster I published my new episode darktower studios podcast, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/pi/pbblog-wfnxx-5265b1https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvgs2wIU8JvBIfKhiE3Q0pQhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvgs2wIU8JvBIfKhiE3Q0pQhttps://twitter.com/LeeCusick42846https://open.spotify.com/show/6ANnPGfzCioNzmKciST3wB?si=w1q7x25fTNm1NSJlzhG96AMy name is Barry lee cusick I am a first time published sketch artist I illustrated for Mick Strawn in the behind the screams book 3 of ...

A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window', the inspiration behind Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.