Member: llamagirl

Great. Send me your e-mail address (mine is mail@christophertusa.com), and I'll send you the e-book.

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 8:15 pm (EST) on May 29, 2009

Noticed you liked The Virgin Suicides, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a dysfunctional family and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 10:08 pm (EST) on May 19, 2009

"Meditation"
(A Taoist Meditation Prayer)


Close you Eyes
and you will see clearly,
Cease to Listen
and you will hear truth,
Be Silent
and your heart will sing,
Seek no Contacts
and you will find union,
Be Still
and you will move forward on the tide of spirit,
Be Gentle
and you will achieve no strength,
Be Patient
and you will achieve all things,
Be Humble
and you will remain entire.

posted by theoldman at 11:58 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2009

Sorry for the shameless self-promotion, but I thought you might like to know that my new novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available. Thought you might be interested since people have compared it to Flanney O'Connor, who I noticed was on your shelf. By the way, if you'd be willing to read the book and post your comments here (and on amazon.com possibly), I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book by e-mail. Let me know. Here's a summary in case you're interested:

Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.

If you'd like to read the first chapter, you can read it here:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...

Take care,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:07 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2009

Hello. Thank you for your review on Pale Fire. It has convinced me to move it up my books to acquire list.

posted by zenomax at 2:15 pm (EST) on May 6, 2008

Thanks for accepting the friendship, Laura! If you end up checking out my novel, or any of my other work at some point, I'd love to hear what you think.

Here’s wishing you a fantastic day filled with fabulous fates, fanciful festivities, and frolicking phantom footstools.

-Jeremy :)

posted by JeremyCShipp at 7:02 am (EST) on Nov 22, 2007

Thanks for the warning on the New England Ghosts book. I did think it would be a collection of "true" ghost stories. It still sounds rather interesting. I'll keep an eye out for it. I always love checking out the info/rest stop areas (I know, that probably sounds a bit strange) and they usually have a selection of New England Ghost Story books, maybe I'll get lucky.

posted by Jenson_AKA_DL at 7:06 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2007

P.S. The Bloody Chamber? That looks fantastic!

posted by aeiou at 12:39 am (EST) on May 10, 2007

Yes! Imagine my delight when Catherine had them! I remember being terrified when I first read them. . . the illustrations are amazing!

posted by aeiou at 12:35 am (EST) on May 10, 2007