The Wandering Soul
He was so young,
When he left home.
Forced to work,
And forever roam.
From town to town,
The young man Lived,
Never to discover,
What he did.
He lives in a world,
That is all his own,
No one may enter,
He likes it alone.
On a rainy night,
He lost his life,
A fellow traveler,
Used a blunted knife.
Forever free now,
His sprit does comb,
Looking for love,
And warm place to call home.
©Cleve Sylcox
Jill Leovy (Author)
A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in America
On a warm spring evening in South Los Angeles, a young man is shot and killed on a sidewalk minutes away from his home, one of the thousands of black Americans murdered that year. His assailant runs down the street, jumps into an SUV, and vanishes, hoping to join the scores of killers in American cities who are never arrested for their crimes.
But as soon as the case is assigned to Detective John Skaggs, the odds shift.
Here is the kaleidoscopic story of the quintessential, but mostly ignored, American murder—a “ghettoside” killing, one young black man slaying another—and a brilliant and driven cadre of detectives whose creed is to pursue justice for forgotten victims at all costs. Ghettoside is a fast-paced narrative of a devastating crime, an intimate portrait of detectives and a community bonded in tragedy, and a surprising new lens into the great subject of why murder happens in our cities—and how the epidemic of killings might yet be stopped.
Praise for Ghettoside
“Ghettoside is fantastic. It does what the best narrative nonfiction does: It transcends its subject by taking one person’s journey and making it all our journeys. That’s what makes this not just a gritty, heart-wrenching, and telling book, but an important one. From the patrol cop to the president, everyone needs to read this book.”—Michael Connelly
“Jill Leovy writes with exceptional sharpness and tautness, and her pages glow and glitter with the found poetry of the street. This book will take an honored place on the shelf that includes David Simon’s classic Homicide and Michelle Alexander’s explosive study of mass incarceration, The New Jim Crow.”—Martin Amis
“A gripping and powerful account of urban homicide investigation in the United States.”—Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the Grove
“Unmissable . . . I’m astonished by Jill Leovy’s forthcoming Ghettoside. Police and race in America are examined with forensic skill and furious, exceptional prose. Lucid, revelatory, superbly written, incredibly timely. A book of the year.”—Chris Cleave, author of Little Bee
“Ghettoside is a brilliant taxonomic investigation into the American violence epidemic disguised as a highly entertaining true crime book.”—Matt Taibbi, author of The Divide
“A thoroughly engrossing true-life policier full of vivid and sympathetic characters, but also the bravest book about race and crime I’ve ever read.”—Dan Baum, author of Nine Lives
“What an amazing book—a totally gripping piece of reporting.”—Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking
“Absorbing . . . Readers may come for Leovy’s detective story; they will stay for her lucid social critique.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
T.R. Harris (Author)
It’s a lot easier to be The Worst at something than it is to be The Best!
This short, humorous Guide is a parody of traditional golfing instruction books, and with frank commentary on the direction society is heading.
It’s actually the anti-golf instruction Guide, designed to help you become so bad at the game
that you’ll gain your coveted 15-minutes of fame as a result. But more than that, this is THE Handbook for becoming the LEAST you can be, both on and off the course, and it’s a subtle indictment of the YouTube generation and the lengths people go to just so others will notice them.
The premise is simple: Being the Best at something is just way too much work. After all, it requires a considerable amount of dedication, effort and skill. Forget all that! It’s a whole lot simpler–and more natural–to be really bad at something. And the path to awfulness comes without all the pressure and stress associated with trying to be the best. This Guide focuses
on the game of golf, yet most of its philosophy can be applied to all aspects of life.
In How To Be The Worst Golfer Ever, it’s all about giving up trying to be good at the game, and instead accept the fact that you’re crappy at it and always will be. But don’t blame yourself….
Golf is a cruel, godless sport, created by the Devil himself to humble and humiliate mankind. It’s the closest to Hell-on-Earth ol’ Lucifer could come up with without violating his non-compete clause with God. And it’s not the landscaping and scenery of the golf course we’re talking about; those are actually quite nice. It’s the game itself. It’s all the fine motor skill required. It’s all the equipment you need. It’s all the knowledge you have to acquire. And lastly, it’s the shit-stew that has to be made out of all the above just so you can attempt the
proper golf swing. And if by some miracle you do manage to pull off a decent shot, now you’re expected to do it again, and again, and again. Yeah right!
Well, I say screw all that. We’re never going to make the PGA Tour. We’re never going to be scratch golfers. We’re never going to be fully satisfied with anyround we play. And we’re never, ever going to become famous because of our exemplary play.
So why even bother?
Why not instead go in the complete opposite direction — and become The Worst Golfer–Ever?
But that’s easier said than done. There’s also a lot of skill that goes into being the worst. Fortunately, for most of us failure comes easy. Even so, this Guide will be invaluable in helping you become the least you can be.
How To Be The Worst Golfer–Ever makes a great Christmas gift for the golfer in the family! Buy it today, or rent it through Kindle Unlimited. Just get it. Now!
This 12,000-word quick read was written by science fiction author T.R. Harris, whose novels contain their fair share of observational humor and social commentary. An avid–yet crappy–golfer himself, Mr. Harris decided to let it all hang out in How To Be The Worst Golfer–Ever. Maybe he’s just living out a latent fantasy to just chuck it all and stop trying. As he says in the Guide, what a liberating and cathartic experience that would be….
Be sure to read all the real novels by T.R. Harris. He really is a serious sci-fi author! Find them on Amazon.com and learn why he has become one of the bestselling sci-fi authors on Amazon over the past three years.
The Novels of T.R. Harris
The Human Chronicles Saga
Part One:
The Fringe Worlds
Alien Assassin
The War of Pawns
The Tactics of Revenge
The Legend of Earth
Part Two:
Cain’s Crusaders
The Apex Predator
A Galaxy to Conquer
Jason King: Agent to the Stars
The Enclaves of Sylox
(All the books are available on Amazon.com.) Website: bytrharris.com
About Karen DavisonLiving in Rural Ireland with my partner Pat and our two daughters Jenna and Jasmin with our 5 dogs, and Daisy our 3 legged cat. Working as a professional Dog Trainer and Canine Behaviourist. Author of The Perfect Companion, Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog! And Complete Guide to House Training Puppies and Dogs. Qualifications Advanced wolf Ecology and Behaviour, Advanced Canine Psychology, Behaviour and Training and Dog Agility Training Instructor.
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
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