Deal signed with Acacia House Publishing
I'm pleased to announce this agency will represent my second novel. We are now seeking a publisher. Stay tuned for details.
NOW AVAILABLE
ORDER YOUR DIGITAL OR HARD COPY HERE:
AMAZON - http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Hate-Tales-Hurricane-Katrina/dp/1926780256
Audience: Storm of Hate, written in a gritty and accessible style, is a work of adult fiction. Mature themes make it unsuitable for children. It is targeted
at a broad adult audience by drawing on an infamous U.S. disaster.
Competitive Titles: Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward, Dead in Attic, by Chris Rose, and Zeitoun by Dave Eggers.
What makes Storm of Hate unique, however, is the strength of its characters and its shifting, cinematic feel. Some events are based on fact. Ultimately, the hurricane is intended to be more of a character, a facilitator, that twists characters in varying directions.
I am working with The Key Publishing House Inc (http://thekeypublish.com/) to distribute this first novel.
AMAZON - http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Hate-Tales-Hurricane-Katrina/dp/1926780256
Audience: Storm of Hate, written in a gritty and accessible style, is a work of adult fiction. Mature themes make it unsuitable for children. It is targeted
at a broad adult audience by drawing on an infamous U.S. disaster.
Competitive Titles: Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward, Dead in Attic, by Chris Rose, and Zeitoun by Dave Eggers.
What makes Storm of Hate unique, however, is the strength of its characters and its shifting, cinematic feel. Some events are based on fact. Ultimately, the hurricane is intended to be more of a character, a facilitator, that twists characters in varying directions.
I am working with The Key Publishing House Inc (http://thekeypublish.com/) to distribute this first novel.
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**UPDATE**
My second book is now completed. I'm keeping things hush-hush, but stay tuned.
This is only the beginning.
My second book is now completed. I'm keeping things hush-hush, but stay tuned.
This is only the beginning.
Through her lens
After the storm, Kirstine Bacharach, a native of New Orleans, took a walk through the ravaged streets.
Here is what she found.
Here is what she found.
 Slidell, Louisiana - Wind and water ripped through houses, leaving them battered and torn apart. |
 New Orleans, Louisiana - Authorities used available resources and stacked flooded cars to prevent entry into the heavily damaged Lower Ninth Ward. |
St. Bernard Parrish, Louisiana - The slippery sludge, or 'Katrina mud' left behind when the floods subsided. My father referred to it as 'eel poop' - it was very difficult to clean it off.
New Orleans, Louisiana - One of the markers painted on every house after it was searched for survivors during the weeks after the Hurricane. This is my grandmother's garage door - she lived in the Lower Ninth Ward. The number at the top is the date, Sept. 16; the number at the left is the unit that searched it (probably a military unit); the letters on the right mean 'No Entry' (they probably couldn't get in or knew no one was inside); and the number at the bottom depict how many people were found there.
 Slidell, Louisiana - Houses along the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain sustained catastrophic damage during Hurricane Katrina. |
 New Orleans, Louisiana - This house, in the Lower Ninth Ward, was a few blocks from the Mississippi River, and near one of the levee breeches. The sign tells the owner that during the weeks following the hurricane, their dog was rescued and taken to a nearby grocery store. Communication was very difficult during the weeks after the storm, and people were painting messages on houses to relay important information. |
Slidell, Louisiana - Flood water lifted caskets and relocated them.
Slidell, Louisiana - People didn't mince words when leaving messages to potential looters during the fragile time after the storm.
 Slidell Louisiana - This house sat directly in the storms path, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain - about 25 miles northeast of New Orleans. This was the only room left standing - you can see a computer still sitting on a desk. |
 Slidell, Louisiana - Piles of debris lined the sidewalks all over the New Orleans area, when people started the painful process of 'gutting' their houses. The gutting process consisted of removing all the loose debris (belongings, furniture), then removing drywall and flooring - taking the walls all the way back to the studs.  Slidell, Louisiana - Houses on the water, like this one on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, were heavily damaged. |
