Tag: art
Streets of Istanbul
Boys playing with guns as I walked to my favorite cafĂ©…
Read More Streets of IstanbulIstanbul, I love you
Just returned from five weeks traveling to Lake Bled, Slovenia; Vienna, Austria; Lausanne, Switzerland; and Istanbul, Turkey. I spent two weeks in Istanbul, staying in a penthouse flat near the Galata Tower with a view of the Bosporus from the terrace. I went there to finish writing the last chapter of my book, Letters from […]
Read More Istanbul, I love youInterview with Stan Tookie William shortly before his execution
In 1995 I went into Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles with the vision to start a creative writing prgram for incarcerated youth. Out of that experience grew InsideOUT Writers. In 2005 I left the organization to pursue my writing once again. Something I was most proud of was the magazine of interviews and student […]
Read More Interview with Stan Tookie William shortly before his executionLA to BELFAST: Art, Gangs and the Stiff Kitten
From LA to Belfast: Art, Gangs, and the Stiff Kitten published in The Adirondack Review Fall 2012 issue http://www.theadirondackreview.com KAREN HUNT BELFAST: My name is Nicola. I have just recently turned 17. I live on the Shankill and absolutely hate it. A lot of tourists visit this area. To be honest I don’t know why, […]
Read More LA to BELFAST: Art, Gangs and the Stiff Kitten