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Book Launch Party

I will be celebrating my second book, "Rampart & Toulouse" along with popular local crime novelist O'Neil De Noux with his newest books, "Battle Kiss" and "Enamored." I hope anyone interested in the New Orleans area will join us! https://www.facebook.com/events/312235412174833/ Jefferson Parish Library 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. ,  Metairie, LA 70001 Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 7-9 pm. 

Losing Essence- a review of "As a Machine and Parts"

"Reading As a Machine and Parts " copyright 2012 Kristin Fouquet Reminiscent of Metamorphosis and Flowers for Algernon , Caleb J. Ross takes us inside the mind of a man who is transforming. This man, Mitchell, experiences a slide from human to machine. This transformation coincides with the deterioration of his relationship with a much older lover, Marsha. While becoming a machine would be an existential nightmare for most, Mitchell almost doesn’t seem to mind. Eric, Marsha’s son, asks “How did this happen to you?” “That’s not the point.” (p. 35) Several pages before, Eric rips away Mitchell’s nose, a globe valve, foreshadowing his future. Eric’s best friend, a man named Ferret, enjoys repurposing dead animals, some deliberate road kill. Although these characters are resentful and curious about his changing condition, they don’t seem alarmed by it, much like Mitchell, leading the reader to accept it as well. Mitchell becomes delighted with e

Living the Life- Ingrid Lucia

"Tea Party in Metairie Cemetery" copyright 2011 Kristin Fouquet My incredibly talented friend, Ingrid Lucia, is working on her 9th recording. See the two-part video I made for her. If you like the music, consider chipping in. There are some wonderful incentives for pre-orders. Enjoy her lovely voice. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1871479597/ingrid-lucia-living-the-life