"Soap Box and Baby Book" copyright 2011 Kristin Fouquet I'm delighted to have three photographs in Beat the Dust , June 2011 issue, alongside some great fiction and poignant poetry. Enjoy the online version here: Beat The Dust, June 2011 or print a copy here: Beat the Dust, June 2011 Chap-book Many thanks to Melissa Mann.
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I've just received my copy and the book is really beautiful. It is a hardcover with dust jacket, 56 stories, 544 pages. I'm excited to have my Pushcart nominated story, "Varietals," included in an anthology with such wonderful short fiction. http://www.shortstoryamerica.com/
"Reading Stranger Will" ©2011 Kristin Fouquet Having loved Ross’ collection of short stories, Charactered Pieces , I greatly anticipated reading his first novel. I was not disappointed. Again, he takes the reader out of his or her comfort zone. The theme of this book reminded me of a strange incident. In the fall of 2003, I was seven months pregnant with my first child when I visited San Francisco for the fourth time. In the previous three trips, I noticed the homeless population, but didn’t dwell too long on the issue as I live in a city with a similar problem. However, this time, I became acutely aware of a deep hatred by many of the homeless for pregnant women and parents in general. I was verbally harassed by a couple of homeless men and given a roundhouse kick to the shin by a homeless woman. I was among the despised, a group many called “breeders.” This prompted many thoughts for me about cruelty and a desire to end a species. I thought of pregnant victims like Shar...
"Furtive Noon," my R-rated story about pregnancy, eavesdropping, and sexy secrets is up at Back Room News in the "News of the Front" section. Thanks, Brent. Read here
"Inverted American Flag on Balcony: NY 2011" Copyright 2011 kristin fouquet I spent a lovely two days in New York City and this is my short movie based on three stolen hours I obtained on a sleep-deprived morning after a missed flight. Obviously, the city has been widely documented and this is only my humble view, but I hope I gave it the homage it respects. It is in high-def and should be easily viewable in full screen. Click here .
The Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association (FMIA) announces a new spin on the annual Home and Garden Home Tour called "Artists in Residence" on May 15th noon-4pm. The participating artists live in the historic Faubourg Marigny Rectangle will open their homes, studios, and gardens. Among these will be renowned painters George Rodrigue and James Michalopoulos; award-winning filmmakers Jim Gabour, producer/director of the Grammy nominated film Flow with Terence Blanchard, and of the worldwide No. 1 music DVD, "Norah Jones: Live in New Orleans" ; Glen Pitre, author, director, playwright, and screenwriter celebrated 25 yrs of Belizaire the Cajun, Hurricane on the Bayou, Cigarettes & Nylons and continues to collaborate with wife Michele Benoit in a variety of medias; authors Troy Gilbert (Dinner with Tennessee Williams), Jerry Edgar (The Café Degas Cookbook), and David Lummis (The Coffee Shop Chronicles of New Orleans), with additional local authors including Mich...