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The Story of Teddie and Eddie 5 out of 5 stars  ' Reality is a slippery demon.' By Grady Harp HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE VOICE on October 3, 2015. Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Author James Halat has experience from several locations of living. He was born in New Jersey, lived in New York City, and now lives in Tokyo Japan. To date he has published three books - SYNCOPATED RHYTHM, CLIFFORD AND CLAUDIA and THE STORY OF TEDDY AND EDDIE. Few authors can handle same sex stories as well as James as those who have had the pleasure of reading SYNCOPATED RHYTHM especially will witness. But fine as that story is, it s a novella. His full-length novel CLIFFORD AND CLAUDIA proved that he can interplay gay characters with aplomb and make his story so universally relevant that the reader can simply sit back and enjoy the entertainment. He carries that gift, developed even more fully, into this new novel THE STORY OF TEDDY AND EDDIE. James’ ele...

Clifford and Claudia 5 out of 5 stars  "It takes my keen eye no time at all to discern that Clifford is prettier than Claudia."  By Grady Harp HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE VOICE on September 26, 2015. Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Author James Halat has experience from several locations of living. He was born in New Jersey, lived in New York City, and now lives in Tokyo Japan. To date he has published two books - SYNCOPATED RHYTHM and CLIFFORD AND CLAUDIA. Few authors can handle same sex stories as well as James as those who have had the pleasure of reading SYNCOPATED RHYTHM will witness. But fine as that story is, it is a novella. Now in a full-length novel he proves that he can interplay gay characters with aplomb and make his story so universally relevant that the reader can simply sit back and enjoy the entertainment. And in his novel there is entertainment aplenty! An example of his technique of placing italicized asides - a me...

Syncopated Rhythm 5 out of 5 stars  ‘I have a feeling of being incomplete with this place.’  By Grady Harp HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE VOICE on September 25, 2015. Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Author James Halat has experience form several locations of living. He was born in New Jersey, lived in New York City, and now lives in Toyko Japan. To date he has published two books – SYNCOPATED RHYTHM and CLIFFORD AND CLAUDIA. Knowing this biographical data SYNCOPATED RHYTHM suggests a memoir of sorts, or at least a character the author has created whom he knows quite well – the narrator – no name, just a kind of everyman who is lost in tangential relationships and incidents. His gift at creating conversations, whether overheard or participating, is unique. The language is so appropriately raw when needed and so fragile in other passages. A bit of ‘for instance’, a conversation of a family in a car trip: ‘“Geez, look at the traffic. We’ll be stuck h...

The Story of Teddy and Eddie These thoughts come to me this way in the middle of the night, when I am half asleep and exposed. Never this way in the light of day, where I can see them, maybe have a fighting chance. Shadows appear in the mirror, withering shades of gray. They form somewhere beneath the glass, clouding my reflection. I close my eyes. When I open them, the shadows are gone. My eyes play tricks on me. It wouldn’t be the first time. Reality is a slippery demon. My books on Amazon   |   Subscribe to this site   |   Contac t me   

Clifford and Claudia The Port Authority compares largely to the Bucky Ball Interlink, South Side, a hub for Woody Vine malcontents, freeloaders, hustlers, pimps, pickpockets, and philosophers. There, too, is a strong undercurrent of hope filtered through a comb of despair. Weary expressions come and go, some are idle, sniffing elixirs for their hunger, anxiety, boredom. I have a sense that the people who spend time here know something I will never know, knowledge, experience, preserved and locked away like the paved over history of the city streets. My books on Amazon   |   Subscribe to this site   |   Contac t me   

Syncopated Rhythm A part of me, no matter what the situation, is a little sad. It never goes away. I don’t ever remember not carrying it around with me. It feels like a second set of lungs that have trouble breathing. Sometimes I think I can hear them as they struggle to exhale. Many nights I go to sleep listening to this sound. My books on Amazon   |   Subscribe to this site   |   Contac t me