Sable Lit Reviews

Title: Annual Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival Location: Martha’s Vineyard, MA Link out: Click here Description: LIGHTS CAMERA INSPIRATION Sponsored by Macy’s, the 8th annual Run and Shoot Filmworks Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival celebrates the African-American film community by featuring up and coming filmmakers. Start Date: 2010-08-11 Start Time: 09:30 End Date: 2010-08-14 End [...]

Barbara Karmazin’s Huntress is set mostly in Puerto Rico’s Cabo Rojo circa 2032. Sonia Rodriguez , a web designer, seeks a little recuperation after a big project. During her participation in a renaissance battle, Sonia learns that her loving yet distant father, who used the construction of a security empire to cope with the murder [...]

Set along a country road called Jericho in south Georgia , author Icy Snow Blackstone tells the story of blooming interracial love between Lindsey Conyers and Dr. Logan Redhawk in the 1970’s against the backdrop of racial and sexual intolerance and the post Vietnam War era. Dr. Redhawk, who is serving his obstetric residency at [...]

In Sylvia Hubbard’s Stone’s Revenge, the long-standing hatred William Stone has for the Davenport prosecutor, Ramsey McPherson is only equaled by the forbidden love he has for his crippled daughter Abigail. Hubbard weaves a complex story with family secrets, heartache, ongoing deception and pure evil. In fact, the thirst for revenge that both McPherson and [...]

Ms. Lena Horne was a beautiful sight to see delivering a melody like no other. May you rest in peace.

The mixing of races is not just a social construction within the human race. We’re not just talking about mixed breeds of cats and dogs. While it is not referred to as an interracial relationship when a polar bear and a grizzly mate, the reasons it happens can be similar to mating among the races- [...]

One of the exciting things about being a writer is the fact that you never know where your next story will come from. We’ve discussed repeated about how much I love magazines. Well I was reading Success magazine tonight and came across a story about TheKnot.com. Being single, I generally skip over wedding related articles, [...]

I’m always filled with a little sadness and nostalgia when something or someone from the culture of my childhood slips away. I felt that way about Michael Jackson and I felt that way when I found out  that Asbury Park, New Jersey closed down their amusement park. The most recent event that brought on these [...]

The idea of a culture that over-indulges is not a new concept, but it recently dawned on me the numerous ways excess exhibits itself. We are use to the idea of excess in terms of addiction. For example, addictive behaviors are associated with excessive behavior in one area or another such as excessive eating, drinking [...]

I’ve mentioned before that I am a little magazine obsessed. I love books too, but there is just something about a good magazine that I just love. When I want to get a quick info fix filled with interesting insights, pictures, and stats, a magazine really satisfies. ( Yes, like a Snickers bar). The subject [...]