Sable Lit Reviews

In Suchada Kailey’s multicultural romantic fiction novel Blind by Choice, Kailey introduces us to Steve Menger, a successful, confident American engineer in his thirties. Steve’s story begins when work takes him to Thailand. From his experiences with religion, social mores, cuisine, language and dating Thai women, we learn that Steve is very embracing of cultures [...]

Devilish erotic delights overtake boring community college Professor Rick Michelson in Jaxx Steele’s short story The Devil Made Me Do It. Rick has been in an interracial relationship with Terry, a small African American hard bodied male bartender with pleasure on his mind for seven years. Rick is conservative and straight-laced while Terry has a [...]

In Catch Me, If You Can, told through a series of flashbacks, Brenna Lyons tells the story of how New Yorker Angelo Maretti copes with his twin sister Angelena’s rape and murder plus the threat to his own life. As Angelo and his companion and love interest Marissa Rizzulo attempt to stay one step ahead [...]

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’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 [...]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am currently a freelance writer for a web development company. The company is growing and they hired a new guy to handle imaging for the websites they build. In working there, I am learning a lot about family culture. One particular lesson occured under my nose and [...]

Early last year I wrote an article about the culture of hair. I wrote about what the effect short hair, long hair and baldness have on our perceptions of others. A few months ago the media campaign started for Chris Rock’s comedy documentary, Good Hair. It finally hit a theatre near me this weekend. I’ve [...]

I’ve mentioned before that I relish my independence. It may have to do with the fact that I am quiet, observant and guarded. Many associate these traits as weak or timid. I think it has more to do with my discomfort with vulnerability and maybe I just haven’t met that one person who you always [...]

An experience I had while in New York in April made me think of the irony of adulthood and class. For myself, I thrive on my independence. Most things I would rather do myself. The some members of poorest of classes often find it difficult to accept help or charity. I don’t know how many [...]

Every school year growing up, I can remember the bulletin board my teachers would dedicate to the monthly calendar. It would be decorated to represent that month’s holidays or seasons. There would be the summer sun for June since school lasted well into the month of June on the East coast back then. Months with [...]