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Title: Artist spotlight: Eric Jerome Dickey.(BOOKSHELF)(Interview)
Author: Lynette R. Holloway
Publication: Ebony (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 62Issue: 6Page: 32(2)

Article Type: Interview

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BEYOND THE SHADOWS...they linger, showing themselves only to those brave enough to perceive them...willing to see beyond human existence and into the heart of darkness. Feel the racing pulse in the primal desire of werewolves. Embrace the aura of two gifted women as they unleash power beyond imagining. Savor the aroma of otherworldly flora planted in a unique patch of earth.

THEY WALK THE NIGHT...prepared to face terrors humans were never meant to confront. Chant with an African mystic as he protects his people from an entity of unbridled malice. Ride the dusty trails of the Old West in pursuit of monstrous legends. Sail on a ship of damned souls as it languishes in the depths of forbidden waters. From the untamed wilderness of ancient times to the concrete jungles of today, these seventeen excursions into nightmares will keep you awake long past the midnight hour--and praying for daylight...

Featuring stories by Eric Jerome Dickey, Tananarive Due, L.A. Banks, Brandon Massey, Christopher Chambers, and many more, this is one collection you don't want to miss. ... Read more

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Good Stories
I thought most of the stories were very good.The story that I liked the most and very memorable to me because it was so funny was Smoked Butt by Brian Egeston.The Frontiers and the Arrangment by Maurice Broddeous and Patricia Canterbury respectively were very good stories to me.There were a couple of stories I wasn't that fond of for various reasons.However, overall, this collection of stories is well worth reading.

Voices from the Other Side: Dark Dreams II
I think this is a great book. I love the stories. They were masterfully written, and perfectly executed. It was a great combination of horror and suspense, with a few instances of comedic relief. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this anthology! I highly recommend it for anyone interested in horror and suspense. A great read!!

Some wonderful reads!
"Voices from the Other Side: Dark Dreams 2" is a brilliant collection of short horror/paranormal stories written by some of the most talented and phenomenal authors of our time. I absolutely loved each and every one for totally different reasons.

Harlem - A crazed killer (Harlem, and the name has meaning) falls in love and plans to right what he considers a wrong. All he needs to do is escape from the mental institution where he is doing time for crimes he has committed. And who better to help him escape than a sweet nurse named Daphne, who claims to not only love him, but be a victim of domestic violence. However, nothing is as it seems.

Breath of Life - What would you do if your entire village depended on you to protect them from a dijnn (not angel, not demon) who is determined to destroy/eradicate all you know and love?

The Share - What happens when you discover that you are sharing an apartment with someone you want more from, but who is unwilling or unable to give it?

Sucker - Imagine a "predator" who feeds on your memories and after a "little fun" leaves you a blank slate.

Wilson's Pawn & Loan - When a father's debt comes due is the price too high to pay?

Deadwoods - What would you do if (1) you were recently downsized on your job; (2) you feel inadequate when it comes to your relationship with your wife; and (3) you finally look into the yard of your new home to find a massive tree that seems to house a "spider looking alien" that kills?

The Light of Cree - What does it mean if a young girl gets her period and sees a dead man, all before her baptism?

Smoked Butt - what happens when a child's imagination causes her to see that appear to be supernatural. Again, everything is not as it seems.

Our Kind of People- A young, successful and attractive Attorney, with a passion for killing doesn't know what to expect when he meets someone, who his parents will not consider "acceptable". It compels him to "create something new".

Natural Instinct - What would you do or how would you feel if you were a police officer, and "a full moon" and a "beautiful woman" were your undoing? What would you do if your natural instinct was to be a "dog" until you found the perfect person to "tame" you?

Lord of all that Glitters - What if you wanted to be "memorialized" forever as a precious jewel? Isn't it only natural for passion to lead to beauty?

Leviathan - Sometimes those things you find in the sea are far more mysterious and deadly than those things you know about.

The Arrangements - You've been asked to prepare a will for some of the most breathtaking and vibrant women you've ever met. You are, shall we say, food for their garden....literally.

Good `Nough to Eat - What if you are an unemployed, yet well endowed man who hates his "gift" and feels cursed because everyone sees him for what he has, not who he is?

Milz to Go- Who could be behind an attempt to control precogs? Two cousins band together to protect their gifts from an unknown assailant.

Black Frontiers - What happens when you discover that something you're delivering seems harmless, until "she" is under the moon's wan?

Upstairs - Sweet 5-year-old Noelle wants to live in her attic. What would happen if she discovered, while playing up there one day, a mysterious stranger? Is he really Peter Pan or a crazed killer known as the "Mangler"?

Now, I have several favorites but will just highlight my favorite three, and briefly explain why. Believe it or not, it was the first, one in the middle and the last. These three stand out in my mind as three of the most provocative short stories that I have read recently.
Eric Jerome Dickey's portrayal of Harlem was brutally honesty and powerful. I found it to be both simply written and un-expectantly wonderful. What made LA Banks' Natural Instinct brilliant was that it was from the perspective of a man, who thinks he "can't be tame", and his undoing is classic. And finally, Dues' upstairs, for while I would have expected her to deliver a dreaded ending, she gave us just the opposite! A child's innocence soon disappears but for reasons she doesn't understand. In conclusion, these three alone are the reason that I give this book a 5.

Goos short stories.
Wonderful collection of short stories by some great authors.Some stories left me wondering How, why, for real?But all in all...good job ... Read more

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Griots Beneath the Baobab, the latest anthology published by International Black Writers and Artists of Los Angeles (IBWA-LA), honors the creative spirit of some of America's most insightful griots—by way of L.A. Griots features powerful stories by noted, award-winning, and best-selling writers Donald Bakeer, Octavia E. Butler, Wanda Coleman, Stanley Crouch, Eric Jerome Dickey, Sikivu Hutchinson, Silas Jones, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Gary Phillips, Randy Ross, Jervey Tervalon, and Ellery Washington, C. ... Read more

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PRESENCE
Griots beneath the baobab offers lessons about humanity or the lack of it with a collective embrace.

Skillful writing reveals characters held in the moment, and each scenario hits the mark exposing love, turmoil and forgiveness. These tales are consuming and energizing. ... Read more

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Featuring Bebe Moore Campbell, Eric Jerome Dickey, Toni Morrison, Stanley Crouch, Julie Dash, Trey Ellis, E. Lynn Harris, Gloria Naylor, Clarence Major, Jamaica Kincaid and others. ... Read more

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Boldy sexy, raucously funny, and unfailingly honest, these original stories take on modern relationships, and navigate the complex landscape of the human heart with characters as fresh and real as love itself. ... Read more

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Hot on the heels of his summer blockbuster, THE OTHER WOMAN, NAUGHTY OR NICE arrives in time to heat up the winter holidays. Eric Jerome Dickey's fans have come to expect a spicy callaloo, full of richly drawn relationships, subtly developed conflicts, and witty dialogue, served up in some of the hippest prose being written today. Dickey's African-American characters grapple with tony careers, sparring with each other in and out of love. Dickey takes on stereotypes only to break them, and his intricately chiseled plots sparkle with the reflected light from dozens of facets - the better to illuminate the reality of contemporary life. His newest novel deliversall the elements that have catapulted him to bestsellerdom: humor, heart, and soul, wrapped up in superb storytelling. ... Read more

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Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book on the go. An all-in-one format, the player and content are combined in one 2 ounce unit and it comes with everything you need to start listening immediately. No separate player needed, no CDs, no downloadsjust press play!

New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey sizzles in this rapid-fire sequel to Sleeping with Strangers, which finds international hit man Gideon waking up with his past haunting him and danger knocking at his door. After a heated encounter inside a London hotel room -- where he was pursued by three very different women -- Gideon finds himself living in a world where there's no one to trust. Someone has taken out a hit on the hit man -- but who? Could it be the man he left alive in Tampa, the woman who taught him to kill, the scorned woman he still desires, or some other unseen enemy? The clock is ticking as Gideon struggles to find out who from his past may have ordered the hit, while attempting to outsmart the assassin who was sent to kill him -- a cold-blooded killer who isn't afraid to harm any woman involved with Gideon and is determined to make his reputation off Gideon's death. As the hunter becomes the hunted, Gideon's hedonistic lifestyle turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. He will need to find his friends -- and also depend on his enemies -- to get out of the game alive. ... Read more

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Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book on the go. An all-in-one format, the player and content are combined in one 2 ounce unit and it comes with everything you need to start listening immediately. No separate player needed, no CDs, no downloadsjust press play!

Driver is an ex-con trying to make his life right but who shares an expensive secret and a past affair with his boss's wife -- a woman who is nothing but trouble. Dickey's rich characters make listeners feel as if they are present in the hustle-filled pool hall, the bedroom, and the Lincoln Town Car that "Driver" chauffeurs his wealthy and notorious clients around in. Dickey's millions of fans will be happy to see the reappearance of a femme fatale from Thieves' Paradise, who adds spice and surprises every time she turns up. ... Read more