Friedman Noir
Matt Taibbi over at Rolling Stone had a Tom Friedman remix contest:
Him:
And now for the winners. The first grenade goes to “Shlok,” whose noir take on Friedman was really stirring — would make a great movie, like an upside-down, on-acid version of Out of the Past:
Me:
The same nightmare. 24/7/365. Always her, hopeless and beautiful. Giant sounds and lights mark a fight within the faith. Fire rages across her face. Acid eats her away. I fall on a grenade, then pull the pin. She tears, triggers, explodes. The midwife pounds chainsaw-nails-into-Saddam’s-head and suddenly she’s back. She’s chaos, she’s venom unleashed. Too little trust, I know, but I am alone, standing between her and chaos. What to do?
Release: THE RISE OF SIRI
You can grab a copy here from the Kindle store. If you get a chance, please post a review on Amazon (or anywhere else).
Let me know what you think.
Announcing: THE RISE OF SIRI
Click here to read an excerpt, the articles that inspired the events depicted in the book, and dossiers of the various (real) Apple executives the story is built around.
Will be in the Kindle store very soon.
Informal Security In Lower Manhattan
“The fact that Guardian Angels are on the streets trying to restore law just shows how out of control the situation is in lower Manhattan,” he added, referring to a group of anti-crime volunteers which operates in the city.