My Memoir Finally

Hello my fellow poets, artists and poet aficionados!

I’m more than pleased to announce that I have just completed publishing my long-awaited biography entitled: Hobo Handbook: Memoirs of a Homeless Poet in New York. Many of you are aware of the five years I spent along with Hobobob on the street as we ran two memorable open mic venues, The Times Square Shout Out, and The Shout Out at Ottos.

What most of you weren’t aware of is what took place before and afterward. Where did I sleep? How did I manage to provide for my sustenance and upkeep?

Well, it’s all being told now in my memoir!

Here’s a synopsis of what you’ll discover.

Hobo Handbook: Memoirs of a Homeless Poet in New York is the story of my five years living on the mean and unforgiving streets of New York City. Though it deals with a crucial topic it is a testament that homelessness, as tragic as it is, is survivable.

Hobo Handbook: Memoirs of a Homeless Poet in New York is based upon the NPR Radio program This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass, which was broadcasted in 2008 across 5oo radio stations in the U.S, to an audience of over 2,000,000 listeners. The radio program was about me and my former homeless partner, Hobobob’s life as artists hacking out an inhospitable existence on the streets of New York, while plying our trade in the poetry world.

However this memoir is based upon my own personal experience of living outdoors and what I had to do to survive.

Even though the initial NPR radio program aired a full 37 minutes, longer than any other pod cast on This American Life at the time, I felt there was yet more to say about the growing phenomenon of homelessness and my particular experience. I also wanted to explicate further upon my time spent without a place to call home and what I learned, which could serve to benefit those who might be unfortunate enough to find themselves in this horrific set of circumstances.

My memoir delves deep into and sheds light upon the hither-to-unknown, shadowy world of the homeless and intends to dispel a lot of the myths associated with this peculiar state of affairs. What is more, it is designed to be a guide to anyone who might be suddenly thrust in this confusing, tangled maze, with the view to returning to a life of normalcy while maintaining their precious sanity.

Covering an assortment of topics germane to homeless life and highlighting the valuable lessons I attained, Hobo Handbook: Memoirs of a Homeless Poet in New York is a tale with a common theme: Being homeless does not mean it is the end of the world. One can not only live through this adversity but also rise out of it, as I’ve done.

So, buckle up your seat belts because you’re getting ready to embark upon a wild and unforgettable journey into the unknown!

I invite you all to visit the ebook sites listed below, purchase an electronic copy and enjoy reading this narrative. What is more, I welcome your comments, constructive criticisms and insights and would love to get feedback from you.

The book is being sold online at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Epub, Mobi (Kindle), Irf, Pdb for Palm and Kobo Ebooks sites, for $3.99 a copy.

For more information and updates you can follow me on my social networks listed below.

Daniel Canada aka Obsidian

If you want to view my Smashwords Author Profile visit: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ObsidianBlade64

To view a few sample pages or to purchase Hobo Handbook: Memoirs of a Homeless Poet in New York visit:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/655627 (Note: You might have to 1^st remove “adult content” filter from top right hand corner of Smashword page to access the book, by clicking the “Adult Content” button before searching for book title Hobo Handbook: Memoirs of a Homeless Poet in New York in the search field).

HOBO HANDBOOK: MEMOIRS OF A HOMELESS POET IN NEW YORK IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD AT THESE LOCATIONS:

Barnes & Noble Bookstore: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hobo-handbook-daniel-canada/1124340542?ean=2940153669205

Kobo Bookstore: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/hobo-handbook-memoirs-of-a-homeless-poet-in-new-york

It is not sold on Amazon.com at this time.

You can also check out the comments I will be posting about the making of the book, as well as background material on these social media sites:

My Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.canada3

My Twitter account: https://twitter.com/lordlumiel

Poetry on My Mind

I just want to say that I had a real blast featuring along with Matthew Hupert at Thomas Fucaloro’s and David Lawton’s fantastic poetry gig, which was held at the Parkside Lounge last Sunday! It was good seeing and listening to the old poetry friends who came out to hear me sprout prose again. Thanks a bunch Thomas!  And I like your beard.

-Daniel Canada aka Obsidian

ALSO MY NOVEL THE SHAITAN IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD AS AN EBOOK AT THESE LOCATIONS:

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/573076

Barnes & Noble Bookstore: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shaitan-daniel-canada/1123886050?ean=2940152342888

Kobo Bookstore: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-shaitan

You can also check the comments I will be posting about the making of the book as well as background material on these other social media sites:

My Blog site: http://obsidianthemystic.blogspot.com/

My Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.canada3

My Twitter account: https://twitter.com/lordlumiel

Be There or Be Square

Just want to send a blast out to all my peeps, that this weekend I will be doing my poetry thing @ the Parkside Lounge, hosted by my two good friends, Thomas Fucalaro and David Lawton. The address is: 317 Houston Street. Time: Sunday 9/18 4-6pm.

So cancel all your appointments and dates and be there… or be square!

-Obsidian

Think Tanks

Believe it or not there are probably more think tanks in the United States than there are corporations. It seems for everything there’s a think tank. In the state of New York, for example, there are to be found a good number of them like the Brookings Institute and the Heritage Foundation, to name just a few.

There’s the RAND Corporation. Though this think tank is not specific to New York (It’s located in Santa Monica California) it is an example of one of the most powerful and influential think thanks in America. The RAND Corporation was even hired by former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly to investigate the infamous Sean Bell police shooting back in 2006. Its findings were eventually implemented in NYPDs police code of conduct.

And then there is the rumored WRM, World Revolutionary Movement. You’re probably gawking at the page and saying, what the hell is that?”

That’s a darn good question.

The concept that such an internationally influential super-secret think tank as the World Revolutionary Movement could exist in the shadows was created by the late conspiracy theorist William Guy Carr in 1956. According to William Guy Carr there was and still exist a secret think tank that has been responsible for every major world event, from the French Revolution up until now.

Of course, none of his conjectures can be proven or verified, but it does get one’s imagination fired up with the notion that any clandestine cabal could exist in our modern time.

Which brings us to another hither-to-unknown think tank, controlling military operations from afar. This think tank is to be found in my action-novel, The Shaitan.

Hidden away in the United States Army’s medical department near an area called “Sand Hill” in Fort Benning, is a super-secret think tank designed by the wily Colonel Brandy and overseen by the overbearing and demanding General Burger. This secret gathering is comprised of a medley group of men from all possible walks of life.

There is the elderly and wizened Rabbi Benjamin Ehud, head of a branch of the Israeli Mossad. Accompany him is his former rival, Sheik Ali Ibin Aziz, founder of the once notorious Islamic terrorist group, Islamiyah Al Nass. Adding color and depth to this company is the witty CIA Guy and the eminent MIT Professor Brad MacFarlane.

What brings this disparate collection of men together is the looming international threat posed by the renegade terrorist, Ismial Abdur Rahim, who goes by the code name The Shaitan. Ismial Abdur Rahim is considered to be so dangerous that all these dissimilar parties, who even at one time were sworn enemies, saw the need to pool their resources together in an effort to do away with this agent of evil, the likes of which had not been seen before.

To accomplish this the think tank must carefully oversee their agent on the ground, Army Ranger Staff Sergeant Hank Donaldson; a formidable task to be sure, because of the personal challenges our hero presents with his incurable drinking and renegade behavior.  

How do they pull off this seemingly herculean task without meeting sure disaster? I encourage you to purchase and read a copy of my action-novel The Shaitan and find out!

THE SHAITAN IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD AT THESE LOCATIONS:

Barnes & Noble Bookstore: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shaitan-daniel-canada/1123886050?ean=2940152342888

Kobo Bookstore: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-shaitan

The Shaitan is not sold on Amazon.com at this time.

To view a few sample pages or to purchase The Shaitan visit: https://smashwords.com/books/view/573076  (Note: You must 1^st remove “adult content” filter from top right hand corner of Smashword page to access the book, by clicking the “Adult Content” button before searching for book title The Shaitan in search field).

If you want to view my Smashwords Author Profile visit: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ObsidianBlade64

You can also check the comments I will be posting about the making of the book as well as background material out on these social media sites:

My Blogsite: http://obsidianthemystic.blogspot.com/

My Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.canada3

My Twitter account: https://twitter.com/lordlumiel

Email: lordlumiel@yahoo.com