http://www.chateaudifpress.com/rss en The Chateau D'If Press 2006 120 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/barthoughtnapkinfound ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:57 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/barthoughtnapkinfound http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/wishlist2012 ]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:33 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/wishlist2012 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/dontknwwat2callths ]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:46 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/dontknwwat2callths http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/numbbeholdgreatfall "Allow me to mark this article appropriately before I begin. I am not an expert; but curious being longing to say the wrong thing whenever possible. The opportunity presents itself quite often, especially with Facebook and the like and being fused as am to mobile device. So fool constantly on plain stage invisible to audience however care not, spotlight not sought. The ass put forth before whispered insults at brevity of performance, shadow dwell shallow tomb never but forgotten prior to start..." ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 16:03:39 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/numbbeholdgreatfall http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/jsdsonnet1to6 ]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 16:29:20 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/jsdsonnet1to6 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/illleaptgloryendless ]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:41:52 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/illleaptgloryendless http://www.chateaudifpress.com/at-writtenwarfare ]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:49:59 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/at-writtenwarfare http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/likesong ]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:57:56 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/likesong http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/briefpieceoninsanity ]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:23:44 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/faded-recollections/poetry/briefpieceoninsanity http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/slaughterhousehrcstripag "Brief encounter with a pleasant elderly woman this morning. She was in the same CVS as I, strolling past slowly after checking out and getting help with her bags; hunched over slightly with a calm understanding grandmother’s voice that sung, “what was that honey?” when the man at the counter asked her a question. I offered a pardon as snaked way around her and exited. Her two steps to my six, yet mutual respect as both go opposite directions. Wonder if she would have thought differently had we run into each other ten hours ago..." ]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:59:46 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/slaughterhousehrcstripag http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/karimconedera/translamistransla "Translation of literary events or actual living events is a product to self-interpretation and deals that consume payment due to the high number of self-interpreters, mistranslation of both comings will undoubtedly occur within the search for answers and congruent blame over the natural course of time. This leaves individuals to choose which side he/she wishes to fall or follow upon, follow along, and ultimately, which chosen side truly reveals perceived truth and knowledge, regardless of encampment to minority or majority translations/mistranslations standings, and the percentage of victors or losers left to remedy the spoils..." ]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:17:11 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/karimconedera/translamistransla http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/precsecslipaway "Depressed is state of affairs today; vexed at multitude of opportunities completely imaginary resting on horizon. Fears of ineptitude hawk overhead, with stimulation varying in strength and type riding strong on this wave of uncertainty. Glory days in memory still attempting to live out what dreams remain in garden stuck. Time ticks ever forward as reminded by monotonous clicking sounds from clock prolonging hours in office but allowing self to realize still aware of surroundings. Sun rise, sun set; until no more noticed then cease it seems. Disturbing conclusions at end of train..." ]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:14:56 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/precsecslipaway http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/eassun212 "If religion is the opiate of the masses, then what is the stimulant?" ]]> Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:18:15 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/eassun212 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/omniobafutildecept "...Sad situations rest everywhere; those tormented have not disappeared rather shifted gears slightly. Still same misery remains in decadence spread out across the globe and in poverty-stricken areas more so than ever in need of relief that never arrives...." ]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:40:27 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/omniobafutildecept http://www.chateaudifpress.com/this-week-in-turmoil/2354 ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:11:26 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/this-week-in-turmoil/2354 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/karimconedera/rancorodysseus "The great equalizer lying at the heart of the Odyssey is Rancor. Odysseus is a hero who strikes first and thinks second, for within him lies pride that he cannot control like the sea of mirrors stricken by Poseidon at the hour of reflection of waves to ethereal memories...." ]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:34:14 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/karimconedera/rancorodysseus http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/karimconedera/terriblehandicapofbeingyoung "In reading William Faulkner's Barn Burning, an uncontained feeling compelled me to write about an infant time in the abilities of people, a time when children are at the mercy of adults and sometimes held by unreliable strings..." ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:05:12 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/karimconedera/terriblehandicapofbeingyoung http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/nightbanknightclubdmc "Allow me to clear my head; or as best I can spill out this gibberish onto the page in waves. Utter stumbling into daylight breaks late. As shift gears watch with careful eye surroundings, everywhere teeming with life, staggering about casino into far hours of night past morn sitting upright now yet slumped. Shaken to bone married stone outwards as collect pieces of thought strewn throughout seventy-two hours of what could be described as a crest, full moon seen perhaps illusion. It all started so simple; a smoke on the couch with a friend in mid-evening chatting about nonsense. Sharp turns afterwards, only barely conscious now and still not even. An invitation to nightclub seemed harmless enough... ]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:57:19 -0400 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/nightbanknightclubdmc http://www.chateaudifpress.com/current-events/international/arableaguesyriaunrezfl "Members of the Security Council failed again yesterday to agree on a resolution that backed the Arab League plan to bring the Syrian crisis to an end. The crisis that began last March claimed the lives of more than 5,500 people according to the United Nations. While 13 Security Council members voted for the resolution, Russia and China vetoed it thus preventing resolution to be adopted..." ]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:53:38 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/current-events/international/arableaguesyriaunrezfl http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/undeniablepowlantwts "Thinner and thinner vocabularies among all segments of population are more prevalent every day--the consequences far-reaching hurting all aspects of our lives, from economic success to cultural intake and academic achievement. We are using on average only a few thousands words. Only a handful considering 320,000 definitions Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary contains. With all this abundance, there is no reason for our word deprivation..." ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:33 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/guest-columnists/undeniablepowlantwts http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/suspendoperations It is with great sadness that I report we have suspended operations until further notice. ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:59:41 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/joshua-dana/suspendoperations http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/sethhorowitz/lookback2011sth "As we embark on another new year, I feel that it is hard to move forward if you do not remember what you are leaving behind. Naturally, I am referring to some of the hot issues that made Americans question not only what is going on around them but what has government done for America lately; that is, if they did anything at all..." ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:58:34 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/sethhorowitz/lookback2011sth http://www.chateaudifpress.com/current-events/international/unsumsusdevclchn "Some 450 global investors gathered last week at the UN headquarters in New York for Investor Summit on Climate Risk and Energy Solutions, UN reported..." ]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:54:34 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/current-events/international/unsumsusdevclchn http://www.chateaudifpress.com/sincityuncut/special-events/austbeegeeshw "The Australian Bee Gees show is a celebration of one of disco’s most legendary names, bringing the music that shaped the cultural landscape of the 1970’s to the Excalibur Hotel & Casino. I am nothing if not a Bee Gees fan (my wedding processional was 'More Than a Woman' and my recessional was “How Deep Is Your Love”), so the opportunity to see their pre-eminent tribute group was one that I relished..." ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:37:26 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/sincityuncut/special-events/austbeegeeshw http://www.chateaudifpress.com/sincityuncut/hotels-and-casinos/cosmohc/cosmowedpopup "Other than the mystique and notoriety Las Vegas has with its casinos and gambling, the most talked about commodity Las Vegas is known for is its quick weddings and wedding chapels. Now the newest casino on the Strip has decided to jump onboard by creating the Pop-Up Wedding Chapel; Cosmopolitan is approaching weddings in a traditional way but also in a fun and humorous spin on the sanctimony of marriage..." ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:33:00 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/sincityuncut/hotels-and-casinos/cosmohc/cosmowedpopup http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/sethhorowitz/sethsportsfanassathtcr "I may not watch every sport but I do consider myself being a big fan for the sports I do watch. I love to cheer on my N.Y. Giants to a possible Super Bowl berth, while I pray each year for the N.Y. Mets to remember how to play competitive baseball..." ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:30:43 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/sethhorowitz/sethsportsfanassathtcr http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/explainsitua "Whirlwind of thought bombards and to separate what makes sense from meaningless will take some time. However have little else but these days, and to spend hours on end spinning words attempting to form theory brings much joy, bursting in anticipation for momentary peace of mind while writing..." ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:36:12 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/prisoners-testimony/weekly-columnists/dantes-m-cristo/explainsitua http://www.chateaudifpress.com/this-week-in-turmoil/endofnew12 ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:20:56 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/this-week-in-turmoil/endofnew12 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/current-events/international/euoilembrgoiranhorz "Countries of the European Union agreed yesterday to ban imports of Iranian oil thus further tightening existing measures by the Western world against Iran, as Reuters and other media also reported. Just a few days earlier, on December 31, President Obama signed harsh financial sanctions against Teheran which resulted in Iran's threats this week against the navy of the United States..." ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:40:38 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/current-events/international/euoilembrgoiranhorz http://www.chateaudifpress.com/sincityuncut/reviews/sccelintvws/carlwilliamntrvwwftc "French Canadian singing legend, Carl William, has been bringing his signature style to new audiences at the Wolf Theater at the Clarion. After a break for the holidays, William is back to blow spectators at One Voice… Music of Legends away with his four octave range and to sit down with Sin City Uncut for his first English interview..." ]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:49 -0500 http://www.chateaudifpress.com/sincityuncut/reviews/sccelintvws/carlwilliamntrvwwftc