Justin Sirois's Blog, page 58

Tara Sutton's The Prince of Fallujah

The Prince of Fallujah from Tara Sutton Films on Vimeo.

Paula Bomer asks Haneen Alshujairy

Paula Bomer:

What is the thing you miss most about Iraq?
Haneen Alshujairy:

The thing I miss most about Iraq is my home. I grew up in a very friendly neighborhood, and our house was in the center of a fairly long street, at one end of that street was my primary school and on the other end was a small food store that sold candy, potato chips, and all kinds of yummy stuff. I miss all that. and right at this moment I'm missing some delicious Iraqi Kebab!



All of the questions will be posted here:


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Falcons on the Floor is temporarily out of stock on Amazon

Well, that's great news. For the time being, you can still get copies directly from Publishing Genius via this website:

http://www.falconsonthefloor.com/

Matthew Simmons asks Haneen Alshujairy

Matthew Simmons:
What was happening in Iraq on the day youwere born?
Haneen Alshujairy:
Interesting question!I asked my father if anything cool happened on the day I was born, and he couldnot remember! he just said: "khosh sana chanat" Iraqi for "it was a good year".
But I'm not gonna yourquestion unanswered so I'm relying on Google now and I just found something foryou, it was.. wait for it...  Qussay Saddam Hussein birthday! hah.
So on the day I wasborn Saddam's family was celebrating.


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Adedas vs. Adidas

I need to clear this up because I've heard this a few timesfrom separate people. Adidas is spelled Adedas in Falcons on purpose. In Iraq,it is common for young men to wear knockoffs as the "real" Adidas are expensiveor impossible to find. It's a small detail that brings an added authenticity to the story.  

Dark Sky Magazine review of Falcons on the Floor by Seth Amos

"I hesitate to call this a brilliant first novel. It is a brilliant novel. Sirois demonstrates a succinct mastery of active language that manages to strike a lyrical cadence. The prose is poetry at times."
http://darkskymagazine.com/review-falcons-on-the-floor-by-justin-sirois/

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big thanks

Big thanks to everyone who reviewed Falcons on Amazon. 
http://www.amazon.com/Falcons-Floor-Justin-Sirois/dp/0983170649/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1328291125&sr=8-4