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Charles L. Chatmon

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in Los Angeles, CA, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories

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As an author, poet and freelance writer, Charles L. Chatmon has been a fresh voice in the world of literature for years. His works of poetry captured in his books The Depths of My Soul and The Voices of South Central is written with a “stark sensitivity and style”. As a freelance writer, Charles has contributed pieces for the California Crusader News, L.A. Wave Newspaper, and the L.A. Watts Times. His articles have also appeared in Consciousness Magazine, Empire Beat Magazine, and college newspapers. He was a sports editor for his high school newspaper and a sports columnist for one of his college newspapers.

For several years, he was a co-host for Mixed Matters for North Bay Media Review and is the creator of Authors N Focus. Charles is als ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 8 ratings · 1 review · 3 distinct works

	The Voices of South Central 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Depths Of My Soul: Poems From The Heart Of A Man it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm Over South Central it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Charles answered Goodreads's question: Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story? Something lurks in the dark - cold, mysterious, murderous. When a killer rises from the grave, it's anyone's guess how they will survive! (I tried, lol. You just can't nail a good horror story in two sentences so I wrote a teaser :))
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Charles liked Jasmine Sandozz's blog post: Tough Lover "My feelings are not your control panel Just because I love you doesn't mean I'll let you hurt me I love me so much more than to let you destroy me I may be breaking down, but I'm never broken I may be crying now, but soon I'll be soaring I'm not c..." Read more of this blog post »
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Charles liked Jasmine Sandozz's blog post: Relationships "I'm scared because nobody stays And that opens a wound in my chest that can't be fixed It's vulnerability leaking out of me The answer is no before I ask the question The question never matters No one is ever ready and I get tired of trying I inh..." Read more of this blog post »
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