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Alvin L.A. Horn

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Born

in Seattle, The United States

February 16

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Fiction, Crime, Romance

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Alvin Lloyd Alexander Horn has lived and breathed the Northwest air and floated in all the nearby rivers streams leading the Pacific Ocean. As in the writings of Hemmingway and poetry of Langton Hughes and novels of Walter Mosley, their books are all the byproduct of their youthful environments and travels. Alvin's African American experiences in his Emerald City background shines through in his poetry, short stories, and novels.

Growing up in the "liberal on the surface" Seattle lifestyle, Alvin experienced seeing Black people with jobs, who could go most places and had no stereotypical ghettos. Inspired by many summer days spent in his local library when his mother placed Alvin "on restriction, often for daydreaming in school." He also cr ...more

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	Perfect Circle 4.11 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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
	One Safe Place 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	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
	Brush Strokes by Alvin Lloyd Alexander Horn, Alvin L.A. Horn (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	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
	Bad Before Good And Those In Between 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Journey to Love by Alvin L.A. Horn (Goodreads Author), Lorraine Elzia (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Pillow Talk in the Heat of the Night by Elissa Gabrielle (Goodreads Author), Rory D. Sheriff, Renee Daniel Flagler (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	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
	Heart & Home 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Emerald Reflections 2: A South Seattle Emerald Anthology by Marcus Harrison Green (Editor), Lola E. Peters (Contributor), Ijeoma Oluo (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2018	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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“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
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“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
― Jimi Hendrix

tags: hippy, love, misattributed, peace, william-gladstone

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“Excuse me while I kiss the sky.”
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“Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.”
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“Music is a safe kind of high.”
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