Los Angeles, California- Author N.L. Belardes 9/11 story, “Thick White Crust” is currently featured on the literary community site, TheNervousBreakdown.com. Belardes calls the story “non-fiction magic realism” as it weaves dreams, ghosts and 9/11 predictions along with West Coast living before and in the months after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Belardes is currently serializing one chapter a week on the blog site, beginning with the first chapter, “Haunt,” which was launched on the site, August 5.
“Though it’s non-fiction based, the story is one of reality and dreams mixed with the horrors of 9/11 and the Mexican Day of the Dead,” Belardes said.
Belardes, who is a dual ethnic Latino added, “Dia De Los Muertos is a huge part of my life. I celebrate it every year. In a way, the book also celebrates my dual ethnicity by diving right into the death of my white mother and Mexican father. It’s like a roman candle is going off the entire time you're reading. You’re not sure whether to feel burned or keep beneath the sparks of the storyline.”
Readers will get a sense of history and place by reading the chapters posted each week in what Belardes calls a Chicano story of renewal.
N.L. Belardes has had articles featured on CNN.com and news sites across America. He writes several media blogs, including Noveltown's Paperback Writer and Nick 2.0. People can purchase his debut novel, Lords: Part One on Noveltown.net/
