Books by Author Odie Hawkins

by Odie Hawkins
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15 books
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Urban Nomads and Other Stories

Odie Hawkins, 2019
“Urban Nomads and Other Stories,” -- an objective look at what goes on inside the tents of the homeless in downtown Los Angeles.

Ancestral Meridians

Odie Hawkins, 2017
“Ancestral Meridians” -- uses acupuncture as the instrument of choice to explore the past and beyond.

Matador Negro, "Azucar II"

Odie Hawkins, 2016
“Matador Negro, Azucar II” -- re- tracks some of what happens when the Matador retires (as they often do) and returns to the arena.

Conversations with Likka Sto' Rufus

Odie Hawkins, 2021
“Conversations with Likka Sto’ Rufus,” -- is the story of a man pan handling (begging) in front of a liquor store; but he refuses to allow his spirit to be broken by bad circumstances.

Lil’ Sweets

An Egungun Controls a Lot of Spirits
Odie Hawkins, 2014
“Lil’ Sweets, “ -- a novel that mixes the streetwise lingo of vintage pimp fiction together with scathing satirical commentary about the spread of global capitalism, the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the AIDS crisis in West Africa. The last of the ‘Sweets’ series.” --- Dr. Justin Gifford, Univ. of Nevada at Reno.

Midnight

Odie Hawkins, 2016
“Midnight” -- offers a sensitive view inside the soul of a young African-American gangster who is influenced by an older man, a convict, to look into his African side.

Conspiracy

Odie Hawkins, 2016
“Conspiracy,” -- Henrik Malan was the South African secret agent who devised the plan to have the Black American ghettos destroy themselves by supplying them with a cheap, but highly addictive drug known on the streets as “Ghetto Blaster.”

The Snake Doctor

Odie Hawkins, 2013
The Snake Doctor is Faustian, an ancient African version of a quid pro quo.

Black Chicago

A Black History of America's Heartland
Odie Hawkins, 2016
“Black Chicago” – Chicago was established as a trading post by Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, a Haitian immigrant in 1784. The impressionistic short stories feed on his legacy.

Menfriends

Odie Hawkins, 2016
Men Friends, an enchanting intro to a collection of unforgettable characters—who lived in the same neighborhood and hung out on the same corners.

The Snake, 20/20

Odie Hawkins, 2020
The Snake Doctor is Faustian, an ancient African version of a quid pro quo.

Ghetto Sketches, 2021

Odie Hawkins, 2021
Ghetto Sketches, 2021, “…’a quarter’ is where some people have chosen to live; a ‘ghetto’ is where people are forced to live.” The “Ghetto Sketches, 2021” is an insider’s look at a collection of people in a ghetto today. "Ghetto Sketches" was written in 1962, published in 1972. This updated version has statistics of those killed by police since George Floyd’s murder.

Shackles Across Time

Odie Hawkins, 2008
“Shackles Across Time” -- “Shackles” asks African-Americans to take a look at the role their African ancestors played in the West African Slave business. It explores how researching your DNA may affect you and your family. Do you have a recurring issue with every third child born into your family? Maybe it isn’t anything you have done, maybe it is a curse handed down through the ages.

Palm Wine Junction

Unusual Short Stories
Odie Hawkins, 2014
The first half of Hawkins’ “Quadroon Balls and Bright Moments” explores the details of how several women manipulated the racist system as much to their advantage as possible. “Bright Moments’ is an attached series of short stories that use race, racial constructs as the basis for being.

The Quadroon Balls With Bright Moments

Odie Hawkins, 2024
The first half of Hawkins’ “Quadroon Balls and Bright Moments” explores the details of how several women manipulated the racist system as much to their advantage as possible. “Bright Moments’ is an attached series of short stories that use race, racial constructs as the basis for being.