Christopher Buchanan, a member of the
Union Local 92 Boilermakers for the past eight years, grew up in the
area off of Avalon and Rosecrans, one block west of Compton, one
block east of Gardena, three quarters of a mile north of Carson, and
the very end of South Los Angeles. For years he represented those
streets as if it were a career and he was being paid to do so. His
debut novel, Street Poison, tells where he came from
and what he did over the years in his addiction to the streets.
The author, a born raconteur, writes stories about what he knows
best: the streets. So many people get wrapped up in the
streets and don’t know the consequences of the festering hellholes
where disease and crime stalk the alleys and byways. He tells it
like it is. He is a sensitive man with an artist’s soul, painting a
vivid picture of what your life can become if you choose to lead a
street life.
Mr. Buchanan is unfettered in his determination to motivate people,
especially the youth, to read more. Reading is a major part of life,
and so many people don’t take the time to do so. Books don’t have to
be boring and lack excitement. Many people ask him, “Why tell
stories about the streets?” His answer, “It is one of the best
things I do now that doesn’t involve me breaking any laws and
harming people. I’d rather write about it then to be about it today.
If I can just alter one person’s mind to turn away from the street
life with my stories and my experiences, my strength and hope, then
I’ve done some good to that person. We don’t need more people out
here wasting a lifetime doing nothing positive in the world. Plenty
others have already done those negative things. How many more do we
need dead or in jail?” Too many people know someone dead or locked
up because of the streets. That’s why he writes about street life.
Christopher Buchanan is a counterculture writer who wants to help
people escape from the almost certain dead-end fate that the streets
will lead you to. Don’t waste your life in the streets. Pick up one
of his skillfully crafted books and read about it—don’t be about it.
The author fires on all cylinders as he opens your eyes so you won’t
be seduced by the illusion of purpose and accomplish that the
streets offer. He’s been there and done it.
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