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John H. Sibley

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Born

in Chicago

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Philosophy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science

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John H. Sibley is a accomplished artist/author. Art and music have always been a part of his life. He grew up in a Chicago household listening to his father play the Boogie Woogie on his Steinway Grand Piano. His father was offered a gig with the Count Basie Band but he opted to marry and raise a family. John credits his cousin Levi, who is now blind,for mentoring
him in art.
His sci-fi novel BODYSLICK (he created 52 illustrations ) was published in 2008 by Vibe/Kensington in New York. Articles written and about Mr. Sibley has been in numerous publications: " To keep me reading is truly saying something." John W. Fountain, New York Times
"With creative writers like Sibley the sky is the limit." Rob Kenner,Vibe fiction editor
" The Adventur John H. Sibley is a accomplished artist/author. Art and music have always been a part of his life. He grew up in a Chicago household listening to his father play the Boogie Woogie on his Steinway Grand Piano. His father was offered a gig with the Count Basie Band but he opted to marry and raise a family. John credits his cousin Levi, who is now blind,for mentoring
him in art.
His sci-fi novel BODYSLICK (he created 52 illustrations ) was published in 2008 by Vibe/Kensington in New York. Articles written and about Mr. Sibley has been in numerous publications: " To keep me reading is truly saying something." John W. Fountain, New York Times
"With creative writers like Sibley the sky is the limit." Rob Kenner,Vibe fiction editor
" The Adventurers of Bodyslick: BODYSLICK is set in a vividly detailed version of modern day Chicago." Sam Feldman, Chicago Weekly
" An absurdly gory novel." Publishers Weekly
"Sibley shows us that a futuristic Chicago is not for the timid." Library Journal, Rollie Welch
"There is an undulating jazz beat that courses through the work of John Sibley." Mary Houlihan, Chicago Suntimes
" The preface was the best I have ever read." Goodreads
Sibley is a 2007 American Sports Artist nominee. His paintings are owned by: former Chicago Bull, John Salley, NFL icon Walter Payton, Mike Tyson, Revey Sorey,author Manik D.Dover, Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago.
He has appeared on WGN channel 9 in Chicago,ABC with Jim Rose, WNUA with jazz icon Ramsey Lewis, and was a courtroom artistfor CNN--covered the FLN trial.

Mr. Sibley is a 1994 graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, holding a BFA in fine art.Sibley has worked 23 years as a supervisor for a hi-tech accoustic company and briefly taught in the Chicago public school system. He (resides in Chicago/Aurora and has two daughters and a son.
He has hired people from the Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora and donated food to the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago.
I was a Homeless artist in Chicago for six months. I found that being Homeless in the world, displaced,roofless, is one of the most terrifying challenges a human can experience. That is why I am so proud of my nonfiction book Being and Homelessness: Notes from an Underground Artist. The homeless problems have become a Malthusian nightmare not just in Chicago but in urban areas worldwide. That is why I wanted to share my experience which is both dreadful and liberating. Liberating in the context that " being " homeless made me abolish my need or desire for material trinkets.It liberated me from the worship of " things".
The book would never had been published without the literary genius of David B. Lentz at WordsworthGreenwich Press. A portion of the book sales will go to the Hesed House in Aurora Illinois and the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago .
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	Being and Homelessness: Notes from an Underground Artist 3.94 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Wild Bunch: Gods, Guns and Gangs 3.91 avg rating — 23 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
	USS Obama 2112 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Color of my Blood 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Bodyslick 3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Riding the A-Train With Einstein: Notes of a Heretic Janitor 3.77 avg rating — 13 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
	Darwin's Ghetto 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	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
	Bug Light 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	A Walk in the Park: Notes on Urban Ecology 3.18 avg rating — 11 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
	HEX 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	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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“IF LIFE WAS A THING THAT MONEY COULD BUY .....THE RICH WOULD LIVE AND THE POOR WOULD DIE.”
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“One window is opened/ one window is closed. Only you the observer will determine how life unfolds.”
― John H. Sibley, Riding the A-Train With Einstein: Notes of a Heretic Janitor

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“In the blink of an eye, you might die/the grim reaper doesn't care how high you can fly”
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“A little white girl stares, holding her father's hand tightly. She has dewy eyes, round with wonder. as the Maxwell St. Bluesman voice sounds like the crackle of thunder.
The Lost Culture of Maxwell Street”
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“All the trinkets like money, glitter, and gold/ won't make you immortal/ the young die so do the old.”
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“One window is opened/ one window is closed. Only you the observer will determine how life unfolds.”
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“The test of character is not ‘hanging in there’ when the light at the end of the tunnel is expected, but performance of duty and persistence of example when the situation rules out the possibility of the light ever coming.”
― Larry Smith, Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words

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