triple shot
When I sat down to write on Friday morning I realized I’d only written 850…
Posts In: African American Literature
shiver
The only good thing about having a summer cold during a heat wave is that…
day of the dead
There’s a reading tonight hosted by the Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) but I was simply too tired…
limbo
The park was beautiful this morning but I’m paying for it now–the tissue box is…
returning the favor
Last week I interviewed Kelbian Noel, a YA spec fic author that I met while…
black girl hero
Bitch Magazine is running a new discussion series on their blog: “Do Girls of Color…
end of the road
Somebody keeps moving the goal line post. And that somebody, of course, is me. I’ve…
feast or famine
My good friend Gabrielle says an artist must learn to “cultivate selfishness.” This is particularly…
the next big thing: The Deep
The Next Big Thing Hop: the traveling blog that asks authors whom they consider the…
farewell, Coretta
My grandmother was an ardent admirer of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A “colored” woman…