Prompt: What it means to me to be black. To be or not to be that is the question? Is being black a fashion statement? I can go get this black power shirt, right? Is being black a box, check? Going back to our ancestor ground of Africa, I’m from the Bahamas. Hands up with [...]
Have you ever stared into the dark abyss? Down a sewer hole, into a cave or tunnel, sat in the dark staring into the empty hallway with no light. The sounds of nothing amplifies until it becomes a soft hum or static throughout your eardrums. The eerie feeling of eyes, thousands of eyes piercing your [...]
I am unapologetically BLACK I will not say sorry for stepping into my place within society I will not apologize for the discomfort you feel as I stand in my truth, For my truth is me I will not cower to allow you to fill the space that belongs to me ~ I am unapologetically [...]
I've recently read a few poems to a friend of mine over the phone. She's a new friend so this was only her second experience hearing my poems. The first time she's heard anything I've written (poetry) was during a writers meeting. I personally enjoy dark poems or poems to evoke emotions from the reader, [...]
There are times when I’m sitting up in the bed at night, pondering over how I got to this point with him. Him being my husband, Michael, of the last 17yrs. He isn’t my first husband and some nights I say to myself he might not be my last. Don’t get me wrong, we have [...]
“Hey, so I’m curious, is there anything you regret?” The way she asked the question was as if she knew the answer. Perhaps not the exact answer, but she knew there was so much that I had experienced in life that the only honest answer would be a simple “yes”. The truth—I refused to acknowledge [...]
I've been thinking for the past several months, what has my website become? Better yet, what do I want it to be? I began this site to be the hub of my writing, call attention to my books and future books. A place my readers could find and understand me as an author and deeper [...]
Hi my wonderful people. I've been MIA yet again, only this time it was to focus on my recovery. My surgery was on the 24th of May 2021 (putting the date for future reference) and I'm officially 14days post-op. For those who don't know, I had weight-loss surgery, gastric bypass. For those of you who [...]
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