Monthly Archives: April 2014
Stoking Your Own Fire
One of my favorite strategies for coming up with jewels to mine for my writing was keeping a writer’s journal. One of my Creative Writing instructors required us to keep the journal and we had to turn it in for … Continue reading
Experimenting: Hair and Love Poems
Today was a day for experimenting. I’m still learning how to style my hair as a black woman with natural hair (no chemicals and no heat). And today I decided to try rolling it with perm rods to see what … Continue reading
Grandma’s Shoes
It’s been a while since I had something that I’ve had a burning desire to share. The last few weeks have been filled with reading: “The Best of Me” by Nicholas Sparks and editing a couple of stories I’m working … Continue reading
RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Everybody wants two things in life: to love and be loved and to leave a legacy when we die. Gabriel Garcia Marquez left behind a legacy that many writers desire. Outside of the family members who loved him and are … Continue reading
Begin Today
Admittedly, I haven’t experienced success in terms of what many in the publishing business deem success. But I have experienced enough, for myself, to know that I am on the right road. Every time, I hear from one of my … Continue reading
The Pen is Mightier than the Gun
If the pen is indeed mightier than the gun, perhaps my words will have more impact on my community than the increasing numbers recited and memorized by those in the media who recount the numbers of black men shot and … Continue reading
A Writer's Thoughts 