Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
Lena had barely gotten away from her father showing her off to his colleagues when she heard yet another voice she could not run away from. “Lena, come over here. There is someone I want you to meet.” Lena cringed at her mother’s voice. For it to be her birthday party, Lena’s mother was having... Continue Reading →
Lena pulled up to the house and sighed. She never quite understood why her younger brother chose to live in a frat house rather than the apartment her parents were eager to get him. They were never eager to get her an apartment when she was in college. They wouldn’t even let her move into... Continue Reading →
Let's just start off by taking a moment to discuss how wonderful the Reluctant Royals series is. Alyssa Cole did the damn thing with these 5 books. I adored every single last one of these characters. Likotsi was my favorite the moment I read Once Ghosted, hands down. But then I began to read A... Continue Reading →
Every year I set a Goodreads challenge and every year I fail miserably. This year I was tired of hearing my mom fuss at me for making my goal so high and me scrambling to read a ton of books in December. I keep saying I am going to dig into my comic collection to... Continue Reading →
So... today is the last day of Black Music Month and I participated in this challenge by Naima Cochrane. I shared the challenge with friends and one, Portia, decided to up the level of difficulty and say that we could not repeat artists. I had already done day 1, but still felt confident in my... Continue Reading →
My idea of perfect happiness is a contradiction of sorts. Nothing is necessarily perfect. I think perfect happiness is decidedly imperfect. It is more a thing of me being content and have frequent periods of bliss & happiness. It means that my sad moments are not as often and short. It means having people in... Continue Reading →
Okay... some days it seems that my whole life is a struggle and I think I have finally found the answer. I am going to monetize my anxiety. Let me take a moment to explain something. There are four things that people get mixed up occasionally. Those things are shyness, introversion, social awkwardness, and anxiety/social... Continue Reading →
From the author of Sweet Turtleberry Jam comes five new stories; five chance encounters that could lead to love or heartbreak. Maliyah, an orphaned Catholic school girl, falls for Marq and is ready to break all the rules. Destiny meets Gary on a plane to Vegas. That chance encounter, and a premonition, changes her... Continue Reading →
Okay y'all. I have been trying to focus on any number of things but my mind is mush. What's a girl to do when life gets too much and the words aren't flowing on the page? Pick up a book of course! So I decided to dive in to The Follow by Eliza David. I... Continue Reading →
