Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
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 →
I am super excited about this book you guys!!!! “Where I come from, cops aren't super heroes.” Photojournalist and wedding photographer, Ava Marie Greene, doesn’t ever want to fall in love and not in the I-just-haven’t-met-right-man kinda way either. Ava is a hopeless romantic, but too much hurt and disappointment has her hiding behind... Continue Reading →
I am doing this challenge called #365Creativity. #365Creativity Click the picture to read more about it. I have decided to record my progress in an art journal. This journal will allow me to paint, draw, scrapbook, or write... whatever suits my fancy. I have to break it down into 4 separate books (one per quarte/season)... Continue Reading →
Do you daydream? Do you sit and think about a life different from the one you are living now? Daydreaming can be a wonderful thing. I sit and I think about where I am and where I want to be. I imagine owning my own space. I am not sure what to call it but... Continue Reading →
