Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
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 participated in this short story challenge. Here is my "completed" short story. Untitled I walked into the lunchroom and headed straight to the balcony. There was no point in paying attention to the women pretending their tables were full and the men trying to clear a space for me. That had been... Continue Reading →
I've decided to attempt NaNoWriMo again. I have attempted it five times. I had been saying four but I forgot that first failed attempt. I have been successful twice but not in a row. Hopefully since I was successful last year I can keep it going, finally. My reason for doing it is to get... Continue Reading →
“Just think about how far we all have come since last year. Isn’t it amazing?” Drea smiled as she sat back in her chair at our banquet table. The other sorority members who were seated with us were either up and dancing or mingling around the banquet hall. Amazing wasn’t the word I was thinking... Continue Reading →
CHAPTER ONE I woke up to the sweet and musky scent of AXE. It was not the vanilla I was use too. When I opened my eyes the ceiling was missing my glow in the dark stars. Lifting the covers revealed a lack of any clothing. My head fell back on the pillow. "Jesus girl." ... Continue Reading →
My legs burned. I rubbed the rippled indentations on my calves. There was nothing soft or plush about this floor. It was more like a Brillo pad rather than a teddy bear. This wasn’t anything new to me. Too numerous were the times I had rolled around on this floor with Angel, almost rubbed my... Continue Reading →
Inside the Shell 