Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
So, I took a week off from my day job and decided to take a week off from writing as well. My focus was on reading books so that I could catch up on the reviews that I need to write. So, for each of these books that I have listed, there is a review... Continue Reading →
Okay. This was my worst reading month in a long time. In my defense, I was really in the zone with my writing. Still, I need to be able to find balance. All the books I read were book reviews that I posted here on my site. All were books that I really enjoyed. When... Continue Reading →
This was a pitiful month when it comes to number of books I read. On the bright side, every book I read was wonderful. That kinda makes up for the low numbers. The Love Simulation by Etta EastonAn assistant principal and one of her teachers on a team to try and win money for the... Continue Reading →
June was a little bit better than May, but not by much. I found myself reading a few of my own books. I enjoyed several ARCs that were on my review list. I also got through a series I enjoyed a lot. All in all, it was a good reading month. Plus Size Player by... Continue Reading →
Another wonderful month of reading. This month I was able to get into some books by new-to-me authors and that made me happy. It was another month of primarily audiobooks. Spilling The Tea by Brenda JacksonAnother Madaris story. This one was wonderful. It got into Mama Laverne and her past. It revealed a lot of... Continue Reading →
Another wonderful reading month. Got to quite a few really good books. All but one of the books I read this month were on audio. Wrote several reviews. Read a few new-to-me authors. Ties That Bind by Brenda JacksonThis book was great back story to a series that I had already read. I can't for... Continue Reading →
The original exercise was to pick five movies, but I couldn't narrow it down that low. So here are ten movies I could watch on repeat until the end of time. THESE ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER... Pride & PrejudiceThis movie is an entire vibe. The cinematography was outstanding. Naturally the story has been done... Continue Reading →
I just finished watching Mr. Malcolm's List and I absolutely loved it. This was such a wonderful love story. I especially liked that the main character was a dark-skinned Black man. I instantly fell in love with this movie. It will definitely be added to my rotation of comfort period romances. Here are some of... Continue Reading →
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! If you've been following me on social media (BlueSky, Threads, IG) then you know we have been celebrating 14 days of Black love leading up to Valentine's Day. Here are all the books in the celebration. Aisle Be Yours by Nina HighClaire Briscoe has her life down to a science: hard work,... Continue Reading →
Another month of nothing but audiobooks. I enjoyed every minute of it. Not as many books as I would have liked but they were all really good choices. Redefining Realness by Janet MockThis was a really good memoir. I learned a lot and really enjoyed Janet's storytelling style. Part of it was triggering but it... Continue Reading →
Inside the Shell 