I struggled with calling myself a writer, although it has always been a part of my life. While neighborhood kids were outside playing until the sun disappeared, I preferred to be indoors writing about the various characters that introduced themselves to me, their voices demanding to be heard. I didn’t ...
I am a writer, she/her, Gen X southern girl. I have an MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. You can visit my Writing section to read some published short pieces. I am seeking publication for my novel, The Perfect Sister, formerly known as Savannah Road, and I am doing my best to keep a ...
Enough time has passed for us to bask in the glory of the fourth season of HBO’s Insecure. We’ve had a moment to digest the “Lawrence, you are the father,” bombshell dropped in the last episode of the season. We were able to get our lives back, laughing at the internet names bestowed upon Lawrence’s ...
On May 31st musical giants Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond participated in a Verzuz Instagram Live battle. Verzuz, the quarantined brainchild of super producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, pits two music titans against each other who battle song for song on Instagram Live. Franklin vs. Hammond, titled “THE HEALING,” was ...
Throughout history, African American women have played a significant role in the canon of civil and women’s rights movements. In the ever-evolving world we live in, I ask myself, what does activism look like for me? I know what it looked like for the older Boomer generation who's had a front-row seat to riots, student ...
