Originally written on 7/2/16
Now that the manuscript is technically complete, I realized I could not have written this by a younger self. I lacked experience. I lacked courage and creative experimentation I am more comfortable to confront.
I am now only willing to confront issues and tackle subject matter that may have been taboo or off-limits to me back then. Now I use those same topics not only in the historical novel but in my other writings.
Inspiring other artists/writers. Enlightening readers/viewers.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Promises Made Are Promises Kept
Several years after my dad's passing, I finally fulfilled my promise to him to repair our family's set of JOURNEYS THROUGH BOOKLANDS...
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The short story I'm tweaking has to do with my "Tabber the Red" milieu, where, on a fantasy world, upright cats live, worship,...
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By speaking to many Southerners (of Color), I learned how my Caribbean/West Indian background has been woven into the narrative of Southern ...
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NOTE: Here, there be hyperlinks! In honor of Banned Books Week , which will conclude tomorrow, I am posting my Best of 2017 books that...