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Jan 31, 20212 min read
Living Sincerely
Typically, when I do a character spotlight, I choose one pivotal character from the story and explain why they were so relatable and/or...
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Dec 13, 20203 min read
Black Women: Bring the ammo
“What happened to the girls around here?” “Don’t know. That’s the problem.” “Anybody think anything? Like maybe drugs?” “So far, they’ve...
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Dec 6, 20203 min read
No Remorse
“The way she said it all with no remorse made it worse.” It’s funny how one person can be at the center of a whole family’s trauma....
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Nov 1, 20202 min read
Black Justice
“They are the unclean and I am the purifier...The hand of the Divine is without flaw when guiding the sword of justice...” The Black...
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Sep 13, 20202 min read
Be Kind. Be a Buffer. Fast.
“Protect me now by keeping Kahfi safe. You have to make him happy. You have to make sure he’s safe. If Kahfi is happy, then me and Marron...
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Sep 1, 20202 min read
Love Heals All Wounds
“I DON’T GIVE A FUCK WHAT I TOLD YOU PIA! YOU GAVE BIRTH TO MY SEED AND DIDN’T SAY SHIT! YOU SAID WHAT IF, OL STUPID FAT BITCH!...”...
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Jul 31, 20203 min read
The Rules of War: "Show No Love, Trust No One"
“There was a war coming...the streets were in chaos. Rival crews (were) vying for the crown... it would surely get bloodier before it got...
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Jul 26, 20202 min read
Our Type of Resilience
“All I ever want to do was fulfill my duty as a woman. I married the man of my dreams. I supported his career. I sexed him from the...
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May 31, 20203 min read
Seasons of Abandonment
“I was built on anger. Rage raised me.” -Derrick “Dice” Jones Takerra Allen, Seasons of Fidelity: End Game Derrick "Dice"...
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May 10, 20203 min read
The Rake: Addiction Doesn't Have to Win
“...I learn that poker is an addiction. A powerful drug that consumes you. Utter those magic words and they have the same meaning as the...
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May 3, 20202 min read
Faith, Trust...and Death
“Amy was his ride or die. No matter how much she still loved, him, she put her personal feelings aside and was there any time he needed...
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Apr 19, 20202 min read
L❤️ve Trifecta: Tangled Web of Abuse?
“...I just don’t know what happened with us. We were happy, I would have never thought he was a monster disguising himself as a good...
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Apr 5, 20202 min read
Lie N While Black
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/LIE-N-TOGETHER-Verlandus-Rashad-ebook/dp/B0852NCL8F/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Lie+n+together&qid=158614...
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Mar 12, 20202 min read
Grief in the Knight Time
Knight...my Knight in shining armor. I don’t think I’ve ever loved a male main character who wasn’t toxic in some way. But...
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Mar 2, 20202 min read
Dissecting Zino (A Character From Stay by Ivy Symone) & Young Black Boys Like Him
I hated Zino from the time the book started, which is odd for me because I love a man with a hint of toxicity to him—not too much, but...
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