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How Writing Afro-Surrealist Literature Kept Me Sane

How Writing Afro-Surrealist Literature Kept Me Sane

When the world gets weird, you’ve gotta go weird
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NANOWRIMO
Why I’m No Longer Participating in NaNoWriMo

Why I’m No Longer Participating in NaNoWriMo

And how I’m filling the creative void in its absence
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I Wrote 100+ Pages of Novel Planning Notes and This is Where it Got Me?

I Wrote 100+ Pages of Novel Planning Notes and This is Where it Got Me?

NaNoWriMo 2022 Weekly Update #4
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Of Course I Ended Up Both Behind and Ahead in NaNoWriMo

Of Course I Ended Up Both Behind and Ahead in NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo 2022 Weekly Update #3
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POETRY
The Myth of the Good Writer

The Myth of the Good Writer

A poem
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June’s Interlude

June’s Interlude

A poem about chronic illness
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Alignment

Alignment

A poem about me and you and you and you too
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LATEST
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Guess who’s back…back again…

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3 Must-Read Books By Black Authors

Y’all know I come through with the recommendations.

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How to Practice Self-Love on Valentine’s Day, and Every Other Day

Self-love is the most important kind…

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A white hand puts gold candles spelling out “2022” on a pink background.

The Best TV, Music, and Books I Consumed in 2022

If President Obama can do a year-end list — then so…

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The Crazy Experience of Writing at 34,000 Feet

NaNoWriMo 2022 Weekly Update #2

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The First Week Of NaNoWriMo Kicked My Butt

NaNoWriMo 2022 Weekly Update #1

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Hey You, Come Write a Novel in a Month With the Cool Kids

Who am I if not a straight-up *hoe* for…

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