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Mistaken Identity

People sometimes say it is class, not race, that is an issue. But if you are Black, it doesn’t matter if you are richer, smarter, more polished. That hasn’t prevented a future president from being mistaken for a waiter, or … Continue reading

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Words

Our words have the power to build up or tear down.

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The Novel

To abandon the novel- would be a surrender. It would allow my sorrow to become curtains on all the windows, locks on all the doors Yet the leaves would still fall outside, and the snow. In the coming spring, new … Continue reading

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Gratitude

How Do you express gratitude toward those you love?

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Advice for a Writer

Make your work. Find a way to make your work. I think that’s the best way to see if your work has legs. So, many times as writers, we’re in our own heads, literally. And people don’t really like to … Continue reading

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