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I Met Toni Morrison

Let me tell you about the time I met Toni Morrison.  It’s been a while, so my years may be a bit off, but she visited the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale, I believe in 1989 or early 1990.  I…

Getting out of the Box

When I first entered the wide world of writing, the first thing I discovered was, for such a creative medium, there were a ton of rules. Some of the rules contradicted each other, others made no sense in certain genres.…

Coming Soon – The Wisest Maiden

Writing is easy compared to the editing process.  It’s difficult to take words that you’ve already written, that you’ve already determined that they say what you want them to say, then tweak them to make them more evocative. But I…

Missing New Orleans

It’s barely ten a.m. and the temperature outside as I type this is already 82 degrees.  Yep.  It’s totally summer.  I’m glad.  The hot weather gives me an excuse to stay in and write.  Strike that last.  I’ll use any…

Schools out!

After a year of having most days to myself, schools out and intense mommy time begins.  The past week has been such a whirlwind of concerts, graduations and carnival days that I’m plum tuckered out. However, there is always, always…

Tell Me, Touch Me, Feel Me – Kassanna

Kassanna, my fellow author-in-crime has a new release!  Check out the hot, sexy cover and the blurb: Luther Lexington didn’t question why his brother sent for him, but knowing John, he was sure he had his reasons. What he didn’t…