So I had this dream last night. I was at Kelly’s, this local bar with Franziskaner on tap and strong mojitos, and a jukebox featuring Nico/Velvet Underground, Johnny Cash, and the Geto Boys, but no Top 40. In the dream, I was with friends, old and new, and a good time–complete with […]
1. It’s been weird not to post here daily, but so many other things have been going on that blogging feels like an indulgence. That said, I am ever-thankful to capital-B Bloggers who hold it down daily, cut through the bs, and help keep me informed. (Thanks, Tami!)
2. Parenting is really […]
…thank God almighty, I’m done at last!
My essay about black women and motherhood writing is due to the good women at Bitch magazine today, and I finally finished. I haven’t pulled an all-nighter like this since freshman year of college (the time I drank a Big Gulp-size cup of black coffee which gave me […]
I’m working on a critical essay about black women/motherhood/mommy memoir writing for a magazine, and I’m looking for books by black women that deal with mothering and/or the family-paid work balancing act women do. So far, I have:
“I’m Every Woman…” by Lonnae O’Neal Parker
“Rising Up Singing…” an anthology of black women writers on motherhood, […]
Finally–after a long wait–my copy of PoemMemoirStory (PMS) #8, a literary journal out of the University of Alabama, arrived in the mail today! #8 is a special black women writers’ issue, guest edited by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, AND I’M IN IT! More accurately, my short story “Bomani Jones” is in it.
Happiness!
This is my […]
Last night, I had the great pleasure of hearing Anne Lamott speak about faith, writing, and life–and how it all comes down to a fox-trot: “Slow…slow…quick-quick.” (Maybe you had to be there.) She also read from her latest book (which I bought last night, and she signed) Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith.
Some Christians […]
Here at the 32 Days of Black History blogathon, we’ve designated Sundays as “Black to the Future” days. In these entries, we will shine our spotlight on black folks you should know (but may not), folks you’re going to be hearing about in the future (if you haven’t already).
One wall of my study […]
What happens will you bring Skip Gates, HBO, and The Washington Post together?
The Root is a daily online magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary on today’s news from a variety of black perspectives. The site also hosts an interactive genealogical section to trace one’s ancestry through AfricanDNA.com, a DNA testing site co-founded by Henry Louis Gates, […]
Wired magazine. Who knew?
I am not a techy, by any stretch. Just posting the following image taxed the meager tech skills I have:
So when I picked up the current issue of Wired magazine, I imagined myself thumbing past most everything except the cover piece that caught my eye: “Why Things Suck”, a […]
