A Blood at the Root fan casting Of course Jalyn Hall as Malik Baron Lyric Ross as Dominique Matherson SteVante Hart as Elijah Carrington Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Savon Carrington Isaiah Hill as D Low

Just finished "Blood at the Root" by @itsladarrion.bsky.social As an avid fantasy and science fiction reader, this is the story and protagonist I've wanted to see since my teen years! Do yourself a favor and check it out. Meanwhile, I'm about to jump into "Bones at the Crossroads"!

You know… Ya boy out here talking Magical HBCU thangs out here in these Hollywood skreets. Who’s ready for that Blood at the Root TV show adaptation?

I can’t wait for folks to read about D Low and Malik and their beautiful friendship in book 3. D Low has one of the most beautiful character arcs in the finale that was so fun and healing to write. #booksky

✨ 6 MONTHS of Bones at the Crossroads ✨ A continuation of a YA fantasy book where a young Black boy, no matter what the world throws his way, gets to still find joy in his Black boyhood. So here’s Malik and Dominique, the girl that’s stealing and piecing Malik’s head back together. #booksky

Bones at the Crossroads is doing something really special. @itsladarrion.bsky.social shows Christianity and African-rooted spiritualities/religions not as enemies, but as partners — Bible verses alongside spells, prayer alongside elements of Hoodoo and/or Haitian Vodou.

Absolutely! I grew up in the church, but when I started doing my own research, I realized how much hoodoo and Christianity worked along side each other and I wanted to humanize both in the books!

Seriously, Blue Sky it’s time to change this interface. It’s still giving 2010 Twitter. 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

I got so much more left, but @itsladarrion.bsky.social Bones at the Crossroads is HITTIN! I am loving it! Once again, phenomenal job!

Can we get something Black and gay? Hollywood:

I’m watching His and Hers and why they got Tessa Thompson hunching on this grungy white man??? And a cameraman? Girl, really??!!

Hey NYC fam!!! There’s some signed copies of Blood at the Root and Bones at the Crossroads at my fav Barnes and Noble in Union Sq! And bones is 50% off!!! Go snatch em up!

Hey fam! I just got word that the hardcover of Bones at the Crossroads is still 50% off at Barnes and Noble! If you like HBCU culture, hoodoo, magic, Black teens casting spells! You’ll like this. You can purchase here or in store! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bones-at-t...

I’m so ready to reveal this title and book cover to third and final book in my fantasy series. It’s beautiful, epic, and most importantly, so ancestral.

These kids found the gold and the first thing they do is tell the whole town?????? The same town that was running them ragged? These gotta be the dumbest characters in the world. #OuterBanks

I’m watching Outer Banks and these have to be the dumbest set of characters I have ever met. 😒😒😒

Holy hell, @itsladarrion.bsky.social , page 368. You just made me cry. That NEVER happens. Everybody go read this. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738995...

Watching Heart Stopper for the first time and ……. Ummmmm am I being gaslit when they say Nick is the straightest guy in this boarding school?

Today you can preorder the custom-edged paperbacks of Bones at the Crossroads only at Barnes and Noble! Use code: PREORDER25 📚 Pre-orders are officially live! Link in bio! Let’s cross back into the world of Malik! In stores Jun 02, 2026!

Thank you for writing these books, kids that look like you (me) need to know we can make magic, too.

Sometimes I’m still the same kid who was reading Percy Jackson books back in high school who promised himself he’d one day write a book series with a kid on the cover that looks like him. BLOOD AT THE ROOT and BONES AT THE CROSSROADS are now available in bookstores everywhere. Sunday gratitude.

I wonder a show like #heatedrivalry Rivalry would get this much praise and support if it were starring two gay Black men and also had convos around how Black men aren’t given the space to explore their sexuality without having the DL stigma? Tis the question.

Bones at the Crossroads is 50% off at Barnes and Noble! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bones-at-t...

It’s official! My short film KATRINA is back on YouTube! We made this on a shoe string budget but we made it through. Watch it now: youtu.be/VNFNPbyFRqE?...

Hey fam! What’s important is to get these books wherever we can! So if you have anything to spare, please donate to get a class set of BLOOD AT THE ROOT to Frederick Douglass High School in Maryland! Every donation count! Here’s the donation link: www.donorschoose.org/project/ms-j... to

Chapter 33. 🎉 🎁 So grateful to have made it and out here living my childhood wildest dreams. Thank you, God. Thank you, ancestors for always guiding me. Sagittarius ♐️ SZ

Rejection… is RE-DIRECTION, So to whoever is reading this: Keep going. Keep writing. And never despise small beginnings.

I did an event at a new Barnes and Noble in Orange County and I sold out of both BATR and Bones at the Crossroads! And I got to meet some cool readers! So grateful that I’m continuing to live out my childhood dream.

You’re so welcome!!! 😉

Wil my next YA fantasy be a love triangle? The order of pictures is like it is for a reason.🫣

Babbyyy if the main character in my books was a down on the luck white boy with magic, it would be a different tune on a lot of things. But imma mind my business.

For those that don’t know, my book is based off my short film. So if you haven’t seen it yet, check it out on YouTube! youtu.be/Vnt378BL-R0?...

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We’re almost at 35K views on YouTube! Please go give my short film Unless It’s With You a watch. A coming of age Black love story surrounding a powerful empathy and songwriter enjoying a day out in LA. You can’t watch here: m.youtube.com/watch?v

A few weeks ago I pitched a TV show on my own for the first time — and the execs just passed on it, but I’m damn proud of myself. So…here’s to Bridging the Gap — a soulful coming of age dramedy where Black young adults navigating life, college, and mental health while taking a gap year.

A few weeks ago I pitched a TV show on my own for the first time — and the execs just passed on it, but I’m damn proud of myself. So…here’s to Bridging the Gap — a soulful coming of age dramedy where Black young adults navigating life, college, and mental health while taking a gap year.

Sorry to Myself - Demi Lovato got me out here like:

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For those that read Blood at the Root— we shot this scene in my friends back yard back in 2020. A fight between Donja and Malik Baron and they had the nerve to fight in Mama Aya’s yard. 😂

HBO MAX is $18.49 with out ads and $10.99 with. Apple TV is $12.99?!!! And them hoes don’t even promote their shit. Hulu is $18.99… Netflix is $17.99…. Prime Video is $14.99 and you still have to pay to rent movies and shows! To all these streamers:

Made it to the Author Talk at DPL for @itsladarrion.bsky.social 🤗😊 📚#blkbooksky

The official trailer to my short film ‘KATRINA’ based off my award-winning stageplay. Two strangers find themselves trapped in an abandoned hospital room during Hurricane Katrina—where the ghosts of their past come to haunt them. Written, directed, and produced by yours truly. Coming Soon.

Stills from my short film KATRINA, based on my stage play. Two strangers find themselves trapped in an abandoned hospital room during Hurricane Katrina—where the ghosts of their past come to haunt them. Written, Directed, and produced by yours truly. Coming Soon.

Welcome to Caiman!!!

Rollercoaster tycoon and High School Musical soundtrack is top tier…

Want more coming of age stories with Black Girls??????? Please support Rayvnn K. Stringfield’s book. An epistolary story of a Black girl navigating academics, love, and digital spaces.

Twitter is truly ghetto

Jacksonville, FL! I’ll be at the Black Bookbash this weekend! Come by and get your books signed! Oh! I’m bringing some extra goodies, too! Free character cards! Tickets here: iamcaseyrkelley.com/pages/b3-reg...

Shoutout to my amazing editors and publishers for this gift! Thank you @batgirleditor.bsky.social

Whewwww writing and marketing a book series about a Black boy being magical is not for the weak. As a Black man from Alabama who decided to go against the grain by picking up the pen instead of a football, I’m constantly having to fight for space that does not want you there.