Today is my birthday, but my died today from cancer. So, today wasn’t a celebratory day. #lifeanddeath

"Reflections in the Seasons" This is my June poetry book. The cover was designed by my daughter, per her request. She also did the cover design for "In Her Skin: The Black Woman." #poetry #poetrybook #poems #poet #booksky #blacksky #book #amwriting

Never trust someone who doesn’t know how to apologize, but instead will try to find fault in you to justify themselves. #lifelessons

Excited about my upcoming contemporary fantasy novel, "Princess Adimu.” First book in the series, "Descendants of Light." 🥰 🪐📚💙 #amwriting #blacksky #booksky #contemporaryfantasy

This is from my poetry book, "Her Stolen Tears: Release of Emotions." 📚💙 #amwriting #poetry #poetrybook #book #poems #booksky #blacksky

When I write a sad poem, I write to release that sad emotion. Once released, I don’t invite it back. 📚 #booksky #blacksky #amwriting #poetry #poems #poetrybook

Poem from my book, “In Her Skin: The Black Woman.” 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky #poetrybook #amwriting

Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped fr Senegal at 7 or 8 yrs old & enslaved in the American colonies. She was the 1st Black person & 2nd woman to publish a poetry book in the US. Her 1st work was released in 1773 on a trip to England with the Wheatleys. She was emancipated shortly after. 💙📚 #bhm #booksky

Two books from the Unsilenced Voices series completed for the year. 💙📚 "Her Stolen Tears: Release of Emotions" "In Her Skin: The Black Woman" #booksky #blacksky #poetry #poetrybook #poems #amwriting

I am Octavia Butler's fan. But, I am not a fan of her book, "Clay's Ark." Everything is not for everybody. I'm still very much her fan. My first intro to her books was "Kindred." It made me feel good about my own work. 🪐📚💙 #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #blackhistory #blackauthor #scifibooks

Black women are the most educated demographic in the US. Yet, we have the highest unemployment rate. And earn less when employed. #dei #blacksky #blackhistory #racism #sexism #womanveteran #blackwomen #blackwoman

Excluded: Due to the damaging effects of "black weathering" on Black Women's health, SWAN excluded Black Women from critical woman studies #blackwomenshealth The feminist movement has a history of excluding the plight of Black Women & has consistently not shown up for us #blackfeminist #blackhistory

I write poetry & song lyrics as a means to declutter my mind. I dumped a lot of emotions (mine & others) into my 1st poetry book. Also, I got tired of watching the same recycled shows, so I created my own in my head. And then I started evicting the characters out of my head & into books 🪐📚💙 #booksky

It's been a few days since I've been on BlueSky. It's no fun starting over, but I'll see where this new adventure takes me. I hope it's worth it. Not using Meta platforms with no real replacement for Facebook has been interesting and having to promote my books with no following. #nometa #booksky

Read this poem in, "In Her Skin: The Black Woman," in the "For the Love of Me" section. The eBook is available on Amazon and Apple. The paperback will be live today and the hardcover will be live tomorrow. Click here: amzn.to/42OkRNN #newbook #booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #author #bvm

"In Her Skin: The Black Woman," will be released for purchase on February 6, 2025. Learn more here: amzn.to/3CwScSE #blacksky #booksky #bvm #amwriting #newbooks #upcomingbook #poetry #books

Spoken words from my book, “Her Stolen Tears.” #addtoblacksky #author #booksky #blackbooksky #bvm