My stories are for those who will come later. Memories not to be forgotten, but as histories living on.
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Some family stories are told over and over and depending on who is doing the telling determines what and how it happened. When attempting to decipher what is indeed truth and what is fiction, one needs to peel back the layers of the telling, one by one, examine and decide what to keep and what to discard.
Mindful of the fact that children were not be in “grown folks’ business”, I was always lurking around corners or outside doors, eager for a morsel of something juicy that would enhance my diary entrees for the night. I could easily take a word or phrase heard and weave into something dramatic that would make for a good tale.
I was therefore at full attention when sitting on the front porch of the “old house” where everyone was welcome when visiting southern, rural Arkansas during the summers of my youth.
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Vanilla Memories
Vanilla Memories The smell of vanilla brings me back to my mother’s teacakes. It is a key ingredient in those tasty treats of hers and one of my favorite smells and fragrances. Years ago… More
Black Books in the Age of Coronavirus
Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus A Conversation about Black Books & Publishing On Sunday afternoon, March 22, I attended a virtual meeting about the state of Black book publishing. Being in a… More
Preview – In My Backyard: Stories of Growing Up in Oakland
Some of you know, but many of you do not that I recently published a preview of my long awaiting collection of childhood memories. In My Backyard: Stories of Growing Up In Oakland- A Preview… More
