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Double Dipping Feels so Good!

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Something very weird happened. Two journals agreed to publish the same piece. I didn't know that could happen, but it did. Here is Enter into the House of Women in Antithesis Blog.

Three of my flash nonfiction pieces in Chapter House Journal

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Three of my flash nonfiction pieces are in Chapter House Journal They answer the questions: How does a motherless child drive around on a car’s floor end up in a house of women? How many buckets of water does it take to water Black Belly sheep at noon? And what is the secret of the … Continue reading Three of my flash nonfiction pieces in Chapter House Journal

New Flash Prose in Miniskirt Magazine

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Check out my new prose piece in Miniskirt Magazine's Spooky Issue!

https://youtu.be/MsbNHLf2KMc

Video Poem: mi gente

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The Shrew in the Bookstore

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I get a bug in my ear: go to Big Apple Bookstore in Fort Lauderdale. It’s just three miles down the road,  but I haven’t been in two years. I usually buy my books online. My first choice is betterworldbook.com. They sell cheaply with free shipping. Next is the hated amazon. I’ll try to get … Continue reading The Shrew in the Bookstore

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My poem Hammered. Link in bio to read the poem or listen to the podcast. So grateful to have this piece about my mother and my grandmother in @theslagglasscity The difference in time between continents becomes irreconcilable in "Not a Blade of Grass Between Us" link in bio! It’s always a good sign when a possum crosses your path! I’m so excited, My poem Hammer Head is published in print and on the @viewlesswings podcast. Check it out! Links in my bio. Check out my coverage of the Key West Literary Seminar Event, When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness, with Cornelius Eady  and Rowan Ricardo Phillips. Check out my coverage of the Key West Literary Seminar Event, When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness, with Cornelius Eady @bluespoet and Rowan Ricardo Phillips @rowanricardophillips The ferocious poem Elegy by Kiki Petrosino @kikipetrosino What a wonderful night at Wednesday Night Poetry Club with family and friends. This is what community is about. By wonderful serendipity  Jubi Arriola-Headley @jubijustjubi and I got to share some nuggets about our Barbadian heritage. Thanks for everyone who came out and supported us.  And to those who supported us virtually. And a special thank you to Gregg Shapiro @greggsha for organizing and @dustinbrookshire Mr. Poetry himself 🌺💕🙏🏽💯 Some Black women poets that should be on your list: Kiki Petrosino @kikipetrosino Vivee Francis, Lucille Clifton, and Audre Lorde #AudreLorde  #vieveefrancis #blackpoets #blackhistorymonth #poetrycommity

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