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My Forever Valentine: A Documentary of Love

My parents have been such an inspiration to me as a couple, I …

Inspiration for the Week

You can’t do what everyone else is doing and expect to be successful. Write in the genre that speaks to […]

The First of the Last

And today it begins: The first day of my last semester of undergrad. The myriad of emotions that ran through […]

Poetexts: This Place

This place A place I relocated to due to circumstance Relocation is something I’m used to because its […]

What 2017 Taught Me

Last year revealed quite a few interesting moments to me. I claim 2017 to have been a revolutionary […]

4 Tips to Help Your Freelance Life Make Cents

It’s hard out here for a freelancer. Trust me, I know. Until you’ve established yourself, it’s a lot of sacrificing, settling, and sleepless nights. It doesn’t always have to be that way. The freelance life is what you make it. These four tips have helped me in making more sense of my career and deposit ...

Quote of the Week

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

When Strangers Become Family

Last month, I was a featured author at the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta. What an experience that was. The highlight was not speaking to an audience, signing books, or taking pictures with readers. What was an afterthought has remained in the forefront of my memory. While in line to check into the hotel, […]

Living in Past Tense

Yesterday marked 20 years that I would have been enlisted in the United States Air Force. On August 12, 1997, I raised my right hand and swore to serve and protect my country. I was honorably discharged, by choice, a couple years later. It didn’t take long for me to determine the military was not […]

Life is Like a Flight of Stairs

Life is like a flight of stairs. We look at all we have in front of us and it isn’t always easy to stomach. We may not be the most fit or maybe it’s as simple as just wanting to reach the destination quickly. Who wants to show up sweaty, after all? Wherever you are […]