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December 5, 2015

Silver’s Book Reviews – “Beyond the Colored Line – Stella, Book 2,” by Yecheilyah Ysrayl

Another Review is in! Check it out. Continue reading

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December 3, 2015

Writing / Blogging Tip: Use The Comments

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December 3, 2015

A Time to Read

In Shreveport, it started off with a collection of rain drops. They took the opportunity to brave the cooling breath of the skies for a chance to taste the ground. Some of them managed to lick rooftops, light poles, and the hoods of cars; relaxing liquid bodies into the cracks of the earth. But others,… Continue reading

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December 2, 2015

Dear Atlanta,

I’m coming for you! Any Bloggers in the ATL? I’d love to meet you! The Release Date for Book #3 of The Stella Trilogy has been pushed back to accommodate my travel schedule. The book signing and presentation will take place in Atlanta GA on Friday, February 26, 2016. I will already be in the… Continue reading

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November 30, 2015

Learn to Listen

Even a deaf man can learn to listen. Though we hear with our ears understanding comes from the heart and from the mind. So many problems in the world and in our own individual lives could be solved just by listening. It is not so much that the most intelligent of the world are any… Continue reading

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November 27, 2015

African Proverb: “Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are.”

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November 26, 2015

Writing 101 – Assignment #19: Roundup of Reads

It is here. Tomorrow’s the last day of Writing 101! I’m so excited to have endured this project. I look forward to participating in more courses. We were supposed to feature a guest today but I didn’t reach out to anyone. It was my intent to do so but realistically I didn’t have the time… Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.