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April 5, 2023

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

Title: The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon that Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness Author: Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Publisher: ‎ Atria Books Published: May 8, 2018 Page: 289 Written by Japanese writer Fumitake Koga and philosopher Ichiro Kishimi, in The Courage to be Disliked, an older man… Continue reading

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March 28, 2023

The Power of Reading

I believe reading to be so powerful that it has the capacity to make one wise regardless of whose institution of higher learning the person has or has not attended. In the world of books, it makes no difference whether they completed grade school, high school, or learned to read later in life. That is… Continue reading

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March 28, 2023

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Oblivion Black: The Sculptor Book 1 by Christa Wojciechowski

Title: Oblivion Black Author: Christa Wojciechowski Publisher: Christa Wojciechowski Published: August 8, 2022 Page: 387 In this psychological romance, Ona Price nearly dies from a heroin overdose on the streets of Manhattan. As she shoots up in a McDonald’s where she and her Puerto Rican friend Jojo purchased the narcotics, this art school dropout almost… Continue reading

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March 26, 2023

Remember to Back Up Your Content!

I logged into my WordPress dashboard this morning, and my last 5-6 posts were gone, including paid book reviews. Can you hear my heart breaking? Thankfully, after about thirty minutes, they showed up! Too bad I had already deleted the tweets to what I thought were now dead links. Way to go, Yecheilyah. A glitch,… Continue reading

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March 25, 2023

Everyone Can’t Go

I am just getting around to reading Tabitha Brown’s Feeding the Soul, and it is doing just that for me this afternoon. Lately, I have realized I don’t have much help with all I have going on. People think I have this great big team behind me. Nope. Most of the things I do, I do… Continue reading

Articles, General Topics

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March 24, 2023

Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest 2023

Year Six Baby!! I cannot believe we’ve been doing this for six years. If it weren’t for Covid, it would be year seven! We are excited to gear up for year six of the contest. But we need your help to make this year a success. I am looking for the following: Sponsors: No books… Continue reading

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March 24, 2023

Baby Steps Still Move Us Forward

I am proud of myself for making it through this week. Since returning from Chicago, I have felt jet lagged because of the time change and have experienced some pain. For those who don’t know, I live with a steel plate in my right thigh from being hit by a car when I was ten.… 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.