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January 21, 2015

NEW BOOK – Stella: Between Slavery and Freedom

This February (exact date coming soon) I will be releasing a new project entitled Stella, a short story about the lives of two women living in two different time periods, their experiences colliding in an explosion of emotional revelations: Cynthia insists she’s not a racist, and while many of her points about the state of… Continue reading

Social Media Shout

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January 21, 2015

Dogs Have Personalities

On the way to work this morning we stopped at a red light. We could feel the stare of someone on the side of us. You all know the feeling, when your hairs stand up on your skin like antennae. My husband noticed it first since he notices everything. He can somehow see everything you’re… Continue reading

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January 21, 2015

Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Rainer Maria Rilke

Smile, it’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday :). Don’t be shy, Join us: http://silverthreading.com/2015/01/21/writers-quote-wednesdaypoet-victor-hugo-2015-4/ This week, I quote Rainer Maria Rilke: There are two books I always carry with me: 1). The Bible and 2). Letters to a Young Poet. Don’t laugh, but I thought Rainer Maria Rilke was a woman before I saw his picture! It… Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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January 20, 2015

If We Are Not Ourselves

“As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are.” -Malidoma Patrice Somé, West African Writer (Of Water and the Spirit) Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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January 20, 2015

Dreaming

They tell you to keep dreaming, but I am on a mission to stop the flow of dreams. To stumbling block my way through imagination, and the influence of certain memory. You see, there’s a secret to all these dreams. A hushed lullaby of awareness kept sacred within the chambers of understanding. A secret left… Continue reading

In Your Own Words

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January 19, 2015

Guest Feature – The Prophet

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love;… Continue reading

Guest Feature, Poetry

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January 19, 2015

Hide and Seek with Spring

One minute its warm and then the temperature takes a bow. He’s too clever to crouch, for then I will notice him. So yes, a bow will do. Just enough to add to the confusion of the weather. But today. Oh no today I’m on to him. It’s so very nice outside. Plus, I have… 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.