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April 12, 2018

YouTube: Subscribe for #Poetry #NationalPoetryMonth

Guess whose back on YouTube? Mee! Lol It’s National Poetry Month and I am uploading audio videos of some of my poems to YouTube. I have taken them down from Soundcloud (as I am transitioning that page to an exclusive podcast page) and will be instead bringing them to YouTube. At this time I have… Continue reading

YouTube

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April 4, 2018

The Secret Behind Disappearing Amazon Reviews? | Tina Reber

I came across this article a few months back but I want to share it now because, for the first time in my career, I have noticed that one of my reviews on Amazon (for Renaissance) is missing. Because of how hard it is to get reviews, this is obviously disheartening. I have never bought… Continue reading

self-publishing

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April 1, 2018

10 Lessons My Book Signing Taught Me

You have to learn to sell to a small audience before you can sell to a larger one. Sometimes social media can give a false perception of success, whereas we think we have to constantly be working and grinding and that we have to have a lot of people support us. The truth is that… Continue reading

Articles, self-publishing

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March 12, 2018

Resurrection

I am thankful for my struggles because one thing they have taught me (the one trait I strive to maintain as part of my character) is humility. I understand that I am flawed, that there were a series of awakenings that ultimately led me to the truth, and that freedom didn’t find me whole, but… Continue reading

General Topics

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February 19, 2018

All or Nothing

I don’t know how to feel half-heartedly how to passion sparsely how to love raindrops at a time. I don’t know how to half shine. So I apologize. I am sorry if my sun burned your skin. If I came in too hot or if I am sometimes too cold a forest of ice and… Continue reading

Poetry

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December 6, 2017

The PBS Blog Podcast Ep 8 – Facing Your Fears

This is probably the shortest of my podcast episodes, it’s only about eight minutes long. Today’s podcast is inspired by Luvvie’s recent Ted Talk which is a good encouraging one. I have posted the link below as well as on the podcast description. (You can also find this on YouTube but I’ve only seen the… Continue reading

PBS Blog Podcast

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August 2, 2017

Writers Wednesday – Chapter 4: The Women with Blue Eyes

Chapter 4 : “I’m Not Crazy” “Aliens?” “Look, laugh all you want. I am not crazy.” Erica composed herself. “I’m sorry girl. You sound like you believe it and if you believe I do too but…” “Then you don’t believe me.” Tina got up from the sofa and walked over to the window of Erica’s… Continue reading

Short Stories, The Men with Blue Eyes

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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 book reviews and poetry contests, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans.