blogging
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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
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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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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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Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Born this Way by Tammy Ferebee
Title: Born this Way Author: Tammy Ferebee Publisher: Tammy Ferebee Published: January 11, 2018 Page: 135 Young, Black, and gay, Joseph feels rejected by his father, the local pastor of the small, southern town in Tammy Ferebee’s novel Born This Way. Joseph struggles with his self-esteem and worth as he faces judgment from his community after… Continue reading
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Rest Fuels Creativity
Last week, I went home to Chicago and saw my dad’s side of the family for the first time in fifteen years. We extravagantly celebrated my grandmother’s 100th birthday in classic Tolbert fashion. I planned to bring my laptop but left it at home. Instead of squeezing in work, I played with babies and reminisced… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Still Black by Tammy Ferebee
Title: Still Black Author: Tammy Ferebee Publisher: Tammy Ferebee Published: February 22, 2022 Page: 182 Seventeen-year-old Malachi is young, Black, and albino, and has always had the support of his parents, his older brother Andrew, and his beloved community. Their love has shielded him from the whispers about his pale skin and rumors about his… Continue reading
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Let No One Censor You
Your written contentyour voicecopyblog poststexts, captionsthe way you capture feeling on the pagecontextualize thoughtempower us through emotionbreathe life into the human experienceremind us what it feels like to liveto rememberminister to our memoryand most sacred truthsthe way you poetyour words, spoken or written is, power. A historical document your grandchildrenwill one day cherishresist the urge… Continue reading
