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January 23, 2023

How to Eat an Elephant: Breaking My Writing Goals into Small Parts

There is only one way to eat an elephant, according to Desmond Tutu, and that is one mouthful at a time. He meant that everything in life that appears difficult, overpowering, or even impossible may be completed gradually by taking on just a little at a time. I was stressed when I first got the… Continue reading

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March 23, 2022

Let the Words Be Seasoned

There are times when Black authors find themselves fighting against those who wish them to edit their soul. Take the salt out the meat. Take the voice out the work, and leave it seasonless. To quote Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, “People still have a white, western idea of how intellect is ‘spose to walk in the… Continue reading

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April 10, 2018

Don’t Rob Yourself

They say to beware when a naked person offers you a shirt. You can’t sacrifice for others to the point that you rob yourself because you cannot give what you don’t already own. But if your well does not run dry, if your cup runs over, if you are overflowing, then you can afford to… Continue reading

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February 15, 2016

Race and Rights

When did race and rights become separate entities? Since when has the black problem in America not have to do with both race and rights? Dare you to walk the streets of the 1920s and 40s and 50s with your prophet scented blood and expect to transgress the law of separatist signage. That “Whites Only”… 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 12, 2014

The Ancient Proverb Weekly Challenge – Erase

This post is part of the Ancient Proverb Weekly Challenge. The quote is a Spanish Proverb and is inspiring to me because it reminds us that everyone makes mistakes, and that sometimes the second, third, or fourth time doing something can produce the better result. Writing then is not about doing it right every time,… Continue reading

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September 10, 2014

Biblical Quotes that are actually not in the Bible

“Adam & Eve ate an apple” It actually doesn’t name the forbidden fruit, just says fruit– Gen. 3:1-6 “The 3 Wise Men” The bible does not give a number; it just says wise men-Matt. 2:1 “The Lion shall lay down with the Lamb” The bible says that the lion and the wolf shall lay down… Continue reading

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