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December 15, 2014

Before and After Blog Awards

I’m learning more and more about the blogosphere. One thing I recently learned more about is Blog Awards. My opinion about them is split into two categories: Before I knew what Blog Awards were and After I knew what blog awards were. Before: Ah, those lovely things hanging on the sides of everyone’s blog. If… Continue reading

General Topics

appreciation, blog, blog awards, bloggers, community, pbs, recognition, support, wordpress, writing
December 14, 2014

Guest Feature – Language

Silence is one part of speech, the war cry of wind down a mountain pass another. a stranger’s voice echoing through lonely valley’s, a lover’s voice rising so close it’s your own tongue: these are the keys to cipher, the way the hawk’s key unlocks the throat of the sky and the coyote’s yip knocks… Continue reading

Guest Feature, Poetry

blog, blogger, Feature, general, guest, language, pbs, poem, poetry, write, writing
December 12, 2014

Social Media

Social media has completely taken over the internet. Today there is pretty much nothing you can do that does not involve some kind of media outlet, or does not at least benefit in some way from its usage. Social media can be defined as any computer-mediated tool that allows people to create, share or exchange… Continue reading

Audience Participation, Social Media Shout

blog, blogger, creative writing, facebook, pbs, social media, thoughts, twitter, writing
December 10, 2014

I’m Sorry

death it’s sting produces a humility powerful enough to find itself a home even inside the heart of the one who holds the cup of “I’m sorry’s” hoping their voice is sad enough to produce the kind of sympathy that peels back the brick that found itself a place inside the gut of the bereaved… Continue reading

Poetry

apology, blog, blogger, death, grief, loss, pbs, poems, poetic justice, poetry, sorrow, spoken word, wordpress, writing
December 4, 2014

Self-Publishing Book Descriptions

Passin‘ is not a self-published book, but I would like to use it as an example. I actually borrowed it from the library and intend on returning it soon. Not that it wasn’t a good read, but I wouldn’t purchase it. Here’s why: I enjoy a book that makes my mind play it out… Continue reading

Articles, self-publishing

article, blog, books, google, indie authors, novels, pbs, self-publishing, tips, wordpress, writers, writing
November 28, 2014

What Inspires You?

Sunlight spilling over the edge of clouds flowers clothed in fine silk an assembly of family and friends a kind word playing joy against the backdrop of your heart strings or maybe just the way that words are sculpted by other writers, ever so elegantly contextualized what in particular insists that you MUST write? Continue reading

In Your Own Words

blog, blogging, creative writing, general, influence, inspiration, motivation, pbs, writing
November 20, 2014

The Blessings of Solitude

Yes, this…. Sometimes you definitely need to get to that quite place to get to that workflow. As Franz Kafka put it, “Writing is utter solitude, the descent of the cold abyss of oneself”, had to share: “I can only wish that you trustingly and patiently allow that grand solitude to work in you….It will… Continue reading

General Topics

blog, blogging, pbs, quiteness, solitude, thinking, thoughts, writing

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.