Steven Underwood
@blaqueword.bsky.social
He/him | Blerd, Author... Blerduthor? | Author of Forever for the Culture (Beacon) and Sundiata (Feiwal & Friends/Macmillan) | stevenunderwoodjr(at)blaqueword(dot)com
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Visited Brooklyn’s great horror bookstore, THE TWISTED SPINE.
Signed copies of a story I wrote for them, available for sale there & not online anywhere.
“Whatever Kills You Makes You Stronger.”
Cover design by Alan Lastufka/Shortwave Publishing.
Plus, I drank coffee out of a skull.
Signed copies of a story I wrote for them, available for sale there & not online anywhere.
“Whatever Kills You Makes You Stronger.”
Cover design by Alan Lastufka/Shortwave Publishing.
Plus, I drank coffee out of a skull.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Visited Brooklyn’s great horror bookstore, THE TWISTED SPINE.
Signed copies of a story I wrote for them, available for sale there & not online anywhere.
“Whatever Kills You Makes You Stronger.”
Cover design by Alan Lastufka/Shortwave Publishing.
Plus, I drank coffee out of a skull.
Signed copies of a story I wrote for them, available for sale there & not online anywhere.
“Whatever Kills You Makes You Stronger.”
Cover design by Alan Lastufka/Shortwave Publishing.
Plus, I drank coffee out of a skull.
Reposted by Steven Underwood
This is a great weekend to catch up on this @minoriteareport.bsky.social episode.
We discussed my novel One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, & more. 📚🌈🎧
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#LGBTQSky #BlackLGBTQ #Romancelandia
We discussed my novel One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, & more. 📚🌈🎧
minoriteareport.libsyn.com/279-frederic...
#LGBTQSky #BlackLGBTQ #Romancelandia
Minoritea Report: 279. Frederick Smith: One And Done, Black Barbie on Netflix, Curiositea: Beyonce or Janet?
Happy Pride Month, Communitea! Author Frederick Smith stops by to talk about his brand new Black Queer Romance Novel, "One And Done"! Black Barbie Doc is about to release on Netflix and Auntea Dawon i...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is a great weekend to catch up on this @minoriteareport.bsky.social episode.
We discussed my novel One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, & more. 📚🌈🎧
minoriteareport.libsyn.com/279-frederic...
#LGBTQSky #BlackLGBTQ #Romancelandia
We discussed my novel One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, & more. 📚🌈🎧
minoriteareport.libsyn.com/279-frederic...
#LGBTQSky #BlackLGBTQ #Romancelandia
The way i woulda burst into tears if that red haired flop asked me if it was my HOMEGIRL WE JUST BURNED AN EFFIGY OF 20 SECS AFTER SHE PASSED--
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The way i woulda burst into tears if that red haired flop asked me if it was my HOMEGIRL WE JUST BURNED AN EFFIGY OF 20 SECS AFTER SHE PASSED--
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That time when a former friend was posting wild racist shit (anti-Palestinian, anti-Indigenous, truly foaming at the mouth stuff) and I reached out to call in (and I was gentle lemme tell you), and her response was "I am disappointed in your response" to her "pain"...
Yes she is ⚪ and comes from 💰.
Yes she is ⚪ and comes from 💰.
I’m thinking about the time i reached out to a friend bc i assumed that they’d be very stressed bc of the amount of empathy they’d shown in the past
And then seeing as their texts took a wildly Zionist bent and realizing that we’d probably never speak again
And then seeing as their texts took a wildly Zionist bent and realizing that we’d probably never speak again
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
That time when a former friend was posting wild racist shit (anti-Palestinian, anti-Indigenous, truly foaming at the mouth stuff) and I reached out to call in (and I was gentle lemme tell you), and her response was "I am disappointed in your response" to her "pain"...
Yes she is ⚪ and comes from 💰.
Yes she is ⚪ and comes from 💰.
Dont let Luka Sabbat or Landon Romano read my book they might plot to kill me at their chapters
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Dont let Luka Sabbat or Landon Romano read my book they might plot to kill me at their chapters
Dear person who cosigned calling me a youtuber's slave.
No. We cannot be cool now.
I'm not that mature to act like I can forgive every old thing just for the sake of a politic or critique.
Signed,
Steven "Tammy's Son" Underwood
No. We cannot be cool now.
I'm not that mature to act like I can forgive every old thing just for the sake of a politic or critique.
Signed,
Steven "Tammy's Son" Underwood
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Dear person who cosigned calling me a youtuber's slave.
No. We cannot be cool now.
I'm not that mature to act like I can forgive every old thing just for the sake of a politic or critique.
Signed,
Steven "Tammy's Son" Underwood
No. We cannot be cool now.
I'm not that mature to act like I can forgive every old thing just for the sake of a politic or critique.
Signed,
Steven "Tammy's Son" Underwood
So happy i left twitter behind forever
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
So happy i left twitter behind forever
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The Wiz is SO good.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The Wiz is SO good.
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Toni Morrison said she was touched by this article before she passed so this is why none of you can tell me shit about my writing or my reflections on Black Art.
www.essence.com/black-histor...
www.essence.com/black-histor...
Black History Now: The Multifaceted Art Of Toni Morrison | Essence
Wherever there is Morrison’s voice, there is Blackness; wherever there is Morrison, there is womanhood; wherever there is Morrison, there are Black women, untethered.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Toni Morrison said she was touched by this article before she passed so this is why none of you can tell me shit about my writing or my reflections on Black Art.
www.essence.com/black-histor...
www.essence.com/black-histor...
Dont talk to me about no Wicked if you ain't seen the Wiz.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Dont talk to me about no Wicked if you ain't seen the Wiz.
Genderbent Wicked is just Twink vs Butch Queen
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Genderbent Wicked is just Twink vs Butch Queen
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Have all 10k of you preordered my book or do you hate Black people?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Have all 10k of you preordered my book or do you hate Black people?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
Ohio requires Age Verification 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Ohio requires Age Verification 🙃
Have all 10k of you preordered my book or do you hate Black people?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Have all 10k of you preordered my book or do you hate Black people?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...
Southern Gothic Horror >>>
Soooooo….I picked up a book from the comic bookstore. I’m excited to read it. Think Appalachian horror.
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Southern Gothic Horror >>>
Tamora Pierce the legend you are. I hope I get that new Emelan book.
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Tamora Pierce the legend you are. I hope I get that new Emelan book.
My abolitionist Black Wizard book might not get a yes on representation this year.
I'll keep pushing it next year :c
I'll keep pushing it next year :c
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My abolitionist Black Wizard book might not get a yes on representation this year.
I'll keep pushing it next year :c
I'll keep pushing it next year :c
Black movie trailers are playing during Wicked enrapturing audiences
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Black movie trailers are playing during Wicked enrapturing audiences
The "Bachelors degree is the new Associates Degree" convo being started by someone who wouldn't know pedagogy if the dropped course landed on his forehead is actually quite funny.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The "Bachelors degree is the new Associates Degree" convo being started by someone who wouldn't know pedagogy if the dropped course landed on his forehead is actually quite funny.
Every time someone asks me if I hit up a specific platform or person about publicity for my book that I've seen the e-mail receipts of them paying me dust, I feel my skin crawl.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Every time someone asks me if I hit up a specific platform or person about publicity for my book that I've seen the e-mail receipts of them paying me dust, I feel my skin crawl.
It's too hard to get an Adjunct role in Los Angeles
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It's too hard to get an Adjunct role in Los Angeles
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I am shooting my shot.
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I am shooting my shot.
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
Had the Blackest, queerest weekend which reminds me to say im so happy for and proud of @durandbernarr.bsky.social -- these noms are so well deserved for such an intimate year of art. 💜
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Had the Blackest, queerest weekend which reminds me to say im so happy for and proud of @durandbernarr.bsky.social -- these noms are so well deserved for such an intimate year of art. 💜
Tonight, this is a sisterhood 😌💜👌🏾
November 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Tonight, this is a sisterhood 😌💜👌🏾