I heart Tina Smith.

The setting for my novel is Baltimore. The city is known for their row homes, and I learned that there are over 21 different style row homes throughout the city, and you can tell the year they were built by the style. I have family who live in homes that are about 145 years old.

Mattel will launch a Barbie pop culture Aaliyah doll in celebration of the late singer's 46th birthday on Jan 16th 2025.

A word from Langston Hughes about never letting go of your dreams.

Check out my first Substack post.

I’m a technical writer by day and fiction writer by night. One pays the bills; the other brings me joy. Most days, I don’t get enough joy, but I’ll keep on plugging along until this manuscript is done.

Check out my first Substack post.

I can’t let the day go by without wishing my Sorors a Happy Founders Day. “112 years ago, 22 women had to go on a mission to make the world a little greater, and in 1913 they founded Delta Sigma Theta”. #DST1913 #AOML

Hey friends, please subscribe to my Substack. In 2025, I plan to get back to blogging and writing longer pieces. Mostly about my genealogy research, the books I read, and the writing process.

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My editing goal today is to get through Chapter 2.

Make sure you imagine some grace for yourself today. 🤎🖤

“She told them that the only grace they can have was the grace they could imagine. That if they could not see it, they could not have it.”
- Toni Morrison, Beloved.

Yesterday was her birthday. Happy belated Ms. Hurston.

This is the wall in front of my computer. I get yo think of her whenever I write. 🤎🖤

Instagram and TikTok aren’t the only places to find travel inspiration. Movies and series can give you deeper insights into different parts of the world and motivate you to go farther than you have been.

Here are some Black travel films and docuseries that will inspire your next trip.

Threads: we moving to BlueSky.
Me: Who over there? 👀

Heyyyy BlueSky. 👋🏾

“I feel like I’m gathered together when I’m writing” -Walter Mosley from The Toure show, April 5, 2023