bookshop.org/lists/black-... I am through the roof happy that Ingram selected 'I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" as one of their favorite titles and 5 favorite novels centering black voices. The novel has been treated very well by readers and critics.

Message me if you want me to feature! I am up and I want to read for you.

I am so grateful that Vollie Johnson taught me how to be a good man, as well as teaching me about democracy, classical black home training, and the stoic black tradition. I am also glad that he got mean about Trump and cursed his name almost every day until he died. #blacksky #trump

Working on the Review of Zora's new book( like all posthumous unreleased novels, complicated) : but a few words in defense of her prose( thread)

I will be ready and healthy for this to come out at the end of the year. In the meantime, I am resting and writing and getting well. I am pushing myself to see how good I can be as a poet. (@ryukanski.bsky.social I wrote two more day songs and they will be in here. )

"we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you."

Long live intimidating black lit grandpa.

I am thrilled to announce that soon and very soon you can get I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer at Blue Cactus Press. I'm really proud of the work I did in the novel, and proud of its impact on readers around the country. #BlackSky #BookSky

I feel like making y'all laugh.

#blacksky Sometimes I like to make us laugh and smile.

Fighting the demons put on my back on top of the one's I got, and now I'm digging into books and music. Resurrection is my pick for the most underrated canon book.

I have more yesterdays than tomorrows. I have hypertension and a bad heart. My gallows look like a project 2025 taking away my housing, disability, and medical care. That's not coming tomorrow. Until then, I am going to write and embody the lessons my mama and big mama taught me.