Good Love

A man in his late 20’s meets a young woman who just turned 20. they sang together in their church’s young peoples choir. The man was considered a black sheep by many. He liked to have fun, play pool, and spin records on weekends in pubs. An unexpected pregnancy resulted in the couple getting married. […]

A Poem: Calling

He called my name, my full given name pronounced each syllable that my mother spoke the day I was born. He called my name, like he knew my gait how each foot landed when I walked to Sunday School in too tight patent leather shoes. He called my name, as though he were […]

An Interview: Tainted Love

When couples marry, they don’t envision divorce. They especially don’t anticipate divorce due to domestic violence. Most people who get married do so on a positive note. Statistics complied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 indicate in 2014 a ratio 46.4% divorces to marriages. This means for every 100 marriages 47 will end […]

My 2015 Year in Review

Everyone’s year in review is a personal experience. I am leaving the biggest news stories ‘year in review’ for the media outlets. My year involved me growing and branching out as a poet. I didn’t complete all task I set before me regarding an activist memoir but I did well with my poetry. My year […]

Together We Stand

The following content was published in The State Newspaper – South Carolina on Tuesday, October 13, 2015: Disaster, tragedy, and devastation can bring the worst out in people. Here in South Carolina recent floods as a residual affect of hurricane Joaquin have brought out the best in people. Just as with other natural disasters […]