Tag Archives: prose

34 Chapters: A Book Review – “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The reading list for 2025 was a heavy one for me. So much so, that I vowed the last one of the year would be a romance novel. As if romance is somehow less heavy? With all of the vowing and pushing and pulling, the last novel of 2025 still chose me. Shifting around theContinue reading “34 Chapters: A Book Review – “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates”

Window Pains: A Book Review – “Holler, Child” by LaToya Watkins

There are eleven heart-moving stories placed into this collection by Texas author LaToya Watkins. Each story is tossed at the reader in an endearing manner; a manner that sets the reader up to succeed – to catch, to understand and to answer back truthfully with their own mental and emotional grasp and release. There areContinue reading “Window Pains: A Book Review – “Holler, Child” by LaToya Watkins”

Transactions of Truth: A Book(s) Review – “The Polished Hoe” / “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”

Richard Wright criticized Zora Neale Hurston’s work for lacking political depth, reflecting a broader sense of societal transactions that undervalue humanity. In contrast, Austin Clarke and James McBride’s novels illustrate complex characters navigating life’s challenges. Their stories prompt deeper reflections on community, trust, and the essence of humanity amidst a transactional world.