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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”

Blax Hx 2023: Battlefields, Arks & Middle Passages

They found her on the battlefield. She looked as though she’d traveled from some far off land. They’d get these types every now and then. Lost Souls is what they called them. But one took a second glance at her right wrist. It did not have the cut that many have. Instead there was aContinue reading “Blax Hx 2023: Battlefields, Arks & Middle Passages”

BGWW Featured Writer: Shimah Easter, RN, Author

Check out ya girl’s feature at the IG link below the photo. Many thanks to the team over at ‘Brown Girls Who Write’ for this opportunity. 🖊💕📖 And whatever she reads about herself, may we all commit to editing the guts (and shores) of it in a Gracious, Truthful, Valiant way. Accurate representation is indeedContinue reading “BGWW Featured Writer: Shimah Easter, RN, Author”

‘read’ lips: gutted. a short apologia.

It’s crazy funny (but not really) when you come from women who gut men like fish, then stay to mend their wounds.

‘read’ lips: can I be your legacy?

An Ode to ‘Queen & Slim’: Queen is remembering Him…remembering the one we know as Slim. These are the written words of a Queen (with angelic wings) remembering once-in-a-lifetime love…reciting an undying legacy from above. ~MAHism2019