I’ve been going back and forth with myself about this post. It’s a real honest one. Some things have to be written out for me to conceptualize it. Give it sound. Find out what it looks like. Understand how it makes me feel. Writing has always been my way of getting through bouts of self-doubt, […]
MoreCame across my “finally letting you go” letters to my exes and figured we should take a stroll down memory lane or what I would call the long time ago days. Hey, it’s his birthday today too. Is that petty? Maybe. We’re grown now. *see my notes throughout for a little razzle dazzle* January 2, […]
MoreYou give me something to be proud of. When people ask me where I’m from, I reply, “St. Croix. The US Virgin Islands.” Yes. I was born in New York and moved when I was eleven, but St. Croix raised me. Groomed me into the woman that I am today. How so? I experienced the […]
MoreOk. So, I’m a little behind this week. Your girl is on vacation. Let’s talk about that a little, shall we? The world has changed so much (and so little) after (and amongst) COVID and the Pandemic. I haven’t traveled since March 2019 when I went to South Africa. I actually wrote a nonfiction narrative […]
MoreIt’s Father’s Day. I just finished watching Fatherhood and contemplating if a post like this is appropriate for the holiday. I told myself to save it for my memoir, but let’s face it, when I’m prompted to write, I go for it. Plus, it’ll sit on my spirit forever and quite frankly, I don’t have […]
MoreCase was definitely singing about his girlfriend’s friend wanting to get with him but the title’s fitting, no? *laughs* It has taken me awhile to get to this point, but it wasn’t too far off. I have had enough with fickle friends. Friends who are inconsistent, unreliable, and unavailable. Friends who are your friends when […]
MoreEarlier, my boyfriend was watching The Best Man and proposed a question: “As a writer, how plausible do you think the situation of him exposing himself through his book could actually happen?” To this question, I answered, “It happens. A lot of authors write stories close to what they’ve/family/friends been through. Where he messed up […]
More(What is my writing without a 90’s reference?) Work has been the breeding ground of a lot of my stuff. I stay scribbling on batch tickets and envelopes. When you get an idea, write it! Catch it in the moment! I literally walk around with a head full of stories. Some of them are based […]
MoreSo, quick disclaimer: I am a bit of a romantic. I’m not one for the gushy stuff though. Valentine’s Day… Love letters… [lies. I wish my boyfriend would write me one] And all that jazz, but I feel like there’s always a good story behind love, lust, sex, and even heartbreak. I just realized how […]
MoreI always get stuck here. Who am I? What do I do? Who gon’ read this? How dare I publish a website featuring my short narratives, poetry, novel excerpts, and future bomb-ass literary journal for young black writers? See what I did there? *wink wink* My name is Latrice. Or Janna. Or Ella. Still trying […]
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