Random Lucidity by Dave Adair My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sometimes you come across a book that makes you sit up and take notice from the very beginning. Random Lucidity by Dave Adair is one of those books. The title grabbed my attention right away. Then I was introduced to characters so true to life I felt as if I knew them personally. Reggie … Continue reading Random Lucidity by Dave Adair
Interesting article. What book would you write a back story for? What’s The Back Story? 6 Origin Stories to Blow Your Mind Continue reading What’s The Back Story? 6 Origin Stories to Blow Your Mind
Nighthawks- An Essay “His hair blew back from the high forehead, the brow furrowed as the grit of the city stung his eyes. Continue reading
“His hair blew back from the high forehead, the brow furrowed as the grit of the city stung his eyes. There were no answers there, only more questions. She was a mystery, a lady in gray who moved in and out of his life with the subtlety of a song. The half-remembered lyrics of her hymn hanging in his mind and tugging at the corners, … Continue reading Nighthawks- An Essay
“The air was crisp with the hint of autumn dancing at the edges of the night. There was the promise of golden red leaves and ripe apples in the breeze that lifted his hair and blew it back from his forehead. His hand grasped my elbow, his voice a deep timber that flowed with the mood of the evening, seductive and non-threatening. But beneath the … Continue reading Insignificanc: An Essay
“The air was crisp with the hint of autumn dancing at the edges of the night. There was the promise of golden red leaves and ripe apples in the breeze that lifted his hair and blew it back from his forehead. His hand grasped my elbow, his voice a deep timber that flowed with the mood of the evening, seductive and non-threatening. But beneath the … Continue reading Insignificance: An Essay
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Jupiter Hammon – Black History and Writing in Colonial America Since this is Black History Month and I’m a writer I decided to see if I could find out anything interesting about black writers in America. I figured I’d find bios of Alex Haley, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison. What I did not expect to find was an African American writer from Colonial American … Continue reading Jupiter Hammon – Black History and Writing in Colonial America
Since this is Black History Month and I’m a writer I decided to see if I could find out anything interesting about black writers in America. I figured I’d find bios of Alex Haley, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison. What I did not expect to find was an African American writer from Colonial American times. Jupiter Hammon was born in 1711 in Lloyd … Continue reading Jupiter Hammon – Black History and Writing in Colonial America
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. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress The only tragedy I believe of Jack Ruby killing Lee Harvey Oswald, is that if destroyed a possible great opportunity to figure out how many people were involved to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Was it just Lee Oswald that was part of this murderous plot, or… Continue reading James Stark: Video: Conspiracy, Why Did Jack Ruby Kill Lee Harvey Oswald?
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