BOOK REVIEW: If You’re Willing by Ivy Symone #SpoilerFree
If You're Willing by Ivy Symone First thing first, what Ivy Symone has done with her last two books raised the bar for me. I now find myself looking for bold creativity just as much as I'm looking for well designed plot lines, when searching for my next read. She...
Book Review: Finding Kennedy by Jacinta Howard #SpoilerFree
Finding Kennedy by Jacinta Howard After a life-altering experience, Kennedy James fell into a routine. An introverted routine that left her social life non-existent. Suddenly feeling suffocated by it all she up and leaves home; and that is where the book starts....
BOOK REVIEW: Love In The Red Zone by Love Belvin #SpoilerFree
Love In The Red Zone is indeed a 5 STAR READ! I know this review looks long but trust me I barely scratch the surface. I LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS BOOK! Believe me when I say that a 5 star book is dangerous, well at least for me they are. 5 star reads will have you...
Recap: “Because My Heart Said So” Twitter Chat
Four Authors, One Night, On Twitter The Sistah Girls Book Club had a live twitter chat on 7.7.16 with the authors of Because My Heart Said So. All four authors were on the internets at one time to talk about their highly anticipated joint project that was released...
A book club for the Sistah’s
The Sistah Girls Book Club Every time I tell someone that I have a book club I am met with either a blank stare or they seem genuinely interested. Book clubs are still viewed by millennials as something only "older people" are into. One summer when I was about nine, I...
Fear: When you stop listening to God & start listening to yourself
Fear is not my homeboy Fear has been walking and roaming the halls of my mind for quite some time now. It's amazing how much power fear can obtain once it has a little window of opportunity. I have been trying to figure out why I have been so fearful, for months I...
What happens when the WHY in “Why I started” changes?
Do you remember why you started? Has it changed? "Remember why you started." You can have any hardship, it can be with your business, school, job, the list goes on, and the positive answer to your current problem is dressed up in a cool meme that says, "Remember why...
I started writing because I’m dying
Writing because you're dying? I was having a text conversation with my friend Lissa (hey girl hey) and I wanted her feedback on a piece I'd written "The Altar." I wanted her honest opinion, if she hated it I just wanted to know why? It might sting, but, I'm black,...
The Altar
I remember when I prayed to God for you and now here you are. Standing in front of me waiting, waiting for me to say that I will be with you until the end of time. Until death do us part, and even then our spirits will find each other, defying the laws of nature, our...
Slit wrists and blood spilled
Slit wrists and blood spilled they will say she was too young. the will say she had so much life. they will say she was smart and talented. they will say she was happy. they will say they just spoke to her, they just saw her, they just waved hello. they will say they...