Reading is very personal, some people can read a book in a day and some people need a week or longer. If you’re just beginning to read again or if you like to read in small doses, Kindle Vella is the answer. Kindle Vella is a new feature on Amazon where readers...
Sistah Girls, if you’ve read any of my other pieces on this platform, then you know ya girl likes to inform, give her opinion, and help all of us come together in literary unity. Now before I get into my points, allow me to first give you some things to keep at the...
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Two strangers hit it off and pretend to date for the sake of a wedding. Initially, I was turned off because this trope has been done. I mean done, done. Well done steak, shaking the table while you cut it done. However, Guillory...
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney At the start of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, Quinn (the protagonist) is afraid of so many things in her life. She keeps her emotions under a tight leash, writing lists of her dreams and fears in her journal rather than facing...
Instructions: Read the short story and once you’re done (scroll to the end of the story) VOTE on whether this story should be turned into a novel or novella. And if you don’t think the author should keep going, we have a choice for that too. “Taboo: Romero &...
Black Love + Music = June is Black Music Month, to celebrate we took a deep dive into Black romance novels that incorporated music into their stories. Writers incorporate music in their books to demonstrate a mood, add flavor to a story, and in these cases, music was...
For women of color to continue the conversations that we have in the nail salon, beauty parlor, church, and during our lunch breaks at work. This is a place where you can kick off your shoes and get comfortable.