the lankiest one, voice on the verge of collecting crushes, is making himself up as he goes, a danger my dad’s admonitions cannot prepare him for; will justify the conflation of boy to body. Real Enough is real enough.
Tag: publishing
50 Books I’ve Loved (in no particular order)
1. Browngirl, Brownstones – Paule Marshall 2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith 3. Segu – Maryse Conde 4. The Secret of Gumbo Grove – Eleanora Tate 5. No Easy Place To Be – Steven Corbin 6. Long Distance Life – Marita Golden 7. Sweet Whispers Brother Rush – Virginia Hamilton 8. Assata [...]
Monthly Meter: December
fellowship/publication submissions: 2
fellowship/publication acceptances: 1
fellowship/publication rejections: 4
Monthly Meter: November
Secret Shame: I don't feel like it.
Monthly Meter: October
chocolate chips chocolate chips all the chocolate chips every one of the chocolate chips
Monthly Meter: September 2015
Mantra of the Moment: "Some books are bound tightly for years for reasons. Some books are burned for their own good Love."
Monthly Meter: August
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day's troubles are sufficient for that day.
Monthly Meter: July
fellowship/publication submissions: 7
fellowship/publication acceptances: 1
fellowship/publication rejections: 4
books:
Black Rage - Drs. William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs
Pym - Mat Johnson
Secret Shame: I see dumb people.
Mantra of the Moment: "Do not thin yourself. Be vast. You do not bring the ocean to a river."
Myth Maker
maybe something like but not really mythological--I probably can't judge for myself because I believe in myself (at least my existence) on most days...
Monthly Meter: April
Mantra of the Moment: It's your thing.