There are moments in my life that are so defining that I cannot remember what life was before the thing happened. The moments that change you, can make you. The last day I saw my grandmother was a vacation day for me. I had been …
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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb was a transforming and confirming read. It reminded me that I am not responsible for every racial enlightenment of those who wish to put me in the box of a little black girl from the West side of Dayton. …
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Reading That Moves YouMy analysis of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig It has been a while. I have enjoyed a nice writing sabbatical and I am not assumed to say it. Like John Wick said “People keep asking me if I am back. And …
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Fiction writers have a problem with telling truths. Hear me out, we are not liars intrinsically. We just have a problem seeing reality without recreating it. In my opinion, fiction writers see the world for what it is (we are realist), but because we don’t …
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Fall TV Review It’s that time again. The tube is live, the TV is tuned, and major marketing ads have come. Yes, it is time for The Hicks Fall Premier TV review. Being a lover of creative content, stellar drama, and shocking reveals; premiere season …
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