Finalist for a Poetry Book Competition

I’ve completed a poetry manuscript. Its original title was Man Sold Separately, but I’m now calling it Pull and Stitch the Flesh. After receiving quite a few rejections, I just found out that the book was named a finalist in the Poetic Justice Institute’s Editor’s Prize for a BIPOC writer. I didn’t win, but this news does give me hope for the manuscript. I’ve gone in and done some additional revisions on the poems this summer, and I’m confident that I’m getting closer to publication. Yay!

Congrats to the winner and the other finalists listed below. 🎉 🎊🍾🎈

McKay’s Bookstore

Went to Nashville today to visit with a friend, and she took me to McKay’s bookstore. I thought I’d buy 1-2 books, but I wound up with all these, plus a blank journal not pictured here. Money well-spent! ❤️❤️❤️

Books from McKay’s, a used bookstore in Nashville, TN

What I’m Reading Now: New Nigeria County by Clare Brown

I’m listening to the audiobook of New Nigeria County by Clare Brown. It’s a satire I found on Audible.com about a Black woman who calls 911 on a White youth in her neighborhood. She assumes he’s a gang member because he’s wearing cargo shorts. Whites are marginalized in the community. For instance, Blacks tell them their names are difficult to pronounce, and Europe and European culture are disparaged. The book plays off of race-based stereotypes, and to some degree, gender-based stereotypes too. The things I like best about it so far are the writing and the readers/actors. Inflections in the voices of the actors made me chuckle, and several clever jokes stood out. Try it if you like satire.

Image taken from Simonandschuster.com

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