Last week I made a weekday trek up to Baltimore—just a week after breezing through town for events connected with the Association of Writers &… Read More »Fellow Kimbilio Writer Toni Ann Johnson Presents ‘But Where’s Home?’ in Baltimore
A quick search through my computer archives recently reminded me that I first started submitting to literary journals in the late 1990s and early 2000s.… Read More »Becoming a Callaloo Reader: Coming Full Circle
Thanks to the Counter Narrative Project (CNP) for inviting me back to my home state to participate in the November 2025 edition of their Reckoning Reading series.
As part of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s (WWPH) year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary and renewed commitment to community programming, the press has been… Read More »Writing the Future
Anthologies are herculean and overwhelming editorial endeavors. Reviewers must sift through hundreds and hundreds of submissions, balancing subjective personal taste with thematic cohesion, all while navigating the diverse range of voices and perspectives that such a call for submissions invites
Gaithersburg, Maryland puts on a dandy book fair, if you don’t know. The recent one marked my second time attending in support of WWPH’s presence. Beyond catching up with my pressmates and admiring their exquisite pitches to table visitors, it’s just plain good to be among unpretentious readers, people who show up to enjoy Dave Barry, support a friend, or simply hunt for their next good read.
The Washington Writers’ Publishing House kicks off its upcoming 50th Anniversary with a well-organized reading at Busboys and Poets’ Takoma location.
The road to Taos, New Mexico is not an easy one and it didn’t help that I traveled on the weekend of the global Crowdstrike outagate that brought all of Delta’s operations down. But after managing flight delays and long shuttle drives, I and my Kimbilio fellow cohorts all made it safely to the confines of SMU’s rustic retreat campus for a week devoted to discovery, connections, creativity and all things Black fiction thanks to the generosity of team Kimbilio.
Summer plans are getting set… a journey to New Mexico (for the first time in my life) is on the itinerary.
Appreciate the “short list” honor and recognition for my novel manuscript from the The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Unpublished Books