“When Jones arrived at the scene he took his flask out of his blazer pocket and took a swig before stepping out of his car. Despite the late night hour a crowd had already converged upon the scene just to tell their neighbors and friends that they “were there”. Murmurs began to grow within the crowd. All speculation on who was under the sheet and why they were there.”
Read More“…Left the lake for the land of palm trees and executive greed
Told my Mrs. I was only plantin seeds
She ain't have to worry about me plantin seeds…”
Read MoreWith this three part series I will offer my brief analysis of the crime, economic and political woes that presented themselves during the course of the show and how they mirror the realities of urban America today. In Part 1 I will focus on families and crime and offer a brief assessment of how a school system can fail inner city kids.
Read MoreRakeem had a playlist of his and Rasean’s favorite songs. Most of his musical taste came from his time riding around with his brother. Before that it was when he would follow Rasean to the corner store or the basketball court before he could drive.
Read More“The forgotten and unclaimed wonder aimlessly… Dirtied and pissyed”
Read More“At some point the bottles will stop…”
Read MoreCamp '67 will be available on Amazon and in the Kindle Store October 11.
Read More“Although Patterson’s speech personally for me was the most moving moment of the awards it was Rowan Ricardo Phillips who had captured my attention.”
Read More“When I first decided to pursue creative writing I had no idea how much of my subconscious and memories would unlock themselves and become exposed on the page. I started off as a hopeful journalist in high school but by college I had figured out that I wanted to become an author and screenwriter because of the power of creativity.”
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