Poetry and SneakersSeveral years ago, very much in the fever of sneakerdom brought on by a need for escapism during the pandemic, Van G. Garrett and I wrote a…Mar 18Mar 18
The Art and Craft of Writing 100-Word StoriesTo date, I estimate that I have written well over 1,000 100-word stories (also called drabbles) and have written several extended works…Feb 28Feb 28
On the 100 x 100 Micro NovelI have been writing fiction for quite a while, and if I counted my childhood, where I wrote small stories in folded sheets of paper and…Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 2024
How Writing a Book About a Black Girl and Her Anime Parka Fulfilled a Life-Long DreamMy daughter was born two years after I published my first book, and a few years later, she asked me, “Daddy, when are you going to write a…Jun 1, 2023Jun 1, 2023
Dreams of Basquiat and Dilla, or the Quest to Find a Home for My WritingLet me preface all of this by saying that I do not, in any way, see myself as a genius. I am just a writer, nothing more, nothing less. But…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
On MF DOOMThere have been many times since I began my career as a writer that I contemplated a complete reboot. Whether it was after recounting my…Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
The Search for the Perfect Personal UniformMy quest for a personal uniform began many years ago when I first began reading about Buddhism. The idea was simple: if you don’t have to…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Now Is the Perfect Time for Indie Authors to Focus on LibrariesAs we grapple with the impact of Covid19, many readers are tightening their purse strings, choosing to focus their resources on basic…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Four Things I Dig About César AiraRoughly a year ago, I got really fascinated with an Argentinian writer named César Aira and ultimately purchased all of his work that had…Sep 12, 2018Sep 12, 2018
