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"A collection of poems tracing my journey through survival, growth, hope, and reflection. Each day, a new entry-a thought, a feeling, a piece of me. These are my words, finally set free."

"This is more than words. This is the voice of generations flowing through me. Read carefully, feel it, and let it rise in you." This poem is a declaration of ancestral power and resilience. It carries the voices of generations whose strength, courage, and sacrifices are etched into the blood and bones of their descendants. Every barefoot step, every whispered song, every secret dance is alive in the speaker. It honors the women who walked through storms, healed with herbs, and sang beneath the moonlight; the ancestors whose prayers and sacrifices built the foundation for survival against impossible odds. This poem reminds us that every tear we shed, every step we take, every breath we draw, is an extension of those who came before. "Roots That Sing" is a tribute to the unbroken lineage of resilience, courage, and sacred hope, calling us to rise and carry the legacy forward. "Powerful illustration of a figure standing tall, surrounded by glowing, intertwining roots and ghostly silhouettes of ancestors. Symbolizes the strength, resilience, and unbroken lineage of generations flowing through one person."

Tales of the story of love.

Words from a fed up, black woman. I will not rest until we see CHANGE

In which he learns that his place in the world isn't as secure as he thought. In which he learns that the problem runs deeper than his family. In which they learn that their skin dark as night, their facial features hardened by the life they've lived, their humanity never acknowledged is warped by society to brand them as valueless.

The Last Bell Before the Bite" In the heart of New Orleans, two high school brothers are just trying to survive the streets, the system, and each other. Tyree, the younger, wild one, is caught up in hood dreams and group chat beefs that go too far. Malik, the older brother, just wants peace-but carrying family pressure, street tension, and secrets makes peace feel impossible. When a fight after school turns deadly, one brother disappears... only to return with a strange hunger and secrets that can't be explained. Inspired by true events, The Last Bell Before the Bite is an urban supernatural story about grief, guilt, hood survival, and the monsters we become-by choice or by bite.

Blackbird They built her to disappear. She's about to become impossible to ignore. Seventeen-year-old Indigo Bellamy was raised deep in the woods of Mississippi by a man everyone else forgot, a ghost of the revolution, a former Black Panther with blood on his hands and a gun in every drawer. She thought he was paranoid. She thought she was just homeschooled. She was wrong. After his murder, Indigo learns the truth: she was part of a covert CIA experiment, Project Blackbird, designed to turn Black children into perfect weapons, programmed to infiltrate and destroy their own. Now she's the last one left... and they want her erased. But Indigo doesn't run. She burns. Chased by a rogue operative code-named Vulture, hunted through back alleys and busted safehouses from Atlanta to D.C., Indigo's not trying to survive-she's trying to expose the whole damn system. With help from a street hacker, a jaded journalist, and a fellow experiment who vanished into the woods, Indigo will crack codes, take punches, and pull the truth from the shadows. This isn't a game. This isn't a phase. This is war. ⚠️ Raw. Political. Relentless. A 1970s-set spy thriller where a girl raised in the ruins of revolution learns the government fears what it can't control-and she's not about to be controlled anymore.

When Preta turns on the mic, the truth gets loud. Between the streets that shaped her and the men who tried to silence her, she builds a podcast where pain becomes power - and every episode hits like a confession on fire. But when a girl from her past resurfaces, Preta must decide: expose the world... or finally expose herself.

In a nation that promises liberty yet binds its people in unseen chains, Kocvh stands at the fault line between history and the present. An African American man navigating the fractured terrain of America, his journey is one of resistance, revelation, and reckoning. From whispered legacies of bondage to the quiet violence of modern systems, Kocvh carries the weight of generations-yet refuses to be crushed by it. His path is not linear. It bends through borders both physical and psychological, through institutions that speak of justice but echo with silence. As he confronts walls built from policy, prejudice, and power, What does freedom look like when your always at war? Not so Free-Freedom is not just a story-it's a mirror. Kocvh's struggle is layered, symbolic, and deeply personal. What he endures, what he resists, and what he becomes...

"Truth Hurts" is a raw and reflective conversation between two souls ... or maybe, two sides of the same one. It's poetry wrapped in emotion, built on fear, hope, pressure, and survival. This piece explores what it feels like to mentor others while barely holding yourself together, to dream big while being haunted by doubt, and to live in a world that doesn't always make space for peace. Some truths are uncomfortable but they still need to be said.

Mercer High School is a breeding ground for oversexed teens. The male student body harbors a Hit Book detailing their sexual escapades with the girls. When the girls find out, instead of getting mad, they get even by making a Hit Book of their own. What could possibly go wrong?

After a long and tiring day at karate class, Melody-our spirited little adventurer-comes home feeling frustrated and ready to quit. "Maybe I'm not strong enough," she whispers, slumping at the dinner table. Her mother smiles gently, prepares her a warm meal, and says, "Let me tell you about some women who never gave up." What follows is a magical, cozy, and inspiring bedtime journey where Melody listens to true stories of powerful warrior queens, fierce revolutionaries, fearless leaders, and brave defenders of their people. Each night, a new story is told-one chapter per historical woman-showcasing how real-life "sheroes" faced battles, protected their people, and changed history forever. The book combines vivid storytelling, history, and magic through Melody's imagination. As she dreams, she often sees herself standing alongside these women-learning, fighting, and growing stronger.

Gun Smoke & Tears is a Jamaican street fiction that follow Jay-a quiet recruit with a loud past. He never joined the force to serve. He joined because nobody ever showed up for him. Now inside a system that move with silence and politics, Jay haffi decide if he's here to protect, survive, or flip the whole thing from the inside. Every chapter peel back the layers: trauma, street codes, betrayal, and the kind of pain that don't fade. This ain't no hero story. It's legacy in the making.

Skella Smith, an aspiring novelist, wants to write her way out of poverty with a new and exciting idea about the state of Earth and its diminutive standing among the Sol system that has yet to come to her. Tesh, her brother and a journalist, endeavors to understand the lives of the Legacies, humanity's richest people, and give those who still live on Earth a glimpse into their foreign existence. The siblings, separated by millions of miles, come to find that the galaxy and their own home of Earth are far from what they imagined.

"Good Enough" is a raw and unapologetic spoken word piece that dives deep into the struggle of identity, self-worth, and survival in a world that still places labels, stereotypes, and barriers on Black lives. Through powerful repetition and unfiltered honesty, the poem captures the weight of depression, the silence of invisibility, and the ever-present question: When will I be seen as enough? This piece weaves together the personal battle of inner darkness with the collective reality of systemic injustice, shining light on the pain of being overlooked, underestimated, and dehumanized. It is both a cry for recognition and a mirror held up to society's ongoing failures. More than just words, "Good Enough" is a testimony-an emotional journey that gives voice to the unheard, honors the resilience of the oppressed, and demands reflection from those who listen.

Just something to get my writing spirit in gear! I am a Pinterest-aholic and saw that they have some interesting prompts and ideas there. Mostly from Tumblr but I found them on Pinterest, hence the title. So, here you go; some random short stories/one shots inspired by the prompts I found there. Not sure if all will be DC-related but you should know me by now; chances are 97% that they will be.

A collection of poetry straight from my heart. TW: Some of the poetry is linked to what is going on in current day America and how I feel as a Black woman with everything. Police brutality is mentioned.

An essay by poet and writer Troy R. Jackson.

A remembrance about a girl fighting to freedom and fighting for family

Roseline "Rose" Lapierre is a Haitian-American teenager, junior in high school, and a very creative and driven girl. Rose is also an aspiring artist. She's very talented, but she is very critical of herself. Rose wants to move to NYC for college and go to art school. She deals with anxiety, and she over analyzes things a lot. Rose goes to therapy, takes meds, etc. She's not one of the popular kids; she has a few friends. Rose ends up meeting a new girl at school who moved from Texas, Andrea. They click immediately. While building up a friendship, they help each other throughout the rest of the school year and change each other's lives forever. Rose reflects on her life thus far through a project assigned to her by her art teacher. At first, she's stressed out about it, but learns great truths about herself in the process.