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Black SF 2012 Author Panel was Standing Room Only

Black SF 2012 Author Panel was Standing Room Only

I almost turned around and walked away from Dragoncon. I waited for three hours in a line wrapped around the Sheraton Hotel. Both my husband and I were exhausted, hot,...

Black SF 2012 Author Panel was Standing Room Only

I almost turned around and walked away from Dragoncon. I waited for three hours in a line wrapped around the Sheraton Hotel. Both my husband and I were exhausted, hot,...

Guest Fest: Margaret Fieland Talks Writing Same-Sex Sexuality in YA SciFi

Guest Fest: Margaret Fieland Talks Writing Same...

In a lot of ways, writing about violence is far more acceptable than writing about sex, even though, IMO, sex is at least as important a subject as violence. We...

Guest Fest: Margaret Fieland Talks Writing Same...

In a lot of ways, writing about violence is far more acceptable than writing about sex, even though, IMO, sex is at least as important a subject as violence. We...

Dragoncon Here We Come!

Dragoncon Here We Come!

The State of Black Science Fiction authors will be participating in a panel discussion at Dragoncon this year.  It's a great start to bringing the discussion to a large venue....

Dragoncon Here We Come!

The State of Black Science Fiction authors will be participating in a panel discussion at Dragoncon this year.  It's a great start to bringing the discussion to a large venue....

Noelle Pierce is an Artistic Genius: Check Out My New Book Covers

Noelle Pierce is an Artistic Genius: Check Out ...

I am really excited about my new book covers. Noelle Pierce did an awesome job.  I believe she created that gritty image mixed with visual interest. I hope everyone enjoys...

Noelle Pierce is an Artistic Genius: Check Out ...

I am really excited about my new book covers. Noelle Pierce did an awesome job.  I believe she created that gritty image mixed with visual interest. I hope everyone enjoys...

From White Racial Superiority to Mother of an Evolved Species: A Critical Analysis of Save the Pearls

From White Racial Superiority to Mother of an E...

Last week, one of my former students emailed me in distress over this series, "Save the Pearls." Her anger stemmed from the obvious racially negative subtext (conscious and unconscious) that...

From White Racial Superiority to Mother of an E...

Last week, one of my former students emailed me in distress over this series, "Save the Pearls." Her anger stemmed from the obvious racially negative subtext (conscious and unconscious) that...

Summer Reading Final Thoughts: Does Domestic Violence and Female Genital Mutilation belong in a Paranormal Romance?

Summer Reading Final Thoughts: Does Domestic Vi...

I am a survivor of Domestic Violence. I don’t talk of it often but the experience was one of the darkest moments of my life. During the healing process, I...

Summer Reading Final Thoughts: Does Domestic Vi...

I am a survivor of Domestic Violence. I don’t talk of it often but the experience was one of the darkest moments of my life. During the healing process, I...