When I was in freshman year of high school, I hung out with a lot of the kids from my bus stop. My mom bought a beauty parlor with money saved and moved us to a more affluent section of the Bronx from where I’d grown up. The neighborhood demo was very Italian and Polish. … Continue reading The Turn
In Da Club
You ever stand outside in line to get into a popular club or bar? Maybe a restaurant, something really cool and trendy that all your friends just rave about? Here's a scene for you. You're waiting on the line. It's crawling. You see folks bypassing and getting the VIP status, but that's fine. You're just … Continue reading In Da Club
“Mosely”(sic) Harmless
Oh boy, where to start with this one. Not about to point fingers, just a summary. Someone had the bright idea to post an essay under a pseudonym that was basically a toothless tone policing piece to marginalized writers. It was a political, and generally overwritten, piece that contradicted itself within a handful of paragraphs … Continue reading “Mosely”(sic) Harmless
Next…
3 months on and I’m finally feeling “normal” again. I wrote HELL CHOSE ME a few years back. The manuscript landed me an agent which sort of went nowhere and left me back at square one. Ultimately, I found the book a great home and waited for it to exist. Life is funny since a … Continue reading Next…
No Golden Path
Writing’s been good for and to me. It’s helped me with personal issues, made me feel seen in many ways, and has granted me the privilege of making friends I really care about and that I hope care about me. It’s also opened my eyes to some deeply fucked up racism that had always felt … Continue reading No Golden Path
