Tag: Writing Life
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Author Crush #437: Mat Johnson & Loving Day
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Pardon my absence. I was in the woods of Northern Pennsylvania on a writing retreat all last week. It was absolutely exquisite and I made a lot of progress on my new book, Same Family, Different Colors. I also ate really delicious food, made great new friends and saw a big, black…
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Music for Melancholy: Ms. Meltingpot Needs a Lift
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s late. I’m tired. But it’s Monday, so I have to post something. I promised. But lately, dear readers, my life is getting so full it’s hard for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve given up searching for some sort of work/life balance and am just…
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The Afro-Spanish Alliance: What I’m Writing Now
Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, most of you know that I’m knee deep in the research for my new book, Same Family, Different Colors. Currently I am at work on the chapter focusing on Latino families and their issues with colorism, and let me just say I feel like I’ve fallen down a Kinky Gazpacho wormhole…
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“All Joy and No Fun:” Parenting in the 21st Century #MeltingpotBookReview
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Earlier this year I promised myself I would read more. I’m a writer so reading should be a part of my regular practice, right? Because I like to write both fiction and nonfiction, exploring themes of race, culture, parenting and identity politics, I figured my reading selections should explore these topics and…
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At Least We Talk About Race in the USA: Zadie Smith on Writing, Race and Color
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Last week Wednesday I skipped out of work as early as possible so I could get a front row seat at the University of Pennsylvania’s Speaker’s Series on Color featuring one of my all-time favorite authors, Zadie Smith. I’ve read (and own) almost all of Smith’s fiction, but I am also a…
