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“Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the most intelligent, most enthralling woman of them all?” Coming Soon: Something Evil Is Watching.... “My jealous, vile queen it is not you, For there is another lady is brighter, charming and new. With skin as brown as chocolate silk, Softer than satin, smoother than milk. Innocent doe eyes darker than charcoal smoke,       Hair cropped and curled hidden under cloak. Red, full and plump are bow tipped lips Stealing smiles and making entire kingdom’s heart flips Matching perfectly carved, heart shaped face, Gently curved, selfless compassion, and lithe grace.           It is the divine princess Chocolate Black, And she has many fine qualities that of which you lack.” This is only a draft. With all of the live action Snow White movies coming out (even a Disney cancellation), an idea just popped into brain to create a version of t...

The Yellow Trolley Chronicles Set in fictional Montgomery, Ohio, The Good Girl is about shy artist, dreamer, library aide, devout church goer, and avid bus rider, Josephine Huffman, a young, African American woman destined to go places. With low self esteem, a horrible upbringing, and addictive thirst for living vicariously in romance novels, her world takes a downward spin just as she’s on the brink of discovering her true worth and enjoying a sweet, blossoming companionship with Mick, a trolley bus driver who sees something special in her. The Bad Seed has Josephine taking art to places she always dreamed of. Finally attending art school in a new city and learning refreshing aspects about her beloved subject, she finds herself torn and isolated from peers and faculty while struggling to find creative identity. With studies not being difficult enough, commitment to an abusive, tumultuous relationship has her tasting darker sides of life, but a fiercely determined heart...

I finally disclosed details about Library. On my friend's bus, we discussed this venture. Kind and very supportive, he was very passionate in his belief that with friends, prospective business partners, word of mouth, and generated buzz that this may very well succeed. One of a kind and uniquely original, this place could bridge different folks together and be resourceful yet fun to several generations of individuals. Library is one of many ventures in a series of planned objectives for me and I'm quite hesitant about it. The gist of it is still not completely sorted out yet, but for one thing, Library is only the tentative title. Not even sure it should be called that. However, I'm desperate to have its interior designed like a library- featuring stacks of shelves, books sorted by categories, little crook and cranny areas where people can hide and read books. Sort of like I used to when I worked at the library so long ago. Not trying to say that everyone's just like ...

Dear Life's Plan, I promise to finally make a change. Do things one at a time. If there's a day in which I feel like writing, I’ll do that. If I want to be drawing or painting, I’ll do that. Cannot keep putting things off, cannot continue the laziness. I’m so much better than this! From this day forth, I’ll do the following things before the sleep of death falls upon me: · Finalizing a part of The Yellow Trolley Chronicles- preferably 1st novel. · Then laying the other two books to rest. · Focusing on writing other pieces- meaning continuing on short stories, vignettes, poems, letters, journaling, screenplay, and future novels. · Making art again- starting off with drawing, painting, and printmaking. · Coming up with some fantastic mural ideas for Thurgood Marshall (formerly Colonel White High School for the Performing Arts) and visiting Belmont more often to feel further inspired by watching these young creative high schoolers at work! · Outlining Library- the late night eclec...

Visited my former high school art teacher and best friend of 14 years (gasps! it's been a while, eh?) Carol Rogers at Belmont High School today. Look at these amazing prints from her creative high school students! Fun! Wildly funky! So impressive! They're using materials Mrs. Rogers got from the local recycling center, a place that always has discarded items that seem useless, but make for some very unique art! She's so great at eyeing objects and knowing that spark of magic! It's a trait of hers that's so profoundly influential to me. Isn't any wonder why I love her? And I'm not the only one! Heehee! :) Feeling a little inspired already and cannot wait to get to my drawing board! I so do miss printmaking! Mrs. Rogers and I had shared birthday lunch at Joe's Pizzeria with brilliant and awesome, James Pate, a man who is always filled with influential ideas and great insight. Such an honor that he took time of his schedule to follow us there! (We lost him ...