Nana Nkweti: ‘I Always Knew I Was Going to Write Stories’
“The real journey is Nana Nkweti age 9 writing little sci-fi Jane Austen mashups.”
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Listen to ‘Dance the Fiya Dance,’ by Nana Nkweti
Field notes on family, frenemies, and one fine romance.
‘The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,’ Two Years Later
“It’s a matter of just finding one yes.”
Tags: storytelling, writing
The Impact of ‘The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,’ Two Years Later
“It’s a matter of just finding one yes.”
Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions
“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Member Bonus: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions About Writing
“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Why Maurice Carlos Ruffin Left a Law Career to Pursue Writing
“I have never felt happier in my life than to have lived this dream.”
Tags: Short Stories
Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Creative Journey from Lawyer to Award-Winning Writer
“It’s almost like a séance. I’ll sit down to write a story. I’m not going to have any idea what’s going to come out.”
Tags: interview, Short Stories
New Story: ‘Ghetto University’ by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
An English professor resorts to a new line of work—mugging tourists in the French Quarter.
Michael A. Gonzales Puts a Spotlight on Out of Print Black Authors
“She just had a style about her that just kind of pulled you into the stories.”