You’ve been thinking about writing more. Posting more. Showing up online with more intention and clarity. But the captions feel clunky. The posts don’t sound like you. You’ve got ideas—but the words aren’t working. That’s why I created Word Work: The 30-Day Writing Challenge. It’s 30 days. 30 minutes a …
Assata Olugbala of House Shakur. First of Her Name. Radical Revolutionary Regent. Fierce Freedom Fighter. Wonderous Warrior Woman. Majestic Movement Matriarch. Courageous Challenger of Corruption. Dauntless Daughter of Dignity. Supreme Sister of Sovereignty. Treasured Titan of Truth. You stayed free. You saw life’s sunset, and got to go gray. Your …
I’m very much in my “let words heal me” era. ✨ During my sabbatical, I filled half a journal and started another. And it’s not writing that anyone might see (or maybe y’all will 😉 but that’s not the point). It’s writing that allows me to release, remember and reframe. …
Picture this, August 2014… I woke up to messages from people who read my work telling me that they read words they KNOW are mine on a media outlet’s website, but it wasn’t quoted as my words. The writer acted like it was theirs. I went and checked and surely …
I want to begin with a hard truth most authors don’t find out until it’s too late: 96% of books sell fewer than 1,000 copies. 🫣 This is not because the authors didn’t work hard. Not because the books weren’t good. But because the launch (the part that gets the …
Lemme tell y’all the story of how I went on vacation to Mexico and now I need new a dentist. People with trust issues of American healthcare system, this is for you. Last month, I go to my dentist for my regular cleaning and tests. They tell me I have …
This year has been ALOT already, and we are just halfway. The ICE raids, Cheeto Satan as our president, Marmalade Mussolini breaching humanitarian laws ON A CONSTANT, AI advancements and possibly being on the brink of WW3? We ALL need a second. How it feels having to keep calm right …
I’m not even gon hold you. I had no clue I’d be living in a dystopian nightmare in my lifetime. Growing up reading history in class and being all “Dang, that really sucks. How’d they make it through?” Meanwhile, I was reading premonitions and I didn’t even have a clue. …
I’m Nigerian, born and raised. And even though I haven’t lived there since I was nine, the cuisine is still MOST of my diet. I do not go more than 2 days without eating some sort of Naija food. In fact, after 2 days, my rice levels are low and …
Since Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name came out, one of my FAVORITE things have been people receiving the limited edition gift boxes we sent folks in my network. How I curate my book boxes is that I want the folks who receive them to feel seen for real. Like… I …