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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… B.L. Brown, author of Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord”

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B.L. Brown, author of Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord”
(Outskirts Press)

Halo-Orangees’ employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team is about real-life workplace issues occurring in organizations world-wide. This book is an on-the-job survival manual, mindset enhancer and stress reliever for both employers and employees.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team?

B.L. Brown: Halo-Orangees’ employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team was inspired, developed, and birthed from Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… B.L. Brown, author of Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord”

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Benita Tyler, author of Addicted to Dysfunction: Released to Live Life Out Loud

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Benita Tyler, author of Addicted to Dysfunction: Released to Live Life Out Loud
(Beloved Daffadolis Inspiration)

My book is a personal memoir that reflects my life from birth to the present. The reader is invited to take an in-dept look at my life’s dysfunction. In turn, the reader is able to take an inconspicuous analysis of their own life’s dysfunction.

The book is broken down into five lessons that the (5) most significant males in my life came to teach me. Those lessons were: Disappointment, Choices, Awareness, Forgiveness, and Acceptance.

The book reminds the reader that God will never leave or forsake them.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Addicted to Dysfunction: Released to Live Life Out Loud?

Benita Tyler: I have always wanted to write a book. I needed a vehicle that would allow me to release my pain, and Addicted to Dysfunction gave me Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Benita Tyler, author of Addicted to Dysfunction: Released to Live Life Out Loud

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… BuddahDesmond, author of Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics

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BuddahDesmond, author of Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics
(iUniverse)

Prevail presents a sampling of poetry I’ve written over the course of the last ten or twelve years. Varying in subject matter, voice, and tone, this work touches on the ups and downs, highs and lows, trials and tribulations, and the many facets of life, love, and politics during this time period.

These poems, prose-like at times, offer insights into BuddahDesmond’s world and the experiences of those around him. Prevail seeks to offer an underlying message of persistence, strength, and hope.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics?

BuddahDesmond: My own life experiences, the experiences of friends and family, and the social, cultural, and historical events during the last ten or Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… BuddahDesmond, author of Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics