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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaDonna Marie, author of Until Tomorrow Comes

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LaDonna Marie, author of Until Tomorrow Comes

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Have you ever had experiences or situations you wished would have worked out differently? Have you ever felt like you could not wait to advance, move, and be promoted to the next level in your life? Have you ever been in a relationship and said, I think I deserve better? Have you ever prayed for your faith in God to increase?

Well all these and more life experiences happen to us all. We all have questions in the moment, storm, relationship, etc. Learning to cope and not react is a part of growth. “Until Tomorrow Comes” is a poetry book is a journey growth and awareness.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Until Tomorrow Comes”?

LaDonna Marie: In writing “Until Tomorrow Comes”, I found my inspiration spirituality from God, through wanting to share his love in moving in positive directions in life. Poetry has always been for me my voice when I couldn’t speak. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaDonna Marie, author of Until Tomorrow Comes →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “Running and Dancing” by Carol Fenner

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“Running and Dancing”
by Carol Fenner
5 of 5 Stars

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“Running and Dancing” is a posthumously published novel by Carol Fenner. Set in the late 1910s, this book is a coming-of-age story about two Black girls, Bertine and Alma, in rural Western Michigan who explore the vibrancy of life.

I was hooked on “Running and Dancing” from first chapter. Bertine and Alma’s initial adventure captured me in a way that kept me curious about where the story can go and how it will end. As the story progresses, the true beauty of this book comes through. Carol Fenner’s word choice is impeccable. She has a way with words that describes scenes, thoughts and characters with such clarity that you know exactly what’s going on, even if you haven’t experienced what’s going on in the story. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “Running and Dancing” by Carol Fenner →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Naseera, author of Kidra

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Naseera, author of Kidra
(Keith Publications)

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“Kidra” is about a woman who has had her destiny laid out for her the minute she was born. She is plunged into a world of Vampires, blood, lust, hunger and thirst – and the knowledge that she is Dracula’s daughter from Africa.

With all her wealth and with all her powers, there’s the one thing she doesn’t have: the right to love and hold on to it. Mattheu, because she spurned him, will see to it that not only will she never love, but she must die to avenge his plight. He too suffers from love…

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Kidra”?

Naseera: I was inspired by the fact that the only vampire movies of Blacks that I have seen has been the Blackula movies, Def by Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn and Vamp. I then had to look at the genre as a whole and realized that the original version was about a love between a man, his woman and the way that she died. None of the movies really touched on that. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Naseera, author of Kidra →