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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
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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 →

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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
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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 →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown by Devaughn Lilly

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The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown
by Devaughn Lilly
5 of 5 Stars

The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown by Devaughn Lilly is non stop action in a historical context. Born just before the Roaring 20s, Gravvy Brown went on the be the youngest person in Louisiana history to be executed for murder and the first person to be executed by the electric chair – just three days before his twenty-first birthday.

Who did he kill? His mother. Or so the police say…

The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown is a well-researched, well-executed piece of historical fiction that is endearing and enchanting. Devaughn Lilly Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown by Devaughn Lilly →