JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Mashawn Mickels, author of A Piece of Me: Mashawn in the Making
(Asta Publications)
Step into the world of Mashawn. Feel the love, the hate, the anger, the passion and the lust as you read the various poems that describe different parts of her life. You’ll see poetry that speaks to you directly from the heart on issues that we deal with each and everyday.
Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write A Piece Of Me?
Nicole Lyons is fueled by the same horsepower that moves the cars she races. Although Lyons is only 5’6â€, her exotic beauty, spirited personality and kinetic intensity make her seem larger than life.
However, it can still prove difficulty to describe this multi-faceted athlete while she carves a niche for herself as one of the world’s rarest African American female professional drag racers. Realizing her dream and becoming the first African American female to race professionally in the NHRA Pro Stock series.
Joey Pinkney: You are a central figure connecting the past to the future. As an African-American female that is proficient in the National Hot Rod Association, where does your love for racing come from? And what are you doing to pass your legacy on to future African-American racers, both male and female?
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Shana Burton, author of Flaws and All
(Urban Christian/Kensington Publishing)
Faith, family and friendship have always been the cornerstone of the lives of lifelong friends Lawson, Sullivan, Kina and Angel. All three are put to the test during one turbulent year that forces them to challenge the bonds of their friendship, their willingness to forgive and their faith in God.
Lawson Kerry, a single mother since age 16, has finally gotten her life together until the return of her son’s father threatens everything she’s built, including her new job, her pending marriage and custody of her only child.
Sullivan Webb is the pampered First Lady of Mount Zion Ministries. Her wandering eye and lustful spirit could cost her more than she’s willing to pay.
Wife and mother Kina Battle has suffered in silence at the hands of her abusive husband. Will she reach her breaking point before the situation turns deadly?
Angel King has always been the perfect nurse, but she can maintain her professionalism when her newest patient is the woman who stole her husband?
For these ladies, all bets are off, nothing is sacred, and their lives will never be the same.
Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Flaw and All?
