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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jason A. Grant, author of My Life, My World, My Truth

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Jason A. Grant, author of My Life, My World, My Truth
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My Life, My World, My Truth is a collection of poetry by Jason A. Grant that reveals the author’s soul as he negotiates through life and reflects on all that makes up the world he inhabits.

From the self-affirming “I am Africa” to the combination of rage and hope displayed in “The Last Poem,” My Life touches on a variety of thoughts and emotions, including love, vibrantly exhibited in the chapter “Scorpio.”

This collection of poetry represents poems written during Grant’s teenage years through his present young adulthood.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write My Life, My World, My Truth?

Jason A. Grant: My poetry is about life, living, loving and what’s going on in the world. My emotions and feelings about all these things inspire me to write. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jason A. Grant, author of My Life, My World, My Truth →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Andrew Beckford, author of Forces of Changing Traditions

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The book, Forces of Changing Traditions, encircles the spiritual realm of this world and how our lives are being influenced by these spiritual forces that we are unable to see. They use the human elites to fulfill their aims.

The book tries to show that people do not have much freewill anymore because of a few elites who forces their system on every man, woman and child. In doing so, they attack the very fabric of our society, such as religion, race and class.

All three are manipulated with, technology, the RFID chip and the divide and rule culture. For most of the part, the book shows how children and teachers are totally divided by race, religion and class. Children subsequently leave schools with hate and being less educated, making them easier targets for control.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Forces Of Changing Traditions?

Andrew Beckford: The terrible experiences I encountered as a teacher in London, England. Dealing with racism, cultural shock and seeing how damaging it had been to Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Andrew Beckford, author of Forces of Changing Traditions →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Chantel A. Jonson, author of Thoughts, Desires, Passions: A Poetic Collection

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Chantel A. Jonson, author of Thoughts, Desires, Passions: A Poetic Collection
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Chantel A. Jonson is a writer of poetry, science fiction, and life experience. A graduate of William M. Raines Senior High School. A student of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Trident Tech in Charleston, SC and MUSC majoring in Pharmacy. At every chance, she enrolls in creative writing and literary conferences to improve writing skills. Ms. Jonson considers herself a work in progress.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Thoughts, Desires, Passions: A Poetic Collection?

Chantel Jonson: The inspiration behind Thoughts, Desires, Passions: A Poetic Collection is pure emotion. I wanted to capture every emotion in the spectrum and discuss it with honesty and depth. I wanted readers to be able to either be stunned that someone else is familiar with an emotion – be it anger, love, sorrow – or to awaken an awareness to cause and effect of an emotion. I wanted it to be taken personal.

JP: What sets Thoughts, Desires, Passions apart from your first collection of poetry, Passionate: A Collection of Poetry?

CJ: Thoughts, Desires, Passions: A Poetic Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Chantel A. Jonson, author of Thoughts, Desires, Passions: A Poetic Collection →