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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Agyei Ekundayo, author of “Hindsight is 20/20: How an African American Girl Grows Up Mentally Ill and is Dead Last to Find Out”

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Agyei Ekundayo, author of Hindsight is 20/20: How an African American Girl Grows Up Mentally Ill and is Dead Last to Find Out
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Hindsight is 20/20 is a twisted maze of undiagnosed mental illness, misdiagnosis and patient abuse. This novel is a sordid conundrum of generational dysfunction, self-sabotage, and in some cases, unbridled erotica.

What do you get when you mix ten doctors, thirteen prescriptions, and five psych wards? You become immersed in the complex mood swings of a volatile teenager that eventually spirals into the full on madness of a suicidal adult. Hindsight is 20/20 is a cogent analysis of a burdened healthcare systems’ many fractured components to the extent that it dismantles the lives of everyday people.

Readers will get a hawks’ eye glimpse into the daily struggles of life with mental illness, the crippling effects of early childhood trauma, transcribed notes from a transgender woman’s experience with hospital neglect and a hilarious series of romantic fails.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Hindsight is 20/20?

Agyei Ekundayo: I wrote Hindsight is 20/20 out of frustration and anger. I got tired of being funneled from one broken system to the other. Therapists disagreed with one another and took out their incompetencies on my medical records. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Agyei Ekundayo, author of “Hindsight is 20/20: How an African American Girl Grows Up Mentally Ill and is Dead Last to Find Out” →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jamesina Greene, author of She Inspires

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Jamesina Greene, author of She Inspires
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In her trademark fashion of straight-forward, humorous and from-the-heart manner, Jamesina Greene gives you inspiring comments and affirmations that will ultimately lead you to a better quality of life.

She Inspires includes affirmations and inspirational quotes that the reader can utilize on a daily basis to enhance their life and uplift their spirit.  It gives insight and clarity into Jamesina Greene’s heart and soul and gives her the written opportunity to uplift and inspire the lives of others.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write She Inspires?

Jamesina Greene: I wrote She Inspires in response to the feedback that I constantly receive from individuals that I interact with both in-person and online.  From childhood, I have always felt a natural attraction to those who are hurting and suffering any type of abuse, rejection or low self-esteem.  I responded to my various life events by writing in a journal. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jamesina Greene, author of She Inspires →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Eileen Clemens Granfors, author of The Pinata-Maker’s Daughter

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Eileen Clemens Granfors, author of The Pinata-Maker’s Daughter
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Scholarly Carmen Gracia Principia has big dreams for herself. She does NOT want to spend her life as only The Pinata-Maker’s Daughter. She enters the University unprepared for social, racial, and economic differences.

Having two men who find her enticing is wonderful and confusing. One is a Hispanic radical. One is a frat-rat. And her roommate is not what she expected.

Carmen jumps into every part of University life despite her mother’s warnings. She has to learn what works for her. Some lessons are harder than others.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “The Pinata-Maker’s Daughter”?

Eileen Clemens Granfors: “The Pinata-Maker’s Daughter” is part of The Marisol Trilogy. Reader response to Marisol’s story in “Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead” inspired me to go back in time to look at her mentor’s college experience. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Eileen Clemens Granfors, author of The Pinata-Maker’s Daughter →