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Joey Pinkney’s Short, Short Story “Maxine” won the MyQOTD.com’s Short Story Kindle Competition!

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My short story “Maxine” won the MyQOTD.com Short Story Kindle Competition by ONE vote! Hey, I’ll take it anyway I can get it…

“Maxine” is a quick scene about an heart-felt discussion between a husband and his wife about their daughter.

To be truthful, it was a great feeling to enter my story and to see that story in turn get such a great response. I mean, I got all kinds of encouragement. But more interesting was the questions. Is this going to be a book? Did the father mess with his stepdaughter? What’s next for Maxine?

So, even if I didn’t win. I won. Because my story had an effect on people. And that was the people who came forth to express their feeling. Maybe, just Continue reading Joey Pinkney’s Short, Short Story “Maxine” won the MyQOTD.com’s Short Story Kindle Competition! →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review: Through the Eyes of My Mulatto Daughter by Michele L. Waters

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
Through the Eyes of My Mulatto Daughter
By Michele L. Waters
4 of 5 Stars

On the surface, Through the Eyes of My Mulatto Daughter by Michele L. Waters seemed like a tale of a husband and wife exhibiting the racial friction that’s the best known secret in America. However, Waters contributed a piece of literature that is simultaneously deeper than the racial divide between whites and blacks, yet fueled by the simplicity of racism. On one side, Through the Eyes of My Mulatto Daughter showed the nuances and complexities wrought by interracial marriages. Throughout the book, the reader will be racing through the pages, mouth agape at the horrid details conjured by Waters with the main character Britney Adams leading the way.

The relationship which brought together Brittney Adams’ parents was of anything but convenience. Richard Adams married Marilyn at a time in Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review: Through the Eyes of My Mulatto Daughter by Michele L. Waters →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rekaya Gibson, author of Mama Don’t Like Ugly

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Rekaya Gibson, author of Mama Don’t Like Ugly
(NCM Publishing Company)

“Mama Don’t Like Ugly” is a fiction story about Dana, a dark-skinned girl, growing up in a household with a mama who dislikes her because of her skin color. She is abused, neglected and constantly compared to her lighter skin sister. In spite of her situation, she still loves her mama unconditionally.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Mama Don’t Like Ugly?

Rekaya Gibson: I am fascinated that people’s behaviors and/or perceptions about skin color are passed from generation to generation – Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rekaya Gibson, author of Mama Don’t Like Ugly →