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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Roy L. Pickering, Jr., author of Patches of Grey

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Roy L. Pickering Jr., author of Patches of Grey
(M.U.D. House Books)

With Bronx tenements pre-“rise of Obama” as backdrop, an ambitious young man falls in love with the “wrong girl” and asserts independence rather than allowing his fate to be set by chance, circumstance, prejudice and his domineering father’s iron will.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Patches of Grey?

Roy L. Pickering Jr.: There was no particular event that led to the writing of Patches of Grey. I’m not really sure where the story came from. It more Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Roy L. Pickering, Jr., author of Patches of Grey →