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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Shalimar Ali, author of The Vampire Dancer Saga Part 2

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It is a fantasy journey that includes Vampires, Star Trek, The Wizard of Oz, Michael Jackson, Hurricane Katrina, Scott Joplin, Dick Clark, Salome, The St. Louis Arch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Brady Bunch, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With The Stars, Dance Styles, Celebrities, Dancers, Dance History and something that we can all relate to – Holiday Meal Celebrations!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “The Vampire Dancer Saga Part 2″?

Shalimar Ali: Three bats somehow slipped into my house, and I wanted them dead! I hate mice and birds, so bats are like deadly combination of Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Shalimar Ali, author of The Vampire Dancer Saga Part 2 →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tallis Piaget, author of Black Boogiemen

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If a person grows up in the inner city and works hard (good grades, goes to college, earns a substantial degree), the first action this person performs upon reaching a somewhat successful status is LEAVE. In turn the inner city loses its most important assets, leaving these areas lacking positive role models. Well, “Black Boogiemen” is a fictional story about a charismatic leader that unites all of these successful men, and forces them to return to the worse parts of the inner city to LIVE.

This covert team of men (Black Boogiemen) truly bring about change to the inner city. They first begin to affect the aesthetics, beautifying the neighborhoods. They revamp the educational system making it more conducive to the young urban mind. Finally, they get rid of all of the drug dealers and gangbangers, and they force every urban youth to pull their pants up (or else). Eventually, the inner city morphs into something comparable to a Utopian Society, free of the nefarious aspects that plague all poor urban areas.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Black Boogiemen“?

Tallis Piaget: Being honest, I see the deplorable state of most inner cities throughout America. No matter what state we visit, their urban area is Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tallis Piaget, author of Black Boogiemen →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Ophelia Brown, author of How to Quench a Thirst Born in the Wilderness

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In “How to Quench a Thirst Born in the Wilderness”, Ophelia Brown is a modern Ophelia and heroine representing a woman who has been to the depths of despair, and there, reached a life affirming knowledge of self that saves her life, realizing that she is the Author (creator, mother) of Love.

A lesson that teaches that women should pay it forward and share their gifts with others to let them know that they should celebrate the journey that got them to today and be ashamed of nothing.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “How to Quench a Thirst Born in the Wilderness“?

Ophelia Brown: The story of Ophelia inspired me to write “How to Quench a Thirst Born in the Wilderness”: A young girl who is happy and free, but Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Ophelia Brown, author of How to Quench a Thirst Born in the Wilderness →