Yesterday I wrote a letter to a writer, who responded with a respectful, thoughtful, introspective, very honest and well-written letter, which I found encouraging. We don't agree fully nor was that the intent. From the comments that followed his response I extracted even more encouragement through criticisms offered. Now. To be fair, to say many …
An Open Letter encouraging “Very Smart Brothas” writer Panama Jackson
Dear Panama, This may seem way left field but please read with an open mind. A couple months ago, I had a disturbing dream. A very young girl under the influence of a toxic substance aggressively paraded her sexuality in a way that perverted the mind of everyone around. Stunned at first, I finally moved, …
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The load test: Don’t cheat yourself with delusions about happy endings
One night my best friend and I were watching a really great kung fu movie, Curse of the Golden Flower. The movie ending was abrupt, anti-climactic, irresolute and inconclusive. It left us with no sense of reconciliation, optimism, perseverance, or any of those other happy-ending feelings so typical of most movies. As the ending approached, …
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Tina Watkins Quaye 