The following is excerpted from a forthcoming publication for the journal “Review and Expositor.” The longer work chronicles the plight of the Black woman as mule by pivoting around the travails of the two Tamars in the Bible. Tamar in Samuel and Tamar in Genesis. Through these women’s stories and […]

Two years ago, my first born son left home to go to college. As I drove away from LSU on my way back to Memphis, I realized how hard this was for me. I am familiar with feelings of abandonment. Separation anxiety resonates with me. The best way I found […]

This devotional is designed to be a polishing cloth for the haze that is sometimes cast over the heart. It is a forty-day journey to rediscovering, reconnecting and reviving the brilliance of God’s light in your life. Enjoy a dose of daily glow with uniquely crafted meditations designed to help […]

With only a word count as direction, 7 women wrote personal essays on a group of words: HER, SHOES, IMAGE, ANGER, HIM, HELP, SEXY. Each word represents a colorful thread, each essay an intricate fabric. A beautiful quilt unfolds, depicting episodes from each author’s life. The collection covers how women […]

The Church Chronicles of Iris and Locke is a rollicking collection of novellas written in collaboration with Dr. Cicely T. Wilson. We use the pennames Hazel Lindey (Cicely) and Rosee Garfield (DiAnne). The writing is full of hilarity, speculation, and inspiration from our experiences in living in small towns and […]

The following is excerpted from a creative nonfiction piece published in the October 2019 online issue of Atlas and Alice. The work reflects on my second visit to the LeNoir plantation home. I and several of my cousins did a photo shoot at the plantation to chronicle the visit. You […]