Today in The Writer Spotlight: Ashley "Ms. AyeVee" Vargas!
For those who don’t know, tell us a little about yourself! How old are you, where are you from, and where did you grow up? (Share a fun...
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Chanel Hardy
- Jul 14, 2021
Today in The Writer Spotlight: Franklin D. Brewer!
Tell me about yourself! How old are you, and where are you from? Hi, I’m 33, born and raised in Columbus, OH, though most of my family...
Chanel Hardy
- Jul 13, 2021
Today in The Writer Spotlight: Sommer N. Chaney!
Tell me about yourself! How old are you, and where are you from? I am 35 from Columbus, Ohio. I am an adventurous optimistic mother Give...
Chanel Hardy
- Jun 5, 2021
Pride Month Short Story! A Queer Sleeping Beauty Retelling
ANDREA “Be careful, if you pop one of those things, it’ll wake the baby,” Michelle told her husband Charles as he blew up pink balloons,...
Chanel Hardy
- Jun 4, 2021
Book Review: Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield
Rating 5/5 This book was… Oh my goodness! 😭 Such an emotional, REAL, heartbreaking coming of age story. Tilla and her younger sister Mia...
Chanel Hardy
- May 10, 2021
Book Review: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
Rating 5/5 This was such a beautiful story! The writing was so warm and poetic. Told from two main POVs, both characters of Mabel and...
Chanel Hardy
- May 2, 2021
Book Review: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
3.5 stars rounded up. Natasha is a Jamaican Immigrant in the country illegally. Daniel is a Korean American, desperate to find himself...
Chanel Hardy
- Apr 17, 2021
Book Review: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson!
Rating 5/5 I finished this book a few weeks ago but needed time to write a full review due to pandemic fatigue lol. This is the third...
Chanel Hardy
- Apr 1, 2021
Reparations: America's Debt to Black Citizens
When we discuss white privilege & reparations, one aspect that's always left out of the conversation is Military privilege, and how the...
Chanel Hardy
- Mar 14, 2021
Book Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Rating: 4.5 rounded up. Written in the early '90s and taking place in the near future of the 2020s, this was a thought-provoking take on...
Chanel Hardy
- Feb 19, 2021
Book Review: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Rating: 5/5 Let me start by saying, that the extremely negative reviews for this book feel unfair. If you're looking for some trendy-woke...
Chanel Hardy
- Feb 12, 2021
Book Review: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
4.5 stars. Three years ago, on the morning of his wedding, Andrew leaves his fiance Lina at the alter after his brother Max...
Chanel Hardy
- Jan 23, 2021
Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Rating 5 stars! My first 5-star review of 2021 and well deserved! This book has literally everything that connects with my soul. A...
Chanel Hardy
- Jan 9, 2021
Book Review: Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Rating: 3.5/5 Cinderella has been dead for 200 years, but her story lives on. Under a harsh, misogynistic, dystopian-like society, that...
Chanel Hardy
- Dec 29, 2020
Top 10 Fiction Reads of 2020!
Now, for the finale! My top 10 fiction reads for the year. I read so many cool stories this year. Some older classics and some were more...
Chanel Hardy
- Dec 26, 2020
In The Spotlight Today: Roushaun Johnson!
Tell me about yourself! How old are you, and where are you from? I was born in Compton, Ca. November 7th, 1970. Yes, this year I...
Chanel Hardy
- Dec 18, 2020
Top 10 Poetry Reads of 2020!
Welcome to part 2 of my top 2020 reads! Poetry! This one was tough because as you may know, I read over 120 books this year, including...
Chanel Hardy
- Dec 17, 2020
Top 10 Non-fiction Reads for 2020!
Welcome to part 1 of my 3-part countdown of favorite books from 2020! First, is Non-fiction. There was a part during this pandemic, where...
Chanel Hardy
- Dec 12, 2020
In The Spotlight Today: Swannelle Wiggins!
How old are you and where are you from? I am 48 years old. I am originally from Emporia, Virginia. I currently reside in Woodbridge, VA...
Chanel Hardy
- Nov 30, 2020
Book Review: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Rating 5/5 This is my second book by Tiffany, my first being Allegedly. Which I liked but didn't find anything special about it. So I was...
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