"I am not tragically colored. ....I do not weep at the world--- I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife." - Zora Neale Hurston excerpt from "the wrong kitchen" by Nikki Giovanni "...we thought back then it was my hair that was nappy so we---trying to make it all right---straightened the wrong kitchen." These few words … Continue reading Speaks for Itself
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Heavy Quote from a Heavy Mind
Though the quote didn't come from my mind...and though I may not enjoy much of her work, she spoke volume to me with these hefty lines. "There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises, and you might not even be able … Continue reading Heavy Quote from a Heavy Mind
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