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The state of Black sci fi, week 6: Samuel Delaney

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Administrator

I read Delaney’s trilogy, “The Fall of the Towers,” in the first omnibus edition, which was published in 1970. I was twenty-two years old, and I still remember the cover, which you can view in the Wikipedia article on the … Continue reading →

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The state of Black Sci Fi, week 5: Cons

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Administrator

I’ve never been to a sci fi con of any kind, or indeed, any in-person writer’s convention, but I’d love to go. I never even made it to last year’s Mass Poetry event in Lowell – some family thing came … Continue reading →

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The State of Black Sci F week 4: Giveaway and something about my novel

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Administrator

Back in 2010 I decided to participate in Nano for the first time. National Novel Writing Month, Nano for short, happens every November, and participants attempt to write 50,000 words in a month. I decided to write a sci fi … Continue reading →

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The State of Black Sci Fi, week 3: Why Is it important to show race, culture, minority politics or ethnicity in SciFi?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Administrator

Why Is it important to show race, culture, minority politics or ethnicity in SciFi? Are you kidding me? I mean, come on. Race, culture, minority politics, and ethnicity all play a huge role in the real world. Why would I … Continue reading →

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State of Black SciFi 2012: Why I love Black Sci Fi?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Administrator

I was already a die-hard sci fi fan by age 10. A self-confessed book addict, by the time I was a teen ager, I haunted both the local library and the drug store looking for new reading material. Books were … Continue reading →

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The State of Black Speculative Fiction

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Administrator

I am excited to participate in a seven-week online event celebrating the State of Black Science Fiction 2012. Each participating writer will blog once a week on a common topic. Today’s is “The State of Black Science Fiction.” There will … Continue reading →

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Blogfest week 2 story chain

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Administrator

My assignment: subplot closure my words jail, concubine, heave Dio remembered how her stomach had heaved from the feeling of Tony’s hand over her mouth. Who was Tony, and who was Sandy? Dio grimaced. If she could, she’d whisk the … Continue reading →

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