Category Archives: reading

Keep The Arts

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Promoting and nurturing creativity is always a good thing. Ever since I was a little boy I used to listen to the songs on the radio so intensely. I was fascinated by the stories and characters within these songs, especially … Continue reading →

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Turning Negatives Into Positives

Posted on July 26, 2019 by

Regardless of your age, gender, color, background, or which side of town you live on, you deserve to be happy, and always know that you are precious and uniquely special. Please don’t ever let anyone tell you differently. One of … Continue reading →

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Getting Started

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

Whatever you want to do in life you can do it. I didn’t realize it back then but the seeds of becoming a writer probably were planted years ago in rural Spotsylvania County when I used to sit along the … Continue reading →

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The Spark

Posted on April 17, 2015 by

Not only in America, but all over the world, we need to place a higher value on teachers and those who teach and encourages reading, especially to children. At a young age, I definitely found out how important and powerful … Continue reading →

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Dropping Out: Slavery Without Chains

Posted on September 24, 2014 by

After a long day yesterday one of my neighbors knocked on my door. She wanted to know if I could speak with her 16 year old daughter because her daughter was seriously considering dropping out of school. The moment my neighbor said the words … Continue reading →

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Staying Humble

Posted on August 16, 2014 by

No, I don’t drive a fancy car or have an assistant or an entourage. Instead, my riches come from my readers who take the time to send me an email with a question or two about my writings and sometimes … Continue reading →

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Something To Read

Posted on July 17, 2014 by

Over the weekend I’d visited someone and noticed that there wasn’t one piece of reading material in her house. Ever since I became involved with the I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION in Los Angeles quite a few years ago I … Continue reading →

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