Gina Greenlee, Author
Hell No, Love God
I sashayed into a midtown office seeking employment in 1983 at age 22. “How fast can you type?” came the question from the Manhattan...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Divide by Four
“Divide by Four?” Detective Morales looked up from his notes. “Yeah, that’s our inside joke about Mary Lou and her stories,” Reva said....
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Ask Me Again
How I Overfunctioned: I repeatedly invited Betty to various social activities. She would repeatedly decline my invitation then say, “Ask...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Jan 15
- 1 min
Short Film Festival #3: Forever by Joyce Sherri
An interracial couple’s love is tested when they fall victim to a hate crime. Watch on YouTube ◊ ◊ ◊ About filmmaker Joyce Sherri
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Jan 10
- 2 min
100 Years from Now No One Will Care
During my Internet travels I came across a 2017 blog post by Sweden-based photographer Micael Widell. The title: Who will remember you in...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Dec 26, 2021
- 2 min
LEAP
There is a time when we must firmly choose the course which we will follow or the endless drift of events will make the decision for us. ...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
Just the Two of Us
Every December Daddy took the box down from the top closet shelf. I sat on our blue carpeted living room floor to separate the artificial...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
Short Film Festival #2: Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times Award-Winning Short Film by Marcus Markou You never know when you'll cross paths again. Watch for free...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
Announcing the Gina Greenlee Literary Fashion Collection!
Debuting January 2022! Collection by Gina Greenlee Fashion image credit: Mumtaz Muhammad
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Nov 21, 2021
- 3 min
You’ve Finished Your Novel. Now What?
That smile is a beautiful place to start! Celebrate! You showed up for yourself. Rest. You’ve tried something new. Stepping out of your...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
NaNoWriMo Week Three of Four: My Novel in Progress
Here’s what’s happening with Sweet Fathom, my novel during this third week of NaNoWriMo. That’s because I’m writing a different novel....
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
NaNoWriMo Week Two of Four: How’s it Going?
Great? Sweet! Not so great? OK. Inspiration is on the way. First, a story. New Year’s Day 2014 a friend challenges me a to write a novel....
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
1936 Berlin Olympics: Meet the 18 African Americans Who Participated in the Games
At the 1936 Olympics, in Berlin, Germany, 18 African American’s challenged discrimination on the world stage. The unprecedented effort is...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Level Up Your Reading with these Prompts
Kudos to the library for coming up with Summer Reading Bingo, a fun way to inspire people to read outside of their comfort zone. I’ve...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Power Recipe No. 6
Get the sleep you need. That’s different for each of us. Don’t worry about other people’s formulas. You know how long you need to sleep...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
Short Film Festival #1 The Neighbor’s Window
The Neighbors’ Window - Oscar Winning Short Film THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW (written & directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Marshall...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Sep 19, 2021
- 1 min
McGraw Hill Publishes my 19th Book: The Business of Race
On May 26, 2020, the day after George Floyd was murdered, a longtime friend reached out to me. She called to ask, “How are you doing?...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Sep 11, 2021
- 5 min
Will it Make the Boat Go Faster?
That was the question the British Men’s Eight rowing team asked of themselves daily and repeatedly as they trained for the 2000 Sydney...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Sep 5, 2021
- 1 min
What Commitment Looks Like
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Gina Greenlee, Author
- Aug 31, 2021
- 11 min
93 Freshly Picked Quotes
◊ ◊ ◊ Yep. I never was like anybody else. Bessie Stringfield, Motorcycle Queen of Miami ◊ ◊ ◊ Comparison is the thief of almost...