Gina is 18 years old, 5 foot 3 with cornrows. Seated on the couch next to her father, she’s trying to choose the right time to reveal...

I sashayed into a midtown office seeking employment in 1983 at age 22. “How fast can you type?” came the question from the Manhattan...

“Divide by Four?” Detective Morales looked up from his notes. “Yeah, that’s our inside joke about Mary Lou and her stories,” Reva said....

How I Overfunctioned: I repeatedly invited Betty to various social activities. She would repeatedly decline my invitation then say, “Ask...

Reading, writing, clothing design, playing with ideas. My Literary Fashion series combines them all. First on the “catwalk” is Formula 5:...

An interracial couple’s love is tested when they fall victim to a hate crime. Watch on YouTube ◊ ◊ ◊ About filmmaker Joyce Sherri

During my Internet travels I came across a 2017 blog post by Sweden-based photographer Micael Widell. The title: Who will remember you in...

Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls. Rumi

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. ...

“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice...

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...

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...

Debuting January 2022! Collection by Gina Greenlee Fashion image credit: Mumtaz Muhammad

That smile is a beautiful place to start! Celebrate! You showed up for yourself. Rest. You’ve tried something new. Stepping out of your...

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....

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....

Want to write a novel? You’re not alone. Each year, on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin their novel....

At the 1936 Olympics, in Berlin, Germany, 18 African American’s challenged discrimination on the world stage. The unprecedented effort is...

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something–anything–down on...

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...