Gina Greenlee, Author
Superman
In my dream I was invited to speak about Superman. I was billed as the premier authority – to be clear about my professional status in my...
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Gina Greenlee, Author
- Apr 2, 2022
- 1 min
Truth Be Told Vol. 4: Time Will Tell
“Time will tell… whether folks want to point and stare at the Black woman filmmaker who made a certain kind of film, and pat her on the...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Mar 27, 2022
- 1 min
Truth Be Told Vol 3: Your Anxiety is Not My Problem
Not overfunctioning means not being a vessel for other people’s anxiety. That was my job in my family-of-origin. To absorb the psychic...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Mar 19, 2022
- 1 min
I’ll Be Back for You
I am standing on the platform of the A train in Manhattan. My mother is with me. It’s winter. I am 8 years old, and I’m wearing the navy...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Film Festival #4: AlphaGo
With more board configurations than there are atoms in the universe, the ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Recipe for a César Vallejo Poem
In 2007 I took a poetry writing course at the Omega Institute for Holistic Health in Rhinebeck, New York. My key takeaway from that...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Feb 27, 2022
- 2 min
If You Do it for Them, Do it for You
Still in my 20s, my first job right out of graduate school was at a well-respected Fortune 50 corporation. I worked hard my five years...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
What He Already Knows
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...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Feb 12, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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 22, 2022
- 1 min
Literary Fashion: Formula 5 Batch System Writing
Reading, writing, clothing design, playing with ideas. My Literary Fashion series combines them all. First on the “catwalk” is Formula 5:...
Gina Greenlee, Author
- Jan 15, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Jan 2, 2022
- 1 min
How to Ruin Your Soul
Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls. Rumi
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 19, 2021
- 1 min
Truth Be Told Vol 1: It’s Your Life
“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice...
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
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