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I’ve been going to Kreyolicious.com for all things Haitian for quite some time now. I love their Haiti 101 series. It’s a site that caters to young Haitians in the diaspora who want to connect to their culture, history, and … Continue reading
Excerpt from interview: You’re currently studying as an MFA student in Writing for Children & Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. How important is pre–qualification in our field? I don’t think there is such a thing as … Continue reading
I am a finalist for the New Visions Award presented by Tu Books and Lee & Low Books. “The NEW VISIONS AWARD will be given for a middle grade or young adult fantasy, science fiction, or mystery novel by a … Continue reading
Humor me, please. Here I will list my fears of the “Dark Island” (a play on the infamous “Dark Continent” references that were so prevalent in American literature & film). And humor is the best way to deal with what … Continue reading
I’ve spent long stretches of time over the summer writing & reading & thinking & studying–seated in front of my computer, sometimes moving from the couch, dining room, office, and back for a change of scenery. I may have a … Continue reading
Eleven years ago, I attended the Clarion West Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop in Seattle. Six weeks, seventeen writers, six instructors. It’s been said we’re the only Clarion West class who have had the most profressional publications. Needless to say, … Continue reading
My short story, “The Muralist”, is up on Expanded Horizons. I wanted to practice “voice” when I first started writing this story–the word choice, the pacing, the tone, rhythm of the story. It’s a ghost story told in the point … Continue reading
Yes, I write speculative fiction. Some of it is feminist and some of it is not. I explain why (among other things) in my guest blog post on The Rejectionist. Needless to say, I was beside myself when The Rejectionist … Continue reading
I am the winner of the Gulliver Travel & Research Grant awarded annually by the Speculative Literature Foundation! What does this mean? (My favorite question in the whole wide world.) I created something and it was good enough. That’s all … Continue reading
I am a teaching artist. This is how I make some money. This would imply that I already make money as an artist, and I teach in my spare time as a way of giving back to the community. This … Continue reading
My first online story was up in the September “Villians” Issue of Crossed Genres Magazine. Here’s an excerpt: The pang of hunger is bitter, sharp, hot – familiar even. I don’t sleep. My feet and right hip ache from carrying … Continue reading
I had my first online interview with fellow Haitian writer Katia Ulysse, sister to the wonderful poet, activist, and anthropology professor Gina Athena Ulysse. Katia did an excellent job of stringing my words together to come with a lyrical narrative. … Continue reading
I received my copy of The Caribbean Writer in the mail a few weeks ago and I was pleasantly surprised at how thick it was. It’s a textbook! I used to carry around my Norton Anthology of African American Literature … Continue reading
So we’re halfway through summer and I’m counting down the days to the first day of school. This year, I decided to be a full time mama. No part-time teaching artist gigs (including DAWP…more on teaching artist shenanigans later), very … Continue reading
So this is what they call “VONA Withdrawal”. I returned this weekend from the Voices at VONA Workshops after school has ended for the year and the darlings are bouncing off the walls, the home is in slight disarray, and … Continue reading
For the second Father’s Day in a row, I’m leaving the three darlings with their father to work on my craft. I had read somewhere how when a very prolific artist and mother was asked how she was able to … Continue reading
For years, I attended the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s (BAM) Dance Africa Celebration on Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a full 3 day film, street, and dance festival in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It’s what a good, self-respecting African or Caribbean outdoor … Continue reading
Today is Mother’s Day. Media tells me that I’m supposed to still be in bed now—my husband and children will be bringing me flowers and breakfast and I plan a day of doing absolutely nothing. Nope. Not my reality. I … Continue reading
So I’m (awkwardly) trying out Twitter. Of course I Facebook. And e-mail. But I don’t text much. I’ve owned two phones in the last seven years. I’ve been looking into Blackberries, Androids, or whatever and it all gives me a … Continue reading
…Octavia E. Butler’s transition. I once stalked her. Sometime in May of 2000, she was doing a reading of Parable of the Talents at the now defunct Nkiru Books owned by Talib Kweli and Mos Def. I sat in the … Continue reading
Yes, we Haitians can tell our own stories. And they’re not all melancholy, doom and gloom tales of our poor little country. Well, in Haiti Noir they are. Though, these stories are written with such depth that you’re forced to … Continue reading
This title is inspired by Edwidge Danticat’s recent book, Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work. Within the eight years I’ve been parenting (my children are 8, 6, and 3), I’ve written three novels and a handful of short stories. … Continue reading