Sherlyn Powell opens up about her love and devotion to her family and the overwhelming repercussion when communication breaks down. Heartbroken and distraught she learns to release her prayer and realize with faith God would reunite her family.
On February 20, 2003, pyrotechnics at a rock club in West Warwick, RI set off a devastating fire that roared through the crowded club, killing 100 people and injuring hundreds more. Gina Russo was one of the survivors, and she retells her harrowing e
My poetry and short fiction has appeared in several publications including Writing Edge Magazine and Coffee Break Poetry. In addition, my non-fiction memoir Grey Girl was published in 2007 by Publish America and was subsequently nominated for the 2008 Allbooks Review Editor’s Choice Award.
I currently reside in Huntsville Al, and write young adult/paranormal books.
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My first book, Grey Girl: A Memoir of Blackness, is about my experience with other African Americans and the pressure put on me to be "blacker." Its a non-fiction memoir that basically states being born black is enough to make you black. I was motivated to write this piece because I feel its wrong to tell young black kids how they should act, what they should do, etc-because its what they must do to be "black"
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