I am motivated to trick people into thinking while enjoying a good read, and I ultimately want the seat of our minds to be hot enough that we get up and see what's going on. I have written one book to date (A Field Negroes Handbook), and some of my major influences are Norman Mailer (whom I call "First Among Equals"), Charles Chestnutt, Ralph Ellison ("The Saint"), Anatole Broyard and Jim Butcher. more...
