A small, tin-roofed shed
Perched between two rows of houses,
One-half block before the school,
A refuge for the young.
A simple wooden counter,
Candy and long pretzel sticks,
Yellow mustard and a worn paintbrush,
The objects of our attention.
Ma Brown – the spittin’ image of my grandmother,
Thin, wrinkled, gray hair pulled back,
Stays aloof from the young customers
Lest she give away the store.
Asa D Seeley, a young Afro American man, shares his struggle to leave his past behind as he reaches for his future. In his one-of-a-kind style, he searches for answers...from the visible & invisible. A Memoir in Poetical/Prose form.
For a time, I perched myself on a flat rock, comparing my life with the Guyandotte River. Just as its tributaries replenish it daily, changing it in some small—sometimes great—degree, so have the day-to-day occurrences of life changed me. Like the ri
A passionate and poignant memoir written by a woman whose life has been guided by the words: "I am here to learn how to love well." The book is a deep examination of relationships, family, motivation, and honoring of the Self.
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