FearlessINK

There’s a large debate about when, and more importantly whether, it is appropriate for authors to write about subjects outside their own culture. Having authority over your story matters. ** Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and archuletachisolm.com **

We Black writers are often the first touchpoint for white readers trying to understand a Black experience or point of view. What is and what’s not our responsibility? ** Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and at www.ArchuletaChisolm.com **

At the conclusion of Poetry Month, I’m sharing the title poem from my book WHEN BLACK WOMEN BREATHE. It is a reminder that, as Black women, we are powerful beyond measure, even in pain and loss. It is a testament to the transfer of the story we have in our breath to another woman who needs it most. ** Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and archuletachisolm.com **

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month by sharing some of my favorite poems and anchoring them into our own lives. In this episode, we reconsider the ways in which love makes us feel which sometimes involves embracing the past. ** Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and archuletachisolm.com **

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month by sharing some of my favorite poems and anchoring them into our own lives. In this episode, we honor the living testament that is the body with a poem by Damaris B. Hill. **Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and archuletachisolm.com

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month by sharing some of my favorite poems and anchoring them into our own lives. In this episode, we discover the many facets of those that first showed us love. **Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com**

In this episode, we’re releasing the hold that waiting for permission gives us. You know what you are purposed to do, so just do it. ** Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com **

In this episode, our coffee break comes from yours truly. I’m sharing a word about not giving up and being right where you are supposed to be. ** Let’s connect on Instagram and Twitter at @archuletawrites and www.ArchuletaChisolm.com **

You’ve heard the saying: “If writing were easy, everyone would do it!” The truth is, writing is hard. We’re talking about why that is and what to do. **Let’s connect on Instagram or Twitter at @archuletawrites and www.archuletachisolm.com