We kick of Love Month & Black History Month with a work by Chanel Hardy! This work sounds like a conversation, but is a needed one through the voices of two of the most often used tropes in literature: Mammy and Sapphire. This work is engaging, thought-provoking and necessary! Follow all info in Chanel’s bio at the end of her piece.

Permission to write is both easy and complex. The best thing you can do as a writer is to write the story you want, including parts of your story you want to share! It matters because YOU matter.

Critics are everywhere! They are the cost of being an artist. Critique will be everywhere, this is the price you pay for being brilliant! Commentary is just other people having something to say! Be brave, dear Writer! And create anyway. At the end of the show, you will be more encouraged, and more enlightened to do the work you need to do. This shit was also dedicated to my brother, an executive producer, music, producer, LeArthur Antonio Lee, who died on January 5. Stayed until the end of the show to hear “Elegy for 88 Keys.”

The year of 2022 has brought so many things! And the year of 2023 has the potential to be that much better! If last year is any indication of next year? I’m here for it!

I have a challenge for you (and me). For the next 365 days. Write something everyday. YES…EVERYDAY. Why? This will force you to reckon with where you are wasting time and where you are maximizing it. Are you willing? JBHarris Writing Services: http://comegetyourwritelife.wordpress.com.

The case of Nancy Brophy is wild. I have watched her cross examination on YouTube multiple times. It’s a thing that I keep coming back to you is this did not have to happen. While this is not a true crime podcast, I would be remiss in my duties as a writer, to not speak about the dangers of imagination and greed, and, the total lack of awareness that some writers have in their detriment. YouTube channels mentioned: ThatChapter, StephanieHarlowe, and dreading.

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Mortality is an interesting subject for a writer. Seeing that we have the ability to make the moral people in our lives immortal sometimes it’s scary to think about a day, where we will no longer be in the world yet our work will be! Finish particular, cause I must begin to tell you about what you need to do, or remind you what you need to do, as a writer as a relates to your work, that’s published, not published, or that you want published posthumously. thank you too writers digest the September/October 2022 edition for this information. Michael Le Ronn’s link for more information is: authorlevelup.com/estateresources

I believe it was Tina Fey, or Amy Poehler, who said that being a writer is basically signing up for homework for the rest of your life. And they’re right! In the hustle and bustle of daily responsibilities, compounded by artistic the man, sometimes things are lost. Sometimes things are forgotten! Sometimes things are even neglected or unsaved. This is your reminder to finish your homework before the end of the year. The clock is ticking! Also, be sure to note the December 2022 book recommendation from the marvelous Chelsea Lockhart of The Melanin Library: WE DESERVE MONUMENTS by Jas Hammonds

Dr. Anthony Batts is an educator, author, and literacy advocate. He is the author of “Deuce: A Second Chance at life” recounts the events of an young black man who navigates childhood depression, issues of self-confidence and self-consiousness to find an eventual latent appreciation towards his journey of life. This book shows how a person can grow to conquer hardships, despite enduring the weight of poverty, failed mentorship, while also searching for and discovering identity. I am a firm believer Black men need to have space for their stories to be told, and be reminded they can always tell them! Current works—Book 1: “Deuce: A Second chance at Life” book: 2 “A Book of selected Short stories: by Dr. Anthony Batts” Please follow Dr. Batts on the following platforms/social media outlets:

Website: dranthonybatts.com

TikTok: dr.deuce_batts

Instagram: dr.deuce_batts

Twitter: prof_batts. OCTOBER BOOK RECOMMENDATION: IN THE HOUSE OF TRANSCENDENCE by Amanda Ross.