Rejected: Taking a Chance With Your Writing
Five reasons why your writing may be rejected from publication. . .
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Sudden Fiction: “Black Shine”
“. . . His thick hands held a sheet cake in a plastic rectangle container. Blackness chafed from his fingers, leaving a bit of the dark shine on the plastic container. . . “
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5 Ways to Make Your Writing Stand Out
New Essay, “5 Ways to Make Your Writing Stand Out” by Stephen Earley Jordan II #WritingTips #BlackAuthors #Literature #Poetry #Fiction
Read morePerception is Reality
“Poem with Shakespearean and other literary references. . . “
Read moreFeral Child, Feral World
Short essay analyzing short story “Feral Child” by Stephen Earley Jordan II and public shaming of men, primarily within the latin community; domestic and child abuse; and developing characters for your stories.
Read moreQuests
I take quests to the Moon, dipping hands in the Milky Way,and toes in stardustas I fly away;I land in one piece,unaware of the length of stay. I mine for the intangible–hopes to find hope,penetrating soil with palms.Venus’ light slopesgiving insight.A departure never envelopes.
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Paths Cross
“Please return on lonely nights or days, you discern when I need strength and solace. . .”
Read moreWarm Rain
“Black boys are warm rain with nothing to gain. . .”
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I should have been baptised. . .
Poem by Stephen Earley Jordan II. “I should have been baptised in River Jordan. . . “
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