Writer’s Creed
If my writing disturbs you because it reflects your behavior, then it’s time to examine your actions instead of criticizing my words.
Butterflies
Harlem, New York
1964–1965
The coming-of-age story of three 17-year-old best friends
Violet Johnson, Cecily Brooks, and Shirley Williams.
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Ode to Harlem
They migrated north, looking to leave behind those dusty trails and the banality of that tired ol’ separate and unequal and found themselves in a vibrant town called Harlem.
The cotton there was a club where the precious voices of Ella and Louis blew the roof off the segregationist policy with talent too rich to deny.
There would be a renaissance where Langston reminded the status quo that, I Too, Am America and Zora’s Eyes Were Watching God whose eyes were watching all.
Here the uncaged like Maya penned Africa and the fiery voice of Malcolm extolled African.
Preachers ruled the roost with an iron fist of morality.
Parents worked hard to make ends meet and when things got Bumpy those in that life controlled the streets.
Harlem’s Mr. Smith was Mr. Powell, who went to Washington, activating his activism in the capitol city built by his forefathers.
In Harlem, three young women came of age,
Learning from family
Embracing friendship,
Discovering love.
Here in Harlem, they became Butterflies.
Cult's Prey
A coalition of religious and corporate leaders band together to institute a new era of Reconstruction—herding the populous into dystopian communities controlled by cult leaders who regulate their religious, political, and ideological views.
With privacy being a thing of the past, A.I. technology track citizens’ every move, and anyone defying sect rules is mobbed, shamed, and gaslighted into submission.
Three best friends, Madeline Brown, Jazmine Wilson, and Jacques Dunbar are ensnared by the leaders of New Life of Hope, a religious cult with ties to underworld figures, The Troop, shadowy enforcers of the Circle of Nine, a secret society with power and reach across the globe.
Leaders of New Life of Hope will stop at nothing to indoctrinate the trio into their religious sect. The friends fight back with grit, strength, and wit, determined to expose the fascism sweeping the country.
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In Production
Butterflies II: Soaring
In this poignant finale, Violet Johnson, Cecily Brooks, and Shirley Williams confront the challenges of adulthood. Family secrets are revealed, and relationships are tested as the butterflies unfurl their wings.
Prey's Deception
Prey’s Deception opens in the aftermath of a kidnapping. While Maddy, Jazz, and Jacques search for clues, a determined federal agent works to uncover the inner workings of New Life of Hope and the identities of the Troop and Circle of Nine.
Prey's Revenge
Outline to come