Tiktoker CoCo Sheir, social media video short “No longer relevant actress, Cheryl Woodlynn gives us the laugh we didn’t know we needed. She’s playing a 38-year-old virgin, (would you believe it?) caught up in a love triangle, in hopes of marriage and baby, before she turns forty. It’s an off off-Broadway play (wink wink) but […]
As someone who discovered the writing community during quarantine, I am not a prolific author or writer however, I like to have dependable outlets to keep me motivated. Writing is an isolating and individual experience that can make you forget there are other people sharing similar experiences who you can connect with. Here is my […]
Taylor Jenkins Reid has experienced a surge in popularity in the past five years, with the help of social media platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Her most popular books Daisy Jones and The Six (was adapted into a limited series on Amazon Prime) and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (in production) are still heavily […]
Last year, I came across an ad for Natural Diamonds, that starred actress Gabrielle Union. In the advertisement, the former model radiates in minimal makeup and simplistic attire to tempt us into buying jewelry. As I watched her galivanting on the beach, smiling and prancing around, enjoying summer mode, I found myself picking apart her […]
S. A. Cosby is an author I discovered a couple of years ago from a conversation taking place on Twitter (before the name change). Then I read Razorblade Tears, which I enjoyed. He released his current mystery thriller, All Sinners Bleed in 2023, which has similar themes of racism, corruption, and small town society. In […]
Recently, I was revising my current WIP, when I reached a situation in the story where I was considering using the Karen trope. It made me stop and think about the future history of this caricature and trope. Which brings me to the topic at hand: should we be using 21st Century social media terms […]
This is a solid debut in the thriller genre, which could use some new and cultured voices.We follow Ellice Littlejohn, who is a mature-aged, token, Black lawyer at her company: she was hired to combat racial discrimination and lawsuits. While she is managing her “little secrets” she discovers her boss lying dead in his office […]
Tameka Fleming 