writing prompts
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Youtuber, Unwine with Tasha K, is being sued by rapper Cardi B, for her perpetual vlog content, stating that the rapper contracted Herpes, HPV, and uses cocaine. The rapper claims that these rumors are false, and defamed her reputation. She even admitted–in court–that she considered suicide because of the damage done by these statements. […]
When the Black Voices Matter and other related hashtags began to show up on social media, I was simultaneously excited and concerned. I did want to see our voices be heard as Black creatives, however, I also don’t like how we have to be singled out by announcing that we are Black. I come from […]
As a fan of the old Sex and The City show I couldn’t not discuss the new reboot. There has been talk for years about bringing the show back. In a recent Marie Claire article, they discussed the reboot, And Just Like That that is set to release on HBO. The major difference in the reboot is […]
Throughout the month of April, there has been discourse about reviews and who they are for. I wanted to voice my opinion in an attempt to clarify what I think the consensus is. When I first discovered Goodreads [before Amazon owned it] I would go to this site to find out what readers opinions were. […]
Anna Todd is a journalist and author of three published novels. She graduated from Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2009. Outlawed is a western about a barren woman who is forced into a life of crime do to her husband’s family and their superstitious beliefs. This story deals with the old school of thought about barren […]
Tameka Fleming 