During my second semester in the MFA program at NCSU, which coincided with the beginning of the pandemic, I took a class on Langston Hughes taught by the extremely well read Langston Hughes scholar Dr. Jason Miller. During the class we we picked final presentation topics which had to do with Hughes. Most of us never got to research...

It's been a busy but enjoyable first week of teaching at NCCU. Next month, in-between my classes, I will be participating in a few events both locally in the piedmont area and virtually.

Last week, I signed my offer letter confirming that I will be an adjunct instructor of composition at North Carolina Central University beginning this semester. It has been an interesting and involved process finding the right teaching job. I was worried that I wouldn't get any offers but ended up with a few. I chose NCCU because they offered me...

Today I opened my computer to begin working on my novel-in-progress entitled Token. I opened my e-mail first and found that someone named Kirsten had messaged me on LinkedIn because she'd seen my name in Poets & Writers!

I worked on a movie called Radium Girls in 2016 and it was finally released on Netflix about a week ago. This marks my first credit in a film on Netflix. Previously I was credited in A New York Love Story which made its debut on Hulu. But Netflix is a special place where I hope to one day be credited again!...

A story I wrote about pickup basketball, a certain politically charged word, and racism will be published in the Fall 2020 issue of The Georgia Review. I think they'll have copies at Barnes and Noble where I'm located in Durham, North Carolina. Look for yours at one of their locations or order from The Georgia Review's website.