Do you have any little kiddos who would be interested in a free coloring page (or a mystery coloring page for .99)?

My shop isn’t officially broadcasted yet, but I wanted to give you guys first opportunity to grab some freebies before Nora arrives. 🍪✨

#KidLitSky #ChildrensBook

“Nora Escapes the Bakery” is almost ready. The illustrations are complete, the story is being shaped with care. Soon I’ll finally place it in your hands.

Until then, consider the First Glimpse ✨ In this world, a cookie chooses her own adventure.

#KidLitSky #PictureBook #ChildrensBooks #BookSky

Along the way, she finds unexpected friendship, a few close calls, and a truth that changes everything: being whole means more than what she thought. 💡

There comes a moment when staying where you are no longer feels like enough. Because something inside you begins to ask, quietly at first, “What else is out there?”

That’s where Nora’s story begins! With a feeling, a question, and the courage to step beyond what she’s always known. 🫙

My illustrator is nearly done with his portion, and that means Nora may be coming sooner than I originally thought.

I’m excited to be this close!

#KidLitSky #ChildrensBooks #BookSky #BlackAuthorSky

Yall, I just got my Library of Congress Control Number!

A real step toward getting my upcoming children’s book into libraries and schools and onto their shelves.

I’m excited to get in the door and share Nora. 🍪

#KidLitSky #ChildrensBooks
#PictureBook #IndieAuthor
#BookSky #BlackAuthorSky

A Little Crumb of Good News! ✨

Nora isn’t the only one getting ready. Her family has been watching and waiting too. The oven is warm, the bell is almost ready to ring… Nora is coming soon. 🍪

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#NoraEscapesTheBakery #NorasCrumbTrail

Welcome to the club Michael!!!! Well deserved! 🙌🏽 🏆 #Oscars

Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor in a Leading Role at the #Oscars for ‘SINNERS’

Bullet journaling complete ✅

Thank y’all for giving me space to grieve and honor my friend.

A friend told me yesterday, “Grief is love looking for somewhere to land.” 🤯

These are his words, and they’ve been sitting with me.

#griefjourney #grief #griefandloss #healing

The tea ain’t hot yet.
Sit.

I know you have a name for me.
Don’t say it.
It will become real.

Give me a minute.

Let me

hold my heart. 💔

By Devans Eli

#griefjourney #griefandloss #healing

Go on.
Let it out.
I can take it.

Wait.

Let me dust the shelves
and hide the photo albums.
Dinner will be a while.
You can wait.

You still like Earl Grey?
Let me put on a pot.

Don’t you remember
the last time we had a conversation?
You were unnamed.
Unplaced.
That’s where we left it.
And I thought you understood
one day, I’d get back to you
if allowed that opportunity.

So, Grief,
what brings you here?

Like when Grandma Ethel was in hospice
and Diane left us all coffee cups,
your voice made us quiver.
It was hard to breathe
as walls closed in,
as old photographs
placed smiles beneath our tears.

I could’ve tidied up a bit
so you wouldn’t see my clutter,
prepared a decadent meal,
steeped some Earl Grey,
so we could hum and reminisce.

You know I don’t mind guests
but you stay too long.

Before You Say It

Oh, Grief.
I hear you on the stairs
of my heart.

Why didn’t you call me beforehand?
At least give me time
to arrange my face.

Hi friends. Content note: grief, death of a friend.

I’m posting a poem I wrote for a close friend who passed away.

Bullet journaling complete ✅

Joy is liberation and restoration! Standing up for ourselves and the oppressed.

It’s a joy America could never confine to a “dream.” A joy that can’t be shamed.

These so-called Christians make it so hard for people seeking real encouragement and spiritual guidance. But hear me: joy is still attainable, even outside their evil deeds.

Those groups that claim to act on behalf of organized religion (terrorizing immigrants, bombing children, blocking marginalized people from healthcare right before our eyes) are the opposite of what their holy texts actually proclaim.

Nobody owns joy, and no one can police or twist it. Real joy is divine, unmanipulable, and available to us all!

I believed for a long time that because organized religion hurt me so deeply, I could never access joy again. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Whether you’re still hurt, healing now, or supporting others… joy is available. It’s not out of your reach, despite what you see in the world.

Joy is like a deep well. It looks so far down it almost feels impossible, but you can still see the water. Maybe not today, but trust the rope in your hands. Soon enough, the water will be yours to drink.

Joy is absolutely attainable in this life. I believe that.

I know it’s hard to trust that in a world where trans folks are forced to give up their licenses, or where simply driving with a cop behind you feels like a threat.

But joy is still ours to claim.

I may be a late queen, but I’m no longer entertaining even the most subtle racism, homophobia, or discrimination against immigrants.

We’ve all had time to unlearn this buffoonery.

I choose rooms where everyone’s humanity is non‑negotiable.

#LateQueen #Antiracism #EqualityForAll

Management work politics consists of: “Do as I say, not as I do. When you do what I say, do it by the book. When I do what I do, mind your business.”