Black Girl Dreaming

My personal Substack

My work is grounded in 1980s Bushwick, Brooklyn, a neglected Black and Brown neighborhood that I left when I was 13. I return to my home hood in my stories to make visible the invisible, & chronicle my life in the tradition of Esmeralda Santiago.

a monthly musing on (UN)becoming

about my books (mostly!) but also other things I'm loving

Writing, life, and writing life

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

food, feelings and all the in between...

A horror pop-culture newsletter from your local goth prima.

Your favorite authors reveal how they manage to do the impossible: just sit down and write.