Join Yours Truly Throughout the Entire Month of October on Wellness Wednesday!
Wellness Wednesday, which airs on WERU Radio, explores mental and emotional well-being and healing. Host and wellness coach Dr. D. B. Marshall and I have an engaging, candid, and thought-provoking conversation about Nothing Can Tear Us Apart: RUTHLESS! and one of its most significant themes: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPV/A) within the LGBTQ+ community. Our conversation explores the [...]
The Month of Purple Is Upon Us!
October Is Purple Month! You might ask, “Oh, yeah? Really? Well, what the heck is that all about?” Let me explain. You see, we wear purple—actually, a purple ribbon—as a symbol used to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence/abuse (DVA), which can include sexual violence. In the LGBTQ+ community, we refer to domestic violence and abuse as Intimate Partner Violence and [...]
An Elevating Experience! Lana Reid’s “The Male Perspective”
A powerful conversation about Black men, relationships, identity, vulnerability—and the stories we sometimes refuse to tell I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Lana Reid, host of The Male Perspective, for a conversation about my newest novel, Nothing Can Tear Us Apart: RUTHLESS! It turned out to be more than a conversation about a book; it was [...]
A DATE WITH ECSTASY: RUTHLESS!
Mini Synopsis: Wesley Laurence Kelly, an uber-wealthy Gay/SGL African American media mogul battling a split personality due to intimate partner violence and childhood sexual abuse, must confront a ruthless crime lord and deadly secrets before everyone and everyone he loves are destroyed. Excerpt One: Wesley has become Walker—his devious, manipulative alternate personality. In the massive boudoir, sprawled across the [...]
RUTHLESS! — LOVE, TRAUMA, AND A CALL TO ACTION
ILOVEGAY.NET has just given Nothing Can Tear Us Apart: RUTHLESS! a stellar review! The media platform describes itself as “LGBTQ Life Made Social” and publishes material covering LGBTQ+ entertainment, business, travel, activism, lifestyle, technology, events, health and other subjects. ILOVEGAY.NET is part of Pink Media, an LGBTQ+ digital-media and marketing company led by Matt Skallerud. The venerable platform writes: [...]
The Reviews Are In, Y’all!
The reviews for the new Nothing Can Tear Us Apart: RUTHLESS! are pouring in! What’s RUTHLESS! all about? Well, an uber-wealthy Black gay/SGL media mogul battling a split personality must confront a ruthless crime lord and deadly secrets before everything—and everyone—he loves is destroyed! RUTHLESS! has it all: rich, intriguing drama! Salacious secrets! Mind-bending twists and turns! And explosive, highly-charged erotic situations! [...]
It’s Me & “The Queer Love Project!”
I recently had the distinct pleasure of being the special guest on Jerry Portwood’s fabled podcast, “The Queer Love Project!” We discussed my new novel, Nothing Can Tear Us Apart: RUTHLESS!—its concept, the evolution of its characters, and my writing style and process. Jerry and I had a thorough and thoughtful conversation around Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPV/A), a significant [...]
Thank You, “He Said, He Said, He Said!”
Yo! A huge THANK YOU to hosts Alvin B. King and Bobby Edwards for welcoming me as a special guest on their renowned and wildly popular “He Said, He Said, He Said” @hesaidhesaidhesaidlive podcast! It was an absolute privilege to join them last evening. Watch the interview on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSRAQDomS5o We dove deep into my new novel, Nothing Can Tear Us Apart: RUTHLESS!—already [...]