LheaJLove's Blog

• Write the vision, and make it plain...

  May 10, 2009

  • "And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon the tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." Habakkuk 2:2-3It is somewhat ironic, and otherwise unsettling, that as much as I loathe my own ...
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• Preparing for the Life of an Author

  October 15, 2008

  • I have written two poetry books, yet I am not ready to proclaim myself as a Red Room Author. I have a little bit of work to do. First, I am starting to get back in the habit of writing everyday.  Sometimes it's beautiful, sometimes it's painful; but, it always a relief to release a hidden world from my womb, my wounds. Second, I need to prepare for next summer. I am considering applying to Cave ...
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• Black Existentialism

  October 11, 2008

  • I want to study creative writing and philosophy. Since my freshman year in college everyone has been telling me that the two don't mix. Frankly, I'm tired of hearing it. The problem is, I'm not well read enough. If someone asked me what Bad Faith is, I couldn't even give them a clear response. I need to remedy that.I was listening to this wonderful lecture by James Baldwin today. "What a ...
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• My Writing Goals

  October 9, 2008

  • Last night, as if for the first time, I realized I am a writer.I have read that if you want to determine whether you are a writer or not, you should try to do something else. Anything else. I spent the greater portion of 2008 trying to convince myself that I was not a writer. I think the longest I have ever survived not writing is three months.I am not even sure of those three months count since ...
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• An Open Letter on Tresconsciousness

  September 29, 2008

  • Dear Contributors:I have been pondering the concept of tresconsciousness for approximately a year and a half. And, I have come to the conclusion that my older brother is correct, as he often is, I should edit an anthology on the Black identity as it pertains to triple consciousness. Most people edit anthologies because they are an acclaimed expert in a respective field; expert I am not. Others ...
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