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Kristen

Cause if you say Gorilla, My Love, you supposed to mean it.

About Me

I'm a Christian, a fiction writer, creative writing and literature professor, and wannabe playwright. As a writer, I am consumed with exploring the complex, everchanging definition of what it means to be black, especially in the face of the global expansion of hip hop culture, as well as examining the overwhelming influence of pop culture in general on self-identity.Since I'm learning more about my purpose in life as it relates to God, I'm also intrigued by all of the ways that God controls life and the way that we often resist that control. I currently live in Rochester, NY, but I grew up in rural Guston, Kentucky, eating peaches and apples off the tree and squinting to see videos on The Box because we lived too far from the cable line. I love homemade tacos, lip gloss, and laughing long after others have stopped.
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I'd like to meet:

People who think, laugh, and/or create for the sake of understanding in addition to, not simply for, the hustle.

My Blog

Getting Funky: A Public Service Announcement

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Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:26:00 GMT

Have You Heard?

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Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:57:00 GMT

Just Because

Oops. Did I say I was gonna blog every day?  Oops. Has it been over a week since my last entry? My bad.   My blogging hasn't been the greatest, but I have been maintaining a consistent ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Small Things

     I don't have much to say today, but I didn't want to have two days without blogging because I'm starting to create some sort of routine.  Regular TV didn't suck as much a...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:49:00 GMT

Getting Grown

     NBC's Tim Russert (of Meet the Press) died today of a heart attack.  This alone is surprising (and sad) news, but what was more surprising to me, personally, was that I said, ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Blowing Bubbles

   I have had this urge for over a month to get a gigantic bottle of bubble solution and go to town blowing bubbles.  I'm not really sure where this craving came from, but I think it ha...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:04:00 GMT

Yayas, Come Back!

     I've only been on vacation for three days (I don't count the weekend) and though I have advised my friend (a fellow teacher and writer) and told myself that the first few days...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:28:00 GMT

I Got Beef

     This is not about the crackheads who decided to set up a mini gym complete with two weight machines in the grassless yard adjacent to my apartment and then exercise at midnigh...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:14:00 GMT

Just Shut Up and the World Could Be Yours

I don't usually do this, but uh....   I admit it has been a while since I've blogged, but I believe in the old saying, "If you don't have anything positive to say, don't say anything at...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:11:00 GMT

"I'm Gonna" Negroes

Every woman out there knows an "I'm gonna" negro.  He's the dude who's breezes into your life and like Santa Claus promises to give you everything you've ever wanted while you sit on his lap...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:57:00 GMT