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Tag Archives: SATR
Thinking of Mom – an excerpt from Sin Against the Race
[Editor's note: Fortunately for me, this is how my mom rolled. Happy Mother's Day, Mom. Still missing you.] Marilene entered the apartment and heard the familiar thump-thump coming from Derek’s room. Without waiting to hear what outrageous lyrics accompanied the … Continue reading
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Lift Every Voice – Excerpt from Sin Against the Race
Beacon Hill First Baptist’s sanctuary screamed money. The suits came well pressed and in three-piece. The dresses looked never worn. The hats were clearly seeing first light out of the milliner’s. And the various colognes and perfumes aloft battled for … Continue reading
The Lavender Veil – Excerpt from “Sin Against the Race”
In one of my history classes at UCLA, we read W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk. Originally published in 1903, it is included in the celebrated reader of early African American scholarship, Three Negro Classics. My professor described … Continue reading
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Acting Up at Sammy’s – from Sin Against the Race
The first piece I ever had published was an excerpt from Sin Against the Race that told the tale of some black gay folks attending their first ACT UP meeting. It was included in the anthology Sojourner: Black Gay Voices … Continue reading
Re: Vision
I was hoping to put up more short stories. Some need revisions before I’m willing to put them out there on the internets. However, I’ve still working on revisions to my novel. I find that every time I think I’m … Continue reading
An Excerpt for World AIDS Day, 2010: Sin Against the Race, Chapter 3
While writing this book, I was often influenced by current events. Bay Area residents might recall the fire on New Year’s Eve 2000 that destroyed the Casa Segura needle exchange and AIDS services center in East Oakland. I tried to … Continue reading
Excerpt: Sin Against the Race – Chap. 2
It’s interesting how things can change during the editing process, even in the later stages after rereading and rehashing the paragraphs many times. The beginning of this chapter was in Chapter 1, but after much tinkering I finally felt that it works better here. The result is that now almost all of Chapter 1 takes place in Sammy’s store, reaffirming its place as the home base. Continue reading
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Excerpt: Sin Against the Race, Chap. 1
[Editor's note: This excerpt is from an earlier draft of the first chapter.] Sin Against the Race began life close to 20 years ago as a short story about a young black man in his late teens named Bill … Continue reading