Been Away For A While...

Greeting in the new year!!  Welcome to 2019!!!

It's been a while since I've written a blog post.  The new day job dominates most of my time, especially since they were working me for six days a week, for a while.  I've only recently started being scheduled with consecutive days off.  That's kept me offline a lot, and off  my online promotional game.

I've also recently lost my mother, so I'm dealing with that.  She passed away very early New Years morning, which I was actually working (both on NYE, and NYD).  I'm dealing with it day by day, lucky to be surrounded by good friends who can relate to having lost a loved one.  That has also kept me off the computer, as I needed my personal head space, and go through the initial grieving process.

The release of my latest book, and Black Fist sequel "The Chronicles of The Black Fist: F.U.R.I. of the People" (KDP, 2019) is TWO WEEKS AWAY.  The cover is designed, and the final edits have been made.  Just waiting to load it up, and let the publisher handle their business.  The book will be available in both paperback and eBook formats.

Hoping to get the opportunity to do some vending at some festivals/book fairs/conventions this year.  I was noticeably absent last year, and want to do a better promotional job this year.  I would still love to do panel discussions, as well.  Hopefully, my schedule will straighten out, and I can get the opportunities that I need to get my stuff out there, especially with the release of this latest novel.  I would love to do a few Black comic cons to promote it, and the first book as well.

2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of the organizational formation of the Universal Africana Literary Arts Movement.  We changed over from Black CapaCity, primarily because of some bama ass bullshit, and rebranded ourselves (by we, I mean ME).  Niggas never understood wtf I was trying to do anyway, so why not branch out on my own, and do the shit the right way, as I envisioned it?  Stupid ass bamas never understood what I was trying to do anyway, as it was more than just a fucking festival.  It was a concept envisioned on a very broad scale, with a networking piece to it.  That's what happens when you fuck with country ass, bama ass niggas, faking like they conscious.

Aaaaaaaaaaaanyway....

Here's to 2019.  Hoping to have a better year that last year.  And....make that transition to move to the continent, finally.

Dueces....