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SWORD & SOUL: Much needed new genre? Or “simply something old, with a new coat of paint”? I grew up in a poor, tough neighborhood on the [...]
April 13, 2012
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Why Black Children Need to Read & Write Science Fiction A few months ago, I had the pleasure – hmm, no, pleasure is not a fitting [...]
April 10, 2012
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CYPHER 16 “Wzup, wzup, WZUP!?” Dialex grinned widely into the camera. His shiny, coal-black skin reflected the noonday sun. Four [...]
March 9, 2012
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A CRITIC CRITIQUES CRITICISM CRITICALLY I am a writer. I also teach writing – in an academic setting and otherwise – to children and [...]
March 6, 2012
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BLACK CAESAR: The Stone Ship Rises “Yo ho, haul together; hoist the colors high. Heave ho, thieves and beggars; never shall we die.” [...]
February 28, 2012
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As part of our Blacktastic State of Black Science Fiction presentation at GA Tech, each of the participating authors was asked to write and [...]
February 17, 2012
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DOWN HOME BLUES ‘James’ Juke’ was on fire. Beads of sweat and salty tears rolled down Black Powder’s leathery, midnight-black cheeks and [...]
February 17, 2012
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Cards vs. Dice Recently, quite a few people have asked me what system we are basing Ki-Khanga™: The Sword and Soul Role-Playing Game on. I [...]
January 27, 2012
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State of Black Sci-Fi 2012: Why I love Steampunk! Airships…steam-trains…top-hats…goggles, gears, clockwork and floating, mechanical [...]
January 23, 2012
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For more information on Black Speculative Fiction, please check out these other Blacknificent authors and artists: Winston Blakely, [...]
January 19, 2012
Chronicles of Harriet 