New in 2022 – Winter Events
Full disclosure: I’m much better about doing things than talking about them. This year I’ll try to improve. In that vein, some new blood:
Just a few weeks ago on January 27th, I shared a new speculative story, “The Exhibit” inspired by the work of Emma Amos and the unfortunate current state of American affairs as part of the Museum of Fine Art St. Petersburg celebration of the Spiral Collective, a short lived but impactful group of Black visual artists in the Civil Rights era. I had the good fortune to appear alongside the talented, Butch Thomas, a saxophonist who performed new work (accompanied by Aron Ferrer and Gumbi Ortiz) and Crantston Cumberbatch who shared a short film he wrote, directed and starred in. Here’s a picture of us looking appropriately capable of entertaining folks.
I had a wonderful time and enjoyed the community engagement. If you’d like to hear a bit of Butch’s work scroll through to the video here.
February also sees a couple of interviews come out. One is out today as part of the Horror Writers Associations Black Heritage in Horror interview series. So apparently I’m heritage. Thanks. I’ll take that.
Later this month, you can check out my contribution to the group interview of short fictioneers in Fantasy Magazine (available online February 22nd) or right now if you have a subscription and/or purchase the e-issue.
And (check me out getting out ahead of an event) on February 19th, I’ll be joining Silk Jazmyne to read and discuss life and work as a POC author at ReadOut’s event, Root to Fruit: Producing Speculative Fiction By and About People of Color @1:50pm EST. For those who enjoy multimedia work, there’ll also be video of a short performance from 2021’s, Frequencies, a Fiction Album playing as part of a few sci fi, fantasy readings from 1:15-1:45. For Root to Fruit I’ll be reading from 2021’s Broken Fevers. It’s all on Zoom so everyone’s invited. Just register on the ReadOut (“Out” as in a festival of lesbian literature page.
Broken Fevers Virtual Book Launch
To register for the upcoming book launch, 3.3.21, please see the Google Form here.
Black Fantastic, Buoyant and Bold: A Reading in Conjunction with Derrick Adams’ Exhibition
I look forward to reading the Black Fantastic and Afrofuturism into the space of joy Derrick Adams has created with his Floaters series. It’s an honor to do it alongside such a fine selection of Black scholars and artists.
Find details about the full host of associated events here.
And for tickets to my reading, October 22nd, 2020, click here.
Out and About in September
◊ Emerging Artist Grantee Conversation on Thursday, September 20th @7pm, Creative Pinellas in Largo
◊Performing Glider live at the Studio@620 . The variety show (opera, chamber, music, acrobatics and more) starts @8 September 21st and 22nd in St. Pete
◊ Reading/signing at Tampa Bay Megacon and participating in a panel about Women in Genre on September 23rd at noon in Tampa
◊ Performance and multimedia pieces on view at the Emerging Artists exhibit at Creative Pinellas in Largo. I’ll be performing live at the Opening Reception on September 27th as well
Out and About in March
–For those attending this year’s AWP in Tampa, March 7th @7pm come check out Centenarian Vision, an AWP offsite reading features authors based in San Francisco and Tampa Bays.
–Early Risers, March 16th @8:30am I’ll be performing a selection from an upcoming audio project at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in Orlando. I’ll be sharing time/space with Charles Vess and lewis lain who’ll be presenting their fine work as well..
–March 23rd and 24th, come enjoy and engage in Nassau at the University of the Bahamas’ Blue Flamingo Literary Festival where we’ll delve into Afrofuturism. Exact time forthcoming.
