"It was mind-blowing experience (to quote a cliche). I literally was so excited to be on the final ballot with people …"

"I didn’t realize then that I was the first Black award winner until someone bought it up and I looked back at the his…"

"I received the HWA Bram Stoker award® for “Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes”, a poetry collection published …"

"When it came out I had the first book signing set for Sept 11, 2001 in Rockefeller Center in NYC. Yes, that day! I ha…"

"As NYC and I tried to find a new normal after the Towers were destroyed I slowly returned to my book. I was interview…"

"It’s a poetry collection I put together around the concept of transformation after destruction. There are three secti…"

"After “Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes” I was nominated for two collections that I wrote alone and won for …"

"A collaborative collection, “Dark Duet” of music inspired poetry written with Stephen M. Wilson, published by Necon E…"

"My fourth HWA Bram Stoker award® was received in 2014 for “Four Elements” with Charlee Jacob, Marge Simon & Rain Grav…"

"I would say I’ve spent my whole life making up fairy tales, poetry, etc. I started writing to see myself in print whe…"