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A story collection that will have you laughing, have you crying, but most of all… have you thinking…
We come into this life knowing what brings us pleasure and pain; what we want and need. We are then taught to distrust what we know. It is only in the university of life that we slowly regain our knowing, where we begin to again trust our instincts and those things our bodies tell us to be true; where we experience pain, joy, grief, pleasures and hopefully love.
These stories cover a span of many years, situations and locales but the reality is that place matters only in our consciousness, in our memories; a holding place. Each tale offers a brief reflection of some of those markers on the journey from self to self.
A story collection that will have you laughing, have you crying, but most of all… have you thinking.
We come into this life knowing what brings us pleasure and pain; what we want and need. We are then taught to distrust what we know. It is only in the university of life that we slowly regain our knowing, where we begin to again trust our instincts and those things our bodies tell us to be true; where we experience pain, joy, grief, pleasures and hopefully love.
These stories cover a span of many years, situations and locales but the reality is that place matters only in our consciousness, in our memories; a holding place. Each tale offers a brief reflection of some of those markers on the journey from self to self.
Regina Williams and Promise Featured
Promise has been named an Official Pulpwood Queens International Book Club pick for 2022! She’s speaking at this year’s 2022 International Book Club Convention and her book is available HERE as part of the featured Pulpwood Queens picks!
Meet Regina
The things we forget may as well never have happened, but she had many memories, both real and illusory, and that was like living twice.
Isabel Allende, Daughter of Fortune
Growing up in an immigrant community in Brooklyn, NY, I was always fascinated with people: the climates and typography of the country they came from, the musicality or lack of such in the languages they spoke, the uniqueness of the clothes they wore, the different spicing of their foods; the discovery that everyone did not worship as my family did.
My curiosity led me to travel to many places: driving across Europe: Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. The differences/uniqueness of the wines and foods were wonderfully amazing! Eastern Mediterranean: Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece and the Greek Isles.
I found it hard to believe the Pyramids were literally at the edge of Cairo, and that camels were not at all romantic. They spit!
The stark difference between the aridness of Palestine and the lushness of Israel was mind-boggling. South America: Venezuela and the Isle of Marguarita. The isolation and underdevelopment of the island was an unexpected respite from delightful but crowded Caracas. West Africa: Senegal and the Gambia. Several trips to Ghana inspired me to start an import business specializing in furniture and antiques from Ghana, Togo and Benin. And several trips to India where the plethora of religions was astounding….
Thanks to Artist Winston Kennedy
Gracing this page is a piece by a favorite artist: Winston Kennedy is a painter, printmaker, scholar and professor emeritus of Howard University. During his 29 year tenure, he taught printmaking, art management and photography. During a portion of that time he served as Chairman of the Art Department, Division of Fine Art and Director of the Gallery of Art.
He has also served as Chairman of the Art Department, Director of the Arthur Rose Museum at Claflin University and as artist-in-residence, South Carolina State University.
Winston has exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and South America. I am thrilled with his work and honored to showcase it here!