It’s 2050 and things have changed. — Do you remember when we were the greatest nation on earth? Fellow ’90s kids, I see you in all your jaded glory. Yeah, I’m talking to you. I remember it like it was yesterday and I was chasing my friends on the scorching black top with tar sticking to my…

Our stories need readers. Writing has always been a deeply personal endeavor for me. Long before I ever considered writing for an audience, I wrote for myself. I wrote because I must. Locked away in my room through tumultuous junior high days, I curled up on my $2.00 yard sale recliner, prayed to the…

Our marginalized friends need us to listen and to stand beside them regardless of the consequences — I learned about racism for the first time at six years old when my teacher taught us about slavery. That night I followed my mom around at the video store sobbing and asking why God would make me born white. So much pain filled me for the suffering of those…

Market trends are refreshing in that readers are demanding diverse casts of characters and novels that empower, rather than simply shock or thrill. …