Seressia May 22nd, 2006
I watched Oprah’s Legends Ball tonight on ABC, and I’m glad I did. Those that Oprah honored included Maya Angelou, Shirley Caesar, Diahann Carroll, Elizabeth Catlett, Ruby Dee, Katherine Dunham, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Nikki Giovanni, Dorothy Height, Lena Horne, Coretta Scott King, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Toni Morrison, Rosa Parks, Leontyne Price, Della Reese, Diana Ross, Naomi Sims, Tina Turner, Cicely Tyson, Alice Walker, Dionne Warwick and Nancy Wilson.
So many amazing women, so many trailblazers and shining stars in their own right. So many unbelieveable women who were touched by a simple thank you. I was touched and tearful and inspired, and grateful to Oprah for gathering these women to celebrate their lives, especially Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King.
Did you watch?
Seressia May 5th, 2006
Here’s the cover for Vegas Bites. I think it’s perfect for the stories inside!
I’ll be posting an excerpt from my story, Double Down, very soon! I’m doing the happy dance here in Atlanta!
Seressia May 3rd, 2006
Excellent news! If you’d like a copy of Through the Fire in hardcover, it’s been sold to Black Expressions Bookclub, a division of the Doubleday Book Club. You can find more at http://www.zooba.com/ or http://www.blackexpressions.com/
They misspelled my first name, but I’m still bouncing over this! I’ve got to go order me one!
Seressia May 3rd, 2006
Just one of those “interesting” moments. A Black writer going to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, reading a book about an Irish/Native American discovering her shamaic talents while fighting a Celtic God and his British son. Oh, and a wide screen TV showing a Korean music show.
It probably happens all the time in New York, but it was a wow moment here in Hotlanta.
