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Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 130
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 02:34 pm: | 
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Finally–after a long wait–my copy of PoemMemoirStory (PMS) #8, a literary journal out of the University of Alabama, arrived in the mail today! #8 is a special black women writers’ issue, guest edited by poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, AND I’M IN IT! More accurately, my short story “Bomani Jones” is in it.
Happiness!
This is my first lit journal publication, and I am so thankful to Honorée for giving my story a place in the company of such phenomenal writers. My mouth fell open when I saw the list of contributors on the back cover, and I haven’t closed it yet. Check this out:
Elizabeth Alexander
Tara Betts
Remica L. Bingham
Lucille Clifton ( !!!)
Matilda Cox
DeLana Dameron
Edwidge Danticat (!!!)
Nehassaiu deGannes
Latasha N. Nevada Diggs
Camille Dungy
Heidi W. Durrow
Kelly Norman Ellis
Nikky Finney
Asha French
Shannon Gibney
Nikki Giovanni (!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!)
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Duriel E. Harris (!!!)
Kelly Harris
Yona Harvey (my dear friend!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!–and of course, a great poet)
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Trellie James Jeffers
Meta DuEwa Jones
Patricia Spears Jones
Tayari Jones (who happens to be the sister of the real-life Bomani Jones, whose name I stole for my story–and, of course, a great writer!
Allison Joseph
Raina J. León
Natasha Marin
Opal Moore
ME!
Cherise A. Pollard
Khadijah Queen
Evie Shockley
Patricia Smith (!!!)
Tracy K. Smith (!!!)
Amber Flora Thomas
Lynne Thompson
Jacinda Townsend
Natasha Trethewey (Pulitzer Prize winner!!!)
Ada Udechukwu
Gina Athena Ulysse
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
I can’t wait to curl up with this collection! I believe it will be available eventually at the PMS website (www.pms-journal.org), which is currently under construction.
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Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11853
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 04:00 pm: |
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Good for you! Congrats! |
A_womon
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Username: A_womon
Post Number: 2182
Registered: 05-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 05:57 pm: |
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Congratulations!!!!! |
Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 1143
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 11:09 pm: |
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Absolutely congrats! Email a copy of the cover I'll add it to our next newsletter.
You have a bunch of talented, serious artists included.
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Libralind2
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Username: Libralind2
Post Number: 1023
Registered: 09-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 11:15 pm: |
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aweeeeeeeesome
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Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 135
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 11:48 pm: |
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Thanks, everyone!
Troy, I will scan it in as soon as I get a chance. Thanks! |
Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 6421
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 02:08 pm: |
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I thought that stood for Pretty Mean Sistas. |
Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 139
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 03:06 pm: |
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I thought that stood for Pretty Mean Sistas.
No, they are planning to run that issue after the upcoming Petty Miserable Sad-Sacks issue. |
Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 6443
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 10:34 am: |
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