Semi-finals Queen ndlela November 7, 2024 My Work In the spirit of celebrating small wins, especially this week, I get to share some updates on how my short film script Subway Weed is fairing in script competitions. As always, I'm surprised and thrilled by an... Read More...
Parable of the Sower Season Begins? ndlela November 6, 2024 My Videos, My Writings WTF just happened! Like for real, WHAT THE FUCK???????????!!!!!!!!!!!! Cover of Octavia E Butler's Parable of the Sower So we have potentially entered our very own season of Parable of the Sower. As I... Read More...
November 5, 2024 ndlela November 5, 2024 My Photos Election Day! We can only hope for the best. No more to say today. ... Read More...
2024 Teachers & Writers Videos ndlela November 4, 2024 My Videos I had the pleasure of editing 2 videos for Teachers & Writers Collaborative this summer for their collaboration with New York State Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo. The first video was for the East Harlem P... Read More...
Lemon Pound Cake ndlela November 3, 2024 Food, My Photos, My Work, My Writings Over the years this lemon pound cake has become one of the (if not my thee) favorite cake that I bake. I have make it for friends, for my students, for events and most importantly for myself(!). I use Emily... Read More...
Farmers’ Market Late October ndlela November 2, 2024 My Photos, My Videos, My Writings I live in a part of The Bronx that some (including me) would call a food desert. More so with grocery stores than with restaurants but it has actually gotten better in the years since I've lived here. &nb... Read More...
Happy NaNoWriMo 2024 ndlela November 1, 2024 My Videos, My Work, My Writings Happy November! How the hell did that get here already? Happy NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2024. This year I'm not doing it the traditional way which was to power through and write 50 000 words i... Read More...
Friday Focaccia ndlela October 5, 2024 General The joy of fall it not being so damn hot/humid is that I can bake bread again. This focaccia was baked with a few sun dried tomatoes and capers and brushed with a garlic/rosemary (plant-based) butter mix. ... Read More...
Quarter-Finalists! ndlela September 2, 2024 General In the spirit of celebrating wins of every size, I got an email from the 2024 The Big Break Screenwriting Contest letting me know that I was a quarter-finalist for my short script Subway Weed. Woo hoo! I lik... Read More...
Drink and Jazz ndlela August 22, 2024 My Photos, My Videos, My Work Drinks near the UN then trip to Williamsburg for the first time in more than 17 years in July. ... Read More...