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Category Archives: ancestors

Walking in the footsteps

“… a tradition …”

Posted byShun P. WritesFebruary 15, 2022June 16, 2022Posted inancestors, essays, genealogy, life lessons, writingTags:African Americans in the Civil War, Being humbled, Family history, genealogical research, genealogy food for the soul1 Comment on Walking in the footsteps

The haughty heart

“… for a grand lesson …”

Posted byShun P. WritesJanuary 7, 2022January 21, 2022Posted inancestors, church, epiphany, evolution, family, genealogy, God, Grandmothers, humanity, lesson, life lessons, Searching for God, soliloquies, Spirtuality, writingTags:appreciation for life's lessons, Being humbled, Finding your roots, gratitude, lessons on humility, poetry about loyalty, reflectionsLeave a comment on The haughty heart

Author Notes on Episode 16 – Genealogy or digging at these roots

“… as the storyteller …”

Posted byShun P. WritesOctober 10, 2021Posted inancestors, dreams, faith, family, genealogy, life lessons, Literature, podcasts, Spirtuality, writingTags:author podcasts, genealogical research, genealogy, genealogy food for the soul, podcast on the Black experience1 Comment on Author Notes on Episode 16 – Genealogy or digging at these roots

Those unspoken words

“… your skin ain’t no sin …”

Posted byShun P. WritesJune 8, 2021July 6, 2021Posted inacknowledgement, ancestors, essay, family, fathers, inspiration, life lessons, Literature, signed author copies, writingTags:accepting challenges, appreciation for life's lessons, growing up is hard to do, lessons on humility, poetry, racism is a spirit, to write a book3 Comments on Those unspoken words

As the Incense Burns: Episode 8 – Digging at my roots

“… in Part II… I discuss the intersection of dreams, Ancestors and gratitude

Posted byShun P. WritesJune 5, 2021Posted inancestors, epiphany, evolution, faith, family, lessons that I learned, life lessons, SpirtualityTags:author discussions, author podcasts, podcast on the Black experience, podcasts, podcasts to listenLeave a comment on As the Incense Burns: Episode 8 – Digging at my roots

Getting up… or when I wrote the first book

“… never intended to write it …”

Posted byShun P. WritesJune 5, 2021January 14, 2022Posted inancestors, books, creative writing, epiphany, essay, life lessons, Literature, poetry, signed author copies, writingTags:accepting challenges, books to buy, books to read, dealing with loss, dedication, how I became an author, origin stories, origins of a book, storytellingLeave a comment on Getting up… or when I wrote the first book

Finding the Glorious Ones – Thoughts of my Bigmama on her birthday

“One of the secrets of longevity in my people?”

Posted byShun P. WritesMay 31, 2021June 1, 2021Posted inessay, family, genealogy, Grandmothers, inspiration, life lessons, writingTags:african american narratives, African-American history, Family history, honoring the ancestors, Oral histories, the great migration1 Comment on Finding the Glorious Ones – Thoughts of my Bigmama on her birthday

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