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Reflections from the other side of the gun

“… As I stood here and gathered my thoughts …”

Posted byShun P. WritesApril 22, 2022April 24, 2022Posted inancestors, church, essay, faith, family, genealogy, God, life lessons, LiteratureTags:Acknowledging the truth, American gun culture, appreciation for life's lessons, calling out to God, guns and people, lessons on humility4 Comments on Reflections from the other side of the gun

Refusing to grimace

“That Black Boy …”

Posted byShun P. WritesJune 12, 2021May 18, 2023Posted inblogging, culture, epiphany, essay, life lessons, Literature, poetry, protest poetry, writingTags:accepting challenges, appreciation for life's lessons, Being humbled, black boys and school suspensions, Chicago stories, drag your ass in a poem, growing up in Chicago, middle school, racism is a spirit, reflections3 Comments on Refusing to grimace

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

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

Finding the Glorious Ones – What my Aunt Lillian taught me

“… when I hung my head in shame …”

Posted byShun P. WritesOctober 30, 2020December 19, 2021Posted inancestors, essay, Grandmothers, life lessons, memories, writingTags:aunts are a treasure, converting depression, coping with loss, essays on genealogy, Family history, honoring my ancestors, lessons on humility2 Comments on Finding the Glorious Ones – What my Aunt Lillian taught me

Finding the Glorious Ones – The Whisperers Part II

“… you won’t ever find anyone …”

Posted byShun P. WritesAugust 19, 2020July 12, 2024Posted inessay, faith, family, genealogy, inspiration, lessons that I learned, life lessons, Spirtuality, writingTags:amateur genealogist, Family history, genealogical research, history repeats itself, honoring the ancestors, love of family, searching for ancestorsLeave a comment on Finding the Glorious Ones – The Whisperers Part II

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