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 With a full workload and a non stop writing schedule, reading for pleasure is a luxury that I take very seriously.  I don't have the time or brain width to "hope that a book will get better." As a result of that I have come across some really memorable books this year.  They definitely took some of the sting out of being quarantined. I actually listened to this book on Audible. Suffice it to say I was enthralled from the beginning to the end.  Each afternoon and evening on my walks I would treat myself to listening to the intriguing story of two sisters and the dissimilar paths they took and the reasons. A book about choosing who we will become. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson is a book that you must sit down with. Otherwise you will find yourself stomping in fury around the house.Wilkerson lays out in clear, visual detail the origins of racism, which is much more insidious and more deeply ingrained than you would ever imagine--even more enlightening is that what we think is

 Even as I still bask in the glow of the early support of CONFESSIONS IN B-FLAT,  I only have a moment to take it all in and take a breath, then back to work! I truly enjoy the discovery process of writing.  While the 1960s could easily be my "go-to" years, the history of black folk in America and beyond spans the history of humankind.  One location that I am drawn to is Sag Harbor in New York. As quiet as it's kept, New York had its share of slaves and the implementation of slavery.  The town of Eastville is one of those locations. Having the location set, the building of the story began taking root in my mind. What resulted was a storyline entitled "I Am Ayah--The Way Home."  It is the story of my contemporary character Ayah's  reluctant return to her home in Sag Harbor. While making arrangements to place her ailing father in a senior home, and selling the house she grew up in, she stumbles upon the bread crumbs that will lead her to discover the unimagina