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One of my most favorite quotes was authored by Aristotle: "We Are What We Repeatedly Do; Excellence, Then, Is Not An Act, But A Habit."
Over the last two decades, I have held onto to this quote as a reminder of what it truly means to go after my dreams and finally live the life I want...letting go of "fear" and doing what God has called on me to do...
I began my novel many moons ago it seems, but kept putting it on the shelf for myriad reasons, including raising my child as a single parent, holding down full-time employment while attending college, and other life distractions.
My story has been festering to come alive and I feel that now is the time. In preparation for this monumental event in my life, I submitted an excerpt from "This Ain't That" to For Harriet.com (You can read it at http://soar.forharriet.com/2015/01/this-aint-that-excerpt.html) . It was accepted and published in January 2015. I followed that with a personal narrative, which is about workplace discrimination due to my sexual orientation. It can be found at: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/02/23/op-ed-i-stay-closeted-put-food-table.
Since the publication of my narrative, I envision collecting similiar stories from other SGL individuals who have experienced discrimination in the workplace, school, or any other location. It is vital that we tell our stories; we are a people who will not be silenced!
These publications, coupled with my contributions as an independent historian for BlackPast.org...here are a few of the short bios I penned:
Lee Daniels: http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/daniels-lee-louis-1959
Martina Arroyo: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/arroyo-martina-1936
...and as a book reviewer for the GLBT Roundtable (a subcommittee of the American Library Association) from 2009 to 2013:
Keith Boykin's "For Colored Boys: Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Still Not Enough" (pg. 8 )LINK:http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/sites/ala.org.glbtrt/files/content/newsletter/newsletters/2013summer.pdf
"Dangerous Pleasures" by Fiona Zedde (pg. 10)
LINK: http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/sites/ala.org.glbtrt/files/content/newsletter/newsletters/2012fall.pdf
...and other writing endeavors have all led me to this moment and have reassured me that my writing skills are "excellent"...it is now time to share my God-given talent with the rest of the world.
The laws of consistency and of identity are at play! Please join me on this journey of self-actualization. Any amount is welcomed and very much appreciated.
Over the last two decades, I have held onto to this quote as a reminder of what it truly means to go after my dreams and finally live the life I want...letting go of "fear" and doing what God has called on me to do...
I began my novel many moons ago it seems, but kept putting it on the shelf for myriad reasons, including raising my child as a single parent, holding down full-time employment while attending college, and other life distractions.
My story has been festering to come alive and I feel that now is the time. In preparation for this monumental event in my life, I submitted an excerpt from "This Ain't That" to For Harriet.com (You can read it at http://soar.forharriet.com/2015/01/this-aint-that-excerpt.html) . It was accepted and published in January 2015. I followed that with a personal narrative, which is about workplace discrimination due to my sexual orientation. It can be found at: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/02/23/op-ed-i-stay-closeted-put-food-table.
Since the publication of my narrative, I envision collecting similiar stories from other SGL individuals who have experienced discrimination in the workplace, school, or any other location. It is vital that we tell our stories; we are a people who will not be silenced!
These publications, coupled with my contributions as an independent historian for BlackPast.org...here are a few of the short bios I penned:
Lee Daniels: http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/daniels-lee-louis-1959
Martina Arroyo: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/arroyo-martina-1936
...and as a book reviewer for the GLBT Roundtable (a subcommittee of the American Library Association) from 2009 to 2013:
Keith Boykin's "For Colored Boys: Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Still Not Enough" (pg. 8 )LINK:http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/sites/ala.org.glbtrt/files/content/newsletter/newsletters/2013summer.pdf
"Dangerous Pleasures" by Fiona Zedde (pg. 10)
LINK: http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/sites/ala.org.glbtrt/files/content/newsletter/newsletters/2012fall.pdf
...and other writing endeavors have all led me to this moment and have reassured me that my writing skills are "excellent"...it is now time to share my God-given talent with the rest of the world.
The laws of consistency and of identity are at play! Please join me on this journey of self-actualization. Any amount is welcomed and very much appreciated.
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Michelle Keith
Organizer
Kalamazoo, MI