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            <title>Her Black Body I Treasure...</title>
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<strong><span style="FONT-SIZE:x-small">Her black body i treasure nothing else
seems to suit my pleasure.</span></strong></p>
Her black body i treasure nothing else seems to suit my pleasure.
<p>Patience and of love she wishes to feel along with my arms around</p>
<p>her gives her feeling so secure. I must let her know there's no place</p>
<p>my kisses won't go.</p>
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"function(){this.parentNode.removeChild(this);return this}">Fulfilling every
wish as her mind goes: "He touched me right there and</p>
<p>Oooo yeah right there with a brush of sweetness without using his
erected</p>
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"function(){this.parentNode.removeChild(this);return this}">Her black body i
treasure a simple touch of my hands can open doors to her</p>
<p>many rooms communicate with soft whispers and make every dream come</p>
<p>true tell her whole body you are fond of tasting her sweet brown sugar with
delight</p>
<p>is my favorite of all time.</p>
<p>Her black I treasure nothing else seems to suit my pleasure.</p>
<p>　</p>
<p>Copyright 2010 Quinton Veal all rights reserved</p>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:36:59 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Poem</title>
            <link>http://grou.ps/afrootherworldly/blogs/item/poem</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Romanitic Therapy</strong></p>
<p>As the night magically appear slip off your sexy<br />
dress in a romantic soothing atmosphere let my<br />
lips welcome the texture of your soft caramel brown<br />
butter skin. The moonlight touches your<br />
sultry frame as you lay in bed for it reflects a cool blue<br />
silver glow upon&nbsp;the curvy features of your sexy vessel.</p>
<p><br />
The look in your eyes how deep the need for my love to rescue you</p>
<p>making you tremble all over from the presence coming from my energy.<br />
Let me hold you tight with purpose of love,security and my undying
passion<br />
take you to far away destination</p>
<p><br />
Copyright 2010 Quinton Veal all right reserved</p>
<br />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:59:34 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Poem</title>
            <link>http://grou.ps/afrootherworldly/blogs/item/poem</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bodies In Motion&nbsp;( Warning Adult Content )</strong></p>
<p>the night gives new meaning for only you remain bringing<br />
your starving love i keep feeding you</p>
<p>like a wild she-wolf snarling<br /></p>
<p>from intense love making added with pleasure and delicious pain as
your<br />
your nails dig into my back from every intense thrust for it makes you</p>
<p>weak from my loving gets you severely beat</p>
<p>as you come down from</p>
<p>your high</p>
<p>all the while I'm passionately playing fullfilling my duties</p>
<p>as you lay motionless</p>
<p>hearing you moan softly in a mist of esctasy</p>
<p>Copyright 2010 Quinton Veal all rights reserved</p>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:37:03 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Interview With Author Valjeanne Jeffers</title>
            <link>http://grou.ps/afrootherworldly/blogs/item/interview-with-author-valjeanne-jeffers</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">1<strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">. Introduce yourself to our
readers</strong></span></em><strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">.</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I’m Valjeanne Jeffers
poet, SF author and artist. I’m also the author of <em>Immortal</em> and
<em>Immortal II: The Time of Legend.</em> <span class="yshortcuts"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_0">Sister Moon</span></span> is my <span class=
"yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_1">wolf totem</span></span> sprit and muse
and I gladly embrace her. I believe that we should love God, ourselves and our
world. One of the ways we can do this is by changing something to make our
planet better in any way that we can no matter how small.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I’ve been published in
<em>Revelry, Drumvoices, The Ringing Ear, How I Freed my Soul Volume I,
Pembroke Magazine and PurpleMag.</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">2. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Tell us about your books. And the world of
Immortal that you created.</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">In the year 3075, Tundra
has been at peace for 400 years. There is no poverty or racism. Yet the planet
is threatened by an ancient evil. Karla, a young Black woman, is a recovering
addict working as a drug counselor. Intelligent and capable, she knows exactly
where she’s going and what she wants.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Until she closes her
eyes at night and enters a seductive and dangerous world.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">To save Tundra Karla
must find Joseph -- the one man who can unravel the mystery of her dreams --
and unleash the werewolf sleeping inside her.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">In <em>Immortal II</em>
the journey continues as Karla and Joseph fight to save their planet -- and
their love. More characters are introduced each with their own set of personal
issues which must be resolved before they can grow. So you see there are
layered struggles taking place in <em>Immortal</em>: the struggle between the
characters and themselves, and the struggle to save their
world.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I strive to make my art
imitate life and there are no totally “good” or “evil” characters in the
<span class="yshortcuts"><em><span id="lw_1273184097_2">Immortal</span>
series</em></span>. All of my good guys and gals have a little “evil” in them
-- and my villains a little “good.”</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">3. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Why did you become a
writer?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Writing is not what I do
it’s who I am. I write because I don’t have a choice: creating new characters
and worlds is as vital to me as my next breath. I am in <em>love</em> with
writing.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">4. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Tell us about your publishing
journey.</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I began my journey the
way I believe a lot of authors have: trying to break into the traditional
industry with an agent who would help me get published. Even as I did I knew,
as a <span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_3">Black science
fiction</span></span> author, that the odds were stacked against me. Back in
2004 when I began writing <em>Immortal</em>, I knew of only four published
Black SF authors. Years later I would find a whole community of them
at</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"COLOR:black"><a href="http://www.blacksciencefictionsociety.com/" target=
"_blank" rel="nofollow"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;mso-ansi-language:EN"><span color="#FFFFFF" style=
"font-size:small;">http://www.blacksciencefictionsociety.com</span></span></a></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN"><span lang="EN"
xml:lang="EN">but still many of them are still, like myself,
self-published.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I had a lot of doors
slammed in my face and it made me mad -- I know writing and I <em>knew</em> my
novels were phenomenal! I’d also seen trash, more times than I can count,
sitting on library shelves. So I decided to self-publish. It hasn’t been easy,
but I found a supportive niche online and I’ve never regretted my decision. I’m
doing my thing and I love it.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">5. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Has your work touched anyone?
How?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Honestly I believe it
has. I’ve had readers tell me that Karla, Joseph and my other characters are
realistic and likable. I’ve also been told that my writing projects true hope
for the future and optimism.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">6. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">What's on the
horizon?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I’ve finished my third
novel <em>Immortal III: <span id="lw_1273184097_4"><span class=
"yshortcuts">Stealer of Souls</span></span></em>, the third novel in the
<em>Immortal</em> series which I plan to release this summer (2010). In
<em>Stealer of Souls</em>, new characters, like Annabelle, are born and old
friends are reunited. <em>Stealer</em> is fast-paced, imaginative,
<em>very</em> sexy and blurs the lines between SF and horror.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">An excerpt from
<em>Immortal III</em> has been published in <em>Pembroke Magazine</em> and
another excerpt will appear in the Black Science Fiction Society anthology,
<em>Future Passage</em> (2010).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I’ve also had
<span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_5">three
stories</span></span>, <em>The Visitor, Grandmere’s Secret,</em> and
<em>Awakening</em> published in anthologies.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">7. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Encouraging words for aspiring
authors.</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">If you chose to write,
do so because you love it and you can’t imagine not being an author. Second of
all, be stubborn. Don’t listen to anyone who tells you don’t have what it
takes. And finally, find a supportive, loving writing group that meets at least
once a month where you can share ideas and have your work critiqued. Don’t give
up!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">8. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Morning Rituals?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Each morning I smoke my
first cigarette of the day -- a bad habit I know, but the last one I have --
start my coffee pot and check my emails. This is usually the time of the day
that I get my best ideas too. I’m sure this is because mornings are the time of
day when our minds are least cluttered, so our creative spirit can whisper to
us without interfering noise. In the AM dialogue and plots often leap into my
head and I mentally bookmark them until I have a chance to
write.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">9. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Describe your perfect writing
environment.</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">For me this is a room
with a computer and a notebook, and with no one awake but me. I like to write
from 12AM on, because by then everyone is asleep. A full moon makes this
“space” even more stimulating.</span> <em><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY:">　</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">10. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Who are some of your favorite authors and
why?</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I love Octavia Butler.
She has the ability to say so much with so few words -- like conjuring a room
from thin air. I’m also a big fan of <span class="yshortcuts"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_6">Charles Saunders</span></span>. His writing is like water --
fluid and beautiful. Charles takes African myths and history, both very
difficult subjects to work with, and weaves magic in a genre he created called
<em>Sword and Soul.</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Milton Davis is also one
of my favorites -- he can write anything. But <em>Sword and Soul</em> is also
his specialty. Brother Davis make his characters come to life and walk across
the page, and his Afro-mythic battle scenes make the hair on the back of my
neck stand up.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Edward Uzzle is one of
the most imaginative authors I’ve had the pleasure to read. When I read him he
blows me away -- one of those writers that make you wonder: “How did he come
<em>up</em> with this?” I always get a militant, pro-black buzz from his novels
too.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I also enjoy erotica and
I feel that sexuality when written about should caress the ear like the brush
of lips and evoke delicious imagery (e.g., juicy mangos, billowing silk etc.)
So for writing that sizzles my picks would definitely be B. Sharise Moore and
Quinton Veal.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I ’m also a big fan of
<span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_7">Zora Neale
Hurston</span></span>, <span class="yshortcuts"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_8">Richard Wright</span></span>, <span class=
"yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_9">Ralph Ellison</span></span>,
<span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_10">Audre Lorde</span></span>,
<span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_11">Tananarive
Due</span></span>, <span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_12">Steven
Barnes</span></span>, <span class="yshortcuts"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_13">Stephen King</span></span>, Dean Kootz, <span class=
"yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_14">Tad Williams</span></span> and too
many others to name.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">11. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Favorite books?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Some of my favorite
novels are:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Wild
Seed</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(Octavia
Butler)</span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"><span color=
"#000000"><span face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:small;">Neters:
Issue O and RETRO-KM (Edward Uzzle)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span color="#000000"><span face="Times New Roman"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"mso-ansi-language:EN">Taste (</span></em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"mso-ansi-language:EN">B. Sharise Moore)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Imaro I &amp;
II</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(Charles
Saunders)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Meji I &amp;
II</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(Milton
Davis)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">The Friday
House</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(DK
Gaston)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Banjo
Strings</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(Larry
Winfield)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">Their Eyes were watching
God</span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(Zora Neale
Hurston)</span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"><span color=
"#000000"><span face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:small;">My Soul
to Keep &amp; The Good House</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"><span color=
"#000000"><span face="Times New Roman"><span style=
"font-size:small;">(Tananarive Due)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"><span color=
"#000000"><span face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:small;">IT
(Stephen King)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="yshortcuts"><em><span lang="EN"
xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_15">The Talisman</span></span></em></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(<span class=
"yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_16">Stephen King &amp; Peter
Straub</span></span>)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="yshortcuts"><em><span lang="EN"
xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_17">Invisible Man</span></span></em></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">(Ralph
Ellison)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I could go on and
on!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">12. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">How did you come up with the
title?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I didn’t have to think
about, the title just jumped in my head -- like the story itself. There was no
question in my mind that <em>Immortal</em> was <em>it</em> and would always be
<em>it.</em> Later I was amazed that the title I chosen (well before I was
anywhere close to being finished) fit so wonderfully with the main characters
that grew to people my books: all of them immortal.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY:">　</span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">13. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I’d have to say Octavia
Butler, not just because she’s an awesome writer but because she opened the
gate for so many of us. Before I read <em>Wild Seed</em>, I didn’t even know
that Black folks wrote SF, and I’d been reading authors like Stephen King for
years. <span class="yshortcuts"><span id=
"lw_1273184097_18">Octavia</span></span> made me believe that I could conquer
this genre -- that I could be a SF/fantasy author. I’ve also been told that our
<span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_19">writing
styles</span></span> are similar which I consider a huge
compliment.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"><em><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">14. <strong style=
"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Parting words.</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span style=
"font-size:small;"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN">I’d like to thank
Brother DK for taking the time to interview me and for his support. And to all
my creative brothers and sisters: peace and strength to your writing
hands!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in0in0pt"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"
style="FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;mso-ansi-language:EN"><span style=
"font-size:small;">Visit me at:</span> <a href=
"http://immortalfantasynovels.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class=
"yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1273184097_20"><span color="#0000FF" style=
"font-size:small;">http://immortalfantasynovels.com/</span></span></span></a></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:left"></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:left"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN" style=
"FONT-FAMILY:Georgia;COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-family:'TimesNewRoman';mso-fareast-font-family:'TimesNewRoman';mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">
<span color="#5E5E5E" face="Arial">I like to personally thank Valljeanne
Jeffers for taking the time to interview with me.</span></span></p>
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            <link>http://grou.ps/afrootherworldly/blogs/item/wonderdark-the-awakening-of-zuza</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>A young Vegan wise beyond her years. A futuristic city. And a doorway just
outside the edge of reality. Brilliantly imaginative and exquisitely written
Dazjae Zoem’s Wonderdark: The Awakening of Zuza, blends the fantastic and
mundane in a mosaic that grabs you and holds tight as you slowly enter worlds
upon worlds that are not quite what they seem to be -- peopled by vengeful
elves, high-minders, faeries and other magical creatures. The Awakening of Zuza
is a hip, high-fantasy journey and I recommend it to travelers not faint of
heart who yearn for a taste of Afro Steampunk. Trust me you’ll enjoy the
ride!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Valjeanne Jeffers author of Immortal &amp; Immortal II: The Time of
Legend</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>http://immortalfantasynovels.com Check out: Wonderdark: The Awakening of
Zuza (to be released) &amp; The Books of Zambarau Maji Omnibus by Dazjae Zoem
at http://www.purplemag.com</p>
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            <title>The Harbor of You</title>
            <link>http://grou.ps/afrootherworldly/blogs/item/the-harbor-of-you</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There have been moments when in thought, I walk into a familiar yet now strange
room. The parts that compose the whole of you are there, slinking, slouching,
seething on a couch, or a bed. I will not lie. I'm glad I stopped at each
fragrant port and dropped anchor. &nbsp;But your call was on the wind. And I
had to heed it. So darling, my precious, will you go to the store for a six
pack? The game is about to start.<br />]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Silky Sweet<br />
<br />
<br />
As i look into your dark brown eyes, the high intensity of the sun light
illuninates through your bright colored summer dress shows your sexy
silhoulette body frame. How your breasts protrude in the shape like the ends of
lemons. Your peach lips i crave to taste from end to end. As my tongue open
your mouth as mine welcome yours in silent splendor.<br />
<br />
soft as your&nbsp; thighs as when you taste the texture of my ripe banana to my
kiwi fruit generates strong heat of passion hot enough to melt chocolate even
on the coldest winter day. The reflection of our shadows moves with wild
precision when scented candles release the aroma mixed with the sweet smell of
musky frenzy bringing you to a loud cry of ecstasy.<br />
<br />
<br />
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Copyright 2010 Quinton Veal all rights reserved<br />]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Good morning Dolls and Guys: It has occurred to me that we need more than
one Black site. Having one is like having one HBCU, and we know how crappy that
would be&nbsp;( laugh). So, having said that I'm hoping that Afro Otherwordly
will be easy to use and that we'll have lots of fun (smile).</p>
<p>If you have any problems please hit me or my Co-admin Quinton up so we can
contact support.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Have an awesome week!<br /></p>
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