I am so Grateful that I was in NYC in time to attend the PEN Awards! My RedBone Press Brother Ernest Hardy received a PEN award for his book Blood Beats Vol. 1 Mother of the house of RedBone Press Lisa C. Moore, and Eunice Corbin who does all the amazing graphic design for the press where in the house/Ernest was BRILLIANT AND PROFOUND! We were all proud proud.

SONIA SANCHEZ facilitated a conversation with the winners.

I got to take a photo with Ms. Sanchez and talk to her/and get her autograph/and CHILE it was all LOVELY and Blessed!


Looks like a lovely time. And of course you are blessed, and Sister Sonia blessed by you as well. Alright??? Hope to talk to you real soon, world travelah! Thanks for the love and light messages last week!
now i done seen these pictures already - why i get so confus-ed bout where you at? all i know is you ain’t in LA and that make me bitter. very bitter indeed. that picture of you and sonia is a trip - you can see you in her face. look at it closely. maybe im just bitter im not in NY. okay now i gotta practice bein grateful. thank you creator for my house, and my skoolin, and my tribe, all my relations. missin you, big daddy!