tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102192812024-03-07T12:14:29.529-08:00Simply Fred SmithUpdates from Frederick Smith, former Detroiter living in Los Angeles, and author of Play It Forward (January 2015), Right Side of the Wrong Bed (December 2007), and Down For Whatever (July 2005).
www.FrederickLSmith.comFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-77303651031091834372015-11-03T22:15:00.003-08:002015-11-03T22:15:52.056-08:00It's The Holidays. Add Books to the List.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey friends. Been a minute. I'm still here. Basically, been in a doctoral program studying <a href="http://soe.lmu.edu/admissions/programs/edd/">Educational Leadership for Social Justice at Loyola Marymount University</a>. Fun stuff. Busy stuff!<br />
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With the holidays coming, I wanted to send a short plug for books as holiday gifts. And mine -- Play It Forward, Right Side of the Wrong Bed, and Down For Whatever -- showcased on my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Smith/e/B001ITYCRO/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0">Amazon Author Page</a> -- will be perfect romance and social justice novels for your friends. More info on my official website <a href="http://www.fredericklsmith.com/">www.FrederickLSmith.com</a>.<br />
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Also adding some book club and small speaking engagements here and there. Skype and FaceTime are awesome ways to set up events with your groups. Let me know.<br />
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Till next time...<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-29033932549261978192015-06-27T06:17:00.000-07:002015-06-27T06:17:01.547-07:00L.A.s Brotha Fest -- Wine & Words -- on Sunday, July 5, 2015.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'll be one of the guest authors at L.A.'s Brotha Fest event -- Wine & Words, a celebration of Black LGBT Literature -- on Sunday, July 5, 3 - 6 pm, at the Carl Bean House, 2146 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90018. Learn more about additional Brotha Fest events at <a href="http://www.brothafest.com/">www.BrothaFest.com. </a></div>
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I'll be speaking about and reading from my latest novel, <span class="">Play</span> <span class="">It</span> <span class="">Forward</span>, which came out earlier this year. </div>
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The story explores when the worlds of a community activist and a pro basketball player collide, little do they know that their dirty little secrets can lead to a public scandal and an unexpected love affair. The story focuses on Queer People of Color in L.A., and the reviews so far have been very positive.</div>
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To read an excerpt of <span class="">Play</span> <span class="">It</span> <span class="">Forward</span>, you can visit my website: <a href="http://www.fredericklsmith.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.FrederickLSmith.<wbr></wbr>com</a>, or the publisher’s website: <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781626392359B.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>boldstrokesbooks.com/<wbr></wbr>9781626392359B.html</a>. </div>
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Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-83800015180094215592015-04-10T04:57:00.002-07:002015-04-10T04:57:48.757-07:00BlaqOUT Conference. UC Riverside. 4/10 and 4/11/2015.So excited to be part of the annual <a href="http://blaqoutucr.blogspot.com/">BlaqOUT Conference</a> at <a href="http://www.out.ucr.edu/#&slider1=1">UC Riverside</a>. It starts today, Friday, 4/10, and continues all day Saturday, 4/11.<br />
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The conference focuses on issues important to those at the identity intersections of being Black and Queer.<br />
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I'm presenting a creative writing and memoir writing workshop at the conference about getting Black Queer identities on the page. I'm all about creating space for more writers, more stories, more scholarship about Black Queer identities. Our society needs the work by Black Queer artists!<br />
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There's still some room to attend, if you're in the L.A./SoCali area this weekend. Hopefully, see you there!<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-76927884670515454262015-04-09T06:19:00.002-07:002015-04-09T06:19:42.136-07:00Toni Morrison. "I Know How To Write Forever..."I'm super excited for Toni Morrison's new novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/God-Help-Child-Toni-Morrison-ebook/dp/B00Q1I8MY6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428585534&sr=1-1&keywords=god+help+the+child+toni+morrison">God Help the Child</a>, coming out April 21, 2015.<br />
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Here's a nice preview reading and interview with Toni Morrison from the NY Times: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000003614477/toni-morrison-i-know-how-to-write-forever.html?playlistId=1194811622351">I Know How To Write Forever</a>.<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-87215552405950767552015-02-18T13:58:00.000-08:002015-02-18T13:58:07.113-08:00Strange Fruit. NPR Show.Hey friends... Did a fun radio interview last week with the wonderfully talented journalists/scholars at the Strange Fruit show, from the Louisville, KY <a href="http://wfpl.org/category/programs/strange-fruit/">NPR affiliate WFPL</a>. We talked Play It Forward, writing, career/academic goals, etc...<br />
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But listen for yourself... <a href="http://strangefruitpod.org/author-frederick-smiths-new-novel-examines-secrets-and-intersecting-identities/">Find the interview here</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://strangefruitpod.org/">Strange Fruit</a> focuses on issues important to Black LGBT communities, through a scholarly and pop culture lens. It's one of my new favorite shows to listen to. I hope it becomes yours, too.<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-54470761132657845772015-02-18T13:47:00.003-08:002015-02-18T13:47:34.197-08:00Dear Teen Me. A Letter to My Teenage Self.Hey friends. Check out a really fun guest column I did for the <a href="http://dearteenme.com/">Dear Teen Me</a> site: <a href="http://dearteenme.com/?p=8995">A Letter to Teenage Frederick Smith</a>. You'll enjoy it... and the columns from other authors speaking to their teenage selves.<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-78454027955536725232015-02-12T12:04:00.000-08:002015-02-18T13:48:56.120-08:00Pasadena Library Author Fair. Sat., 2/21/15.Another upcoming reading/signing event. This time at the <a href="http://goo.gl/6j7ieg">Pasadena Public Library Author Fair</a>, taking place Saturday, 2/21/15, 10 am - 2 pm.<br />
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I'll be tabling/selling/signing books most of the time, but will have a 10 minute time slot to read from <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781626392359B.html">Play It Forward</a>. My reading time is at 1 pm. So, I hope it you stop by the event, you'll be there especially for my 1 pm reading!<br />
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And then stay (or come early) and buy some books from some wonderful writers from the San Gabriel Valley! The event itself should be very fun for readers, writers, and people who love books.<br />
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I'll be heading down to San Diego to the <a href="http://ucsd.edu/">UC San Diego</a> campus on Friday, February 20, 2015. Doing a series of readings and conversations at the UCSD <a href="https://ccc.ucsd.edu/">Cross Cultural Center</a> and <a href="https://lgbt.ucsd.edu/">LGBT Resource Center</a>.</div>
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If you have friends down there or on the campus, please send them over. We'll have copies of <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781626392359B.html">Play It Forward</a> available and I'll be signing and talking about the themes of the novel, Black Queer community issues, Queer People of Color topics, etc...</div>
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Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-23193634035715221112015-02-02T20:13:00.001-08:002015-02-09T21:22:09.940-08:00Creating Conscious Characters, Social Justice, and Fiction Writing<div class="MsoNormal">
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Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-31593970576481139422015-01-30T07:15:00.000-08:002015-01-30T07:15:16.616-08:00Black Queer Lit. Skylight Books in L.A. Fri., 2/6/15.Join us for a Black History Month kickoff event at <a href="http://www.skylightbooks.com/">Skylight Books</a> in L.A. on Friday, February 6, 2015, 7:30 - 9 pm.<br />
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<a href="http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/black-queer-lit-then-and-now">Black Queer Lit: Then and Now.</a><br />
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Featuring <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/">Bold Strokes Books</a> authors: <a href="http://www.fionazedde.com/index.html">Fiona Zedde</a>, <a href="http://www.rebekahweatherspoon.com/">Rebekah Weatherspoon</a>, <a href="http://www.shereelgreer.com/">Sheree L. Greer</a>, and me -- <a href="http://fredericklsmith.com/">Frederick Smith.</a>Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-37494163125398424612015-01-19T13:21:00.000-08:002015-01-20T11:56:55.929-08:00The Day Before Your Book Comes Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a new book coming out tomorrow, Tuesday, 1/20/15<br />
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<a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781626392359B.html">Play It Forward </a>is my third novel and will be published by <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/">Bold Strokes Books</a>. My third novel. Sometimes it's weird to say it, write it, know it, believe it. It's been a while since my first two novels -- Down For Whatever and Right Side of the Wrong Bed, published by <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/">Kensington Books</a> -- so it's been equally as long having this "day before publication" feeling.<br />
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These used to be childhood dreams -- writing to be read, writing for an audience, potentially; or adding something to pop culture, to the world of books, to communities who have little representation in literature, etc... -- and for a childhood dream to come true is kinda amazing. I'm grateful. Grateful. GRATEFUL. Because I know not many have this opportunity to fulfill a dream.<br />
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So what's the day before like? I can't describe it. I'm excited, yes. I'm nervous, yes. I want it to be liked, yes. I know some will dislike it, yes. I hope that there are more likes than dislikes. Yes, I care about likes and dislikes -- many writers and artists do (we're sensitive about our sh&t, as Erykah Badu tells us in the preamble to her song, Tyrone) -- but I'm not consumed or obsessed about it. I'm confident and know I exist and have a life with or without published books with my name on them.<br />
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People around me are more excited on the surface than me. I mean super excited and super supportive. Almost like they want "success" for me more than they think I want for myself. I'm grounded, though. And realistic. Books, I often joke, are on the low end of the entertainment industry totem pole. And if you're from an underrepresented community and an author, you're even lower. No shade, just truth. There's not a lot of media or coverage. No one throws large red carpet events for book debuts. Entertainment Tonight isn't sitting outside the coffeehouse you go to in the morning.<br />
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But all social commentary aside, the day before a book release feels like any other day, but with a little bonus feeling. Your book is about to be birthed into the world. You hope it will be received with the love, care, creativity, thought, and compassion you put into preparing it for the world. You want to tell everyone, and The Universe, thank you!<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-3570114263692874552015-01-13T11:12:00.001-08:002015-01-13T11:12:07.465-08:00The Art of the Soap Opera, Romance, and LGBTQ FictionHey friends. Happy Tuesday!<br />
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Check out a fun blog I wrote for the <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/"> Bold Strokes Books</a> author blog:<br />
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<a href="http://goo.gl/kCa3lA">Caught In a Bad Romance: The Art of the Soap Opera, Shade/Tea, and LGBTQ Fiction.</a><br />
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If you're into <a href="http://www.nbc.com/days-of-our-lives">Days of our Lives</a>, <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/">Young & the Restless</a>, <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/general-hospital">General Hospital</a>, or <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_bold_and_the_beautiful/">Bold & the Beautiful</a>, you'll get what I'm talking about :-)<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-45921576938730161072015-01-12T20:31:00.001-08:002015-01-12T20:31:51.004-08:00L.A. Writers Conference at Mount Saint Mary's University. Saturday, 3/14/15.If you're a writer and in the L.A. area, you should consider attending the <a href="http://goo.gl/7KkZdv">L.A. Writers Conference at Mount Saint Mary's University</a> on Saturday, 3/14/15.<br />
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Keynote speaker will be Nikki Giovanni. Wonderful panels and speakers throughout the day.<br />
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I'll be co-leading a workshop on LGBT Fiction with my <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/">Bold Strokes Book</a> label mate, <a href="http://www.rebekahweatherspoon.com/">Rebekah Weatherspoon</a> in the afternoon at the conference.<br />
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Looking forward to the day at <a href="http://www.msmu.edu/">Mount Saint Mary's University</a> in L.A.!<br />
fs<br />
<br />Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-45901407194272781182015-01-11T04:36:00.001-08:002015-01-11T04:36:15.835-08:00Basic. On Fleek. Columbusing. And Rekt. 2014 brought us lots of new words, with origins in QPOC (queer people of color) worlds. <a href="http://strangefruitpod.org/">Strange Fruit</a> podcast explores in a recent episode: <a href="http://goo.gl/Elju8s">Yasssss! 2014 Words of the Year On Fleek</a>. Great listen!Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-76713134478714268812015-01-09T20:30:00.002-08:002015-01-09T20:30:31.524-08:00Podcasts for QPOCs -- Queer People of ColorSo I've found a couple of podcasts recently that I'm so totally in love with. And I think you should be, too. Both I call podcasts for, by, about Queer People of Color, Queer Millennials of Color.<br />
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In alphabetical order:<br />
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<a href="http://strangefruitpod.org/">Strange Fruit </a> explores pop culture and news about the Black gay community, with strong academic roots.<br />
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<a href="http://thexdexperience.com/">2 Guys and a Girl</a> explores pop culture and news too, about the Black gay community, with strong personal and entertainment roots.<br />
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Both are excellent, on-point, perfect for Queer Millennials of Color... so get into them!<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-81496419778647686732015-01-06T04:54:00.000-08:002015-01-06T04:54:18.345-08:00Empire on Fox. Looks good!I am sooooo looking forward to the new TV show <a href="http://www.fox.com/empire">Empire</a>, which debuts on Wednesday, 1/7/15 on Fox Network. Big family drama, hip-hop, the music industry. And a cute, talented gay son... yes!<br />
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Both <a href="http://daytimeconfidential.com/2015/01/05/lee-daniels-foxs-empire-great-love-soap-opera/">Daytime Confidential</a> and <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/empire-tv-review-761195?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_breakingnews&utm_campaign=THR%20Breaking%20News_now_2015-01-05%2013%3A59%3A39_acouch">The Hollywood Reporter</a> give Empire overwhelmingly positive reviews... and laud the show for paying homage to the epic, nighttime soap opera roots of shows like Dynasty, Dallas, etc...<br />
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Will you be watching Empire?<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-22469858493153831772015-01-03T07:53:00.000-08:002015-01-03T07:53:08.932-08:00Selma. The film. You must go see it.I finally saw the film <a href="http://www.selmamovie.com/?gclid=CM-nsumU-MICFQkIaQodrxYA2w">Selma</a> yesterday. Here in L.A., one of the few cities it's screening in limited run -- L.A., NYC, ATL, and DC.<br />
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All I have to say is Selma is excellent. Brilliant. Breathtaking. Motivating. It is worthy of all the critical and awards-season praise it's getting.<br />
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It also makes you look at the U.S. South and places like Alabama with a side-eye. But hey, let me stay positive.<br />
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Selma, the film, is excellent. Selma Director <a href="http://www.avaduvernay.com/">Ava DuVernay</a> deserves all awards and praise coming her way.<br />
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When it opens nationwide on January 9, 2015... you must go see it! That's all.<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-48380460390091604822015-01-02T06:51:00.001-08:002015-01-02T06:51:13.112-08:00January 2015. National Journal Writing Month.If you're like me, social media has killed your journal writing. Well, it has mine.<br />
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I've kept a journal, almost daily, from 9th grade up. Then, blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and all other social media happened... and the daily journaling turned to once a week, then once a month, to more recently once or twice a year.<br />
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Such a shame. Bad Fred!<br />
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Well, have no fear. <a href="http://najowrimo.org/">National Journal Writing Month</a> is here! In an effort to get us back into channeling our inner thoughts back onto our own private, personal papers, January 2015 has been designated to help us all.<br />
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Journaling is great. It's cathartic. It's healing. It's creative. And, there's just something wonderful about the idea of leaving private, personal papers behind when we all transition one day.<br />
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Good news. I did a journal entry last night just before bed. Pen, paper, spiral notebook. Just like I used to do. Felt great. Here's to keeping the momentum going in 2015!<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-10834516547491408662015-01-01T16:27:00.001-08:002015-01-01T16:27:39.089-08:00Smart. Cultured. And Sexually Empowered. QPOCs in 2015.<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
I had fun thinking about and creating the "points of wisdom" for LADS, the fictional QPOC, Black Gay community organization in Los Angeles that Malcolm Martin Campbell runs in my latest novel <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781626392359.html">Play It Forward</a> on <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/">Bold Strokes Books</a>. </div>
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After re-reading the novel, I thought about my friends and students and thought... these steps to becoming a smart, culturally-empowered, and sexually-empowered young man could work for anyone. At least... something for us to think about within our QPOC, Black LGBT, Latino LGBT, Asian American Pacific Islander LGBT communities. What do you think? I'll write more about each "point of wisdom" in the coming month.</div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Here's the LADS rules to becoming smart, cultured, and sexually empowered QPOCs, an excerpt from page 17 of Play It Forward:</span></div>
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respect that ‘No Means No,’ and never force, coerce, pressure someone into sex
against their will.<o:p></o:p></div>
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have a right to ask and know his sexual health status, the right to insist on
condoms at all times, and the responsibility to know and disclose your health
status. (That doesn’t mean you’re dirty if you request or disclose this.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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because he’s a top (and you are), or just because he’s a bottom (and you are)
doesn’t mean you two can’t have a meaningful and long-term sexual or romantic
relationship.<o:p></o:p></div>
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brotherhood by sleeping with, or getting involved with, men who are involved
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Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-51133131691499116752015-01-01T15:34:00.002-08:002015-01-01T15:34:26.979-08:00New LGBT Books from Bold Strokes Books. January 2015.<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If you're looking for a good LGBT, QPOC, Queer-focused book to start the year right, I suggest one of brand-new January 2015 releases, hot off the press, available exclusively at the <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/">Bold Strokes Books webstore</a> RIGHT NOW almost three weeks ahead of shelf date! <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1412234107">BSB January 2015 Newsletter here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">That also includes my new one, <a href="http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781626392359.html">Play It Forward</a>, which comes out in stores 1/20/15, but you can download/purchase for your e-Reader now! :-)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">P.S. Happy New Year!</span>Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-74463731536043587892014-12-26T04:12:00.002-08:002014-12-26T04:12:21.150-08:00Holidays and Winter Break ReadingSending a quick holiday greeting your way... that's if you're up and reading blogs during this time of year.<div>
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What books did you receive, buy, or download during the holidays? Always interested in what people are reading. Share here!</div>
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Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-12501890512586884512014-12-17T20:01:00.002-08:002014-12-17T20:01:47.778-08:00Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Retreat If you're an emerging writer who identifies as LGBT, and especially a Queer Person of Color, consider applying to the <a href="http://www.lambdaliterary.org/writers-retreat/application/?utm_source=Spotlight%3A+2015+Writers+Retreat+for+Emerging+LGBTQ+Voices&utm_campaign=Writers+Retreat&utm_medium=email">Summer 2015 Lambda Literary Writers Retreat</a>.<br />
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Applications due January 5, 2015.<br />
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Retreat, if accepted, takes place in late June/early July 2015.<br />
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Fiction. Non-fiction. Playwriting. Poetry. Genre. All these workshops are available.<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-42914540681229923072014-12-11T19:55:00.001-08:002014-12-11T19:55:16.429-08:00Jacqueline Woodson. Brown Girl Dreaming. Code Switch interview.I first heard about <a href="http://www.jacquelinewoodson.com/">Jacqueline Woodson </a> a few weeks back, when she won a National Book Award for her memoir <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Girl-Dreaming-Jacqueline-Woodson/dp/0399252517/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418356258&sr=1-1&keywords=brown+girl+dreaming">Brown Girl Dreaming</a>.<br />
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Last weekend, the #Nerdland community and I saw her do an <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/thoughts-of-a-brown-girl-dreaming-368375875541">interview on Melissa Harris Perry</a> on MSNBC. That prompted me to buy the book.<br />
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Today, I heard an interview with the author on <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/12/10/369736205/jacqueline-woodson-on-growing-up-coming-out-and-saying-hi-to-strangers">NPR's Code Switch</a>, which will prompt me to read the book.<br />
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Winter break reading dilemma over. :-)<br />
fsFrederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-80811115229728863062014-12-03T06:14:00.002-08:002014-12-03T06:14:46.638-08:00Winter break reading recommendations?Good morning. With winter holiday season upon us, we'll have a little downtime to do some reading for fun. My question... What are you reading? What do you plan to read over the winter holiday season?Frederick Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931988603225411355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10219281.post-91738765058317884542014-12-02T05:36:00.002-08:002014-12-02T05:36:31.044-08:00Pearl Cleage. Potential Lovers. Future Friends. Re-Setting The Bar.<div style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pearl-Cleage/103365652761">Pearl Cleage</a>, one of my favorite authors, spoke at <a href="http://www.calstatelausu.org/ccc">Cal State LA</a> in May 2014. In one speech, she advised all of us that we need to set the bar high for potential lovers & partners, by making any potential read & discuss with you 5 books that speak to your life/identity. Brilliant.</div>
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With that in mind, many of my Social Justice friends have been surprised by some of our "friends" and their opinions on Ferguson, Black people, police brutality, etc... Perhaps we've set the bar low for p<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">otential friends. Perhaps "being fun/ny" isn't enough of a bar for friendship.</span></div>
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In the brilliance & wisdom of Pearl Cleage... If we're going to re-set the bar with potential future friends, what 5 questions do we need to ask (before the friendship develops or goes further) that will give us the information we need about where they stand on Justice, Social Justice, Being Socially-Conscious, etc... All suggestions and potential questions taken below. </div>
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Have at it... for the Social Justice & Friendship Litmus Test. And while at it, check out all the brilliant books and plays by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pearl+cleage">Pearl Cleage</a>.</div>
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