Ten Questions with Colin Cloud Dance
1). How did your writing journey begin? My writing journey began in 2009 when I started writing a multicultural science fiction space...
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Milton Davis
Feb 8, 20205 min read
Changeling by Carole McDonnell. A Griots Story.
Lacking beauty, regal will, or imperious bearing, Iyoke the third daughter of Queen Mizaka, was mocked as a cuckoo’s egg. Fat and squat,...
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Milton Davis
Feb 7, 20208 min read
Captured Beauty By Milton Davis. A Griots Story
Eager spectators crowded the bulwark of the Sada, packing the merchant dhow from stern to bow. Those that couldn’t find room on the deck...
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Milton Davis
Feb 6, 20208 min read
Skin Magic by Phenderson Djeli Clark. A Griots Story
Makami stumbled, almost falling. The orange-colored cat he had nearly run over went still, the hair on its back raising. Its eyes...
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Milton Davis
Feb 5, 20206 min read
Lost Son by Maurice Broaddus. A Griots Story
“I will make my arrows drunk with blood, while my sword devours flesh: the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy...
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Milton Davis
Feb 4, 20205 min read
Awakening by Valjeanne Jeffers. A Griots excerpt
The nine year girl ran to catch up with them. “I want to go Father!” she called. “I want to practice too!” Adegoke, a muscular giant of...
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Milton Davis
Feb 3, 20204 min read
Griots Excerpt: The Three Faced One by Charles Saunders
One of the cool things about Griots is that Charles Saunders wrote a brand new Imaro story just for the anthology. Here's an excerpt......
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Milton Davis
Feb 3, 20202 min read
Black History Month Spotlight: Griots
In 2005 I met a person who became very influential in my publishing and personal life: Charles R. Saunders. Charles is the creator of the...
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Milton Davis
Feb 2, 20202 min read
PEPPERMINT PELARGONIUM by Colin Cloud Dance
A ground spreading plant like a bramble or berry bush. The smell captivates me: Tickling my memory. A most delicious assault on my...
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Milton Davis
Jan 28, 20203 min read
Eleven Questions with Ronald Jones
1). How did your writing journey begin? I would say it began in High School. I used to draw and write comic strips. The drawing part is...
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Milton Davis
Jan 12, 20204 min read
Eleven Questions with B. Sharise Moore
1). How did your writing journey begin? I knew I wanted to write stories after I finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by...
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Milton Davis
Jan 2, 20203 min read
Eleven Questions with Sarah Macklin
1). How did your writing journey begin? I was an avid reader as a child. It was a natural progression for me from reading about magicians...
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Milton Davis
Jan 1, 202013 min read
Marked by Sarah Macklin
My markings itch. You'd think I'd be used to it by now. Yet I'm not. They itch like they're trying to leave me, like they're ready to be...
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Milton Davis
Dec 27, 201919 min read
Changa's Safari Origins: Changa Diop
The drums rumbled through the city; each beat striking Changa in his chest like a club. The people crowding around him mourned in various...
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Milton Davis
Dec 25, 201916 min read
Changa's Safari Origins: Amir Zakee
Zakee and Mustafa circled each other, their focus unwavering. Sweat covered their bodies, running from their bare chests to soak the rim...
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Milton Davis
Dec 23, 201913 min read
Changa's Safari Origins: The Tuareg
Amenokal Sirocco watched the Bedouin guide lead the caravan towards the oasis from the cover of the dense date palms, his hand gripping...
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Milton Davis
Dec 18, 201922 min read
Changa's Safari Origins: Panya
Oya's Daughter by Milton Davis. From Before the Safari. Published by MVmedia. The waning sun settled behind the cluttered horizon as two...
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Milton Davis
Dec 18, 20193 min read
Eleven Questions with Adam HC Myrie
1). How did your writing journey begin? I have always been a writer. As a child I wrote and performed poetry, wrote short stories, and...
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Milton Davis
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Changa's World
Changa's Safari is a Sword and Soul adventure series, a fiction story based on African culture. However, the adventures of our fearless...
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Milton Davis
Nov 5, 20194 min read
Eleven Questions with Sharolyn Brown
1). How did your writing journey begin? My love of reading and of stories started when I was a child. And even though I would make up...
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