Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones

Book Review: The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America

How is Neumann an authority on death? She concluded, “There is no good death, I now know…. But there is a good enough death…. knowing death makes facing it bearable…. And there is really one kind of bad death, characterized by the same bad facts: pain, denial, prolongation, loneliness.”

The Fig Tree (excerpt)

I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig wasContinueContinue reading “The Fig Tree (excerpt)”

Harlem Book Fair 2017

The 2017 Harlem Book Fair was Saturday, July 15 on 135th Street between Lenox and Seventh Avenues in Harlem, NYC. It was a bright sunny beautiful day. Since I have no real sense of moderation, my wagon of goods was literally overflowing, as always. I tried to take a video of my set-up at theContinueContinue reading “Harlem Book Fair 2017”

Song & Verse: Morning Medley (God Provides, Made a Way & Worship Medley)

A good day to you all! God Provides by Tamela Mann God provides, so why do I worry about my life When you come to my rescue a thousand times Every other voice it is a lie God provides God provides In ways I can’t explain and can’t deny The little that I have heContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: Morning Medley (God Provides, Made a Way & Worship Medley)”

ACAD – Psalm 65: O God of Our Salvation

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to you,[a] O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,ContinueContinue reading “ACAD – Psalm 65: O God of Our Salvation”

Song & Verse: I Almost Let Go by Kurt Carr

Indeed. I almost let go. I felt like I just couldn’t take life anymore. My problems had me down. Depression weighed me down. But God held me close so I wouldn’t let go. So I’m here today because God kept me. I almost let go I felt like I couldn’t take life anymore My problemsContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: I Almost Let Go by Kurt Carr”