Writing, photography, cooking, orisha, Ifa, Santeria, soul, alternative, hip hop jungle house, classic jazz and blues, Cowboy Bebop, beautiful women with brains, watching entires seasons of shows on DVD, candlelight dinners, talks until daybreak, stealing without getting caught, catching thieves who steal from me and chilling on a Sunday afternoon like Monday's a long way away.
Music
D'Angelo, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, N'Dea Davenport, Incubus, Zero 7, The Pharcyde, Mos Def, The Roots (pre-Tipping Point), Prince, Mike, Incubus, Nirvana, No Doubt, Sarah McLachlan, Sade, John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman, Frank Sinatra, Buena Vista Social Club and anything 4Hero has ever remixed.
Movies
Payback, The Usual Suspects, Before Sunrise, Back to the Future Trilogy, Traffic, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Star Wars Trilogy (before the crappy DVD versions), The Good Thief, City of God, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Mo' Better Blues, A Fistful of Dollars, When Harry Met Sally, The Thomas Crown Affair (both original and remake) Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Blade, The Matrix( 1 and 2 but 3 was abyssmal), Made, Swingers, Casino, Goodfellas and the Transformers Movie, Brick, Michael Clayton, Serenity
Television
The Wire, The Sopranos, Oz, Carnivale, Street Time, Six Feet Under, 24, The Shield, The Greatest American Hero, Max Headroom, Booker, Cheers, The Cosby Show (before Raven and Erika), Sex and the City (before Aidan got dumped the second time), The X-Files (before the movie), Dinner for Five, and Late Night with David Letterman (before it went to CBS)
Books
In The Hand of Dante, Cut Numbers, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Fire Next Time, Invisible Man, Assata, Anything Harry Potter, The Easy Rawlins series, Fight Club, Lullaby, The Farm, Disappearing Acts, Bright Lights, Big City, Mama Day , Bangkok 8, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, Kitchen Confidential, The Bobby Gold Stories, Any Loeb/Sale graphic novel.
Heroes
My father, James Baldwin, A Tribe Called Quest, John Coltrane, Chief Bey, Baba Shango Alafia, Malcolm X, Franz Fanon, W.E.B. Dubois, Jimi Hendrix, Prince.
my grandfathers, Melvin Jasper, Sr. and Jesse James Langley, Sr. Ibaye
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GEORGIA
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
Clubs: The Maroon Tiger
Cipher
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
Focus Magazine, Spelman College
About me:
I am a writing pondering detecting cooking photo-snapping movie addicted anime loving music freak searching for a way and means to remake the whole wide world with a single thought. I'm also an orisa worshipping conflict catalyst only child of one, first of three child of the other, DC native who wants to see the world before it all oes down the tubes one more time. So if you're any of these things or none of them this is where you'll find me.
Who I'd like to meet: People who ain't scared to look at themselves in the mirror when the cameras are off. Folks who ask questions without fear of the answers. And anybody who survived the 80's and 90s.
I just want to keep you posted on what's going on this way.
The Soul of a Man Anthology is the winner of the 2009 Best Short Stories/Anthology from the African American Literary Awards Show. Read an excerpt of my contribution, "Like Father, Like Son", at http://joeyisinit.com/excerpt.html.
My lastest entry on http://joeypinkney.com is "5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Allyson B. Campbell, author of In Good Company". Leave a comment on my website, I would like to know what you think.
Here is the link: http://www.joeypinkney.com/interviewed/allyson-b-campbell.html
Don't be a stranger. Let me know what's going on in your neck of the woods.
I just want to keep you posted on what's going on this way.
Please pre-order your autographed copy of The Soul of a Man Anthology featuring yours truly, Joey Pinkney, from http://JoeyIsInIt.com. My story is entitled, "Like Father, Like Son".
It was published on Father's Day, June 21, 2009 by Peace In The Storm Publishing. Read an excerpt of "Like Father, Like Son" at http://joeyisinit.com/excerpt.html.
My lastest entry on http://joeypinkney.com is my book review of Damaged Goods by Tyra Denine. Leave a comment on my website, I would like to know what you think.
Here is the link: http://tiny.cc/damagedgoods
Don't be a stranger. Let me know what's going on in your neck of the woods.
I just want to keep you posted on what's going on this way.
Please pre-order your autographed copy of The Soul of a Man Anthology featuring yours truly, Joey Pinkney, from http://JoeyIsInIt.com. My story is entitled, "Like Father, Like Son".
It was published on Father's Day, June 21, 2009 by Peace In The Storm Publishing. Read an excerpt of "Like Father, Like Son" at http://joeyisinit.com/excerpt.html.
My lastest entry on http://joeypinkney.com is "5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Dapharoah69, author of The King of Erotica 4: DeTHRONEment". Leave a comment on my website, I would like to know what you think.
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So after a ton of work and a lot of sleepless nights, my second album "God is in the City" (no it's not a religious album) ;) is finally out. Since you and I are friends, I wanted to invite you to listen to it on my page.
Once you've listened, let me know if you like it, and let's chat a little, no? It's definitely been a while and I'd like to know what you've been up to!
Oh and I almost forgot. You can get a FREE MP3 from the album for simply signing up to my mailing list on my page!
Hope to talk to you soon!
Best,
Nicholas Howard Belief & Hustle Records
If you like what you hear, you can buy it on Itunes or at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/nicholashoward
and if you really like me, you can come and join my little growing community of friends on Facebook:
I just want to keep you posted on what's going on this way.
Please pre-order your autographed copy of The Soul of a Man Anthology featuring yours truly, Joey Pinkney, from http://JoeyIsInIt.com. My story is entitled, "Like Father, Like Son".
It's being published on Father's Day, June 21, 2009 by Peace In The Storm Publishing. Pre-order your book now by going to http://JoeyIsInIt.com for information about the book and ordering information.
My lastest entry on http://joeypinkney.com is "5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Michelle Stimpson, author of Trouble In My Way". Leave a comment on my website, I would like to know what you think.
Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/troubleinmyway
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Just a Season is a luminous story into the life of a man who, in the midst of pain and loss, journeys back in time to reexamine all the important people, circumstances, and intellectual fervor that contributed to the richness of his life. “Just a Season” is not a story that you will read rather it is one that you will live. This is not His-Story, it is our story that reflects the audacity of hope and will most assuredly touch every emotion as you travel through time reliving a life through the eyes of the character.<br /><br />One of my reviews wrote:<br /><br />"Not since The Color Purple have I read a book that evoked such emotions. John T. Wills possesses the ability to transport the reader directly into the life and struggles of his main characters story. I was educated in a way that did not afford me the benefit of truly understanding the significance of the historical events taught from a standalone perspective. This book actually touched my heart and inspired me to increase the equity in my "dash"! Excellent -- Tonja Covington<br /><br />I wish you the blessings of peace, joy, and success…<br /><br /><br />
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