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Hey you guys!  How have you been? I hope all is well. I know it's been a minute but I've been tending to my other blogs. However, I haven't forgot about you. So, I thought I'd share something huge with you.  So yesterday, I was scrolling through one of my favorite website for recipes, Cooking Light and as I'm scrolling, I see this ad pop up. Do you see it? Yep ladies and gentlemen, that is me. Reverbnation decided to promote me. Wow! Talk about being caught off guard.I was so amazed. I couldn't believe it. I still can't but I'm humbled and know that I'm blessed. I just wanted to pop in share that, say thank you for you unwavering support and purchase. You all are quite amazing.  Remember to follow your dreams, because they do come true. You just need prayer and action with a lot of determination, drive and persistence. Never give up, you never know how close you are to fulfilling your dreams. Poetry is me. Therefore I am poet...

E ver heard of an organization called: S.O.Y. Save Our Youth? Well they have just put together a book and it's a collection of poetry that speaks out about child abuse. Written by various poets, the collection was put together to raise child abuse awareness and inform people of the danger that comes with it. All proceeds from this title goes to the Save Our Youth Foundation ( SOY). The spearhead of this project is Author and Poet David Motte better known as Mr. Metaphoria. His mission to help Save Our Youth with one action at a time. In his words: " SOY is foundation that advocates for abused children as well as fight daily to prevent abuse from happening. Please purchase to help a great cause, to move in the steps of helping in Saving Our Youth and on top of that read some really great poetry." #FunFact :This book features Author and Poet Until , including many other talented poets. We shared poems for the cause. Will you support? https://www.createspace.com/73623...

Update: I had a blast. Fun conversation and most of laughs. We all know how I feel about that. Thank you Lady Talk 101 for having me, Until as a guest on your show and allowing me to share in your platform. Hey my "Life @ Random Readers, tune in every Tuesday night for listen to Lady Talk   101 from 8pm to 10pm on www.4kliq.com . *******************************************************************************

  Hey my loves!! How are you? I hope all is well. I'm just popping in to say thank you for reading my personal thoughts. Journeying with me through my life. You are amazing. I want to send a wonderful welcome and a "Thank You" to the new additional readers... Russia! As well as my United States.   Be Blessed.   Love Until....

  Good afternoon my Life at Random Readers:   I would like you to take a moment to read this and share. I am working with Pamela Tahim Thakur and I will perform one spoken word piece. I hope you're able to attend and if not, please donate.  This is a great cause. Elevate Genius is about uplifting the consciousness of humanity through music and art. Also in support in helping with Anti-bullying. If you're like me this is also close to your heart because you care. Please read, share, support, attend and/or donate. Thank you for your time. Until... "Be the change you wish to see in this world."  That is the reason Sonia Singh and Pamela Tahim Thakur founded Kind-Hearted Compassion in Action Foundation. Pamela had a conversation with her late brother Jasdeep Tahim whose request was to help him start a movement through music and art to uplift the consciousness of humanity. Unbeknownst to her, he would take his last breath a few days later, leavin...

Hey everyone: It's been a minute since I've been around but I wanted to share a little something with you. Since you've been on my blog, you've been around enough to know that I'm a writer. You know that I'm not just a writer. It's who I am. I feel as though I can write anything, if I get the chance to glance at it and/or learn a little bit about it. So with that said, you should know that I write poetry, articles, short stories, essays and more. But in regard to the more, is what I will start to unveil. I've been a song-writer since the age of fourteen as well as a lyricist but neither were my dreams to pursuit, just the writing part of it. I've dabbled with them two on and off for years. I even have a few songs out on contracts in case they are ever used, and as far as being lyricist, I even have a whole ablum, that I never put out. However I'm still in love with my lyrics and they are still relevant today. Today, I just felt like sharing o...

 I tried to do the HBO Access Writing Program Submission: But something happened with the site and then all kinds of other complications. So, I was not sad, just looked at it as, it was not meant to be. However it was a great experience because it was a writing exercise to answering their question "How has your background influenced your story telling?" I enjoyed writing about it. Please see below:  How Has Your Background Influenced Your Story Telling? The question was raised; how has your background influenced your storytelling? The answer is simple, my family and friends, television, elementary school and my imagination. As a child, my family always shared stories of plenty, experiences were many and that was quite exciting to me. Because, if you knew my family, you’d know that no story is boring, for animation and demonstrations play a big part in delivery. It was then I learned that there were different types of fun and intensity when it ca...

To United States, Portugal and Germany. Happy New Year!

May your New Year be bright, fun, achieving of great endeavors, love, joy, bliss, protection and just a great year all together. I pray that we all become better people on a daily basis and no matter what others do to us, let's try not to let that experience or them turn us into what we're not; "Like them." I love you all, and I wish you, your family and friends many blessings through out this . Until...

I received an opportunity to speak to sixteen beautiful unique young women ranging from the ages of 18 through 23 in the Harbor College Basketball Gym after their game. This took place on October 30th of 2014 at 8pm. When I was first introduced, I realized right before I went up to speak, I was heavily nervous, however when I heard my name, I easily became comfortable.  I couldn't believe it because way before getting ready to arrive, I was contemplating back and forth, praying to God every five minutes asking him to send me some words, asking him to give me the right words to speak and that he allow me to have a positive influence with great impact; and as sure as I stood up in front of  those fresh new faces, I was good to go.  I thanked them for having me, and told them my name. After my name I began with " with that being said, I'm not here to try and impress you. I'm not here to try and razzle, dazzle my words for you. I'm also not here to show o...

Well everyone, it's official. I am no longer the Youth Director for The Los Angeles Black Book Expo . I resigned September 29th 2014. To my understanding there will not be an event this year as well. This is very sad considering this is our 10th year anniversary and it won't have a proper send off, celebration or retirement if this should happen to be that. There was just too many humps to hurtle, too much happening behind the scenes that was never ever going to be exposed and because of this, others have taken much of the blame. However, I digress. I've held that position for six years and it was wonderful, I will miss it and many things about it, but I must continue to move forward in pursuing the rest of my dreams. Which I am currently in progress.  I have contributed much to the LABBX and received more than ever. I'm grateful for and to all who has supported me and the organization and I thank you for being there. May you be around for the next journey (...

Hey everyone! Did you miss me? I missed you too. Well, I just wanted to check in and say hello to you and let you know about the updated status of me. I've been doing well. God has been blessing me back to back and although in the mist of my blessings, I've also been encountering trials, however, I choose to focus on the good. So, what's new? As some of you already know, my book; I Just Want to Write! I'm so excited because it's been doing well. However, I postponed advertising it because I"ve had to really return back my focus on the Children's Zone of the Los Angeles Black Book Expo in which I am the Youth Director for because that has become a stressful situation. We've changed venue's twice, working on getting our third, but due to no fault of our own of course. So, deposits had to be returned, and schedule rearranging became more important because not only has the venues changed a couple of times, so have the dates. Now, I'm glad ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE________________________________________ Contact: Alethea Reece Email:areece.bsp@gmail.com  U (Press Release) - August 9, 2014   With a new book along with a Spoken Word Poetry CD now and Wow!!!   LOS ANGELES, CA-- It is no mystery that ever since poet and writer Quanda R. Graves better known as Until , self-published her very first poetry edition; I Just Want to Write! It has been receiving great feedback. Ten years in the making and finally, July 3rd 2014, a dream come true.  Now, what seems to be getting more of a buzz is not just her presentation of what customers receive when purchasing her book, but the free spoken-word poetry CD that comes inside of the package. Just like the book, this is also Until's very first spoken-word poetry CD project and she wanted them to go hand in hand.  Word has it that people are in love with the creativity of it all.  Until states in her own words;   "This CD illustra...

I want to say somewhere around 2004 a lady by the name of Annette Moore who was my supervisor at the time, bought something for me. It was very special. The occasion was my birthday. Annette is the type of person that really shows an interest in whatever you are doing when she likes you and truly cares. That is how she is to me. Another thing about Annette, is when she recognizes a great worker, she acknowledges them, and she, acknowledged me often. The job that I had, didn't really pay me what I was worth at that time and she knew that, and without my knowledge she tried a few times to win me a significant raise, it just wasn't in her power to get me what she thought I should have. However, to make up for it, she paid attention to my likes, interest and hobbies and always provided me small gestures of happiness, which warmed my heart time and time again. To know that someone cared about me and appreciated me that way. With all of that said. What she bought me, was my secon...