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“This week I’ve been reflecting on a passage from my novel, The Time In Between: ‘Dreams don’t carry over calendars. They don’t leave behind the scent of sandalwood or the sound of applause echoing in the back of your mind. They don’t make you wake up wondering if you’ve left a version of yourself behind in another life.’ Have you ever had a dream that felt too real — like it belonged to another version of you? I’d love to hear your thoughts.”

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Book:The Time in Between
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“We fiction writers have a responsibility when creating a character; he or she must sit beside us as we read the story. If she isn’t, we haven’t done our job. Therefore, writing Dr. T’s character forced a plunge into places I had no interest in going. A person like Adam Turner would not have come into this beautiful world looking for a kid to control, manipulate, or wreck. There had to be a reason- that created massive psychic wounds.”

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Author:Dawn Chalker
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“I’ve come to learn and understand from this experience that book writing is a dynamic process, fraught with its own challenges and rewards. Approaching it demands a degree of flow and ease, two qualities that I oftentimes don’t prioritize or respect.”

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Book:Compositions of Black Joy: A Visual Chronicle of the Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival
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“Love needs no passport, no translation. It is the language we all understand, the bond we all deserve, and the bridge we all can build.”

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Book:Pathway to Joy and Success: A journey of the heart... where joy awakens, and success finds its soul.
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“Writing Pathway to Joy and Success has been more than a creative endeavour; it has been a healing journey of reflection, courage, and rediscovery. Every word was born from lived experience — from moments of joy, heartbreak, hope, and the countless in-betweens that shape who we become. I am deeply grateful to the people who walked beside me — both in silence and in support.”

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Book:Pathway to Joy and Success: A journey of the heart... where joy awakens, and success finds its soul.
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