Nikki T. Grant

I read this book, The Automatic Writing Experience, and they talked about a sort of trance writing to the spirits but while Im interested in the concept of speaking to my ancestors, this felt very white. So any of my Black diasporic fam have any book recs on communing with the ancestors for me?

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY x PARABLE OF THE SOWER
17yo Samira strives to be the 1st Colored astronaut in 60yrs. That’s off the table when her sis is seen protesting. One Samira snuck out to. Now the family must flee to Mexico or die trying #DVPit #YA #CoA #D #H #SPF #T

They made America great again

...but only if you fit in a narrow box.

And 17yo Black and closeted Samira def doesn’t. So when her family goes on the run in neo-Jim Crow America, she has a lot to fear, including losing her heart to another girl on the run #DVPit #YA #D #H #CoA #T #SPF

To Be A Fraud A Rebuke of Imposter Syndrome

I've been struggling with my sense of self and imposter syndrome for a long time now. Let's talk about it nikkitgrant.substack.com/p/to-be-a-fr...

YA social horror/thriller along the lines of PARABLE OF THE SOWER on a roadtrip across racist America.
17yo Samira is on the run with her fam in neo-Jim Crow America, struggling through Sundown Towns, lynch mobs, and illegal love with another girl. #DVPit #YA #CoA #D #H #SPF #T

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY x PARABLE OF THE SOWER
17yo Samira strives to be the 1st Colored astronaut in 60yrs. That’s off the table when her sis is seen protesting. One Samira snuck out to. Now the family must flee to Mexico or die trying #DVPit #YA #CoA #D #H #SPF #T

😭 Thank you

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Thank you so much

Thank you

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Yo you had me at the comps but with each word I grew even more desperate to read

Agents I need you to grab this and hurry up and sell it so I can read!

That means there will definitely some ugly crying lol

I love that play on words lol. But I love this concept even more!

You know I need to be able to read this ASAP!

This story sounds beautiful

This sounds like it will curb stomp my heart lol

Wow I love this concept!

In near future USA, 17yo Samira’s family must flee to Mexico when her older sister gets death threats after a protest against Jim Crow-like laws. On the trip she’s exposed to the horrors of the county and to love she never expected to have. An illegal love with another girl. #DVPit #YA #D #SPF #T

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LOVECRAFT COUNTRY x PARABLE OF THE SOWER
17yo Samira strives to be the 1st Colored astronaut in 60yrs. That's off the table when her sis is seen protesting. One Samira snuck out to. Now the family must flee to Mexico or die trying #QueerPit #YA #CoA #D #H #SPF #T

Lucy is the one of the main characters of the Fallout series. This is a meme based on that character. Lucy in the Vault: "Gifted" Kid Lucy at the end of Fallout: Burned out Autistic Adult.

The DX of ASD makes it very clear that the full impact of an Autistic Person's Autistic traits may not fully manifest (and therefore qualify the person for a Dx of ASD) until social demands exceed the person's capacity (like ... you know ... puberty, adulthood, etc ...)

YA social horror/thriller along the lines of PARABLE OF THE SOWER on a roadtrip across racist America.
17yo Samira is on the run with her fam in neo-Jim Crow America, struggling through Sundown Towns, lynch mobs, and illegal love with another girl. #QueerPit #YA #CoA #D #H #SPF #T

Thanks. Hopefully an agent and editor will eventually agree lol

They made America great again...but only if you fit in a narrow box. And 17yo Black and closeted Samira def doesn't. So when her family goes on the run in neo-Jim Crow America, she has a lot to fear, including losing her heart to another girl on the run #queerpit #YA #D #H #CoA #T #SPF

In near future USA, 17yo Samira's family must flee to Mexico when her older sister gets death threats after a protest against Jim Crow-like laws. On the trip she's exposed to the horrors of the county and to love she never expected to have. An illegal love with another girl. #QueerPit #YA #D #SPF #T