Strange Inequalities: BIPOC & Working Classes vs. Near-Future Automated Oppression
“Strange Inequalities: BIPOC & Working Classes vs. Near-Future Automated Oppression,” presented by Stephani Maari Booker, with talent provided by RARE Productions; Saturday, Aug. 10, 7-9 pm, Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis
and Saturday, Aug. 24, 7-9 pm, Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis. Free and open to the public.
“Black comic book company makes money moves in the Midwest,” part two
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder has published my profile of African American comic publisher Basi Affia and his company Sensi’il Studios. Because I had to take a 3,000-word interview transcript and chop it down to an 800-word article, I’m going to publish a part two of my interview with the Iowan entrepreneur here on my blog.
Sci-fi storytelling at MN POC Pride
My spouse recorded me performing my science fiction monologue “Adjudicated” on the MN POC Pride Festival stage in Minneapolis’ Powderhorn Park this past August. This is the first time the full monologue has been captured on video.
Athena Persephoni Publications Summer/Winter Sale
Along with participating in Smashwords’ annual Summer/Winter Sale, Athena Persephoni Publications is also putting the print versions of Cultural Etiquette: a Guide for the Well-Intentioned by Amoja Three Rivers and my own Secret Insurrection: Stories from a Novel of a Future Time on sale for the month of July.
Wishing I could celebrate…
Wishing I could celebrate my latest publication on Melissa Fondakowski’s blog Unfit to Print, but I’m still hurting over the death of my longtime colleague from the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, editor-journalist-activist Mel Reeves. Still, I’m grateful for the publication and for Melissa heaping such great praise upon me.
My End-of-the-Year book sale
This year, in addition to participating in the Smashwords End-of-the-Year ebook sale, I’ll be putting the print versions of both books on sale from December 21 — January 1.