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Wet Sand in An Hourglass: Now Available In Print!

It took long enough, but I did it! I wrote a book now currently available in print via Amazon.

It’s a book about womanhood and navigating sexuality, rife with reflections on Afro-Caribbean-American culture & heritage, candid recollections of intimacy with men, the ways parents indirectly damage us in our adolescence, and other stories. 

It’s the coming of age story I needed in high school, laid out in a collection of essays and poetry.

The first chapter (and sometimes more) is usually available for free via Amazon / B&N, etc. You can also check out some excerpts here. 

BUY THE EBOOK ($7.00) BUY PAPERBACK ($16.00)

Note: This amazingly beautiful cover was designed by the very wonderful @xn–pn8h1e!

Next Week: A Workshop for Healing 

For July, I’ve partnered with Spoken Black Girl Mag to present an evening of poetry, meditation, and communal catharsis. We’re excited about putting together something that bridges self-expression with recovery and the undoings of trauma. The writing workshop is being held this Thursday at New Women Space in Brooklyn, New York. 

Tickets can be found here. RSVP on Facebook

Digital copies of issue .02 are NOW ON SALE!

You can purchase  “Exist And Arrive” for $3 via my site. Even better, the previous issue is available in my shop as well. I will be selling / signing a limited run of print copies at The Lit Exhibit. 

(Also, buying issues of my zine is a super easy way to support me and my projects BTW! A lot of my funds for the next few weeks are pretty much going towards the gallery; so if you can’t come to the show but would like to support - buy a zine! tell a friend!)

Notes:

is a mini series of short booklets featuring collage art / photography and prose poetry by Lana C. Marilyn. This installment, “Exist and Arrive” discusses the lasting impacts of objectification to one’s perception of self and bodily autonomy. (Also: some of the images contain slight nudity but nothing explicit.)

For Valentine’s Day, I’m cooking up some new poems to share with you all that I’m excited to be releasing later today! 👀💖

It’s here! Wet Sand in An Hourglass: a self portrait in words is officially #PUBLISHED. 

The book isn’t officially online for purchase yet, but WILL be up in a day or two.

You’ll be able to buy the ebook from these retailers:

Amazon

Apple iBooks

Barnes & Noble

Google Play

Kobo

“Will it be available in print?”

Hopefully, but right now it’s only available as an ebook. When that changes, we’ll post an update about it! 

How much is it?

Guess what? For just two weeks, the book will be on SALE for $2.99!!!

The regular retail price will go back up to $6.99 after this period. 

Reminders:

Don’t forget to leave a review after you finish reading! And, if you end up posting about the book on Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram, use the hashtag #WSIAH so I can see it!