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we will not be silenced – Candice Louisa Daquin

tu dois me croire. (you need to believe me) the teacher looks down at my 8-year-old handwriting i never could spell well in French it’s true she squints at the words, describing abuse like they are hard to understand then carefully, with her lips pursed, fingers suspended in air briefly like just before you beginContinue reading “we will not be silenced – Candice Louisa Daquin”

Daily Creativity Prompt – We Will Not Be Silenced

In honor of its 5th anniversary, Indie Blu(e) Publishing and Brave & Reckless are teaming up this November to sponsor a series of 30 daily creativity prompts, comprised of the titles of our 25 published books and four upcoming titles, along with a couple fun phrases to round it out. We think our book titlesContinue reading “Daily Creativity Prompt – We Will Not Be Silenced”

Indie Blu(e) Publishing’s 5th Anniversary Creativity Prompt Challenge

In November of 2018, Kindra M. Austin and I took a leap of faith and launched Indie Blu(e) Publishing with the publication of our first anthology, We Will Not Be Silenced: The Lived Experience of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Told Powerfully Through Poetry, Prose, Essay, and Art. We Will Not Be Silenced would not have been possible without theContinue reading “Indie Blu(e) Publishing’s 5th Anniversary Creativity Prompt Challenge”

Author Christine E. Ray on Darker Objects

As I write this, I am struck by the irony. Any writer or editor who has ever worked with me knows that I am not a fan of Author’s Notes or writer-written Introductions. I am a selfish reader of poetry and prose. I vastly prefer to experience the language for myself, with no set expectationsContinue reading “Author Christine E. Ray on Darker Objects”

Now Available from Indie Blu(e) Publishing: Darker Objects by Christine E. Ray and Friends

“In this ambitious multi-genre, multi-vocal project, Christine E. Ray and Friends weave together poems, essays and visual artwork that speak of grief, rage, memories, hauntings and dreamscapes. These works, as both singular poems and extended collaborations, tell compelling stories, almost like sharing secrets, all with deftly drawn imagery. Each piece can stand on its own,Continue reading “Now Available from Indie Blu(e) Publishing: Darker Objects by Christine E. Ray and Friends”