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      <image:caption>Every year, I make a list of things I hope to accomplish. Rarely do I accomplish them, but each year, I make a new list, anyway. It’s a challenge I give myself every year, seeing what I actually get done. Last year, the only resolution I met was a big one, becoming a published author twice over.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first goal I have is to meet all my writing deadlines. Last year, I was supposed to have a third novel released in September, Bewitched, aka the follow-up to Mesmerized. First, I had to push the novel back a month due to mental health reasons. My mental health was still awful a month later, so I had to cancel it altogether and decided to push it back until May 26th, the first anniversary of Mesmerized. Melting Point, too, was pushed back, from December 5th to December 26th. So, my biggest goal is to meet all four deadlines I have in 2026.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My second goal is to learn Louisiana Creole. As a Black Creole from Louisiana, it pains me to know the language of my ancestors is going extinct.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My third goal is to join a book club. I’m a chronic anti-social, which stems from social anxiety. When I’m sober, I’m a nervous wreck around new people, even if I know how to appear put together. Moreover, I love books and miss reading as actively as I once did. A book club would remedy both issues. It’d give me something to read regularly and enable me to meet new and interesting people with similar interests to mine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fourth is to lose at least twenty pounds. Now, I’m not going to say how big my back is, but just know that it’s too damn big. Pre-pandemic, I was dedicated to fitness, and was at my lowest post-puberty weight right before the pandemic hit. But when COVID happened, I lost interest in fitness, and have continuously packed on the pounds.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Thor was often compared to Garfield. He was big, orange, and lazy. Unlike the cartoon cat, though, he was a sweetheart. Sure, he had a bratty streak and was an incredibly difficult patient, but he loved attention, jumped at his own shadow, and was always friendly to those who came over. Even as his body grew, his meow remained the same, small and kittenish. He loved boxes, found tables to be comfortable beds, and often made a snack of plastic, much to the chagrin of my family.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I, too, hope and believe that my mother and I gave his best friend, Skylar, some comfort as he passed away. Because on October 10th, Skylar joined him in feline heaven.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Skylar had been in decline since Thor passed away. The two were close and often cuddled or lounged on tables together. Shortly after the death of Thor, Skylar was diagnosed with kidney failure. While Thor’s death didn’t lead to Skylar’s condition, I wholeheartedly believed his absence worsened it.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hello again. I’m coming to y’all sooner than expected again, for one simple reason: the release date for Bewitched is again being pushed back. Doing this so early in my career pains me, but unfortunately, my mental health has made it difficult for me to write. The circumstances that led to me pushing my release date back in the first place led to a deep depression, one that strained my thoughts. Mental health is no joke, and while a lot of people don’t take it seriously, your own mind turning against you is crippling. The little voice that whispered ideas and guidance now spews venom that fills you with self-doubt and makes getting out of bed a Herculean task. Anyone who’s struggled with mental illness knows that poor mental health isn’t an excuse to slack on responsibilities, but a disability that can make functioning near impossible. Days when I can write for hours and get lost in the world of my characters have become rare, and when I manage to open the document, lately all I can do is criticize what I see, while no new words come.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I am woefully behind on my writing. 2025 has been a rough year, which means my thoughts have been strained. If I hadn’t started working on Mesmerized back in 2024, it likely wouldn’t have been released when it was. Releasing it not only accomplished a lifelong dream of mine, but gave me a high that had me thinking I could write the sequel within three months.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I aim to have Bewitched out before Melting Point, and ideally, before the end of October. It’s not just a professional goal, but a personal one as well. My preorders are low—which contributed to my depression, because I’m annoyingly delicate—so this announcement will disappoint few. However, I apologize to those who are disappointed, and to ensure that Bewitched won't be pushed back again, I will only set the preorder date once the first draft is finished.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Yet, we never moved back to New Orleans. Instead, my mother and grandmother chose to stay in the Houston area with the rest of our family.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This’ll likely be a short post, as unfortunately, my memories of New Orleans are few and far between. My family has never been financially stable, so visits to our city have been rare. The last time we went was in 2014. We’d gone every couple of years before 2014, and after that visit, my mother and grandmother talked about making it a monthly day trip.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After a year and a half of treatment, she was declared cancer-free. But the chemotherapy had a lasting effect on her body, and around the same time, my grandmother’s health and mobility began declining.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Blog - The Weight of Water: A Katrina Reflection</image:title>
      <image:caption>I acknowledge that I was raised in Texas, and even though I disagree with the right-wing politics that the state is known for, I consider myself a proud Texan. However, I consider myself a proud New Orleanian, too. Because, despite being away from the city for so long, it’s where I was born. It’s where I took my first steps, said my first words, had my first memories, and reached my first milestones. It’s where generations of my family have resided, and where I long to make a life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Recently, I watched Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time with my mother. Some things I already knew. Other pieces of information were completely new to me, such as the simulation of a destructive hurricane a year prior.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>By the time it was finished, I had a surprising thought: Kanye was right. It’s a thought I didn’t expect to have, and a thought I’ll probably never have again. Even with knowledge about Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath, I’d dismissed Kanye’s words on national TV as a meme. However, following my viewing of Race Against Time, I was left agreeing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>To close out my rant, I not only encourage you to watch Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time for yourself, but to keep in mind the impact that poor planning and habitat destruction had. Part of what made Hurricane Katrina so deadly was the loss of the natural wetlands that used to surround the city.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I graduated from high school in 2021, so COVID protocols were still in place. That meant I didn’t get to walk across the stage to get my diploma, nor did I get a prom. So, I was pretty hyped for this event, the first official event of the signing. It was a blast, and my mother and I met so many amazing people there.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Now, from that paragraph alone, it probably sounds like I had an awful time, but the opposite is true. I had an amazing time, even if my role meant I had to interact with many, many strangers. Fortunately, everyone who graced the table with their presence was nice, as otherwise, I might’ve screamed and curled up under the table to hide.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sooner than I realized, the convention came to an end. Just like that, the event that’d been planned for months was over. We spent the final night how we spent our first: drinking. A hangover was present on the day of our departure. The breakfast did help soak up some of the liquor, and I still think about that breakfast sandwich. Side note, but I highly recommend the Omni in Frisco.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>To the E.R. I went, and I was there for hours getting an array of tests and receiving an IV drip for dehydration. Seeing as I thought a useless organ was trying to kill me, food poisoning was a relieving diagnosis. The worrying news was the grape-sized cyst on my left ovary. It might disappear on its own during menstruation or keep growing; the doctor didn’t know. My OBGYN needs to monitor it, but I can’t see them until November.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>So, to kick off my official introduction, here are some facts about me. On June 16th, I turned 22. I’m a Gemini, and though I’m not an astrology freak, I know for a fact that’s the best sign. Likewise, I believe that 2003 is the best year of birth, and happens to be the year of the goat in the Chinese zodiac. I send condolences to anyone not born in a goated year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I have eleven tattoos and counting. My recent tattoo was obtained on May 2nd, in honor of my deceased kitty, Thor. Shoutout to my tattoo artist, your work is always amazing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Speaking of them, my grandmother was a professional author, and my mother continues to publish new works. I sucked up the knowledge they provided about the publishing industry and professional writing, storing it away for when I launched my own career. They are both huge inspirations, but especially my mother. She’s written under many different names, but these days, she goes by Kathryn C. Kelly.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Blog - The Introduction Post - Fun fact: I design all of my covers!</image:title>
      <image:caption>On May 26th, 2025, Mesmerized, my first novel, was published, and the world was introduced to Kamika, my brainchild and beloved heroine. Mesmerized tells the story of her returning to a fictional small Louisiana town for her grandmother’s funeral. While dealing with grief and uncovering secrets, she mesmerizes a woman named Delaney and a man named Beau. Spoiler alert: Beau is a vampire, and Delaney is a werewolf.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hearing about something is different than living it. You may think you understand and be able to feel sympathy, but it’s difficult to fully comprehend a situation you’ve never been in. I do not regret my career path, nor will I give up so early on. Yet, already, this has proven to be a learning experience, one I suspect most self-published authors go through. These struggles led me to delay the sequel to Mesmerized, Bewitched, which I delve deeper into in another post. On the upside, I’ve met my goal of ten books being sold, and over 1,000 pages read on KDP.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At first, I aimed to have Bewitched out before my next project, Melting Point, which comes out December 5th. Three novels in a year would surpass my New Year's Resolution of releasing two novels. Yet, I realized that isn’t feasible for me, so Bewitched will be released on May 26th, 2026, the first anniversary of Mesmermized.</image:caption>
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