After a hard day of working in his community, Botham Jean, a 26-year-old Black man and pastor of a sort, was gunned down in his own home seven months ago by Amber Guyger, a former Dallas officer who had been distracted sexting with her married partner. In a rare move, Amber Guyger took the standContinueContinue reading “Ex-Officer Amber Guyger Will Get Away with Murdering a Man in His Own Home”
Author Archives: The Reeders Block
Dave Chappelle’s Hilarious “Sticks and Stones” Stand-Up May Break Some Sensitive Bones
Touching on the fiery issue of race, Dave Chappelle digs his heels into what he calls “drug-addicted whites.”
A Review of Emeka Ossai and How He Preys on Self-Publishers and Authors
During a recent search on YouTube while trying to find information on how to sell my self-published books, I came across Emeka Ossai, a charismatic young man originally from Canada who now lives in Mexico (I believe). In my opinion, Emeka is the last person you should spend your money with, if you take writingContinueContinue reading “A Review of Emeka Ossai and How He Preys on Self-Publishers and Authors”
The Chicago Police Have Failed Us, and So Will Lori Lightfoot
While watching Lori Lightfoot hold a press conference about gun offenders and weekend violence, I cringed. Part of the reason I cringed was because of the creature standing behind her, the failed Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, the same man who did nothing to punish the officer who shot Rekia Boyd in the head andContinueContinue reading “The Chicago Police Have Failed Us, and So Will Lori Lightfoot”
America’s Trash: The Average Black Man
As the commander-in-chief douses with gasoline the racial fire that has consumed America and led to two recent mass shootings by at least one known white supremacist, this country’s judicial system continues to be tone deaf when it comes to the plight of Black men. This is obvious in the case of Gaston Tucker, aContinueContinue reading “America’s Trash: The Average Black Man”
An Ode to a Frenemy of Mine
Tom Deriggi and I came from completely different backgrounds, but, as the universe would have it, our paths intertwined. He was a heavyset guy with bright red flushed cheeks that seemed to accentuate his greyish blue eyes. Politically, we were on two opposite spectrums: Tom on the far right, arms folded, chest out; me onContinueContinue reading “An Ode to a Frenemy of Mine”
Your Manuscript Has Been Rejected. Now What?
You’ve spent 100 million hours writing, rewriting and editing and proofreading your novel and then BOOM! every agent and publisher you sent it to rejects it. Now what? That question could be a hard one. Some writers would just move on to the next project. Before doing that, I ask, what did the rejection lettersContinueContinue reading “Your Manuscript Has Been Rejected. Now What?”
Download My New Sci Fi Novel “Operation Soul Cast”
Operation Soul Cast is my hottest new Science Fiction novel published by Solstice Publishing. Find out what happens when #NorthKorea drops a bomb on America and a scientist who is brought back from the dead becomes a bloodthirsty beast. https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Soul-Cast-Jermaine-Reed-ebook/dp/B07GYWZKW9?keywords=Operation+soul+cast&qid=1536959307&sr=8-1-fkmrnull&ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_1
How to Get a Book Deal
Every writer wants to know how to get a book deal, so she can officially be an author. Every writer wants to be the next great American author and sell more book than James Patterson. So, we ask, how do I get a book deal? Recently, my novella Operation Soul Cast was picked up byContinueContinue reading “How to Get a Book Deal”
Our Own Sort of Fun
Drugs. Violence. Police brutality. Hate. Love. Love. Love. In 1995, if you would have read about the Robert Taylor projects, the news report would probably have headlined something like this: “17 Men Arrested in Drug Sting at Robert Taylor Homes.” But inside those forsaken buildings where no one but those who lived there would haveContinueContinue reading “Our Own Sort of Fun”
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