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This book is a compilation of articles written during the first Biden/Harris administration and published on Medium.com, deardean.com, and my free monthly digital magazine, deardeanpublishing.com. The articles are a compendium of stories that capture the social, political, and pop culture events that happened in and around the nation that helped shape, inform, and highlight the actions, accomplishments, and challenges faced by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. They have been lightly edited for length and clarity. As the November 2024 election approaches, and while ...

Victorian House of the Damned In this urban ghost story, two young boys attempt to rescue a cousin who has disappeared into a vacant Oakland house, but is she already damned? On the Job Review It’s tough for an ex-con to get a job, so when the perfect one as a nursing home worker comes along for Brett, the pressure is on to impress his boss and deliver results. Census Takers Being a census counter has always been dangerous work, but this year—kick it up a notch. Someone doesn’t want the true report! We Couldn’t Be Heroes This African American urban paranormal short story answers the...

This story is a new mythology that captures the divine feminine and draws the listener into its sisterhood with magical creatures and utopian dreams. Both whimsical and darkly serious, this previously untold creation story, presented as a prose-poem, reveres the mother as creator.

A cup of coffee or tea paired with interesting company is an unbeatable combination. We learn and share so much through this simple social ritual. Nuanced origin stories. Brow-raising secrets. Good news. Bad news. Hopes and dreams, insecurities and fears. Sip by sip, we do business, catch up, plan our lives, and discover common ground.

Before Jamaal’s seventeenth birthday, he’s appointed as his preacher uncle’s designated driver and unwilling personal confidant. Behind the fine outfits and hats, behind the harmonious singing and delicious cooking, Jamaal is exposed to crazy aunties, sexy church sisters, corrupt pastors, and predator deacons. A good kid who just wants time to finish his homework and kiss a nice girl his own age, Jamaal is dragged through the strange world of the Black church. You best pray for him.— An offensive dark comedy by the author of BLM-PD and Monuments: A Deadly Day at Jefferson Park.

Monuments to the US War between the States romanticized the notion of the Confederacy. While these monuments came down in the twenty-first century, it did not signal the end to the romantic ideas people held about the war, nor the existence of white supremacy. In the near future, Civil War reenactment events are still held, and, other than fist fights and drunken brawls, have been mostly violence-free. Until now. When Jenn’s employer is granted a contract at the country’s largest Civil War reenactment, she and the other managers, Paul, Jack, Mari, and Clarence, have to make some tough ...

Floy Dean: Moments with Her, An Unwritten Memoir is a collection of fond, heartwarming, and bittersweet memories celebrating my mother, Floy Dean. Though her life was short, her impact was immeasurable. She set an example for me through her kind heart, her strong will, and her unwavering dedication to motherhood. For years, I’ve struggled with grief, trying to learn how to reconcile my feelings of loss, anger, confusion, and sorrow. The essays in this book reflect my emotions and became exercises in therapy as I wrote them over the years since she passed.

In the not too distant future, the US has been taken over by white nationalists, and the institutionalized racism that has underscored the country’s entire history has once again been codified. California has seceded from the US, and a band of strong women plan to start the next civil war following the death of their friend at the hands of the police. This is BLM-PD.

Two longtime friends have informative, yet brief discussions about multitudinous topics.

Best-selling author, Myron Clifton, sits down with a special guest each week to ask 30 completely random questions.

Space explorers react when God calls for help, but will the humans on Earth care to answer?

Sometimes, when you’re at a crossroads, a door will open and what enters will inspire you. Other times, what enters will make you gag. These stories by a ride-share short-timer might have the same effect on you. A man, recently laid off from his job and intrigued by the people he might meet (and the money he might make) decides to drive ride-share while looking for a new professional management position. This collection of anecdotes is non-judgmental, full of irony and dry humor, and may help someone else decide: Is driving ride-share for you? Don’t want to drive drunk? Well, then, by ...

Not all houses are homes and not every door should be opened. Cousins take a reluctant yet necessary trip to a house that is not a home.

It is a tough job harvesting souls, but these extraterrestrial androids are on the most important mission of their long lives.