Still in Love
In honor of National Poetry Month, I thought I would share the poem that started the Tru Story blog. When I first showed this site to my supervisor at the […]
Life is a Good Idea
Three years ago exactly, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my favorite poets: Ms. Nikki Giovanni. She came to one of our favorite local bookstores, Nicola’s, in promotion […]
Memories and Milestones
Originally printed on Dec. 4, 2011 This may be a bit unorthodox, but I am posting a thank you note I posted on Facebook earlier this year. I was reflecting […]
Thankful Thursdays: Keep Your Thank You’s Fresh
Photo courtesy of: Quadell How many times have you heard or read the words ‘thank you’ this week? Better yet, how many times a day do you say, write, or type ‘thank […]
Ashe – A Real Writer By Guest Blogger Karen Simpson
Tru Story Exclusive: Back by Popular Demand Please accept this invitation to tune in for an exclusive series about real-life leaders, both personal and professional, that will share their own […]
Thank You Veterans
Veterans’ Day, unlike Memorial Day, is for all (this world and the next) those who sacrificed their freedom at any point to secure ours. My Promise to myself, my country, […]
Why We Need Diverse Books
Last night I showed @oaklibrary‘s pic to my wife & she immediately started crying, just like I did when I saw it, pic.twitter.com/ra6OjF72tv — Mike Jung (@Mike_Jung) May 2, 2014 […]
What Peace Looks Like on a Thursday
The last time I opened this blog up was to post a blog entry on inequality for Blog Action Day. I wanted to write about how inequality always adds this […]
ANN ARBOR: Bookbound open mic event focuses on poetry and community
By Leslie McGrawFor Heritage Media, Nov. 26, 2013 ANN ARBOR — Bookbound bookstore held its first Open Mic poetry event on Nov. 14 showcasing the talent of six local poets […]
ANN ARBOR: Inaugural open mic event to be held at bookstore
Nov. 14, 2013 ANN ARBOR — Bookbound Bookstore, a new independent community bookstore, will launch its first open mic poetry event from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The store is […]
Just four little words
Ever since my third grade librarian helped me to form my first publication, I considered myself a writer. At the wild and brazen age of 9, I didn’t understand how […]
I QUIT!!!!!
I quit. I Quit. I Quit!! That’s it! I am emotionally drained. Mentally Stressed. Physically Tired.. That’s how my draft post started out on August 24. Fortunately, I did not publish […]
Back in Love
So. I am reading this book “The Power to Reinvent Yourself” with a group of folks at my church. I think the book has a wealth of knowledge no matter […]
Leslie’s New Year
For the most part birthdays were always great growing up. Plenty of food. Plenty of attention. Plenty of cake. My eighteenth birthday was a page out of a dream with […]