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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩

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Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

Explores love, longing, and self-discovery through twelve captivating stories of Black and multi-ethnic women

2024

Scarlet Ibis James

Scarlet Ibis James

Stories

Published in
Fiction Shorts

He Threw Dice, She Threw A Challenge, and He Caught It

(Prompt #323 is the word comfortable)

2d ago

The man’s dark-skinned Black Hands, massaging the muscle in her dark-skinned, hot oiled back. Created in Midjourney.

2d ago

Published in
Readers Hope

Book Review: The Lesson By Cadwell Turnbull

Beautiful prose and profound themes, but missing a bit of heart: 4 out of 5 Stars.

Nov 13

Cover of book: The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull.

Nov 13

Published in
Blue Pencils

Affirmation Dispels Darkness

Ruth confronts her (self) dependence.

Oct 30

a black woman is dreaming. She is standing in a strange mall filled with endless corridors, brown and black mannequins silently watching her every move. darker aura, creepy lighting

Oct 30

Published in
The Pub

Reflections of Dependence

When family is the shadow she’s under.

Oct 28

A portrait of an African American woman with natural hair, looking at the camera in front of her mother’s reflection on glass, both dressed elegantly. The background is blurred to emphasize their faces and expressions.

Oct 28

Published in
The Fiction Writer’s Den

Love Meets Mystery

Their love story begins at Lenox Mall, Atlanta, GA.

Oct 22

An image of the protagonist, Ruth, a confident Black woman in her late twenties with smooth, brown skin and natural curls falling just past her shoulders. She stands in the middle of a modern, upscale mall, the ambient lighting casting a soft glow on her.

Oct 22

Published in
The Shortform

Extra! Extra! Read All About Scarlet’s Yearnings

For Immediate Release: Press, Headlines, The Exclusive!

Oct 12

Extra! Extra! Read All About Scarlet’s Yearnings

Oct 12

Published in
Blue Pencils

Sandbox to Survival: Siblings Caught Between Crime and Redemption

Heli and Eddie Morales navigate the dangerous world of crime, family ties, and survival.

Oct 11

Animation cel. 1970s Hanna Barbera cartoon a young, pretty hispanic woman in a beat-up car. A police officer raps on the car’s window and she looks up, petrified. Flat. Vector. Dark skin. High contrast.

Oct 11

My Writer’s Journey: From Stuck to Soaring

I’m off and (self) publishing — nothing can hold me back!

Oct 10

The gem among the shelves: Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire — now on Amazon!

Oct 10

Published in
The Scriber’s Nook

Harlem Bodega Blues: Night Shift Restock

Brian and Candice have lived just a few blocks apart for years, their lives orbiting one another but never fully intersecting.

Oct 1

handsome twenty-something year old Black man, in a dark brown custom-tailored suit and quiet confidence. In a Harlem Bodega. Bright big eyes, staring into the camera. Tight on his face. Shelves of the grocery is the background.

Oct 1

Published in
Blue Pencils

Harlem Bodega Blues: End of Day Rhythms

Thoughts of panthers and kittens invade Candice’s mind at the end of the day.

Sep 30

Harlem Bodega Blues: End of Day Rhythms

Sep 30

Scarlet Ibis James 🦩

Scarlet Ibis James 🦩

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I am a writer, reader, essayist, published author and editor. https://www.scarletibisjames.com.

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