In The Sound of Silk at Midnight, SékouWrites has created a place where love and lust are as nuanced and unpredictable as they are in real life. A mix of sensuality, heartache, humor, and the occasional crime of passion, these luminous short stories add up to a tasty cocktail of human emotion that will keep readers turning pages well into the night. From the food writer awakened from his mid-life crisis by the scent of a mysterious woman to the gut-wrenching narrative of a man who has taken a cruise to outrun his broken heart, Sékou has created a universe ...
So, if you saw my two seconds of fame on The Today Show (supporting Rachel Greenwald's new book), you'll appreciate my cameo on Nightline (below). I'm racking up the colorful phrases, aren't I? This particular phrase needs no explanation, though-- Nightline did the explaining for me!
Yes, that was me in the intro to the WHY HE DIDN’T CALL YOU BACK segment of The Today Show (I'm in the hat). For those of you who commented about my “sunny-side-up cell phone” line (LOL!), what I meant was: Don’t put your cell phone on the dinner table during your date. It announces that you intend to interact with the phone AND the person you’re with. Unless you’ve got some urgent business to take care of, let it go to voice mail and call people back later. The phone doesn’t make you look busy, ...
Banana She decided to wear the yellow coat—it was cute and short enough to show off her legs. By the time she realized the guy yelling “Hey Banana” was talking to her she was almost inside the train station. She turned, curious. “Can I peel you,” he asked. She sighed. Next time, she’d wear sweats. [...]
I’m walking down Lenox this morning when a cute girl in knee-high black suede boots walks past me. Right then, I thought to tell her that perhaps Lenox and 135th wasn’t the place for her to be in that outfit. I mean, she should be able to dress any way she wants but in this [...]
I’m looking out the window of Jimbo’s on Lenox Ave. at a guy waving down a taxi. The weather is miserable– snow, rain, wind, and puddles the size of continents– so I’m surprised that the guy doesn’t hop right into the taxi as soon as it stops. Instead, he points, indicating that he wants the [...]
