Tasha L. Harrison

Author|Editor

[thoughtkick]

“To find peace, sometimes you have to be willing to lose your connection with people, places and things that create all the noise in your life.”

— lieinlove

[uscgiitsukino]

@itsarifitz: black queer intimacy: a concept. 

conceptual bc in film and tv, you don’t see this. our love isn’t there. the imagined worlds of hollywood don’t have brown or black queer inhabitants that are intimate with each other. when there’s a consistent erasure of your story from popular culture, you start to think your story, your love, your fears, your existence don’t matter. walking in someone else’s ill-fitting shoes, forever living through their experience, their eyes, their lens can be exhausting and uncomfortable. plus, bunions ain’t cute in any shade, boo. which is why i’m tired of white cis straight women in romantic comedies teaching me how to love. no shade sarah, i’ve just worn your shoes and seen through your lens my whole life. so, here’s mine. here’s how i love.

[originallandlockedmariner]

“some loves exist to burn intensely,

writhe and bite,

consume themselves.

some loves endure,

protect and comfort,

last a lifetime.

… and some are both.“

daily-esprit-descalier

[vividspark]

[mrcheyl]

Keith Powers by Aris Jerome

[cigarettesandsarcasm]

1. I still fall asleep in your shirts on the days where the memories of you become too vivid 2. In my head, I still tell you about my day, and for once, it feels like you actually care. 3. I still love you, even with her on my side of your bed. 4. I still love you, even with him on your side of my bed. 5. Sometimes, when life hits too hard, I lie in bed with the thought of your arms around me, and for a blissful moment, it feels like reality, and calmness flows through my veins- You always did say I have an unrealistic imagination. 6. Your sharp words still cut into my every fucking day. Part of me is glad because this way, I still get to hear your voice. 7. I don’t love him, I just want you to think I do. I don’t want you to know I still care. I don’t want you to know the effect you have on me. 8. I hope you think of me half as often as I think of you. 9. I don’t know how to stop loving you.

Things I’ve almost said, but didn’t. (via bringmemychemicalbandsx)

[theliteraryarchitect]

Writers: Just a friendly reminder that creativity is difficult to quantify.

If keeping track of your daily word count or time spent writing motivates you and makes you feel good about your progress, that’s fantastic. By all means keep doing it! But don’t use those measurements against yourself as a way to size up your failure or shortcomings.

Whether you wrote 100 words or 1,000 words today is not an indicator of your worth as a writer or as a person, nor is it an accurate measure of “productivity.”

Some of my best writing days have happened when my actual word count for the day was very low, but I had a revelation while taking a walk that completely changed how I approached the story the next day.

Be nice to yourself, and try to remember to see the myriad ways your creativity is constantly flowing regardless of your word count or the number of hours clocked behind your computer.

[blackfashion]

I’ve seen things and saw things I loves brown mens and draw things.

IG & Tumblr- superproductmt

[tashalharrison]

I said we should go out to brunch. She said that it was Sunday, and on Sunday pants are optional and often discouraged. Heh. She wins. 😏 . . #YvesandElijah #TheLustDiaries Available for #Free on #KindleUnlimited #linkinthebio

[tashalharrison]

Happy #NationalAuthorsDay to all my author-frands! Also, happy #NaNoWriMo! Did you NaNo today? I did! As a matter of fact, I decided to join the #5amwritersclub this time around to set myself up for success. I got about 1500 words down this morning and I’m probably going to put in a couple of sprints after dinner. How did your first day of #NaNoWriMo go?

[tashalharrison]

#NANOWRIMO IS TOMORROW! I’m so excited to start writing this book! You can add this to your @goodreads bookshelf now. #linkinthebio

[tashalharrison]

Last minute tip that I forgot to include in my #NaNoPrep Medium posts! #NaNoWriMo #linkinthebio

[tashalharrison]

I stand by all previous statements that coconut water tastes like dirty socks smell, but I acknowledge that it has superior health benefits over water or Gatorade. I’ve been muscling down the pineapple flavor for awhile so I might as well try other flavors. Here goes nothin’.

[tashalharrison]

Here is the most difficult and most important lesson I’ve ever had to learn. - The world doesn’t owe you shit. - It doesn’t owe you an education. - It doesn’t owe you a living wage. - It doesn’t owe you recognition. - The world doesn’t owe you a muthafuckin thing and the sooner you get ok with that, the better and more successful you will be. - Why? Because you’ll stop looking outside of yourself for validation or recognition or worth. You validate you. You recognize your talent/ability/intellect. YOU KNOW YOUR GODDAMN WORTH. And that is invaluable. You are invaluable because you are the only you there is and at the very least, that’s what you bring to the table. - But none of us, not one person in this great, big world, owes you shit. #PepTalksfromTasha #sackupandshutup #someotherreferencetostrengthusingmalegenitalia

[tashalharrison]

Did you read #HavingitBothWays? Are you dying for more Yves, Elijah and Julian? #WhatKindofMan! - “The heart wants what the heart wants...” - Yves Santiago has everything she never wanted in her relationship with the handsome and dreamy Elijah Weinstein and a bestselling memoir. Somehow that still isn’t enough. She can’t stop thinking about that summer she spent with her sweet Julian in Jamaica. Its been more than a year since Yves ended her relationship with him, but her greedy heart wants more. - Elijah knows Yves still loves Julian, and he’s not entirely sure if he should feel threatened by it. What he does know is that he will do anything to make her happy. Even if the thing involves sharing her with another man. - Author’s note: What Kind of Man takes place about a year after the end of Having it Both Ways and a few months before The Truth or Things - a stand-alone duet in The Lust Diaries world. Be on the look out for The Way Things Are: Part Two of The Truth Duet! #LINKINTHEBIO

[tashalharrison]

Dark alleys, seedy bars, lush secret courtyards. #NewOrleans, I feel for you quick and deep! I might never come home. (at French Quarter - CBD, New Orleans, Louisiana)

[tashalharrison]

‪#TheTruthofThings| cop romance| What if an SJW falls for an LEO?| #FREE on #KindleUnlimited amzn.to/2wV89yu #FridayReads #AmReading ‬#LINKINTHEBIO