I'm a twenty-two-year-old Black introvert who overthinks everything, can't get a date, yet somehow managed to graduate from Harvard.
My story is probably not like yours. I'm a Black boy from the Midwest. I've never been kissed. I'm desperately in love with two women: Aretha and Whitney. I struggle with a mild form of social anxiety. I sing to myself almost everywhere I go. I'm an ex-chitlins (with hot sauce and ketchup) lover. I've been called an Oreo. I've been stopped by the police while walking home. I'm the descendant of slaves and a Harvard graduate.
Though our stories may not be the same, the universal themes explored in this poignant and personal literary collection-love, identity, hope, social justice, and coming of age-bond us together. Timestamp: Musings of an Introverted Black Boy is many things: It's one Black boy's journey through college and into adulthood. It's a compilation of intimate musings, short and long. It's an anthology of reflections linked to distinct moments in time. It's a series of meditations on life, love, and the lack thereof. It's not simply a "Black" book, or even a "millennial" one. It's a human book.
I wrote it for everyone-and that includes you. Oreos Introduction Timestamp Charleston Hallelujah Anyhow Epilogue The Soundtrack Expiration Date Consolation Prizes Gym Advice Don't You Want to Dance?
Character Construction Addictive Love Alton & Philando Dallas Happy Ending?
Black Girl Magic No Rehearsal Today Pop Off Fog Walker That Sucks Last Night Please, Wear the Shoes The Distance Sunrise Amazing Grace Twenty Gray Hair Like Mine Travel Bans Fingerprinted Seasons Divine Art Please Be Advised Not My Job Motown Love Fishes Greener Grass?
End Scene They Did It Letters to the Young Traveler Play Catch To a T Fruitful Solitude Shape-Shifter Accidental Narcissist The Voice Sticks On Christmas Valentine's Day Young, Gifted, and Black Just Like Us Class of 2018Purple Fields Selective Muteness Whitney Young Kid, B.I.G. City Caught Up Lady Soul Eat Wash Love (and Listen to Aretha)Sometimes, Often, Always Boy Gear
