Can't have a story without a plot, and in her latest THE WRITE LIFE article, Shon Bacon discusses how important plot really is to all stories.

@ DCC, we bring episode 17 of our online serial, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT:  Randi has to deal with Dru as a fellow employee, and Cassie goes to another man to receive advice on her life.

With our reader-favorite column this issue, we interview authors King Dhakir and Miki Starr Martin!

Matthew's Musings is on hiatus!

@ ASK DEDAN, Dedan Tolbert offers men advice on how to keep their women happy.

In this issue of The Living Room, Anastacia Tolbert gives us the short drama, Let Go and Let Them, about a daughter stuck between a mother and grandmother who can't communicate and the disease that connects them painfully together.

NUBIAN belles-lettres has four eclectic reads this issue, bring your short stories, novel excerpts, and commentaries on love, relationships, and black literature!

@ The Poetry Corner, we spotlight the hot poetical prowess of DAMNYO!

@ IN DA CLUB, mega-reader and book reviewer Sharon Lewis talks about her reading habits, what makes a good book, and more!