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From Steve Harvey to Ray J, men have so much advice for women when it comes to love. Please miss me with the boo-boo. Why not tell the lying and cheating masses how to love a woman? Don't think you will sell to many books doing that? Why not tell men who lie to get the panties that the truth is the right way instead of telling women to 'think like a man?' Why not tell a cheating man to stop cheating instead of explaining how and why men cheat? I'm so sick of men telling women what they are doing wrong without acknowledging their sins. And it's not just the celebrities -- from Facebook to Twitter some random guy has some pearl of wisdom for single women. Do me a favor, STFU. This means you, Kevin Hart! What are you saying to your friend -- the male ones-- who are cheating and lying to their women? The ones with kids who talk so much junk about the woman who delivered the babies, what are you saying to him when he's talking that noise? If you aren't pos...

I'm surprised by the backlash Spike Lee has received because of his opinion of Django Unchained. Luther Campbell, AKA Uncle Luke, Luke Skywalker, Mr. Me So Horny, called the legendary director an uncle Tom. *Blank stare and major side-eye.*  Dick Gregory had harsh words as well. But once again, I have to say Spike Lee was right to question this movie -- seen or not. Have you heard about the WHAT WOULD DJANGO DO? campaign? Not to be confused with WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the nation is talking about gun control. It's a conversation that long over due. Maybe the government should've reinstated the ban on assault rifles after the Virginia Tech massacre? You know gun zealots are desperate when they reach out to minorities -- using fictional characters . That is the skewed logic of gun advocacy group, Political Media , the creator of Gun Appreciation Day. With the snappy title, “What Woul...

              After dinner, I felt stone cold sober. Rich asked if I wanted to do something and I flashed him a questioning look. “ Something like what? ”             “ It ’ s a nice night, let ’ s go to Lake Wheeler and take a walk, ” he suggested.             “ Sounds good, but I need to change my shoes. ”             “ You don ’ t have a spare pair in your car? I know most women live like their trunk is a second closet. ”             “ That shows how much you know, ” I retorted. “ I only have another pair of heels in my trunk. My walking shoes are underneath my bed. ”             Rich laughed and it sounded like a melodic chord. OK, I was...

The only thing I love more than writing is football. In a past life, I'm sure that I was a smack talking cornerback for my beloved Dallas Cowboys. OK, that's a little much. But I have fallen in love with a young quarterback -- named Colin Kaepernick. Read the rest here . 

This time last January, I was in love . I was washing his shirt because his clumsy ass spilled coffee on it. You know what I feel now? Disgust. Indifferent. Annoyed. Pretty much like this: There is a lesson in all experiences. In my case, there is hell of a book coming. :) There's always a silver lining in every heartbreak.

By the time we ordered dinner, I was slightly drunk. Honestly, I ’ m a super lightweight when it comes to alcohol and tequila, forget about it. Rich seemed to enjoy my tipsy behavior, which included me sweating a lot.             “ I ’ m surprised you ’ re a nice drunk, ” he said.             “ What ’ s that supposed to mean? ” I asked as took a bite of a crispy chicken tender. I don ’ t know if it was the alcohol or if that was the best chicken tender I ’ d ever eaten.             Rich toyed with his pasta and watched me. I put the remainder of the chicken in my mouth and chewed slowly. My body was heating up under his gaze and that was definitely a result of the alcohol. I wiped my mouth with a napkin and said, “ What? ”             “ Hungry much? ” ...

Brian W. Smith is prolific. He's also gifted. A business man and an all around cool person. With more than 17 novels under his belt and a recent deal with Strebor Books, Zane's imprint, Smith is about to change the game again with a new series centered around the character, Sleepy Carter. 1.    Readers always get something new from you. Tell the readers what 2013 holds? My primary focus in 2013 will be the creation of the "Sleepy Carter Mystery" series. I will drop a few Contemporary novellas toward the end of the year so my supporters won't forget about me. But for me, 2013 is the year of Sleepy Carter.  2.     How did you come up with the character Sleepy Carter?   Those who have read my novels have come to expect surprise endings so I believe I've always been a closet Mystery writer. This past Fall, I could feel myself getting bored with writing. I was also a little frustrated with the industry. I knew that if I was going to ...