Most of these posts are purely biographical in nature, but can shed light on what inspires Toi’s writing and tend to be quite entertaining. As of October 2015, these posts have all been combined under the About Me label.
Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you know what’s going on.
Be sure to come by this weekend, 9/12, when I feature my good author friend, M.C.V. Egan in an Author Spotlight.
Also, no book fairs in my future anytime soon.
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I’m feeling all the feels right now and coping as best I can. That means lots of reading and writing. If you don’t want to see any more of this, well then, look away. For everyone else, I hope you get something out of this. Thank you to everyone who’s been so supportive.
Just Another One
Sun shining bright, but you don’t see me.
You skirt around me and turn your head.
It’s too easy to pretend I’m blank space instead.
Blue skies and rays of sun, but you don’t see me.
You stare at my hands, waiting and watching.
Faceless brown hands about to do something?
Puffy white clouds and a breeze, but you don’t see me.
Walking, jogging, riding- exercise, that’s good.
You’re scared of brown shadows in your neighborhood.
Pitch black of night, with lights blinking bright.
You see the brown shadow on the ground.
You look away and make no sound.
Sun shining on a new day, but you never saw me.
You watched me disappear and never said my name.
You never looked me in the eyes. Now you are to blame.
I didn’t matter to you and now I’m gone.
Just a brown shadow.
Just another one.
Just Another One – 2020 Copyright © Toinette J. Thomas
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I find that my friends and family don’t have much in common with me when it comes to books. Even my followers seem to like to read but don’t want to talk about it. Sometimes I feel like an endangered animal. I just don’t know why more people don’t read, especially since everyone tells kids how important reading is.
I know not everyone is on FaceBook, but if you are, I’d love for you to take and or share a poll I posted. If you look at all the options, even the hidden ones, it’s kind of funny.
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