HeyJaredBeauty in the Blaxit
Reflections on international living, global citizenship, and reimagining freedom beyond the U.S. Brought to you by the founder of Black Expat Stories.
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I’m Headed to One of My FAVORITE Cities for a Self-Directed Writing Residency! (opens the original)
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For about a year or so now, I’ve been applying to creative writing residencies around the world.If you’ve ever done it, you know the drill. Find the ones that seem like a fit. Read the fine print. Pull together your sample pages and your artist statement and your reasons. Pay the fee (sometimes it’s free to apply). Then wait on a room of strangers to decide whether you deserve a spot.I did that for a while.And then one of two things would happen: I’d get unceremoniously rejected (LOL) or the dat
The Book That SHOOK ME and Took Four Years to Finish (opens the original)
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Under any normal circumstances, I can confidently say that I have the stomach for challenging texts. As someone who attended a rigorous liberal arts university, double majoring in English Literature and Communications, I distinctly remember dutifully trudging through so many texts I was assigned, like Shakespeare. Especially Shakespeare (*shivers*).Then, in my Media Studies graduate program, I immersed myself in Haitian history as well as horrific anti-Haitian propaganda for my Master’s thesis<s
August & September 2026 Selection: Parable of the Sower | Reading Guide #3: Does Lauren Have Unresolved Daddy Issues? (Ch. 19-25) (opens the original)
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The Blaxit Book Club is a worldwide community of readers, critical thinkers, and curious seekers who are intentional about showing up as conscious global citizens. This club exists to inspire, empower, equip, challenge, and enlighten us as we consider our place, our impact, and our potential in an ever-evolving world. Read with us<s
Rest In Power to One of the Most ICONIC Librarians Ever: Dolly Parton (opens the original)
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The beloved Dolly Parton has passed away and so many of us are in mourning.Celebrity passings and death announcements aren’t usually something I typically write about or reflect on in this space, but given how much I’ve been talking about reading and literacy lately, Dolly Parton’s impact felt like something I couldn’t just scroll past.As somebody who watches the news pretty closely, and honestly studies how these stories tend to get covered, I’ve been genuinely intrigued by the coverage of her
August & September 2026 Selection: Parable of the Sower | Reading Guide #2: Are We Surviving An Apocalypse? (Ch. 8-17) (opens the original)
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The Blaxit Book Club is a worldwide community of readers, critical thinkers, and curious seekers who are intentional about showing up as conscious global citizens. This club exists to inspire, empower, equip, challenge, and enlighten us as we consider our place, our impact, and our potential in an ever-evolving world. Read with us<s
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