Memorable Moments...

Change is inevitable. All good and bad things come
to an end. It is our responsibility as humans to understand
that change and become one with it. Even when we don’t
understand it, we must still reconcile it.


Marcus Clayton from Bastards
Blue Planet Publishing
February 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0982429860

Memorable Moments...

The fact that Marcus spoke French had long been a sticking point with his grandfather. According to the story, not only had Launa named Marcus after her father, but she had also taught him French before she taught him English. All of this was done in protest to her father-in-law’s bigoted ways. He considered her to be French rather than black because of her light complexion. Therefore, in Poppa C’s ornery mind, she was white. He didn’t like white, unless he was cutting hair. At that point, all money was green and he accepted all green.


From Bastards
Blue Planet Publishing
February 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0982429860

Memorable Moments...

While everything went well between Robert and his sons, there was nothing but tension between him and Ebony. There was still bitterness about the decision to terminate her pregnancy and there was mistrust based on lies told by an angry son. No matter what Robert told Ebony, she refused to let her guard down. And though she understood why Jewel had been so cruel, she couldn’t bring herself to surrender to her former lover again. Decisions made, Robert agreed to continue taking care of his sons financially and to visit them as often as he could. And as Robert walked back to his rental car and sped toward the airport, Ebony trembled with tears for the man she still loved and the baby she had sacrificed.


From Bastards
Blue Planet Publishing
February 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0982429860

Memorable Moments...

“I fell in love with the fact that I was loved in return. No presumptions. No criticisms. No rules that were impossible to live up to. No one to throw the Bible at me when I made a mistake.”


Robert Clayton from Bastards
Blue Planet Publishing
February 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0982429860