April was good for me as a freelance contributor. I got to write about Japanese anime and manga as well as some American comic books. I also got to celebrate National Poetry Month and novels written in verse, and write some interesting music press releases. The most pleasant surprise was getting to write a review for a brand new gaming website, Loopbreak, which features reviews and other work by Black writers.
During National Poetry Month, I celebrated my progress as a poet and had a new poem published, “Black + Nerd = Blerd”. You can read it over at The Bitchin Kitsch on page 16 of the Spring 2023 issue. I’ve also had other poems published this year, with more to come. To read them and other selected poems, visit my creative writing portfolio.
Popverse
Tokyo Mew Mew: Manga Reading Guide– I did a reading guide for the magical girl manga Tokyo Mew Mew, which inspired the current iteration of the anime series.
Given: Anime & Manga Reading Guide– I did a combined reading and watch guide for the rock band anime and manga Given, which features gay and bi male characters and a great music soundtrack.
THAT ERiC Alper
The following is a series of music press releases written for music p.r. coordinator Eric Alper:
Rising Folk/Roots Group Aruna & the Sirens Release “Have You Seen My Sister?”
EDM/Pop Producer AZËE Grants Sweet Dreams In “Close Your Eyes”
RnB Producer Kutiman Contemplates Life’s Darkness In “Sun Don’t Shine”
Brain Mill Press
National Poetry Month Spotlight: Novels In Verse– For Brian Mills press, I wrote an introductory guide to novels in verse in celebration of National Poetry Month.
COMICS XF
Monica Has Revelations In Photon Issue 4– For Comics XF, I continued my review of the Marvel Comics series Photon with my review of issue 4.
Loopbreak
Validate Struggling Singles In Your Area Review– For Loopbreak, I reviewed the visual novel dating sim game Validate, which features a diverse cast of flawed characters, multiple endings, and down to earth narrative choices.
Words From a Penn 
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