Music Mondays – Moby feat Skylar Grey – “The Last Day”

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The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

New To You Music Sundays – Mikky Ekko – “Feels Like The End”

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The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Morning Traffic Jam Playlist – 10/29/13

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Pearl Jam – “Sirens,” My Morning Jacket – “Circuital,” Calexico – “Slowness,” Phantogram – “Black Out Days,” Washed Out – “Paracosm,” Basement Jaxx – “What a Difference Your Love Makes,” Daft Punk – “Give Life Back To Music,” Broken Social Scene – “All to All,” Sampha – “Beneath The Tree,” Evidence feat Kobe – “All Said & Done,” Suff Daddy – “Cold Lampin,'” Rampage – “Ambush,” Moby – “A Long Time,” Aaliyah feat DMX – “Come Back in One Piece,” Mathematics feat Redman, Mr. Cream, & Eyes Lie – “Notorious,” Prince – “It’s About That Walk,” Outkast feat Killer Mike – “The Whole World,” Eminem – “Marshal Mathers,” The Weeknd -“Dirty Diana (Live at Coachella),” Kanye West – “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” Cypress Hill – “What You Know,” Brand Nubian – “What The Fuck,” Swedish House Mafia feat Pharrell – “One,” John Coltrane – “Mr. P.C.,” Zedd – “Epos,” Johnnie Taylor – “Just Because,”

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Morning Traffic Jam Playlist – 10/16/13

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Alternative, Andre 3000, Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys, Big Boi, Birdy, Black Balloons, Blackout!, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, ChicQuibTown, Cold Blooded, Commute, Dig, Dressed In Dresden, Edward Sharpe, El Bombo (Toquemen el Bombo), Elton John, Ghetto Woman, Gimlet, Hip-Hop, How To Destroy Angels, Hulk Hodn, Incubus, iPhone 5, iPhone Post, iTunes, Janelle Monae, Jay-Z, Jim Jones, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, KiD CuDi, Knee Socks, Leon Russell, Local Natives, Man On Fire, Morning Traffic Jam Playlist, music, OutKast, Paper Tongues, Photography, Playlist, rock, Seekir, Standing In The Way Of Light, Suff Daddy, The Hundred In Hands, The Magnetic Zeros, The Union, Too Late All Gone, traffic, Trinity, UNK, Vocals, Walk Out (Remix), Who Gon Stop Me, ZOLA JESUS

Jay Z & Kanye West – “Who Gon Stop Me,”
Local Natives – “Black Balloons,”
Janelle Monáe – “Ghetto Woman,”
Incubus – “Dig,”
Elton John & Leon Russell – “The Union,”
Suff Daddy feat Hulk Hodn – “Gimlet,”
The Hundred In Hands – “Dressed In Dresden,”
ChicQuibTown – “El Bombo (Toquemen el Bombo),”
UNK feat Outkast and Jim Jones – “Walk Out (Remix),”
Arctic Monkeys – “Knee Socks,”
Paper Tongues – “Trinity,”
Anna Calvi – “Blackout,”
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – “Man On Fire,”
Birdy – “Standing In The Way Of Light,”
Kid Cudi – “Cold Blooded,”
How To Destroy Angels – “Too Late, All Gone,”
Zola Jesus – “Seekir”

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Music I Like – Frank Ford – “Another Night”

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For the lovers out there (and those trying to get it on), peep my boy Frank Ford’s new single “Another Night” from the EPAs The World Turns,” available in July on iTunes.


The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Blue Lines Blog – #PhotoADayMay – Day 15 – What You’re Reading

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The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

What I Learned Sundays – Going Back To The Start

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Going back to the start…

Haven’t done one of these in some time.

Sometimes you have to look at the things you know, the recurrent themes, both good and bad, make a choice of what you want, and not always wait for things to fall into place the way you expect, or thing they should.

Just a general arching theme, not about a specific event, situation, etc. just a step back moment and look back at the chances, opportunities, “blessings,” and the such. Simply that. And the realization, that no one else can set the path.

And rebuilding your iTunes playlists…sucks, sorry, had to add that.

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Music I Like – Joi – “Dirty Mind”

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This fave song just came up in my iTunes playlist. A fave from back when I had the snippet on the Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome cassette sampler, and when I finally got the unreleased album (purchased from Joi at Pal’s Lounge). It was a song during the

Blue Lines

period, and helped with some writing, but nonetheless unbelievable talent too much of the world is missing out on.
It fits me naturally…plus I’ve even snuck and asked her for advice…lol.


The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

What I Learned Sundays – Cuzzo, YOU and other things

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“Paranoia…cause a n—a who said he’ll blast for ya…”

“…You ripped out my heart, and you stepped on it,
I picked up the pieces but you swept on it.
God damn the s–t leaves a mess don’t it,
S–t feeling like death don’t it,
Charge it to the game, whatever’s left on it,
I SPENT about a minute, maybe less on it,
Fly pelican fly, turn the jets on it,
First I shall digress on it,
Wasn’t I a good King, huh?
Maybe Too much of a good thing,
Didn’t I spoil you…”

“Last night I dreamt that YOU asked me a question about YOU and I,. I refused to answer, simply replying, “if you are paying attention, YOU more than know the answer.”

What did I learn???

What I Learned Sundays – Children and Adults

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Opening with a very brief excerpt from Blue Lines Chapter 13: Beauty In Blue And White. (currently page 135)

“Blue closed his eyes, and she understood that he knew the truth in her simple words. Exhaling, he looked toward the idyllic hues of the orange and red leaves that still hung on to the last life of the fleeting summer. He knew that on the eve of their passing, a virgin love was being born between to souls who were occupying the right space at the perfect time. With Keypsiia’s girlish grin still wide, she closed her eyes and looked skyward to accept the warmth of the sun that seemed to caress her. She smiled at the emancipation of her words, and with thoughts of the frightening, unknown love that separated them from the world now.”

Looking back at these moments between these two semi-fictional characters, an 18 year old young woman, and 20 year old young man, the innocence of this time is apparent. Both lacking in experience, and idealistic in what the future holds, and in this instance, what it holds, insofar as “love,” their “love.” A “love,” not yet spoiled by bad decisions, broken and devastated hearts, realizations that these concepts that we believe at this young age, have the opportunity to be proved wrong. “Love…” these are also the transcribed words of a young man, still in that age at that time, far different from thoughts, beliefs, and knowledge now. The problem is, when at this age you a) don’t know the difference of what you “knew” then, but learned along your travels; and b) fail to take heed of the now, versus the then.

When you look at life/events/etc., many things happen for a reason, finding that reason is a challenge in the process. What do I mean by that, well let me first preface, this post has had many directions, however working the weekend, opened a few directions, while challenging my focus in writing this post. To regain my focus, I notice repetition, I notice new experiences, and I notice the past, now repetition continues, as unhealthy as it is, new has reared its beautiful head again.

I will start with the most interesting tidbits that I learned this week. Through facebook, twitter, BlackBerry messenger, twitter, my dealings with YOU etc. my cousin and I have grown extremely close. I’ve never really thought to look into my Cuban and Latin heritage, because it is basically clearcut…or more clear-cut. I found out that my maternal great-grandparents were a Cuban and a Spaniard. A revelation that makes me look in the mirror very differently, as a Hispanic, a Caribbean Cuban Hispanic, Spaniards are looked in a certain light, and to discover that I have Spanish heritage not through rape, pillage, but an actual marriage, and that my family roots on one of the Hispanic sides cleanly reach back to Spain. I hope this statement is understood, cleanly meaning that I have something tangible that I can trace. As a Cuban, I luckily can trace my roots through Cuban and back to Africa in some respect, now this adds a layer to added family knowledge. Cuzzo, we should have the first Family Reunion in Spain, that would be a shocker!!!