Text Tuesdays – Blue Lines Excerpt – Chapter 13: Beauty in Blue and White

Tags

Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, college, FKA Twigs, Georgia, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, music, Sacramento, Tahliah Debrett Barnett, Two Weeks, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

I started this blog to support the process of completing and publishing my manuscript, Blue Lines, yet when I started this labor of love in 1998, I felt that certain events would retard the process. Time and life, and eventually those events did retard the process. This is one of my favorite chapters, though not my favorite scene. To set up the scene, my fictional protagonist, Keypsiia is sitting in Coker Aboretum, after hanging out with her best friend Azul the night prior because she was annoyed with her interest, antagonist Blue.
As I share today, I do it being that the manuscript takes place on the campus of the current NCAA Champions, The University of North Carolina, and also because I found it funny how many of thing themes authored in this chapter were echoed in the lyrics of FKA twigs’ song, “Two Weeks.”
Please enjoy:

“Hello love,” Blue interrupted Keypsiia’s solace.
She smiled as she looked up from the uneven wooden bench. The sun’s glow bathed her through the twisted tree barks and haphazard vines that formed the awning that opened to the walkway bordering the south end of the Coker Arboretum and her smile radiated her face as a few leaves floated in their descent to the hidden dirt sidewalk.
Keypsiia’s hair was pulled back into a curly auburn puff at the back of her head as she sat with her legs folded under her form. She was tired and the sinuses behind her nose throbbed from drinking the previous night hanging out with Azul. But, while briefly gazing up to Blue, a large silly grin overtook her face. She reflected back to their brief argument the day prior and how she had wanted to call Blue last night, but that she didn’t have his number. Her heart jumped just seeing him before her. His navy First Down Bubble jacket hung haphazardly ruffled under the straps of his navy backpack and she focused on a brown and white feather that pointed out from it. His hat covered his cornrowed braids and his baggy light blue Ruff Wear jeans careened down his legs, to rest upon his opened boots. Yes, she reflected, this was the man who brought her such joy in just being there.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Nico Segal feat Noname Gypsy, Chance the Rapper – “Warm Enough”

Tags

2015, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chance the Rapper, Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, Chano, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Fatimah Warner, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Illinois, J. Cole, Jermaine Cole, Jermaine Lamarr Cole, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, music, Nico Segal, Noname, Noname Gypsy, North Carolina, Rapper, Sacramento, Surf, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[Noname Gypsy:]
Who are you to tell me
I’m not warm enough for summertime?
I know that I can decide myself
But you don’t know me like the sun you’ve never seen my horizon

[Noname Gypsy:]
If I was everything I never was
Drugs got me bubbly suddenly mumbling simile meant to be for you now
The futile go fishing for moon over roof top
A new style for praying to everything I ever loved
My black boy outer space looking like a rain child
But but my body move like the sun

Music Mondays – Daley – “Time Travel”

Tags

2014, Alberta, Alternative R&B, Atlanta, Blue, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Calgary, California, Canada, Carlo Montagnese, Daley, Days + Nights, Electronica, England, Gareth Daley, Georgia, Illangelo, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Manchester, music, Sacramento, Soul, Time Travel, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill

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 Mondays – Childish Gambino – “Redbone”

Tags

Anderson Hernandez, Atlanta, Awaken, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, Childish Gambino, college, Donald Glover, Donald McKinley Glover, FX, Georgia, Glassnote, Hip-Hop, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Lancaster, Lando Calrissian, Ludwig Göransson, Music Mondays, My Love, New York, New York City, North Carolina, R&B, Redbone, Sacramento, Stone Mountain, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vinylz, Washington Heights

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 – Sia – “Joy I Call Life”

Tags

Acid Jazz, Adelaide, Atlanta, Australia, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, college, Electropop, Georgia, Hologram, Indie pop, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, New To You Music Sundays, North Carolina, pop, Sacramento, Sia, Sia Furler, South Australia, trip hop, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vocals


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.

Cover Sundays – Antony and the Johnsons – “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan Cover

Tags

Anohni, Antony, Antony and the Johnsons, Antony Hegarty, Art pop, Atlanta, avant pop, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bob Dylan, California, Chamber pop, Chapel Hill, Chichester, Columbia, Duluth, England, Folk, Folk rock, Georgia, Gordon Carroll, gospel, I'm Not There, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Malibu, Minnesota, Musings, New York, New York City, North Carolina, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, piano, Robert Allen Zimmerman, Sacramento, Soundtrack, Sussex, Transgender, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, United Kingdom, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vocals

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 Mondays -Max Richter – “On the Nature of Daylight”

Tags

2008, 660 Peachtree Street NE, ambient, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Antwan André Patton, Antwan Patton, Atlanta, Atlanta Ballet, B.I.G., ballet, Big Boi, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, Contemporary Classical, England, Fabulous Fox, Fox Theatre, Fox Theatre Inc., Georgia, Hamelin, John McFall, Joi, Joi Gilliam, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Lauri Stallings, London, Lower Saxony, Max Richter, Midtown Atlanta, Minimalist, Movie Palace, music, North Carolina, On The Nature Of Daylight, organ, Organized Noize, OutKast, piano, Pos-minimalist, Sacramento, Savannah, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A beautiful and awe-inspiring piece.
I first heard this mind blowing piece performed as part of the Big Boi (OutKast) and Atlanta Ballet’s production B.I.G. For those who did not see it, it was non-traditional epic.


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.

Cover Sundays – Toulouse – “I Will Follow You” – Peggy March Cover

Tags

Apple Music, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, Cover, Cover Song, Cover Songs, Cover Sundays, Covers, Downtown/Interscope, Georgia, I Will Follow Him, I Will Follow You, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Little Peggy March, Mihailo Andic, music, musician, New York, New York City, Nigeria, Nigerian, North Carolina, Peggy March, Sacramento, Sister Act, Toulouse, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 Mondays – Run The Jewels – “Talk To Me”

Tags

2016, alternative hip hop, Atlanta, Big Dada, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, California, Chapel Hill, Company Flow, Dungeon Family, El-P, Fool's Gold, Georgia, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Jaime Meline, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Killer Mike, Lazerface, Mass Appeal, Michael Render, Mike Bigga, New York, New York City, North Carolina, OutKast, RTJ, Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 3, Sacramento, Talk To Me, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, Underground hip hop, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kanye West feat Kendrick Lamar – “No More Parties In LA”

Tags

2016, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, California, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Compton, Georgia, good music, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Illinois, inspiration, Kanye, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, music, No More Parties in LA, North Carolina, Rap, Rapper, Rapping, Sacramento, St. Pablo, The Life of Pablo, Top Dawg, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[Junie Morrison:]
La di da di da, da
I like this flavor
La di da di da, la
Let me tell you
I’m out here from a very far away place
All for a chance to be a star
Nowhere seems to be too far

[Kanye West:]
No more parties in LA
Please, baby, no more parties in LA, uh
No more parties in LA
Please, baby, no more parties in LA, uh
No more (Los Angeles)
Please (shake that body, party that bod-)
Please (shake that body, party that body)
Please (shake that body, party that body)