PLN Presents: Love is Color – Rashida V.

PLN LIC edition

Welcome to a special edition of Purple Night Lights! Today we are celebrating the Love is Color Anthology. The release date is Feb 14th! In the mean time I will be welcoming the ladies behind the words in the book. Please welcome: Rashida V.

Rashida V

Q & A

Tell us about your work in the Love is Color Anthology.

It was a simple write actually. Since I have always loved the color Blue, this story flowed

naturally. I personally see the color Blue as a direct connection to Bliss, Peace or Love of many sorts. I played on the Blues (in a musical connotation) as a direct reflection to my perception of love and transcended it into human form.

Who or what inspired the work(s)?

I have always been attracted to the color, Blue…or it to me….I am not sure. When I think of the color Blue, I think of love. For example, each time I take a cruise to a Caribbean Island I am always in awe of the different hues of Blue that are the bodies of water there. My heart stops for a minute and I realize each time that I am in love! It never fails. Even the Blue skies make me melt. I feel like I have reached nirvana while gazing up at its beauty. Some of the most beautiful things are Blue and I love them by nature.

What writer, poet or artist inspires you the most and why?

Nikki Giovanni and Zora Neale Hurston are my 2 favorite writers. I feel like GOD specially made their hands and gave them the gift of gold-writing. Their pens seem to posses some sort of magic that can’t be pinpointed. I love the way their stories and poems make me feel, nostalgic.

What’s next for you?

I plan to write a movie script and become a successful Realtor.

Where can readers find your work?

“From the Abundance of My Pen”, 2016. Available by purchase from myself, directly. “When Queens Speak”, 2017. Available for free in e-book format only at: http://www.smashwords.com. I also, have works in other books such as: A Literary Assault on the American Mind (An Anthology), The Poetic Soul Talk Show Magazine, All 4 parts of the S.O.U.L. Literary Magazine collection and Brown Molasses Sunday (an Anthology).

Bio:

A published authoress by way of NJ. Born a creative thinker, who developed the gift of poetry & short story writing. A woman God-kissed and blessed by the pen. Authoress & Poetess Future Realtor