Maggie Hawkins

"Cassandra knew exactly what she meant. She recalled moments from her childhood, standing outside doorways, trying desperately to eavesdrop on adult conversations at gatherings. They would talk about Georgia, where the family migrated from in the 1930s. First in vibrant, colorful tones, then like a sunset, the light would change, and their voices became whispers. There was talk of beatings, lynchings, ungodly things that would drain the life and soul from lesser beings, but there they sat, survivors of a holocaust unnamed."



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Mahmoud Darwish -Palestinian poet
1941 –
2008

I belong there. I have many memories. I was born as everyone is born.
I have a mother, a house with many windows, brothers, friends, and a prison cell
with a chilly window! I have a wave snatched by seagulls, a panorama of my own.
I have a saturated meadow. In the deep horizon of my word, I have a moon,
a bird’s sustenance, and an immortal olive tree.
I have lived on the land long before swords turned man into prey.
I belong there. When heaven mourns for her mother, I return heaven to her mother.
And I cry so that a returning cloud might carry my tears.
To break the rules, I have learned all the words needed for a trial by blood.
I have learned and dismantled all the words in order to draw from them a
single word: Home.

From Unfortunately, It Was Paradise by Mahmoud Darwish translated and edited by Munir Akash and Carolyn Forché with Sinan Antoon and Amira El-Zein. Copyright © 2003 by the Regents of the University of California. Reprinted by permission of the University of California Press. All rights reserved.

My new "go-to" response!

Up and not crying is good.

One of my favorite poems of all time ❤️❤️❤️

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Reedsy reviewer Marlene Ridgway calls the follow-up to my paranormal thriller Hallowed Ground "An intimate collection of poetry that is relatable, lovely, and full of feminine power ... a five-star MUST READ." Moody Black Chick takes you on an inimitable journey through sin, salvation, pain, bliss, love, and heartbreak and celebrates the range of emotions that make us wonderfully complicated beings.

Moody Black Chick: A Collection of Poems From the writer of the celebrated paranormal thriller Hallowed Ground comes a collection of poetry that takes you on an inimitable journey through sin, salvation, pain, bliss, love, and heartbreak. Moody Black Chick celebrates the range of emotions that make us wonderfully complicated beings and ...

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If I had to choose a quote that captures the theme of my book, this would be it.

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So true!

My husband and I watched His House last night and it did not disappoint! You’ll find some familiar haunted house tropes in this movie, but what sets it apart are the powerful visual elements from director Remi Weekes and the human story it explores. The protagonists are Sudanese refugees suffering from PTSD from the human horrors they witnessed (which Weekes tackles with grace and restraint), only to find themselves confronting a horror of a different kind as they struggle to adapt to a new lifestyle. I won’t spoil the rest, but if you’re into paranormal horror, this is one to watch.

"We were still alive when they dug our grave. At least in the minds of those who knew us ... We are still, but we don't rest. Not with the cacophony of those who still draw breath so callously living out their days above us. We hear their joys and their sorrows, their whispers and their secrets, the lies that they live with and the ones that kill them, yet we are unmoved. " - Hallowed Ground

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Hallowed Ground Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Some say there are no secrets in a small town, that they just stay dormant, lying in wait for the right messenger. When journalist Cassandra Bell moved to the town of Brookville in upstate New York, she thought she was leaving the madness of the big city.....

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Heather Jinmaku (VO) on Instagram: "Coming Soon to #audible : Hallowed Ground by Maggie Hawkins @mgw8374 , narrated by Heather Jinmaku. What a pleasure it has been narrating this book! I was invested from paragraph one! “Some say there are no... Heather Jinmaku (VO) shared a post on Instagram: "Coming Soon to : Hallowed Ground by Maggie Hawkins , narrated by Heather Jinmaku. What a pleasure it has been narrating this book! I was invested from paragraph one! “Some say there are no secrets in a small town, that they just s...