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    The Writings of Marian A. Yancey
    The Writings of Marian A. Yancey
    The Writings of Marian A. Yancey
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    The Writings of Marian A. Yancey

    By Marian A. Yancey

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    A collection of life events through the author’s perception of their environment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Faith Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateSep 19, 2023
    ISBN9798886857566
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      The Writings of Marian A. Yancey - Marian A. Yancey

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      The Writings of Marian A. Yancey

      Marian A. Yancey

      ISBN 979-8-88685-755-9 (paperback)

      ISBN 979-8-88685-756-6 (digital)

      Copyright © 2023 by Marian A. Yancey

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

      Christian Faith Publishing

      832 Park Avenue

      Meadville, PA 16335

      www.christianfaithpublishing.com

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      To my fallen warriors and ancestors in the struggle: Shareef Makail, Fuquan, Russell, Pooh, and Andre. My mother, Phyllis Yancey, and my father, Richard Yancey; my grandmothers Rosa D. Yancey and Callie Mae Haskins; my grandfather Jake Yancey; my favorite uncle Joe; and my brother, Russell Yancey (he was excellent). May all of you be resting in peace. In the holy name of Jesus.

      Life before Newark, New jersey

      Hope

      Anniversary Song

      Haikus

      A Rap Session

      Friends

      The Dream

      Danger Zone

      Forever

      I Remember

      Cycle

      Question and Answer

      Sorrow, My

      Description

      Reminiscing

      I'm a Phony

      That's an Order!

      Give a Toast

      Denouement

      Wild Stallion

      What I can't touch

      How I See Myself

      How I See My Neighborhood

      The World Outside

      The Past

      Just looking

      Sightseeing

      A Plead

      Question and Answer

      Letting Go

      If

      How?

      One way

      A Secret to Remember

      Confused

      Hey, Love

      Dedication to a Superstar (Jermaine Jackson)

      The Way It Is

      Can You?

      A Desire

      Don't

      Knowledge

      Rambling

      Eternity

      Ticktock

      Remembrance of Me

      Operation Freeze

      Even

      A Quick Thought

      My Love

      Untitled

      Haiku

      Untitled

      Phases

      Flyin'

      Really Living in Newark, New Jersey

      Colors

      Portrait of Myself

      Hauntings

      Poem

      Death of a musician (Pied Piper)

      Reflections

      About the Author

      To my fallen warriors and ancestors in the struggle: Shareef Makail, Fuquan, Russell, Pooh, and Andre. My mother, Phyllis Yancey, and my father, Richard Yancey; my grandmothers Rosa D. Yancey and Callie Mae Haskins; my grandfather Jake Yancey; my favorite uncle Joe; and my brother, Russell Yancey (he was excellent). May all of you be resting in peace. In the holy name of Jesus.

      Life before Newark, New jersey

      Ma.

      While browsing through the aisles of a Dollar General store, I came upon a special soap that indicated no additives and claimed to be 100 percent pure. The wrapping and the name of the soap caught my eye. It said, Granma's Soap. This soap looked so familiar to me. I felt compelled to pick it up and smell it. The smell was so familiar. I am not a psychologist; however, that soap triggered loving memories of Ma, my grandmother Mrs. Rosa D. Yancey. It suddenly occurred to me that my grandmother used to make this soap in her kitchen on our farm in Buffalo Junction, Virginia. I read the ingredients which were mainly lye. Suddenly, I remembered that my grandmother called her soap lye soap. Yes, this was the same soap. Only God knows how many times I was washed with that soap. I naturally carried the soap to the register and paid for it.

      Later, after using the soap, I sadly remembered Ma; this was the special name for my grandmother who had raised me from a baby. My parents had moved to New Jersey when I was a baby in search of work. Rumor has it that my grandmother wanted to keep me. This was during a period in history called the northern migration. This was a period when numerous African Americans left the south in search of work and a better life in the north, escaping oppression and Jim Crow in the south. The saying It's the little things in life that count is

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