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Rod Palmer

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2023 AAMBC MALE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, Rod Palmer is the son of a carpenter and a nanny, born in a historic Gullah Geechie community in Charleston, SC. He received his degrees in creative writing and Afro studies at the University of South Carolina before becoming an author, and growing a list of eight published novels and counting. Currently he resides in Europe where he is a dedicated husband and girl-dad, enjoys travel and writing the next novel.


A Pimp In The Pulpit
The Work-Husband Caper
The Harvest
Karma Wears Versace
KWV II: Man Eater
The Waymaker
The Things We Bring To The Table
Della: The Ballerina And The Billionaire

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Rod Palmer I would say that being perfect is not a prerequisite to receiving blessings from God. In fact, no one is perfect, and many who are blessed are still b…moreI would say that being perfect is not a prerequisite to receiving blessings from God. In fact, no one is perfect, and many who are blessed are still battling with somehing. This is what makes God so forgiving and merciful. God can even use people who have done some despicable things. For instance, Moses was a murderer, Noah was a heavy drinker, and Paul was a disciple attests that he had a thorn in his spirit that he asked God to remove, but God said His grace is sufficient. (less)
Rod Palmer He thought he was still dreaming when the airy voice between his ears tells him to stop at the mirror to view all the demons that lurk inside of him, …moreHe thought he was still dreaming when the airy voice between his ears tells him to stop at the mirror to view all the demons that lurk inside of him, but at the mirror, instead of demons, he saw men – men he recognized from their mugshots, men like Fred Graber who killed his neighbor and for months cashed the man’s social security checks; Archie Bevlin the post office shooter; Jared Fink who had a preteen girl age to womanhood in his underground bunker. In a blink, the man sees himself in the mirror, his eyes slender and cunning, but the room has change on him; he is looking into his home from the other side, from a window, not a mirror; the killers now beside him, while in front of him, a darker self swipes the straight razor off the sink, leaves, and seconds later, the man hears his wife scream and then gurgle.(less)
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In my newly released novel, Uglass: The Intrusive Thoughts Of A Melanin Queen, the protagonist, Tahj, is a darkskinned fashion model. She becomes a subject in a scientific study that attempts to navigate through the bias and subjectivity of beauty. Based on the 200 nodal points on a face, Tahj is deemed the known most beautiful woman in the world; however, men regularly stroll past her on the way Read more of this blog post »
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