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Maurice M. Gray Jr.

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I am the author of two novels, To Whom Much Is Given and All Things Work Together, and one novella, Like A Brother. I am also a contributor to five anthologies: Blessed Assurance, The Soul Of A Man (winner of Best Anthology at the 2009 African American Literary Awards), Home Again: Stories Of Restored Relationships, Soldiers Of The Cross and The Soul Of A Man 2: Make Me Wanna Holler. I love to write, but I loved to read first :-).

I also edit for other authors. As an avid reader/published author/grammar nazi, I bring a unique perspective to every project I edit.





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Maurice M. Gray Jr. The Black Writers Reunion and Conference in Dallas, TX, August 2001. I was less than a year removed from publishing my first novel To Whom Much Is Giv…moreThe Black Writers Reunion and Conference in Dallas, TX, August 2001. I was less than a year removed from publishing my first novel To Whom Much Is Given, and this was my first major literary event (I'd done a few signings, but nothing on a national scale). I met a lot of authors during that weekend with whom I still keep touch, but my "I've arrived" moment came when I arrived for the first group signing and found myself placed next to Pat G'orge-Walker. I'd met her when I arrived the night before, but to see an experienced author writing in my genre (Christian fiction) in that setting, and to have people who came from her table to mine treat me with the same sense of respect and awe gave me confidence that I belonged in the literary arena.(less)
Maurice M. Gray Jr. When I'm working on something and get stuck, I put it aside and do something else. Sometimes I look at something else I wrote; that usually helps get …moreWhen I'm working on something and get stuck, I put it aside and do something else. Sometimes I look at something else I wrote; that usually helps get me past writers block and back in the flow. (less)
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“Medina is shorter and not as physically gifted as Susan, but she has this intangible something that drives men crazy. Her tangible isn’t bad either- she’s five feet five inches of brown skin and killer curves, and those brown eyes of hers could charm cash from a miser.
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“Code Blue! We’re losing him!”
The EMTs hustled the gurney containing Erik Dawson’s broken body into the operating room where the surgical team waited. The nursing staff literally ripped his clothes off as they worked to stabilize him.
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His assistant didn’t bother to look up as she answered, “Auto accident. An eighteen- wheeler smashed his car into a guardrail.”
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Anesthesia put him under, but as the doctors began their work and his parents prayed fervently in the waiting room, Erik spasmed and stopped breathing.

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Cecelia Hey, Maurice! Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you and your family have been doing well! To celebrate Valentine's Day 2020, my novel, Southern Comfort (by Cecelia Dowdy) is FREE! Come download a copy and tell a friend!


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