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Balogun Oyabode Abeegunde
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- Stone Mountain, GA
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- Africa and the Diaspora
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- Atlanta, GA
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- Reader, Writer, Performer, Book Club Member, Literary Service Provider
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- http://www.myspace.com/egbeogun
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- I am a member and Artistic Director of the "Writing in the Circle of Life, Love, Creativity & More" Writers' Workshop.
- Have You "Freed Your Inner Book" Yet?
- Yes
- What You Need to Know About Me:
- I am a martial arts Master Instructor. I teach traditional, indigenous African Martial Arts. I am author of the history making how-to book "Afrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within". I am also a poet and an actor. I write all genres of fiction and, at present, I have a graphic novel in production.
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Balogun Oyabode Abeegunde's Blog
GOOD SHIP JESUS
The Good Ship Jesus
I am Mandinka Jawaaro,
Mandinka Warrior
From Kunga to Sinkandinga
And, with these black fingers
Curled around my spear and my shield,
I stood with other boys, who wished to become men
And learned the dances of death;
Learned the Warrior Ways;
Learned the tactics, strategies and rules of engagement
Training from dusk ‘til dawn, as the Elders instructed,
But knowing in my heart that no one would try to attack our village
Nor try to rape, rob, or pillage us
For we were M… Continue
I am Mandinka Jawaaro,
Mandinka Warrior
From Kunga to Sinkandinga
And, with these black fingers
Curled around my spear and my shield,
I stood with other boys, who wished to become men
And learned the dances of death;
Learned the Warrior Ways;
Learned the tactics, strategies and rules of engagement
Training from dusk ‘til dawn, as the Elders instructed,
But knowing in my heart that no one would try to attack our village
Nor try to rape, rob, or pillage us
For we were M… Continue
Posted on April 4, 2008 at 10:24pm — 1 Comment
"86 PACES" - Short Horror Fiction
86 PACES
The time to strike drew near.
Andy’s heart rate slowed as Coral approached the ambush site.
The killing-time was Andy’s cool-water libation; the hunt – his calming opiate.
Coral jogged along the trail, spurred on by the revolutionary call of Bob Marley:
“Dem crazy,
Dem crazy…
We gonna chase those crazy baldheads outta town…”
If Coral wasn’t jogging to Kanye West, then it had to be Robert Nestra Marley.
“Oh, I and I build your cabin,
Oh, I and I plant your corn.”… Continue
The time to strike drew near.
Andy’s heart rate slowed as Coral approached the ambush site.
The killing-time was Andy’s cool-water libation; the hunt – his calming opiate.
Coral jogged along the trail, spurred on by the revolutionary call of Bob Marley:
“Dem crazy,
Dem crazy…
We gonna chase those crazy baldheads outta town…”
If Coral wasn’t jogging to Kanye West, then it had to be Robert Nestra Marley.
“Oh, I and I build your cabin,
Oh, I and I plant your corn.”… Continue
Posted on April 4, 2008 at 11:12am — 1 Comment
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