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I lived with a promisekeeper and this was the entirety of his sense of humor. “(Person I don’t like) is a Muslim hahaha” “(person I know you like) is a Mexican hahaha” “laugh at my jokes or I’ll kill you”

October 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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Keep writing! Keep telling our stories! We are the original storytellers.

#verdearzu #blackqueerauthor #indieauthor #poet #blogger #podcaster #authorpublisher #educator #writing #writer #booktok #blackauthorsofinstagram #pride #queerbooks #juneteenth #blackaugust #promisekeeper

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August 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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Please check out #LilyzCatering in #sac for delicious, authentic, soulful Nigerian cuisine! 😋

Good night. 💤

#verdearzu #blackqueerauthor #indieauthor #poet #blogger #podcaster #authorpublisher #educator #writing #writer #pride #queerbooks #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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August 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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#verdearzu #blackqueerauthor #indieauthor #poet #blogger #podcaster #authorpublisher #educator #writing #writer #booktok #blackauthorsofinstagram #booktok #pride #queerbooks #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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August 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM Everybody can reply

Bishop Rasby G. Mason, II

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There are many different “ways”, e.g. airway. aisleway. alleyway. anyway.

But the best way is NOWAY, because that’s when God steps in to MAKE A WAY!

#waymaker
#miracleworker
#promisekeeper

July 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM Everybody can reply

The Writer Verde Arzu

@verdearzu.bsky.social

#verdearzu #blackqueerauthor #indieauthor #poet #blogger #podcaster #authorpublisher #educator #writing #writer #booktok #blackauthorsofinstagram #blackqueerauthorsofinstagram #booktok #pride #queerbooks #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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July 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM Everybody can reply

The Writer Verde Arzu

@verdearzu.bsky.social

#verdearzu #blackqueerauthor #indieauthor #poet #blogger #podcaster #authorpublisher #educator #writing #writer #booktok #blackauthorsofinstagram #blackqueerauthorsofinstagram #booktok #pride #queerbooks #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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July 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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#verdearzu #blackqueerauthor #indieauthor #poet #blogger #podcaster #authorpublisher #educator #writing #writer #booktok #blackauthorsofinstagram #blackqueerauthorsofinstagram #booktok #pride #pridemonth #queerbooks #indieauthorsoftiktok #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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July 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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#blackqueerauthorsofinstagram #booktok #pride #pridemonth #queerbooks #indieauthorsoftiktok #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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July 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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#booktok #blackauthorsofinstagram #blackqueerauthorsofinstagram #booktok #pride #pridemonth #queerbooks #indieauthorsoftiktok #juneteenth #summerbookstour #promisekeeper

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July 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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📚book launch @aseatatthetablebooks
📚Pride celebration. Created my 1st author workshop @aseatatthetablebooks
✈️ ➡️ Cleveland watched our niece 🧑🏾‍🎓
📚 dropped #promisekeeper

July 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM Everybody can reply

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The Writer Verde Arzu

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This is what fighting against erasure looks like. This is what telling our own stories looks like. This is what it looks like when we don’t wait for permission or acceptance.

Welcome to RELLC.

#verdearzu #indieauthor #pride #juneteenth #blackqueerauthor #promisekeeper

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