The Metaphor Club | James | Activity https://themetaphorclub.com/members/james-r-husbands/activity/ Activity feed for James. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:05:20 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 54892d607e981263f91c5c0550b4d2b0 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2064/#acomment-2066 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:45:00 -0700 FDT By YG ft. Nipsey Hussle, whenever I see any of his groupies. Since I’m from Oakland, I play my music loud, so they’ll surely hear it.

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Cause, we can’t take much more of this…

]]> 9dd11cf1e03c6dfd346105b36933d2d4 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2054/#acomment-2055 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:24:25 -0700 Good morning brutha!!! Have a safe Monday.

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Good morning!!!

]]> 72bcda02edf413af2ae2935adad08086 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2023/#acomment-2024 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:25:49 -0800 Great outlook! Happy Birthday, Frat!

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Sixty.

What the hell is sixty?

Literally an age uncomtemplated

And yet it’s here.

Sixty

No more young adult innocence

Or being middle-aged crisis worthy

You’re now in ‘keep scrolling down […]

]]> 2b796a3d5d6ce26a6e5dec652ba64034 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/2016/#acomment-2017 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:43:09 -0800 Damn! Wish I were local and could attend.

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Hey y’all,

In the spirit of the Metaphor Club space, I’m gonna do a regular Sunday morning writers group at the Slauson Hilltop, where we’ll read pages. First ten pages, script or […]

]]> f6a4c1445f7294d004f7169718c1633f James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1998/#acomment-1999 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:08:23 -0800 Congratulations brutha! That’s a big accomplishment.

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Hey y’all,

I’m excited because this is the last day writing my re-write. Over 130K words, and my brain is tired. But yeah, finally done.

]]> 1076cf8f4a52055eaeef1f0eeab7ac6b James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1736/#acomment-1737 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:13:12 -0800 Edit 2K words of my primary manuscript for my writer’s group meeting on Saturday, Create 2K words on my secondary manuscript(sequel of primary) for my virtual writer’s group meeting on Thursday, teach these students at my primary gig and nail my second interview today for a project manager gig for student data managerment software company. Wish…

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What’s on your agenda for the week? My goal is a 12K word week. What’s yours?

]]> e06abbbbc641a76b2a6bb304988bd114 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1720/#acomment-1721 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:49:33 -0700 I guess I won’t have to worry about teaching Algebra at a new school, since my school population is 80% Black and Brown.

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I’ll be SHOCKED if they don’t kill Brown vs. the Board of Education. That is gonna happen.

]]> 7f90b312b13e96f0c576154dc9af52da James posted an update: Conservatives are outraged that a Black man dared to ask […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1581/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:21:17 -0700 Conservatives are outraged that a Black man dared to ask if they might reconsider their hate speech in the wake of a tragedy. What a bunch of hypocrites!

]]> 1 0278d8b9c99655c43c6f358f442ebec5 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1566/#acomment-1568 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 03:21:26 -0700 One less hater…the world is better off.

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When I spoke at the University of Arizona last fall, a student took a screenshot of my presentation because it had Trump in it. They then sent it to Charlie Kirk, who then put it on his […]

]]> 2b08fc40e1ac52b4681278a344dd2b43 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1524/#acomment-1564 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:28:45 -0700 I down for that, if the timing works with my schedule.

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Those first chapters are really inspiring!! I’m not a novelist. The projects I’ve written that have actually been seen by people are all […]

]]> 229862ae54fb7130b41a80c58cd10200 James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1556/#acomment-1557 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:23:10 -0700 Project 2025 aimed to disenfranchise Black people. Unemployment is a great way to accomplish that goal. Why would any Black person support the MAGA agenda ever?

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Good morning, y’all! I have a big writing target today. My goal is to finish my Divine Nine rewrite by the end of September. Things are going great so far. What are you working on?

]]> 873b5d44a4a358ec56f5f06ba56fb5fb James posted a new activity comment https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1506/#acomment-1541 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:26:32 -0700 @stephanie-pickens In a word, yes!

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I’m really excited to be a new add to the group. My current project, “Fraudulent” takes place in the mid 80s, grounded in the Divine Nine […]

]]> 9956a69b1818687d4c4dc279506cc6f9 James replied to the discussion First Chapter Work In Progress... in the forum ✍️ Writers, Authors & Creators Hub https://themetaphorclub.com/groups/%e2%9c%8d%ef%b8%8f-writers-authors-creators-hub/forum/discussions/first-chapter-work-in-progress/#post-6542 Sun, 07 Sep 2025 01:41:02 -0700 Reply to First Chapter Work In Progress...

@alpha1906 the prologue isn’t anywhere else the manuscript, but offers connectivity later.

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@alpha1906 your 1st chapter is genius. I was laughing out loud multiple times. Mother was an apt name for mother. I liked how “because” was tied into the pain of having an absentee parent. I loved how institutions of higher education were called on the carpet for their exploitive nature. I can’t wait for more!

]]> 12265f4d4956cfca2e0486f7821e59b5 James and Lawrence are now connected https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1526/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:43:02 -0700 0 7410a6bb2e7e8c99388b7cc69f5cd5cf James and Natalie are now connected https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1514/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:50:17 -0700 0 d4453dfa0ce87ff8e0b43b8cd48321ee James replied to the discussion First Chapter Work In Progress... in the forum ✍️ Writers, Authors & Creators Hub https://themetaphorclub.com/groups/%e2%9c%8d%ef%b8%8f-writers-authors-creators-hub/forum/discussions/first-chapter-work-in-progress/#post-6529 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:27:59 -0700 Reply to First Chapter Work In Progress...

This a prologue and chapter 1 to a dark Black Academia project I’ve completed entitled “Fraudulent”. I’m in the process of refining. Thanks all for the help in advance.

Prologue

In the wee hours of an early September morning in 1986, I was speeding down California Highway 13, a tree-lined stretch of road weaving through the Oakland hills. Through…

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]]> 92b648817a2de49d990f09746be70457 James posted an update in the group ✍️ Writers, Authors & Creators Hub: I'm really excited to be a new add to the group. My […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1506/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:15:13 -0700 I’m really excited to be a new add to the group. My current project, “Fraudulent” takes place in the mid 80s, grounded in the Divine Nine college scene set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Feel free to comment honestly @alpha1906 @debi-fraser @stephanie-pickens @tim-albaugh @J_Mas @sherri-sonnier-johnson @bryan-patrick-avery …

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Fraudulent-Book Summary

College student Jimi McDaniels is haunted by the death of his parents and faces the imminent foreclosure of his family home. His life spirals out of control after he starts a volatile relationship with the emotionally fragile debutante Tenaka "Ten" … Continue reading

]]> 2 eb1a2f7a1e115b86aaf4cfd150d566b0 James posted an update: Thanks for welcoming me into the group! I'm […] https://themetaphorclub.com/news-feed/p/1505/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 02:25:06 -0700 Thanks for welcoming me into the group! I’m currently refining a completed Retro Suspense Thriller manuscript entitled “Fraudulent”. Below is a link to the summary. Honest commentary welcomed! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zBI__YWM2Z_CnZJ0F2FjGmfCLyx5qUbc550vHk74keA/edit?usp=sharing

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Fraudulent-Book Summary

College student Jimi McDaniels is haunted by the death of his parents and faces the imminent foreclosure of his family home. His life spirals out of control after he starts a volatile relationship with the emotionally fragile debutante Tenaka "Ten" … Continue reading

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