Close your eyes. Imagine a place where hair holds ancestral power. Where braids are maps, locs are libraries, and the stories we’ve inherited hum beneath the soil, waiting to rise.
Havenswood is almost here.
I’ve been quietly weaving a new Black fairy tale called Aziza’s Crown. Its a speculative fiction saga about a young woman whose crown of braids binds her to a hair based magic system, a town under threat, and a legacy older than time itself.
Alongside Aziza’s Crown, we’ll dive into the folklore that fuels it:
The hoodoo and conjure traditions Zora Neale Hurston documented in Mules and Men.
The untold folklore and fairy tales of the Black diaspora, where kitchens become realms of their own, and stories are told a million times before they’re ever written down.
The art of building new myths—because our stories don’t end with the ones we’ve inherited.
For writers, I’ll share behind-the-scenes glimpses of my process: how I craft magic systems, research oral histories, and wrestle characters onto the page.
What to Expect
📖 Serialized Chapters: Follow Aziza’s journey weekly, starting March 9th.
🔍 Folklore Deep Dives: From Anansi’s webs to the crossroads spirits of hoodoo.
✍🏾 Writerly Tools: Worldbuilding prompts, character workshops, and more.
A Question for You:
What Black folklore character or tradition resonates most with you? Hit reply and tell me—I’d love to weave your voices into this space.
This story has lived in my bones for years. Now, it’s time to plant it in the world.
With gratitude and magic,
B
P.S. Know someone who loves Black fairy tales, hoodoo lore, or Their Eyes Were Watching God? Share this post and bring them into the fold.