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Romance As A Mirror
 • Shelbey Monae
Grief
 • Shelbey Monae
Marvin Sapp Wanted His Money!
 • Shelbey Monae
Dear Mommy, I Love You!
 • Shelbey Monae
You're Worthy of More Than Suffering
What I am here to tell you is, you don’t deserve to suffer. No matter what you have done. No matter what you have been told. You are worthy of love…
 • Shelbey Monae
Dear Mommy, I Love You!
I sit here surrounded in love and support because of the life you handcrafted for me.
 • Shelbey Monae
This One Will Make You Think. Sky Full of Elephants Book Review and Recommendations.
Why do I want to reread something when I already know what happens? Sky Full of Elephants is one of those books that has taught me there is always…
 • Shelbey Monae
Who Did The Body?! Psychopomp And Circumstance Book Review
Who did the body and what family mess will we find
 • Shelbey Monae
The Farming of Bones: History Untold and How It Mimics Today.
The best literature gives you a clear view of history and the present day.
 • Shelbey Monae
The Shift
I’m excited for this woman I am ushering in. She is creative, healthy, sexier than she has ever been, inspired, and finding joy in the work.
 • Shelbey Monae
you’ve made it.
It’s my birthday…
 • Shelbey Monae
The Longing for Love
It’s not going to happen over night but when my future husband does find me, it’s gonna be lit for the both of us.
 • Shelbey Monae
How I Am Handling Grief
It’s funny how life repeats itself because here I am grieving a parent that I didn’t have the best relationship with that I miss with a force that feels…
 • Shelbey Monae
The Book Club Diaries
The Book Club Diaries
Shelbey Monae is the founder and host of Shelbey And The Book Club, a book club and YouTube channel that talks all things Black books and helps people diversify their reading through race, genre, and formats. This is where all her random thoughts go!
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