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I walk everyday.

There’s something about moving my body that makes the noise in my head dissolve just enough for ideas to slip through. Most of my stories start that way: a scene out of context, a half-thought that hits mid-step, a sentence that demands to be written down before it disappears. This is my inspiration.

I’ve stopped believing that every idea belongs to me. I think some of them choose us. I believe in the old concept of genius — not as talent, but as something almost otherworldly...

Every time I sit down to write as Dark Blush, I’m reminded that balance is less about control and more about rhythm. I’ve stopped trying to corral my creativity into a single lane because, truthfully, my brain doesn’t work like that. I have AuDHD — inattentive flavor to be exact — so it's better to bounce around a bit instead of trying to force something and facing burnout.

That’s how I end up round-robining between stories, specifically between my main work and my erotic work. I can work on...

Welcome,

Somehow you’ve found yourself here.

With me.

Well, thank you for showing up. I’ve quite recently published three novellas, each one a different take on love. My heroines are Black women, and their partners range. I love to center Black women and see them cherished to the highest degree. It’s been over a decade of writing, but this is my first time publishing Explicit Romance.

If you’re wondering whether you’ll see a face attached to these stories—likely not. This work lives to the side...