Stacia was born in Lansing, MI. She grew up in Baltimore, MD–the county, not the city. (Only other Baltimoreans will truly understand why it’s necessary to make that distinction. Everyone else just keeps asking if she lived by where they used to film The Wire, then gets genuinely bummed out when she says no.) She graduated from Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) in DC, with a BA in English that didn’t really help her land any jobs. (Don’t let them hype you on college as a golden ticket to employment, kids, because… not so much.) She worked a few office gigs and got some pieces published in niche print and online periodicals (all non-fiction. Book reviews and Q&As, that kind of thing).
At 27, she finished an MFA in fiction at Sarah Lawrence College. She is an adjunct writing professor and barely remembers her name by the end of the day, let alone all her email addresses, passwords, and office/classroom keys.
At various turns, she’s written for HuffPost PostBourgie, The Backlist, Black Issues Book Review, inReads, The Loop 21, Clutch magazine, and Mosaic Magazine. Her work has been featured at The Daily Beast, The Root, The Grio, Racialicious, and Salon. Right now, she writes wherever she’s invited (and paid).
In 2007, she won the Zora Neale Hurston-Bessie Head Fiction Award for a short story titled, “A Revolution Like Vinyl.” Her short story, “Be Longing,” was selected for publication in It’s All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family, and Friends (Doubleday/Harlem Moon 2009), edited by Marita Golden. Her short story, “Shhh,” was featured at Union Station Magazine and subsequently nominated for the 2011 Dzanc Best of the Web anthology. Her poem, “Combat,” appears in Reverie: Midwest African American Literature. She will also be published in the upcoming anthology, Laboring On: Testimony, Theory & Transgressions of Black Mothering in Academia.
Stacia recently appeared on the newly launched HuffPost Live, to discuss an issue critical to the black community: mental health.
She has also founded an online community dedicated to issues specific to single mothers of color: Beyond Baby Mamas. Occasionally, she hosts a live webcast featuring a guest panel who’ll discuss a variety of topics of interest to minority unmarried mothers. Her work on single motherhood can be read in The Atlantic and heard on NPR’s The Takeaway and Tell Me More. To join the Beyond Baby Mamas community, like the Facebook page, subscribe to the YouTube channel, and follow on Twitter and Tumblr.
She resides with her amazing daughter, Story, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Wow…girl you’re deep…..
Love your photos!
thank you!
Just found yout blog…
Excited!
I enjoyed reading your piece on Post Bougie… I think I might give it a shout out and a course a citation in my thesis. “)
Hi Stacia! Found your blog over at Aliya’s. You’re very talented! I love the clean look of your site.
Southern_Lady: thanks for stopping by and thanks for your kind words. I just stopped by your blog, too. It looks fun!
(Is Honey up and running again?)
Thanks for being a blogging “role model” as such. Love what I’ve read so far. I’ll keep checking back!
Just found your blog. In a nutshell is great. I look forward to reading more.
This is my first time here but I’m digging what I’ve read so far. How’s the book coming along?
I truly enjoy reading your blog. You inspire me. Thank you, and keep writing.
thank you so much. i appreciate your comment and am humbled that you find the blog inspiring.
I just started following your blog a few weeks ago and am also inspired by it. You are very talented and through your writings I can tell you are very passionate about your writing. Keep your writing coming for those who are thirsty for good, thought provoking writing.
thank you for reading and for your words of encouragement. i deeply appreciate both.
I like the new appearance.
thanks. i needed a slightly larger font.
I stumbled upon your blog last night and fell in love. I’ve only read a few posts but your thoughts and emotions resonate with me so deeply…WHOA. Keep it coming!
You make a compelling argument for why (and how) one should write in 3rd person. Brava.
Just discovered your blog (directed by the crew over at PB) and am riveted. Your writing is phenomenal and your journey through pregnancy is so compelling! Thanks for sharing your writing with us
thank you, very much, for reading.
I just read your Motes and Beams article and decided to look up more of your work because that piece had my jaw on the floor. You are an amazing writer and thinker. I can’t wait to read more.
Thanks so much for reading and then following up and visiting my blog. It’s an honor.
Wow! You went to trinity so did I and I live in bmore also but the city not the county lol Cool Blog!
Wow great Blog! I was thinking today about what happened with the girls at Bowie and their situatuion and it led me here… great piece I loved the beginning of it. I got really excited when I saw that you grew up in Bmore, so did I but in the city not the county lol. I went to Trinity also!
We should talk. lol
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You’ve got a new fan, I truly admire your cerebral approach!
Thank you kindly.
You’re quite welcome!
Right now, she writes wherever she’s invited (and paid).
As you must. Congrats on taking a stand and sticking to it. (fellow pro writer here.)
*high-five!*
You are an extraordinary writer, and I LOVE your daughter’s name.
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Thanks so much. <3
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I looked up the word awesome in the dictionary, and your picture was there!