Faye McCray

Since I started this blog, I have received a great deal of support from (most of) my friends and family.  People seem inspired by my decision to follow my dreams and I have had deep conversations with people I never thought I would about things they have always dreamed of doing but never dared to take…

Announcer: Congratulations, you’ve reached 60,000 words! Tell her what she’s won, Bob! Bob: Faye McCray, you’ve have won complete OBSESSION with your novel! OBSESSION comes equipped with sleeplessness nights, distracted conversations, using your husband and his body parts to heighten your description writing capability and the ability to turn every single conversation into conversation about your novel! Wooo…

It was about ten to midnight last night when we prepared for our quiet welcoming of the new year with family in New York.  We had a bottle of Moet, a few champagne flukes and munched on treats from one of those Pepperidge Farm assortment of cookies boxes. My kids were fast asleep, one beside me and…

I headed out of town yesterday to visit my family in New York.  During the 4-hour car ride, I discovered a whole litany of awesome web series written by great young writers.  It all started by watching the latest episode of a web series I watch called Awkward Black Girl written by and starring Issa Rae. …

I hope you all have an amazing Christmas!  It would be disingenuous of me if I didn’t mention how deeply affected I have been with the unspeakable loss at Sandy Hook over a week ago.  I mourn deeply every time I see those little faces on the news.  Last week when I watched my own children in…

The benefit to living in a smaller metropolis (than in NYC where I grew up) is that I have a unique relationship with the places I go.  I have a favorite check out lady at the grocery store.  We chat about our kids and the Ravens and she knows exactly how I like my groceries bagged. I have…