Outstanding Black Creators on Vocal. D. Alexandra Porter's snapshot of 'BeggleDert'. The music and much awaited book by our talented creator. (Chap 2)

What can I say about the fabulous Alexandra. She blew into my consciousness like a warm and endearing burst of August sunshine. Her quiet smile belied her enthusiasm and kindness, sprinkling beautiful words of encouragement and causing ugly sniffling hollering when I read her comments.

She was delighted by my desire to highlight talented AAT (African American Talent) on Vocal.

"This is epic, Lady Novel!!! Congratulations on taking this new journey!!! She offered.

"Hey D. How are you, how is that daunting project of yours coming along. Thanks for supporting my idea, it may not get much recognition here, but I am having fun searching for greatness within the diaspora of Blackness. And thinking outside this V box as well. Blessed be". I replied.

Speaking about her formidable but exciting new novel (not me) in progress, she offered a bit of insight into its creation:

"BeggleDert with its dragons and time travel is daunting indeed, but I am letting new characters talk to me and weave new stories with the old. My page goal is 280 or more. I hope to wrap up by Thanksgiving. Yeah, I know. That's a long time away, but I am still excited. How are you"? ✍️

Here is her original story which is published here on Vocal. From this she is building a whole new world of mystery, fantasy and exciting characters. Did she hint that one of her Caribbean characters could be based on yours truly, well not me per se, but Caribbean in essence. I think...it is a mystery for me to solve.

"This eve’s clouded twilight is the backdrop for something wicked slouching toward my Beggledert. On the north horizon, deadly white fingernails of lightning are raking towering black clouds, so tall that I imagine their peaks disappearing from sight on earth and reappearing in heaven. Every few minutes, the clouds halt and hover over terrain. Haunting the clouds is an omen of woeful weeping".

Some characters in BeggleDert

Alexandra says.....

"My thoughts flow from mind to quill, quill to parchment:

Twilight, in my village of BeggleDert, is renowned for the beauty of huge twinkling stars in a dark caerulean corridor between day and night–and it is imbued with magic. Sorcery lights candles to welcome the intimacy of dusk or extinguishes flames in the ritual of greeting dawn. It is not unusual to hear echoes in the wind of neighbors debating the best spell to cure your pet dragon’s cold, or affirming which flip of the wrist nuance conjures up the tastiest Beggledert Stew.

I love the bon sprit of Beggledert villagers, the richly diverse descendants of post-war settlers who founded the village five hundred years ago. The founders united to live in peace. Now, like a mural layered with colors, distinct and blended, we are the many within the one.

Throughout the day and night in Beggledert, horse-drawn carriages and carts preserve a sense of quaintness, though omnipresent libraries exhibit exquisite drawings of vintage, horseless wheel and axle transports rumored to rival sorcery".

Alexandra wields the pen like a princely sword, her words transporting you to worlds within the most sensual of fantasies.

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Beneath the bright full moon

And dark canopies of trees above on the cliff

I see silhouettes of lovers

Two as one

Clinging to each other

And I remember

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Although she joined Vocal in 2021, Alexandra has only written 26 stories. She says she was a bit disheartened by the vibes and took a long sabbatical away. On tentatively returning, she bumped into a couple of us kindred souls and found her joy again. However, after a short and sweet run of writing her awesome series of stories here, she is taking time to work on her eagerly awaited book.

Best of luck Alexa, I am rooting for you. Call upon me whenever you need a supportive boost or push. You have been a real force of nature for me.

Thank you.

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The beautiful music on the cover page video is composed and sung by the talented Alexandra herself.

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A BLACK DAHLIA PRODUCTION.

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Thank you for reading.