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Darnell Lamont Walker

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Born

in Charlottesville, The United States

Website

http://www.thecleverbastard.com

Twitter

skinnyjeanius

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

Influences

James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, Cecil Brown, Chinua Achebe, George Dawe ...more

Member Since

June 2012

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I am The Clever Bastard. The self-professed genius who visits the lives of others as tourists visit Amsterdam and Paris. Taking photos and leaving so much of myself behind. A well-read hanger-on. A true networker.

The last 20+ years of my life have been spent shaking hands and toasting with folks who complement me. One of my greatest mentors, Raymond Shipman, once said “I don’t want the luxury car if my brother can’t have one, too.” So I’ve been working on cars for everyone. A few months ago I was asked “what is it you do?” Instead of telling her how I make my money, I responded with “I smile, laugh, drink and every once in a while catch a flight to a place that hasn’t seen rain in ages.” That’s what I do.

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I Don’t Want to See Your Home Office. Show Me the Room Where Joy Lives

There’s something special about the way people invite me into their spaces. Over the years, since entering adulthood, friends, cousins, strangers, hookups, and lovers – each has welcomed me into their houses, condos, apartments, even the occasional cabin, with this open warmth that holds a tad bit of wonder. And I get it; there’s pride there, real, unrestrained joy in showing off their worlds. Som

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	Creep by Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author), Janna M Hall (Editor) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book of She by Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author), Janna M Hall (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Avenue of Trees it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Very Short Notes I Wrote To You While I Was High On Cocaine it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half The Battle by Justin J. White, Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author) (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Most Beautiful Thing in the World by Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author), Justin Leveque (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Peace Is by Dae Bynum, Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Girl by Janice Floyd, Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Freshley (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Wrote A Book About Him by Hans L Cordova, Darnell Lamont Walker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maria Moore (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knock
them down.”
― Darnell Lamont Walker, Creep

tags: relationships, walls

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“Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.”
― Darnell Lamont Walker

tags: breaking-up, chemistry, falling-in-love, love, relationships, timing

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“Everyone gets broken. Everyone. Some grow stronger in those breaks. Others never recover.”
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tags: broken, hurt, pain

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“If you teach your children how to bully, or do nothing to stop them, teach them also how to die for their cause.”
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tags: activist

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“I’m learning men cannot teach men to build their castles with bricks. time must do that.”
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tags: education

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“And like that, I said goodbye to my grandmother like we were two people who met in a coffee shop, shared a lifetime of stories and left wanting more, but knowing we’d meet there again.”
― Darnell Lamont Walker

tags: death, family, grandmother, sorrow

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“Funerals consist of older generations initiating the younger into another adulthood. Filling spaces of the one passed.”
― Darnell Lamont Walker

tags: death-funerals, initiation

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“We find our own truth serums. we confess willingly, but only if we are able to blame it on something or someone else.”
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tags: truth

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