Introduction

Diane L. Manning is an urban contemporary mystery fiction writer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York with a touch of southern roots. Ms. Manning grew up watching shows like, Creature Feature, Tales of the Crypt, the Twilight Zone and is captivated by the works Boris Karloff & Alfred Hitchcock. Her favorite reading is by Agatha Christie & Richard Chandler.

Diane L Manning currently resides in Bronx, New York and working on her next novel.

The Art of Deception

The Art of Deception....we've been bamboozled... why do we continue to decieve ourselves...we are so busy looking external for answers...rather than looking internal...go deep...go wide...the pain ain't that serious...God heals the pain..yet we continue to philosophy, rationalize, and minimize the truth...umm

care/love

when a person decides to care/love someone its not based on the physical or what you can get from that individual...I find joy from a person I can learn from share my thoughts with them, or something as simple as a smile, a hug, or a kiss..its the little things that personify a true relationship

Today's Black Woman

Wen u c me smile its because Im proud.tht the women of my ancestors..has paved the path.I am rich in spirit defined by my intelligence with a touch class tht can't b duplicated.for Im the true definition of today's Black Woman.virtue by nature..humbled by tribulation.confident by experience..Im today's Black Woman..the... scars have subsided.the abuse has been turned to refuse.for Im today's Black Woman

by Diane L. Manning