May 4Good Morning, Gabe Hager (Preface)[From the pages of the novel by Gary Harrell] “So tell me about last Thursday, Gabriel. How was the service?” Gabe noticed that his counselor’s eyes never left the notepad on his lap. The balding man in an ill-fitting coat and tie just kept writing, even after he asked the…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
May 4Good Morning, Gabe Hager (Excerpt #2)Gabe’s mobile phone was ringing again. This time, the call was from his brother. It actually was the second call from his brother in the last twenty minutes, and if Gabe had bother to consider it, he would have counted more than a dozen calls from eight, different callers over…Fiction6 min readFiction6 min read
May 1Good Morning, Gabe Hager![An excerpt from the novel by Gary Harrell] Even from the new international airport in Mobile, the drive to Prominence, Mississippi, took two hours, along remote stretches of roads that seemed to just disappear into the forests. Occasionally, the trees gave way to sprawling pastures of land or areas cut…Fiction12 min readFiction12 min read
Apr 18McCurtain County, OklahomaJust when you thought the depths of all this bigotry and vitriol couldn’t get more disgusting — enter McCurtain County, Oklahoma. There, a swathe of elected officials — Sheriff Kevin Clardy (R), County District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings (R), Investigator Alicia Manning, Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix, and County District 3…America2 min readAmerica2 min read
Apr 7Why Our Plurality MattersTonight, our fragile democracy was assaulted. Unfortunately, that is not an exaggeration. In Tennessee, Deep Right Republican lawmakers voted to expel from the statehouse two young, black lawmakers, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, for their protest against a gun bill. That a third lawmaker, Gloria Johnson, a white woman, avoided…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Mar 16Things You Learn, 10 March 2023It is in the most unexpected moment, when we recognize just how fleeting life really is. That recognition can come in the middle of the day, when it’s business as usual — and then, suddenly, none of that matters anymore. It can also come in the wee hours of the…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Feb 12When It All Ends (Preface)[The following is a sample of fictional works from G Harrell Literary Properties.] They stood there, along the ledge of the building — the six of them, hand in hand, silent, motionless, tearful. No one knew if they were family members or friends or neighbors or strangers, but what was…Fiction7 min readFiction7 min read
Feb 7INVERNESS (Preface)[This year, G. Harrell Literary Properties is planning to spread its wings, by publishing its literary content in different media platforms. Inverness, a novel by Gary Harrell, will be released as an audiobook, given the importance of the subject matter. The following is that novel’s preface. …Fiction Writing9 min readFiction Writing9 min read
Feb 1Gary Harrell on Black HistoryBlack history is America's history. That's because, from the beginning, black history has been interwoven into the vivid and assorted tapestry that is this great Republic. Of course, that distinction isn't unique. Every American has arrived at this point with a rich and varying history that does not stand apart…American History2 min readAmerican History2 min read
Jan 27Et Tu, Memphis?This is maddening - this casual and widespread devaluation of the lives of people of color. Before we discuss another incident of police brutality, we should acknowledge that, though heinous, this isn’t our biggest problem. In fact, in the African-American community, while many are loathe to admit it, the likelihood…BlackLivesMatter4 min readBlackLivesMatter4 min read
