V. H. King's Ink

For me, life is all about stories: telling them, living them, sharing them. This site is my way of doing all three, which is a journey I’ve been on for far longer than any of my web platforms have been around. I’m growing: as a writer, an artist, a person.

So, what will you find here?

All the ways my heart hurts and hopes;

all the dreams my soul clings to.

I know it’s vague, but that’s the short answer. My writing explores the hope of connecting with oneself and with others. My characters have to understand themselves and the world(s) around them in new ways. Like me, they’re figuring out how to navigate life while honoring their identity and values.

In-between worlds sensed on long highway drives, whispers from clouds high overhead in the wide open blue sky, deep shadows in late summer evenings–the world is full of mysterious, ordinary, extravagant, beautiful, weary places. I like to think my writing captures that sense of ever-present worth and wonder.

Stories happen anywhere,

to everyone,

ALL THE TIME.

The critical importance of acknowledging and expressing hidden facets of my reality is not lost on me. (Note: I did not say explaining these aspects.) I am Black, yes, but can you guess what my experience as a Black Disabled Queer has been like? Do you know what I believe in or what I’ve lived through?

I started this site with the reminder, to myself and whoever happens to join me on this journey, that perfection is not my goal. Honesty is–and I practice that in my art, stories, and poetry.

I am in process, living out my dreams.