The Tip of Memory
The Chabanaka Principles
The Chabanaka Principles
**The Tip of Memory (TTOM) is a dual-timeline literary fiction novel exploring ancestral memory, intergenerational trauma, and Black feminine interiority. Set between contemporary Ohio and the haunting landscape of 1800s Louisiana, the novel follows Danny—a woman unraveling the emotional legacies left in her blood—and Miriam, an ancestor whose journal becomes the silent bridge between eras. Through its quiet tension and immersive psychological depth, TTOM examines how memory travels through lineage and shapes identity long before it is understood.
Blending historical fiction, psychological realism, and ancestral storytelling, TTOM offers an intimate exploration of the emotional cost of silence. As Danny confronts the inherited echoes of abandonment, resilience, and survival, Miriam documents her own daily confrontations with captivity, faith, and selfhood. Their narratives mirror, resist, and reflect one another, creating a layered experience of what it means to remember, what it means to carry, and what it means to reclaim one’s voice.
TTOM is ideal for readers drawn to lyrical literary fiction, Black historical narratives, and novels that center emotional truth over spectacle. It speaks to audiences interested in generational storytelling, cultural memory, and stories that move at the pace of reflection—inviting readers into a narrative that lingers long after the final page.
Coming 2027.
The Chabanaka Principles
The Chabanaka Principles
The Chabanaka Principles
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The Chabanaka Principles exist as a contemplative collection of essays exploring life as a single living field — the All-Body — experiencing and remembering itself through human perception, memory, and vibration. Rooted in philosophy rather than religion, the work invites readers to consider existence not as separation from a higher power, but as participation within a greater intelligence already in motion. Each essay moves through themes of lineage, consciousness, contrast, and embodiment, offering a reflective path for those seeking to understand their place within the ongoing rhythm of being.
Extending this philosophy into sensory experience, the Chabanaka Candle Series emerges as a sacred ritual companion to the written work. Each flame represents a familial archetype — Self, Grandmother, Mother, and Father — and serves as a vessel for remembrance, ancestral presence, and intentional reflection. These candles are not spiritual requirements, but symbolic bridges between narrative and embodiment, allowing participants to engage memory through scent, stillness, and flame.
Together, the essays and ritual elements form a unified world where philosophy becomes practice and memory becomes ceremony. Chabanaka is not a doctrine to follow, but an invitation to observe, honor, and participate in the living field of existence — whether through silent contemplation, written reflection, or the quiet witnessing of flame. The work remains sovereign in itself, offering readers both intellectual depth and emotional resonance on their own terms.
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