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About William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Award-winning poet, playwright, and essayist. Author of three books of poetry, "Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembrance of Things Past and Present"; "Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats"; "The Black Feminine Mystique," and a novel, "Streets of Rage," written under his pen name Easy Waters. All four books are available on Amazon.com. Waters has over 25 years of experience in the criminal legal system. He is a change agent for a just society and a catalyst for change.

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For the past eight years I have edited the newsletter of the Coalition for Parole Restoration (CPR). We have gathered some of the best writing in this newsletter over the last ten years and issued an Anniversary Journal. Please support … Continue reading

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The Summer of Capri — Chapter 6

There was parking right in front of Erma Black’s brownstone on Macon Street. I perfectly parallel parked the Camry. I rang the doorbell and Mrs. Black came to the door and opened it. “Thanks for coming,” she said, wiping her … Continue reading

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The Summer of Capri — Chapter 5

Ernest and I emerged on to Court Street, merged right into the lunch hour traffic of people. I spied him looking across the street at Brooklyn Supreme Court. I looked over, at the revolving doors, saw people passing through them. … Continue reading

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The Summer of Capri — Chapter 4

It was 800 hours and I was seated at my desk in my office. There’s a 5” x 7” photo of Mikoon my desk, right near my monitor, which she had placed there as a final, finishing touch, as she … Continue reading

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The Summer of Capri — Chapter 3

Back out on Fulton Street, in front of the building owned by Children Are Our Future, a few young women case workers were gathered, smoking and chatting – mostly venting about birth mothers and foster mothers. They both were driving … Continue reading

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The Black Feminine Mystique

There is something inscrutable about you, Maybe because you’re a Lady of a Thousand Faces. Just when I think I know you, you throw me for a loop. I shouldn’t presume to know the secrets of the sisterhood, Should simply … Continue reading

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The Summer of Capri – Chapter 2

     I exited the office building on Court Street, paused briefly to gather my bearings and take in my surroundings.  It was well after noon and the lunch hour crowd buzzed by me, walking fast and furiously, some purposely.  I … Continue reading

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The Summer of Capri — Chapter 1

             I was sitting in my small office in downtown Brooklyn on Court Street when the buzzer buzzed.  It didn’t annoy me, as the solitary fly had been for the past hour, buzzing by my ears, nose, and eyes.  It … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Fly Last Night

I didn’t fly last night, but 6am this morning I was in the writer’s cockpit, navigating my way through my novel. Did some re-writing and got some writing in to boot. Right now I am on the runway, but plan … Continue reading

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Sorry, Walter Mosley

I had been writing furiously, but the last three days I have let the world of work work against writing every day.  Been writing in my head — I know, that doesn’t count!  Will write and re-write tonight.  Will wake up … Continue reading

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