Brown Voodoo Messiah
A Microfiction LP
Published on 31. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
58 pages
978-1-961753-24-2 (ISBN)
Description
Brown Voodoo Messiah is Ran Walker's love letter to D'Angelo--the sound, the silence, and the spirit that lingers between them. In twenty-five 100-word stories arranged like a double-sided vinyl album, Walker channels the pulse of Brown Sugar, the mystic funk of Voodoo, and the revolutionary hum of Black Messiah. Each piece carries the rhythm of devotion, translating melody into memory and groove into grace. With precision and reverence, Walker reimagines what it means to write with soul, crafting stories that feel sung as much as written. This collection doesn't just honor D'Angelo's music--it vibrates in tune with his legacy.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
80 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-961753-24-2 (9781961753242)
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Person
Ran Walker (he/him) is the author of over 40 books. His short stories, flash fiction, microfiction, and poetry have appeared in a variety of anthologies and journals. He is the winner of the Indie Author Project's National Indie Author of the Year Award, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Best Fiction Ebook Award, the Virginia Indie Author Project Award for Adult Fiction, and the Blind Corner Afrofuturism Microfiction Contest. Ran is an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Hampton University and teaches with Writer's Digest University. He lives in Virginia with his wife and daughter.