What is your short story about?
It’s about racial perception, perspective, and reality.
What genres would you say this story is in?
This story can be placed in eight genres: nonfiction, fiction, drama, biography, narrative, mainstream, tweens, and children.
How would you describe this story in two words?
Self-Love
What movie have you seen the most in your life?
Good Deeds-Tyler Perry
What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
Just My Soul Responding-Smokey Robinson
Do you have an all-time favorite novel?
The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt
What motivated you to write this story?
I was invited to write a 400-word story. I wanted to meet the challenge.
If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
My father
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
I am passionate about clothes, VW Beetles, decorating, Poodles, and reading
What influenced you to enter your story to get performed?
My mother made me promise her that I would use my voice—via writing or voice.
Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers?
I encourage writers to put fear behind and to believe in themselves.
Watch the Short Story Reading:
Performed by Steve Rizzo
Matthew Toffolo's Summary 