He/him | Blerd, Author... Blerduthor? | Author of Forever for the Culture (Beacon) and Sundiata (Feiwal & Friends/Macmillan) | stevenunderwoodjr(at)blaqueword(dot)comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.apphttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3myzksi5pd22mSmiling on the red carpet like a cutie patootie is my brand29 Oct 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzksi5pd22mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3myzi34cpxk2mGodzilla premiere was great!29 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzi34cpxk2mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3myiin7vm7k25Did I ever share this collaboration I did with Zeno Group this year celebrating 100 years of Black Creativity and Cultural Influence? https://www.zenogroup.com/insights/century-black-joy-creativity-and-cultural-influence22 Oct 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiin7vm7k25https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3myict2wtis25🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾 Made the cut !!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3myict2wtis25https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3myaxxs2mbc2lGot tired of publishing being "in such a weird, unprecedented place" and decided to just kickstart this book. 💜19 Oct 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaxxs2mbc2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mxxifxywkc2cThey reached the peak of the toxicity on there with the supremetingz stuff [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxifxywkc2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mxxhlmfi2k2cSupremetingz and this Joshua thing going too far leave that boy alone.16 Oct 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxhlmfi2k2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mx356zll2c2vI just found the moodboard I made for my MC for Ashe of the Country 😮‍💨 Wish there was more market for high concept Black fantasy #sff #blackbooks #fantasy04 Oct 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx356zll2c2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mwvqok2s7k2zBet! So FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE: NOTES FROM THE NEW BLACK DIGITAL ARTS RENAISSANCE was selected to be featured at #CultureCon bookstore this year! Make sure to grab your copy and to support my fellow amazing Black Authors when walking the halls. Thank you!02 Oct 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvqok2s7k2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mwtbnrifbc2dThe pride and love I have for Lil Nas X is encapsulated in an entire chapter of Forever for the Culture01 Oct 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtbnrifbc2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mwmrdhrrjs2vA Different World got me thinking of my college life lmao29 Sep 2026 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmrdhrrjs2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mwgwu262vk2hWriting Day at the Cafe26 Sep 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgwu262vk2hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mwbkekb7vk2qIs there a way to follow people i follow here on #BlackSky?24 Sep 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbkekb7vk2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mwbkddzwfc2qYou might recognize a certain pro-Black hyperopinionated self righteous Author on a bookshelf at Culture Con. 💜24 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbkddzwfc2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mvxv5df3m22iMy community of Black Authors and Booksellers have really come thru for me with hearts and advocacy of action in light of recent news that will soon be shared. I felt like a failure. I still do. But that is the insidiousness of the machine grinding creativity through tied hands and cold platitudes.20 Sep 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxv5df3m22ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mvtl7ojmn224I got a new shirt!19 Sep 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtl7ojmn224https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mvh7vuxu2c24A list of comic characters people didn't know were sorcerers14 Sep 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvh7vuxu2c24https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mvg67emfqs22I can either finish this chapter of my Middle Grade Coming of Age Horror, I can finish the comic pitch or I can finish this pilot. All three cannot be done today I fear.13 Sep 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg67emfqs22https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mveuwstorc2oAnd when I say I love Step Up I mean all the movies except the first. I LITERALLY cant remember what happened in ts. I think Mario was in it or something.13 Sep 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveuwstorc2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mverfbfs2c2oWho do i have to bribe to write some Magic the Gathering stories?!13 Sep 2026 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mverfbfs2c2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mvc53ck5ns2eJust ordered cured salmon from Ralphs. Will report back on if it stacks up to the $100 Cured Salmon Law Roach made me eat12 Sep 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc53ck5ns2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mv5grv6cq226Since when did mentorship preface itself with breaking your spirit?10 Sep 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5grv6cq226https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mv4xqc6vys2bAint no way John let a Funko Pop talk to him like that #Lanterns10 Sep 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4xqc6vys2bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3muy7ywsfcs2n👀👆🏾08 Sep 2026 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3muy7ywsfcs2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3muv4f3qwrc27Loving these ATL pride videos. It really shows the togetherness of our community. 😊06 Sep 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3muv4f3qwrc27https://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3muuerf2yhc2cAnd let it be known: yes, all Black nerd creatives know each other and talk and ride for each other. So come correct or you will be traveling alone.06 Sep 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuerf2yhc2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3munzcbqd4s2lFatphobia in Black Queer Men of LA?!04 Sep 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3munzcbqd4s2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3munvtl2d7k2lThere is a difference between being someone who cares about good things, being someone who desires good treatment and being a good person.04 Sep 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3munvtl2d7k2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blaqueword.blacksky.app/post/3mukdcetwu22p👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾02 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:vk56b4pqxd6pfsvrg3vglg53/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdcetwu22p