Mr. Perry, I ask what doors of opportunity are open under Tyler Perry’s INK-Well?

Hello Mr. Perry,

It is my hope this Note finds you well, and in good spirits. 

For sake of time, I will do my best to make this Note as short and concise as possible.  First thank U for sharing your talent with the world and giving us moments of laughter, moments of tears, and moment of sheer inspiration.  Most of all Mr. Perry, thank U for those moments when U used your talent to hold a mirror to our faces, forcing us to revisit the consequences of our deeds. 

There are very few theatrical shows capable of inciting self reflection and self examination; I will add, especially within our community.  You know that community, where bullets fly like eagle through the sky, missing sometimes but other times hitting innocent passerby's.  You know that community where the so called minorities are truly the majority and they (whoever they be) feed us lies, like politicians take bribes.  

You know that community where poverty and crime is described every evening on the five o’clock news, where Lethrelle did a drive by, Monesha stole a ten dollar bag of weave, and Georgedella just had her third child and she’s only seventeen. You know that community.    There are few if any shows which allow us to visit true issues with a comedic twist in our community. Cause we all know we gots’ta laugh to keep from crying.

Then again as our old friend once said “I am talking to the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways; and no message could be any clearer; U’ve gotta look at yourself, and make that change.”  Mr. Perry, for many in our community your shows and plays are the mirror; your dialog is the message and your body of work causes us to look at ourselves; I simply hope we will look long enough and hard enough to make that change. 

Now let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this note.  Mr. Perry, have U considered a Tyler Perry Writing Challenge?  I wrote U a year ago, on this same date, asking this same question to no avail. Then again, all I have is Local Television and Internet Television, U know (Hulu & Netflix). 

Nonetheless, as I was saying before digressing; there must be multitudes of writers out here wishing for, hoping for, and working for or toward publication, and acknowledgment. You know acknowledgment of their creative genius; but they lack the opportunity which usually meets preparation, but for some reason preparation took a vacation and did not leave a forwarding email address or a, “I am out of the office indefinitely” message. I know there must be thousands of young as well as older men and women itching at a chanced opportunity to work with U or to be evaluated by U.  So Mr. Perry, I ask what doors of opportunity are open under Tyler Perry’s INK-Well?    

Me personally I have only one published poem, but more than a few thousand Sista-quotes, Sista-poems, Sista-ponderings and Sista-social views, that lay here in unopened envelopes; some are certified return receipt mail, cause I take my “Poor Woman’s Copyrights” serious.  To be honest Mr. Perry I write very, very well and I would love the challenge of a writing contest, something which allows me to stretch and grow as a writer. 

In high school I had and English instructor who upon entering the class room wrote a single phrase or sentence, and we the students had the first ten minute of class to write a; one page, narrow ruler, back and front, hand written story or poem beginning with that one single phrase or sentence.  I loved it, because it challenged me and I am always at my best when challenged…  If you are anything like me, being a September 14^th Virgo like me, then you also offer your best work when challenged.

Mr. Tyler Perry I, Kim Daniel aka SistaSistaSister, am challenging you to put together a writing contest for the hundreds of thousands of fans and admirers who have followed you over the years and Mr. Perry make the contest so well known, that even us, none cable television people (me) who only view their computer screens, will know Tyler Perry is challenging all novice and prolific writers to an out of the box into the ink-well writing contest. 

I haven’t written a play since I was seventeen.  I won first place, three years straight.  My job after winning was production direction and starting in my own play.  Back then and even now I was/am a behind the scenes person, but vacation bible school was no joke.  “You better standup for the LORD and do that thing”, as Sistah So-N-So said, the day I said, I’ll be in the background. Why did I say that?  But that’s a tale for another day.

Anywho, Mr. Perry, if you would like to view my scribbling’s beyond this long/short note, you are welcome to follow my links below, and read me from beginning to end.  A friend told me my writings are like the KODAK MOMENT of words.  Well I don’t know about all of that, but I do know sometimes I shock myself.  So stop by, take a look, and let me know.  I have no problems with constructive criticism, and I have no problem being in boxed…

In the meantime

Namaste Mr. Perry

Best Regards Kim Daniel aka SistaSistaSister

http://sistasistasister.blogspot.com/

www.idreamnwords.com

www.dreamnwords.com

April 27, 2013 now

April 27, 2014

PS. I will write every year until I receive a yea or a nay.