Black Ember Press
Stories | Healing | Legacy
Independent publishing imprint based in Portland. Publishing memoir, poetry, and stories rooted in truth and healing.
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We are incredibly excited to officially complete another meaningful project through ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐. โค๏ธ
๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏโ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต: ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ, ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ is a beautiful collection of poetry rooted in faith, resilience, healing, love, and lived experience.
It has been an honor to help bring this story into the world and support an author willing to share her voice with honesty and courage.
At Black Ember Press, we believe stories matter. We believe healing, reflection, and truth deserve space on the page. Watching this project come to life has been deeply rewarding.
Congratulations to Doris Drew on this accomplishment. We are proud to stand beside you in this journey.
Learn more here:
www.blackemberpress.com/reflections
04/07/2026
Cover reveal.
I shared a glimpse of this last month. Here it is.
Reflections of a Black Womanโs Heart
Poems of Faith, Fire, and Resilience
Original artwork by the author.
Coming soon.
03/25/2026
Strength kept me going.
Softness is teaching me how to stay.
Which one are you living in right now?
Link in bio.
One of the things I dreamed about when I started ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ was creating space for stories that deserve to be heard.
Iโm excited to share that the next ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ publication is a poetry collection written by someone very close to my heart.
More details soon.
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Happy Friday.
A reminder to keep going and take care of yourself along the way.
03/11/2026
One of the most meaningful parts of writing ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค has been hearing from readers who see pieces of their own story in these pages.
If you have read the book, what stayed with you?
Strength taught me how to survive.
Softness taught me how to live.
For many years I thought strength meant carrying everything alone. What I have learned is that real strength also makes space for rest, honesty, and healing.
That is the heart behind ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค.
Grateful to sit down with Nathan today and talk about strength, healing, and the journey behind ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค.
Conversations like this remind me how powerful our stories can be when we share them.
Thank you for the space and the conversation.
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