Black Ember Press

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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05/09/2026

We are incredibly excited to officially complete another meaningful project through ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. โค๏ธ

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต: ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ 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

Cover reveal. I shared a glimpse of this last month. Here it is.Reflections of a Black Womanโ€™s HeartPoems of Faith, Fire...
04/07/2026

Cover reveal.
I shared a glimpse of this last month. Here it is.

Reflections of a Black Womanโ€™s Heart
Poems of Faith, Fire, and Resilience

Original artwork by the author.

Coming soon.

Strength kept me going.Softness is teaching me how to stay.Which one are you living in right now?Link in bio.
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.

03/16/2026

One of the things I dreamed about when I started ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’” was creating space for stories that deserve to be heard.

Iโ€™m excited to share that the next ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ publication is a poetry collection written by someone very close to my heart.

More details soon.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ

03/13/2026

Happy Friday.
A reminder to keep going and take care of yourself along the way.



One of the most meaningful parts of writing ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค has been hearing from readers who see pieces of their ow...
03/11/2026

One of the most meaningful parts of writing ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค 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?

03/09/2026

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 ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค.





03/07/2026

Grateful to sit down with Nathan today and talk about strength, healing, and the journey behind ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค.

Conversations like this remind me how powerful our stories can be when we share them.

Thank you for the space and the conversation.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ




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