The Gifts Journey:
Gifts in Brown Paper Packages
and
Kyrie's School Blues



As she sang the notes, the lyrics and rhythms safely delivered her to a peaceful place outside of herself, a conduit for her pain and the forceps for the pleasure deep within her and coaxed out through her song. Singing was God’s way of speaking to her, shielding her, keeping her, loving her.
Prologue, Gifts in Brown Paper Packages Tweet
I did it! AND I used seven words from my list in one conversation! That was a personal record! That is how I found the first gifts in my journey… My words are a powerful gift!
Chapter 14, Kyrie’s School Blues Tweet

About the Main Character, Kyrie
Kyrie Graves is an inquisitive young girl that is seeking a few core things; love, genuine friendship, acceptance, understanding, voice. Readers will get to know Kyrie through her life experiences …the good and the less than desirable. Kyrie is smart, funny, tough, strong, and endearing. I can’t wait for you to meet her!
S.P. Brown in the Schools



