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Down the Road a Piece

It is summer, 1957. Full of excitement and sense of adventure, a thirteen-year-old, African American boy, Gaylloyd, embarks on an eye-opening road trip with his parents and five brothers to meet relatives in the Deep South.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joseph G. Sissón

Joseph G. Sissón is an educator, philosopher, and natural science writer with membership in the African American Writers’ Alliance. He hosts three writer’s study groups and is a political activist, serving the city he lives in as an Arts Commissioner. He has been a guest speaker for the American Association of University Women, written articles for the University of Washington’s VOICE, and a newsletter for the horticultural organization, Plant Amnesty.

He is a published poet and novelist of short stories. His poetry themes are scientific phenomena, natural sciences, and personal political opinions. Down the Road a Piece is his debut novel. The book’s genre is autobiographical, historical fiction. This is a coming-of-age story written in the voice of a well-educated privileged child.

EMAIL JOSEPH:  jgaylloyd@gmail.com

 

Joseph G. Sissón is a member of the African American Writers’ Alliance in Seattle, and a member of the Burien Arts Commission.

Read about Joseph G. Sisson
on the B-Town Blog

Burien resident Gaylloyd Sisson goes ‘Down the Road a Piece’ to tell his stories

by ALIA SINCLAIR
March 9, 2023, Updated March 10, 2023

A staggering coming of age story that grapples with identity, family, and culture, “Down the Road a Piece” is a scintillating snapshot of how our own self-perception is formed in the petri dish of our surrounding societal narratives.

The B-Town Blog recently sat down with Sisson to learn more about his book and life story. When the idea of self-perception being influenced by culture is mentioned, he tells a story of his brother, a filmmaker who intended to document the culture of a tribe of people in Papua New Guinea…

READ the rest of the article on the B-Town Blog.

Listen to Joseph narrate his poems on YouTube.

Hosted by the Highline Heritage Museum’s YouTube Channel.

“Ocean Beaches”

“Micro Plastic”

“Creation”

Places Selling Joseph’s Book

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Upcoming Events

Karenjean Hoetmer Book Club

Author & guest speaker: Joseph G. Sisson

Down the Road A Piece

Date & Time:

Thursday, Oct 3, 2024
Time: 3:00-5:00 PM

Location:

Overlake Golf & Country Club

8000 NE 16th St

Medina WA  98039