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…
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
(Books are subject to availability)
- Highline Heritage Museum
819 SW 152nd St. // Burien, WA 98166 - Page 2 Books
560 SW 152nd St. // Burien, WA 98166 - 3 Silver Broomsticks
203 SW 153rd St. // Burien, WA 981616 - Third Place Books
5041 Wilson Ave S// Seattle, WA 98118 - Three Trees Books
827 SW 152nd St. // Burien, WA 98166
- Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Ave. S // Seattle, WA 98118 - Pegasus Book Exchange
4553 California Ave. SW // Seattle, WA 98116 - Book Tree Kirkland
609 Market St. // Kirkland, WA 98033 - Antique Sandwich Company
102 N Pearl St. // Tacoma, WA 98407 - Amazon
- Secret Garden Books
2214 NW Market St. // Seattle, WA 98107
Upcoming Events
Poetry at the Postmark
Location: Postmark Center for the Arts
20 Auburn Ave. Auburn WA
Date: First Wednesday of the month 2024:
February 7th; March 6th; May 1st at 6:30 PM
On February 7, the City of Auburn’s new Poet Laureate Mateo Acuña will be the Featured Poet.
The Postmark Center for the Arts is looking forward to introducing him to the community.
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Poetry at the Postmark
Location: Postmark Center for the Arts
20 Auburn Ave. Auburn WA
Date: First Wednesday of the month 2024:
June 5th, 2024 6:30 PM
Joseph G. Sisson will be the featured poet
Auburn’s Postmark Center for the Arts website