Motherboomer is a poet, visual storyteller, and documentarian of life who retells memorable stories from her own experience and the lives of others, bringing them vividly back to the surface. She shares family history and personal memory through short-form video and writing.
Her storytelling often centers on lived experience across decades and locations. Her work unfold as intimate, conversational vignettes covering marriage, family, and coming of age, all filtered through the lens of a Boomer-era upbringing. You can find her full story collection and blog at motherboomer.com.
Her work extends into print as well. The PATH, published through Genre: Urban Arts and illustrated by Enam Noeki, is a memoir told through poetry and comic book art. The book follows her teenage years and young adulthood, chronicling adventures on the PATH train to Harlem, the joys and complexities of family, and the bittersweet lessons of first relationships. Set in the 1980s, it introduces an enigmatic character known as Mr. Waves, an unyielding mother figure called Moms, a complicated love interest nicknamed the Preacher's Son, and an aunt who serves as both guide and rebel, all set against a backdrop of Angela Davis, Black Power, and the cultural texture of the era. The book blends comic art with prose to create a reading experience built around laughter, love, loss, and self-discovery.
The PATH — Vinyl Edition
Step onto the platform and ride The PATH in a whole new way. This vinyl release brings Motherboomer's celebrated memoir-in-verse to life as sound, carrying listeners back to the PATH train bound for Harlem and the unforgettable cast of characters who shaped her coming of age: the enigmatic Mr. Waves, the unshakable Moms, the magnetic and complicated Preacher's Son, and the aunt who served as both guide and rebel.
Set against the pulse of the 1980s, this is a story steeped in Black Power, Angela Davis, first love, and the soundtrack of a generation, now pressed into wax for a listening experience as vivid and textured as the era itself. Laughter, loss, and self-discovery ride the grooves track by track, turning memory into music and inviting a new way to experience a story already beloved on the page.
Drop the needle. The journey starts here.
Voice Artist: Motherboomer
Illustration: Enam Noeki
Sound Design: Genesis Renji
Music: Johnny Xodus
Executive Producer: Nakeysha Roberts Washington
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The PATH by Motherboomer illustrated by Enam Noeki
Embark on a captivating journey through The PATH, a bold blend of memoir, storytelling through poetry, and comic book art. This unique work follows the author’s teenage years and young adulthood, chronicling adventures on the PATH train to Harlem, the joys and complexities of family, and the bittersweet lessons of first relationships.
Along the way, readers meet unforgettable characters: the enigmatic Mr. Waves, the unyielding Moms, the alluring yet complicated Preacher’s Son, and an aunt who serves as both guide and rebel. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s, the narrative pulses with cultural touchstones like Angela Davis and Black Power, fashion trends, emerging technology, and the soundtrack of a generation offers an immersive glimpse into a transformative era.
Visually engaging with its integration of comic book art, The PATH delivers an innovative reading experience that bridges laughter, love, loss, and self-discovery. It is a book that speaks across generations, inviting readers to reflect on where they come from, who they are, and the journeys that shape us all.
Motherboomer is a poet, visual storyteller, and documentarian of life. She works to retell memorable stories of her own experience and others, giving them life once again —vividly.
ISBN: 9798218880071
7.5×12 in
