Ishmael Agnimitra is a law student and communications professional of African, Scottish, and Cherokee ancestry. He is a regular contributor to News from Native California and is completing his debut novel, the first chapter of which appears in “Cherokee Writers from the Flint Hills of Oklahoma: An Anthology” by the Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council. He has been known to shoot arrows on a makeshift shooting range while listening to Country music. This blog contains his recent writings.