Mojorhythm

"Sheree Renée Thomas gives us a whirlpool of poem and story, a ''wild and strangeful breed'' of cosmology. . ."―Tyehimba Jess, author of Olio, Pulitzer Prize Winner.

The award-winning Sheree Renée Thomas, author of Nine Bar Blues returns with a new collection of Hoodoo, fantasy, magic myths, and lore.

Meet a spacefaring prophet of the future digging in the crates of earth''s past, follow intrepid ancient body snatchers in search of the elixir of life, fall in love with a shapeshifting, alien goddess intent on the world''s most epic family reunion. Beware of the Candylady whose sweets hide secrets yet to be seen, and enter a legendary diner whose culinary wares change fates. 

These tales masterfully speak to the magic and mystery, the rhythms and blues of the soul''s turn through life and beyond. Short stories that invite readers into a world where ancient traditions and futuristic visions collide in a symphony of magic, music, and adventure, tapping into that natural power and rhythms of a natural world that is connected to futuristic technology.

These stories explore the supernatural rhythms of music, history, and culture, Hoodoo as an ancient modern spiritual tradition and folklore, the whimsy and horrors of life, and the realms of the impossible. It''s a multigenre strange and wondrous brew. 

MOJORHYTHM is book one of the the three book The Root and Sky Series of short stories. “Sheree Renée Thomas gives us a whirlpool of poem and story, a 'wild and strangeful breed' of cosmology. . ."-Tyehimba Jess, author of Olio, Pulitzer Prize Winner. The award-winning Sheree Renée Thomas, author of Nine Bar Blues, returns with a new collection steeped in Hoodoo, fantasy, magic myths, and lore. Meet a spacefaring prophet of the future digging in the crates of earth's past. Step into a Memphis salon where coiled braids hold ancient power, and stylists conjure Rootwork against forces both seen and unseen. Witness a future where the state claims bodies, and women forge a rebellion of fire and spirit from the land's deep memory. Follow a stylish African dandy spy navigating a world woven with intrigue and hidden currents of power. and enter a legendary diner whose culinary wares change fates. These tales resonate with the magic and mystery, the deep rhythms and blues of the soul's passage through life and beyond. Short stories that invite readers into realms where ancient traditions and futuristic visions collide in a vibrant chorus of magic, music, and adventure, where the raw pulse of the natural world intertwines with the hum of tomorrow's technology, revealing the boundless wonders of existence. This is a multigenre brew, strange and wondrous, exploring the supernatural currents of music, history, and culture, Hoodoo as an ancient modern spiritual force and living folklore, the exquisite whimsy and profound horrors found in existence, and the boundless territories of the impossible.

• | Author: Sheree Renee Thomas
• | Publisher: Third Man Books
• | Publication Date: Dec 18, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9798989908943
• | ISBN-10: 898990894Y