BMM INDIE EP 181: Open Water Changed Me

BMM INDIE EP 181: Open Water Changed Me

From Black Millennial Marriage by Mikey and Randie Chapman

April 15, 2026 · 14 min · Season 8 · Episode 181

About this episode

Randie shares her transformative experience with the novel Open Water and its impact on her writing.

The novel Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson shifted something in Randie’s cells. Shortly after finishing the small but mighty book, Randie auto wrote for 20 minutes about the impact the characters left on her. She only lifted her hands to turn the pages. This indie is the result. She hopes you enjoy. This episode of the Black Millennial Marriage Podcast was edited by Randie Chapman at Wordie Productions www.wordieproductions.com Follow Randie on Substack at little ran aka the Littles' Chronicles https://substack.com/@littleran Follow Randie over on Pagebound https://pagebound.co/users/ranthesolarpunk Follow us on Social Media FB: http://bit.ly/BMMonFB IG: http://bit.ly/BMMonIG Contact Email: blackmilmar@gmail.com Leave a voicemail: 770-750-4098 P.S. To hang out with us and support our work as independent creators, join us on Patreon at http://bit.ly/JOINBMM there you’ll get access to our Discord channel, unedited, edited and ad-free episodes, zoom meetings with us, and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Randie Chapman

Topics covered

  • literature
  • personal reflection
  • impact of books
  • creative writing
  • independent creators

Keywords

  • Open Water
  • Caleb Azumah Nelson
  • creative writing
  • personal impact
  • literature

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Organizations: Wordie Productions, Substack, Pagebound, Patreon, RedCircle

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