Meet LaKeshia

LaKeshia T. Williams is a Black poetic prose and speculative fiction writer whose work explores generational healing and the interiority of self-actualization. Her debut collection, Lavender Heart Tea, introduced her reflective voice on autonomy and authenticity—threads she now expands into character-driven speculative narratives.

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Lavender Heart Tea

LaKeshia's debut collection centers healing and self-actualization through lyrical prose and reflective storytelling.

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Current Projects

LaKeshia is writing a speculative fiction trilogy examining cultural reckoning. Through interconnected families and timelines, the first narrative explores how ancestral motives and actions shape our identity, memory, and consequence. As past decisions echo forward, each character must choose the familiar loop or the unknown—but at what cost?

Literary Appearances and Awards

Greater Austin Book Festival (2026)

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Love Notes from Keesh: Personal Essays

  • Becoming Visible: The Author

    Becoming Visible: The Author

    LaKeshia Williams

    There’s a version of you that exists long before anyone else sees or understands it. It lives in the work you create, the ideas you return to, the decisions you...

    Becoming Visible: The Author

    LaKeshia Williams

    There’s a version of you that exists long before anyone else sees or understands it. It lives in the work you create, the ideas you return to, the decisions you...

  • Caring for Episcleritis, Gently — A Whole-Body Look at Inflammation, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Flare-Day Support

    Caring for Episcleritis, Gently — A Whole-Body ...

    LaKeshia Williams

    Episcleritis isn’t a word most people know—until their eye turns red, irritated, and painful without warning. When I first started sharing my experience, I quickly realized how little accessible, lived-experience...

    Caring for Episcleritis, Gently — A Whole-Body ...

    LaKeshia Williams

    Episcleritis isn’t a word most people know—until their eye turns red, irritated, and painful without warning. When I first started sharing my experience, I quickly realized how little accessible, lived-experience...

  • Fear Not! Let’s Talk Kidneys — What the Winter Season Means for Your Kidney & Bladder Health

    Fear Not! Let’s Talk Kidneys — What the Winter ...

    LaKeshia Williams

    Winter arrives quietly.  It doesn’t ask for urgency or performance. It shortens the days, nips the air, and gently nudges us inward. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), winter is not...

    Fear Not! Let’s Talk Kidneys — What the Winter ...

    LaKeshia Williams

    Winter arrives quietly.  It doesn’t ask for urgency or performance. It shortens the days, nips the air, and gently nudges us inward. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), winter is not...

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Style Notes from Keesh

is a literary extension of Keesh A La' Mode, a creative fashion hub, that explores style as a cultural narrative and practice.

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