Rita Nashell McClendon has been a Chicagoan since birth. From 2001 until 2004, she attended writing workshops at Mable Manning Library in Chicago to develop her writing skills. Rita has written songs entitled Live, Christian, I’ve Never Experienced This Pain Before, Me, Myself and Independence, The Lady Bug, and You’re Beautiful. Finding the humor in all things, Rita’s objective is to write about issues that repress women, and to inspire them to aspire for whatever they envision could be by taking the bitterness out of life and creating something delicious from it. She is a pioneer in the literary field by self classifying her works as erratic. Wild Horses Run Free includes psychological themes, which are shown in such works as The Difference Between the Passive, the Aggressive, and the Intermediate, Obsessive Compulsive, Scotophobia Artistic/Autistic, Facade and Clown Boy. Social concerns are attended to in Talk, Neeka and Why I Would Not Give Obeisance to the King. Also, Racial and color caste dilemmas are demonstrated in Fair/Fair, The Connotation of the Denotation, and No Such Thing. Sexually expressive pieces are exhibited in Innocent but Not, Sexy, Terry and Cleansing the Womb. Work-related issues are dealt with in Sole Occupation. Religious implications are embarked upon in Ambassadors for Christ, Whoremasters, Woe unto the Shepherds, and Revolving Door. Most importantly, The Other Persuasion, The Shirt Commentaries, Alpha Man and Me, Myself and Independence exhorts women to become more self reliant.
