Lil of a Lot (and then some) is a poetry collection releasing decades of Riggs's experiences, knowledge, and thoughts as a Black man enduring the United States. I describe this collection as a release due to the power and pang behind a lot of these pieces. I can feel Riggs letting it all go in his poetry.

"Journey Through My Journal" is exactly what its title suggests: a vulnerable, wild n' messy, and intentionally imperfect collection of poetry and prose-poems documenting Hodge's ponderings about life. This is Hodge's beginning form as a writer and it is a brave start.