Illium, Ischium, and Pubis: For Black Women, Hips Are More Than Just Bones

Christian Loriel — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 04:00:43 +0000

Once, a former co-worker of mine stopped me in the middle of working, calling my name. I turned to him, with no malice or annoyance, planting my hands on my hips, eyes wide, preparing either for work-related rumors, or a request for assistance. His eyes spread wider than my own. “Oh, what’s this?” Placing his hands on his hips, he mocked me. He found my gesture funny, yet questioned if I was upset. No one had ever alerted me to how I touch my hips often and that I look “upset” while committing such an act. I was embarrassed, actually.

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“Let It Be Me”

Christian Loriel — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 05:00:03 +0000

She went to see if he was dead. But when she got down to Olive Branch and saw Beanie in his hospital bed, his breathing was calm. He groaned, moved his head a lot. Constance’s blade had in fact punctured his left kidney, but they’d gotten to it in time enough. He was fine, despite their whole Mississippi town exaggerating traveled-up rumors that his girlfriend had “gutted him”. No, his guts were intact. He was still very much alive. So, Shauna went home and packed her bags. She took the money her grandmother had left her and she left Como.

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Christian Loriel, Author at midnight & indigo

Illium, Ischium, and Pubis: For Black Women, Hips Are More Than Just Bones

“Let It Be Me”