DeMisty Bellinger, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/demisty-bellinger/ A Home for Black Women Writers Sun, 17 May 2020 20:14:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.midnightandindigo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/unnamed-file.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 DeMisty Bellinger, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/demisty-bellinger/ 32 32 153713158 “Whisper Network” https://www.midnightandindigo.com/whisper-network/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:00:15 +0000 https://www.midnightandindigo.com/?p=5881 On Monday, Venessa Stenson stared out the window during math drills. Mrs. Reynolds called to her, asked her for the solution in the problem set, and waited for an answer. Venessa looked at Mrs. Reynolds and shook her head slightly. “I don’t know,” she said. Her voice was breathier than usual, lower. Venessa turned away and looked back out the window. Mrs. Reynolds thought to scold the girl, but noted something in her demeanor that said sadness, so she went on. She called on Bobby instead, who eagerly gave the right answer. *** Tuesday, over optional breakfast, Mrs. Reynolds saw

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