When Sunduq was four she got stuck in the hope chest in her grandmother’s bedroom. Her family looked for her for hours, eventually calling the authorities, who said, “Most children who go missing are actually inside their own houses.” They came to
Laura Barker is a writer, artist, and facilitator, and runs a writers group for queer black writers. She doesn't wash rice properly. Her work has appeared in The Guardian and The Toast.
When Sunduq was four she got stuck in the hope chest in her grandmother’s bedroom. Her family looked for her for hours, eventually calling the authorities, who said, “Most children who go missing are actually inside their own houses.” They came to