Patty Nicole Johnson, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/patty-nicole-johnson/ A Home for Black Women Writers Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:23:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.midnightandindigo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/unnamed-file.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Patty Nicole Johnson, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/patty-nicole-johnson/ 32 32 153713158 “The Affliction of Aesthetics” https://www.midnightandindigo.com/affliction-of-aesthetics/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:02:00 +0000 https://www.midnightandindigo.com/?p=77289 Melam partially unzipped the full body control unit and took a deep breath. It was crafted from lightweight fabric, yet designed to fit snuggly enough to capture the most microscopic of movements. Her usual avatar control unit, just gloves and boots, was government-issued. But since she was recently chosen to profile the preeminent avatar designer of western society, she apparently needed an upgrade to fully report on the experience. Indifference swept through Melam’s thoughts when first receiving the assignment. Even though Uzo Tunde asked for her by name after reading her profile of a 16-year-old indigenous climate activist, her mood

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