Sierra Paige, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/sierra-paige/ A Home for Black Women Writers Wed, 21 Aug 2019 07:50:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.midnightandindigo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/unnamed-file.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sierra Paige, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/sierra-paige/ 32 32 153713158 “A Deadly Weapon” https://www.midnightandindigo.com/deadly-weapon/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:12 +0000 https://www.midnightandindigo.com/?p=75722 1966 Sweat trickled down James’s forehead. The screaming from the crowd was earsplitting. The lights were so bright around the ring, and he couldn’t even hear his coach, Lee, yelling at him. His mouth was moving, but no sound could be heard. James focused on his opponent;h didn’t like the way this white man acted. He wasn’t even trying. The man already thought he was better than James just because he was the preferred breed of man – Caucasian, tall and muscular, with white-blond hair and crystal blue eyes. A punch to James’s right cheek sent him rocking back toward

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