Unity Powell, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/unity-powell/ A Home for Black Women Writers Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:39:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.midnightandindigo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/unnamed-file.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Unity Powell, Author at midnight & indigo https://www.midnightandindigo.com/author/unity-powell/ 32 32 153713158 The Wait https://www.midnightandindigo.com/the-wait/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:27:29 +0000 https://www.midnightandindigo.com/?p=80836 There are days when you feel like you woke up in the middle of something. This was one of those days. The shrill sound and deep vibrations of my phone alarm dragged me out of my sleep, like a fight I didn’t sign up for. I reached around blindly until I found it under my pillow. I overslept. Again. Another rushed, careless morning. I washed up quickly, rummaging for leggings, a black camisole, and something, anything, like a colorful cardigan or jacket. The cute jacket was my attempt at expressing style, a small gesture to show I cared about my

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