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FICTION | SHORT STORY/Journal

“Holding Pattern”

by Desiree Evans

When Lenaya is twenty-seven she begins to see pieces of her mama everywhere. In the red lip color worn by a stranger…

FICTION | SHORT STORY/Journal

“Holding Pattern”

by Desiree Evans

When Lenaya is twenty-seven she begins to see pieces of her mama everywhere. In the red lip color worn by a stranger…

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Black Barbie

by Khaholi Baliey

Daddy straddled the heap of toys that lived on the floor of our playroom in Brentwood, Long Island. Tiny plastic arms splintered…

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ISSUE 2 – Sneak Peek

by midnight & indigo

  midnight & indigo is a literary journal dedicated to short fiction and narrative essays by Black women writers. Our second issue…

midnight and indigo literary journal for black writers
FICTION | SHORT STORY/Journal

“tea at miss daisy’s”

by Jacquese Armstrong

Many days we passed Miss Daisy’s house and yelled hi. She would usually call us up on her front porch to visit.…

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midnight & indigo is a literary magazine and publishing company dedicated to celebrating the voices of Black women writers worldwide. In addition to our tri-annual anthologies and a literary journal, we publish works online, facilitate writing classes, and offer developmental editing services. To date, we have published 400+ Black storytellers across the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, Asia, and Australia. Our Writing Program has served 600+ students since its inception. We are 100% Black woman-owned.

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