The David story is now a bit I have down pat. First, I paint David in broad strokes—forty-four years old to my…
I have this visual of me trying to lift off of the ground so I can fly. Each time I’m about to…
“I like your locs!” This is what he said to me as I exited the car. I was enamored. For some reason,…
An old black and white photograph of seven smiling Black women posing near the rear of a car is one of my…
I have big breasts, but no real figure, unless I suck in my stomach and pull my shirt tight at the back…
I don’t know how to swim. And funny enough, a little under 70% of Black people don’t. To make things interesting, my…
In the summer of 2018, when I was studying in Paris, a scam artist robbed me of five hundred dollars outside of…
Jesse arrives home an hour late. The humidity grips him as he climbs the four floors to his apartment. He remembers when…
The tap is leaking. I know this is not the first words I should say to you. ‘The tap is leaking’ is…
“If y’all weren’t so difficult, maybe it’ll be easier to get a man.” “Y‘all? Difficult?” I repeat the triggering words as if…
1. The day my sister disappeared, the uncomfortable red hue of the evening sky and the vibrancy of the grass complemented each…
Today is our long day. We need to drive nearly 200 miles to cross state lines. Mom and I take shifts, plying…
SOUP: It is barely dawn, and the village of Layou is swallowed up in sleep and sea breeze. Tessa lays on her…
“Mannn, the things I could say about my boy, Romeo.” Chuckles rippled through the great hall; some tinged with nerves, others with…
Quickly and carefully, I crossed the street with my best friend at the time. Her name was Jalia, a tall and skinny…