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“The Hanging Tree”

Jade T. Woodridge by Jade T. Woodridge

No roads led here, this place like a scar of an old wound. No signs marked its location, no post hung with…

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“Vessel”

Malissa White by Malissa White

Mama always said the Devil is a lie. I remember thinking that before it happened. But Mama was wrong. The Devil isn’t…

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“Grids”

Ebony Hagans-Greene by Ebony Hagans-Greene

“3 A.M./Stare at the ceilin’, murder the feelin’/Spider crawl in the corner—Brown Recluse./So appropriate” I rap, far too passionately. Honestly, there is…

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“domicile”

Shakirah Peterson by Shakirah Peterson

I text Alicia that I’m outside and when she responds, I’m already ringing the doorbell. the text was just a courtesy. whether…

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“Those That Sow and Those That Reap”

Ozzie M. Gartrell by Ozzie M. Gartrell

On a nimbus of decay, it emerged from the dark recesses of her closet and crept spiderlike toward her threadbare rug. Humid…

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“The Devil in Tia Adelina’s Botanica”

Lynn Brown by Lynn Brown

It was a bitterly cold November evening, fifteen minutes or so before closing when the young man first walked into Tia Adelina’s…

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“Dragonflies”

Melissa Watkins by Melissa Watkins

They were floating, flying in tandem, punctuated by the last of the year’s sunlight, perfectly together. Nothing could separate them. The voices…

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“Unseen”

Alifah Omar by Alifah Omar

Cast aside the bloody hands of the self-righteous for they brittle and collapse amongst the bones of saints.   The tree leaves…

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“Rose in the Fade”

Ashley Mobley by Ashley Mobley

The first time she noticed, it was purely accidental. A quick glance while reaching for a towel on the nearby rack. The…

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“Wading”

Porsha Stennis by Porsha Stennis

The winds bouncing off the gulf swaddle Fleur’s bare head as she stands at its fringes, and almost with the same delicacy…

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“The Eyes That Follow Me”

Andrea Byrd by Andrea Byrd

The fireflies hovered in front of me, their green bodies emitting a radio buzz with their wings. Crickets hummed and perched themselves…

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“Chest of Hope”

Laura Barker by Laura Barker

When Sunduq was four she got stuck in the hope chest in her grandmother’s bedroom. Her family looked for her for hours,…

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“Tika Zika”

Tracy Cross by Tracy Cross

It was called “Tika Zika”. They gave us instructions to lock ourselves away from each other. No neighbors, friends, nothing–no matter what.…

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“The Affliction of Aesthetics”

Patty Nicole Johnson by Patty Nicole Johnson

Melam partially unzipped the full body control unit and took a deep breath. It was crafted from lightweight fabric, yet designed to…

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“Luz”

Wi-Moto Nyoka by Wi-Moto Nyoka

I’m not good at being a witch. To say that I’m incompetent wouldn’t even cover it. My witchcraft is an amateur cocktail…

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