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“RUN!!!” And like ants scampering from the intrusiveness of a flashlight, we ran in different directions like our lives depended on it. And all things considered, it actually did. By this time,…
The sky had taken on an unusual color, almost as dark as Ivie’s mood. The market women looked up, fearing the imminent downpour, and tried to shuffle between getting their wares to…
I swung my hips like I was in a trance and I felt his eyes on me. I felt his gaze dig a scalding hole in my back as I moved side…
“Dave Elba.” My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine and a lump came to my throat. What could be happening right now? What would the outcome be? What…
Sam The fridge door closed with a bang, narrowly missing my pinkie finger. I looked and saw my father standing there staring at me without remorse. Anger and the stench of old…
And this isFor colored girlsWho have consideredSuicide but areMoving to theends of theirOwn rainbows ~~ Ntozake shange Every girl needs a hero in her life. Day One: A New Start? On the…
“I am in love.” The first time I said those words was to my mother when she was packing my lunch for school one morning. “Love?” She asked, her voice filled with…
A struggle with communication unravels a young couple’s long distance relationship.
The restaurant was a 5-star ++, no doubt and anyone would be impressed. I sat across the table and listened to him tell me about himself and his background. His mom was…
The two best friends sat cross-legged in the living room. The table that stood before them was a beehive of surly activities. Bills from service charges, appeals from charity, weekly magazine covers,…