Being Soft is a Luxury

“Girl, whatchoo betta do is get something in that head,” my mother would scold me whenever I expressed concern about anything she deemed silly (boys, girl drama, the latest fashion […]

CARMEN & DUECE

CARMEN Carmen glanced over at the little MAC bag sitting on her glass coffee table and wondered if the MAC salespeople were trained to spot women like her.  She wouldn’t doubt […]

My Dearest Black Valentine

My Dearest Valentines, I love you. Those words are insufficient; like one color in a rainbow. Expressly, I adore you. I am in love with you madly, completely, proudly, my […]

On What You Can Depend

She was a country girl, accustomed to life’s cavalier attitude about death.  Some folks sure seemed to get upset about it; but the world didn’t pay death too much mind. […]

CeCe 1

The fly ice-skated along the window, launching into The Lutz and Salchows every other second with ease, sometimes landing softly, sometimes landing so hard that CeCe could hear the thump […]

Chris & Renee

The only thing that she that came to her mind when she thought of him and their situation was “Asshole,” so she didn’t answer his texts or his calls. She […]