Closed Doors: Carmen & Deuce
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 […]
The Bad Black
I’m not a good Black. I used to be. When I was born, my dad said I reminded him of Jimi Hendrix due to my wild, curly afro; and loud, […]
8 Things Black Folks Can Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving Post Trump
This Thanksgiving Black folks will be gathering around dining room tables and family rooms dotted with TV trays, unable to avoid thinking about and talking about the unexpected arrival of […]
Why Black Women are Losing Their Minds & Their Panties Over Jesse Williams
We women want to feel beautiful. It matters to us — to some more than to others — but our looks matter to us. It does not matter how educated, […]
High Interest, Bad Loan
Tiny raindrops lightly tapped on Adrianne’s window of her 3rd floor apartment—blowing in at an angle and then sliding — drop by drop, some faster than others — into the […]
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. […]
Tea & Thistle
She broke his heart on Thursday. It was at the coffee shop — the same one in which they had their first date after several “get to know you” emails […]
Friday Night
“So I said, do I look like Walmart? And that fool just looked at me without saying nothing. So, I repeated myself. Do I look like fucking Walmart? Cuz your […]
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 […]
Eggs & Jacks
Eggs had gone up 22 cents in 2 weeks. James thought about not buying any, just for the principle of the thing; but he knew that Dorothy would complain. Actually […]