Black, Family, Poetry, Racism, Reading, White Supremacy

Black Lemonade

What is there to know about a poem except that the experience of a poem should press on the most local bodies (meaning stories) to the most universal narratives like time, family, history, and freedom. The poems in Black Lemonade: poems open up to notions of choice and vulnerability in the face of seemingly no… Continue reading Black Lemonade

Fiction, Reading, Short Story

Raincheck: Conclusion

A broke security engineer obsessed with TV fights his love to steal. What happens when he accidentally breaks his prized TV, Artie, and his compulsion to watch reignites his old flame? Or, perhaps, ignites a new one? In his bedroom, he pulled out clothes from his dresser, closet, and from under his bed, assembled the… Continue reading Raincheck: Conclusion

Fiction, Reading, Short Story

Raincheck Pt. 3

A broke security engineer obsessed with TV fights his love to steal. What happens when he accidentally breaks his prized TV, Artie, and his compulsion to watch reignites his old flame? Or, perhaps, ignites a new one? She lightly squeezed his shoulder.The moment of awkward silence was more the norm for him these days, especially… Continue reading Raincheck Pt. 3

Fiction, Reading, Short Story

Raincheck: Pt. 2

A broke security engineer obsessed with TV fights his love to steal. What happens when he accidentally breaks his prized TV, Artie, and his compulsion to watch reignites his old flame? Or, perhaps, ignites a new one? Steve’s ‘The Jeffersons’ TV stand had been MIA for two years. He found it folded, tucked between his… Continue reading Raincheck: Pt. 2