Month: February 2018
A Bitter Letter to the Love of My Life
By Brittany Watts-Hendrix I have stopped worrying about how to come to bed, - fully clothed or ugly naked - because you always mock me. Like the time I brought a mirror to you, and you put paint all over it, made funny faces. I rarely laugh when you dare me to take myself less … Continue reading A Bitter Letter to the Love of My Life
Mourning a Young Black Girl Lost
By Brittany Watts-Hendrix In a head on collision, there is no going back. You often wonder if it’s too late to go back to the kitchen, where you should’ve learned to chicken head. Then, you consider if chicken head is too specific a reference to blackness, and if the depth of kitchen will go over … Continue reading Mourning a Young Black Girl Lost
The Spaghetti’s Coming Out
By Austin Gadson The perfectly thick, golden Brilla noodles, the richness of the cherry red sauce that is not too thin but just right, combined with the tenderness of carefully chopped ground beef sat before me on the dinner table one night. It's riveting how different cultures take the plain concept of Spaghetti and use … Continue reading The Spaghetti’s Coming Out
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