The Sound of Peace
3:19 a.m. The numbers were blurred and didn’t much matter because Jalen knew he would be up pretty much all night. He’d sat in that same...
Social Media
“You’re just going to come out and ask him?” “I don’t know.” “You need to figure it out. He’s going to be on the phone in a few minutes.”...
Tender-Headed
I never expected my mother to be sitting on the porch. I have not seen her sit on the porch since I was 11 or 12 years old. Around the...
The Things That Died With My Grandmother
There were four generations of us living in that house. Our family was spread out over three, no, four places back then. I was a baby....
Sack Full of Dreams
The bag made a thud as it crashed to the floor from its perch on the edge of the table, startling Edward, nearly causing him to drop the...
The Sideline Lounge - Strangers in Dark Corners
“No, they were undefeated in 1997.” “They wasn’t no undefeated. They lost to East Side and to them big white boys on the last-minute...
Watch Duty
The wind jerked the door from Roman’s grasp and slammed shut. The sound startled Deveraux and caused him to whip around with his weapon...
Sun Tea
I slowed down to watch two little girls run through the sprinklers. They laughed and screamed with each time they passed through under...
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37 percent. Chantel thought aloud as she looked for a seat close to one of the charging stations. There was no way her phone would...
The Nine Wise Men
In 1981, Lionel Evans sat in his father’s backyard with his father and grandfather, Uncle Corlando, Jimmy Lee from across the street, not...