Evolution
The Professor stared into his closet trying to decide which black sweater he should wear. The V-Neck sweater. No, he thought. Too new. Makes my black pants look even more faded. Maybe the crew neck…
The Window Across the Street
Maya didn’t notice the window until her third month in the city. Her new apartment was nothing special—just a fifth-floor walk-up with cracked walls and plumbing that moaned in protest every morning. Still, it was…
Endless Summer
The forest had a heartbeat. Underneath the bark of trees, underneath the soil of dirt, and even underneath the rocks of riverbeds. It was always there. That rhythmic beating made it undeniable that the forest…
The Raleigh Cartagena Connection
Carlos Huston, a fit 45-year-old Black male, stepped onto the tarmac of Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia. He thought that the many trips he made to the desert while in the Navy as…
The Orchard
Jasmine guided her car to the edge of the gravel road and set the parking brake. She was in the middle of nowhere, but after 6 straight hours behind the wheel she needed to stretch…