Oh, yes I did draw a black Wonder Woman with cornrows… I’ve had some funny hehe (entertaining) and funny haha (oh, how embarrassing) moments writing as a single woman. Even as a black single woman, which adds another layer to what you may experience when… Read More
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She’s a Mean Old H4 Bus, 2: The Quiet, Angry-faced Girl
The girl with the quiet, angry face did not, of course, call herself ‘girl with the quiet, angry face.’ She was Charlotta Phelps, but Charlotta was the kind of young woman who did realize strangers must call her ‘quiet, angry-faced girl’ and she relished having… Read More
Paperclip Safari 6: The Blackest Friday
And so, the mighty Silverback Titan emerged from the frozen earth, looking for his lost pack (of paperclips). Titan missed his mate Strawberry the most. And the cub, little Pipa. The two juveniles he could leave–and Titan grated silvery metal jaw as he hopped along,… Read More
Mi’Raah 14: End of the Prose
Mi’Raah walked in bare feet at the Jystians. They had set him down and were stripping off his ornaments already. She outstretched an arm, silver beads of what she was made of pooled in the webs between her fingers. Fingernails gave wisps of white smoke,… Read More
Mi’Raah 8: Oh No He Di’int
People should not eat alongside horses. The noise is terrible. But, clearly, the Jystians had resolved this for generations by having music at their feast days. Nothing that might startle the equine creatures, but enough to eliminate the smack and cud-chewing of animals arranged at… Read More
Mi’Raah 6: Horse Huntress
Mi’Raah, once again somebody’s high priestess–though, all over Jyst, they weren’t yet clear whose she was–enjoyed this fresh new status the contest gifted, with an elegant morning. At present, however, Mi’Raah was beginning to question whether it was a bath in milk-and-honey hallowed female politicos… Read More
Mi’Raah 5: Bottled Message
Arudelle was pleased with himself for finally dyeing his hair in just the way he imagined Mi’Raah did. “You’ll all go blind!” He laughed, and pointed at each of his sailors. One by one, Arudelle informed them that he was the High Priest of the… Read More
Pachacamac: Of Fertility and Death
A story crafted from three random words: Olmsted, feather headdress of a coastal Incan fertility and dealth god, M.G.H. You can thank the March 2005 National Geographic magazine for these randomly selected phrases that I will now turn into a witty story this morning… Doctor… Read More