MONEY, POWER, RESPECT: A CHICAGO STREET NOVEL
DANNI Blood stained lips. That was what I remembered of my mother. Blood stained lips. She always wore the same vermillion color,...
TO LOVE A NO GOOD NIGGA
As my sisters continued to talk about our genius brother and his work at a university in Rochester, my thoughts ventured to my parents. ...
BLOODLUST AND TEMPEST
BLOODLUST AND TEMPEST The heady scent of sex combined with the sweet aroma of the flowers and fruit on the nightstand filled the air. ...
PHOENIX AFTER DARK (FLEETING MOMENTS)
FLEETING MOMENTS Let’s pretend for one moment that this is real, that it’s more than a fleeting moment of lust, more than me losing...
CHASING THE SUN
Drunken pterodactyls swarmed in my stomach. Anxiety held my lungs in a vice grip. My hands shook and sweat trickled down my spine. A...
COMMON THREAD (REDEMPTION'S PENANCE)
REDEMPTION’S PENANCE April 2013 about 8:00pm. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and goose bumps formed on my arms. Glancing...