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Midway by River_West
Midwayby River West
Daniel Diaz's life is forever changed when he runs away from his abusive stepfather and is forced to spend the summer with his biological father he's never met, Ryan Atw...
Coffee Talk and Death by ratherearnest
Coffee Talk and Deathby Earnest Painter
Friends discussing the gentrification of the East side of town, and a body that has been found. Another death happens, another body found. But is it related to the first...
Eight Thousand Dollars in 1981 by ginachindavis
Eight Thousand Dollars in 1981by gina chin-davis
What eight thousand dollars will buy you in 1981 ain't what it'll get you today.
Blood Is Thicker by BrianaSauls
Blood Is Thickerby Bri Boolin
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb... Roneisha Gibson is a young woman navigating the streets of Austin. Businesswoman by day, hustler by ni...
Onderdonk & Gates by rfloetry
Onderdonk & Gatesby Rachel
A collection of poetry written by a Puerto Rican woman who is Queens born, and Brooklyn raised. Though Rachel is a Bronx resident nowadays, New York and it's five borou...
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the hambone actors by SpragueThomson
the hambone actorsby SpragueThomson
The handpuppets who play their role inside the facade. Those who retreat without being responsible for their gentrification, gerrymandering, racism and fascism. There's...
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Fighting Gravity by JtheDimitri
Fighting Gravityby J Dimitri
During the day, he's just nice calm Mihai, always looking out for the little guy and trying to find his place in the world. At night, it's more of the same, but as High...
Welcome to the Sky by ZTLovesToRead
Welcome to the Skyby Zara Tagnac
Another collection of random poems I've recorded as they came to me. Please vote and comment on the entries that resonated with you. I'd love to hear your thoughts :)
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Eat@Zeke's by cjxzoic1970
Eat@Zeke'sby cjxzoic1970
Time, for better or worse ultimately always begets change. Zeke's Kitchen, a well-known Detroit, Michigan east-side Soul Food restaurant has been devastated by the closi...
Four Floors (excerpt) by SabinPrentis
Four Floors (excerpt)by SabinPrentis
This excerpt is taken from the first time collaboration between authors Ran Walker and Sabin Prentis. The original collection of short stories explores the lives of four...
Girl With Glasses by ZCGreenberg
Girl With Glassesby Zoeeeeee
Brooklyn, 1998. Love in the time before Facebook.
Views From The Apple/ My New York by Jay_Nique
Views From The Apple/ My New Yorkby Jay_Nique
New York is the city of dreams to some people. To others they see this city as a hell hole. This piece shows New York City from the perspective of an African American ma...
San Francisco by ShreddSpread
San Franciscoby Shredd Spread
A painting of a complicated city.
Jasmine of the Fireflies by MargaretSmoke
Jasmine of the Firefliesby Margaret Smoke
The fireflies have always kept Jasmine safe in their haven. It was in this starry sanctuary that Jasmine mourned her father's death, and escaped the cruelty of the worl...
Life and Death on the Diamond Causeway by JeffreyGarris
Life and Death on the Diamond Caus...by Jeffrey Garris
Tourists fall in love with Savannah as a relic of hospitality. Its residents are kind and affectionate, sweet like the tea they drink. Its live oak groves hang in histor...
unplugged by MaximQuirk
unpluggedby Age of Aries
fading in and out of the layers of thought. 14 May 2015 2:43pm