Fiction
THE CHILDREN OF THE NOTHING
She sat on the brown upholstered couch, her favorite spot in the old duplex home. A portrait of her family was in her slightly arthritic right hand, and her phone
ALL I WANTED
We kissed. Our lips met and parted and meshed. I shook in uncertainty as your beard sensually grazed my chin. There was fire and it burned so sweet. I tasted
FIND YOUR JOY
Dad called. His 70 year old voice crackled rustily through the phone. It was filled with a mixture of loneliness and longing. “Rotimi, I know you are very busy. I
BECAUSE YOU LOVED
Writer’s Note: This story is inspired by true events. You loved him and he loved you too. At least you thought he did. He could pass as your shortest relationship
All That Matters
The kiss… It was important that you remembered the kiss because you knew. You don’t really know why, but you knew that you had to cherish that moment, that space
Underwater
The room was spinning, my eyelids felt heavy. I could hear someone pacing in the room. “Who is in my room?” I asked lazily. My voice sounded like a drowsy
THE CONVERSATION
Before I found out the meaning of the word ‘effeminate’, I was already aware of how much of a girl I was. Then, I would have given a finger to
HE IS AKIN
Writer’s Note: The following narration is a work of fiction inspired by true life events. * I was hidden in the crowd the day it happened – the day he
Broken
The door cracked open and he peered out at me from the opening. I smiled. I couldn’t help it. Seeing him lit up my world in ways I didn’t know
A New Year’s Sex
It is New Year’s Eve. I am fucking bored out of my fucking mind. I haven’t heard from CeeJay since Christmas day. He is out of town on an emergency
