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Short Story: ‘The Social Butterfly’ By Danielle Calhoun [READER’S VOTE]

by Sharee Hereford | Sep 3, 2018 | Black Literature, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

“The Social Butterfly” by Danielle Calhoun The Social Butterfly Stage: Brooke begins to put her hands in the air and move her hips, as her box braids swish left and right across her shoulders, hooting and hollering, drawing attention to herself as her...

Short Story: ‘Nothing Just Happens’ By Ingrid Mercé [READER’S VOTE]

by Sharee Hereford | Sep 2, 2018 | Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

‘Nothing Just Happens’ By Ingrid Mercé If only I loved my husband as much as he loves me. The dawn is breaking and the sun is slowly creeping into the sky. It was early morning, the crack of dawn to be exact. The only people awake at this time of day were old people...

Short Story: #loversfriendsandfoes by Tiera M. Jones [READER’S VOTE]

by Sharee Hereford | Jul 16, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

#loversfriendsandfoes by Tiera M. Jones “Y’all have been knowing each other since the 90s,” Shaila said in between sips. “What’s your point, Shai?!” I snapped cuz I already knew where she was going with her semi-drunk statement....

Short Story: The Midnight Knock by Mary B. Banks

by Sharee Hereford | Jul 16, 2018 | Black Literature, Black Writers, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

The Midnight Knock by Mary B. Banks The little girl showed up on my crumbling doorsteps looking like a tragic tattered ghost baby doll. Her French braid was undone. Blood was smeared on her cheeks. When she opened her mouth, I saw that both of her front teeth were...

SHORT STORY: Laundromat by: Purple [READER’S VOTE]

by Sharee Hereford | Jun 15, 2018 | Black Literature, Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

Laundromat by: Purple I’d washed everything but his shoelaces. All with bleach, even the colored shit. I’d only missed the laces because they were still tied in knots around the bedposts in our bedroom where he’d turned me into the object of some sick, twisted...

Short Story: Love Jam by Roz Carter [Reader’s Vote]

by Sharee Hereford | Jun 13, 2018 | Short Stories, Sistah Girls Book Club

Love Jam by Roz Carter “Let me be clear, I will cut you,” Shay said. She was holding a chef’s knife, her hand gripped the handle in a perfect imitation of a guy in a slasher movie. Shay watched DeAndre’s eyes as his eyes shifted from her face to the knife. He wasn’t...

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