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Short Story: The Real View of a TV Hostess by Bob McNeil [Reader’s Vote]
Vera Parlay nervously tossed under the Italian silk sheets of her king-size bed. On that autumn night, according to the clock, she only slept a few hours. From the looks of things, no one else was alert on her $61 million dollar estate in Bel Air, Los Angeles....
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Short Story: No Ambulance by Toni Carter [Reader’s Vote]
It was 3 a.m. and the patriotic light display in Jamarcus’s rearview mirror made his heart plummet into his size 12 Jordans. The sight of two police officers creeping to the driver’s side of his black Chevy Impala sucked the air right out of his lungs. At this moment,...
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15 Black Bookstagrammers You Should Follow On Instagram [Part 1]
Bookstagram is super popular on Instagram. One of my favorite things to do (especially when I am looking for a new book to read) is browse through some of my favorite bookish accounts. If you are looking for new books to read but don't have the time to open the...
Mentoring and Paying It Forward: An Evening With Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones
An experience with Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones On a recent Thursday evening, the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. The chance to meet renowned and bestselling authors were one thing, but to have the two authors be two favorites was yet another phenomenon...
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A Black Woman Lived Nappily Ever After [Movie Review]
Nappily Ever After Nappily Ever After hit Netflix and it's been receiving some mixed reviews. After watching the film and then heading over to black twitter to see if we were on the same page about the film I was a little taken back by the reviews. The Romcom is based...
To be a writer you have to write: An Interview With Omar Tyree
To be a writer you have to write. Omar Tyree hit the scene hard in 1993 with the release of his second novel, Flyy Girl. The coming of age tale follows the life of Tracey Ellison–a young sassy black girl who grows up in a middle-class Philadelphia suburb of...
Book Review: Blessed By Malakai by Sherelle Green
#Blessed By Malakai: To Marry A Madden Book 1) By Sherrelle Green Hey, Sistah’s Hey! The Madden men first debuted in Red Velvet Kisses (Micah), and later in Beautiful Surrender(Malik). The author decided to give us the story of the other Madden men with Malakai as...
![SHORT STORY: Nikki by S. L. Murray [READERS VOTE]](https://i0.wp.com/shareehereford.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nikki.png?resize=800%2C675&ssl=1)
SHORT STORY: Nikki by S. L. Murray [READERS VOTE]
"Nikki" by S. L. Murray She stared in the rearview mirror. Looking for something, anything to change her decision. But there was nothing. No expression on her face and no life in her eyes. Her brown eyes used to be full of life. They used to sparkle and dance. She had...
![SHORT STORY: ‘Miracle on 42nd Street’ by Eartha Watts Hicks [READER’S VOTE]](https://i0.wp.com/shareehereford.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_3630.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&ssl=1)
SHORT STORY: ‘Miracle on 42nd Street’ by Eartha Watts Hicks [READER’S VOTE]
"Miracle on 42nd Street" By Eartha Watts-Hicks I had just left the hair salon at around 11:15 pm. Karen, my best friend, and owner of Eternal Beauty, occasionally gave me a lift to the Gun Hill Road train station on her way home. I was hoping to be able to catch the...
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