The Fiction Issue

The 2025 Fiction Issue

1. While they protest in the streets We clackin’ fans in the air We Tamia and wobble We strollin’ the farmers market We playin’ spades in a covered porch We bouncin’ Black babies on our knees We smokin’ good with the neighbor We laughin’ hard with our uncle We head noddin’ each other We makin’ love over Luther We griot, we father We lovin’ on our people We online sharing light We frolickin’ through the field We makin’ beautiful art We singin’ songs in the shower We readin’ books been awaiting We swayin’ along with the choir We start the grill for our Mama We make her salmon and shrimp We only break when still Till den, we livin’ abundant...