Editor’s Take
BY NJEMILE Z. ALI
In the excerpt from her novel Inflicted, Stephanie Teasley quickly warps time into sharp relief. Stephanie’s toying with time is echoed in columnist Khadija Pounsel’s reflections on Octavia Butler’s Kindred. Both Stephanie and Khadija expand our consciousness …
Black ACE Happenings
The drums are calling us to the fireside for stories, verse and film from the Black Arts, Culture & Entertainment abundant storehouse. Commune with fellow lovers of the arts …
For the Love of Literature
BY KHADIJA POUNSEL
A BUTLER PAST. Reminded of my goal to explore two genres: graphic novels and Afro-futuristic literature, I begin researching the latter. The name called in article after article is a familiar one: Octavia Butler. While her titles like Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents and Kindred are familiar to me, as a younger woman …
Inflicted
BY STEPHANIE TEASLEY
INFLICTED. Adana Bond was the world champion at losing her possessions. Her parents didn’t seem to mind; most of her items were hand-me-downs from her older sister, fourteen-year-old Dedra, who was shooting up at an alarming rate. Adana was also tall, one of the few physical traits …