Okay class! Pop quiz. If you’ve been doing the readings, this should be a piece of cake. Remember to fill out both sides of this paper. You have the whole class period to finish. Good luck. 1. Christopher Columbus first traveled to the Americas using which means of transportation? A) A cargo ship B) A … Read more
Uncle Abe and Uncle Will haven’t played cards together in years. If you want to get real technical about it, Uncle Abe and Uncle Will haven’t even shared the same room in years, but that ain’t news to anyone east of Livernois. By now, the entire city of Detroit knows about Abraham and William … Read more
This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse. Another Tuesday Morning I hate Tuesday mornings. I just hate them. They just always seem like the longest day of the week. No one ever has a good Tuesday and today, this Tuesday did not disappoint my theory. Here I am, minding … Read more
Divine Bloodline “How can you tell the Tree is a girl, Gran?” The shea butter applied to my scalp in neat little rows slid onto my forehead and mixed with beads of sweat as I sat on the front porch between my grandmother’s knees. Every Sunday, we took my braids down and washed my … Read more
I remember my childhood in bits and pieces, like framed pictures of specific events that exist independently of all the other memories. There was the time I challenged my brother to a foot race down the steps of the rocky hill on the side of my grandfather’s house. My mother warned us to never run … Read more