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Clara and Julian by Coletha Albert

The vinyl record player in the corner of the cafe was spinning a brand-new track by Simon & Garfunkel when Julian first saw Clara. It was April 1968. She was wearing a trench coat that looked a size too big, sitting by a rain-streaked window, furiously scribbling notes in the margins of a paperback novel.ContinueContinue reading “Clara and Julian by Coletha Albert”

Psalms 66 – Celebrate Anyway

https://mscoletha.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/i-believe/?page_id=10763 You could cry today Celebrate anyway You could moan today Celebrate anyway You could shout today Celebrate anyway You could curse today Celebrate anyway You could live today Celebrate anyway You could die today Celebrate anyway You could read today Celebrate anyway You could write today Celebrate anyway You could win today Celebrate anywayContinueContinue reading “Psalms 66 – Celebrate Anyway”

The Secret by Coletha Albert

The neon lights of Neo-Veridia didn’t illuminate; they interrogated. For Elara, the “Gilded Nightingale,” every sold-out stadium was a sensory prison. Her gift—the ability to weave tactile emotions into sound—had been commodified by the Syndicate until she was less a person and more a biological streaming service. She didn’t just want out. She wanted herContinueContinue reading “The Secret by Coletha Albert”

The Spider and The Fly

The cherry blossoms along Main Street were just beginning to surrender their petals to the damp Monroe breeze when Julian opened the door to “The Alchemist’s Nook.”Julian was a freelance graphic designer with a dwindling bank account and a caffeine habit. He’d seen the ad on a telephone pole near the Evergreen State Fairgrounds: PROContinueContinue reading “The Spider and The Fly”

Destiny Embraced by Coletha Albert

…it was a pre-authorization. It was your mind giving you permission to walk past them without feeling like you had to “kill” them or “save” them. You simply had to coexist for a moment in the hallway and then continue toward the door.

The Nef Chronicles

A mother and daughters’ thoughts on life https://nefchronicles.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/rise-up/?page_id=3676 Photo by Gustavo Fring on Pexels.com Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com Photo by Elina Fairytale on Pexels.com Photo by Dilara Dou011far on Pexels.com Photo by Kampus Production on Pexels.com Photo by Alina Zahorulko on Pexels.com Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva on Pexels.com Photo by lucas souza onContinueContinue reading “The Nef Chronicles”

Aisha, Short Story by Coletha Albert

“Aisha, remember that the most beautiful flowers grow in the wildest of gardens,” my grandmother once told me. “But they have to survive the thorns first.” Her words felt like a distant echo, like a prophecy I was desperately trying to rewrite. Growing up as a Black American female was an intricate dance of survival.ContinueContinue reading “Aisha, Short Story by Coletha Albert”

Twilight by Coletha Albert

There is a time Yours and mine Where light becomes dark And dark evaporates into light That’s you and I There are those in another life Who need the dark to survive Let those sleeping dogs stay sleep.   Photo by Joost van Os on Pexels.com Photo by Ivan Cujic on Pexels.com Photo by WilliansContinueContinue reading “Twilight by Coletha Albert”

A Poem by Coletha Albert: Fading

I used to think of you everyday Remember the calendar? I noted your every mood I was looking for patterns I thought of nutrients you might need I thought about the contents of your dreams You didn’t think of me at all You didn’t bless me at all You were not even an appropriate friendContinueContinue reading “A Poem by Coletha Albert: Fading”