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”

Good Bye River … again … again … again

Where ever you look – that’s all you will see. If you don’t like the view, look somewhere else.