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The Heat of ’91 — A Houston Crucible Story 

By Coletha Albert In the spring of 1991, Houston felt hotter than usual. Not just the weather — the air itself seemed charged, humming with suspicion. In the neighborhood of Cypress Fairbanks, people whispered about strange happenings at Ravensway neighborhood, about unexplained illnesses, and about sudden misfortune. And in a city already tense from economicContinueContinue reading “The Heat of ’91 — A Houston Crucible Story “

2098 by Coletha Albert

On the morning of the maiden voyage to the Alpha Centauri corridor, only 303 gathered on the restored grounds of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. There were thousands in Houston who did not want to go. They were born in Houston and they would prefer to die there as well…

The Quartermaster Harbor 13 by Coletha Albert

The television in the South Park living room flickered with scenes of smoke and shattered glass above the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Outside the window, heat shimmered off the Houston asphalt, but inside, the air was cold with terror. Memories of historical purges, echoed by modern echoes of fear, made the decision unanimous. ThirteenContinueContinue reading “The Quartermaster Harbor 13 by Coletha Albert”

180 Degrees for Micah by Coletha Albert

Karma is real. All the good you have done with good intentions is coming for you now. However if you are like the snarling, evil Mira – your time is up.

South Park’s Shula by Coletha Albert

The year was 1978, and the South Park neighborhood of Houston was a humid haze of AM radio hits and the heavy, sweet scent of honeysuckle fighting against the exhaust of passing Cadillac Sevilles and Chrysler Cordobas. Photo by Arian Fernandez on Pexels.com Shula didn’t wear a veil; she wore high-waisted bell-bottoms, an orange halterContinueContinue reading “South Park’s Shula by Coletha Albert”

Friday, April 2nd 2026 What Now? Podcast

Ms Coletha Albert8 minutes ago‪ @trevornoah‬ is an ice cream elitist! Fab!!! Have you checked out Trevor’s What Now? podcast?? I laughed out loud when @AtsukoOkatsuka Can You Ever Really Go Home Again? #AtsukoOkatsuka #TrevorNoah My favorite moment was when Atsuko said her mom was the girl from The Ring movie!! I laughed totally outContinueContinue reading “Friday, April 2nd 2026 What Now? Podcast”

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”

Poetic: From Darkness to Light – Paradise

bible.com/bible/111/col.1.13.NIV (Paradise) I am sitting in paradise right now. I just came from a place so horrible I know that hell is real. To top it all off I knew almost everyone there. I went there trying to do the right thing. I thought these people wanted help getting OUT of hell but no. TheyContinueContinue reading “Poetic: From Darkness to Light – Paradise”