INTRODUCTION Heirloom—Planting as We Rise Sheree Renée Thomas, Danielle L. Littlefield& Danian Darrel Jerry Let them tell the story that we have saved and sown, carried, cultivated, known, and nurtured—protect that which we must preserve, that which contains and...
FROM THE MYTHICAL MEMORY SERIES Monica J. Brown To read more from Obsidian, please link to our Subscribe page Recent Posts Issue 47.1: From the Mythical Memory Series Issue 47.1: The Month of the Grape Harvest, 1959 Issue 47.1: Flower Boi Issue 47.1: The Boy with Moon...
THE MONTH OF THE GRAPE HARVEST, 1959 Trevor Lanuzza Maybe a thousand men with bowler hats stood outside my window. These men had no recognizable expressions on their faces. They seemed calm and indifferent, so I was not afraid. Far more frightening men had seen me on...
FLOWER BOI MARS Marshall Back in the day— You snapped the heads of dandelions from their bodies, watched them swim in a jar of water and gifted them to your mother. You were the beautiful thing, who, before being called to dinner, dug your hands deep into the yard’s...
THE BOY WITH MOON SKIN Porsha Allen The boy with moon skin spoke of stars & a black sun, of trees holding themselves up by the root, of apple picking & how his father turned to air just before he was born & how his mother tried to claw him out of her own...
