My Journey’s First Playlist ft. Erykah BaduBy Emani Brown aka lulo Creative Nonfiction Winner, 2018 VSU Student Writing Contest
Can You See Me?By Tamera Wimbish I was never used to someone staying in my life. When I was only 5, I remember watching my mother day in and day out...
One Pop, Two Pops, ThreeBy Tedria Smith Bewildered eyes glisten in the night. The street light flickers in the background. I remember his smile lighting up the...
The StrangerBy Dillon Armstrong My parents always told me to never talk to strangers. “Don’t speak to anyone you don’t know,” my mom repeated on an...
Benjamin’sby Tedria Smith I lay flat at her feet And watch her brown skin sparkle in the bright hot lights above me She just turned seventeen Her...
PatternsBy Asia-Aylana Simone White 16. What a young age to give Birth. Sunny San Diego, California, the year is 1973, and its Fall. California...
Who Killed the Butterfly?By Branson Neuman Who killed the butterfly? With wings of gloss. Softer than the caustic moth We look in awe at the way it takes off....
WatchBy Branson Neuman I hate the word watch. I’d rather say time piece. As if it’s a piece of time. As if humans could purportedly, Possibly,...
Headlinesby Dayana Lee Red, white, and blue Here come the sirens Only to dance With the little girls on the corner There’s a war in the streets...