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Posted on November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

Behind a Window: Summers at Mom-Mom’s

nowme takes the pics & i write the words* Ellie looked up from her phone when Mom exited the George Washington Bridge. Maryland and fifth grade a distant memory. Mom-Mom’s apartment was in the Bronx. She liked this part: ridin’ in the heart of the city, music blaring from bodegas, people covering the block. Mom-Mom’s building …

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Posted on October 30, 2016

Behind a Window: Stairway to Heaven

nowme takes the pics; i write the stories* Sunday drives are tradition in the Hernandez household. “Audrey, Eddie, Luis! Vamos!” I grab my favorite book, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and dart out the door. Mom tugs a pigtail and giggles as I run past. When we pull off, I look up at our …

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Posted on October 23, 2016October 23, 2016

Behind a Window: Freedom Soon Come

nowme takes the pics & i write the stories Tonight would be the harvest moon, freedom soon come. Simone would climb the narrow flight of stairs to her roof for access to a wide swath of uninterrupted Brooklyn sky. That was the only way to be sure it was time. A week ago, on an abandoned …

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Posted on October 16, 2016

Behind a Window: Goodbye

nowme takes the pics & i write the stories The new owners wanted to chop her down. Their conversations about her drifted through the screened windows. She didn’t look like much but she knew her worth. Her roots reached deep into the earth and she shaded the second floor. The Clayton’s, an older couple who had …

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Posted on October 7, 2016October 7, 2016

Behind a Window: Home

Photo by nowme. She posts the pics (NYC windows) and I write the stories (female lead, 100 words or less). Selena rounded the corner. The warm yellow of the living room lamp meant Mom was home. She quickened her pace, the light like a beacon in the early evening dusk. I wish I could pack …

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Posted on October 5, 2016

Behind a Window: When I’m Gone

Photo by nowme. She posts the pics (NYC windows) and I write the stories (female lead, 100 words or less). The first time Tawanda’s mother shared her when I’m gone instructions, she rejected the information. “Come on Mom, I’m not tryna talk about that,” said Tawanda. “Don’t matter, you need to know,” replied her mother, “Your …

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Posted on October 3, 2016October 3, 2016

Behind a Window: It’s Just a Game

Photo by nowme. She posts the pics (NYC windows) and I write the stories (female lead, 100 words or less). Tonya didn’t have a choice the first time Royce kissed her. She was sitting by his girlfriend Monique—everyone called her Nique—in the midst of a game of Spin the Bottle. The empty bottle pointed to her. …

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Posted on September 27, 2016

Behind a Window: The Golden Light

My homegirl nowme has been working on a 365 day photo challenge. Her muse has been NYC windows. She suggested we collaborate: she posts the pics and I write the stories. My rules for the micro stories: female lead, 100 words or less She flung open the black iron shutters. “It’s real,” she said, kneeling on the windowsill. …

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Posted on September 25, 2016October 27, 2016

Behind a Window: NYC Windows & Micro Stories

My homegirl Naomi aka nowme has been working on a 365 day photo challenge. Her muse has been NYC windows. Every day she posts a new image of a window on Instagram. Two weeks ago she posted this picture of a baroque-looking building with a window that seemed to capture the sky. It was stunning and I told …

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Good Sunday y’all! Catch all the ☀️ shine you can.✌🏾& 💜
Had such a good time celebrating Bride-to-Be @honeychile77 last night & catching up w/ folks I haven’t seen in years. Love you Tracey. #ForeverTancemore
Y’all! The☀️ is shining over Baltimore today & I’m basking in all its goodness. Sun is medicine for the soul, get you some if you can today✌🏾 & 💜
Whew chile so glad Friday is here! Sharing a piece of my day, a video chat w/ my niece turned into a photoshoot w/ Sir Oliver. Hope today brought you some bits of joy✌🏾 & 💜
I was interviewed by @anannadroid for her Literary Consumption podcast. We talked abt my book, Sonic Memories; being in an MFA program & the sound of silence. Anna, I enjoyed our convo. Thank you for inviting me to be a guest. Link in bio. ✌🏾 & 💜
About last night. @imaniniarobinson Your pilot episode of @3blindmice_television has me hyped for more! The screening & talk back were loads of fun & also showed how strong of a village you have🥰 You are out here doing necessary work dahling💜
Libra season is over, but my growing season continues. This month I have been pushed into another kind of evolution, one I did not want. While grappling w/ the emotions brought on by a sudden & profound loss folks surrounded me. The love, comfort, & care y’all have shown has buoyed me.
Eric, I am still grappling w/ the fact that you are no longer on this earthly plane. That your life was snatched so cruelly.

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