2 minFirst-look excerpt: Edison in the HoodMaura, Aisha’s mother, was taking her last artificial breath that morning in a sterile hospice downtown. A sole witness to the event,...
5 minAn Unfamiliar Car in the DrivewayI rounded the corner of my subdivision and slowed to a stride as the fatigue of the jog set in. The Texas heat was alive with fury and...
5 minFireworks in SeptemberThe explosions and whistling had been going on all night. Sparks from ignited gunpowder flashed through the window of Sophia’s fourth...