"Did you pick up a job application for me, Mom?" "I did but they also mentioned something about a hiring freeze. Funny nothing was said until I told them you were my son and half Martian besides." "I'm sure it was just a coincidence," Klaatu replied. "Thanks anyway." "Did you call White and Wong?" "I did but I can't touch any of that money until I'm 25 y...
When people speak of race and add the volatile term "purity" to the mix, the normally kinky hairs on the back of my head always prick up. I've always been the consummate outsider wherever I go, too much of a "Spic" for the purebred Arabs I meet, and too much of a "towelhead" for the Latin American community as a Muslim Latina. Know what I say to both of them...
America- Just uttering the name made Haifa envision freedom. And not only freedom in-terms of personal liberty, but a freedom from the past. A past which kept many trapped into social customs, traditions, culture and family ties. America the ideal meant a land where men and women could be re-born and new ideas could take hold. America also represented peace...
My name is Patrick Alexander Perth. A six-foot-one, dark-skinned and ruggedly handsome Black man living in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. I'm a student at the University of Massachusetts. Majoring in law. Folks, I've got something to confess. I'm a racist. I just don't like White people. Seriously. I can't stand them. They think they're all that. They ac...
Everyone was seeking an opportunity to get off-planet before an asteroid destroyed all life on Earth, and the Zorteff controlled the colony ships. But if you were not a scientist going into space for training or someone selected for the colony ship, your only chance- if you were a woman- was to go with the Zorteff as one of their "servants." If a woman did t...
Note to Reader Yes, this is the first story I've posted on here since 2002. My other story "Laraloubaye" was never completed, though the ideas are still very much in my imagination. Meanwhile, this new one, "Oshun" is not so much a story as it is a description of the society that the title character in my first story came from – the "Zoue" (as you'll see be...
The names and addresses have been changed to protect the reputations of the descendants. ***** Army of Northern Virginia 13th Calvary Brigade 16th Battalion Virginia Calvary Company E July 5th, 1862 M... H..., Virginia Hazel Park E..., Virginia Trudee, My Treasure, My heart is grievously wounded for your sake. Remember that we are brother and sister for...
Ever been in one of those situations where someone is telling you something and all you can think is How stupid do you think I am? Why even waste your breath telling me this stupid ass bullshit? But something, somewhere, somehow you know that it's the absolute truth? Well this was like that. All I thought was: This is complete and utter bull. But something...
The following is the senior paper for Erin Benning, (fictional) music education major at Fresno State University. Erin Benning SID: EB4093049 for Dr. Rochell Harris MSE 497W-3 Music. It is the glue that binds our world together. It is the top influence in the world today. It can make a man cry, or a woman dance. It can make a child sleep, or an elderly...
Author's Note: Readers be warned that if you are expecting a copious amount of raunchy sex, it is not going to be in this tale -- so, stop here (no harm, no foul). This story revolves around the machinations of a Chinese Dragon Lady, her petite and cute great-granddaughter, and an inspiring private banker. Albeit a bit strange, this is a love story in which...