Prologue: Now There is Silence
Chelle A. Carter-WilsonWelcome to Generative, which all began with a conversation, as most things do. I tell stories about my family and friends, and so often, people say they’ve never known anyone…
I Was Supposed to Marry Michael
Kimberly CollinsThey left us. Not all black folks operate on C.P. time, but I thought my friend who invited me on this hike would hang back to make it easy to…
The Pink House
Tracy Chiles McGheeShe struck me like she just found out I stole her entire life and even worse as if it had been a great one. And then she casually walked away…
That Strom Man and Me
Lisa D. GrayAC kept her ear to the radio that summer and hope and caution tiptoed through almost every conversation I heard, especially ones about that new civil rights bill. When AC…
The Florida Project Review: Joy, Poverty, and the Illusion of Escape
Ivory ElizabethThis week’s guest critique comes from inspiring filmmaker and writer Ivory Elizabeth, who brings a director’s eye and a critic’s edge to the latest screen sensation. Just beyond the pastel…