Jalyn Jo
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Non-Fiction· Memoir
Zone 18
Stepping over needles hidden in the weeds of my grandparents' front yard. Watching the boys on the corner smoke sour diesel, we are equal. Sitting between my au…
4 min read
Colors of the West
Red like the blood of the hands that fought mightily in battle. Orange like the color of the sky as the sun sets over the cotton fields. Yellow like the color o…
6 min · Fiction · Narrative
All Children Except Some Grow Up
My mother should’ve spit us up. Well, not all of us, just the twins. The three of us were doing just fine before April and May came along. Spaghetti stretched l…
1 min · Fiction · Historical
Fear Not, Zira is With Us
This midnight, the moonlight glares brightly; I wonder if she knows it’ll be the last time I pray to her in the open night sky. I found protection under her rad…
2 min · Fiction · Magical Realism
Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin Circuit Tour
Blog Writing
Beyoncé is on the road again and this time only hitting nine cities, promoting her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter. The Beyhive is buzzin! Especially after Q…
4 min · Non-Fiction · Other
“Hunger”
Book Review
Let me tell you about secrets. These little pieces of information, guaranteed disrupters, hidden in plain sight. They hide behind things unseen, weapons used ag…
5 min · Non-Fiction · Other
Hearts on a Vine
“We mineswell get married.” Sitting in the emergency room staring at the wall, my back facing you. How did I get here? How did we get to this moment? See, love…
6 min · Non-Fiction · Lyrical
Dboy
Scramble, coke, or smack.. Keep them junkies coming back. The dope so good she damn near had a heart attack. You sold her scramble, coke, and smack.. I’ll proba…
1 min · Poetry · Lyrical
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