She wanted to penetrate the shells in the way doctors would when performing a procedure on her.
This year, I added a new event: the Journal Burning Bonfire.
I just knew that, as a black woman, if I wanted to write, I needed some credentials.
We were going to meet every Sunday after church service, Christians and sinners alike till we got the job done.
At the heart of all young adult literature is this equation: belonging + power = identity.
