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  Library Men

  By Kayla W., New Haven, CT

  “All I’m saying is, she might be getting a tad suspicious, what with you not having a paycheck and all. God David! How many times do I have to explain this to you before you get it through your thick skull? You’re only fifteen years old; if anyone finds out that we’ve been seeing each other,...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Just Like You

  By Kayla W., New Haven, CT

  Shouldn’t the first time be more cathartic than the last? He’ll lay Baby’s Breath on your chest only stopping to taste your breast as a plea of permission to chase away your inhibitions to pass childhood with a long awaited release and pass motherhood, butterflies, vitality, and Lil...
• Hot Topics > Pride & Prejudice
  Tall, Dark, and Nappy

  By Kayla W., New Haven, CT

  “Ugh, she's so ugly. She's as black as the street,” my mother commented with disdain. The woman she was talking about was Alek Wek, a Sudanese model on “The Tyra Banks Show.” My mother was right: Alek was very dark. But where my mother saw ugliness, I saw beauty. Seated side by side...