Star Trek.
The Blue Nile. I could see the envelope sinking, sinking…but
The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou and The Outsiders
Cecile
I didn’t want to say Big Ma was right. Cecile was no kind of mother. Cecile didn’t want us. Cecile was crazy. I didn’t have to.
P.S. Be eleven.
Mission Impossible
If you knew what I knew, seen what I've seen, you wouldn't be so quick to pull the plow.
Every good-bye ain't gone.
Cecile carried on a full conversation, on and on
Blue Nile. I could see the envelope sinking, sinking…but
Heckle and Jeckle again
I)f you prayed for the miracle you'd sell your most treasured possession for, you don't care about anything else but waiting on that miracle.
That was how I knew Sister Mukumbu was a real teacher, aside from her welcoming smile and her blackboard penmanship. She asked a teacher’s type of question. The kind that says: Join in.
There was also one Anthony, whose mama could spell, and one Antnee, whose mama couldn’t. It
Crazy.
Although I didn’t hear the door swing
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