“She was in pursuit of what all black girls were supposed to be born with—a jovial, ironclad self-esteem, a sense of rhythm, and a witchy finesse with jojoba and coconut oils. She was in pursuit of that inalienable right to say whether or not someone was, in fact, down.”
The Void Witch
Raven Leilani | Aquifer: The Florida Review Online | June 10, 2020 | 4,488 words