Valium Hippy's real name is Rogério Berardo Filho, a writer from and living in Recife, northeastern Brazil. He was born in 1999 and is...

Brown Girl Breaking Tradition Remember when they said, until a boy is born to a couple, they must not stop bearing children. It is...

from Brown Girl Beginning Dalaga The breaking begins before you have words for it. Before skinning your knees on sidewalks riding...

Aesthetics in the Dictator’s Aftermath I. Once upon a time, I thought Poetry is a fairy tale. From that delusion, I came to stand in...

Moon Exploring After dinner with her siblings, Ngozi walked up the carpeted stairs of her house, gripping the rail with semi-drowsiness....

Far From Perfect with honey cooled, smooth as death, leaking from her drunk lips / she is tilted, living mad above us all. a goddess...

Trauma Queen in her home, a certain kind of sadness lives; the one that sets its roots into the rotting wood floors, springing up and...

electric lady an ode to janelle monae Small and full of energy, her smile can light up any room she strides across. She has no qualms...

fireworks gravel becomes loose dirt as i come to the edge of a cliff. faint blasts of red sparkles explode above the worn harbor, the...

anchors i love the sound of stars in the sky. grass pushing against wind. feet flat on the ground, belly not tucked in. yellow...

writing actually I like my ankles. When the light hits my eyes from the right angle, they look a shade of brown that reminds me of the...

girl meets world The girl cannot write of trees lest she become their roots sprouting brilliant and full up, up, up pinnacle of self...

Amicable We talk about exes who we left on friendly terms, and those—usually just one— who we'd take all over again in an instant. Even...

Caretaker Arms brimming with groceries and textbooks, Maria allowed herself a deep, profound sigh just outside her own apartment. And...

Aftermath It’d gotten cold again, and after Linda joined her, Rachel studied. She was doing something. Being someone. She was giving up,...

Do people exhaust the sea? The riverine widens, As the moon becomes full And so does the tide The white and invisible surface Smears the...

before : you wanted to be the man she needed you to be, wanted to catch spiders and fix leaks, build shelves and drive the moving van....

The Man in the Mirror Kaye stands naked before him as she has so many times before, vulnerable and afraid. Surrendering herself to his...

It hurts less when I cast us in history 1898 You are America; She: Paris; All of my white boyfriends: Spain. The difference, you said,...

Benevolent Assimilation Before I was born, I knew kindness was a weapon Sharper than a bayonet. A moving bullet. Thrust it to change my...