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Short Stories – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. April 7, 2015. 8220;So, everything is the same with Ava except her hair. We just don’t know what to do with it. And it’s just like yours-I mean you look just like her! 8221; I smile. Politely I tell him it’s different talking care of my hair than my mother’s. 8220;You wash your hair every day? 8221; I ask my mom. 8220;Every other day.” She responds. 8220;I wash my hair like once a month, ” I tell him, “otherwise it gets dry.”. But I worry. If I don’t tell the white peo...I alway...
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Essays – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. April 7, 2015. 8220;So, everything is the same with Ava except her hair. We just don’t know what to do with it. And it’s just like yours-I mean you look just like her! 8221; I smile. Politely I tell him it’s different talking care of my hair than my mother’s. 8220;You wash your hair every day? 8221; I ask my mom. 8220;Every other day.” She responds. 8220;I wash my hair like once a month, ” I tell him, “otherwise it gets dry.”. But I worry. If I don’t tell the white peo...I alway...
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Poetry – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. January 18, 2015. January 18, 2015. White skinned women, who parade about in their workout gear all day. But never seem to break a sweat. Like to cross the road when they see us coming. For the record, I want to be intimidating to women too posh. To know the difference between Mexican and Puerto Rican. Too segregated in their white picket neighborhoods to recognize. They live in a different world than me. I would like them to second guess themselves when they see me coming.
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housewives – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. January 18, 2015. January 18, 2015. White skinned women, who parade about in their workout gear all day. But never seem to break a sweat. Like to cross the road when they see us coming. For the record, I want to be intimidating to women too posh. To know the difference between Mexican and Puerto Rican. Too segregated in their white picket neighborhoods to recognize. They live in a different world than me. I would like them to second guess themselves when they see me coming.
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Running – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. January 18, 2015. January 18, 2015. White skinned women, who parade about in their workout gear all day. But never seem to break a sweat. Like to cross the road when they see us coming. For the record, I want to be intimidating to women too posh. To know the difference between Mexican and Puerto Rican. Too segregated in their white picket neighborhoods to recognize. They live in a different world than me. I would like them to second guess themselves when they see me coming.
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Poetry – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. January 18, 2015. January 18, 2015. White skinned women, who parade about in their workout gear all day. But never seem to break a sweat. Like to cross the road when they see us coming. For the record, I want to be intimidating to women too posh. To know the difference between Mexican and Puerto Rican. Too segregated in their white picket neighborhoods to recognize. They live in a different world than me. I would like them to second guess themselves when they see me coming.
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malikajames – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. August 23, 2016. I fell in love with a man made of clay. While I was falling,. He was drying away. The closer I got to him, the dryer he became. Until I debated with statues the love that we made. I fell in love with a man made of clay. They say you can mold them,. I tried every day. But he made his own choices,. All of which burdened me,. And that porcelain man-. Has never loved me. July 29, 2016. We make the promise. You go that way,. I’ll go this way. The half eaten lives.
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self esteem – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. April 7, 2015. 8220;So, everything is the same with Ava except her hair. We just don’t know what to do with it. And it’s just like yours-I mean you look just like her! 8221; I smile. Politely I tell him it’s different talking care of my hair than my mother’s. 8220;You wash your hair every day? 8221; I ask my mom. 8220;Every other day.” She responds. 8220;I wash my hair like once a month, ” I tell him, “otherwise it gets dry.”. But I worry. If I don’t tell the white peo...I alway...
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Fatherhood – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. November 15, 2014. Shutter stutter step, prance halfway in the room. You are Rudolph. Your nose is bright red, scheming silent guidance in a room for just us. Be purposeful. Speak your words with strength. Pretend you know the answers until you have to concede to google. You are encyclopedias of perfection. You know how many syllables are in onomatopoeia off the top of your head. You know six synonyms for the word love. Carry them on your back, even when you’re tired. Blog at Wo...
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racism – Malika James
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My Whole Life is Thunder. January 18, 2015. January 18, 2015. White skinned women, who parade about in their workout gear all day. But never seem to break a sweat. Like to cross the road when they see us coming. For the record, I want to be intimidating to women too posh. To know the difference between Mexican and Puerto Rican. Too segregated in their white picket neighborhoods to recognize. They live in a different world than me. I would like them to second guess themselves when they see me coming.
