Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck: Stories

Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck: StoriesThe eclectic stories in this collection are bound by the threads of desire in its many forms, above all, the desire for love and a place of safety in a world where being Black and gay can thwart the fulfillment of that longing. The characters are complex, driven, difficult, and even, at times, unsympathetic, but always compelling. In other words: fully rounded human beings living complicated lives. A proud Black woman who escaped her rural,

Conversations about controversial topics can be difficult

Only he can voyage into the Djalia

Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark

the stakes heighten not only to provide effective and efficient health care to African communities

This historic choral ensemble was sponsored by the American Missionary Association (AMA)

He led the University of Georgia to victory in the Sugar Bowl on the way to an NCAA Championship and he capped a sensational college career by earning the 1982 Heisman Trophy

it's 2013: After an on-stage meltdown during a nationally televised quiz contest

Men give him the utmost respect and women want to give him their hearts

And it is about his unique friendship with the Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter

The case studies presented in the body of this work provide the missing details of this historical moment

" Tunisia is unstable and facing economic hardship

Terry and Derrek