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The Long Walk: An excerpt
“Patience.” Patience jumped upright in the bed, bumping against someone. She turned to see Corliss beside her, her breathing heavy. She...
Milton Davis
Dec 6, 20216 min read
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The Ngola's Promise: An Eda Blessed Story
The gamblers gathered around the table, their covetous eyes expectant. Piles of cowries sat before them, their boasts and curses filling...
Milton Davis
Nov 23, 202124 min read
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Sacrifice: A Fallen Story
Shangé opened her eyes to the gray rainy season sky. Something was different. She was not the same. She felt limited, as if her essence...
Milton Davis
Nov 22, 202111 min read
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A Debt to Pay Excerpt: The Haunted Swamp
The Great Swamp began intermittently, patches of dry land spotted with pines and palmettos appearing among stretches of tea-colored water...
Milton Davis
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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Playing The Odds: An Excerpt
Ten minutes later we arrived at Jiadan Prosthetics. To say the sprawling office and manufacturing facility was huge would be a lie. It...
Milton Davis
Nov 19, 20219 min read
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Book Review: Afro Puffs are the Antennae of the Universe by Zig Zag Claybourne
Clarence Young, a.ka. Zig Zag Claybourne has been one of my favorite authors ever since I read Brother Jetstream: Leviathan. That book...
Milton Davis
Nov 12, 20211 min read
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Leviathan
Leviathan © Story 2008 by MVmedia Leviathan of flesh and steel Racing through streets Soaring comet of technological genius His fists...
Milton Davis
Oct 23, 202116 min read
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Point Man
(Art by Jude Smith https://judesmith.cgsociety.org/) Jay Squad reached Hill 472 at 0800 hours. The shadow from the Torrent Mountains...
Milton Davis
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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Meji: The story behind the story
The journey to Meji began almost thirty years ago. Not long after I decided to educate myself on African history, traditions and...
Milton Davis
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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Book Review: Dread Isle by Edward Austin Hall
I've known Ed Hall almost as long as I've been writing. We met, if I recall correctly, at a panel for the Decatur Book Festival. That was...
Milton Davis
Jul 7, 20212 min read
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Black Indie Spec Fiction Authors You Should Know: Tina's List
There are few readers that have read more Black Indie Speculative Fiction or is more supportive than Tina Hurd Winston. Tina is an avid...
Milton Davis
Jun 30, 20212 min read
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Synthia
The Night of Lights celebration began at sundown in Summerhill and Synthia was prepared. She rode the elevator to the first floor,...
Milton Davis
Jun 29, 20219 min read
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Black Indie Spec Fiction Authors You Should Know - Part One
I've been a Black Indie Speculative Fiction author and publisher for 13 years. Over those years I've met a lot of other Black authors...
Milton Davis
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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The Lake Lady
Here's another story from my upcoming story collection, Muscadine Wine. Coot rolled up the legs of his coveralls then pushed the johnboat...
Milton Davis
May 15, 20217 min read
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Black Rose: Part Ten
Kesi’s camp gradually grew into a village. Her crew had cleared a substantial amount of the surrounding bush and built permanent homes...
Milton Davis
May 10, 20215 min read
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Black Rose: Part Nine
Kesi and Tukufu watched the boat approached. There were eight men, all armed. As they came closer, Kesi’s heart dropped. Amaziah Tembo,...
Milton Davis
Apr 28, 20214 min read
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Black Rose: Part Eight
One week after finding the Faint Star, Kesi and others entered the waters of Kawa. The baharia kept a vigilante watch as they sailed into...
Milton Davis
Apr 9, 20214 min read
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Black Rose: Part Seven
Danuja woke alone in darkness. The dhow creaked as always, rising and falling with the ocean’s pulse. She sat up at the edge of her bunk,...
Milton Davis
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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Customs
Here's my story from Dark Universe: The Bright Empire. Pandare Grimes, marabout of the planet Eritia, must decide where his loyalties...
Milton Davis
Mar 21, 202148 min read
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Road to Wakanda
My journey to Wakanda began two years ago when I received a call from fellow author Glenn Paris. He told me there was going to be a Black...
Milton Davis
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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