(Inspired by the photography of Jamaal Todd) "I gave you explicit instructions." Michael swallowed. "I did everything you asked," he...

When I was writing From Here to Timbuktu, I knew Pauline Rose was going to have a mysterious past. To Zeke, she was a pretty lady that...

A few days ago the first photos from Viola Davis's movie, The Woman King, were released. The movie centers on a Mino general, the leader...

Thought y'all needed a little Sword and Soul today, so here's one of my short story from the Ki Khanga Anthology, edited by Yours Truly...

Quirky Black Sci-Fi Tales by M'Shai S. Dash is a collection of five short stories. The description on the back of the books is as...

“I am not a thief. I am not a thief.” Omolewa repeated the words as she lurked in the dark alley between the compound walls, her eyes...

“Patience.” Patience jumped upright in the bed, bumping against someone. She turned to see Corliss beside her, her breathing heavy. She...

The gamblers gathered around the table, their covetous eyes expectant. Piles of cowries sat before them, their boasts and curses filling...

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...

The Great Swamp began intermittently, patches of dry land spotted with pines and palmettos appearing among stretches of tea-colored water...

Ten minutes later we arrived at Jiadan Prosthetics. To say the sprawling office and manufacturing facility was huge would be a lie. It...

Clarence Young, a.ka. Zig Zag Claybourne has been one of my favorite authors ever since I read Brother Jetstream: Leviathan. That book...

Leviathan © Story 2008 by MVmedia Leviathan of flesh and steel Racing through streets Soaring comet of technological genius His fists...

(Art by Jude Smith https://judesmith.cgsociety.org/) Jay Squad reached Hill 472 at 0800 hours. The shadow from the Torrent Mountains...

The journey to Meji began almost thirty years ago. Not long after I decided to educate myself on African history, traditions and...

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...

There are few readers that have read more Black Indie Speculative Fiction or is more supportive than Tina Hurd Winston. Tina is an avid...

The Night of Lights celebration began at sundown in Summerhill and Synthia was prepared. She rode the elevator to the first floor,...

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...

Here's another story from my upcoming story collection, Muscadine Wine. Coot rolled up the legs of his coveralls then pushed the johnboat...