Africanamericanliterature Stories

A love story that evolves with the reader and challenges the concepts of life and death,.

This is a memoir essay I wrote about my experience with my Father. I wrote it for my Creative Nonfiction class, and it was hard writing it, but in writing it i realized somethings about myself and my father, hopefully you will too -MelaninBisou

Jace Williams a gay black Political Science major, struggles to get black voices to be heard in his University. His activism, struggles with his own identity, family issues, and relationship issues take a toll on him daily and not even taking into account that he's in college! Jace continues to ask himself: Is it worth it? Can I do this? Will things ever change? Will I ever be loved? and the most important question.. Will I survive?

Copyright © All Rights Reserved 2014 Karma Series Book I In a world tainted by clichés, it's easy to assume he emerged from the depths of hell itself. Yet, his motives were pure-he'd do anything to protect his sister. For her, he's a tender soul, a beacon of wholesomeness. But beneath his benevolent facade lies a vindictive and icy heart, willing to eliminate anyone who disrupts even the simplest equilibrium, even if they're family. Meet Cliché-devilishly handsome, attracting women like moths to a flame. However, his self-assuredness takes an unexpected turn when he encounters the one girl who shatters his arrogance. Love wasn't on his agenda, but fate had other plans. Cliché and a love-at-first-sight encounter. The girl who captures his heart, Raje, starts off guarded and closed-off, burdened by her own struggles. Since her father's arrest, her brother's tragic demise, and her mother's untimely passing, Raje has known only one true friend, Ivory. Yet, it's astonishing how in just five minutes, one can feel closer to a stranger than to someone they've known their entire life. In this perilous game, trust is a luxury one cannot afford. Will Cliché and Raje cling to their love despite the looming threat on their lives? Can love triumph over all odds? -UNDER REVISION-

Amalia: A young Network Engineer and single-mother of two. Elijah: A young man, with one foot still in the streets. Elijah and Amalia bump heads with each other at work, where fraternizing with other staff could get you fired. Amalia, confident with her status in life refuses to bend at all to accommodate Elijah. Elijah and Amalia mix about as well as oil and water. When life changes for Elijah and Amalia, they work to be what the other needs. Will their new-found relationship last through the constant shifts of growing pains, or will they call it quits?