Jan 18, 2021Member-onlyMs. Deborah has a day“ Do you guys teach witchcraft here?” Deb glanced at the woman standing on the other side of the counter. Short, blond, with a haircut that looked messy and signaled that she spent lots of time and money on it. Those lighter blond strands weren’t hiding the gray as well…Fiction Series6 min read
Aug 2, 2020Member-onlyI want to go homefrom the Glimmer Book of Kiya Covington, 8/28/18Fiction1 min read
Sep 16, 2019Member-onlyThe Warmth of the Holidayssneak peek Gabby deserved everything that she had coming to her. In the good sense, not the vengeful god way. No, she was a good person, loved animals, even though her stupid landlord wouldn’t let them keep dogs, she did have her cats. Plus, she loved old people, like a…Fiction3 min read
Published in Black, Brown, and Beige·Jul 19, 2019Hotter than July?Yes, we are. I Don’t Want a Transplant by Ta MarBlack Women Writers2 min read
Jul 13, 2019Member-onlyNight TerrorsFears for your children — do they ever leave you as a parent? My child-rearing days are behind me. My children have children and I relish my role as Granma (the ‘d’ is silent and invisible). Everyone is happy, healthy, and thriving. They are all doing well. But, last night…Parenting2 min read
Published in Black, Brown, and Beige·Jul 12, 2019Member-onlyDinner DilemmaI am a loving mom, most of the time. But, when mealtime rolls around I hate my kids (this is anonymous, right?). I hate that I have to…Food4 min read
Published in Black, Brown, and Beige·Jun 3, 2019How to submit to our publicationSubmissions are by invitation only. We are only accepting writers who we have invited. If you have questions about our publication, email us at editor.blackbrownbeigepub@gmail.com. We welcome your feedback.Submission Guidelines1 min read
Aug 8, 2018Member-onlyThe Secret BoxReed screamed and slammed the top shut on his secret box. The rollie-pollie made a scritching sound that made him hide behind his hands. “Reed!” “Huh?” “What are you doing?” “Nah, nothing!” “Don’t make me come up there!” Reed wiped hot tears from his eyes. He was scared and he…Fiction2 min read
Aug 7, 2018Member-onlyLaborHope couldn’t afford to be seen, so she stood still. She didn’t want Dane to spy her watching him. But he was so nice to watch. Hope would never have guessed that her grumpy upstairs neighbor had muscles let alone so any of them. She snagged her bottom lip with…Fiction2 min read
Aug 5, 2018Member-onlyOscarHe laughed as the rollie-pollie ran from his hand to his arm. “It tickles,” he said to his brother. His brother, all business said, “Stop playing around Reed, don’t you want to get ice cream?” …Short Story4 min read