Third Time’s a Charm and Bondye Bon

The first time my worth as a writer truly, madly, deeply resonated within me was when FIYAH Literary Magazine published my ahistorical speculative fiction story, “Bondye Bon.”

FIYAH Acceptance Letter

I was so surprised, shocked, delighted, and literally freaking out (in a positively good way) that I had to ask my mom and then my husband to read the submission acceptance letter.

Mind you, this was after I had already read it seven times. I didn’t pinch myself, but I did pat my dimpled ...