Ring Shout

by P. Djèlí Clark

Sadie waves her off. “White folk don’t care ’bout pepper and spices. Like they food bland as water.”

LMAO

“White folk earn something from that hate. Might not be wages. But knowing we on the bottom and they set above us—just as good, maybe better.”

!!!

“There were two brothers, Truth and Lie. One day they get to playing, throwing cutlasses up into the air. Them cutlasses come down and fast as can be—swish!—chop each of their faces clean off! Truth bend down, searching for his face. But with no eyes, he can’t see. Lie, he sneaky. He snatch up Truth’s face and run off! Zip! Now Lie go around wearing Truth’s face, fooling everybody he meet.”

I like this, good quote to remember

“Girl, every choice we make is a new tomorrow. Whole worlds waiting to be born.”