Seven Days in June

by Tia Williams

That was her mom in a nutshell. White Diamonds. And Black drama.

She was exhausted. All she wanted was to escape this repetitive, redundant hell.

was there earlier, shopping for my vegan-bakery course. It’s taught by the woman who pioneered vaginal-yeast brioche.”

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“The publishing industry has a hard time processing Black characters unless we’re suffering.”

The crowd erupted in laughter, and Eva beamed like she’d just arrived at the gates of heaven. Sunshine burst from her ears, and her pupils turned into emoji hearts.

“But Black characters were invisible in those stories. Why couldn’t I go to Narnia or Hogwarts? When I wrote about a Black witch and vampire, the industry was shocked. Like, can paranormal creatures even be nonwhite?

This couldn’t be real. She knew it was, though, because her physical reaction was operatic.

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