Foreword / by Reginald Gibbons -- Some girls survive on their sorcery alone -- In defense of injury : a hex -- Pain is love -- Granny Juanita is dead-I come to her funeral wearing a white dress & an overnight diaper -- Love and water -- Ode to being late -- Web -- Leanna -- Go with God -- Mesh -- Chase does not eat black pussy -- Slickmouth -- Raw video footage: a year after the shooting McBride's family asks for peace-Joe Biden holds an ice cream cone -- The summer we all stayed alive -- Call a funeral home, or A dead body can't stay in this room overnight, or The first thing we need to do is discard the IV bags -- Vaughn -- Flex -- Hennypalooza.
Summary:
Some Girls Survive on Their Sorcery Alone works between the worlds of ode and elegy to document the consequences and precious narratives held inside of the black girl body.--Provided by publisher.
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