“This is my prayer. May anyone who seeks to mention you be called to learn the language of those who first loved you. May you study the pink of yourself. Know yourself riverine and coast. May you taste the fresh and saltwater of yourself and know what only you can know. May you live in the mouth of the river, meeting place of the tides, may all blessings flow through you.”

—Alexis Pauline Gumbs

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I am honored to gather some of the most incredible Black women writers I’ve ever known. These pieces demand empathy, tenderness, and strength. To be more aware, each writer calls us into the journey self excavation.

Rooted in love, liberation, and living on purpose. We are not a monolith but mythical all the same. Together, we are building the realms we wish to thrive in one syllable at a time. Each person is the perfect blend of herbs and flowers, exactly where we need to be. 

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We are Seedling

We are growing

We are blooming

We are wilting

We are constantly regenerating

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