Ten years ago today I released my first book, “Mississippi Window Cracks”. Wow!
I literally drafted the book after spending a few days visiting a friend in Jackson, Mississippi. From the energy of the historical places to the scent of the zesty magnolia trees to the delicious southern cuisine… I had a lot to write about!
“Mississippi Window Cracks” is a collection of six short stories and three prose pieces. Here is a breakdown of the book:
The Untimely Flight – A story of two women with a chance meeting in the airport traveling to different locations. One is on a business trip and the other reuniting with her family after abandoning them to follow her dreams some ten years prior. Their meeting is purposeful yet brief. Just as life would have it.
The Auction – “For Mothers of wombs that drum life and dance the promise of tomorrow, I pour this libation. For the victories of liberation and paths of freedom you laid before me, I walk today for you.” As a child, one of Angel’s childhood stories told by her grandmother was that of Hathor and Tehuti. An ancient Egyptian story told about the Goddess of beauty and the messenger of wisdom. It has been whispered that the legendary Odu family in Mississippi carries the spirit of these deities, Angel and her brother Country. She is here to persuade her brother to come home to his god-like self and maintain the balance in the world.
Return to Ruins – A prose piece in reference to the slave plantation called, The Windsor Ruins.
Summer Love – A steamy love story about a young woman working as an intern in Yazoo City, Mississippi. She falls hard for a local radio DJ who spins more for her than the hottest tunes.
A Prose for Medgar and Myrlie – “Her bladder was full of miles like her mother’s. She watered the ground with chocolate auburn. The spices enticed the clouds to cry and capture the streets. She met him where the sun sat in the fire pit. Her kissed her hand to summons a feather so she wouldn’t doubt his words. His eyes were complete like the turn of an owl’s head. Her fears poured from her spine like pureed apples. The preacher announced their commitment where roads met corners with mirrors. He hung their picture in a birdcage to catch time. He told them not to be afraid.”
The Grass is Simply Green – Nia and LaDonna are best friends who have ventured lessons in life together. Now, together they face reproductive injustice as one yearns to start a family. Together they stand as long as one of them holds a secret from the other.
A Prose for Fannie Lou Hamer – “If you see her. Tell her you remember. Her protected skin that matched night. Unafraid. Sleep patterned to that of bats. Called upon. Like Nut and Shu. To uphold the heavens. Keep young mouths breathing. When tempted to swallow swollen faith. She followed the dust and escaped through vents.”
Southern Betrayal – The story of a woman scorned by love. She travels to a voodoo/root shop to see if the potions really work as she seeks revenge on her ex-love.
When Chris Met Katrina – Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and parts of Mississippi. Like thousands of people who stayed to “wait this one out”, Chris does not evacuate his childhood home. The storm passed as he suspected but the waters began to rise from the storm drains and flood the streets. This is the day Chris met Katrina.
I suppose authors do something special when their books have anniversaries and what not :- / so I am offering autographed books with FREE shipping of “Mississippi Window Cracks”. I only have a few sitting around my house. I hope you enjoy it!
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Nikki Skies 