HeyJaredHonestly, Alisha
Witty, sharp, and honest essays on grief, memory, Black womanhood and everything that often goes unsaid.
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As an essayist who's largely written nonfiction, I wanted to stretch myself and try my hand at fiction. Here's my first attempt: 'Same Name.' — AlishaI can’t stand my brother Aggy. Not because he did anything wrong in particular, but in that big sister, “take her little brother with her” kind of way. Even though we’re grown, and he works and lives on his own, I still roll my eyes at the thought of having to be responsible for him.It’s been four days since we’ve heard from our mother. The first t
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