My mama taught me never to complain or talk back to a man. She didn’t teach me just in words but also in action. For the nineteen years that I lived with them, I never saw …
Category: Creative Non Fiction
Written by Highest Kite My face as an escort is the same one I wear as a distant sister, a flunking student, a stubborn daughter, a woman on the bus on her way to a client, …
Written by Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection Today it was in my heart. Yesterday, in my toes and the other day, in my spirit singing fuck you …
Written by @amsysecrets Mira POV The first time I saw the balcony, I knew I wanted Lee to fuck me on it. I could see it so clearly in my mind – everything she’d do to …
Written By Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection A month ago, my mother had a hernia repair surgeryThe doctor said no to solid foods: no meats, no wheat, nor chunks of fruit; not even porridge … My …
Read Part 2 here. Present Day: “You have disobeyed your vow of celibacy while training and you have led a man into our midst. I have no choice but to punish you, Ama. This will be …
I got high. Writing this out at this moment isn’t exactly the best decision, but fuck it. It’s gotta come out. You draw out my weaknesses and shortcomings without an ounce of empathy. You revel in …
Written by Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection her capital is your skin her borders, your dreams her language is hope her anthem is vote her currency, your life her army, your kin her motif’s been …
Read Part 1 here. Years before, the dense foliage rustled as Wami hesitated before the gnarled wooden door, her heart pounding with an erratic rhythm. A tapestry of greenery enshrouded the modest hut, making it seem …
Written by Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection Dreamer for fool Affordable for cheap Agreeable for comely Rude for manly Youth for fleeting Experienced for employed Government for murderers Patience for slow death Kind-hearted for gullible …