Asia Folk

Joined June 2021

3 stories

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Currently a middle school Social Studies teacher. Born and raised in South Carolina. Proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

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Georgia On My Mind
She sat there eyeing me like a lion seeking out his prey. I tried to turn my head, but her eyes followed me wherever I went. The judge read off dem charges and I could do nothin’ but smile on the inside. Ms. Jackson finally got what she deserved. And I got what I deserved, justice.
By Asia Folk5 years ago in Fiction
Lux
Lux My jet-black cropped afro needs to be braided down, but I don’t feel like it. I will just go to bed as usual and comb it out in the morning. I see a new commercial just released by White Out being played on the television. Beyonce is in her dressing room using their new straightening potion and brightening cream.
By Asia Folk5 years ago in Fiction
When We Couldn’t
I hated waking up in the mornings. Isaac “cooked” the same crisp, Ego waffles and side of scrambled eggs that smelled rotten. The stench filled the whole kitchen and as a result, my clothes reeked of a farm. I prayed that the kids on the bus wouldn’t notice it that day. I tried to mask it with some cheap Japanese Blossom perfume Aunt Lydia gave me for my birthday the previous month. She packaged together a box of Trojan condoms, Always Pads, a small bottle of the perfume from Bath and Body Works, with a makeshift card that read,
By Asia Folk5 years ago in Fiction