Zilla Jones
Bio
I am an African-Canadian female lawyer, anti-racist educator, singer, writer, mother and wife. I have won a number of writing awards, most recently the Malahat Review Open Season award for fiction.
Stories (3)
Filter by community
Sans Humanité: The Story of Fireworks Man
Sometimes, my memories of him are so vivid, so well-formed, that I forget that I have never actually met him, that our only encounters with one another are in stories, or in dreams. He is my maternal grandfather, Patrick Alexander Ignatius Jones. He died to this life when my mother was seventeen, but he never really left us. Some people never do.
By Zilla Jones5 years ago in Families
A Day for Dying
“Dad hasn’t phoned since this morning,” Nora says to Freddie. Nora has been worrying about the lack of contact, turning it over in her mind, the entire time that Freddie has been talking about her next exhibition. Half-listening, Nora gathers that the paintings are to depict slaves, and she is thankful that Alistair is not in the room. But then, Freddie knows the rules – she would never discuss a topic like slavery if her father were present. She would have scooped up Jethro and left half an hour ago. Now, Freddie explains that she is applying for a grant to help fund her work.
By Zilla Jones5 years ago in Families
