African American Short Stories

In Dale's Tales, Dale Guy Madison takes young listeners on a journey through a series of African-American stories and folktales. From the humor of How God Created Butterflies to the magical realism of Flying Away to Freedom, Dale's retellings of classic folktales will delight and inspire. The collection also includes Dale's brand-new story Three Heads of Hair.

Early morning, while sweeping the village in preparation for the village festival, Boma—an only son— is kidnapped and whisked away from the shores of Calabar to the Caribbean Island as a slave. The village festival requires all participants to remain mute throughout the spiritual cleansing to prevent misfortunes from befalling the Kalabari community. When caught in the captives’ net, Boma faces a dilemma to save himself or his people. He chooses to protect his family and embarks on a journey to the unknown. In chains, he organizes with the other captives to kill the slave masters and ...

Justin Allen and Kesha Jones are the perfect couple until he gets drafted to the NBA and becomes unfaithful. With the pressure from his new found popularity, he forgets what matters most to him. Kesha. To keep him, she begins to compromise what she believes and the promises that were made to God. Eventually Kesha gets fed up and decides to decline a life of fame and fortune with Justin and chooses a life of faith and holiness instead. Snow Series: The Player The Snow's Meltdown Don't Rescue Me Seed of Discord Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places Temptation

Mahogany is now coming face to face with the reality of her secrets and lies; she will have life-altering decisions to make soon. Finding new love, having a beautiful family, great friends, her dream career, and financial stability means nothing as she deals with her internal demons. Will her friends and family stick beside her? Will finally turning to God help her, or is she too deep in that it's just too late?

Jacob is an old man who has secluded himself in an apartment convinced that something is after him. As he retells strange coincidences throughout his life, maybe he's right.

While vacationing in Jamaica, trying to get over a broken heart, Chyna Daniels runs into island native Nelson Portis. On a physical level, Nelson satisfies all of Chyna's wants and needs to help her forget the breakup, but Nelson wants much more. Will Chyna give Nelson the one thing he wants the most? Her Heart.

The Story of Jamie is a fictitious short story loosely connected to actual events about a young girl named Jamie. She was born in the 1940s, and struggled most of her life to find her true identity. During her many devastating conflicts in life, she cycles through love, pain, and perseverance as she finds happiness while maturing and flourishing into a mother and a wife.

Lyla’s in love with Walter and believes she will do anything to keep him—at least she thinks she will. Rhonda loves to go partying and clubbing—especially on ladies' night. When one of the male dancers comes to her table, it doesn’t end well when he returns to the stage.

Spanning the early 1900s up to modern times, the connected stories here trace the intersecting lives of travelers, expatriates, and local folks in ways that shock, illuminate, and reveal. From the American photographer who finds her world disturbed by new forms of love and lust, to a charismatic priest confronted by the earthly perks of fame and stardom, the diverse mix of characters are united by the universal search for love and understanding - a challenge on an island simmering with issues of politics, power, and race.

Jilted! What should have been the happiest day Calvin Walker experienced ended up being the absolute worst. The love of his life left him waiting at the altar without so much as a ‘Dear John’ letter. With the prodding of his best friend, Calvin decides to not let his honeymoon go to waste. He needs a fresh start, and what better place to get it than in Spain. Will a little bit of Spanish flavor be enough to mend Calvin's broken heart?

An enthralling collection of short stories based on Dwight's own family history. He takes us through the lives of African Americans and Native Americans in the early parts of the United States. A must listen.

When writer John Chapter is found dead, it's the words he didn't write that might hold the key. In the heart of the roaring twenties, Harlem is a nexus of intellectual verve and literary prowess. Esteemed writers hold court at elegant soirées, critics debate the merits of the newest works, and ambition is the lifeblood of every aspiring novelist and poet. But as autumn casts its golden-red spell over the city, Harlem murmurs with mysteries that remain unseen beneath its vibrant surface. Lanie Price, a society reporter with unparalleled access to Harlem's elite, is accustomed to uncovering ...

A Blackburn Legacy Short Romance Timberlyn Blackburn, a skilled werewolf hunter, is thrown into chaos one night when she receives an unexpected invitation from the elusive vampire Matthias Devereux. In the shadow-laden alleys of Philadelphia, Timberlyn stands at the crossroads between her lethal calling and the forbidden allure of Matthias, a figure from her past whose mere thought stirs a tumultuous mix of dread and desire. Torn between her duty to hunt and the seductive pull of a vampire’s touch, she’s drawn into a whirlwind of passion and peril, where the line between predator and ...

The story is about a gossipy woman finding out that being a "good Christian" is indeed a 24 hour job.

Bound together by shared experience but pulled apart by their changing fortunes, four young friends coming of age in the postindustrial enclave of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, struggle to liberate themselves from the legacies left to them as black men in America. With potent immediacy and bracing candor, this provocative debut follows a decade in the lives of Dub, Rolls, Rye, and Gio as they each grapple with the complexity of their family histories, the newfound power of sex and drugs, and the ferocity of their desires.

This small collection of short stories of riveting and dark plots dabbles in politics, religion, martial arts, social identity, and various other facets of life like baby farms, revealing what man proves to be when he tries! Titles include "A Cold One", "Lagos Hustle", "Cornbread, Fried Chicken, and Sauerkraut", "Rest in Peace", "Alpine Nightmare", "My Style Is Better Than Yours", "Furqaan", "Turf", and "The Part: The Re-assassination of Abe Lincoln".

Growing up as a kid, I always thought I would meet my true love. I would have this magical romance where everything was perfect. However, life doesn’t work like that. Instead of meeting my true love and living happily ever after, I have a kid with a deadbeat and get evicted from my apartment. My life couldn’t get any worse. Out of options, my best friend offers me a place to stay. Little did I know that my love life would turn upside down. This is the short story of how I found my true love. Always There is a short, 3,700 word BWWM interracial romance where two friends become lovers, ...

Sharron Carpenter is nervous as tonight is her first date with Brad Williams, a handsome single parent she met on a dating app. The two have already had several video calls, through their online dates, but tonight is the first date at a restaurant. Do sparks fly between the two, or does the date end on a sour note? The First Date is an interracial BWWM clean romance. This short story is around 3,400 words.

Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and X-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters’ lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture and history. We meet Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief - all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively.

Tisha Randall wants a boyfriend. When a likely specimen walks into her pet store to purchase "a dog or something," Tisha nearly turns him away with her disdain for would be animal owners who neglected their charges. Upon further review, Tisha realizes the man had a different type of void in his life, very possibly the same one that afflicts her.