Research Catalog

Title

First bloom : stories of blossoming black lesbian love / edited by Saydeah E. Howard.

Publication

• San Francisco, CA : Brown Sugar Griots, 2016.
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

Howard, Saydeah E.

Description

ix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 11-169 pages; 21 cm

Summary

First Bloom, a collection of stories about blossoming Black lesbian love, takes a look at the beginnings--and sometimes the middle and end--of the love that flourishes between same-gender-loving women of African descent. From the sensual to the lyrical, the thirteen tales in First Bloom are as varied as Black lesbians themselves, and the collection introduces women as dynamic and bold as their stories. Readers will feel the excitement of love's potential in "The List," and the ache of love's fragility in "Days Gone By." While no single anthology could possibly tell all of the countless Black lesbian stories, this compilation is a powerful sample of the lives we live, the experiences we've been through, and the love we've been privileged to be a part of. Renowned authors Fiona Zedde, Sheree L. Greer, and Anondra "Kat" Williams, along with literary poets Claudia Moss and Eternity Philops, lend their talents to create this soulfully intense anthology reflecting the joys and pains of love between Black women. Readers seeking to be entertained and moved are invited to explore First Bloom: stories of blossoming black lesbian love . . . you may even find a piece of your story within.

Subject

• African American lesbians > Fiction
• Lesbians > Fiction
• Homosexuality > Fiction
• African American lesbians
• Homosexuality
• Lesbians
• African American LGBTQ+ people
• LGBTQ+ people
• Monosexuality
• Sexual minorities
• Sexual orientation
• United States

Genre/Form

• Fiction.
• Romance fiction.
• Short stories.
• LGBTQ+ fiction.
• Lesbian fiction.
• LGBTQ+ romance fiction.
• LGBTQ+ short stories.
• Lesbian romance fiction.
• Lesbian short stories.

Contents

Between the lines / Sydnee Thompson -- Almost first kiss / Eternity Philops -- Cecily and the boy / Fiona Zedde -- A prom story in three parts / Sheree Greer -- On the business of choosing dears / Kuukua Dzigbordi Yomekpe -- Days gone by / Monique B.T. Thomas -- Just friends...(real love) / Anondra "Kat" Williams -- 17 questions / Janine Haley -- In the beginning..there was her (a love story in six parts) / Kesi "Epiphany" Shaw -- Other side of the moon / Eternity Philops -- Turpentine and cigarettes / Fiona Zedde -- The list / Eva Drawoh -- Jackpot / Claudia Moss -- Author biographies.

Call Number

Sc D 23-796

ISBN

• 9781944623005
• 1944623000

OCLC

962736281

Title

First bloom : stories of blossoming black lesbian love / edited by Saydeah E. Howard.

Publisher

San Francisco, CA : Brown Sugar Griots, 2016.

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Howard, Saydeah E., editor.

Research Call Number

Sc D 23-796