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HB's Great Adventure - Introduction

HB's Great Adventure - Introduction

A Story by manchilld99


Each week, like the old Saturday afternoon movie serials -- a new installment in the ADVENTURES OF HB, each installment 500-550 words. Here's the kic..
REMEMBRANCE OF HOME

REMEMBRANCE OF HOME

A Poem by manchilld99


Before it was idealized as 'the 'hood' or given ignominious glory as 'the ghetto' we were born and lived there ... without the hope of ever leaving it..
WINTER WALKERS

WINTER WALKERS

A Poem by manchilld99


The natural beauty of icy inner-city streets bathed in winter white moonlight
ABOUT DOGS

ABOUT DOGS

A Poem by manchilld99


In the 1960's Sly Stone sang, "Don't call me 'n****r', whitey; don't call me 'whitey,' n****r!" Well, girls ... ever call a man a dog?
IN A COURTROOM TOO

IN A COURTROOM TOO

A Poem by manchilld99


Sometimes nothing that happens in court will bring justice to anyone. Sometimes the court only processes and perpetuates human foible, tragedy, and ..
IN A COURTROOM

IN A COURTROOM

A Poem by manchilld99


Sooner or later, we may all wind up here. This is just one story of what happens within the halls of justice.
MI PERRA Y YO

MI PERRA Y YO

A Poem by manchilld99


Heartache is universal. Tears are always blue. Cries transcend language. A poem on the realization of loss ... with translation. Por Miriam, mi amigi..
DARK ANGELS

DARK ANGELS

A Poem by manchilld99


With the election of Barack Obama black people witnessed what many considered the attainment of an impossible quest. How many of us realized the burd..
BY THE NUMBERS

BY THE NUMBERS

A Poem by manchilld99


I wrote this celebratory admonition in the wake of Barack Obama's ascension to the Oval office.
Me Encanta La Vida

Me Encanta La Vida

A Poem by manchilld99


A reflection on a friendship, written in Spanish. No hablas Espanol? lo siento pero no podia decir estas cosas en niguna otra forma. Espeor que pue..