by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Feature
ALOW RUMBLE pulsed through the speakers. The bassline laid the foundation. Steve Brewster inhaled, inspiration filling his body. The drummer beside him gave him a quick nod. Brewster nodded back, his heart hammering a steady rhythm against his ribs. Then, the first...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
AT JUST 12 years old, Angie Sanders’ mother was brutally murdered at the hands of an abusive ex-boyfriend. It was a nightmare that never seemed to end. The trauma left scars that wouldn’t heal for years. In February 2021, Sanders’ world was rocked again. Just as she...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
THE STADIUM lights blurred as Leslie Henley Trussler raced down the runway, her heart hammering a counterpoint to the roaring crowd. The wind whipped past, whispering doubts such as “too fast” and “not strong enough.” But she ignored them, gripping the pole tighter. A...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 18, 2024 | Stories
JULIA BROWN beamed as her students mastered their addition and subtraction skills, but a flicker of something else crossed her eyes as she watched them at recess. Brown had noticed a connection between her students’ physical development and academic performance for a...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jun 15, 2024 | Feature
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Mathias Montoya watched, wide-eyed, as his parents tucked their crisp uniforms into their starched pants. The morning light glinted off their polished boots, symbolizing the years they’d dedicated to serving their country in the Navy’s Medical...
