We are in the same church together, me and Fred. His father is the pastor and I’m the lady who comes to church and takes the front seat. We started dating when Fred was in school. I was in school too but we made it work. He visited me on campus when he could and I did the same. When school vacated, we met in church every Sunday, met in the dark and met at his place when his parents were asleep. We both completed our national service last year. While I’m home looking for a job, Fred is working with…
Author: town gist
I was on my way to midweek service one evening in 2019 when a young guy stopped his car and offered me a lift. This is someone I didn’t know. So my first response was, “No, thanks. I can manage just fine walking.” He smiled and said, “Come on, I know you don’t know me but we are all strangers to each other until we decide to take the step and initiate a connection. I am taking that step but you have to meet me halfway.” I took a close look at him and realized he seemed nice. I didn’t…
A cop arrested a 9-year-old Black girl—10 minutes later, karma hits him hard. In the heart of Riverdale, Officer Jake Landon was known for his strict adherence to the law. He walked the same beat every day, with his hands tucked confidently into his belt, convinced that maintaining order meant assuming the worst in every situation. Riverdale was a diverse neighborhood with a complicated history, and Jake took pride in being the one constant, patrolling the streets like a guardian. But he didn’t believe in gray areas. Law and order were clear lines, and in his mind, those who strayed…
A Black owner is kicked out of her own store by a racist manager, then returns to deliver justice. In a bustling part of Atlanta, Lydia Carter sat behind her desk, scrolling through emails with a mixture of pride and frustration. As the owner of Lux Nest, a chain of modern home decor stores, she had worked tirelessly to grow her brand. Lydia wasn’t just a Black woman running a business—she was thriving in an industry where few like her had made it to the top. But recent rumors about one of her flagship stores disturbed her. The Midtown store’s…
When preparing to welcome a new arrival into the family, expecting parents will take all sorts of steps to ready themselves and their home. They’ll read all the baby books, childproof the house, buy more diapers than they can count, and paint the nursery. However, when one couple in England learned that they’d be having a little girl, the father-to-be had a pretty unique idea. Instead of the usual stuff, he set out to complete a plan that would take more than six years to finally come to fruition. But when it did, it was totally worth it. When one…
“A mother in a coffin is called by her little baby. The people looked at that scene, so tender and macabre at the same time, completely astonished. The tears, the expectation, and the amazement of seeing what that little one was doing formed the atmosphere of that pitiful and sad burial.The little one began to get so restless in his grandmother’s arms that she quickly passed him to his father, who upon taking him, could feel how the child’s body trembled as if he had a fever.Somehow, that little creature could realize what was happening. He could feel the pain…
He put a phone in his daughter’s coffin. Then he was shocked to open the video when a parent has to bury a child. It’S one of the worst times in life. They say parents are supposed to pass on before the children Don had to accept that his darling little girl was gone. There had been a terrible accident.She was designated driver for her friends that night they were being responsible and not driving. While they were impaired. What was not expected was the drunk driver sitting behind the wheel of a loaded. Semi truck Kylie had been….Read Full…
Growing up I have often heard people whisper behind successful single women. “She has money but she has never been married. It’s because men are afraid to approach her.” “She is doing well in life but she can’t keep a man. Her success has caused her to forget her place as a woman.” “At this stage in her life, she doesn’t have a child. She must be so lonely.” In the past when I hear these things I don’t think much of them. But now when I hear them I become worried that the same will be said of me.…
Morrice Watson, a 29-year-old security officer at Silverwind Airport, was about to start what seemed like just another routine shift. Little did he know his encounter with a mysterious elderly gentleman would change everything. Impeccably dressed and clutching a bouquet of wilting roses, the old man had been waiting at the airport for days. His unwavering presence had become a subject of curiosity and speculation among the airport staff and passengers. When Morrice finally approached him, the shocking truth he uncovered made his blood run cold. In an instant, he was calling for backup, knowing that every second counted. The…
This black boy had had a strenuous day at work. But when he noticed an old lady walk into the crowded bus, he quickly offered her a seat without giving it too much thought. Then she handed him a shocking note that affected his life.As 23-year-old Jaden got to the bus stop after a day’s hard work juggling between being a machine operator and a cleaner in a production factory, he saw a bus and jumped right on it. He was lucky to spot a free seat as the buses were always crowded in the evening. He was exhausted, his…