DRIVING WHILE BLACK MAGIC

By Julia C Liu

Nadege has to work late at the sleep lab again, leaving Reggie and their dog Fatboy waiting. During her commute home she recites her daily affirmations, teachings from Obeah the Spirit Mother, as Downtown Providence Plantations erupts in protests against another state sanctioned killing. As Nadege gets closer to home, the line between nightmarish premonition and reality starts to blur.