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THUNDER GONE FIRE

Hoodoo ancestry awakens in a young woman's blood when confronted by the ghosts of patriarchy.

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A Midnight Tide

Dec 28, 2025 • Tonja K. Johnson

Your Time as an Ancestor

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Short Fiction

THUNDER GONE FIRE

Hoodoo ancestry awakens in a young woman's blood when confronted by the ghosts of patriarchy.

Jan 11 • Tonja K. Johnson

A Midnight Tide

While grieving the death of her father a young woman discovers a boy living in the woods on her property.

Dec 28, 2025 • Tonja K. Johnson

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THUNDER GONE FIRE

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Your Time as an Ancestor

Poetry in the hallway because that too is a wormhole.

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Tonja K. Johnson

Black speculative fiction with heart.

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