Category: Creative Nonfiction

The New Pretty by Nicole Graev Lipson

I fall back on the greatest power I know as an adolescent girl, which is to say nothing.

When the oncology nurse calls, I’m eating a Pick Two at the Panera in Westmoreland Mall.

I piloted a $34 million aircraft, and there was no place onboard where I could pee.

Follow the best travel route for your Black skin. A route that passes through major cities and thoroughfares.

Church is hell. But I am excellent at it.

Quite suddenly, there is a solid object where—moments before—there had been nothing. For a second I am too surprised to shout…

I like to observe graffiti, see the stalls become galleries, find out what people are yelling into the universe.

Our blood tells both a singular narrative that is factual, centered around a product, but also holds deeply personal truths.

The only other adults you’ll see most days will be the two dorm parents—both named Chuck.

“Should I mark ‘Earth’ for ‘Which planet in our solar system can support life?’” the boy asks.

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