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John Holman
John Holman enjoys yoga, riding his bike, and living in Atlanta. He is the author of two short-story collections—Squabble and Other Stories and Triangle Ray—and a novel, Luminous Mysteries.
Fiction
Flower People
There was a rumor the NAACP would call for a boycott of white-owned businesses. Eugene’s mother said it wasn’t clear what the objective would be, except to piss off white people and make Black people feel in control of something. “A show of Black power,” she said, holding up a fist from the living-room sofa, but she was worried more people would be killed.
November 2024
Fiction
White Folks
I was working in the yard, raking out the sunny patch where I plant tomatoes and cucumbers, and feeling the pot gummy I’d eaten a half hour ago start to come on, announced by an uneasy self-consciousness and a brightening little buzz.
September 2020
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