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Ancestral House

ANCESTRAL HOUSE

The Black Short Story in the Americas and Europe

edited byCHARLES H.ROWELL

First published 1995 by Westview Press, Inc.

Published 2021 by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

Copyright 1995 by Taylor & Francis., A Division of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataAncestral house: the Black short story in the Americas and Europe /edited by Charles H. Rowell.p. cm.A collection of short stories.ISBN 0-8133-2028-3. ISBN 0-8133-2029-1 (pbk.)1. Short storiesBlack authors. I. Rowell, Charles H.PN6120.92. B45A53 1995808.83'108896dc20 95-15429CIP

ISBN13: 978-0-3670-0948-9 (hbk)

ISBN13: 978-0-3671-5935-1 (pbk)

DOI: 10.4324/9780429039348

To the memory of BESSIE WASHINGTON JONES (1932-1995), my first writing teacher

C.H.R

Contents

1. , JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN
2. , CHARLES H. ROWELL
3. 
   AI, United States
4. My Singular Irene
   JOS ALCNTARA ALMNZAR, Dominican Republic
5. Willie Bea and Jaybird
   TINA McELROY ANSA, United States
6. The Organizer's Wife
   TONI CADE BAMBARA, United States
7. Words
   AMIRI BARAKA, United States
8. Miss Askew on Ice
   HAL BENNETT, United States/Mexico
9. I Used to Like the Dallas Cowboys
   DIONNE BRAND, Trinidad/Canada
10. The Evening and the Morning and the Night
    OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, United States
11. Civilization
    OSWALDO DE CAMARGO, Brazil
12. They Called Her Aurora (The Love of Donna Summer)
    ADA CARTAGENA PORTALATN, Dominican Republic
13. Cherry Bomb
    MAXINE CLAIR, United States
14. Griff
    AUSTIN C. CLARKE, Barbados/Canada
15. Columba
    MICHELLE CLIFF, Jamaica/United States
16. The Visit
    MERLE COLLINS, Grenada/England/United States
17. Night Thoughts
    CHRISTINE CRAIG, Jamaica
18. Avenues
    LUIZ SILVA CUTI, Brazil
19. Tapestry
    SAMUEL R. DELANY, United States
20. Rosena on the Mountain
    REN DEPESTRE, Haiti/France
21. Under the Rose
    RITA DOVE, United States
22. Sweat, Sugar, and Blood
    SUZANNE DRACIUS-PINALIE, Martinique
23. Ark of Bones
    HENRY DUMAS, United States
24. A Letter
    QUINCE DUNCAN, Costa Rica
25. The Miracle
    NELSON ESTUPIN BASS, Ecuador
26. Randall Randall
    PERCIVAL EVERETT, United States
27. This Man and Me
    GUY-MARK FOSTER, United States
28. Three Men
    ERNEST J. GAINES, United States
29. Accidents
    THOMAS GLAVE, Jamaica/United States
30. By Love Possessed
    LORNA GOODISON, Jamaica
31. She Wakes
    CLAIRE HARRIS, Trinidad/Canada
32. Kanaima
    WILSON HARRIS, Guyana/England
33. Presence
    JOHN HOLMAN, United States
34. Circle of Shade
    KELVIN CHRISTOPHER JAMES, Trinidad/United States
35. Althia
    CHARLES JOHNSON, United States
36. The First Day
    EDWARD P. JONES, United States
37. The Fisherman's House
    GAYL JONES, United States
38. Transits
    JOHN R. KEENE, United States
39. My Next-to-Last Hit
    WILLIAM MELVIN KELLEY, United States
40. The Origin of Whales
    RANDALL KENAN, United States
41. Song of Roland
    JAMAICA KINCAID, Antigua/United States
42. The Blue Room
    YANICK LAHENS, Haiti
43. Marriage Bones
    HELEN ELAINE LEE, United States
44. Shoemaker Arnold
    EARL LOVELACE, Trinidad
45. City Flesh and Country Manners
    CLARENCE MAJOR, United States
46. Some Get Wasted
    PAULE MARSHALL, United States
47. Specimen
    JOHN McCLUSKEY JR., United States
48. The More I Like Flies
    REGINALD McKNIGHT, United States
49. Quilting on the Rebound
    TERRY McMILLAN, United States
50. Black Pieces
    MARK McMORRIS, Jamaica/United States
51. The Story of a Scar
    JAMES ALAN McPHERSON, United States
52. I Do Not Take Messages from Dead People
    PAULINE MELVILLE, Guyana/England
53. A Happy Story
    OPAL MOORE, United States
54. Recitatif
    TONI MORRISON, United States
55. A Play
    BRUCE MORROW, United States
56. Voodoo
    WALTER MOSLEY, United States
57. Bewitched
    ADALBERTO ORTIZ, Ecuador
58. The Devil's Maw
    STANLEY PAN, Haiti/Canada
59. Juby's Morning
    RICHARD PERRY, United States
60. Stop Frame
    M. NOURBESE PHILIP, Tobago/Canada
61. Yawetir
    ALIX RENAUD, Haiti/Canada
62. Enough Rides
    JEWELL PARKER RHODES, United States
63. Keep a Secret
    ESMERALDA RIBEIRO, Brazil
64. The Inheritance of My Father: A Story for Listening
    ASTRID ROEMER, Surinam/Holland
65. The Little White Girl
    ELIO RUIZ, Cuba/Mexico
66. This City of Men
    DARIECK SCOTT, United States
67. You Think I Mad, Miss?
    OLIVE SENIOR, Jamaica
68. Her Head a Village
    MAKEDA SILVERA, Jamaica/Canada
69. Sonatina for Two Drums
    CARLOS ARTURO TRUQUE, Colombia
70. Kemb
    ANA LYDIA VEGA, Puerto Rico
71. Nineteen Fifty-Five
    ALICE WALKER, United States
72. Fever
    JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN, United States

1. My Singular Irene
2. Willie Bea and Jaybird
3. The Organizer's Wife
4. Words
5. Miss Askew on Ice
6. I Used to Like the Dallas Cowboys
7. The Evening and the Morning and the Night
8. Civilization
9. They Called Her Aurora (The Love of Donna Summer)
10. Cherry Bomb
11. Griff
12. Columba
13. The Visit
14. Night Thoughts
15. Avenues
16. Tapestry
17. Rosena on the Mountain
18. Under the Rose
19. Sweat, Sugar, and Blood
20. Ark of Bones
21. A Letter
22. The Miracle
23. Randall Randall
24. This Man and Me
25. Three Men
26. Accidents
27. By Love Possessed
28. She Wakes
29. Kanaima
30. Presence
31. Circle of Shade
32. Althia
33. The First Day
34. The Fisherman's House
35. Transits
36. My Next-to-Last Hit
37. The Origin of Whales
38. Song of Roland
39. The Blue Room
40. Marriage Bones
41. Shoemaker Arnold
42. City Flesh and Country Manners
43. Some Get Wasted
44. Specimen
45. The More I Like Flies
46. Quilting on the Rebound
47. Black Pieces
48. The Story of a Scar
49. I Do Not Take Messages from Dead People

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