A powerful meditation on grief, a deeply personal mosaic of a daughter's remembrances of beautiful, challenging and heartbreaking moments of life with her family. It speaks to anyone who has lost a loved one and is trying to navigate the world without them while coming to terms with complicated emotions. Lisa Braxton's parents died within two years of each other-her mother from ovarian cancer, her father from prostate cancer. While caring for her mother she was stunned to find out that she...

The Auroras & Blossoms Magazine is back after a two-year hiatus!In issue 1: Works by Dianne Alvine, Kristen Balyeat, Lisa Braxton, Clare Chai, Sian Clutton, Mackenzie Davis, Jazzy Goncalves, Louis Hill, Jacob Kolasch, Ashley Lima, Maureen Y. Palmer, Marley Ramon, Marjolein Rotsteeg, and Ba Seoighe.Plus: An interview with Jacob Kolasch.

It is 1971 and Bellport, Massachusetts is a dying factory town. But the coming urban redevelopment will have even more implications for the residents. Sydney Stallworth has left her law studies to support her husband’s dream of opening a business in the heart of the black community. For Omar Bassari, a drummer from Senegal, Bellport will be the launching pad from which he hopes to spread African culture across the world. Della Tolliver has built a fragile sanctuary for herself, her boyfrie...