Rahima R. RicePart Five: A Long WeekendYolanda stared at the text from Rich longer than she had stared at any text. She felt stuck. She wanted to move, but couldn’t. She knew…May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Rahima R. RicePart Four: Diving InYolanda wrapped her favorite throw around her arms and got cozy on her patio. She took in the night air, the stillness. She felt happy and…Apr 28, 2022Apr 28, 2022
Rahima R. RicePart Three: GhostingYolanda appreciated the silence of lovemaking. The every so often release of a breath, a grunt, a moan, a sensitive spot giggle, was all…Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
Rahima R. RicePart Two: Room 513A match. Yolanda wondered what that meant beyond the simplicity of a swipe. These apps aren’t run by psychologists or sociologists. Some…Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Rahima R. RicePart One: Swipe RightYolanda Mitchell wasn’t into social scenes. Though she owned a popular art gallery, she rarely made appearances at the receptions for new…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
Rahima R. RiceOn the Outside Looking in at YolandaOn the Outside Looking in at Yolanda is a fiction serial that spans one year in the life of a Black woman. Yolanda Mitchell is the focus of…Feb 27, 2022Feb 27, 2022
Rahima R. RiceinThe DaringCarnal KissingKissing. The act of kissing. The art of kissing. This simple, arousing, sometimes messy act of intimacy is my most favorite connection to…Feb 12, 20211Feb 12, 20211
Rahima R. RiceActing Outside the BoxRace is at the forefront of almost every conversation these days. At times I want race to remain as hot a topic as it is, and other times…Sep 5, 2020Sep 5, 2020
Rahima R. RiceIs #BuyingBlack Cultural Appropriation?The events of 2020 have been unprecedented, to say the least. In the midst of our urgent adjustment to life under quarantine, a…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Rahima R. RiceinLEVELIf ‘#BlackAF’ Makes You Uncomfortable, Maybe That’s the PointLet’s get past idealism and find the comedy in our own flawsApr 24, 20205Apr 24, 20205