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…·8 min read·May 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…·11 min read·Apr 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…·19 min read·Mar 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…·15 min read·Mar 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…·12 min read·Mar 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…·1 min read·Feb 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…·9 min read·Feb 12, 2021--1--1
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…·5 min read·Sep 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…·4 min read·Aug 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 flaws·4 min read·Apr 24, 2020--5--5