The Black Girl Survives in This One: "Ghost Light" by Erin E. Adams

by Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell
Here are links to our lists in the anthology: Harvesters, Welcome Back To The Cosmos, Ghost Light, The Brides Of Devil’s Bayou, TMI, Black Pride, The Screamers, Queeniums For Greenium!, Inheritance, Black Girl Nature Group, Cemetery Dance Party, The Skittering Thing, The Black Strings, Local Color, Foxhunt
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  1. nape
    the back side of the neck
    Tight hairs along the nape of Janine’s box braids prickled.
  2. blocking
    the precise staging of performers’ positions and movements
    Multicolor-coded cues and blocking notes covered it.
  3. understudy
    an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
    They said she had been a vicious understudy overcome by ambition.
  4. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
    She followed the remark up with an equally boisterous laugh.
  5. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
    “Blown light,” Janine assessed.
  6. bungle
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
    Sarah didn’t distract her, content that Janine had bungled it enough.
  7. plait
    make by braiding or interlacing
    She whirled around and came face-to-face with a girl with long natural hair neatly plaited in two French braids under a black bandanna.
  8. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
    This girl was painfully nondescript.
  9. catwalk
    a narrow pathway high in the air
    Directly above her on the catwalk, a heavy light plummeted from the grid.
  10. poltergeist
    a ghost that creates disorder and noise
    How does a harmless theater ghost become a full-blown poltergeist?
  11. filament
    a thin wire heated by the passage of an electric current
    The smell of burning filament filled her nose.
  12. squelch
    make a sucking sound
    Her foot squelched as she moved.
  13. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
    The terrible din of it crashing rattled the air.
  14. docile
    easily handled or managed
    They kept her docile.
  15. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
    She shuddered and took in the empty proscenium.
Created on Tue Sep 09 07:11:07 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Sep 12 11:26:17 EDT 2025)

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