The Black Girl Survives in This One: "Inheritance" by Camara Aaron

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. lopsided
    having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
    Delany and Tamara sat in a lopsided circle on the floor of Tyler’s bedroom, squished between students from their local high school.
  2. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
    She looked up at him, surprised by the remorse on his face.
  3. gangly
    tall, thin, and awkward
    Delany had the gangly body, the mahogany skin.
  4. jolt
    move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
    Back in the attic, Delany jolted from her memory.
  5. sinewy
    possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
    It burned with a fire that whipped forward as it bared its teeth at the dogs, swiping at them with sinewy arms.
  6. irk
    irritate or vex
    It wasn’t the worst she’d heard someone say about Margot, but it irked her from this grabby boy.
  7. budge
    move very slightly
    It wouldn’t budge.
  8. reconcile
    make compatible with
    She tried to reconcile the warmth in his voice with her memory of the three dogs barreling down the beach.
  9. lunge
    make a thrusting forward movement
    Instead, Miles lunged.
  10. buck
    move in a jerky or violent manner
    She bucked like a caught fish.
  11. blubber
    cry or whine with snuffling
    Miles shrunk back farther, blubbering.
  12. petrified
    struck with fear and unable to move
    The moonlight lit his petrified expression.
  13. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
    It was the kind of cruelty Auntie Margot would’ve despised.
  14. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    She was no longer defenseless, no longer subject to his power and whims.
  15. flurry
    a rapid active commotion
    The music cut off, and below her, there was a flurry of gasps and footsteps.
Created on Wed Sep 10 03:15:19 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Sep 12 11:26:58 EDT 2025)

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