Sapphire WoodsEverything happened after the vessel, my body, became the experiment.otherwise known as: Afterbirth3 min read·Oct 11, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsinStorymakera way to be.Finding myself at the crossroads between mourning continuous violence against Black people specifically, pandemic isolation, and virtual…4 min read·May 5, 2021--2--2
Sapphire WoodsAnointingDuring the peak of winter holiday season, I whip raw yellow shea butter in the kitchen right after cooking rice and peas and macaroni pie.3 min read·Jan 19, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsTrigger warnings come before all the conversations that will set me and my people freeContent warning — child sexual assault, triggers, mental health complexities4 min read·Jan 18, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsOde to Mila <and thank you to the friends who knew us and celebrated with me in tenderness when…The forest ‘round here is hella haunted so I’m always careful. If you go straight back from the apartment you hit the back of a housing…5 min read·Jan 17, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsNo time for edits, we rewrite for our lives — inspired by Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears DeathI reread Who Fears Death and sobbed for all of us — the victims of racism and dehumanizing chosen ignorance. Black and dark-skinned…2 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsDerivation pt. 3When they awoke they were immobilized. Everything was pitch black and smelled of forest decay. Trying to first free their breath, they…3 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsDerivation pt. 2Oblivious to one’s own ignorance is a melanated human and a four-legged canine sentient. The pair arrive at this specific sand forest…6 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Sapphire WoodsDerivation pt. 1It is known that melanin carries light and light these days is highly coveted. After thousands and thousands of millions of years I can…1 min read·Jan 11, 2021----