In Our Own Words

In Our Own Words are articles, prose, short stories told of coming out, relationships, friendships and more by women for women. If you would like to contribute a piece here please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for review and publication.

• Cass -- Writes about Falling "In" Love
• Regi38 -- Writes About Her "First Time"
• Imani -- Writes about "First Love"
• Imani -- Writes about a Manage-a-"Trois"
• Imani Ingram - The House of Sisters
• Shameal K. Nelson - Love is Blind But Now I See
• Lesbian Relationships -- Author Unknown. Originally appeared in a South African News Magazine. It's an article I've been holding onto. Article appeared on FemmeNoir in December 2002.
• Deborah G. Moses-Sanks -- Self-Reflection: about coming out at 49, purchasing her first dildo, and self-reflection.

Poetry

The following are works of poetry from some of our readers. Feel free to contribute your work as well by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• A.D. Odom - Risky Business
• Chyann L. Oliver
  
• Samantha Johnson
• Dharmaja -- Her Spirit Comes When I Drum
• Roberta M. Rosa - Less Being
• Bijon
• Annie Knight (Mable) - Raking Concrete
• Stephanie Adams - Stand Out
• M. Bennett Hooper
• Columbia Williams Foster
• Nora Gupton
• Renair Amin
• RaShan - The Poet Who Lost Words
• Sania - 51 states, 7 continents and 4 waters
• MzAweSomeWonDa - Submissions of Truth and What Would Happen

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