by Mella Davis | Jun 4, 2021 | Poetry
Freedom Sometimes, heroes are the ordinary people we see every day. Sometimes, it’s the person you see in the mirror. My present writing centers on the overcoming spirit of former Texas slaves. I am writing a novel, suggested to me by Lisa Wingate, about a...
by Mella Davis | May 18, 2021 | Poetry
A Home Home is a complicated place. It brings up mixed emotions and seems to cause our hearts to race. When we were younger, we could only imagine leaving home, spreading our wings, and experiencing life on a grander scale. But somehow, most of us end up back home....
by Mella Davis | May 17, 2021 | Fiction
Baby and Woo...
by Mella Davis | Feb 22, 2021 | Fiction
Bella and the Quilt of Many Colors After lunch, Mama bundled Bella into her new pink coat and patent leather boots. Bella’s thick curly hair stuck out of two ponytails. “If we’re going to visit Grandma today, we need to hurry,” Mama announced, looking down at her....
by Mella Davis | Feb 22, 2021 | Fiction
Bella in a Sticky Situation Bella leaned on her elbows, stifling a yawn with the palm of her hand. It was only 9:00 a.m., but she was already bored to tears in 5th-grade social studies class. She knew all these facts. Slyly, she tried to sneak a peek at her trove of...
