Prose

By Sippie Niles Last year, my therapist asked me what Nikki Giovanni and I have in common. I had spent 5 sessions discussing her book "Gemini" and how it was changing my life. At first, I wanted to say nothing, except that we are both Black, female, queer, and creative. She was shorter than I, lighter than I, and braver than I could ever be. She was a Cancer; I’m an Aquarius. I’ve always thought Cancer women were hot-tempered, too emotionally driven. I like to think I’m more