You have proof that Babe Ruth was Black.

And a bunch of vicious goons, possibly hired by the Yankees, are hunting you down and trying to kill you before you can make this information public.

And it’s 1948, so you can’t just post this proof to your blog or Facebook page. And you’re a sex worker, so no one takes you seriously. And you were a little bit in love with Babe, who has been dead for less than a week.

That’s the premise in my new story, “Black Babe,” which will be published in the new issue of Slice magazine. Back when they sent me my acceptance notice, I blogged about it - this story had been rejected by 65 literary journals! It’s also one of the ones I’m proudest of, which is probably why I had the fortitude to keep on sending it out so many times.

The release event is September 30th, in Manhattan. Come hear me attempt to condense this big story into five glorious minutes!

The Center for Fiction

17 East 47th St. in NYC

4/5/6/7/S train to 42nd Street

Looking south from an I-87 and Metro-North railroad overpass, Bronx NY. Photo by me.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 6th, 2010 at 6:14 am and is filed under Culture as Resistance, New Publications. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.