Hedy

beauty,
the curse
that coursed
through her

aggressively

moreover, how dare
she have a brain
under
such a face?

all this was said to be so . . . unfortunate

pretty and smart?
unfortunate?

that’s a joke– right?

Lip Service

that Hollywood star
is so woke
the only Black person
she has on her instagram
is George Floyd.

A Whittenberg is a Philadelphia native who has a global perspective. If she wasn’t an author she’d be a private detective or a jazz singer. She loves reading about history and true crime. Her other novels include Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored and The Sane Asylum.