This is a terrific short story collection. Many of the stories were such a gut punch that I couldn‘t read through to the next, but had to put it down for a break before going forward. Also, many were written in AAVE, which I had to adjust to a bit, but which ultimately made the stories richer. I will be looking for more from Watkins.
NBA longlist, fiction (this collection is far better than the one that was shortlisted)