Sidik Fofana is an American public school teacher and writer who is a recipient of the 2023 Whiting Award.
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2026
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From the storyJust I suspected everybody in here nursin drinks. Don’t go on gulpin shit down now. I already exposed y’all for the pussies y’all are. I already knew I was the only nigga in Maycomb who could take whiskey to the head, no nose pinchin. Where the fuck Cooter at? Cooter, where you at? Come out, come out, wherever you are! I’m a fine madame with her twat open. There the motherfucker is. Cooter, you hide right under my nose again and I’m liable to smack you with my good arm. You better turn that stool round when I’m talkin to you. I gotta start swingin my johnson? You don’t know who your daddy is?
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Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine June 2025 · Jun 1, 2025
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