When I first returned home from studying abroad, everyone wanted to know, “How was the Dominican Republic?” I was reluctant to...
Kiini Ibura Salaam is a Brooklyn-based editor and copyeditor and the author of two collections of speculative fiction, Ancient, Ancient (Aqueduct Press) and When the World Wounds (Third Man Books). Kiini’s work is rooted in eroticism, speculative events and worlds, and women’s perspectives. Preferring to operate outside of the separation of genres, Kiini creates that encompasses speculative fiction, erotica, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Her speculative fiction has been included in such publications as: Dark Matter, Mojo: Conjure Stories, Dark Eros, FEMSPEC, Ideomancer.com, infinitematrix.com and PodCastle.org. Her collection Ancient, Ancient was co-winner of the 2012 James Tiptree, Jr. Award. Her posts about the writing life and excerpts of her work can be read at www.kiiniibura.com.