Download or read book TENDER a Literary Anthology and Book of Spells written by vanessa german and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of poetry, prose and art by 19 Black womxn and femmes in Pittsburgh grew out of a longing for connection and comfort in a city and a world that is not always tender toward them. The book is a balm they made for themselves. Co-edited and co-published by artist vanessa german and writer/editor Deesha Philyaw, TENDER is brought to you by late-night conversations among Black womxn and femmes telling our stories, talking about us, loving on us. Conversations of reckoning and consideration of the heart and the soul and how we are living with ourselves, friends, family and lovers, through times of stress and social media and false media. This book is brought to you by healing hands, prayers, loud laughter, and freestyles.