Desta Haile
Bio
Winner of To Speak Europe in Different Languages 2020
Afritondo Short Story Competition 2021
IG & Twitter @destahaile
Facebook.com/destamusic
Stories (2/0)
Brussels Vampire Society
Keziah, a magpie in little girl form, races recklessly over the cobblestones of the Flea Market in Les Marolles neighbourhood of Brussels. If the sidewalk has anything remotely interesting, shiny, glittery or fun to offer, it is brought immediately to her attention. Her deep brown eyes seem to contain some kind of sensor, that no metal detector could match. Her parents are used to it now, as her ragtag collection of discarded dolls, pretty marbles, and mismatched barrettes grow.
By Desta Haile3 years ago in Horror
Top of the Vox
There are voices, and there are voices. Voices that find you at certain moments in your life when you need a little guidance or a sonic nudge in the right direction. They swoop in, fix your frequency and keep it moving. I have selected ten such voices from my life soundtrack, ten stars in the firmament of Black women who, musically, had a hand, and voice, in raising me. Muhammad Ali once said, about Larry Holmes, “Musically speaking, if he don't C sharp, he'll B flat.” These incredible vocalists have all helped me see sharper, and without their songs my life would definitely feel flat. Here they are, in chronological order.
By Desta Haile3 years ago in Beat
