Unknown to her when the book opens in 1977, her estranged great-nephew, 10-year-old Dash, is finding himself drawn to the banks of that very same body of water. Endless rides and alcohol help her manage her grief over the death of her twin brother, Osiris, who was murdered and dumped in the Anacostia River. taxi driver ferrying passengers in a 1967 Plymouth Belvedere with a ghost in the trunk. Creatures of Passage (Akashic Books), her second novel, tells the story of Nephthys Kinwell, a D.C.
Morowa Yejide, a Washington, D.C., native, is the author of Time of the Locust. The journey to a truth long denied by her family and law enforcement pushes Kari to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing she’s always wanted but could never have. She can’t get help from her father or her Auntie Squeaker, and Debby’s anxious to help, but her controlling husband gets in the way. Haunted by visions and by this mysterious creature, Kari must search for what happened to her mother all those years ago. But when her cousin, Debby, finds an old family bracelet that once belonged to Kari’s mother, it inadvertently calls up her mother’s ghost and a monstrous entity, and she can’t maintain her willful ignorance about her past. Urban Indian Kari James’ life has been haunted by Heavy Metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse. White Horse: A Novel (Flatiron Books) is her debut book.
She is of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent. She is a Kenyon Review Writers Workshop Scholar, attended the Tin House Summer Workshop, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. Wurth’s work has appeared in several online and journals, including BuzzFeed and the Kenyon Review.
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