This story is a product of the MAYDAY:Black Incubator. It doesn’t take long for a child to realize they’re poor. No longer than the moment they’re exposed to something more. I was in the fifth grade. After waiting in line for an hour at a charity event, I received just one present, an astronaut […]
Ulysses Hill
ULYSSES HILL is a 2023 YoungArts finalist in creative nonfiction and a student at Dartmouth College. A Pasadena native, Ulysses writes romantic short stories, nonfiction narratives, and essays. He’s nineteen years old.

