This book tells the stories of girls and women of color navigating the moods and mazes of urban daily life. Set in various enclaves of New York City--including the middle-class Hamilton Heights of Harlem, the black queer social world of the West Village, the Spanish-speaking borderland between Harlem and Washington Heights, and historic Tin Pan Alley--the collection uses magic realism, historical fiction, satire and more to highlight young black women's inner lives.