Back Yellowman
Chapters (17)
  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. ALSO BY DAEL ORLANDERSMITH
  4. Title Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Part 1 - Yellowman
  7. PRODUCTION CREDITS
  8. CHARACTER NOTES
  9. PART I
  10. PART II
  11. PART III
  12. PART IV
  13. PART V
  14. Part 2 - My Red Hand, My Black Hand
  15. PRODUCTION CREDITS
  16. CHARACTER NOTES
  17. Copyright

ALMA: I think how I can use Eugene’s voice. I cannot change THE BODY–(Pause) MY BODY but the voice. I can make my voice sound like Gene’s. I can take his inflections and rhythm. I can listen to the gentle way he pronounces his S’s and T’s. I can make the R’s sound like honey in my throat. I can take from the books I read–the words in my head and the words in my throat–I can combine those words–I can have a new voice–My own voice–