A delightful collection portraying the energy and dynamism of black culture includes the noted author's early works and follows her evolution into a literary genius and contains such stories as Muttsy, Isis, Spunk, and more. These eight stories - which include intense love stories, stories of family relationships, and insightful pictures of black life in the South - were written between 1924 and 1942. The title story won several awards when it was published in 1925.