Ofelia Brooks

I’m a Black, Latiné writer, lawyer, and proud child of immigrants. Pronouns: she/her/ella. Find some of my published work at the links below.

Memoir:

About loving my twin brother (Electric Literature) (Best American Essays-nominated)
About language, loss, and love (Cutleaf) (Pushcart Prize-nominated)
About being an old lawyer and a new writer (Catapult)
About being a bad dancer (Amplify) [contact me to read]

Culture:

About Rihanna and liberation (Catapult)
About friend breakups and drag queens (Insider)
About joining Twitter…and being blocked on Twitter (It’s Not Us Substack)
About thee icon Lisa Turtle (The Young Folks)
About Insecure’s “High-Like” episode being perfect (Drunk Monkeys)
About excellent podcasts for Blacklisteners and made by Black women (Podcast Review)
About my first celebrity crush, aka my problematic forever bae (or forever problematic bae?) (Drunk Monkeys)
About when my aforementioned first celebrity crush from 1998 was back in the news in 2021 (Drunk Monkeys)

Anthologies:

Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: Myths, Legends, and Other Lies You’ve Been Told about Black Women (Watch me read an excerpt)

Interviews:

“Karl-Anthony Towns is Helping Fans Grieve. That Inspired a Funeral Home Watch Party” (New York City Reporter/Gothamist)

“Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: The Mind” (Black Lawrence Press)

Contact:

Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn @ofeliabrooksesq