Kermit’s fiction and nonfiction have appeared in such publications as Black World, Callaloo, The Chicago Review, Green Mountains Review, The Missouri Review, American Theatre, and The New York Times Book Review. Consequence published his nonfiction piece “Ignobled in Indianapolis” in July 2020. In addition, his more than twenty plays have been produced in New York and around the country, and his television-writing work includes being a head writer for the popular children’s mystery series Ghostwriter. His work as a playwright was recently spotlighted in a New York Times feature article. Frazier is an Air Force Veteran.
The Third Battle of Manassas

The Third Battle of Manassas

by Kermit Frazier | Mar 7, 2020 |

It’s six o’clock in the morning. A beautiful, mercifully cool summer Sunday morning. The final day of the three-day Stokes Folks Family Reunion. My father’s side of the family. Father’s mother’s side to be exact. Stokes to Ford to Frazier. I’m sitting in a gazebo in a...

Ignobled in Indianapolis

Ignobled in Indianapolis

by Kermit Frazier | Nov 7, 2019 |

The name “Ku Klux Klan” apparently derived from the Greek word “Kyklos,” from which comes the English word “circle.” Klan was added for the sake of alliteration. Founded after the Civil War, the KKK spearheaded resistance to Reconstruction. A branch was based in...