Seeing The Signs
In embracing the idea that every experience has lessons for me, I have to admit, they all come with prior signs as well.
Map Of Emotion
Navigating complex emotions of jealousy, ambition, insecurity, joy, fear, peace, anger, happiness, betrayal, contentment, disappointment, love.
Lessons On Boundaries: Walking Away
Most of us are entrapped in boundaries set by other people that have become prisons. Boundaries are only good when you set them yourself.
August Is Good
Birthday month came and passed. The birthday was sweet. August is here and I am soon to be officially middle-aged.
Closing The Thirties Story
I’m on the last leg of ‘The Thirties Diaries’.
Judgements In June
Is your first thought of a stranger an uncharitable one? What do your judgements say about you?
Madonna’s ‘Bad Girl’ – Feminist Or Not?
If you didn’t grow up in the 90s, you may not have seen this video. Indeed, you may never have experienced the phenomenon that was Madonna. Madonna was such an important reference in pop culture at the time, not necessarily because she was that talented but because of how she…
The World Will Always Have Crying Children
A show on Black Christianity (and CSA). The true story of an exploited kidnapped child. A case about a a raped child. And my own story.
Always Make Room For The Flowers
This picture was shot by a sweet young photographer at an Open Mic event in 2012 when she spotted the flowers I was carrying.
The Lowest Priority Box
Last week, I drew a line and said, “I’m done. No more. Goodbye.” I have lived through the dreadfulness of limbo, the sheer callousness of men who will not spend a minute reflecting on their feelings. And you know what? It is just not that important any more. 2017 wrecked…
BOOK REVIEW: Rust & Stardust-T Greenwood: Stars Under The Rust
Reading ‘Rust & Stardust’ (a true crime account that inspired the fiction book ‘Lolita’) helped me process old trauma.