Preaching to the choir – community meetings
There’s some serious smack going on in the world – real serious, deadly serious, but I’m not going to talk […]
Advice
You make me nervous
You make me nervous. No, I get nervous. No, I let you make me nervous. Some people make me nervous. […]
You don’t even know – the shadow self
You don’t even know who you think you know. The shadow self exists. When the story first broke, Joyce Mitchell’s […]
What Can I Do for You?
Let me know what I can do for you. This is a statement I received from several people recently after […]
How are you gonna hurt my feelings?
I had a great time visiting my family in St. Louis recently. Our trip was cut short but before the […]
Can I poet with you? Langston Hughes
One of the poets I love the most is Langston Hughes. I read his book, The Sweet Flypaper of Life, […]
Did you realize you were young?
When you were young, did you realize you were young? When I was young, I didn’t know I was young. […]
Switcheroo – try something new
If you can’t get what you want, could you learn to want something else? People do this every day. They […]
Do. Doing. Done.
Do. Doing. Done. Let me expound. Do What does s/he do? Not what they say they’re going to do. Not […]
Receptionists who don’t receive
Has it happened to you? You walk into an organization, agency or business and there’s a reception desk with someone […]
Why Are You Good?
My blog posts are inspired by snippets of conversations that I’ve had or overheard, close encounters of all kinds, observations […]
How to stick to a job
Recently, I’ve had conversations with and about four youngish adults (all in their early thirties) and one fortyish adult who […]
Keeping Regular
A regular paycheck will motivate you to stay in a place that is horrible, oppressive, boring, snarky, ineffective, and soul-crushing. […]
A Black Business Panel I’d like to see
Having recently attended panels that convened some of the usual presenters for businesses owned by Black (and other people of […]
This is why to buy “This is How”
This is How: Help for the Self: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude, & […]
They Call Me Mr. T
I didn’t invite Mr. T*, but he came anyhow. Sometimes Mr. T lands noisily into your house – big, loud […]
A Cautionary Tale
I’ve become a cautionary tale to two people who are very close to me. They have each told me that […]
My Bad, Your Bad
Was it really that bad? They question you. You question yourself. If you survived it, could it have really been […]