When they need you, they will find you
When they need you, they will find you. They will text you, email you, or call you. Turns out they […]
Musings about life
Carpe the effin’ diem: Thoughts and Advice for Artists/Creators
This short essay first appeared on the ArtsBoston blog. They asked me to write something about the arts and a […]
Breakfast for Dinner
It was a surprise, a treat, and a strategy although as a kid at the time, I felt it was […]
Closeness – a touch, a touch, a touch
To meld into an embrace, hugging so tightly that your breathing relaxes, your muscles release, and you exchange meaning: love, […]
Distance Reading
My reading distances me; it takes me away from people I love. It sometimes forms a barrier. I need to […]
Calendar Betrayal
The reminders pop up every day in my calendar. This meeting…that meeting. This event…that event. The words feel like a […]
Uncovering and Rediscovering My Corners during Covid-19 Pandemic
Sheltering in place during the Covid-19 pandemic is allowing me to uncover and rediscover the corners of my life and […]
Longing for the times when I was living free – ...
Longing for the times that used to be How many new lives will be made? How many bills go will […]
Today is the only day we have to love
This is the only February 14th I have. I have to do the things I want to do this February […]
Keep your eyes on the prize: finish the degree!
Dear Daughter, You have delivered them to college (Morehouse and North Carolina A&T). What you’ve been grooming them for truly […]
It’s Raining – My Sisters are Pooring
(It’s raining, it’s pouring, my sister are pooring.*) If we had really understood, do you think we would have ended […]
Channeling my inner Norma Jean (Mama)
My mother is a strong woman. When the going gets tough, she gets tough and keeps going. I channel my […]
Apology Desired/Expected
There are some apologies from public figures that I desired and expected, perhaps stupidly. I am glad that I didn’t […]
High Anxiety
Just because you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean I tried to make you uncomfortable. Was it something I said? Was it […]
Envy or Not – I say not
Envy or not. I say not. This past Christmas, my husband and I traveled to Atlanta and Charlotte. We had […]
The First Wrong (Murderers of Jazmine Barnes)
I wrote The First Wrong in May 2009 and posted it to my blog. It was written in response to […]
You don’t have to post it just cause you wrote ...
You don’t have to post it just cause you wrote it. Everything you think, you don’t have to say. I […]
Millions of beautiful things
Always remember, no matter the headlines, there are millions of beautiful, joyful, peaceful, fun, and creative things going on. But […]