7 comments 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
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4 comments 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 […]
6 comments Breakfast for Dinner
It was a surprise, a treat, and a strategy although as a kid at the time, I felt it was […]
2 comments 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, […]
4 comments Distance Reading
My reading distances me; it takes me away from people I love. It sometimes forms a barrier. I need to […]
6 comments Calendar Betrayal
The reminders pop up every day in my calendar. This meeting…that meeting. This event…that event. The words feel like a […]
10 comments 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 […]
6 comments 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 […]
2 comments 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 […]
2 comments 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 […]
3 comments 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 […]
4 comments 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 […]
14 comments High Anxiety
Just because you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean I tried to make you uncomfortable. Was it something I said? Was it […]
6 comments 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 […]
10 comments 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 […]
6 comments Millions of beautiful things
Always remember, no matter the headlines, there are millions of beautiful, joyful, peaceful, fun, and creative things going on. But […]