Nov 29, 2021Why I Detest The New Age Beauty StandardWhy I Detest The New Age Beauty Standard (And how I have the beauty privilege to do so.) I prioritize protecting my energy and mental health as a part of my life routine so that means I take regular breaks from social media. The inundation of lives that appear so…Self3 min readSelf3 min read
Jun 9, 2021The Danger of White AssimilationAnd more importantly, how deeply rooted it is in the American fabric. assimilation: /uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn / def.: the process of adopting the language and culture of a dominant social group or nation. Even as I am writing this piece, I take issue with the title of it because by definition, assimilation…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Apr 14, 2021Member-onlyHow I Fell For A “Universal Lover”The revelation hit me as I was doing a bank transaction this afternoon. Somewhere between the teller and his pleasantries, I was quickly filtering through the thoughts that had been haunting me for days about the man that I was leaving. I was trying to figure out “how TF did…Love7 min readLove7 min read
Mar 18, 2021Member-onlyThe Art of Letting GoThe Art of Letting Go “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning” — Ecclesiastes 7:8 I wrote a poem in my teenage years titled “The Goodbye Girl” before I discovered the woman version in a piece by Sara Teasdale titled “The Solitary”. I came across it while…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Nov 12, 2020Member-onlyWhy I’ll Never Get MarriedWhy I’ll Never Get Married I was 18 years old. My late great — grandfather was 95 at the time and I paid him a visit. I can’t remember any other time in my life that it was just he and I and maybe that’s why I still remember the…Love5 min readLove5 min read
Oct 31, 2020Member-onlyThe Year of Perfect VisionThe Year of Perfect Vision An ode to 2020. Most people would agree that this has been a year that should go down in the books, for many reasons. I venture to write that most of those reasons aren’t on the bright side of memories that people will take joy…Love5 min readLove5 min read
Jul 18, 2020Member-onlyThe End of an Era.(October 21, 2018) I knew that she was waiting to die. She would sit alone in her room in silence. Staring off into a space that no one else could see. Her eyes were turning more grey and a bit transparent. …Love4 min readLove4 min read
Jul 17, 2020The Breaks.I stood in the doorway of my custom renovated Buckhead bathroom. After carefully tying what’s fondly referred to in the black community as a “do-rag” or “wave cap” around my 6 year old son’s head, he looked in the mirror, perplexed, and then exclaimed, “I look like a criminal.” A…Racism5 min readRacism5 min read
Apr 11, 2020The Other Side of Covid-19This is the closest time we’ve ever been to the world standing still and I’m wondering, who will we all be after this is over? Personally, the mandate of social distancing and what’s taking place around the world isn’t impacting my psyche as much as many of those around me…Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
Dec 16, 2019Member-onlyThe Art of Peace.The Art of Peace. The rule book created by me — the non-professional. Peace is a desirable mastery paralleled with constant evolution for many of us. A moving target. Perhaps a Sunday evening when the air is crisp outside but you’re in a home that’s warm while listening to Sarah…Love3 min readLove3 min read
