Duplicated: What’s In A Name: Everything Actually
“What’s your name,” I asked him. “Paul,” he answered looking back over his shoulder as he maneuvered the black jeep through bumpy terrain. I wondered if he was slightly insulted […]
A Bird’s Eye View: What the Bird Doesn’t See
The mountain I frequently hike is like a quirky friend, who loves shopping at thrift shops—rummaging though large boxes and through wobbly racks of moth-smelling clothes. She shows up at […]
Tangled: Black Women & Our Hair
Thick legs, dappled with deep pockets of cellulite, were my human pillows as my mom sat me on the floor and fixed my hair every morning of my childhood. “Two, […]
Dance To YOUR Soundtrack, Sista! 50th Birthdays: Renewal, Acceptance & Love
A train of long, rectangular tables, adorned with white linens, flowers and white candles, flocked with gold-colored chairs was situated in the middle of a grassy track that ran between […]
Mother’s Day When Your Mother is No Longer Here
I hated Hallmark the year after my Mother died. Actually, I shouldn’t single out Hallmark, I hated all of major companies who seemed to run those sappy, heart-warming commercials continuously in the weeks before Mother’s Day.
We Are All Becoming
My son, Zach, turned 18 last week. We went to dinner at one of those Brazilian Steakhouses where servers continuously weave throughout the tables with huge hunks of meat on […]
What’s In A Name: Everything Actually
“What’s your name,” I asked him. “Paul,” he answered looking back over his shoulder as he maneuvered the black jeep through bumpy terrain. I’m wondered if he was slightly insulted […]
My 10 Things: Egypt
If I had to pick one word to describe my experience visiting Egypt, I would choose “intense.” You do not come to Egypt to unwind, kick back or relax. Egypt’s […]
Pink Ribbon & Purple Walls
I was on the phone, the old, push button kind with an extra, extra long cord so that I could walk from room-to-room and still yap. It was post-college, right […]
Eeerbody Ain’t Gonna Be Happy for You
“If you ain’t got haters, you ain’t doing anything.” (Katt Williams) “Eeerbody ain’t gonna be happy for you.” (My Momma} The most unnerving thing I’ve ever done in my life […]