Legends Live Forever
By Greg T. A month before Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, I learned about the passing of an old friend. He was not as famous as Kobe, but his life was […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Gift – Thank you, Sisters
I was in 2nd grade with uneven pony tails, crooked teeth, a fondness for Hello Kitty and Scooby Doo when I resolutely decided the answer to that oft asked question, […]
We Are Always Being Taken Care Of: A Lesson From My First Solo Trip
I didn’t sleep well. I never do the night before an early flight: always plagued by the fear of over-sleeping. Even when you are already half-awake.; the sound of a […]
The Gift – Thank you, Sisters
I was in 2nd grade with uneven pony tails, crooked teeth, a fondness for Hello Kitty and Scooby Doo when I resolutely decided the answer to that oft asked question, […]
Chin Hair & Old Friends
I swear we get old the same way that we get fat—suddenly. You have birthdays every year. And you feel great. Hell, you look great. You have embraced the euphemism, […]
Friday Night
“So I said, do I look like Walmart? And that fool just looked at me without saying nothing. So, I repeated myself. Do I look like fucking Walmart? Cuz your […]
10 Rules for White People Who Have or Want a Black Friend
Mother Nature got the memo that it was November and without fanfare or warning, adjusted the weather accordingly this week in Northern California. My son, who seems to be growing […]
First Steps Out of Regret
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! She allowed the alarm to continue to badger her: BEEP, BEEP BEEP! She had been up for hours. She never slept past 6:00 a.m., but when Frank […]