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Posted on November 12, 2013

VOTE FOR CIJA’S QUIPS

Vote for your favorite Maryland blogs in the Baltimore Sun’s outstanding blogs contest I need your help. Today I found out I was nominated for The Mobbies, Maryland’s Outstanding Blogs!!! Thanks to those who helped me to get to that stage. Now I need you to VOTE for me. Cija’s Quips is nominated under ‘Best …

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Posted on June 1, 2013

Cija’s Day of Fun: The Havre de Grace Edition

So a couple of days ago I regaled y'all with all my woe is me, I haven’t written a thing nonsense, turns out I just needed to do something different and by myself to get inspiration. I had no plans to have a Saturday jaunt, but my need for new eyeglasses coupled with the fact …

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Posted on March 22, 2013

My Grandmother the Freedom Fighter

Just finished writing Mom-Mom’s (maternal grandmother) obituary, which led me to have some conversations with my mother about her life. I knew her as my grandmother and heard stories about her civil rights activism but hearing them again all together just made me admire her that much more. I was pissed I couldn’t include every …

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Posted on May 4, 2012

Living for the Citay-Festivus for the Rest of Us-Part Deux

Pretty purple…I want a dress that color Mannequinat the Flower Mart…disturbing yet quite creative Line o’ unattended flowers that could simply walk away if I was my much younger self and wasn’t trapped by moral codes Pit Beef Son! If you are a Marylander or have had the joy of seeing John Waters’ moviePecker(my fave-thanks …

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Good Sunday y’all! Catch all the ☀️ shine you can.✌🏾& 💜
Had such a good time celebrating Bride-to-Be @honeychile77 last night & catching up w/ folks I haven’t seen in years. Love you Tracey. #ForeverTancemore
Y’all! The☀️ is shining over Baltimore today & I’m basking in all its goodness. Sun is medicine for the soul, get you some if you can today✌🏾 & 💜
Whew chile so glad Friday is here! Sharing a piece of my day, a video chat w/ my niece turned into a photoshoot w/ Sir Oliver. Hope today brought you some bits of joy✌🏾 & 💜
I was interviewed by @anannadroid for her Literary Consumption podcast. We talked abt my book, Sonic Memories; being in an MFA program & the sound of silence. Anna, I enjoyed our convo. Thank you for inviting me to be a guest. Link in bio. ✌🏾 & 💜
About last night. @imaniniarobinson Your pilot episode of @3blindmice_television has me hyped for more! The screening & talk back were loads of fun & also showed how strong of a village you have🥰 You are out here doing necessary work dahling💜
Libra season is over, but my growing season continues. This month I have been pushed into another kind of evolution, one I did not want. While grappling w/ the emotions brought on by a sudden & profound loss folks surrounded me. The love, comfort, & care y’all have shown has buoyed me.
Eric, I am still grappling w/ the fact that you are no longer on this earthly plane. That your life was snatched so cruelly.

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