No Longer Watching the Clock: One writer lets motherhood find her
New essay up on Baltimore Style magazine.
breakup haiku- Conflicted
Conflicted I’m no broke back bitch. Can’t I be angry and sad? Fuck you! No, fuck me...
From Passive to Protest in Baltimore
#Freddie Gray #Black Lives Matter Saturday protest on Pratt Street in BaltimoreI’ve become desensitized to the war on young black men and that’s a problem. How many police shootings have happened over the past 3 years that led to any kind of indictment? I can’t name one! I just accept it as fact and go …
35 & Up Problems: The Fan, a Necessary Accessory
I have a problem. I’m hot. I sweat, constantly. even on a not-so-hot day fresh out of the shower. If there’s a whisper of humidity then mountain dew* springs forth speckling skin in dampness. So now I arm myself. I carry a fan. I prefer folding fans for convenient carriage but you can get a …
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Confessions of a Chick Who Would Rather Watch Real Househusbands of Hollywood than Blog
I’ve been a bad blogger. Correction, I’ve been so consumed by school that I struggle to find my inspiration as quickly as I used to. I also have a fascination with most things HBO and the RHO (insert every city but Miami) franchise. Note: I allow for OC due to their being the OGs of …
Wannabes vs. Jigaboos: It’s not just a black thing!
Title Reference: Terms used to describe the light-skinned vs. dark-skinned characters in Spike Lee's 1988 film School Daze (a film that explored intra-racism on a college campus). Today I was reminded that it is important to read and become acquainted with other cultures. Doing so reminds us that we, mankind, share many of the same insecurities and issues. This was evident when reading Annie …
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I’m clearing random crap from my kitchen and came across my wine boneyard. I’ve kept these bottles so I would remember the stellar ones. Today I realized I could just take a picture, store it on my phone and pull it up when needed. I sure wish all these bottles were full (insert wistful face).
Mean Girls: It’s not just a high school thing!
Do you ever notice those people who go out of their way to cravenly compliment someone in the hopes of making new friends? I know I sound judgey and I am (don’t judge me) but I have watched this unfold. Recently at the jobbie I watched as a woman (known for false pretense) complimented another …
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Book Recommendation: You Saved Me, Too
Last night I attended a reading at my university. Author Susan Kushner Resnick read from her bookYou Saved Me, Too: What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me About Living, Dying, Loving, Fighting, and Swearing in Yiddish. Hearing an author speak the words they wrote is such an intimate experience. As she read from her book, the …
Fookin Memoir Class, Yeah!
…say the title like Kelly, my favorite chic on Misfits I absolutely love my memoir class! Love is such an overused word but for lack of a better one at the moment I’ll keep it. I actually enjoy my reading assignments and the subtlety of learning in this graduate program. I really do feel like …
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