When my grandmother died. We kept the peace lilies people bought for her. We still have all of them to this day, almost 5 years later. Wow. It has almost been 5 years since you left us to be at peace. When I moved out on my own as a “full adult” (I still don’t… Continue reading Lesson from Lillies
The other morning, I woke up sinfully early, anxious at all of the things I had to. It’s a Saturday and there is nothing too pressing to prevent me from getting coveted sleep. My brain had different plans. Isn’t it funny how we think of ourselves separate from our brain and our hearts and our… Continue reading Things That Are Not Lost
The holidays are upon us and it’s that time of year where relationships are fraught… with our bodies. I got a gym membership because I wanted to be stronger, healthier, and build my endurance. I had been running, but I remembered how good I felt after I worked out when I went to the gym… Continue reading One that will never leave you
No one: … Nobody at all: …. Absolutely no one in the world: …. ME: Are y’all tired of me reading and writing about books with characters of color? Do you roll your eyes at all my remarks about white people, especially my comments about white women? Do you think I’m always thinking too much… Continue reading Me pulling the race card
Lately, I feel like my posts have been about nothing. I don’t know why, but it feels as if I have just been writing about anything and nothing of importance. I don’t feel funny and I don’t feel deep and I don’t feel like I’m creating content that motivates people to change the world. I… Continue reading Finding the light
In honor of Pride, I have compiled a list of 10 of my favorite quotes about love. Many of them are sad because I like sad things; they make me happy. I enjoy this quote, even though it is quite depressing, because Toni Morrison always breaks my heart in the best way, but also because… Continue reading Bonus! Pride Love
