Writing Challenge Day 3. This should be an interesting one. My first love’s name was DeShawn. His dad lived next… Read more My First Love
Category: Personal Essay
Your Earliest Memory
Writing Challenge Day 2 My best friend says that she can remember being a baby in her crib. I didn’t… Read more Your Earliest Memory
Five Problems with Social Media
I have decided to do this 30 Day Writing Challenge. I am going to stick to it as much as… Read more Five Problems with Social Media
The Girl on the Train
Yesterday we were on the train and two black couples got on. They looked like money, the wives both smiled… Read more The Girl on the Train
In Defense of Black Women
Please check out the piece I wrote on Medium, “In Defense of Black Women and Womanism.” It got over 2,500… Read more In Defense of Black Women
My Weight Loss Surgery Story
On January 26, 2015, I had Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery, known as Gastric Sleeve. The sleeve is a weight loss… Read more My Weight Loss Surgery Story
My First Car
It was a 1982 Honda Prelude. Blue exterior, beige leather interior, a sunroof. It must have been a snazzy ride… Read more My First Car
How I Spent my 20s: A Memoir
I found this picture recently with the caption in tact. I thought, “Damn… how true.” I reflected back to my… Read more How I Spent my 20s: A Memoir
Red Flags
“Happy Birthday tooooooo yooooooou!!” We cheered and clapped celebrating the 7th or 8th birthday of my godson. I have two… Read more Red Flags
That New Dick Smell
“What makes dick trash?” I get a lot of random texts like this from my best friend. That’s honestly what… Read more That New Dick Smell