Everyone always asks me how I feel, and I always tell everyone I’m … “OK”. And for the first time, I’m not lying. I’m just scared. Scared...

A friend of mine started sharing random videos of cute babies doing cute things after she realized I held the same affinity for them....

It is now officially Day 40 of shelter in place (SIP), although technically Day 48 for me. I suppose it’s now appropriate to call...

Your prompt for today: Reflect on the first time you became aware of race—either yours or someone else’s. What meaning did you make of it...

Dear Black Kings and Queens, I feel unqualified to write anything, but how can I NOT write something? For now, I just want you to know...

I used to pride myself in being able to write what other people felt or thought, but could never quite articulate. I struggled for a...

She is a writer and she is a warrior. Carrying a machete full of metaphors and shield of similes. With her pen, she can blow minds and...

After eating a dozen cookies and having a conversation with my friend about eating the dozen cookies, she gave me the “great” idea to go...

some days it’s no snooze button and not being distracted during meditation. it’s a matching yoga outfit and hitting every pose. it’s a...

One of my biggest regrets in life – yes, even more than answering a certain phone call or returning that text, is credit card debt. It...

You guys. This will probably jinx me with three huge zits on my chin tomorrow morning, but dare I say it? My skin has been better than...

I had a moment as I was cleaning rice today. I felt the grains slip between my fingers, saw the water turn a milky grey and thought about...

I’ve documented the shit that bitches love for the past few years. Just as the tides change, seasons change and what we love changes...

I am now on Day 26 of sheltering in place. My household started a week before it became official, and the cabin fever has finally settled...

Dear Simone, I always wanted a boy. I think I turned out pretty fucking awesome, but God forbid I have me another one of me. I’ve always...

we met in the only childhood room I ever had to myself. Teddy-bears and other stuffed animals danced above my head, and Luther...

I am happy. Because I have grown. Because I have meditated. Because I have loved. Because I have lost. I am hurting. Because I have...

Dear Simone, I’ve been dying to tell you how you’ve changed my life before even having life. How your eyes light up an entire universe...

Day 1. I never thought that I’d be writing a blog from my living room due to a “shelter in place” law prompted by a pandemic known as the...

Day 1 of the official shelter-in-place policy is almost in the books, but the truth is I’ve been social distancing since the first week...