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Side note: I will be writing a separate review of the I May Destroy You series once the season is over. I just needed to discuss some things that have been keeping me up at night. As a writer, I know that most of my fiction work will end up being semi-autobiographical. It’s a fact…
Trigger warning: Child Molestation. Sexual Assault. Depending on when you started reading my work, you may or may not know that I used to do a segment on my site called “Music Monday”. Every Monday I would share my favorite music with all of you. I’ve never been very consistent on this site but I…
No, not that one. A few years ago when I was feeling particularly frustrated by the school shootings and the lack of care from our government, I started venting to my friend. I was angry that I didn’t have the answers and much like today, I remember feeling extremely hopeless back then. My friend responded,…
I’ve been trying to get my thoughts on what’s been happening down on paper for a few days but every time I sit down to write, I find myself staring at a blank page four hours on end. Anybody else feel exhausted? Every single day we find ourselves with news about the end of yet,…
I try to pretend that October is my favorite month. My mom, my nephew and I all have birthdays in October. Halloween is in October. The weather is amazing in October. Though really, I love June; I know you wouldn’t think it because I’ve been very loud about my disdain over summertime and heat, but…
Being that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I would share some things that have been helping me get through the chaos that is 2020. (I know that the world is falling apart and racism continues to be rampant in America, but talking about frivolous things I’m enjoying is literally the only thing…
People always ask: if you could go back and tell your younger-self something what would that be? I would go back and say, “I love your brown skin”. When I was in middle school, I very vividly remember the girls I used to hang out with getting in a circle and comparing the skin color…
*opens Spotify and plays “Changes” by Charles Bradley* So there I was sitting in Sociology 101, on my first week of College, and absolutely clueless. Clueless and distracted. I couldn’t tell you what I was distracted by, but I do know that when the doors of the classroom burst open I jumped from the noise….
My mom and my niece left for a mini-vacation on the last week of February. Unfortunately, that little mini-vacation has quickly become an extended stay and I’m emotional about it! It took my mom and I a while to get to a good place. I, unfortunately, have my father’s personality. Spoiler alert: my parents are…
So I guess that’s fitting that we’re in Mental Health Awareness Month. Ladies & Gentlemen, I am currently on the struggle bus. Thank you depression, you always know when to show up. I dare you to scroll on Twitter for 5 minutes without feeling completely drained. The news cycle, the damn celebrities, the way that…