Write.Love.Explore
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 know that June 2020 doesn’t feel as Prideful as it usually does, but I think we are all due for some lighthearted content. I thought that I’d share my favorite LGBTQ movies. You’re welcome in advance. Brokeback Mountain (2005) – Available on Hulu Also known as the moment I fell in love with Jake…
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 don’t quite know where all my motivation has gone these last few weeks, but I keep finding myself with ample time to write yet zero ambition to do so. Everything feels like a bit too much and I find myself staring at my ceiling for way too long on any given day. Very little…
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…
I’m pretty sure Britney Spears was the first person I ever fell in love with. It was love at first sight; the catchy pop songs, the midriff and the dances that I spent hours in my room attempting to replicate. She was everything to me and to be honest, not much has changed since then….
*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…