"I wouldn't be a good friend if I didn't say this...The reality is we're lazy." A weekend girl chat turned into a therapy and truth-telling session. The "we" was our group of friend who talked until we were blue in the face about aspirations outside of our careers. For me, the action was either fluctuating or stalled altogether. As a writer, I'm often deciding what ideas ... Read More
Why Do We Measure Our Lives By Our Ages?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a bit preoccupied with the concept of age. I’ve always wanted to be grown, but never old. Making sure I’m “on trend” in terms of age and kind of life that goes along with it. When I turned 25, I remember my mom saying, “You’re about to be a ‘grown ass woman.' I wondered how and why at 25 instead of 23 or 27? I gave in to anxieties of ... Read More
Friendship and Life Sh*t
“We’re always gon’ have life shit.” - Tiffany DuBois You’re out here living your best life with your crew, having long vent sessions, seeing rotations of love interests, girls nights out and girl trips, then BOOM you or your friend has something major to drop, and despite happiness (pregnancy, relationship/marriage, career advancement) or empathy (illness, family issues, ... Read More
For People Who Didn’t Like ‘Love Is’
Tonight, the Season 1 finale of Love Is, the series loosely based on Mara Brock Akil and her husband, Salim Akil’s courtship, will air tonight. For weeks we’ve gotten to see the blossoming love story of Nuri and Yasir from the bottom up, and I do mean the bottom. Viewership is great, but everyone isn’t feeling it. Hear me out. Because I believe in supporting African American ... Read More
Hello, It’s Me Again
Hello again. It’s been a while. If you only had this website to judge me by, you’d assume that I dropped off the face of the earth as a response to Tr*mp becoming president. Fast forward a whole year and a half and not only I am still alive and well, thankfully, the world hasn’t imploded. Sometimes, I think we’re on the verge. So what keeps an avid writer from posting ... Read More