I recently supported my friend as a postpartum doula for the first time. This was my experience.

a poem about shadow work

on sunday, I had friends over and played music videos all day long, as I do. I heard "wow I've never seen this!" more than once. at the...

another world is possible. and i know this because i'm a friend. my thoughts on friendship have become clearer in the last few years,...

I love my job. I find my job fulfilling. I enjoy doing the work my job calls for. I feel so blessed to be able to say that. I’ve been out...

I spend so much time watching music videos. If I'm downstairs doing work, I'm more likely to throw a music video on YouTube instead of...

i'm not quite sure how it happened but somehow, only nine months after finishing it the first time, i'm watching New Girl again. this...

I'm late so let's just get to it, shall we? I love to read. I returned to reading in earnest in 2020, and continued that trend in 2021. I...

As abolitionists call for abolishing police and prisons, the retorted question is “But who will keep us safe?” But cops don’t keep us...

There was so much love in her life. Sometimes the realization knocked the breath out of her. She’d be on FaceTime, cackling with her...

i wrote this and never shared it back in May. it was a good reminder to read it this morning. ___________________________________________...

They set Bill Cosby free today. I went to the pool. First, when it happened, I felt the pinch in my gut. There was a feeling of anger,...

Over the last year, I’ve been on a pretty significant healing journey. I’ve changed many of my behaviors-- eliminating certain habits...

I’ve been steadily becoming more politicized since I was 16. Every year, really every day, I get a deeper understanding of the root...

I am so tired of TV shows telling us that giving your friends in need money is one of the worst things you can do to a friendship. You...

“Coworkers are not your friends. They will snitch on you. Do your job, get your check, go home.” We’ve all heard this advice. It goes...

I've been an avid reader most of my life. When I was younger, almost every extended family member gave me a Barnes & Noble gift card for...

today i'm 24. 24 feels very significant to me, although most don't feel that way. it's for a few reasons, but the main one is that my mom...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's season finale, Chosen, is the perfect ending to the show.

life as a black woman. there's always something. even in a pandemic.