This Thing Called Life
Purpose: The Point of it All
This holiday season I went back to school, and in more ways than one. It was the place to be in Small Town, Virginia. Residents from around the region filed into a large gymnasium to see local high school basketball…
2013: A Year of Rebuilding
2012 was about tearing down. My pedestal of ideals, my emotional walls, the barriers to my spiritual growth, my fantasies, my ego – they all came tumbling down. That year I watched the necessary deconstruction of false beliefs and flimsily…
I Got You
They had only been waiting a couple of minutes when she walked to the edge of the platform and glanced down the tracks. The tunnel was dark, nothing was coming. “So what train are we taking?” “I told you I…
The Part of the ‘Dark Girls’ Commentary We Didn’t Need to Hear – Yet
I tried not to write this. I really did. But sometimes I just can’t shut up. The documentary Dark Girls aired on OWN last night. Unfortunately, since I refuse to give the cable company a dime more than necessary, I was unable…
Excuse Me, Miss. Your Insecurities are Showing.
Even the most confident among us have them – physical traits, characteristics, and aspects of our upbringings that we have tried to wish away. Most of us only confess our biggest insecurities – the ones whose public disclosure might send…
It’s Okay, You Made it Here
At approximately 9:30 p.m., I dragged myself into the gym and plopped down on a bench in the ladies’ dressing room. As I was coming, another woman was going. She pulled on her jacket and peered across the room at…
Happy Day!
Workplace greetings typically fall in to one of a few tried and true categories. Some say ‘hi,’ other’s ‘hey.’ The more formal offer a ‘hello.’ For the naturally sullen or caffeine-delayed, it may be an inaudible grunt. Many give a…
