New York, State of Mine
As I go through this process of settling into my new state I’m surprised to feel grief. Part of this process required I surrender my...
For What You Dream Of
Last week I dreamed I got pulled over by the police. I knew I would get pulled over. I performed an illegal U-turn. My assumption...
Lost-Found-Lost
I found and lost my voice this week. I found it while gassing up my car at the slowest pump ever. When I saw another car pull up at the...
Detangling
I spent the better part of the morning last week detangling my hair and twisting it into Bantu knots, my first attempt, and a very...
My Impostor! Syndrome
Imposter! Recently a confluence of three different things, which on their own were bad enough, happened within a week of each other that...
It's All Good Hair
Two years ago, which feels more like a million years ago because it was at least three different versions of me ago, at the beginning of...
Finding My Tribe
Before I left Maryland, one of the pieces of advice my mentor KB gave me was to find my tribe. I thought I found a part of that tribe...
First Days of School
I had an interesting (confusing, frustrating, defensive) conversation with M in which she stated that she was white and always wanted to...
