Writing
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Hi friends, I’ve missed you this month. It seems to me that either with the “year of firsts” being done, or that ever-present grief being much more quiet this year, I have not been inspired or compelled to write quite as much. I’ve been putting some thought into a few themes I could write on… Read more
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Happy Mud Season to those who celebrate. The ratio of days where it is not wholly unpleasant versus those that are just plain awful is slowly balancing out to a more even number, and just in time, too. I was surprised to note that I am closing in on 40,000 words written here (6,500 so… Read more
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Is it just me or is March terrible? I remember when I was younger people always saying March comes “in like a lion, and out like a lamb” as a way to remind us that things would get better. We’re about halfway through, so I am anticipating that any day now it’s going to get… Read more
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Happy Black History Month. Before February ends, I wanted to share with you some Black History in the making that I got to witness. This weekend, I had the opportunity to see a concert for a band I knew very little about, Black Violin. This duo from Florida met in their orchestra class in high… Read more
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About a year ago, I wrote an essay about Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show and it’s been my most viewed post since I started this (after all, the people don’t want grief, they want television). So in celebration of that post, I give you Mr. Good Bunny. Anyways, this halftime show was, once again, a rapid… Read more
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Do you remember any of the thoughts you had as a kid? I know that kid me and grown up me are the same person, but they are also significantly different people. Today, I definitely don’t find as many things surprising – I’ve seen too much. I’m more willing to stand up for myself, and… Read more
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Welcome back to January. I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I started this writing journey. Wait….that’s not true. I actually CAN believe it. I have felt every blessed minute of this past year. None of it flew by. Literally none of it. Even the parts that people usually say “wow, that flew… Read more
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This fall has felt so thick and syrupy to me for some reason, and I just haven’t felt much like doing anything. There are the regular things that need to get done, like feeding my people and cleaning the house, and doing the work I get paid to do, but otherwise, meh, just not interested… Read more
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Ever since I got COVID for the first time, I have noticed that all of my colds kind of play out the same way. I start getting lethargic, with a sore throat that I can kind of ignore. Then a fever, chills, and three days of searingly painful congestion set in. Every part of my… Read more
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Over the past week, my Instagram was flooded with my friends’ Spotify Wrapped images and videos. Do you get those? Up until recently, I haven’t been a Spotify user, so I don’t get a “wrapped.” There certainly is something about December that makes you want to count up all of your goods and bads, successes… Read more
A Year of Firsts 