I am a 35 year old African-American woman. I had my first—and last—kiss (or kisses, depending on how you count) five days after turning 34 and had my only boyfriend in the summer and fall of 2004. I am a few months into recovery from heartbreak by being unseen when I’d at least hoped to be considered … Continue reading Single Ladies Catechism
Anyone who has ever really tried to "take their thoughts captive" knows that they can be quite the wily fellows. Like trinkets on the bottom of a claw machine, a house fly in the dead of summer, a wet bar of soap or even a good man these days, thoughts can't be caught. But one year, I tried. … Continue reading That Year I Gave Up Daydreaming for Lent
DC is a city of sirens. I cannot make a phone call outside without having to pause for ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars to go by. They are the ambient noise to which I fall asleep, sometimes even puncturing my rest as tragedy and crime ravage the night. They are a nuisance, an interruption, … Continue reading American Privilege: A Thanksgiving Tale
Yesterday, I was talking with a good friend about my upcoming birthday when I coined the phrase YOTTTO—You only turn thirty-two once. It's silly but it's true. So in anticipation of the birthday of a lifetime I'd like to reflect on the past year and look ahead. Based on the post I wrote before turning … Continue reading YOTTTO
I should write more when I'm happy, I think. Not just when things are stressful. So its Thursday and there's been an awful lot of thankfulness missing from my life. But today I'll make a deposit. #1 Every meal I've eaten in the past few weeks alone has been by choice. Around meal times now … Continue reading Thankful Thursday
Its been a long, long time since I did Thankful Thursdays. But it is a Thursday, and I caught myself being particularly thankful this morning and thought I should write about it. #1 I sleep. Every night. I’m not sure when my sleeping streak actually started but I feel like its been about 2 months … Continue reading Thankful Thursday Revisited
Is it cheating if I say I'm thankful for the same things every week? Or if I say the things I'm thankful for that I have back in the States but don't have here? Well, I suppose I can make up the rules but today I have new things to be thankful for anyway (along … Continue reading Thanks Again 🙂
I have so much to tell and about ten different posts taking shape in my head (or started in a Word doc somewhere)! Tales of hilarity, hard work, rats, dowries, twins, and danger! Here’s what I can't wait to share with you in the next week or two: The Bottomless Jar of Adventure Only Vs. … Continue reading Thanksgiving
One of the most unintentionally thought-provoking scenes from television that has always stood out in my memory comes from a Chinese television show I watched several years ago. Its a love story between a fairy and a mortal. You know the deal. These things aren't supposed to happen, but what are you to do when … Continue reading A Beautiful Mind – Thanksgiving
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