We are the three. The first afraid, the second mysterious, the third courageous. We sit around the campfire in the woods. This six-foot fire keeps the dark night alive. It’s all we have, though invisible to the outside world.
One spoke of wars with men, wars in fields, and wars…
Dear Annette,
As I write this to you, my mind returns to my childhood. The best mornings began with making mud pies that I would leave to bake under the Louisiana sun and evenings were spent pulling honeysuckle from trees. There were other days I wish I could forget. …
Retrace the steps of my life and a pattern of decision-making guided by imposter syndrome quickly becomes apparent. The pattern would likely form a maze outlined with reactions of disbelief at my own accomplishments and constant fear of missing the mark. My brain registered moments of success as happenstance. …
Eyes wide open during closing hours. Something is different tonight.
My eyes find focus in a corner of the living room, fixated on my collection of plants. 16 to be exact.
My plants look so dead. Withering, neglected. And that’s so unlike me. I care deeply about my plant family…
Once upon a time in the great state of Texas and before Covid-19, I found myself staying on the grounds of one of the most beautiful mansions I’d ever seen. Set apart from the rest of the street and nestled between lush greenery, stepping onto the grounds behind the gated…
Climate change impacts how the disease spreads, and racism affects how Black women are treated
Ask me about my last visit to the emergency room as a Black woman, and I can tell you the story of how I left the hospital more traumatized and in worse shape than when I arrived seeking help. …
Going to the hospital during a pandemic was a fear of mine that I never wanted to manifest into reality. But it happened after I woke up around 5 a.m. with the feeling of my heart pounding out my chest as if it wanted to escape. My heartbeat was creating…
Two days ago, I had the worst nightmare I’d experienced in years. It was so horrific that repeating what emerged from my own mind felt too sadistic for the words to come out without an obvious tremble in my voice. …
As the coronavirus destroys lives and businesses worldwide, Sin City is being shaken to its core yet again. I was living in Las Vegas when the economy crashed in 2008, and to say it was devastating would be an understatement. Work was hard to come by and over 100,000 of…
