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The Vision
I have long had a vision for my life. I was always going to be a Writer, that was never a question. As I got older however, I found myself fantasizing about owning my own business one day. I just didn’t know what it was going to be. As a teenager, I was fascinated with…
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You Don’t Own Me
How do you find recovery after sexual abuse? What are the steps to healing after trauma? How do you survive being a Black woman, who as a child was raped by white supremacists? I once heard a man say he owned me, after removing his hand from my vagina. A White man. Have you ever…
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Dear Teenagers….
I wanted to write a post telling you to enjoy these years. I wanted to say that these are the best years of your life, when you are just starting to discover who you are, without the influence of those around you. You are exploring your bodies, minds and souls, and that can be both…
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Dear Men
I’ve been thinking about this for a very long time. Probably because women such as myself have been fighting for the same rights and freedoms men have had for hundreds of thousands of years. There is this prevailing theory that once upon a time, women were considered powerful and that power was respected. Largely because…
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My Writing Time Is More Important Than Sex
There is nothing, and I mean nothing that can take me away from my writing time. Except maybe my mother crying out in pain. My writing time is sacred, it is the most important time of my day, because it’s a spiritual time for me. It’s the time I spend getting to know how I…
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Release The Banshee
About three weeks ago I was completely asleep when I heard a small tiny sound. I woke up, screamed as loud as I could and realized the thing that had scared me was a pair of freshly born kittens who were running around my bedroom. But God damn did that scream feel good. It felt…
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Dear Kanye
I used to love Linkin Park the way most people love their dogs. Completely and utterly devoted, and then Chester died…and something in me broke in ways that I didn’t and still don’t understand. My December Linkin Park This is my DecemberThis is my time of the yearThis is my DecemberThis is all so clear…
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The Road Less Traveled
The Road Less Traveled I wasted too much time of my life being unhappy Worrying about what other people thought of me Worked nonstop at molding myself into someone I didn’t even know I was miserable with no sense of purpose… But I kept a smile on myself so those feelings wouldn’t show So basically…
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Vote
I was going to write a post about addiction, but right now my current addiction is the news. I have become a complete and total junkee for what is happening around the world. I have to tell you, I am fucking terrified. Secret Police nabbing people off the street, and we’re not hearing from lawyers,…
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I Can’t Do This…I’m Never Going To Make It…
Recently a lot of Writers on Facebook have been asking for advice about how to deal with writer’s block. Stepping away, meditating, listening to music, going for a walk, and separating yourself away from the work are all really great suggestions and can be incredibly helpful. The one thing that irritates me though is that…
Loud Mouth Brown Girl 