the sheik will be a character in one of the many books in my head (and in the notebook my houseguest took and hasn’t returned, but that is another story). he pops up at my desk like kazoo to make small talk. mother goose stops by to talk about a work issue and he leaves. […]
the latest installment in the look at this fool series, this muthafucka is married. his conscience must’ve gotten the best of him because while on the phone with me, he starts itching around, hinting at this life he has. i said, did you commit a crime, like murder somebody? WTF? he says, no nothing like […]
that i do not possess. for the past 6 weeks i have been host, recycle genie, listener, job coach, employment office and a host of other roles i never imagined i’d play. i’ve thought that there is something to this, a reason for the aggravation. today pastor said, god is taking you through a process […]
to be so obsessed with beauty, none of them are particularly attractive. every single one of them is wrinkled and some aren’t trying to hide it beneath pounds of makeup, they’ve quite simply thrown in the towel. they age differently than black women. their eyes and lips turn down at the corners like the people […]
while sitting in today’s 11th hour lecture, i found myself distracted so i began to jot down my thoughts on what i’ve seen and experienced during this week’s writing workshop. i should be reading the tomes from my fellow classmates but instead i’m sitting here transferring the days thoughts to my trusty blog. pretentious, esoteric, […]
the first of what will be four appointments is now complete. i don’t have the courage to look at his work. as i left his office i wondered, how do women who have endured mastectomies, even double mastectomies, look at themselves after. how do they handle the scarring, the change in how their breasts look? […]
in the wake of the trayvon martin murder, a recent guest on an npr broadcast reflected on president obama’s reaction to the murder. he then shared an anecdote about a parent or teacher who was alarmed by the arrival of a busload of Black kids. the black kids spilled off their bus and this women […]
i’m doing my best not to panic about my pending dental appointment but… now that i’m chewing on the left side i’m noticing sharp pains. makes me think there is decay somewhere else that has gone undetected. i’ve noticed that the nail bed on each big toe is split, horizontally about a quarter include across […]
as i watch project runway allstars i am struck by the fact that the three designers who mad it to the finals are male. then i look at the panel and there sits tommy hilfiger, Neiman Marcus fashion director Ken Downing, issac mizrahi. flashback to the regular runway show and it’s tim gunn and michael […]
i don’t even know where to begin. preventive care is supposed to do just that. prevent shit from happening. things like: taking your car in for regular oil changes, annual eye exams, well woman visits, dental cleanings. i visit the dentist every six months, without fail. and i keep all my other health checks as […]
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