who stays at your place for 8 weeks and never once washed dishes, took out the trash or the recycling? who buys a new car, loads the trunk with stuff from their old car and says, oh, i can’t drive to the recycle center because my trunk is full. the day you drive to the […]
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 […]
so the book title, “look at this fool” has more material than i could ever imagine. the latest in a line of fools is “the sheik” who made his presence known via a social media site. we worked at the same company before he joined the company i’m at now. he asks me to take […]
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 […]
I listened to pastor amy’s message on dream seeds again this morning. I found a parking spot and as she wrapped the message I wept. And I wept. My heart is so overwhelmed by loss, grief, sadness, memories, dreams deferred and her message told me not to give up on my dreams. That God gave […]
wth is up with the sheik? why is this man trailing me? why did he choose me? what does he want from me? is this another distraction like the last one? we don’t share the same faith, race, or culture. so what would make him want to pursue me? why do i feel like destruction […]
the truth is, i’m mad at myself. mad that i let myself waste 4 years. some months ago a different ex asked me why i’m single. he went on to list all my fabulous attributes, and trust me there are many, and wanted to know “what’s the deal? you keep yourself up, i know you […]
Get yourself together. So you learned that your ex is married and his one year anniversary is next month. Who cares? This should be a freeing experience. You can stop daydreaming that he’s going to call or show up in your city and vow his love for you. It’s truly over. Shit, it’s been 4 […]
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 […]
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