Dear Absentee Parents (you know, the ones always there for all the recitals but never the actual child-rearing, discipline, or corrective behavior): The rest of us are tired of your offspring. After having an opportunity to process the absolutely maddening, Read more…
Things can only go up from here friends because, ay dios…2020! We were all there to bear witness so trust me, there is certainly no need to rehash it all. What is needed however, is for me to express a Read more…
I’m a believer. Yet,I’m tired. I’m afraid. I’m overwhelmed.I’m demoralized.I’m infuriated. I’m conflicted. Everyday as a mother of black children and the wife of a black man, my prayers of provision, protection and prevention scroll through my head in HD Read more…
This week, some 300 million Americans bore witness to the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of ruthless and cavalier police officers (yes, plural), yet a vast percentage of these people are STILL debating the semantics of “All Read more…
In an effort to become as knowledgeable about the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and its impacts globally, nationally and at home, I have actively sought information from international and governmental resources, as well as general dialogues from communities that I Read more…
I met Zach and Mina during a desperate attempt to assuage a rather strong bout of writer’s block (this manuscript is severely past due!). They are a beautifully flawed, but dynamic pair. Here is part one of their (very) short Read more…
Today’s Independence Day celebrations in The States typically bring to mind just as many commercial descriptors as reverential ones. What, with an ensuing 4-day weekend, massive holiday sales, sumptuous grilled meats and fiery sky explosions, who wouldn’t want to celebrate Read more…
In the latest installment of the “1600: It’s Only A Matter of Time” saga, it’s been announced that White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has tendered her resignation, effective at the end of the month. And while you won’t catch Read more…
If you’ve ever lived in a northeastern metropolis, the unwritten understanding has always been that so long as you go with the flow of traffic and are not behaving recklessly or egregiously, traveling a few miles per hour over the Read more…
She’s hateful, and so am I. The words had cut her deeper than if Oath Keeper had been thrust straight through her heart by his own hand. They were painful words, antagonizing words. Ones she couldn’t un-hear, no matter how Read more…