Smelling Constellations Burn
I recently posted on Instagram, “If one of us is burning, we all are on fire,” and three hours later, I was reconciling with my own words. Last week I was reading a speech by the late great Andre Lorde, in which she said: There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we […]
Snow Water
Yes, this post is about snow water. Why? Well, because it is an integral part of my family herstory. See, my mother used snow water to heal us in many ways. Her mother used snow water to heal her and her siblings. My mother’s mother’s mother, and so on and on used Saponi snow water […]
Unemployed to a Fulltime Mompreneur
I began 2020 with three streams of compensation, working as an Administrative Assistant for a nursing publishing company, teaching art for an elementary/middle school in inner-city Baltimore, and blogging for Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. By the end of March, I was down to the publishing company. By May, I had only my ambitions […]
The Illumination of Self
Have you ever felt forced out of your space, be it your home, your mind, your body, or your spirit? I have. It was uncomfortable, disheartening, disenchanting, unsettling—downright miserable. At some point during the constructive eviction process, I begin wondering how did I get here—to this new place that feels much like a plateau or […]
Four Months
In a matter of four months our lives transformed—like magic, go figure. These transitions have happened so fast, I have barely had the time to collect my thoughts, let alone pen them…okay, type them. Yet, here I am. One o’clock Ante Meridian, pinned between Frankie Baby and our pint-sized cherub who takes up an unnecessary […]