Not taking some time out to focus on just being a Mom. I’ve been working since the day my little one was born. I’ve never taken a break to just enjoy being around her. Get into a rhythm of being a Mom. I’m more scatterbrained than ever. And a […]
Eight mistakes I made balancing my role as a mom and an author Read More »
So today I’ve received first-round edits back from my editor. I got it much earlier in the day, but I’ve been too nervous to review them. What am I expecting from the editor? Objective editing: grammar, syntax, flow… Nothing that should make me nervous. I’ve been working on this
I’m afraid to look at the edits to my manuscript. Read More »
I grew up ignorant of the current plight of black people. I thought we lived in a post-racist society. It was easy to maintain my naivety. I have a good amount of privilege in the Black community: two types, actually. I have economic class privilege and skin color privilege.
Are my social media posts too Black? Read More »
Our lives are easily lost in the hum-drum shuffle of everyday life. The most casualties occur, not in actual death, but when we march along mindlessly, unhappily, making ends meet and tying up loose ends; finishing this, and finishing that and just trying to make it to the weekend.
I Hope You Dance– Inspiration from my Grandmother Read More »
It is with sadness that I write this post. I’ve decided to take a hiatus from writing this blog. I know I’ve been hit and miss with posting, but I’d like to do much better. However, I can’t do better until I get some things settled. Currently my priorities
I refuse to get a real job. I find the idea of being under someone else’s law unbearable. I want to do my own thing, make my own rules, and do the things I love. I have so many ideas floating around in my head it’s difficult to know where
I’m never getting a real job! Read More »
I admit I’ve been slacking off. Not only have I not been updating this blog, but I’ve also been slacking off everywhere. Take my graduate program for example. I’m not focused as much on school as I’d like to be. I barely get my homework done. And usually, when
Two things: #1. Sometimes I wonder if I wrote every day, would I be so tightly wound up? Would I be a control freak? #2. I’m sitting in my room, on the floor, eating a brownie with my fingers out of a bowl, with the lights off. It’s twilight.
Stressing out and a Prose Poem Read More »
Some people praise me for chasing my dream, but I have to be honest, it kind of sucks. Every day I say I’m going to be a writer, and at this point in my life, I absolutely hate writing. I’m not sure if it’s the assignments mandated by my
On Quitting Writing Read More »
I’m abandoning protocol for today. I just need to vent. I’m sick. I powered through a day at work. And now I’m just feeling cruddy. And lonely. What am I doing here? Grad school, work, this apartment in the middle of freaking nowhere. You ever have moments like
Life Update: Since I’m Alone Read More »
