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September 10, 2011

9/11 From an Angry, Racist Perspective

Last year, I wrote about how I experienced 9/11 as an angry, black racist. And...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

I’m pregnant, hiccuping and sputtering through fear.

Hello Friends! I'm not sure if I'm back to blogging yet, but I've got a...

June 2011

June 01, 2011

Reluctant Pilgrim – Book Review

****Yes, I am still fasting from blogging. (Currently working hard on my memoir, my sanity...

May 2011

May 26, 2011

Little BLOG of Horrors: Say Goodnight, Gracie.

Have you ever seen Little Shop of Horrors? It's a musical about a nerdy florist...

May 11, 2011

Cascade of Consciousness

Is it not unbelievable how long it can take to recover after being gone for...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

Cascade of Consciousness

First off, lent is over! (I can have Diet Dr. Pepper, Orange pop & Diet...

April 19, 2011

Oh, High School, Oh High School: An Ode to a “Sorry Ass Nigga.”

Do you ever go back in time ala journals? I have several which I have...

April 16, 2011

Do What You Love. #WINNING =)

Last week, I spoke for 125ish students at The Ohio State University. I am very...

April 06, 2011

I have a book!

Not a book deal, per se... but a book. And I mean that in the...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

Slightly Depressing So Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You, But If It Makes You Feel Any Better I Wrote This On April 21, 2007 (Which Was Kind Of A Long Time Ago & I Am Feeling Slightly Better Than I Did That Day)…But Not Much.

Overwhelmed, helpless. Desiring wanting but not getting: not even close. Watch by as someone else...

March 18, 2011

The One About Why I Shouldn’t Date Demons. (Or Want to Run off & Marry Them in Vegas) Part 1 of 2

I'm pretty sure my past has caught up to me. Back when I was in...

March 07, 2011

Remember the time I fell upside down and hung by my shoe and my two twist ponytails got caught in a tree and we had to pick the needles out for 3 hours? No, I didn’t remember it either. Until now.

Last week, facebook connected me to a friend I grew up with. We met at...

February 2011

February 23, 2011

the slump

All right. *sigh* I hit the slump. A.K.A. the valley that comes after the mountain...

February 22, 2011

Wearing the “Minister” Hat

I went back and forth on attaching the 'Minister' moniker to my Minister Mama blog...

January 2011

January 03, 2011

Something that Makes me Smile: My blurkers

You know what just makes this heart go pitter-patter? You, yep, you. My bloggy friends. ...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

Christmas in the Stars III

Lord, we see a star but what does a star mean? What language does it...

December 08, 2010

Phantasmagoric Poetry

I just returned from a poetry reading comprised of talented writers from that creative writing...

November 2010

November 19, 2010

$$ How much money I make blogging $$ + My blogging Tips

I've had quite a few folks ask me lately how much scrilla I bring in...

November 19, 2010

$$ How much money I make blogging $$ + My blogging Tips

I've had quite a few folks ask me lately how much scrilla I bring in...

September 2010

September 17, 2010

The Help – Book Review

The Help. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Beautifully written fiction. It is hard to believe the debut...

September 11, 2010

September 11 from a black, angry & racist perspective…

On 9/11, I have a vivid image of my husband bounding into our bedroom, swinging...

August 2010

August 19, 2010

I did something (relatively) crazy, Y’all

A few nights ago I made a particularly ballsy bold move. I pitched a story...

August 06, 2010

My passion for hope, for grace & being the best version of ourselves.

Today a friend recommended I buy a few books on marketing and P.R. for the...

August 02, 2010

Live Through This

Book Review I recently read Debra Gwartney's brave memoir, Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir...

July 2010

July 28, 2010

The Brown House was Lost.

**You can still participate in my $100 value prize pack giveaway post from McDonalds & Blogher...

June 2010

June 29, 2010

“Depression”

I can't believe it's been 7 months since I last wrote a post about my...

June 23, 2010

Losing your Virginity: Comedy or Tragedy?

What you are about to read is one of my assignments for my Creative Writing...

June 09, 2010

“I’m Not from That House.”

I’m not from rows of houses that all look the same. Where perfectly manicured lawns...

October 2009

October 07, 2009

I have a dream (too)

Around this time last year I met a friend of the very gifted author, Ann...

September 2009

September 12, 2009

Embracing my inner Hermione Granger

How do you best learn? I realized in the past few years that I've totally...

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