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2013-09-25T14:33:53-04:00

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The Cost of Writing Vulnerably

Last updated on: September 25, 2013 at 2:33 pm By Grace Sandra

Interestingly enough, I wrote the post below after I wrote having sex demons but before the #StoryChicago post. I didn’t have any clue really how these two posts would effect me, but it has been more weighty then I could have imagined. I couldn’t bring myself to respond to comments on the sex demon post. I usually try & respond to every comment let alone NONE. I. Just. could. not. I don’t often reflect back on hard it is to share vulnerably... Read more

Writing

2013-09-22T22:48:33-04:00

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#StoryChicago NOT a Sense of Place for Blacks

Last updated on: September 22, 2013 at 10:48 pm By Grace Sandra

I went to the Story Chicago Conference this past week. The theme was A Sense of Place but I felt anything but. The 1st evening of the conference, conference creator Ben Arment gave us a brief welcome and an introduction to the 2013 Sundance-award-winning documentary, Blood Brother. The film follows a white American, Rocky Braat who gives his life serving AIDS orphans at a hostel in India. The film was amazing, touching & inspiring. The next morning, we began with... Read more

the Story Chicago conference

Tom Thum

white people

2013-09-13T00:15:37-04:00

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Come Hither Men, For I Have Sex Demons

Last updated on: September 13, 2013 at 12:15 am By Grace Sandra

I was sitting there at the bar in a ritzy Manhattan hotel when he walked in. He smiled at me. I literally turned around. He’s smiling at the glamazon that must be seated behind me because I am wearing grey skinny jeans, a bright red t-shirt that reads “EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT MY BLOG,” & red gym shoes. I’ve been walking the streets of Manhattan for 8 hrs. I am sweaty, my lipstick is caked. I am not the picture of... Read more

Abuse Survivor

My Life

2013-09-10T23:29:22-04:00

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Here, I am Being Ruined by Parenting

Last updated on: September 10, 2013 at 11:29 pm By Grace Sandra

I was editing a few beach pictures the other day. We’d taken a mini staycation for Labor Day weekend to South Haven, MI. We live about 45 minutes away from one of the most beautiful shorelines in the States: Lake Michigan on the Michigan side. The beauty of this particular giant body of water is that the sand is always soft, the water is always blue and absolutely NO SHARKS or precarious creatures that live in salt water. The biggest... Read more

2013-09-06T07:45:40-04:00

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Red

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 7:45 am By Grace Sandra

A few years ago I had a Spiritual Director whose wedding ring was a simple Ruby red stone. She’d chosen it to represent & honor how she’d been purchased in blood. She is very big on symbolism. I have always found it to be inspiring & intriguing. The ring spoke to me long past that initial explanation particularly because a few years earlier, I’d been taken away with the color red. When I became obsessed with red it wasn’t anything to... Read more

2013-09-05T00:05:07-04:00

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Why I Will Not Apologize for Pretty nor Beautiful nor Ratchet.

Last updated on: September 5, 2013 at 12:05 am By Grace Sandra

**Written about 6 weeks ago before I started working full-time again*** The other day I was getting ready to go out. I’d bothered to put on makeup, did my hair and even threw on accessories. Since I’ve been unemployed for a few months, I’m living in pj’s or sweats, keep my head in a rag and haven’t touched the likes of my make up bag except on the rarest of occasions. I never wear any jewelry -not even my wedding... Read more

being judged by how you look

the confusion on the internet

true beauty

when people judge

when people stare

2013-09-03T18:22:14-04:00

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Why I’m Pursuing Stability over Happiness

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 6:22 pm By Grace Sandra

The day has finally arrived, y’all. I’m starting my Stableness Project & documenting the whole shebang over at my new-fangled Stableness Project blog. I won’t be regularly pulling over those posts to GraceBiskie.com except for this one time though I may add a few links every now & then in my semi-weekly, For You, Netizen posts. Below is what I wrote last night on why I’m pursuing stability over happiness and the beginnings of my stability journey. //// With my... Read more

Stableness Project

Gretchen Rubin

Happier at Home

my stableness project

planning my stableness project

screw 2012

The Happiness Project

weight watchers

2013-09-02T10:51:14-04:00

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What I’m Into – August 2013

Last updated on: September 2, 2013 at 10:51 am By Grace Sandra

Reading I have loved reading this month. I thoroughly enjoyed each & every on of these books! Audible’ing Netflixing, Amazon Instant Video’ing or Hulu +’ing ::: Frasier, Season 5 ::: Breaking Bad, Season 1 & 2 Gave up my Hulu account because money. Also, time being TOSSED TO THE WIND by Scandal & Grey’s Anatomy. YouTube’ing :::: Healthy {Natural} Hair Regimen + Fave Products from a fave hair blogger’o’mine, Hey Fran Hey. :::: Bizarre Borders between the U.S. & Canada... Read more

2013-08-30T17:35:54-04:00

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Worship

Last updated on: August 30, 2013 at 5:35 pm By Grace Sandra

All I think when I hear the word ‘worship’ is negative. I don’t like this word. Confession: when I saw it was the theme of this weeks #FmFParty I cringed a little. On the one hand I hear… …crazy Christians worshipping Jesus. Jesus. As if that’s a thing. …Sunday morning worship where a bunch of old people sit and listen to pre-historic hymns & irrelevant fundamentalist teachings on homophobic and racist anti-liberal platitudes. …that weird thing Pentacostal Christians do when... Read more

My Life

Five Minute Friday

2013-08-27T00:05:09-04:00

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Are We The Same or Different?

Last updated on: August 27, 2013 at 12:05 am By Grace Sandra

I’m so excited to guest post on Grace’s blog – and I hope you’ll find it worth your time to read it! (To make it easier, I’ll try to keep things short.) It won’t take long for you to notice that my writing style is different from Grace’s. She writes as the free spirit she is, full of passion and spilling her heart without hesitation – or reservation. My writing leans towards structure, is at times careful, and may border... Read more

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