First, shouts to my girl GG (@ggreneewrites) for the #30Layers30Days writing challenge. This year’s challenge really reawakened my writing bug, and I’m ever grateful for the push. This go ‘round, I journaled, I blogged, I scribbled during conference calls, dictated notes to Siri while driving, and ...
I Should Have Been Loved By Now: The Why Behind “Describe Him”
I lie about him all the time. He’s tall and demanding and in love with my words. I know the scar on his inner thigh where he was blessed by a bullet, but I have no idea what his skin feels like in the summertime. The majority of him is more than myth. I only fabricated the part that stayed, ...
Faith and Forever: The Yetti Appreciation Post
“Commit this into your brain and heart: You can not get rid of me. Not now, not ever.” -Yetti When my “Auntie” Raine stood near my Gram’s casket and declared Ms. Minnie the best friend anyone could ever have, she planted the seed for my faith in friendship. Fifty years, countless tragedies, ...
What Five Blades Can Do That Three Can’t
We text about the silly things, making mundane affairs matter. In a fit of feminism and badassery, I made the switch to men’s razors this Sunday. I know, I’m always late to the trendy party. I announced the switch to my friend, who, for the purpose of this post, is named June. I told her about the ...
#30Layers30Days Day 4: What She Saw
Our conversations were more candid in her final weeks. Aunt Dino’s time was limited and we all had a dwindling tolerance for frivolities. So when she broke the silence with a declaration about my mother, no one made a peep. “She was a goddess!” Aunt Dino said with fervor. “Untouchable.” And ...
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