My truth: I am a multitude of things both positive and not so. I can be loud and harsh and whiny and petulant and stubborn and immature and petty and vindictive. I don’t always wield my words wisely, I can be extremely lazy and a master procrastinator… But I am not a liar or…
Category: Getting to know me
Confessional: I love First Dates!
I think I’m addicted to “first dates.” Don’t laugh. Like I seriously have a problem. I love going out with someone for the first time. It’s all fresh and new, everyone is on their best behavior, there are rules. I get to be an unknown quantity… You know what I mean. Conversation is easy, you…
I love to watch a man getting dressed. It’s such an everyday intimate occurrence.
About me (Feb 2014 Writing Challenge)
about me which me? mother/sister/daughter/aunt/cousin/friend? writer/teacher/artist/thinker? girl with unrecognized potential? woman surviving? sympathetic archetype? strong role model? the know it all? the introvert? the life of the party? the hurt? the secrets? the fears? the courage? the heart? the uncertainty? the spirit? the laughter? the love? the wit? the sarcasm masking sadness? the longing for…
Armor. Chink 1.
On a good day, my armor, this thick skin, quick wit, easy laugh and sharp tongue I wield as a Single Black Woman with Kids is lightweight and flexible. I am Superwoman leaping tall buildings in a single bound, bringing home the bacon, frying it, serving it… All that. Then the tables turn and what…
Today’s hair.
I have natural hair. I’m kinda obsessed with it, but I’m lazy/unskilled and it always kinda looks the same. I have THREE STYLES. the afro the Afro puff and the two strand twist/twist out For those of you screaming Youtube tutorials… Don’t. My hands don’t work like that. I may as well be receiving instructions…
The Tenacious Virgo 