Category Archives: Me Myself And I

In the Quiet Spaces

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

some people when they hear your story. contract. others upon hearing your story, expand. and this is how you know  ~ Nayyirah Waheed   It’s been over seven months since I came out.   Long enough to cry a few … Continue reading →

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It’s Not You, It’s Me

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

I just got dumped. It’s not exactly what you might think. But it feels close. Continue reading →

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My No-Trump Vote

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

There is no room in our White House for a misogynistic bully who degrades and shames and destroys women and who, by example, makes it acceptable for others to do the same. Continue reading →

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46

Posted on March 20, 2016 by

I’m sliding gently into 46 today with coffee and contemplation. My birthday is a time in which I find myself reflective, introspective, even a bit melancholy. Don’t get me wrong… aging doesn’t concern me. I’m learning to love myself and … Continue reading →

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Face to the Sun

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

I let go today. It had become a toxic relationship, this one, serving neither of us. So after twenty-four grueling hours of angry words and misunderstandings and unfounded accusations, I kissed it goodbye, wished it well, and released it. After … Continue reading →

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Firstborn

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

It is not a debilitating disease. It is not a death. It is not a permanent loss or a mistake that can never be undone. But sending your firstborn off to college is not nothing. People have often asked us … Continue reading →

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A Different Narrative

Posted on August 18, 2015 by

I am overcome. Your notes, your texts, your calls, your stories. There are so many. So very many. For five days and nights now, I have been enveloped in love and light. I have also been privy to so many … Continue reading →

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