I thought I needed to wait until you died to say this. Not that I wanted you to die. I didn’t. But I thought about the things I could do once you did, as if my words could not live while you did, as if they couldn’t breathe the same air. Just wait … [Read more]
Do I love my baby enough? : Doubts and knowings
My first Mother's Day with a child in the world was a glorious day of sunshine and picnic food and blanket naps and grass crawling. It was one of those days when I felt the vibrations of motherhood powering me like a golden light within. All felt … [Read more]
Cutting myself free from someone I loved
I still drive by the apartment where I lived with him. I don't go there just to see it; I love to walk and drive in that historic, hilly neighborhood. When I pass it, I look at the building with curiosity, like a reincarnated person might upon … [Read more]
Our Mother Earth will fight back. And so will we.
I’ve had a hard time writing for the past couple weeks. First, a six-year-old in my city was tragically murdered by three alleged teens. After writing about and grappling with that atrocity, everything else I wanted to say felt so trivial. Oh, … [Read more]
The hard truth I can’t ignore in Kingston Frazier’s death
Kingston Frazier was a 6-year-old boy who died from multiple gunshot wounds after his mother's car was stolen from a parking lot with him sleeping inside while his mother stopped in at a store. Three black male teenagers were arrested and will … [Read more]
For my foremothers who carried me here
My grandma likes to tell me, “Ever since you were a little girl, you always asked me about my past. ‘Where were you born, Nana?’ ‘How do you say this in French?’ You always asked. You wanted to know. You were curious about me.” … [Read more]
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