Unmasked: A Story About Sudden Sadness
Anger boiled inside me long before I felt the weight of sadness. For weeks, each new inconvenience sent me on an emotional roller coaster. As much as I tried to fight it, push it down,…
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2020 Vision: A Peek At My Vision Board
The first time my pen pal suggested I create a vision board, I didn’t see the point. The idea of visualization was lost on me. To be fair, I was in a completely different mental…
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2019: The Year I Barely Recognized My Reflection
There’s something empowering yet gripping about years that break you then rebuild you. For me, that was 2018. I’m so much stronger because of that year. But. I’d be lying if I said that that…
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What a Solo Trip Taught Me About Growth
Earlier this month, I traveled to Puerto Rico for my first solo trip. I booked a flight. I booked an Airbnb and not much else, which is exactly what I wanted. Why I Decided to…
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I Ate Shrimp Clemenceau at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans
You know what I love about New Orleans? The energy. Much like New York, there’s electricity in the air that fuels the city. You can feel it in the people you meet, your conversations, and…
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Wife First, Woman Last Pt. 2
I don’t know much about marriage But this much I know Ever since I jumped the broom Three years ago I refuse to be like a show dog Prancing through hoops To the rhythm of…
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