Shameka ErbyI Guess That’s Why They Call It The BluesEvery once in a while, the ever repeating Twitter wheel spins to love, and the ways we see, feel, and give it. The questions run the gamut…3 min read·Nov 20, 2021----
Shameka Erby2am In PhiladelphiaI’m awake again. In my apartment. As usual. I find myself compelled to type some words at this hour, to unwind my thoughts and give it a…3 min read·Sep 8, 2021----
Shameka ErbyGoing Home AgainAbout five years ago, I was working for a social services organization. One of the things they offered there was case management — a…6 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Shameka ErbyHigh On The Hog and The Loss of My SanctuaryOn July 31st, 2019, my birthday, I moved from my own home back into someone else’s for the first time in 16 years. It’d been months in the…4 min read·Jun 27, 2021----
Shameka ErbyA Writing MachineAs integral and necessary as music is in my life, my writing world holds it more on the periphery. I don’t need it to relax, or focus, per…5 min read·May 7, 2021----
Shameka ErbyHow The Dark Man Brought Me The LightIn 1998, I was a freshman in college. College was the best and worst thing I’d ever seen. It was loud, and bright, and daring, and…4 min read·Apr 10, 2021----
Shameka ErbyWeighty OpinionsI’ve been fat for thirty years. And I’m tired of talking about it. I’m tired of other people talking about it. I’m tired of being asked…3 min read·Apr 6, 2021--2--2
Shameka ErbyWhat Papi and Angel Taught Me About LoveIf you were alive, and fully aware, and not living under a rock, and you were not watching POSE, then I don’t know what you were doing…6 min read·Jul 12, 2020----
Shameka ErbyWhen The Revolution Has Stage FrightInasmuch as we’re the masters of our fate, we’re sometimes the slaves to our anxieties. And mine are never ending. So here I go again. It…4 min read·Jun 11, 2020----