Nov 20, 2021I 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, but one of my favorites by far is “what color is your love?” Now, most people see red, and rightly so. It’s only…Blues3 min readBlues3 min read
Sep 8, 20212am 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 time and location. But don’t get it twisted. This isn’t about Drake. As impressive as Aubrey has been at riding the same wave…Burnout3 min readBurnout3 min read
Aug 24, 2021Going Home AgainAbout five years ago, I was working for a social services organization. One of the things they offered there was case management — a collaborative process between the person in need (the client), and the social worker or case manager that involves periodic assessments, planning to meet the client’s needs…Mwc Reentry6 min readMwc Reentry6 min read
Jun 27, 2021High 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 making. I lost my third job in three years in March of that year, unemployment was gone, and rideshare driving wasn’t sustaining…Cooking4 min readCooking4 min read
May 7, 2021A 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 se. Music holds me when I’m cleaning, or driving, cooking or organizing. When I’m writing, it’s mostly a distraction (especially since I…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Apr 10, 2021How 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 dangerous. It was my dream come true and worst fears wrapped into one. It was… the beginning of adulthood. Even though I was still…Dmx4 min readDmx4 min read
Apr 6, 2021Weighty 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 about it, and I’m tired of answering. I’m tired of feeling like it’s the only thing about me that people are ever going to…Weight3 min readWeight3 min read
Sep 7, 2020The Isles of MourningThe Isles of Mourning By Shameka S. Erby My uncle died seven weeks ago. Not of COVID, of cancer. But in this terrible year of loss, does it really matter? Another moment of mourning, another empty space. It’s all the same, right? Except it’s not. …Mourning4 min readMourning4 min read
Jul 12, 2020What 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 with your life. POSE is a wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, swath of brightly colored uniqueness across a gray landscape of reboots and summer…Love6 min readLove6 min read
Jun 11, 2020When 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 seems I have no choice but to write them here; it seems the words won’t let me be. It seems the time is now. …Activism4 min readActivism4 min read
