Firestarter Hotsheet: The Case Of Karol Sanchez

Karol Sanchez is the type of daughters whom force DFS removals. In the course of a week, she has been kidnapped, found out, returned to her family–and made the whole …

I Get It From My Mama: Water, River & Life

  Langston hughes wrote a poem that likened life to a river–deep in some spots, shallow in others. I believe we all can find one way or another to liken …

Mothers Of A Different Sort: Motherless Daughters

TW: child neglect, drug addiction, abuse Thank you to Rebecca for her candor and present honesty. I know this piece was hard for her, and I am grateful she was …

Legacies & Lighthouses: Living As Your Own Woman

  There are always these worlds that break open when women die.   When my grandmother died almost five years ago, it was surreal to go the home she had …

July Book Review: WHITE LIKE HER

I heard of this story last year, and thought it incredible. Stories about passing are always fascinating to me. From Passing by Nella Larson to Devil In A Blue Dress …

The Best Of It-Part II

I have been told my whole life how I look like my mother. Eyes, skin tone, face shape. At one time, I hated hearing that. Now, at 37, I embrace …

Thank You: Being A (My) Mother’s Daughter

I tell my mother often, “Thank you.” When I tell her that, she looks at me as if I did something wrong. Then she asks, “What did you do?” or …