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Sole Searching

Tomorrow I will pack up the contents of my shoe closet and put it in storage. While I am not necessarily a person that loves shoes, I do...

Pipe Organs, Politeness, and the Possibility of Change

My downstairs neighbor has been listening to a CD that must be called Sad, White Christians with Pipe Organs, on repeat, almost 24 hours...

Authentically Self-Conscious

Last week, while walking through my neighborhood, I saw a family sitting in their front yard. All of the adults and teens were smiling and..

Life Wheels and 2020 Vision

While I try not to wait for the New Year to make resolutions, I do use this season to do personal assessments and goal-setting. For the last

Superwoman's Destiny

In the last few months, as I have been trying to create space in my closets (and mind!), I have come across dozens of poems that I wrote in

Saving All My Love for Etymology

I think we can all agree that Whitney Houston was one of the best singers to ever walk the face of the earth! So, when I perform her songs i

Roller Coasters and Personal Happiness

It was more than a decade ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Due to an ill-fated combination of my body dimensions and retro desi

Relationship RULEvelations, Life Lessons Learned the Hard Way

I wrote the Relationship RULEvelations in 2011 and 2012, shortly after separating from my ex. Now, all these years later, they still ring tr

An Actual Note to Self

Happy Birthday, girlfriend! I am writing to tell you that I am so proud of your journey to this point and overjoyed about the possibilities