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I don't pretend to know how other mothers feel about their children, because I've only ever felt for you. I can truly say that I've been in a constant state...

Hi, Sorry I left you :) I had to get my shit together. You know, my health, finances, life plans, closet organization and a proper sleep routine. More than...

I used to be secretly annoyed when people would say, "It's so and so's birthday today!" I'd wonder to myself, "When will we stop celebrating it? They're dea...

There's nothing like Stage 0 cancer to put a hiccup in your spring plans.

photograph taken by Ms. Latoya Beckles I'm up early on this Saturday morning cleaning my room. If my desk is a mess I'm less productive. There's a line of f...

I lied to June a few months ago and I had to make it right. Did it in our group chat full of women. So, right after I did (tell the lie, that is) I decided...

Around this time about two years ago I was so hopeful. Hillary Clinton was the Presidential opponent against Donald Trump and in my mind, even though she was...

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Hi. I lose my literary voice for weeks at a time. Well, it's always there, but somehow finding the time to write the words really escapes me most days. How...

Earlier this week I was asked how I'd like to spend Mother's Day. Giving it very little thought, I responded by saying, "I'd like to wear my beautiful new w...

When you think about the word, death or dying it usually makes you want to think of something less final. It's a subject that no one wants to touch. Especi...

On Thursday, I decided that I had some poor eating habits. I woke up that morning and it dawned on me that I would soon be going on vacation and didn't quit...

I have a thing for words. I want them all around me all the time. I write on everything that I can find, napkins, receipts, paper any and everywhere. My h...

It is the very last day of the year and how wonderfully fitting that it has gently fallen on a Sunday. I love the holidays, but there is an internal joy tha...

It was Christmas Eve 2005 and I was rushing from Park Avenue to Times Square after work, trying to catch Toys R Us before they closed their doors for the nig...

Thanksgiving is long gone. The turkey has been roasted and carved. The pie has been served and eaten one, twice, three times over. The family members have...

In a land long ago, back when I was 19 years old, I ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches almost everyday in order to save up for an apartment of my very ow...