What are the hurts you’ve carried, unvoiced by your own heart for all of these years? What experiences lurk in…
Today.
Today I found myself weeping in the bread aisle. In the bread aisle, and the wine aisle, and while examining…
Molly and the Kintsugi Women
On the first episode of the second season of HBO’s Insecure, Molly (Issa’s best friend) visits a therapist. There is awkardness to…
Not Guilty.
“These systems aren’t broken. They work exactly the way they were intended to.” -Dr. Sean Eversley Bradwell, Intro to African…
Pietà
One of my favorite novels is Toni Morrison’s Beloved. In it, the protagonist Sethe, commits infanticide to avoid seeing her…
Shea Failure
Unless you’ve been living cozily under a rock for the past 24 to 36 hours, you have probably heard about…
Americanah vs. Nigeria
A week ago I returned to the states from a several days long visit to Nigeria with my family. I’ve…
The Ex-Factor
I love a good podcast. One of the perks of living alone is getting to blast one in my apartment,…
Tomi Lahren. Controversial. Conservative. Canceled.
It’s been kind of a rough day, but this news was just the honey I needed in my tea. No,…
Vino and Grievances 