It Changes Everything
Volatile. That is what life looks like sometimes. Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse, life has some serious tricks up her sleeve. It is something that I have...
View ArticleHe Really *is* JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
As a prelude to my “Friends with Benefits” post [yes, I am writing an FWB piece], I thought I’d post an article I stumbled upon on Boundless.org whose contents I was able to relate with 100% primarily...
View ArticleDear John
Written for Readers Cafe Africa on real life experiences of married/previously married couples in Uganda. Dear John, It has been a while since I last hand-wrote a letter. It has also been a while since...
View ArticleHunger for Sisterhood
This evening, all roads in my world lead to my church’s youth pastor’s home for a thing I like to call the ladies’ pajama party even though we’ve called it the DIVA’s night in. Granted in the past I...
View ArticleInquiry into Faith II: A Day at the Mortuary
I think I have a little bone to pick with The Most High. This past week has been, to understate, somewhat of a lame one for me and mine. I recently came into responsibility – the mommy(ing) kind – when...
View ArticleThe Darkness is Rising | He Reminds me of the Moon
| He reminds me of You | This morning, I sat down with a bowl of oatmeal and contemplated your presence. After a 17-minute shower filled with thoughts of regret about yesterday’s conversation, the...
View Article…and So we Rarefied with Technology
Written in honour of Friendship Appreciation Month! When I was younger, on an ordinary day you would be sure to find me playing outside with the people I called my friends. We played house and fought...
View ArticleA Prayer for Desirable Things
May I still remember the bright hours that found me walking over the silent hills of my childhood, or dreaming on the margin of a quiet river, when a light glowed within me, and I promised my early...
View Articlespeak, mind, speak!
We sat there, you and I. Shifting gazes back and forth the door and each other as if waiting for someone to storm in and fill the awkward silence. That would have been great, if only I didn’t have so...
View ArticleI Was Here
This is a kind of stone-in-my-shoe thought that causes you to frequently evaluate the impact of your existence … I was Here (Written by Diane Warren; Performed by Beyonce Knowles-Carter) I want to...
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