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There’s always going to be something going on with you or with someone you love. If you’re not distracted by your own problems, maybe you feel heavy with all …
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A few weeks ago, I went to judge a Youth Poetry slam at the famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the Lower East Side of New York City. I’m always amazed …
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My children are fourteen months apart. It has not been easy raising them, even with their father present and active in their life. It hasn’t been until recently that …
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I’m not exactly sure when the “I’m waiting for my king” or the “I’m a queen” rhetoric started to run rampant on social media. I just never bought into …
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At my desk, I receive mail from various authors enclosing their manuscripts for both my leisure reading as well as for possible future review. Here is an excerpt from the …
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I T S I N V I T A T I O N S E A S O N ! Now that the self-promises of the New Year have finally …
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I’m penning this from my hotel room in Pensacola, FL – where the floods have hit. 36 people have been reported dead and two of them have drowned in their …
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As far as our ex’s go, when it’s over, it’s over.. Or is it? Unless a large amount of effort is put into make things work the second time around …
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I’m sitting here in my wooden boat, In the middle of this ocean – alone. Writing this letter in case no one finds me. I just never thought I could …
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After hours of being slave to MAC products, hair brushes, flat irons, and our personal wardrobes, the time eventually comes for us to rush off to that event that …
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