Organized is not a four-letter word. However, when I hear it, the four-letter words in my vocabulary fly out of my mouth with a vengeance. Shit is my favorite four-letter go-to word that I associate with being organized. Oh, shit means I’m in big trouble because of my lack of…
Sugar Crisps are the real Breakfast of Champions. Ask any 10 year old, and they will tell you the same. Nothing tops it — not even my favorite southern breakfast: grits, scrambled eggs, and buttered toast or my great grandma’s hotcakes fried in a cast-iron skillet top with butter and…
Glitches happen to all of us. But when they rear their ugly heads, it feels like a personal attack that no one else ever experiences. Like the time your favorite pair of shoes mysteriously began to squeak when you walked into a job interview or when the beautiful flowing skirt…
Perfection is an illusion just outside my reach, yet I can create a masterpiece
as tall as the sky as vast as the ocean
Not one particle of one speck escapes my touch
Not one ounce of love or blood wasted on temporary treasures
smothered or burned to ashes.
Perfection…
The Akward Date
“I have a headache,” he said, then gripped the dinner table and raised his shoulders toward his ears. “It’s not your perfume — seasonal allergies. You know how it is.” He blew his nose loudly as if he were in the privacy of his own home. …
When covid-19 and its variants hit, it was as if I was outside of my body, watching the world change from familiar to upside down. The kind of change that I had only seen in sci-fi movies or read about in doomsday books. The 1995 movie Outbreak comes to mind…
I have hundreds of ideas a day. Over time, I’ve noticed that ideas left unexplored fade away or are realized by someone other than me. In other words, ideas and the memory from which they came have an expiration date. …
Overwhelmed by the number of books stacked in the corner, I knew it was time to clean house. I gently removed layers of dust with a damp cloth. Underneath were bright book covers, catchy titles, and the names of authors who introduced me to new possibilities. Langston Hughes and Maya…
Work from home never ends. No matter how late an email or text arrives, I am obligated to respond. Employers do not complain when employees reply to emails at 10:00 PM but they reward the negative behavior with praise, “I appreciate your dedication and hard work.” …
Friday night Blues floats from the back door of my grandmother’s house as she watches muddy water catfish deep fry until it is golden brown, then served on paper plates while it's too hot to eat. …
