

:: CHAPTER Twenty Six
Before I even knew what, or rather who, it was I needed, God decided that I needed a life-long ride or die. A partner in crime (and in...
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Feb 5, 20181 min read
:: XXIV. Grams
Though Black History Month is more than just a month-long celebration for those of us, like myself, who are black three hundred and...
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Feb 5, 20183 min read
:: Parramore Farmer's Market
Among the onset of impending gentrification, the historically and predominately black Parramore neighborhood outside Downtown Orlando has...
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Jan 30, 20182 min read


:: XXIII. Grams
Every so often I am graced with music that just penetrates my entire soul. It speaks, slowly, but in FULL and LUSH sentences. Punctuated...
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Jan 15, 20181 min read
:: (SHE)lves
I have written enough unsent letters to fill enough books to span a century. They stay within the confines of my ruled journal. They...
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