I spent New Years Eve solo. It’s unorthodox, but it’s a decision that I wouldn’t have made a year ago. My entry into 2019 was refreshing...

The luxury of being single with no kids is not having holiday obligations. Instead of worrying about gifts (which I told my family I...

Parenting and upbringing play a greater role on adulthood than I realized. Whether our childhoods were traumatic or ideal, personal...

I made myself physically sick this week. I’m no scientist, so I don’t have logical justification, but I believe that sickness can be a...

Earlier this year, I read The Alchemist. It’s essentially about a character in pursuit of treasure. Embarking on a journey with the...

Well-intentioned people can cause damage. I know this because I am one of them, a well-meaning damage causer. I believe in helping people...

Fall, my favorite season, had a short run this year. Branches lost their leaves and were covered in snow the following week. Shoveling...

Yesterday I almost deleted a post from instagram because I was momentarily caught up in the limited number of likes. Both logically and...

Yesterday I sat in a Baltimore restaurant called Ida B.’s Table eating Southern-inspired shrimp and grits in a Creole cream sauce. It’s a...

The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. My brother told me this a while ago, and the more I attend therapy, the more his...

Life has been poetic for me this year. It’s been full of melodies, structure, and prominent devices like repetition. Repetition in life...

I stated last week that my year of 30 has been a year of shedding. I like the sound of that. It’s philosophical and artistic. In reality...

It’s said that when a seed is planted, a significant amount of growth takes place below the surface before anything breaks through the...

Over the weekend I had a poetry performance that went horribly. I performed two poems, but the first one did not engage the crowd. I...

I finally realized why I haven’t found love. I’ve spent the last decade in search of something I’ve never defined for myself. I was...

Summer ends this week as my favorite season, autumn, begins. Being born in the fall, my love for multi-colored leaves and hoodie weather...

The more time I spend building relationships –both friendly and romantic- the more I realize communication is not a given. For the...

I was one show away from being done with the HBO hit Insecure. Getting bored with the lack of update in Molly’s love life and the lack of...

I often hear that most businesses take 3-5 years to get on their feet. Therefore, I spent this final part of the series talking to one of...

I don’t plan on teaching traditionally beyond this year. When I say that, I often receive questions like, “What are you going to do?” or...