i thought i had something to write
Often, I say to myself, “I’m going to write on my blog at least three times a week.” A week ago, that was my plan. I’m told that’s how to sustain readership, by having consistent “content.” How do you...
View Articleyou’ll live
As a kid, I had all types of ailments. Now I know that I hold my emotions in my body, but then I didn’t know that. I just knew that I hurt. Some things were completely internal. During my teen years I...
View Articleold year resolutions
I’m going to try my very best to take a social media break through the end of the year. This time of the year gets me both hypomanic and depressed. I’m energized by the shopping, and shopping is a...
View Articlethe lived in body
Yesterday, I looked at myself in the mirror and was unhappy with what I saw. I’m working through my own fat phobias, but when I saw my body through my eyes, I felt really … bad. I’m at the heaviest...
View Articlewriters write but they must also read
I love to write. I love coming on here, translating my emotions — all my writing begins with emotion — into thought, thought into words. My thoughts, like most, are not linear in nature; they fill the...
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Me on medium
I’ve started a Medium channel to better represent my research interests, and how they intersect with my life as a parent with a mental illness. I’ll still post on here things that are more personal,...
View Articletrouble maker
My kids think I’m a school (district) troublemaker. I appreciate that moniker. I make trouble for equity. I make trouble for Black and Brown and Indigenous children. I make trouble to make sure kids...
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medium round up: December 2020 – January 2021
I’ve been doing a bunch of writing on Medium, and have completely abandoned this space! Here is a round up of everything I’ve written so far. Fences is not the Problem. Black Elitism Is A response to...
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Medium roundup: february 2021
When My Daughter Cut Her Locs, I Cried I was afraid that her releasing her locs was also a way for her to release me. copyright: me! *** We Are Not Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams. We are our Ancestors....
View ArticleI am Going to Therapy Today and I Really Don’t Want To
Cross posted on Medium Image: https://unsplash.com/photos/nJupV3AOP-U But want and need are two different things. And I need this. As I write this, tears are on the verge of spilling over already...
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