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Gaman, Eid, and an ATL Invite
I have some food in my bag for you. Not that edible food. The food you eat? No, I have some food for thought. —Erykah Badu, “Appletree” Gaman is another Japanese philosophy I learned about recently and been trying my best to practice. It means “enduring the seemingly unbearable with…
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Shedding Old Skin, Exploring New Work: Jezebel, Malcolm X, and Ikigai
HERE ME READ THIS POST INSTEAD. Old skin. That’s what I’ve been calling the aspects of my life that’s been feeling so womp-womp lately. My habit of spending hours on social media with no satisfaction in return was…THAT. Old skin shit. How I’m spending my time and my attention during…
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Am I Getting Old? I Don’t Know, Just Give Me the Strawberries
Am I getting old? I be wanting my birthdays fully dressed like the best kinda po boy. Baby, take me on a trip. ‘Cross country, yes! Outta the country, YES! Hotel room fabulous and Uber Black rides around town, but a hotel suite that includes a driver is even better.…
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Open Letter to My PenPal: On My Son’s Wrongful Detainment, Roadtrips with Strangers, Fiction that Frees Us, and Enslaved Muslims
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS POST INSTEAD. I’m so at peace, cousin. How are you? CJ is doing wonderfully. I’m so grateful for that. Thank you for asking and for caring. After his traumatic wrongful detainment in Savannah this past December, he’s still choosing to LIVE. He’s exploring Louisiana…
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“What’s the Story?”: On Jealousy, Ramadan, and Dr. Patricia Stewart
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO ME READ THIS POST. “What’s the story, Michael?” We cracked up! Loud too, in the middle of the super quiet Methodist church. That’s exactly what she would’ve said in the tone she would’ve said it. And, whether or not my feelings about not being able…