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5 Quotes That Inspire Me as a Woman and Writer
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“I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I’ll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side.” –Audre Lord Society isn’t too keen on Blacks, women and the gay community. A Black lesbian, Audre had nearly all…
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10 Books That Encouraged Me to Write
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I’ve pretty much always been both an avid reader and writer. And though I loved the books that I read as a child, none of them encouraged me to write. I couldn’t personally relate to them. Oh, but lo and behold…the day that I snuck a book from my mother’s…
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My Story: A (Re)Introduction
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Blessedly, my story isn’t plagued with instances of how I was told that I’d never amount to anything or that I was less than. It was the exact opposite. I was the girl that even strangers believed in. One of my earliest memories goes back to a day kindergarten during…
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Doing it should be saved for passion
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Though it won’t be explosive every single time, it should never be forced. You should never do it because you fear the consequence of not doing it. You should do it because you have a deep itch that need be scratched. Because at that second, nothing else resides in your…
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Soul Secrets
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Making an anonymous donation to a supported Indiegogo account Giving the boy at the bus stop your only umbrella Mailing yourself a love letter Gifting her something from her public wish list on Amazon Stopping a teenage girl to sincerely tell her how beautiful she is Wearing a particular ring…