My sister Keke would have been forty years old today. I am her keeper because I still listen to her words of advice. She was the first person I would call when I was a bind or an emotional wreck…. Read More ›
Narratives
Ladies: Our Male Friends Have Motives
I was talking to a “male friend” of 20 years today. I’ll give you the back story upfront. We met in summer school in Brooklyn between my Junior and senior year of high school. Things didn’t work out between us… Read More ›
Reconfiguring of the “Self” in a Waste Land
Under the blood burning moon, she had come over the crest of the hill. No blossoms on the trees – thirty degrees – but it was warm enough. He was clinging to the quality of her sugar-flawed skin,… Read More ›
Impending Peak
I was sitting at my desk the other day thinking of a rendezvous, and I got a visual of a man entering a woman (I was pretty distracted). At the same time, I thought of the twitter trending topic #TheMoment. Those… Read More ›
My Female Persuasion 