Peeking around at the room full of patients, I couldn’t believe my mother had dragged me to this place, again. After checking in, we waited to be called back. Finally, the elderly white woman came out and called my name. I was 11-years-old with more attitude than I could handle. Not only did I not […]
Read More Let’s Chat Mental Health – Therapy Is OkInspiration. It’s something we go looking for when we need a dose of creativity. It’s also something that finds us. A few days ago I took to Instagram to ask others what inspires them. This prompted me to turn inward and journal about what inspires me. Here’s what I listed: Who I am Who I […]
Read More Mindset Monday – Seeking Inspiration“I’ve been writing since my mother birthed me.” These are the words that rang in my head as I looked at the piece of paper in front of me. Yesterday I was sorting through papers and came across an award I won in second-grade for creative writing. Reading the paper, I was overwhelmed with a […]
Read More NostalgiaNovember 11, 2017 10:00 AM The videos Coretta and I have been recording are what got us here. Yesterday we sat down to record our final video. I spoke of the night I tried to kill Aaron but we had to cut it short due to intense flashbacks. Over the past five months, Coretta […]
Read More Incarcerated Letters – Letter Five: The Truth10/25/18 I’m in a period of transformation that scares me. I’m learning, slowly, to love myself in the same way I’ve loved others. I’e loved me so deeply it nearly killed me. I’ve loved women so beautiful in my eyes, I was certain I’d make them my wife. And each of them took a piece […]
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