Musings
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we need to do better.
We need to do better. We as in this community, this country, this society, this world – we need to do better for the black community. Black Lives Matter. I will never experience the struggles, racism, hardships, disrespect and discrimination the black community experiences on a daily basis, as they have for hundreds of years.…
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Reads Sparking Joy
Reads Sparking Joy Just popping by mid-week to offer a few reading suggestions, as a treat. The article I’m Clinging to Personal Writing More Than Ever Right Now by Harling Ross (also referenced in this post) has me nodding my head in unison. I’m finding comfort, solidarity and mucho entertainment in personal essays and other…
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Community on the Corner of 64th and Carlton
It’s hard to begin a sentence with “In West Philadelphia,” because well, you know. But that’s how this begins… In West Philadelphia, Overbook specifically on the corner of 64th and Carlton, once resided an Italian restaurant called Lebano’s. I believe this place to be to be my first memory. My brother’s probably, too. I was…
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checking in
Checking in The lyrics of Madonna’s “Hung Up” plays in the background of my mind. “Time goes by, so slowly…” There are days when time flies by. Then are days that drag like a 3-hour college lecture. “How is it only 2 o’clock,” I’ll wonder. Some days are filled with grief, stress, sadness, while others…
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on slowing down
Hey friends, I hope you’re doing well and are hanging in there <3 To start off… I once had in my drafts a blog post titled “My inability to slow down”. For whatever reason, I scrapped the idea of that post and churned out this post instead. But the idea of revisiting that idea of…
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going on, despite…
I considered titling this post “writing and feeling things”, because that’s what is going on at this moment. Sitting at home, allowing myself to feel a lot of things I would very much prefer to not be feeling. Angrily, I began writing and spewing every thought and word that entered my brain, a stream of…
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My favorite contemporary artists and photographers
Hello friends, I’m wishing you the happiest of Fridays. I hope you have something nice and relaxing planned for your weekend. Today, I’d like to share some of my favorite contemporary artists here. Rather then write a long blog post, I figured I’d let the art do the talking. I’ve linked the artists’ websites and…
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a badass at rest
“Be a badass at rest,” my therapist said to me after I lamented about my inability to sit still and not let negative thoughts swirl in moments of stillness and quiet. “You’re still a badass, you’re just resting.” This mantra of being a “badass at rest” has been incredibly useful in my day-to-day life, and…
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a gallery.
Welcome to a new year and a new decade, friends. My first post of 2020 will be a collection of memories from 2019, which serves as a reflection and as a reminder of where I want to be. Specifically when it comes to photography. I’ve recently been inspired by the photography of Italian photographer Cristina…
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Figuring out your niche? Or figuring out yourself?
“What’s your niche?” It’s a question that any writer is familiar with. Having a niche topic as an writer makes you more easily discovered, helps you cultivate an engaged audience, and makes you more desirable to brands. There are many benefits of having a niche, and it is certainly important to have one. Having a…