Tag: writing
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RnR’s Interview: Nude Lipstix
Beauty, brains, ambition, vulnerability and all that is in between. I first came across Nudelipstix‘s blog when My Sister’s Keeper’s blogging journey began. Her page and posts, resonated with me because of her honesty. The internet is filled with people who appear to have picture perfect lives, and sometimes it’s hard to relate or see…
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Book Review: Behold The Dreamers
One of my goals this year was not only to read more books but to also read more books from Black or minority authors. I think it’s important to diversify when reading, but also to broaden your horizons to other styles of writing, but also perspectives. It can never be a bad thing, so when…
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In Her Eyes: Chapter 15 & 16
Chapter 15 As our first trip together approached, I begin to think of all the things that could go wrong. Taryn and I had been together for about 2 months at this point and I had barely told her about my family history, I figured my mother would find it easier to divulge to her…
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Why Braiding My Daughter’s Hair Has Become Important To Me
In Black culture, hair is legit life! There is huge symbolism and importance to hair, it’s almost ritualistic. We know this isn’t central to solely in Black culture, but also many other cultures. Many of us can recount the hours we spent in our mother’s laps having our hair braided, we have previously blogged about…
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How Do We Remain Connected in a Long term Relationship?
Real talk, is your current relationship the way it was when you first met? How many of you had to think about that answer? I’m not talking the way they’ve or you’ve changed physically, I mean the way you treat and are with each other. What makes it change and what do we need to…
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How To Stop Overthinking Like A Boss
Whooowey! We are those people!✋ We run so many miles in our head, we could be fitness instructors. We fully raise our hands up to that…If we can think of all of the possible events which could occur, then we do that to the 100th degree. It helps us to mentally plan out every eventuality, which…
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In Her Eyes: Chapter 13 & 14
Chapter 13 I lose complete track of time at Taryn’s and by the time I was tucked up in bed, it was a quarter past one in the morning. Our evening was filled with numerous discussions and laughter. After discovering that we support the same football team, Marcus no longer saw me as a threat.…
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Splinters
I wonder, does anyone really ever know Y-O-U?Not the Y-O-U in front of your family or your friends. The Y-O-U behind the face.The Y-O-U who is your thoughts and feelings.The Y-O-U who Y-O-U go to bed with every night. The Y-O-U who knows your greatest fears and regrets.The Y-O-U who is too scared to speak…
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Anger
Anger is eating away at me Not all of me, but the parts that matter. The carefree, jovial parts of me. Anger is making me bitter I no longer find joy in the things associated with you Anger is filling me up with darkness Visceral and negative Anger is making me cry on a daily…
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Why I Won’t Be Having A 2nd Child
Everyone’s got an idea of what their “perfect” family is, from the gender, possibly their names and most certainly the number of children they’d like to have…well I (R1) wasn’t that person. I admit that at around 12 or 13, I might have dedicated a couple pages in a scrapbook to my potential family, but…
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