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Poor People Ain’t Got No Time For Life

It has dawned on me as I have gotten older and been on this adulting journey how much of my life is taken up by whatever I need to do to get by. Whether it was a job or jobs or scrimping or even being on welfare, the acts of sacrifice one makes to live.Continue reading “Poor People Ain’t Got No Time For Life”

Trans at the Spa

Recently there is a case out of LA where female patrons were upset about someone who identified as trans being in I’m assuming a sauna like area of a spa and whose genitals were exposed. I saw the video weeks ago where some lady is complaining about this person being exposed. The other day IContinue reading “Trans at the Spa”

Leslie

Leslie by Omar Tyree is one of my favorite books. It combines so many elements; drama, murder, action and a heaping dose of commentary on Black social conditions in America. It reads as almost like a movie ,it’s that visually descriptive. I can smell, see and taste the characters and the settings. Set in oneContinue reading “Leslie”

Reflections

I have been living my truth daily for 9 years now. For 9 years, I have woken up and known myself to be a woman. Everyday even on my worst ,I have tried to honor that truth as best I can while simultaneously questioning standards and rules and laws and all the outside noise thatContinue reading “Reflections”

If Fear is All You Have To Give

Talking nowadays can be so challenging. I think that the world is in such a constant ,omnipresent state of chaos and confusion. Everybody is playing guesswork and we’re reaping the benefits of a society that says one thing, means another and pushes enough discord to encourage polarization. It makes for some very loaded conversations andContinue reading “If Fear is All You Have To Give”

The Porsche

Tasha sighed aloud to herself watching the dull but jubilant nightlife of Roosevelt Square. Every time she came out here to work which was going on 6 days a week at 8 months in counting, she thought of how much she stuck out in the heavily Indian and South American neighborhood. It made her positionContinue reading “The Porsche”

Mama

Terry McMillan is one of my favorite authors. I’m not one for favorites, usually liking a variety of anything. But Ms. McMillan stands out for honing a very distinctive Black woman sound to her words. Her characters are usually strong, impressive Black women who stick to their guns; good, bad or indifferent. The heroine ofContinue reading “Mama”

Passionfruit

Passion fruit I can feel pretty sometimes Beautiful even. And then it can dissolve terribly And I confess I feel like an ugly bitch And I realize at times I’ve been ignorant to my worth To be trans at times you feel defective.. They can make you feel so less than,so inferior And all youContinue reading “Passionfruit”

Excerpt of ‘Fat Girl’

FAT GIRL “ So you’re really leaving me?”, I asked confused looking into the eyes of my girl Shai. We were in my room sitting on the edge of my King size bed. The lights were dimmed and the candles were lit . I’d been planning to have tonight be special. Our year anniversary, wild crazy sex noContinue reading “Excerpt of ‘Fat Girl’”

Straightest place on earth

Written sometime in 2011 Straightest place on earth A hot,dark dewy night, the air smells of potential, fears and delights. So many places one can escape to unviewed, untroubled to relieve the burden Of rock hard dicks, slow tight, grip-able assholes. And yet here is no one there. No stares, Wherever them dl boys at they aint here. Whats a bitch gotta do To get some pipeContinue reading “Straightest place on earth”