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32 before 32- Lesson 13: Honor Your Feelings

Anger. Hurt. Exhaustion. Helplessness. Anxiety. Pride. This lesson comes to you four days removed from Jacob Blake being shot seven … More

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Slings and Arrows from #295

I felt ashamed for letting this affect me so much, considering I was given ample chances to transfer schools from my parents. I felt that I did this to myself so, this feeling is was what I deserved.

black bloggers, black lives matter, black stories, black writers, blogging, boys will be boys, high school life, jokes, middle school life, name calling, racism, racist jokes, slings and arrows, social anxiety, story telling, story time, token, trauma, writers

32 before 32- Lesson 6: Take Care of Yourself

We all go through trials, that is part of the human experience, but there is no reason to bear those trials alone.

32 by 32, anxiety, bipolar, black bloggers, black community, black stories, black writers, depression, health, life lessons, mental health, physical health, self care, self care is not selfish, self help, social anxiety, Who am I?

Thoughts while social distancing

As I write this first post of 2020 (!!!) the world is in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. First … More

anxiety, blogging, COVID-19, feelings, identity, introspection, mental health, reflection, social distancing, social media, writing

A place for Us (dedicated to 53140)

What if  I told you there was a place where No man is an Island? Where the joy of each … More

A Little Talk about Cellophane

I’m a theatre kid at heart. Yeah I spent 15 years playing sports and I coach them now, but my … More

anxiety, cellophane, feelings, men's mental health, mental health, musical theatre, social anxiety, theatre

I love you man (?)

*a mid-twenty something-year-old me and some of my friends out at a bar one night in 2013* “Can we take … More

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You’re black, but not like “black black”

I got some inspiration and now I’m back on the horse talking about something that I have a ton of … More

being black, black community, black enough, black people, identity, mental health, who am i?

The Elephant in Me part 2 (high school)

For the first part of this series, check out The Elephant in Me (part 1 Elementary/Middle school) Most people look … More

ally, bisexual, black community, closeted, family matters, feminism, gay, lesbian, lgbtqa, men's mental health, mental health, pride, questioning, trans, transgender

Dear hyper-masculinity and those that choose to push it on to the world,

Honestly…just fuck off. No, that’s too easy. Sit for a little bit while I pick apart your pathetic existence. As … More

feminine, feminism, feminity, hypermasculinity, masculine, masculinity, men's mental health, mental health

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