Whenever my mother’s voice ricochets, I suddenly think of the first night I slept with a man. I think of the moments before he poured his sorrow in me – the ecstasy, the minute euphoria of …
Tag: Relationships
Am I afraid to have children? Yes, definitely. Not because of the usual “having people depend on me” type of reason, but the ones along the lines of “if they have a spec of the mischief …
I feel- Stuck. Low. Lil sad. Dash of self pity. Hopelessness trying to creep in. (no, you can’t come) Bored. Foggy. Fuzzy. Ready for a big, fat cozy bed. I miss some people Lover-friends mostly 21, …
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a bold, exceptional and well-curated book about…wait for it…the sex lives of African women within and outside the continent. I say bold because we do …
I grew up in a devout Christian family with strong cultural backgrounds as well. My mother and aunts always lectured me about what a good woman should and should not do. It was about how I …
Part One: HOW TO MAKE A PORTIONPlaylist: I Get Lifted- Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa “It’s witching time!” Open your doors and windowsLet the air flow freely through the entirety of your sacred spaceLight a candle and …
I became disabled in my mid-thirties. So I lived a lifetime as an able-bodied person, and I always wonder if anybody else who starts life as a disabled person ever misses the life they had before. …
I’m on Tinder. I’m sure it’s common knowledge. If it’s not, well you know something about me now. So, my bio says “I’m looking for a summer romance”. Pretty simple right? You would think so. However, …
Everyone talks about Grey’s Anatomy as the series that goes on and on. Season 18 and still running. I get it. To most people, it’s an unending medical series. To me, it’s about women being bosses, …
Do you dream of a forever love? A lot of us will probably respond with an affirmative “yes”. Romantic love, with all its ups and downs, is one of the revered things in the world. People …