Author, Editor, Teacher, Expat
We tend, especially we women, to focus on the negative so much that we forget our personal successes. There could be a number of reasons why, but that’s not the focus today. I’ve been beating myself up particularly viciously for not being more consistent here, and in my personal goals (working on my novels, physical…
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Ask three people about Angela Davis, and you’ll probably get four or five different descriptions. Feminist? Communist? Criminal? Scholar? Vice Presidential Candidate? If nothing else, she’s a #blaxit superstar. Her escape and the wisdom she brought back had a powerful impact on societal discourse in the United States. Born black and female in Birmingham,…
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“…once women begin thinking about sexual pleasure, things get particularly terrifying. It begins with sexual parity and ends… where? What will women want after orgasmic equality? Equal opportunity? Equal pay? Equality, full stop? (Answer: All of the above.)” Sarah MacLean’s article in Bustle, “Bashing Romance Novels is Just Another Form of Slut-Shaming” gave me life.…
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I don’t like talking about race. I’ve always wanted to be seen for what I am: an individual, just a person. I have never wanted to be defined by my exterior. But, for most of my life, the outside world has constantly and consistently reduced me to my exterior in just about every interaction. I…
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image credits: mental floss, you plus me equals, bowery boys history Ernest Hemingway called her “the most sensational woman anyone ever saw”. Time Magazine called her a “Negro wench”. Most people just call her Josephine Baker. After leaving the US at 19, she rose to fame in the City of Lights, eventually becoming the…
Read MoreIf you spend a little time on my site, or getting to know me, you’ll discover something. I kind of have a potty mouth. Well, that’s what some might think, but I don’t. In my opinion, there are only two “bad words” in the English language: Should and Have to. Words only have the meaning…
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