Am I a bad woman? Kids are cute, sure, but I just don’t think I want that level of dependence, commitment…
Introverted Mum
I wonder if there are any more of us, as I scan the schoolyard, hoping he’ll be keen to just go straight home today and not have already…
Yesterday I said goodbye to my son. He has taken a job in Nairobi, Kenya. His contract is for a year. He is now completely out of my realm of influence. I remember the day I left him at preschool. He didn’t want to stay and I didn’t want…
When my mother passed away two years ago, I bought a beautiful box, adorned with a peacock and colors that I knew she used to like. It is…
From where do you get your sense of validation?
November 22, New York, New York —
“I came to this country based on this paper,” said Binesh, a Muslim woman from Somalia. She will not release her last name publicly out of fear…
Just a tiny chip
My wife and a large portion of the population of Puerto Rico are fans of telenovelas, the Latin equivalent of soap…
I have been going through journals I have kept over the years and ran across several poems I wrote.
I started this mental exercise of writing 100 naked words nearly a month ago. Everyday I keep thinking what should I write about next day, lots of ideas pops in.
I would like to call myself blessed because even though I’m not too fond of being around people, I’ve had and continue to have some of the nicest friends who keep me grounded with the sanest advice.
This week I hosted two Korean friends of mine that I met in Korea. They came to visit me and to see the incredible cities in the D.C. area. We toured Baltimore, Frederick, and Washington D.C.. It was phenomenal.
I am fairly certain now, that all creativity, all anything anyone ever considers or dreams, actually exists somewhere in the multiverse…
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always tried to suppress my negative feelings especially toward the object of my frustration or anger. I vent, but because I have suppressed so much over the years, it never feels enough.
I created a new post on Medium today to collect together my favourite pieces of writing that I have created. A nice photo mosaic is at the beginning of the post (love this recent feature from Medium) with some relevant links to the actual posts which…
but at least do it for a reason.
I think that it’s good that people can change their mind. It means that we can consider various viewpoints, reason them out and arrive at a logical conclusion.
When I am immersed in you, all my sins are washed away.
Even though you are rough at times, it’s ok because we all have our bad days.
Good/bad, up/down, peace/turmoil, yin/yang.