Published in Momentum·PinnedMember-onlyTurning Hammocks Into Nooses: When White US Tourists Bring Their Racism to MexicoNovember 12, 2022 Trigger warning: this post contains photos that may be triggering due to association with racist violence against Black people. Part 1: The Occupation We stretched our bellies, hips, quads, lower backs, and ribcages facing forward in the slack, worn hammocks and watched as impossibly white foam bubbled over, time and again…Racism17 min readRacism17 min read
Published in Momentum·PinnedMember-onlyHow Racists Ruined Our AnniversaryGoing Outdoors While Interracial — It was one of those gloriously bright, extremely windy and slightly brisk days that feels like Fall up north, and feels rare and magical in Southwest Florida. As we hustled to the boardwalk leading to the beach, long strands of my curly hair got stuck in my lip gloss, which…Racism19 min readRacism19 min read
Published in Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Mar 10Member-onlyI Am A Shameless Tree-Hugging, Fish-Obsessed, Nature-Lover. Here’s Why.March 10, 2023 Nature is what’s always been there for me. As a lonely child, when the shouting and occasional crash of a thrown object tore into my ears, echoing, I went outside. Found space in the smooth, cool dirt beneath the enormous tree–I wish I could say with certainty…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 16Member-onlyThat Time I Almost Got Abducted from Burger KingLearning to trust your gut and speak up. February 16, 2023 I was wearing tight zebra-print pants. I recall them vividly; they were soft with short faux fur and flared legs. Late 1995, it had to have been, because I was on my way back from visiting someone in the…Womens Rights11 min readWomens Rights11 min read
Jan 12Member-onlyA Note to the Small-Minded and Arrogant Internet Lurkers Who Swear They Know My LifeJanuary 12, 2023 It takes a mind-blowing abundance of ignorance and arrogance to tell a stranger that what happened to them, didn’t. I’ve been running into this lately on the interwebs. I state a fact about my life experience — something that directly happened to me — and some narrow-minded…Gaslighting2 min readGaslighting2 min read
Jan 11Member-onlyRelationship Baggage (A poem)January 11, 2023 When your wounds Those you earned And those passed down In the helix, the chin, the spleen, the gut Refuse to crust over Because you bang them up and up and up against wooden bar corners and the legs of boardroom conference tables and kitchen islands of…Relationships2 min readRelationships2 min read
Jan 6Member-onlyReclaiming January 6th From Racist TraitorsJanuary 6, 2023 Trigger warning: Confederate flag photo It’s kind of incredible how many of our family’s most cherished memories are marred by the hostile entitlement and the threat of violence from white men. Before I explain further, let me state that there are white men in this world who…Racism8 min readRacism8 min read
Dec 28, 2022Member-onlyCould These Premenopause Products Actually Be Working??Please let it be true. December 28, 2022 I have a tiny old lady from a roadside pharmacy to thank. I had run out of Estroven, the supplement I’d been taking for about two months (just long enough for it to “work”), and was on the hunt for more. It was temporarily out of stock on Amazon Mexico. I have yet to…Menopause5 min readMenopause5 min read
Dec 27, 2022Member-onlyWhy You Won’t Catch Me “On Camera” in Virtual MeetingsDecember 27, 2022 This was the first article I published on Medium in March 2022, and it is due for an update! New text in italics. And if you’ve never read it, enjoy! It was with a heavy cloud of dread descending on me that I realized, circa July 2020…Zoom Meetings16 min readZoom Meetings16 min read
Published in Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Dec 22, 2022Member-onlySilver Linings of Teen MotherhoodDecember 22, 2022 Let me say out of the gate that I’m not promoting teen parenthood. Those who might clutch their pearls over the title are very likely the same people who voted away the right to abortion, so in some respects, I consider this caveat generous of me. If you’re inclined to complain about this article, a. Please read it all the…Parenting7 min readParenting7 min read
