And the strange thoughts I never expected to have.

I’ve read the stories. I’ve seen the awareness campaigns. I’ve even offered condolences to family and friends who’ve suffered. I never thought it would happen to me. This is probably a sentiment shared by many women who have had miscarriages.

Having…

And I can’t say I regret it.

Let me just come clean right off the bat. My hair was already in dire straits before the pandemic began. Through no fault of its own, I’d become a lazy human when it came to self-care and any leisurely activities. I’d been flirting…

Seriously.

The online writing space is saturated with articles on how to turn a profit, maximize productivity and other aspects of career-oriented writing. While generating income through writing is perfectly doable, centering revenue can have the opposite affect. I’ve spent more time in front of a blank page with a…

Navigating my way through love in self-imposed exile.

Okay, “self-imposed exile” is a bit much. Nevertheless, I will attempt to unpack my current situation into bullet points that make sense. I left the United States four months before the 2016 Presidential Election to reside overseas. I’ve since decided I won’t…

We’re all entitled to “new year new me” gym visits, even if it’s just once.

It’s that time of year again, when many of us reflect and look forward to a new beginning. After surviving holiday and winter break-filled feasts and sweets, many people enter the new year resolved to…

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs recently held a hearing addressing the technological disparities affecting Native American communities. Many indigenous people living on tribal lands in the United States are often located in rural areas without access to high-speed internet or even cell service. A year ago, Traci Morris, a…

Technology has revolutionized humanity right down to the most primitive task of finding a mate. With apps like Tinder, happily ever after is possibly just a swipe and an awkward meeting away.

But what happens when couples find themselves in unconventional predicaments? Such was my case when I began exchanging…

Each summer one thing could be certain in my small town on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana — strange White folks descend upon us with their unmarked white vans. Etched in the dirt on the back window, “Honk, if you love Jesus!” They paint houses and…