DQOTD #7

Darlene stands over the potted cactus on the patio, examining it, musing how it has burst into a new green phase, with the ugly brown spots disappearing. I ask her what made it start to thrive, and she says,

DQOTD #9

After hearing the director of her MFA program was willing to facetime with students in the class she teaches, she says,

“That’s a real community.”

Darlene Quote of the Day: The Backstory

What? I decided to record a quote of the day from my wife.

How? I am an aspiring filmmaker and thought this project would be a fun opportunity to practice craft. How can I take an interesting, funny, inspiring, intellectual or…

DQOTD #8

Sick on Mother’s Day, buried under a microfleece blanket, watching the James Baldwin documentary, I am Not Your Negro, Darlene says,

“My parents weren’t trying to raise my racial consciousness. They weren’t trying to expose me to James Baldwin. They were trying to raise me asleep.”

DQOTD #28

When looking at a picture of someone with vitiligo, Darlene says,

“I think I almost had vitiligo.”

DQOTD #1

As Darlene gets out of bed, fingering the hem of my soft XL t-shirt, which falls mid-thigh on her, she says,

“If we break up, I’m keeping all your white t-shirts.”

DQOTD #23

When I complain that people aren’t liking or commenting on the blog posts I share on Facebook, Darlene says,

“You want to get more likes and comments on your Facebook post? Stop writing about work and write about your business. You got to put your personal business out there. That’s…

DQOTD #43

When we are looking at at white supremacist comment on our new YouTube channel about our journey as an interracial couple, Darlene says

“It’s because these people even exist that we persist.”

DQOTD #3

I’m outside on the patio, sitting on our comfy patio bench with teal all-weather cushions. I’m eating dinner, a plate of veggie tacos. Darlene stands silently next to me.

Darlene: I sweep the patio.

Me:

DQOTD #2

As I stand at the bathroom mirror, applying foundation makeup to the side of my neck where there is a red pimple, Darlene says,

“How long this been going on?”