So I recently quit a perfectly decent, full-time, salaried job in order to actively pursue my actual creative pursuit of writing freelance and its been the most challenging decision I’ve ever had to make. Let’s just put it like this, I had to go through a series [...]
I'm on this spiritual journey, y'all...I'm aligning these chakras, nourishing my soul, taking the time to understand my body and its needs and vibrating higher everyday! And I'm finally starting to gain momentum, I'm getting the hang of this magick shit and it is quite lovely. One of the concepts I've had the longest time unfolding has been this idea of merging [...]
Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States, is truly going to make America great again... AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT! In contemplating the results of the presidential election from a place of spirit, I've found a sense of peace with it all. Maybe America needed this Trump [...]
... I am not meant to be a slave. I am not meant to be anyone's subordinate. I am not meant to take orders from anyone whose as enslaved as I. I am not meant to respect hierarchies, ignoring the fallacies of those "in power." I am not meant to be satisfied with earning a [...]
I feel like I'm always doing the most. Trying to be the perfect role model, the ideal dating material, the politically correct writer, the consistent mentee, the most badass revolutionary, the considerate sister and the greatest friend. I'm fucking exhausted. I feel like I don't even know who I am sometimes because I'm so goddamn [...]
I FUCKING LOVE TO READ! I'm a huge book nerd, I always say that my library is more important than my wardrobe and I stand by that statement forever. The books I read often reflect the moments I'm going through in my life. If I yearn for some romance, I usually cuddle with a romance novel instead [...]
So let me start off by saying that I truly appreciate Orange is the New Black. I love the cutting-edge narratives and their intersectional approach, the unfolding of the prison industrial complex and its atrocities and, of course, the tremendously talented actresses who make up the cast of this [...]
Birth control is defined as the intentional practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies typically by use of contraception. The history of birth control is tough but beautiful and diverse. Thousands of methods, ranging from inserting crocodile dung into the vagina to tying raccoon testicles to the body, have been created and implemented by women from as [...]
I remember sitting across from my college advisor, eager to tell him the new major I'd chosen to specialize in. "Women's studies," I said with the enthusiasm of a child in a toy store. I was so excited to finally learn about my womanly identity after being a Criminal Justice major, bored with the overly [...]
From as early as I can remember, society has been arguing about the varying levels of hair politics. From discussing if perming is cultural appropriation to challenging the notion that women can't rock a light caesar, hair has always stirred up controversy especially among communities of color. One of my favorites of all [...]
