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October 28, 2025

It Could Easily Be You

When I was ten years old, my family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just months after learning to walk again after the car accident. It was the only time we did not live in Chicago during my childhood. Shortly after moving into a big, beautiful home, we were evicted. With only a few family members in… Continue reading

Articles, creative writing, General Topics

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October 12, 2025

Considering the Women in Your Life

I was watching Love Is Blind. The show is pure comedy for me. I really do feel sorry for anyone who takes it seriously. It seems they intentionally cast such young people whose common sense ain’t kicked in all the way yet. Cause love is not blind. Not even a little bit. One of the… Continue reading

Articles, General Topics

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September 21, 2022

Takeover Tuesday: The Invisible Woman: Black Women and Infertility by Yecheilyah Ysrayl

The number of women coming forward about how they can relate to this is truly humbling. Check out my guest post on Navigating the Change blog and if you can relate, be sure to drop a comment on the post (if you feel obliged), so other women can see they are not alone. Click the… Continue reading

Articles

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October 20, 2020

The Mistake

This poem was inspired by Maya Angelou’s “We Wear the Mask,” and Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “Mask.” We define grief as tears, not smiles heartbreaking groans, and complaints an emotion-gripped body that bends and aches a display of physical pain is how we mistake what it means to grieve. We lookout for people who are visibly… Continue reading

Poetry

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November 2, 2017

Coconut Oil Based Toothpaste

Note: I am not a healthcare professional and this should not be substituted for professional advice. I am simply sharing my experience as usual. Please consult a professional if you feel you need to before trying anything new. *** Oral health has a lot to do with your overall health. In fact, bad teeth… Continue reading

General Topics

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January 19, 2017

Herbs and Vitamins for Healthy Teeth

Important health information from Henrietta. My sister-in-law and me were just talking about how most people ignore the fact that unhealthy teeth is directly related to heart conditions. All About Writing and more Our modern diet has caused many of us to become deficient in certain minerals and our teeth can become adversely affected. Cavities… Continue reading

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August 31, 2016

Writer’s Quote Wednesday Challenge – Comedy

Now yall know I love to laugh right? I’m sitting here wondering why I keep thinking about one more thing I needed to post today and then it hit me. Duh! It’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday! So…welcome back to Writer’s Quote Wednesday hosted by Colleen of Silver Threading and Ronovan from Ronovan Writes. Today’s theme is… Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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