Our new(est) home

We are happy. Ecstatic in fact. Thank you, God.

I GOT AN APARTMENT!

Homeless

I don’t have a place to live.  I want to cry.

and then there was nothing

I haven’t been sleeping well.  I wake-up with unnerving glimpses of dreams. Visions linger and disturb me during the more serene moments.  I’ve been asking and praying to feel something.  That request has… Continue reading →

What if…

This was in the New York Times this morning: On Feb. 21, 1965, former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims as he was about to… Continue reading →

Dear Libya

Dear Libya,   Don’t give up. It will be worth it.  I believe in you.   Always,   me

Insomnia

Ugh.  I’m up super early again.  Ugh. My inability to deal with my student’s death is weighing on me. I met up with a bunch of people for drinks last night and it… Continue reading →

A friend gives birth

This morning I received a picture message of my new pseudoniece.  My first friend from Chicago gave birth to a baby girl last night/this morning.  It’s like the balance my world needed.  A… Continue reading →

Student Suicide

I can’t sleep because a student I worked with two years ago killed herself. As a society we failed her.  It’s not something any one person should have done differently.  She, and her… Continue reading →

My dog almost ate a kid

Being settled has afforded me the time to do things like walk my dog daily.  I know it seems like it’s an ordinary task — it should be, but it wasn’t for a… Continue reading →