Now That I’m In My 40’s, I Totally Get It
This is my week of lists, prompted by Monday’s Weekly Writing Challenge: Lists. Now that I’m in my 40’s, there are issues I used to agonize over in my 20’s […]
Third-Rate Romance
This post is written in response to The Daily Post’s Daily Prompt: One idle day sometime ago, my best friend at the time (a guy) and I decided it would […]
Slave babies should be grateful? Oh no she didn’t!
“Black people in America should be thankful for the slave trade. I mean, they would have been suffering living in Africa today!” The words rang through me like I had […]
Family first?
I used to watch a fair amount of small-claims court TV shows and I’m always frustrated by the amount of family cases brought to the judge. Be it a tortious act or breach of contract, the majority of times, either litigant, when asked “Why?” will answer “Because we’re family.” Judge: […]
Breaking up is hard to do
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the worst break up I have ever experienced. I am still unable to let it go. Toni had been my best friend for […]
Strange Bedfellows
As an immigrant, one of the sacrifices I’ve made upon establishing residence in my new country is the loss of the company of my best friends. I had spent 30 […]
Text messages from the grave
My very good friend and co-worker, Boomer, passed away in hospital one Monday afternoon three months ago. After complaining of breathing problems, he was admitted into hospital Saturday night, diagnosed with […]
