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December 22, 2021

I wouldn’t change a thing.

Now, a wise and intelligent person would've jumped at any remote opportunity of dating a woman like her, but alas, at the time, I was only intelligent. I was a billion miles away from any sort of wisdom.
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  • Poetry
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January 20, 2021

The Next Ten Years

10 years ago, you were focused on bouncing back from a disastrous GPA.9 years ago, you were determined to get a career in government.8 years..
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December 25, 2020

Mulled Wine For A Yummy Yule & Cozy Christmas

Mulling over the details of that project you need to submit while working from home? Attending a virtual holiday party and you find yourself strategically..
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  • Essays & Thoughts
  • On Spirituality & Philosophy
December 21, 2020

Yuletide Greetings for a Solemn Solstice

How does one begin a reflection piece on the year 2020 and the meanings of the Winter Solstice during the holiday season? Do Hanukkah and..
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  • Culture
December 1, 2020

Sha-Née Williams: A Different World

Growing up, many of us imitate our parents. We talk like them, we sit like them; we pretend to put on make-up, drink coffee, and..
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  • Poetry
November 16, 2020

my old self

i don’t have the same skin anymorebut i still haven’t cleaned away the dust,which means my old skin sleeps comfortably under the bed and under..
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  • Music & Lyrics
September 17, 2020

Paola Proctor: Come Back

Every time Paola Proctor sends me a song I immediately drop what I’m doing and listen to it. Without fail, each of her singles has..
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  • Essays & Thoughts
  • On Motivation
June 24, 2020

Cabin Fever Productivity Cures

What if you wanted to do a few different things to switch up your schedule? Sometimes we need a change of pace and a chance to learn something new, whether it's a hobby or an insight about ourselves. Here are a few creative ideas to do that can expand ways of how you can view your needs/wants and turn them into indoor activities. 
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  • Film & Television
June 19, 2020

20 Films I Love: A Celebration of Black Lives and Filmmakers From The Last Decade

I’ve curated a list of 20 films about black lives dear to my heart, in various genres including horror, animation, science fiction, and romance. I made the list in the hopes that I could expose others to amazing, unique, films about black lives that aren't trauma porn.
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May 22, 2020

Synergy in Symphony: Dancing Over Crosslines

ASTC is not your conventional dance company. Rather than stick to the fine lines and rules of tradition, ASTC lives up to its name by striving to teach, promote, and celebrate diversity in movement and storytelling across different cultures, techniques, generations, and genres.
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March 23, 2020

(Semi) Homemade Turkey Chili

Chili is not so much food as a state of mind. Margaret Cousins Sometimes when life is too much to handle (kinda like it is..
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March 19, 2020

The Beauty of Manifesting

How to Survive Self-IsolationThe definition of manifesting is to “display or show [a quality or feeling] by one’s acts or appearance; to demonstrate”. In other..
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  • Creative of the Month
February 20, 2020

Faceless Portraits, Jessica Hughee

When I interviewed Rita Kwong, A Little Drawer, I’d expressed that I’m fairly easy-to-please when it comes to appreciating art. If I like it, I..
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February 13, 2020

BORTLES!

Why Jason Mendoza Is My Favorite Character in “The Good Place” SPOILERS AHEAD I also should apologize ahead-of-time for the inordinate amount of fangirling. Growing..
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  • Creative of the Month
January 23, 2020

A Little Drawer, Rita Kwong

A few years ago, I was absolutely obsessed with Van Gogh so much so that my uncle bought me his biography, Van Gogh: The Life..
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