PinnedI Was the Only Black Person at the Rock Concertor was I? — Monday night, I went to my first concert of 2022: Inhaler at the 9:30 Club in D.C. First of all! It was a fantastic show. The boys (Eli, Josh, Ryan, and Robert) played amazingly, and had the sold-out house quaking. If only they had stayed a little longer…but it’s alright…Black Women5 min readBlack Women5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·PinnedWe Should Be More Mindful When Sharing Racist Media With BIPOCSometimes hitting the share button does more harm than good — In this new age of technology, it is almost customary to share every detail about your life, everything you see or experience, with anyone who will listen. Using our voices on social media lets us feel like we’re really here, like we have something important to say about the world…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Published in ANiN Magazine·Dec 30, 2022Supercut Cole“I miss everything all the time,” Cole said — The first time I met Cole was at a party in the Hills, crouched at the edge of a glittering infinity pool, with a camera held up to his eye. He was so engrossed in taking those pictures, stunning the drunk partiers with bright flashes, that he didn’t even hear…Fiction Friday3 min readFiction Friday3 min read
Nov 23, 2022Shh! I’m recognizing patternsI have nothing to say but that won’t stop me from blogging! — This is just me popping in for a second on tha Hot Blog to say hello! Where the hell have I been, loca? I have been working like an adult and listening to The 1975’s new album on repeat while avoiding socializing with my friends, that’s where! It was bitterly…Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
Sep 10, 2022I created a publication!Supporting my own writing in the meantime — Heyyy…I did it, y’all! Remember my last post when I lightly raged against the MFA industrial complex and the homogenous nature of literary journals today? And remember when I thought about just making my own publication on Medium to have a place to share my writing on my own time? …Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Published in ANiN Magazine·Sep 10, 2022Fireworks“This is it, she thought in that split second. We’re going to die now.” [originally written in 2019] Malia focused her attention on the night sky above her, attempting to locate any constellations she could. Orion’s Belt was always too easy, but it still counted. And here, stopped at the…Fiction10 min readFiction10 min read
Aug 27, 2022The literary journal wormhole + MFA voice“We lean toward literary fiction” Oh, brother, this guy stinks! [First, thank you all for giving my post, I Was the Only Black Person at the Rock Concert, all the love! Your comments and anecdotes made me feel so supported. You like me! You really like — *mic cuts out*] …Humor5 min readHumor5 min read
Jun 30, 2022The Notes Series: On Time and the Importance I Place On ItUnemployment really makes the time fly — Due to my lack of storage on my phone (and my resistance to paying for an upgrade to expand said storage), I’ll be copy/pasting my most profound and most mundane notes app thoughts here, on the blog, for safe keeping. Maybe I’ll add onto those old notes, if I have…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Jun 7, 2022The Notes series: 10:27pmMy advice to college grads (now that I have a job and know everything) Due to my lack of storage on my phone (and my resistance to paying for an upgrade to expand said storage), I’ll be copy/pasting my most profound and most mundane notes app thoughts here, on the…College2 min readCollege2 min read
Jan 22, 2022The One-Hit-Wonders of My Spotify LikesWhen one song hits but the rest do not — Poor unfortunate souls. Where are your parents? And why are you the lonely golden child of their entire discography? Since I live on Spotify, a lot of the spare time I would normally spend mindlessly scrolling through [insert social media app] is now used up by going down music rabbit…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
