That Blue Light Over Queens: Part 1No one believed me when I said that blue light changed me but it did. I’ll never forget it.Dec 20, 20231Dec 20, 20231
WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? A Space Reclaimed.It’s been a whole year of living in this space. This solace. This bliss. It’s difficult to imagine what life was like before this. Before…Sep 10, 20212Sep 10, 20212
Why I Quit: A Work Fable.Like popsicle sticks stuck on flimsy construction paper, her mouth glued shut. I just sat there and stared in awe while her lips moved but…Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
SEEDS FOR NEESIE: A TALE OF RE-ENTRY.For months, it was just my dog and me. Walking our somber Queens neighborhood. I couldn’t see him. I couldn’t see her. I couldn’t see them…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
When Death Became Him: My Father’s Biggest SecretMy father never left this country. I’m pretty sure he didn’t even own a passport. He, a reclusive athlete from the east side of Cleveland…Aug 6, 2021Aug 6, 2021
What They Don’t Tell You When You Become a Teacher.It never crossed my mind to be an educator until I met Ms. Dora Hudson. A compact and mighty, open-mouthed laughing black woman. I am…Jul 9, 2021Jul 9, 2021
MY LOPSIDED AFRO, HOSPITAL GOWNS, AND THE MAN WHO LOVED ME.I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was a frigid day in Queens and I laid in my bed about to close my eyes for the night. My…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
When I walk, I change. And why you should walk too!“Every great dream begins with a dreamer, you have within you the strength, the patience, and passion to reach for the stars and change the…Mar 4, 20181Mar 4, 20181
