The Day He Stopped Banging My BrainLord knows there was a time when I wished he had just pounded me into the ground. Don’t get me wrong, the physical abuse — the spousal…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
68,800,640 Seconds AgoHave you ever heard the sound that comes from the belly of a mother who has just learned her child has died?Dec 18, 20191Dec 18, 20191
Published inCoffee House WritersGraduation and GriefOn May 11, 2019, amongst thousands of other names, mine will be called as a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University. With a 3.77 GPA…May 6, 20192May 6, 20192
Where My Interests Lie…and Where They Don’tI want him to love me, unconditionally, intensely, and without change. Those are the things he’s going to get from me.Dec 7, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Purple: of RoyalYesterday, October 1, marked the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. You’re going to see the color purple everywhere.Oct 2, 2018Oct 2, 2018
Month NineIt’s been nine months since my nephew died at the young age of 41.Sep 10, 20181Sep 10, 20181
Published inCoffee House WritersSwimming Through These Murky WatersOn December 9, my nephew passed away in his sleep. I was only nine years older than he was, and since my mom and dad raised him, we were…Jan 8, 2018Jan 8, 2018
