Oct 1, 20215 minLifeLife Has No Meaning Without DeathAs an atheist...well, that statement doesn’t really mean anything honestly. Since I came to the full realization that I don’t believe in...
Jun 29, 20214 minCerealI Love Cereal: TAG's Maniac's Mansion“Let’s go,” my lady said to me, “tomorrow.” I was taken aback by the immediacy of her words. I had just been tagged for the third time in...
May 25, 20214 minLifeLifetimes Ago With Lifetimes To Go"The list of what I used to be is longer than the list of things I am." - Dessa "Mineshaft" A few days ago, my lady and I were discussing...
Oct 8, 20204 minLifeYou Can't Rationalize MoralityCongratulations! You’ve created some of the best arguments for your side imaginable! Even if you didn’t think of every idea yourself, you...
Jul 15, 20205 minRelationshipsCode Of Ethic(al Non-Monogamy)You’ve heard this one, right? Many people, before and during, relationships say that cheating is a deal-breaker that there’s no coming...
Apr 14, 202015 minDeandre ColemanDeandre Jerome Coleman lived from 10/26/1982 to 4/14/2010. Here's how he made an imprint on my life.(Deandre Jerome Coleman circa 2005) Deandre Jerome Coleman was born on October 26th, 1982 in Huntsville, Alabama. He died April 14th,...
Mar 31, 20208 minNo More IdolsNo More Idols: Don't Be A FollowerThere’s not a person, entity or group that I trust beyond scrutiny. Not anything at all. Not a family member, not a partner, friend, not...
Mar 17, 20206 minPoliticsThis Is Us. This Is America.I first became politically aware around 10 or 11 years old. I mean, actually understanding politics at a level slightly above what was...
Feb 18, 20206 minRacismHow Performative Friends Enable RacistsRecently a friend of mine brought up an unfortunate recurring event in her personal life. She noticed that a certain subset of her...
Feb 11, 20207 minSexismI Cannot Stress How Much Y'all REALLY Hate Black WomenLast year I wrote a piece called, “Y’all Really Hate Black Women, Don’t You?” At the time it related to Chloe Bailey being cast in the...
Jan 28, 20203 minLifeThe Oppression Olympics: Death(The Oppression Olympics is my look into people wanting to compete over who has it worse in a zero-sum game.) I’m making this one really...
Jan 17, 20204 minUlcerative ColitisUlcerative Colitis, Part 5: Final ThoughtsI had been planning to write about my experiences with ulcerative colitis for about a year. Last year was the 5th anniversary of my...
Jan 16, 20206 minUlcerative ColitisUlcerative Colitis, Part 4: The SurgeryThe last week of 2013 was the worst time leading up to the best. I just had to get there first. By this time, I had worked a little over...
Jan 15, 20207 minUlcerative ColitisUlcerative Colitis, Part 3: The InterviewIf you’ve been keeping up this far, you can tell that this was a big deal for me being diagnosed with this disease and obviously it was...
Jan 14, 20201 minUlcerative ColitisUlcerative Colitis, Part 2: The VideosFor transparency's sake, there was a long blog I wrote to go along with this but while stumbling over files on my computer, I came across...
Jan 13, 20206 minUlcerative ColitisUlcerative Colitis, Part 1: The BeginningJanuary 13, 2014: Post-surgery, I woke up in my hospital room not feeling too different but knowing something was different. I was tired...
Jan 7, 20204 minLifeY'all Are Doing Suicide Prevention WrongOkay, that may or may not have been a sensational headline but there’s a reason for it. I feel like suicide prevention is something...
Jul 9, 20194 minBlack"Y'all Really Hate Black Women, Don't You?"What is with the hatred of Black women across the board? I feel like I should be able to type that sentence and have a lot of people give...
Jul 3, 20192 minRaceThe 4th Is A Fraudulent FoundationI feel like a lot of the problems with America right now stem from people seeing July 4th as the foundation and start of this country and...
Jun 21, 20193 minPersonalFathers (Every) DayI watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on Sunday and his And Now… segment focused on newscasters saying how much they want to not...