I mean, to be clear, I want both. Trust me. But only one can be my absolute priority, and focusing on how I feel is much better for my mental health. Do you remember the show “Star Search?” It was …
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My Favorite Pandemic Things
A pandemic, the holidays, lockdown, loneliness. Here’s a bit of joy from me to you.

Don’t Beat Up Your Friends
You may have noticed there is a lot of intensity, even aggression, on social media lately. Between the pandemic and the urgent demand for racial justice that has erupted since the murder of George Floyd, the ground is shifting beneath …

Blood and Mother’s Milk: Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ as Sweet Song of Sorrowful Loss
In honor of Toni Morrison’s passing, I am reposting an essay I wrote for a class about her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved. I’ll never be the same after reading it. My intention here was to connect themes of attachment …
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