Thoughts in Prose

I wouldn’t have known him if it wasn’t for my grandma. She kept him so alive in everything she did. She always had a story of the kind of...

While the relationship contract is understood as unity in the good and in the bad; in truth, unity is rarely valid in the extreme. As...

I don’t believe in punishment, for it is not justice. In many ways it is revenge, or an attempt at solace on a sleepless night. It is...

The violence of oppression and the violence in resistance cannot be compared. Pushed to a corner, helpless and hopeless humans sometimes...

Most child rearing activities do not in themselves contain joy, the experience however is fulfilling. Examples of the same are cleaning...

I struggle with the urge to reject all labels. As entities and players on this physical map; my belief is that we are far superior than...

The beginning and ending of each year is an arbitrary choice. It isn’t fixed to any natural phenomenon, but is rather a civil holiday....

Sometimes it takes getting to rock bottom before we wake up. An inevitable crash, before we can rise up stronger. There are so many...

What drives a human to the great heights it is capable of, often differs in its root. The thought process behind the expedition, colors...

I have so much to say, but I don’t feel like writing about it. Or rather; I don’t want to write about what I can or could, but simply...

As a young child I would often ask the question “Vy?” Unsatisfied by the answer I received, I would again respond with the same...

There is much to love I wish I knew before I first decided to seriously let someone into my life. So many mistakes I made; so many times...

Many of you have asked me why I’ve remained anonymous and my standard answer is that I want this experience to be about the reader and...

Most novel ideas come about through quiet thought and deep contemplation. They stem from a fascination with the outside world, but...

We marched against colonialism in the 1940’s and we will march against the patriarchy in 2020.

You may not always be able to stop harm from happening to your child, but you can stop it from becoming a prolonged torment.

When I first heard what happened, it was through a messaged rumor; Kobe is dead.

A New Year is a time to reflect on the journey up to yet and set intentions for the path forward.