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Queen’s Log 2-21-2017

I miss writing. I miss having, rather, creating the space to speak my heart to an oft invisible audience just for the sake of having my life witnessed. I miss […]

Consent Explained for the Dense, yet Oppressed

  You are a Black man, correct? Yes. Your life is valuable, correct? Yes. Does your life have more value if you’re wearing a suit? No. What about when you’re […]

She ‘Perpetrated a Fraud’ to Be ALL IN Black. Meanwhile…

I’ve let the comments and articles and conversations swirl and marinate a bit. I’ve even been in some really interesting conversations with my actual vocal chords… and some with my fingers… on Facebook. I’ve read the many points of people who vehemently declare that Rachel Dolezal is a fraud and should be tarred and feathered […]

And A Child Shall Lead Them.

I took Aubrei to see Selma a few weeks ago. She’s 9.We decided upon a matinee, made our own gourmet (Mommy’s specialty) popcorn, brought our dandy water bottle and headed out. We got there early enough that we found our seats with ease and grace. It was interesting that we were sitting next to an […]

Is the Cake Good?

I’m going to use yoga here as a reference. And then I’m going to stop (maybe) because this post isn’t about yoga. It’s about frosting. But for some random reason, I need to set up the frosting with a gratuitous yoga reference. It will make sense by the end, promise. The first time I attempted […]

You Are Thee Sh*t.

Own it. You are the shit. Say it out loud a few times. I am the shit. I am the shit. I am thee shit. Feels good don’t it? Yes, it does. Know why? Because somewhere deep inside of you, no matter what you’re dealing with or how long you’ve been dealing with it, […]

Show Up or Shut Up.

Oh how I giggled when I heard these very specific words coming from the face of a very specific speaker of the well known variety. I shrilled loudly first, and then kee-keed. Then I stopped the video so I could rewind it and hear it again. She said, If you’re gonna go in the arena, […]

Feel What You Feel.

I had a bit of a bout with depression this week. Seriously. It was one of those weird things that just happened. It didn’t even creep up on me. It plopped. Like, ker-plunk, in my lap, and there was nothing I could do about it. It caught me off guard, truly. And it played […]

Everything is THANK YOU!

Everything is Thank You!

Firstly, you must sing the title of this post like the song ‘Everything is Awesome’ from The Lego Movie…I’ll wait.

Next. I know, I know, I know! It’s been way. too. long. Feel free to cuss me out or ask with an actual guffaw on your face: “You’ve been gone? Wow, really? I hadn’t noticed.” Either way, fortunately or unfortunately, I simply had to take asabbatical from this here LOVE party because, well… because. I had some really good reasons and most of them are tucked...

Meet Maya.

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Happy Friday Night Love and Light to you!

I’m wondering if you’ve ever heard the name Maya Washington? Yes? No? She’s a YOUtuber about yay-high, who crafted this nifty social experiment campaign about two years ago that revolved completely around shameless self-promotion. I mean, seriously. One random day, waaaaaaaay back in July of 2012, she posted a random video challenging herself to come out of her shell of being an awesome creative (she’s a photog...