Lost and Found
Want to know the hardest thing to find if it were ever lost? Yourself. It's about as hard as searching for a cell phone on silent. And if you are anything like me, not [...]
Started from the Bottom
Started from the bottom, now I am here. In 2009, I decided to quit my job in Overland Park, KS and to pursue a master’s degree in St. Louis, MO. At the time, I [...]
A Crystal Stair
After Langston Hughes, Mother to Son I. Mother to Daughter Well, daughter, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been a life at all. It’s had bullets in it, And bullies, And haters, And [...]
A Cup Runneth Over
One of the most common lessons needed to be learned as a woman is how to say "NO." Can you take on this extra project? "Yes." Can you stay an extra hour? "Sure." Can [...]