Poolside daycation at The Hilton West Palm Beach
Hypnotic reggae beats push my hips into a sway as I make my way over to a row of lounge chairs adorned with blue and white striped umbrellas. With each step I take Bob reminds me not to worry about a thing. Don’t worry Bob,…
Dear hearing people, sometimes I fake it
I didn’t have the heart to stop you while you were passionately talking about whatever you were talking about. The emotions were written all over your face, so…I mimicked you. No I didn’t hear a word you said. But if you smiled, I smiled.If you…
The Value of Scars: What I learned about myself after hysterectomy
I didn’t want them there and yet here they were. Constant reminders that face me at least twice a day. The bridges of my fingers trailed each one. Four mounds, raised melanin hills a shade darker than the rest of me on the landscape of…
One in 70 trillion
I can’t remember the specifics of our conversation that made mummy utter these words but it slammed the brakes on my thoughts. “You are one in 70 trillion.” And then like a highlight reel all the moments that I tried to compare myself to others…
