Black. Lesbian. Writer.

It’s a combination of her initials & mine. Many thanks to Pete of inkwerkzforher.com!… *Read the rest

I wish there was a law that said everyone was free to marry without the limitations of gender. This would be a good law because it bring us another step closer to equality.

This law would have to be a federal law for it to really push forward change. A benefit of living in a certain state should not be that we gain marriage rights by being there….

Besides that, we should be able to benefit from filing joint taxes, getting that extra credit for officially being a family…

We shouldn’t have to hire lawyers to spell out specific things … *Read the rest

I wish I could be a best selling author, then I would change the world…

You love my modesty right?

It is not my goal to change the world, but I will not deny my God given talent of telling a good story. I only need to reach one person to incite change…

I know this is possible because of the feedback I’ve already gotten from you. If I can enlighten one person by casting a light on real people that happen to be gay, then I do believe my job here is done…

The book is in progress…

Stay … *Read the rest

I wish I could be like my Grandma because…

I’ve written a lot about my Granddaddy and my Mama, but my Grandma has also played a huge role in my life.

I’ve always admired her ability to make every stranger a friend. To speak her mind and never care what people say. As a kid, I saw her as someone that everyone liked. That made me want to be like her.

As an adult, it’s her strength that I admire.

The moher to seven kids and an alcoholic husband, I’m sure this wasn’t the life she dreamt of. Especially now, … *Read the rest

I wish I had one perfectly fertilized egg.

Wasn’t expecting that huh?

Do I really need to explain what I would do with it?

I want kids. I’m ready for a family. As I get older… What I really mean is as my eggs get older, I know my chances get slimmer and slimmer.

Now I know that I’m not ancient and women are having kids well into their forties, but it gets harder. And throw in the fact that I’ve got to track down some sperm…

Creating a life is complicated…so I wish for one perfectly fertilized egg.… *Read the rest

I wish I had a million wishes.

I would cure the incurable.

I would revive those relatives of mine, Sugar and Dani that we need more time with.

I would travel back in time to meet Martin, Malcolm, Zora, Jean-Michel, Billie, Richard, James, Nina…

While I was time traveling, I’d like to meet the child versions of my mama, Sugar and Dani…

I’d wish no one I loved had to work. Everyone would be doing what they loved and that would be enough to sustain them.

It’s amazing that with a million wishes I can’t think of more. Guess I’m … *Read the rest

I cry a lot these days. I’m not depressed. I have no complaints to express. I just miss my mama.

For so long we weren’t close. I went months on top of months without speaking to her though we both longed for something stronger.

And now, if I could get those days back…

Sigh

So I cry a lot…

While I’m getting dressed in he mornings…

When I spend my lunch sitting in the office courtyard…

On the bus…

When I think of my future babies…

It just hits me sometimes and I don’t know what to do with the … *Read the rest