It’s been described as friendly, sexy and soothing like a surfer. Someone asked me to mute my voice. For a platform I’ve been positioned to helm. To instead use a female voice for better Representation. Diversity. Empowerment. The self-professed agent for change cloaked their bold aggression as a mere suggestion…

I’m on a rollercoaster ride and I want to get off. Only a single bar holds me in position. Like a solid soulless arm. It cares not for me. My nails dig into it for dear life but an inanimate object cannot adjust my threshold for safety. Not once we…

My comedian friend once told me you can’t read a longing book when you’re longing. Or you’ll die. The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal had me reeling for days. I think I still am. I read it while listening to The Westerlies on loop over candles and my…

In every job there is a colleague that will suck out all the energy in the room. Including your soul. I’d like to think I’m a pretty good judge of character in how I handle myself in tough situations. Giving a person a pass for the greater good. Forced motivational…

I couldn’t find anyone to help me move my giant bookcase. It’s not exactly something you can ask just anyone to help you out with. Not without putting yourself in a vulnerable position. Like asking someone to pick you up or drop you off at the airport. An intimate gesture…

When your friends become good friends and form their own bond, you can’t help but feel accomplished. You nailed chemistry. They even started collaborating on projects and would often go off in their little corner at parties to have private impenetrable conversations. Me, merely a spectator, an interruptor. Some time…

You know the saying. All dressed up with nowhere to go. It’s as sad as you’d imagine it to be. Teeth flossed, shirt pressed, kicks so new it squeaks with glee because this Saturday night we are taking a break from books and candles in exchange for a good buzz…

Nepotism. Not the case for Chip when he failed to nab an acting role in what became the most prolific Fantasy film in recent history. He thought he was a shoe-in considering his boyfriend of 8 years, Earl, was one of the creators. Earl was a powerful man that could’ve…

Today He is feeling the night on his head. Buried in a pile of bricks wrapped in chains tugging and pulsing. Who is pulling? His hangover is saying, Babe, you’re no longer a spring chicken to be going out and staying out til 4am. Yes you’re still hot but you’re…