Category Archives: fathers

Finding the Glorious Ones – The Marvelous Mae Francis

There was this perch she inhabited. All of the women in my family had an aura this power that was palpable yet unspoken, it didn’t need to be. Like all of the women in our family you gave off an aura that reeked of authority… of divinity even and although aspired to, I couldn’t reachContinue reading “Finding the Glorious Ones – The Marvelous Mae Francis”

When I spoke truth to myself

“What I do for a living is not what I’m supposed to with my life.” These were the words that dripped from my lips before I took this picture in the waning days of summer. It wasn’t long after that I adopted this as my mantra. It is been nearly 10 years since my serialContinue reading “When I spoke truth to myself”

Harboring treasonous thoughts or not?

In a world where the foundation is skewed towards the slow erosion of our humanity in exchange for likes and shares. I find that I have grown jaded, much to my dismay. Endeavoring to be consequential is met with a proverbial rolling of the eyes. Where admitting that you are a flawed, malleable, yet functioningContinue reading “Harboring treasonous thoughts or not?”

Under the Baobab Tree

I’ve been at a loss for words as of late. This is something that commonly happens when I go too long between excursions. Silence… Has escaped me. Silence. Affords me a clarity that I am unable to get elsewhere. The static of the daily becomes toxic and overwhelming, leaving me useless. Last week while inContinue reading “Under the Baobab Tree”

Is trying to figure it out a pipe dream?

I sat here quietly. Engrossed in thought attempting to do the impossible, trying to make sense of it all. Actually, I find myself in this position more often than not, but not necessarily sitting on this particular tree stump, looking out at this particular outcrop of trees. But actively sitting in repose, trying to makeContinue reading “Is trying to figure it out a pipe dream?”