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February 14, 2019

I’m In Love With A White Man

I absolutely love reading books. I used to be a voracious reader, but I don't have as much time anymore (hello adulthood and motherhood). I still remember when I first came to America and found out that I could borrow an unlimited number of books from the library for free. What! That summer, I read like a mad woman. Of course, mom was happy because her teenage daughter preferred to stay home and read AND it did not cost her any money. She only had to drive me to the library and help me haul my Read More

January 14, 2019

Happy Birthday To A Remarkable Woman (Me!!!)

I started writing this post on Friday. I actually wrote the entire thing, but when I got to the end, it just did not feel authentic. It felt like I was writing to fit a particular theme box that I had previously created and thought of as being perfect. But forget that. Right now, I'm freestyling in my writing, unsure of where this will end. It's my birthday today, and wow, I'm so proud of myself! I went back and read the love letter I wrote to myself last year, and as I read the words, all Read More

January 2, 2019

20 Lessons I Learned In 2018

Happy New Year, Sweet Potatoes! It feels like it was only a few months ago that I was writing a similar post for 2017, but now we're in 2019. About four months ago, I started taking notes on my phone about the lessons I have learned in 2018, but in order to properly tell you today's story, I had to go back and read the lessons I learned from 2017, and reading them just had me in awe. It's only been 12 months since I wrote that post, but my God, I am in such a different place. Also, I have Read More

December 27, 2018

The Manny Posts #2: Have I Ever Been Cheated On?

If this is your first time reading a story from The Manny Posts series, then you might want to start by first reading about Manny HERE. Then you can read the first Manny post HERE. Writing Prompt: Have you ever been cheated on? Ahhhh. Yes. Let me tell you all about it. If I did not have this writing prompt, this story would have alternatively been titled: Let Me Tell About When I Was Cheated On. I suppose I can still tag it as such. So, the year was 2007. I was dating a Yoruba demon guy, Read More

December 19, 2018

Let Me Tell You About My Single Friend, Kay (And How You Women Are The Problem)

Sweet Potatoes, get in here. This is my friend, Kay - short for Kayode - and he is single. Why does it matter that he's single? Or why am I introducing him and his marital status? Well, let me tell you why. A couple weeks ago, I, Kay, and Funmie hung out. We went to Suya Spot in Owings Mills. It was my first time there, but I'll definitely visit again. Anyway, we ate and drank and laughed, and at some point, I decided to go into Inquisitive-Vera-Mode and ask Kay why he was Read More

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