Male privileging is a term you might have heard bandied around by feminists and if you’re a guy maybe it rubs you the wrong way. In short, privilege is the advantage someone enjoys beyond the advantages of most. Now, as a male, you’ve probably heard this term many times and you’re probably even rolling your…
Month: February 2015
I discovered myself in my writing
At twenty (20), an age when most young adults are trying to figure out who they are, my mother gave birth to me. I grew up as an only child, being raised by a single-parent. My mother was a young black woman from a huge poor family. She had thirteen (13) brothers and seven (7)…
30 Reasons to Watch Fifty Shades of Grey
The much anticipated day had finally arrived – Saturday 14th February, 2015 was here! I woke up early enough to take my morning jog, had my cup of Twinings English Breakfast Tea, and though that was enough to satisfy me because my stomach was already full with excitement, I still had an egg white omelet…
Something new
All she wanted was something new. To visit new places, To have new experiences To learn new things. Her dreams had grown too big to stay within these four walls. Her mind yearned to be stretched by new experiences. To grow, To explore, To become wise. She couldn’t stay in the same country. She wanted…
“Yuh know Granny…”
I wish that I could hold you now I wish that I could touch you now I wish that I could talk to you Be with you somehow I know you’re in a better place Even though I can’t see your face I know you’re smiling down on me Saying everything’s okay I’ll see you…
Define yourself
At age eleven, my first year in high school a girl called me eccentric. Back then I didn’t fully understand the meaning of the word. I felt offended and was hesitant to speak to her again. Fast forward to August 2014, age twenty-three, while in the kitchen talking to my dad one Saturday morning he…
Dear Heart
Dear heart Two of the saddest things you’ve had to experience is losing loved ones and watching the one you love love someone else. Though shattered, you’ve been able to heal past the pain. I know it doesn’t happen over night, you’re a work in progress. Though bitter sweet, the things you’ve endured will always…
