Meghan Markle, Racism, and GratitudeImagine that you’re out shopping one day and a homeless person asks you to buy them a meal. You look around, there’s a fast food spot on…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Everything I’m Not SayingTwo years ago I had a conversation with someone about racism. This person wasn’t American, and I knew that changing her mind would be a…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
My Two-Word MottoTwo Friday’s ago, I woke up at 7 am, crossed my street while the sun was still climbing, and got into a Lyft. I was on an emergency-errand…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Southern Story #4Mobile, like most of the Gulf Coast, was without power for a week after Hurricane Katrina. Life became very simple: we woke when the sun…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Southern Story #3My father had a habit of saying in jest: “I’m going to see a man about a goat” whenever he was running an errand. My sister and I would…Apr 2, 2018Apr 2, 2018
Southern Story #2I was paired for a middle school science project with a girl who lived on one of Mobile’s most beautiful streets lined with very old oaks…Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Southern Story #1I’ve spent the past few days drafting posts about summer, which got me thinking about my summers as a kid in Mobile, Alabama. We always did…Mar 29, 2018Mar 29, 2018
A Lesson from Another Ariel — Vegas, Part 3The other essays in this series are here: Part 1 and Part 2.May 6, 2016May 6, 2016
